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Looking for fish. Chinese vessels sail past a beacon of Zhubi Reef at the Spratlys. A eet of 30
Chinese fishing vessels are in the area. (Story above) AP
Candle of protest. A pro-
tester holds a lighted candle
and a banner condemning
the privatization of public
hospitals and health services.
DANNY PATA
THE military said Thursday
it will defend Philippine terri-
tory in the West Philippine Sea
at whatever cost amid reports
that the 30 Chinese vessels ear-
lier reported to have arrived at
the Spratlys are shing at the
Zamara (Subi) Reef, which is
within the Kalayaan Islands
Group off Palawan province.
Defense Department spokes-
man Peter Paul Galvez said they
were aware of Chinas mili-
tary might, but the Philippines
Armed Forces were duty-bound
to enforce the countrys sover-
eignty and maritime laws.
As long as its within our
capability, we will be enforcing
what we can in support of our
Coast Guard, Galvez said.
Of course, it will be under
THE Agriculture Department
has ordered a temporary ban on
the importation of domestic and
wild birds, including day-old
chicks, eggs, semen and poultry
products from Mexico as a re-
sult of the outbreak of the deadly
avian inuenza in that country.
The department issued its or-
der on July 3, even as the Health
Department said Thursday there
was no cause for alarm despite
the outbreak in Mexico that has
killed 870,000 chickens.
The Health Department also
said that the two Filipino children
who tested positive for enterovirus
did not have the deadly strain that
has killed 50 children in Cambodia.
By Macon R. Araneta
WITH the preparations for Presi-
dent Benigno Aquino IIIs State of
the Nation Address in full swing,
Senate President Juan Ponce En-
rile said he wanted to hear the
Chief Executive talk about his vi-
sions for the countrys economy,
while Senator Loren Legarda re-
newed her call to place disaster
risk reduction and climate change
adaptation high on the list of na-
tional government programs.
The President should talk
about his economic directions for
the country and our national se-
curity program, said Enrile, the
defense minister when Ferdinand
Marcos was President.
Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. said
he wanted the President to discuss
his plans and policy on how to
proceed with the Philippines rela-
tions with China.
Legarda said the President
should aim to create a culture of
responsible citizenship and re-
sponsible governance.
A fundamental way to insti-
tute this reform is to lead the road
to disaster-resilient governance-
pursuing a comprehensive pro-
gram that will address the ill
effects of disasters and climate
SENATOR Miriam Defensor-
Santiago on Thursday said cor-
ruption within the bureaucracy
was driving foreign investors
away as she slammed the propos-
als to amend the 1987 Constitu-
tion because it wasnt necessary.
Corruption aside, she cited
Manilas territorial dispute with
Beijing in the West Philippine
Sea as another reason why for-
eign investors would shy away
from the country.
Investors are culturally shy
of investment opportunities in a
country that faces potential insta-
bility from a neighbor-state that is
less than friendly, Santiago in a
statement.
She made her statement even
as Senate President Juan Ponce
Enrile said he was determined to
push to amend the Constitution
to attract investors even if the
Aquino administration was not
considering it a priority.
HOUSE Speaker Feliciano Bel-
monte Jr. on Thursday dismissed
a proposal to form a super coali-
tion between the United Nation-
alist Alliance and the ruling Lib-
eral Party, saying its proponent,
San Juan Rep. Joseph Victor
Ejercito, was just bouncing off
political ideas and possibilities.
Ejercito had earlier proposed
the coalition for the 2013 elec-
tions but changed his tune after
the idea drew ak from Liberal
Party leaders and members.
On Thursday, he issued a state-
ment criticizing the Liberal Party
leaders for arrogance, saying they
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Senators hope to hear more vision, directions in SONA Corruption not Cha-cha
drives investments away
Belmonte shrugs off JVs
super coalition proposal
Health group sees patronage
dictating lists of beneficiaries
Britain bans
citizens trip
to southern
Philippines
Vizconde objects
to Carpio as CJ,
cites biased rules
Sino fleet
fishing in
PH waters
military
Avian flu
scare stops
imports of
fowl goods
ANALYSIS
PhilHealth breeds
political poor
Gene Nisperos, vice chairman of
the Health Alliance for Democracy,
described the people in the Welfare De-
partments list as the political poor
who were also beneciaries of its condi-
tional cash transfer program, a straight
monthly dole.
They are the ones who are closest
to the barangay [village] chairman or
the barangay captain or anybody who
makes the list, Nisperos said.
They are the political poor because
the one who decided on their inclusion
in the list considered them poor.
Nisperos said the same Welfare De-
partment list, and not the poorest of the
poor, would become the basis of a full
government subsidy from the state-run
Philippine Health Insurance Inc.
Those on the list can avail of a to-
tally free medical treatment and the no
billing-balance program, he said.
But under this scenario, what hap-
pens to the real poor--those who are the
By Sara Susanne Fabunan
THE British government on Thurs-
day issued a travel ban to the southern
Philippines, warning its citizens of the
clashes between the military and insur-
gent groups, terrorist attacks, kidnap for
ransom and other criminal activities in
Mindanao and Sulu.
The United Kingdom Foreign and
Commonwealth Ofce advised British
citizens against traveling to southwest
Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago,
where Muslim rebels and the terrorist
group Abu Sayyaf have been active.
We advise against all travel to south-
west Mindanao and the Sulu archiplegao
By Rey E. Requejo
AN OFFICIAL of the crime watch group
Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption
on Thursday objected to the nomination of
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio
for the post of Chief Justice.
In a letter to the Judicial and Bar Coun-
cil, Lauro Vizconde accused Carpio of
lobbying for the acquittal last year of Hu-
bert Webb and the other people who had
previously been convicted for the massa-
cre of his wife and two daughters in 1991.
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Preparing for Ramadan.
A seamstress prepares the
Abaya, a traditional Islamic
dress, for the start of Ramadan,
the Islamic month of fasting,
today. DANNY PATA
By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel Cruz
A GROUP of doctors, nurses and health work-
ers on Thursday said the governments Universal
Health Care program will not cover the poor-
est of the poor because
many of them will not
make it to the Social Wel-
fare Departments roster
of names under its Na-
tional Household Target-
ing System.
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
DPWH Compound, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) for
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects of the DPWH
NAIA EXPRESSWAY PROJECT
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY TO BID
(MST-July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Republic of the Philippines
is inviting local and international companies to pre-qualify to bid to fnance, design, construct,
operate, and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway Project (Project).
The Project consists of:
a) Phase I Adjustment Works
adjustments to the 0.6 km Phase I viaduct, starting from Skyway Stage 1 at km
0+810 to km 1+398.27 including ramps, to achieve operations and maintenance
standards comparable with standards to be set for Phase II that would enable
seamless operations;
b) Phase II Works
i design and construction of approximately 4.83 km 4-lane viaduct extension from the
existing Phase I near NAIA Terminal 3 to Roxas Boulevard and Diosdado Macapagal
Boulevard, over the existing roads of Sales Road, Andrews Avenue, Domestic Airport
Road and NAIA Road;
ii design and construction of a minimum of 6 on and 6 off ramps to Terminals 1, 2 and 3
and other strategic locations;
iii design, construction and provision of toll plazas, plus additional toll operating equipment
and safety facilities for the DPWH-constructed Phase I to standards compatible with
those of Phase II;
iv reconstruction and widening of affected at-grade public roads (Sales Road, Andrews
Ave., Domestic Airport Road, and NAIA Road) due to Phase II construction; these roads
shall remain public and maintenance thereof shall be the responsibility of Government;
c) At-Grade Entertainment City Works
construction of approximately 2.22 km 6 to 8-lane at-grade roads and a 300
meter 2-lane service road within the Entertainment City, and a 4-lane access road
connecting New Seaside Drive to Macapagal Boulevard, based on the detailed
design specifcations to be provided; the maintenance and operations of this
section shall be turned over to the Government upon completion; and
d) Operations and Maintenance
operation and maintenance of the entire NAIA Expressway (Phase I and Phase II,
but not including the At-Grade Entertainment City Works) as a tolled expressway.
The Government will facilitate the arrangement of debt fnancing on concessional terms from
a reputable fnancing institution of up to Six Billion Five Hundred Million Philippine Pesos
(Php6,500,000,000.00). This debt facility the Infrastructure Support Facility (ISF) will be
made available to all bidders. The terms of this debt facility will be made known to Pre-Qualifed
Bidders by means of a bid bulletin once they are fnalized. Bidders will be asked to submit fnancial
proposals showing the amount they propose to borrow from ISF, and the Bidder whose technical
proposal is passed and whose fnancial proposal requires the lowest amount to be borrowed from
the ISF will be designated as the highest ranking bidder.
The international competitive public bidding for the Project will be conducted in accordance
with the procurement rules and procedures for public bidding set out in the Philippine BOT Law
(Republic Act No. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718) and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations (2006) (Revised IRR).
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the International Finance Corporation
(IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, have been appointed by the DPWH to
act as its transaction advisors for the international competitive Bidding.
The Two-Stage/Two-Envelope System for the open solicitation of bids under the BOT Law will
be applied. In this process, Bidders are frst pre-qualifed based on minimum legal, technical
and fnancial requirements set by the DPWH. Only Bidders who pre-qualify shall be permitted to
submit their bids for the Project.
The Instructions to Prospective Bidders and the Information Memorandum will be available at the
Offce of the Secretariat of the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC), 5
th
foor, DPWH
Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines, for distribution to interested parties for a
non-refundable fee of Seventy Five Thousand Philippine Pesos (Php75,000). Only persons who
have purchased the Invitation Documents shall be allowed to participate in the Bidding Process.
Interested parties must submit all Qualifcation Documents to the DPWH Special Bids and Awards
Committee for Public-Private Partnership Projects on 18 September 2012, between 9:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., at the 5
th
Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
The DPWH reserves the right to reject any or all Qualifcation Documents, declare a failure of
bidding, and not award the contract for any justifable and reasonable ground where an award
will not redound to the beneft of the DPWH or the Government of the Philippines.

(Sgd.) RAFAEL C. YABUT
Undersecretary for PMO Operations
and Chairman, SBAC for PPP Projects
Avian...
Agriculture Department prohibited the
entry of live Mexican chickens and poultry
products following an ofcial notication
from the Ofce International des Epizooties
or world animal health organization.
Hugo Fragosa Sanchez, director general
de Salud Animal of Mexicos Secretaria de
Agricultura, conrmed the outbreak that was
detected in three farms in Jalisco, Mexico.
Based on the reports, the highly pathogen-
ic avian inuenza strain with serotype 7 was
detected in three commercial poultry farms
in the same areas.
The Philippine Veterinary Quarantine Of-
ce had advised the Agriculture Department
to suspend the processing and evaluation
of applications and issuance of veterinary
quarantine clearances to import poultry and
poultry products from Mexico.
All veterinary quarantine ofcers and in-
spectors have been tasked to conscate all
poultry shipments originating from Mexico.
Despite importing close to nothing from
Mexico, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Al-
cala said the Philippine government was
issuing the ban to protect the local poultry
industry and consumers.
Based on the Terrestrial Animal Health
Code, avian inuenza in its notiable form
may be divided into highly pathogenic no-
tiable avian inuenza (HPNAI) and low
pathogenicity notiable avian inuenza
(LPNAI).
On April 14, the Bureau of Animal Indus-
try banned the entry of domestic and wild
birds, including poultry meat and eggs, from
South Africa after the Ofce International
des Epizooties conrmed the presence of
highly pathogenic avian inuenza (serotype
H5N2) in a farm there. Othel V. Campos
and Macon Ramos-Araneta
Belmonte...
showed an appalling lack of appreciation
that such a coalition could put together a
formidable, winnable slate for the 2013
elections under the leadership of President
[Benigno] Aquino [III].
Ejercito also said the idea was his and did
not reect the views of the UNA.
I only espoused this as the ideal scenario
for President Aquino in pursuing his reform
agenda since there are no clear-cut lines
between the opposition and administration
now, Ejercito said, adding he was surprised
by the reaction of the LP leadership.
Instead of appreciating the gesture for
the President, they mocked it, Ejercito said.
I said that the super coalition was easier
said than done, and with the reaction of the
LP, apparently this is now harder to realize.
Maricel Cruz
Corruption...
Ill blow him some smoke, Enrile said of
President Benigno Aquino III, a smoker, to con-
vince him.
Ill even drink with him if necessary,
Enrile said he and House Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte Jr. would talk to Mr. Aquino about
amending the Constitution after his State-of-
the-Nation Address on July 23.
He said changes would be made only on
the Charters economic provisions that were
too protective. He said they would not tinker
with the countrys political structure because it
wasnt awed.
Santiago said it wasnt necessary to amend
the Constitution to attract foreign investors, but
if it were the changes should be made by the
elected delegates to a constitutional convention
and not by Congress.
She said that if Congress turned itself into
a constitutional assembly, it might raise suspi-
cions that legislators were pushing their agenda
or wer being pushed by lobbyists.
Certain politicians boast that even if the na-
tion calls for a constitutional convention with
elected delegates, the local politicians would be
able to control who the delegates will be.
That is hubris, unjustiable pride of author-
ity, Santiago said.
President Aquino, at best, seems to be
lukewarm to the idea of charter change. His
spokespersons have pointed out the economy
under President Aquino has substantially im-
proved without resorting to a drastic change in
the constitutional provisions requiring majority
ownership by Filipinos of major corporations,
particularly those dealing with the exploitation
of our natural resources. I agree with his view.
Macon Ramos Araneta
Senators...
change on health, agriculture and
sheries, jobs and livelihoods, natural
resources and energy, Legarda said.
In other developments:
The leftist group Anakbayan on
Thursday slammed the Quezon City
government for refusing to give it a
permit to protest during President
Aquinos State-of-the-Nation Ad-
dress.
The Quezon City government,
meanwhile, suspended classes in 29
public schools on July 23, the date of
Mr. Aquinos speech.
Legarda, chairman of the senate
committee on climate change, said
the Philippines was the worlds most
disaster-hit country in 2011 as report-
ed by the Citizens Disaster Response
Center.
She said disasters last year cost the
country P26 billion and displaced a
record 15.3 million people
How can we achieve our collec-
tive aim for economic development
and deliver the benets our people
long deserve, when every passing
year, disasters... claim countless lives
and ruin our communities and liveli-
hoods? Legarda said.
She cited Mr. Aquinos priority
projects on climate change adaptation
and mitigation, but much remained to
be done.
She said the National Greening
Program, the National Renew-
able Energy Program, the Project
NOAH and the Geo-Hazard Map-
ping Project were welcome devel-
opments in the countrys efforts to
build disaster and climate-resilient
communities.
Revilla, meanwhile, said the Presi-
dent should have a clear stand and
a concrete plan of action to address
the problems in trade, tourism and
national security. With Gigi Muoz-
David and Rio N. Araja
Sino...
the purview also of Foreign Affairs because the depart-
ment will always be ready to support all other agencies in
enforcing the law and the integrity of our country.
The department on Thursday said it needed to know the
exact location of the Chinese shermen before they could
act on the matter.
We are ascertaining the exact location of these for-
eign vessels in Philippine waters which will direct our re-
sponse, Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said
in a statement.
He said the Philippines had dominion, sovereignty and
jurisdiction over Kagitingan and the Zamora reef.
The Zamora reef is within the 200-nautical- mile exclusive
economic zone of the Philippines, but China insists it owns
90 percent of the South China Sea despite similar claims by
Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The invasion of the Chinese eet came after Beijing
established a legislative body tasked to form a govern-
ment of Sansha, a newly-created city whose function is
to administer the Paracels (Xisha), Spratlys (Nansha) and
Maccleseld Bank (Zongsha).
Li Jieyu, a political studies researcher at the Communist
Party school of Hainan, said China established Sansha to
safeguard its territory.
China must stand rm on issues concerning sover-
eignty, Li wrote in a commentary in the China Daily
newspaper.
Galvez said the military had also received reports that
the Chinese vessels had also cordoned off the Panatag
(Scarborough) Shoal using ropes with attached dinghies.
But he did not say if they would arrest any the Chinese
fisherman who would be caught fishing on Philippine waters.
A separate report said the Chinese were already exploit-
ing the marine resources at the Kagitingan Reef, about 100
nautical miles southwest of Pagasa Island, but Western
Command chief Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban said the area
was not within the Philippinesexclusive economic zone.
Florante S. Solmerin, Macon Ramos-Araneta and
Sara Susanne Fabunan, with Bloomberg.
Vizconde...
The post of chief justice became vacant on May 29 when the Sen-
ate, sitting as an impeachment court, convicted Chief Justice Renato
Corona of violating the Constitution and betraying the public trust for
not declaring all his assets.
Vizconde claimed that Carpio has exhibited his tendencies to sub-
mit to corruption and to entertain biases to serve his own personal
interest and the interest of those close to him.
He said Carpio, the Supreme Courts most senior magistrate,
lacked integrity, probity and independencethe qualities required
for the top judicial post.
Vizcondes group had earlier submitted a separate opposition to the
nomination of Carpio, whom they accused of perpetuating the old
boys club mentality in the high court.
The group also accused Carpio of lobbying with his fellow justices
for the acquittal of Webb and six others. It said he was a close friend
of the Webb family, and that he even testied for the defense during
the trial of the Vizconde case.
Vizcvonde said Carpio acted as the point man for three other mem-
bers of the judiciary, whom he did not name, to secure the acquittal
of Webb as early as when the case was still being reviewed by the
Court of Appeals.
Carpio is vying for the top post in the Supreme Court along with
fellow magistrates Presbitero Velasco Jr., Teresita Leonardo-De Cas-
tro, Arturo Brion, Roberto Abad and Maria Lourdes Sereno.
Meanwhile, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Cavite Rep. Ayong
Maliksi have submitted to the JBC their opposition to Elections Com-
missioner Rene Sarmiento as a candidate for the post of chief justice.
They cited Sarmientos alleged mishandling of several election-
related cases and said he did not have the integrity, probity and inde-
pendence required for the top post.
Cayetano said Sarmiento allowed, if not abetted, the perpetration
of fraud against me during the 2007 senatorial elections by not
deciding with dispatch on his petition to disqualify Joselito Pepito
Cayetano as a senatorial candidate despite the obvious fact that he
was a nuisance candidate.
Britain...
because of on-going terrorist activity and clashes between the mili-
tary and insurgent groups, theadvisory said.
The advisory also told British citizens to avoid Bongao, Jolo,
Isabela, Ipil, Pagadian, Tubod, Marawi, Kidapawan, Sharif Aguak,
Isulan, Koronadal and Alabel. Unless truly essential, travel to the fol-
lowing places must be avoided: Tandag, Butuan, Prosperidad, Oro-
quieta, Dipolog, Malaybalay, Nabunturan, Tagum, Mati and Digos.
The advisory banned land travel to Zamboanga del Norte and Mis-
asmis Occidental and the use of air and sea routes because there is
a high incidence of violent crimes and British nationals have been
recent victims, but there is no evidence that they are specically tar-
geted.
Criminal gangs sometimes use terrorist tactics such as kidnapping
and explosions, the advisory said.
PhilHealth...
poorest among the poor? They will be
bumped off, Nisperos said.
He said the minimum wage earners
would have to pay more for their health
services because of the governments
policy of privatizing public hospitals. This
was on top of rising PhilHealth premiums,
he said.
Nisperos said the governments priva-
tization of health care was a backward
step considering that countries such as
the UK, Canada and Japan had achieved
good results with government funding for
their health care delivery system.
Obviously, the [Health Department]
didnt study the global health system,
said Nisperos as he dared the Health De-
partment to name one country that relied
on private investors for its health care
system to adequately provide acceptable
services to its people.
Public-private partnerships would not
work because investors would dictate
what hospitals should charge for their pa-
tients, and would not invest in an industry
that was tightly regulated.
The Health Department says there are
5.3 million poor families under the Na-
tional Household Targeting System en-
rolled in PhilHealth, and an additional
4.55 million poor families enrolled in
partnership with local government units.
The Palace has said the Welfare Depart-
ments list of beneciaries under its con-
ditional cash transfer program is insulated
from politics because local leaders are not
allowed to pick the beneciaries.
Presidential deputy spokeswoman Abi-
gail Valte said those who were found to be
unqualied were taken off the list.
On Thursday, PhilHealth president and
chief executive Eduardo Banzon denied
that the state-owned company owed more
than P2 billion to private hospitals.
He said there were some unpaid
claims, but that these were much less
than P2 billion and would be paid within
60 days.
First of all, it is incorrect to say we
owe them P2 billion, Banzon said of the
claims by the Private Hospitals Associa-
tion of the Philippines, a group of 900 pri-
vate hospitals.
We have been asking for details of that
but those details have not been provided,
he said.
He said he was surprised by the claims
of Private Hospitals Association president
Rustico Jimenez, saying the group had
been part of PhilHealths committee and
could easily raise the matter anytime.
Banzon said nobody from Jimenezs
group had sent PhilHealth anything about
unpaid debts.
On Sept. 1, PhilHealth will change its
settlement system by paying hospitals di-
rectly.
Banzon said the agency had the budget
to settle its obligations, and was in fact
planning to increase its benet payouts.
A large labor group, Partidong Mang-
gagawa, on Thursday criticized the non-
payment of PhilHealth obligations.
Health Undersecretary Teodoro Her-
bosa back-pedalled on his statement that
the department would phase out the char-
ity wards in public hospitals nationwide.
The charity wards will not be dis-
solved, Herbosa said during a press brief-
ing in Malacaang.
He said the charity wards would simply
be converted into PhilHealth wards
where 5.2 million poor families would not
have to pay for hospitalization services.
The charity wards will continue, the
charity patients will continue because
there are still patients out there who may
be out of the insurance system, he said.
But because of our enrollment in Phil-
Health, effectively their numbers will de-
cline. If we achieve universal health care,
they will be zero, he added.
In the House, lawmakers demanded a
congressional investigation iof the gov-
ernments health care program, including
PhilHealths reported debts and the plan to
phase out charity wards.
This buffoon in the government sector
who claims to be a nancial genius comes
with the dangerous and harebrained
scheme to remove charity wards in prime
government hospitals and plans about
PhilHealth taking care of it, said Bayan
Muna Rep. Teddy Casio, referring to
Hebosa.
But the fact is, hospitals are already up
in arms over the nonpayment of bills by
PhilHealth in the amount of P2 billion.
Gabriela Rep. Emmi de Jesus accused
the Aquino administration of committing
a systematic violation of peoples right
to health with the miniscule budget al-
located to health.
The PhilHealth card is also useless in
poorly provisioned public hospitals, De
Jesus said.
She also said the Health Departments
proposed P56.8 billion budget for 2013
fell dismally short of the World Health
Organizations recommended 5 percent of
gross domestic product, and was in fact
less than 2 percent.
Worse, she added, most of the addition-
al budget would go to PhilHealth, not to
the state-run hospitals.
Casio said Health and PhilHealth of-
cials should be warned that public health
was a constitutional obligation of the gov-
ernment and not a nancial matter.
Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan
called for a congressional investigation
into PhilHealths unpaid bills despite its
reserves of over P100 billion.
Where will these reserves be used? To
make the President look good in his State
of the Nation Address? Ilagan said. This
is a grand deception. With Vito Barcelo
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BCDA rapped for disrupting PPP
IN BRIEF
Congress award
for Dolphy eyed
Food labeling sought
Cebu governor faces
plunder over land deal
Logging probe forges ahead despite show of support
This developed after a complaint
for libel with damages amounting
to P100 million was led by John
L. Sobrepena, chairman of Camp
John Hay Development Corp.,
against Arnel Paciano Casanova,
president of the Bases Conver-
sion & Development Authority.
Sobrepena accused Casanova of
untruthful and malicious publica-
tion of print advertisements and
of feeding misinformation to the
public.
In a complaint before the
Pasig City Prosecutors Ofce,
Sobrepea said that the repeat-
ed use of the name Sobrepena
(correctly spelled as Sobrepea)
in the defamatory articles leads
to no to other conclusion than
that principal respondents are
directly imputing to me the com-
mission of the crime of estafa
(swindling), the purported viola-
tion by CJHDevco of laws and
alleged questionable practices of
CJHDevCo.
Clearly, the aforesaid crimes,
acts and omissions have been
expressly imputed to me in my
capacity not only as corporate
ofcer of CJHDevCo but also
on respondents claim that I, to-
gether with my family, control
the said corporation, Sobrepena
said.
He added: A perusal of the ac-
tual and true facts reveals that not
only did respondents use malicious
words to libel me, CJHDevCo and
its ofcers, respondents lied about
the facts, as well, thus showing
their malice and bad faith.
Former solicitor general Frank
Chavez, who represents Sobre-
pena, said Mr. Casanovas ma-
licious, perjurious and persistent
statements to the media have
caused great damage to the per-
son and reputation of Mr. Sobre-
pena who is an established and
esteemed businessman who has
developed laudable partnerships
with the government for projects
such as the MRT.
Sobrepea said the BCDAs
actions endanger the Aquino
administrations policy of pro-
moting partnerships between the
public and private sectors.
Expressing disgust in Casa-
nova, Sobrepena said that As
businessmen who have been pri-
vate partners of the Philippine
government for decades, we are
disappointed to not only be wit-
ness to but actually be victims of
actions such as this one by BC-
DAs Casanova. We have yet to
see his motives in these attempts
to damage my reputation but I
hope he realizes that his actions
do not to help but hinder the ef-
forts of the President for the
countrys economic development
through Public-Private Partner-
ship, Sobrepena lamented.
By Merck Maguddayao

CEBU governor Gwendolyn Gar-
cia is facing plunder
and technical malver-
sation charges before
the Sandiganbayan
over the P99-million
Balili land deal in
2008.
Ombudsman Con-
chita Carpio-Morales
on Thursday ap-
proved a resolution
charging Garcia, a
three-term governor, with graft
and corrupt practices over the
purchase by the Cebu provincial
government of the Balili prop-
erty in Naga, Cebu.
Also charged were provin-
cial board member Juan Bolo;
Cebu Appraisal Committee
members Anthony Sususco,
Roy Salubre, and Eulogio
Pelayre; provincial budget of-
cer Emme Gingoyon; and
landowners Romeo
and Amparo Balili.
Despite the pur-
chase of 11 parcel of
lands covering 250
square kilometers by
the Cebu provincial
government, the Om-
budsman found that
there were no appro-
priated funds for pur-
chase deal.
A verication survey con-
ducted by the Ofce of the Om-
budsman and the Department of
Environment and Natural Re-
sources classied most of the
Balili property as timberland
and that a large portion thereof
was submerged in seawater, the
Ombudsman said.
By Florante S. Solmerin
LOCAL government executives of Agu-
san del Sur have signed on Wednesday a
joint declaration in support of President
Benigno Aquino IIIs Executive Order
No. 23 which bans logging activities in
the country. But Interior Secretary Jesse
Robredo said their show of support will
not sidetrack the ongoing investigation on
local ofcials in the province who were
allegedly involved in illegal logging.
[We] will strengthen the campaign
[against illegal logging] but [this] will not
affect [the] investigation, Rodredo said
referring to the declaration of support.
Aquino was infuriated and lashed out at the
chief executives of Agusan del Sur and other
provinces in CARAGA after the Anti-Illegal
Logging Task Force (AILTF) led by Execu-
tive Director Renato Miranda submitted a re-
port about illegal logging in the region despite
the implementation of a total log ban in 2011.
Aquino ordered jail wardens to prepare
more spaces for environment plunderers who
continue to defy EO No. 23. He ordered the
task forces to prosecute illegal loggers after
having led 678 cases in court.
Miranda, former Marine commandant
jailed for years by the previous administra-
tion for his alleged involvement in the Feb-
ruary 2006 failed coup, said they welcomed
the show of support of Governor Adolph
Edward Plaza although he was among ex-
ecutives being investigated by Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
TWO legislators on Thurs-
day led a resolution seeking
to confer the Congressional
Medal of Distincion, the
highest award of the House
of Representatives, on the
late King of Comedy Dol-
phy.
In House Resolution 2581,
Reps. Gina De Venecia of
Pangasinan and Bernadette
Herrera-Dy of Bagong Hen-
erasyon party-list, sought
the posthumous award to
Rodolfo Dolphy Vera Qui-
zon for his outstanding ac-
complishments as a stage,
television and movie actor
over a span of seven decades,
earning for himself the title
Comedy King of Philippine
Show Business.
The Congressional Medal
of Distinction is the same
award given to Manny Pac-
quiao in 2010 when he cap-
tured his eighth world title
by defeating Mexican boxer
Antonio Margarito.
By Rey E. Requejo
AFTER ling charges and counter-
charges, a developer and a top ofcer of
the bases conversion agency are still at
each others throats.
A MEASURE was led in
the House of Representatives
mandating the labeling of
food products in a bid to pro-
mote health consciousness
among the public.
House Bill 6194, the Phil-
ippine Nutrition Labeling Act
of 2012, gave emphasis to the
need for the state to promote
proper labeling of nutritional
contents in food products.
The bill, authored by Manila
Rep. Ma. Theresa Bonoan-
David, cited statistics high-
lighted in the 2011-2016
Philippine Development Plan,
indicating that stunting and
wasting among children under
5 years old are at high levels at
32.2 percent and 7.5 percent.
The study said that the
2011-2016 Philippine De-
velopment Plan indicated
that about 26.3 percent of
pregnant women are nutri-
tionally at risk and micro-
nutrient deciencies con-
tinue to be a health concern
among children.
Arms show. Police director general Nicanor Bartolome (center)and Willi Hahn (right) hold a 12-Gauge
shotgun while Nerio Dionisio, president of Association of Firearms and A Dealers, looks on at the opening
of the Defense & Sporting Arms Show held at the SM Mega Mall in Mandaluyong City. MANNY PALMERO
Garcia
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com JULY 20, 2012 FRIDAY
A4
PRESIDENT Aquino promised infra-
structure projects as the centerpiece
of his economic program during his
inaugural speech in 2010. His sincer-
ity to pursue the construction of more
roads, rail networks, bridges and air-
ports to reduce travel time and the
cost of goods and services was never
questioned by an overwhelming ma-
jority of the population.
The private sector, too, support-
ed his infrastructure project pitch,
dubbed the public-private partnership
program. The Philippines, at last, was
giving itself a chance to leap forward
and come near the ranks of Asias
tiger economies, so the Philippine
businessmen thought.
Unfortunately, the Aquino gov-
ernment has not begun construction
of any major project two years af-
ter he tabled his economic agenda
to the population. Save for one, no
project has been bid out to the pri-
vate sector to this day. President
Aquino reasoned that his govern-
ment in the first year was being ex-
tra careful in the release of funds to
prevent wasteful expenditures and
make sure that each detail from the
auction or contract to the implemen-
tation of the infrastructure project
was in order.
Every delay, however, has cost the
economy and resulted in missed op-
portunities that would have hastened
economic progress. The deliberate
underspending of the government
slowed down economic growth and
failed to provide more jobs.
Finance Undersecretary Gil Bel-
tran conceded the other day that the
economy would have expanded by an
additional two percentage points in
2011 had the government successful-
ly awarded 10 infrastructure projects
under President Aquinos PPP.
The gross domestic product, he
said, would have grown 5.7 percent
in 2011 instead of the anemic expan-
sion of 3.7 percent. Beltran reiterated
his assumption: the economy could
also grow by an additional two per-
centage points in 2012 if the rest of
the planned infrastructure projects
were bid out and began construction
this year.
President Aquino, it seems, cannot
visualize the multiplier effect of con-
structing toll roads, airports, bridges
and rail networks on the economy.
Nor does he realize the many eco-
nomic opportunities lost from idle
projects.
Missed opportunities
EDITORIAL
Do we really care about the Constitution?
WITH this column, I begin several piec-
es on the Constitution. At the end of
the short series, I hope we would have
acquired a clearer view on whether the
Constitution needs to be xed, and if so,
what parts, and how.
I am not a lawyer, just a writer, a le-
gal philosopher of some sort, a serious
lawmaker for at least 15 years. Since ig-
norance of the law excuses no one, I try
to study the Constitution as assiduously
as some lawyers do, including some
very good ones.
In an earlier life (1969 - 1980), I was
a press secretary, presidential spokes-
man, secretary (later minister) of public
information, presidential speech writer-
--all rolled into one. In that capacity, I
spoke for the President (Marcos) against
all those who wanted him replaced in a
communist takeover by the communist
party chief or the top NPA commander.
Yet in 1973, when the President
decided to ratify a new Constitution
through the citizen assemblies, I
found myself unwilling and unable to
use my ofce to announce the reported
ratication. Not fully aware of the pro-
cess that had supposedly taken place, I
could not oblige myself to make the of-
cial announcement. The Secretary of
Local Government had to do the honors.
That constitution established some
kind of parliamentary government. But
one in which the real power resided not
in parliament, but in the president/prime
minister who was both head of state and
head of government.
In the years that followed, the Con-
stitution was further reshaped by sev-
eral amendments. Amendment No. 5
was the most imaginative. It gave the
President the power to legislate simul-
taneously with, and over and above the
head of, the Batasang Pambansa or par-
liament.
This meant that even if the Batasan de-
liberations on a bill were already in an ad-
vanced stage, if the President so willed, he
could always step in and enact the bill into
law himself, saying it was an emergency
measure that could not wait.
In 1980, I resigned from the Cabinet-
--the only Cabinet member to do so six
years before the Edsa revolt. I kept my
Batasan post though, to which I had
been elected in 1978 as the rst of Bi-
cols 12 regional assemblymen with a
term until 1984. This time, a new pro-
posed constitutional amendment sought
to revert to the presidential system,
which had been abandoned earlier.
I found it simply absurd. In press
interviews, I spoke of three types of
constitution: the written one, as in the
United States; the unwritten one, as in
the United Kingdom; and the constant-
ly rewritten one, as in the Philippines.
That did not amuse the President.
In the days ahead, I went out to cam-
paign against the proposed amendment.
The only other vocal opposition came
from the small Batasan minority, mostly
from Central Visayas. Salvador Doy
Laurel of Batangas was initially part of
the group, but he eventually begged off
because he said he would run for presi-
dent. That left me virtually alone to
cover the whole of Luzon.
Big crowds turned out to listen;
fully grown men and women wept un-
ashamedly in some of those meetings.
In Bicol, I was challenged to a public
debate by a Bicolano Cabinet minister,
who was and remains to this day a dear
friend. We debated before an overow
crowd in the heart of Naga City, with all
of Bicolandias radio stations and news-
papers tuned in.
On the rst half hour of my exposi-
tion, the media counted 52 applauses.
At the end of the debate, I was borne
on the shoulders of the crowd, from the
stage to my car at least a street away
from the square. I had not experienced
anything as maddening before or since.
When the referendum results were in,
the amendment won in every part of the
country, except in the whole of Bicol,
where it got a beating.
In the election that followed, Doy Lau-
rel decided not to run. The senior opposi-
tion leaders decided to boycott the elec-
tions, saying it would force Marcos to re-
sign from sheer embarrassment. I could
not believe it; as Secretary General of the
Nacionalista Party, I decided to look for a
candidate. I found one in Gen. Alejo San-
tos, Ramon Magsaysays former secretary
of national defense. He agreed to run pro-
vided I run his campaign.
Santos was instantly ridiculed by the
boycott-bound opposition as a Marcos
plant. In Mindanao and the Visayas,
however, people were genuinely happy to
see this old man standing up to Marcos.
They trooped to his rallies. But in Cebu,
Bacolod and other cities, the administra-
tion made sure those rallies were subject-
ed to prolonged power blackouts.
Marcos stayed in power until the
1986 snap presidential election and the
Edsa revolt. Cory Aquino lost that elec-
tion, but the Edsa revolt reversed the
electoral verdict. The rst thing Cory
did, after the US ew Marcos to Ha-
waii, was to strike down the Constitu-
tion, replace it with a so-called Freedom
Constitution, under a revolutionary gov-
ernment. Then she created a constitu-
tional commission to write a new Con-
stitution under terms and conditions,
which were somehow never fully met.
In my next column, we shall talk
about this.
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What a coward
PRESIDENT Noynoy Aquino gave
another of those rare one-on-one in-
terviews to a favored media outlet
this week. And Aquino used some of
the free airtime given by ABS-CBNs
news channel to attack the people he
called his professional critics.
Aquino said he was surprised by
the intensity [of his critics], the ab-
surdity of some of their ideas [and
their] lack of ethics, conscience, et
cetera. As someone who considers
himself a critic of the Aquino admin-
istration, I believe the Presidents al-
legations deserve a response.
First, lets talk about the intensity
of the criticism Aquino has received
in the two years that hes been in
office. Or better yet, lets consider
how his few critics intensity stacks
up against the strident defense of
everything the Palace does by the
major media outlets.
Perhaps some media watchdog
outfit can endeavor to find out, em-
pirically and on a per-column cen-
timeter or broadcast minute basis,
just how intense
the media criticism
is, compared to the
intensity of the de-
fenses that the Pal-
ace-friendly media
put up. Without
any such hard data,
I would still bet
that for every criti-
cism hurled against
Aquino, at least
five defenses are
made in the large
media organiza-
tions sometimes
in the same outfit where the criti-
cism was made.
Look at your favorite big me-
dia outfit. Notice how many front-
page and inside news stories seem
always skewed in favor of the ad-
ministration, if its a newspaper;
count the number of broadcast news
stories (dont even include gov-
ernment station news) that are
similarly slanted as against the rare
critical story.
Now, do the same thing for opin-
ion columns in the newspapers;
listen to radio and television com-
mentaries and try to make a simi-
lar tally. Then ask yourself: is it the
criticism thats truly intense, or is it
the defense of Aquino that is?
* * *
Lets move on to the absurdity of
some of the ideas of Aquinos crit-
ics. Despite all the evidence of the
past two years, Aquino still appar-
ently believes that his administration
has a monopoly on great ideas.
Where this confidence comes
from, only Aquino can say. His ad-
ministration moves from faux pas to
faux pas, but he will never admit to
making an error, least of all in the
ideas department perhaps be-
cause Aquino, as far as anyone can
tell, has not really come up with an
original idea from Day One.
Is it absurd to call for national uni-
ty and reconciliation instead of the
relentless implementation of a policy
of political vengeance? Is it wrong
to demand more proactive economic
policies and public infrastructure
spending instead of giving more and
more money directly to the poor?
Is it absurd to seek a diplomatic
resolution of external conflicts in-
stead of saber-rattling? Is it also ab-
surd to ask that the true enemies of
the state not be coddled and bought
off and be instead pursued so that
they may answer for their crimes?
Is it wrong to urge the President
of the Republic to wear a unifying
and presidential flag pin instead
of a partisan yellow ribbon on his
lapel? Is it absurd to ask him to up-
hold the ban on smoking in Malaca-
ang Palace, a government facility?
* * *
Finally, lets talk about Aquinos
complaint that his critics lack eth-
ics, conscience, et cetera. I sup-
pose Aquino considers the people
in media who have made it their job
to defend him at all times and to go
after those whom he considers his
enemies ethical.
Perhaps these defenders of
Aquino are just following their con-
science, as well, when they worked
for his campaign, got personally re-
warded for their work and secured
for themselves and their close rela-
tives high govern-
ment positions.
Perhaps it was
ethical for these
people to conclude
that their job, as
media persons,
is the defense of
Aquino and his
policies, as if they
were all exten-
sions of the greatly
expanded and infi-
nitely better-fund-
ed official Malaca-
ang propaganda
office.
Perhaps. But Aquino, who has
never really met a critic of his in
person, cannot say that his boosters
are the only ones who have ethics
and a conscience. Two years into
his term, Aquino is still not quali-
fied to pass judgment on the people
he considers his critics, simply be-
cause he has not even given any one
of them the time of day.
One wonders if Aquino will
ever gather up the courage to face
his critics some time during his
remaining years in office. Or if he
will continue to lump them all to-
gether as unethical, conscienceless
idea-challenged people who can
see nothing good that hes accom-
plished, based on the descriptions
provided by his many sycophants.
Personally, I believe that Aquino
is simply deathly scared to face the
people he considers his critics. Re-
gardless of his tough-guy talk, his
love for firearms and his ever-pres-
ent, paranoid goons from the Presi-
dential Security Group, he cannot
muster up the courage to face even
one critical journalist.
The only members of the media he
can face are those whose owners he
has co-opted and who routinely praise
him for his great ideas. These are the
only media people, in Aquinos view,
who have ethics and a conscience.
What a President. What an ill-
informed, criticism-averse, praise-
seeking, media-corrupting coward.
JOJO
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
I believe that
Aquino is simply
deathly scared to
face the people
he considers his
critics.
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
PRESIDENTIAL spokesman Edwin
Lacierda says that the plunder case
led by the Ombudsman against
former President Gloria Arroyo is
not politically motivated, even as it
comes a week before the third State
of the Nation Address of President
Benigno Aquino III.
He is telling a lie. Does he think
we are idiots?
Of course that move is politically
motivated. It gives the President
something to boast about for his anti-
corruption agenda. He will also brag
about the conviction and ouster of
former Chief Justice Renato Corona.
We all know that it was Mr. Aquino
who orchestrated the impeachment
trial of Corona, with the help of his
lapdogs in Congress.
Malacaang must have consid-
ered the possibil-
ity that the former
President may be
granted bail. The
electoral sabotage
case against her,
after all, is based
on hearsay. The
witness lacks cred-
ibility. Imagine,
this witness claims
to have heard Mrs.
Arroyo instruct-
ing an Ampatuan
to deliver a 12-0
poll result for the
admi ni st r at i ons
senatorial slate in
2007. But no judge
in his right mind
will consider this because it cannot
be corroborated.
The Palace used the same tech-
nique when the Supreme Court up-
held its temporary restraining order
on the Justice Departments watch-
list order against Mrs. Arroyo. The
Comelec led the electoral sabotage
case with the cooperation of the Jus-
tice department all in one day.
President Aquino seems to believe
that the people will continue to be-
lieve him every time he blames his
predecessor for everything wrong in
our country.
The people are starting to see
through his blame-tossing and slo-
ganeering.
***
Are the poor better off now than
they were decades ago? Has the clam-
or for jobs been addressed? Have hu-
man trafcking and violation of hu-
man rights been stopped? Has peace
been attained with the communists
and the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front? Has the Palace done anything
to keep the poor out of harms way in
the event of oods? Has smuggling
been eliminated? Have all govern-
ment agencies stamped out graft and
corruption?
The answer to all these is a No.
It may be said that things are
looking up with the economy grow-
ing by 6.4 percent in the rst quarter.
I just hope we can sustain this given
the fact that the growth was propelled
by domestic spending, migrant re-
mittances, and the conditional cash
transfer of the government.
I am not surprised though that we re-
main laggards compared to our neigh-
bors. While they get the foreign invest-
ments, all we get are the crumbs.
Now the President is saying we may
break the 4 million mark in tourist ar-
rivals this month. This is just hilarious.
Does he even know how many
millions visit our neighbors?
President Aquino cannot rely on
his popularity forever. In fact, it has
already been on the decline. This is
why the veteran politicians like Vice
President Jejomar Binay, former
President Joseph Estrada and Sen-
ate President Juan Ponce Enrile have
formed the United
Nationalist Alli-
ance.
They know the
people are already
looking for an al-
ternative. They
know where the
wind is blowing.
* * *
A perfect ex-
ample of a gov-
ernment ofcial
thinking out of the
box is Metropoli-
tan Manila Devel-
opment Authority
Chairman Francis
Tolentino.
He has already
done a lot to avoid accidents in busy
thoroughfares, primarily by imposing
speed limits.
He has succeeded in preventing bus
drivers from racing with each other
along Edsa and has pushed for the xed
salaries of drivers and conductors.
Now, MMDA is educating drivers
to follow trafc signs. Sadly, many of
them are ignorant about the most ba-
sic of signs.
In the end, however, Tolentino
is only one man and he can only do
as much. The government must thus
mobilize its entire machinery to help
Tolentino.
When I rst met Tolentino, I knew
immediately that he was going to be
a jewel in the Aquino administration.
* * *
The raging controversy between
Bases Conversion Development Au-
thority and the CJH Development Co.
, the lessee of 247 hectares of Camp
John Hay, is already taking its toll on
tourism investments.
Malacaang should step into the
picture before the situation gets
worse.
No change
at all
More questions than answers
THE admission by a group of outdoor
advertising executives that they are the
ones spending millions for the stream-
ers, giant billboards and outdoor elec-
tronic billboard spots to support the
senate bid of Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority director
general Joel Villanueva has raised more
questions than answers.
Outdoor advertising executives Ben
Co, Benjamin Quinonez and Maura de
Leon said they, not Tesda, are the ones
spending for the outdoor promotional
materials that were placed in strategic
locations in Edsa, North Luzon Ex-
pressway and South Superhighway.
They said that they believe in Vil-
lanuevas program and actions as head
of Tesda and are supporting his Sen-
ate candidacy because he is not only
a man of integrity but a sound action
man and knows how to run his ofce
to help Filipinos.
Of course the basic question raised
by people is why Villanueva, who is
supposed to be a model of integrity
and is an anti-corruption advocate, en-
gaged in an early election campaign.
Why is he using the government agen-
cy that he heads as launching pad of
an action that might not be exactly il-
legal but certainly unethical?
Early campaigning, as what Villan-
ueva is certainly doing, is not illegal
only because the Commission on Elec-
tions has made a strict interpretation of
the election law that until a candidate
has ofcially led his certicate of
candidacy with Comelec, he cannot be
charged with early campaigning even
when he has been engaged in an out-
and-out bid to get public support for
his candidacy. This is what Villanue-
va is obviously doing.
But even with this interpretation
by Comelec, it would not be surpris-
ing if somebody raises the issue of the
legality of this early campaigning by
Villanueva before the Comelec and be-
fore the courts when he les his certi-
cate of candidacy.
A legal issue like this would certainly
not help Villanueva who represented the
anti-corruption party list Citizens Bat-
tle Against Corruption for three terms in
the House of Representatives.
The outdoor advertising executives
who claim that they are the ones spend-
ing for all those billboards and other ad-
vertising materials that feature a photo
of Villanueva are surprised at the nega-
tive reactions that their campaign for
Villanueva is getting.
They say that they have the right to
spend their personal funds on whatever
causes they support and they are not
bound to any restrictions on where or
how to spend their money.
Of course some government agen-
cies like the Bureau of Internal Revenue
might be interested in how these busi-
nessmen treated their donations to
Villanuevas cause.
We understand that there are some
BIR requirements to be followed on do-
nations and we wonder if Co, de Leon
and Quinones complied with these re-
quirements.
It would be also good if these busi-
nessmen can have something in black
and white that says they have no past,
present and future business dealings
with Tesda just to make things clear that
there is no conict of interest involved
in their huge contributions to the sena-
torial campaign of Villanueva. No less
than President Benigno Aquino III has
declared Villanueva as a sure candi-
date of the ruling Liberal Party.
Of course what we would like to
hear is Villanuevas own explanation
for all these promotional activities
that promote him more than it pro-
motes his agency.
Those billboards are only one of the
components of the Villanuevas cam-
paign for his senatorial bid.
We have seen Villanuevas transit
advertising on buses. We have seen
his television ads. We have seen post-
ers that praise Villanuevas programs to
high heavens. We have seen pictures of
Tesda vehicles repainted with huge pho-
tographs of Villanueva.
In the interest of government trans-
parency, a principal advocacy of Vil-
lanuevas own CIBAC party list he
might wish to personally tell the pub-
lic whose support he wants to get for
his Senate bid, who are spending for
all of those.
Millions must have been spent for
these advertising campaign and other
promotional materials. Are these mil-
lions from Tesda funds?
We have to warn him that he should
be careful with his claims. For example,
he might wish to say that the advertising
on buses are donations from owners
of the bus companies. But arent those
companies under some sort of regula-
tion by Tesda for the retraining of bus
drivers? Wouldnt a donation from
them consist of a potential conict of
interest?
There was a big issue before on the
expenditures of Villanuevas Tesda pre-
decessor, now Rep. Augusto Boboy
Syjuco, for advertising and promotions.
In fact there was even a complaint led
before the Ofce of the Ombudsman re-
garding these expenditures.
Isnt Villanueva doing the same
thing?
By Luzi Ann Javier
Bloomberg
CRIS Buals work for mining giant
Xstrata Plc made him a target for Maoist
rebels, armed bandits, or just about any-
one with a gun for hire. When traveling
from the relative safety of Davao City
into the badlands of the Philippine is-
land of Mindanao, Bual kept his sched-
ule and route secret. That wasnt enough
to save him.
While two gunmen blocked off the
street where Bual and his wife were jog-
ging near their Davao home around 5:50
a.m. one Friday in September, a third
walked up to the 53-year-old and shot
him dead. The gang escaped on a black
Honda Wave motorbike with no plates,
according to police reports. On June 20,
one of Xstratas security personnel and
a policeman were shot dead near the
companys mine site.
Mindanao is no stranger to murder,
with a four-decade insurgency in which
as many as 200,000 people have died,
frustrating efforts by companies includ-
ing Xstrata and Sumitomo Metal Min-
ing Co. to tap an estimated $312 bil-
lion in mineral deposits. Death squads
that human-rights groups have linked
to police and the military, contract kill-
ings over land disputes, and al-Qaeda-
afliated terrorists add to the mix of
violence.
While Philippine economic growth
is accelerating, stocks are close to a re-
cord high and the country pursues its
rst investment-grade credit rating, fail-
ure to resolve the unrest and murders in
Mindanao damages President Benigno
Aquinos efforts to further boost foreign
investment, surveys show.
There is no evidence of a strategic
solution to the security problems in Mind-
anao, said Steve Vickers, chief executive
ofcer of Hong Kong-based Steve Vick-
ers & Associates, a corporate-intelligence
and security-consulting company. Some
of the activities are truly well-organized
terrorism, but much of it is feudalism or
out-and-out criminality, which needs to be
stamped on hard.
Business cost
The Philippines ranked 130th of 142
countries in the World Economic Fo-
rums latest survey on the cost to busi-
ness of terrorism; and 112th in terms of
crime and violence -- the worst in South-
east Asia. Fifty-four percent of mining
companies said issues such as attacks by
terrorists, criminals and guerrilla groups
are a strong deterrent for investors in the
Philippines, the second highest among
93 jurisdictions in a Fraser Institute poll
released in February.
The violence also exacerbates poverty,
a Jan. 26 report by the foreign chambers
of commerce in the country said. Sixty-
ve percent of respondents in Mindanao,
home to about a quarter of the Philippines
100 million people, described themselves
as poor, according to a May survey by
Manila-based polling company Social
Weather Stations. That was the high-
est among the three main regions in the
country, and up from 39 percent in March
2010, before Aquino was elected.
Too slow
Philippine gross domestic product
expanded 6.4 percent in the rst three
months of this year, the fastest pace
since the third quarter of 2010. Standard
& Poors this month raised the countrys
debt rating to BB+, one level below in-
vestment grade, citing improved pros-
pects for economic growth.
Aquino needs expansion of more
than 8 percent to spread the benets
more evenly, said John Forbes, an ad-
viser to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
in the Philippines. Thats a feat achieved
in only two quarters since 1999 -- those
immediately before Aquino took power
at the end of June 2010.
Xstratas planned $5.9 billion in-
vestment in the Tampakan copper and
gold deposit, about 100 kilometers (63
miles) southwest of Davao, includes a
power station, port and renery. The
Zug, Switzerland-based company, the
worlds fourth-biggest copper miner,
aims to produce 375,000 metric tons of
the metal in concentrate from Tampakan
each year from 2016, according to its lo-
cal Sagittarius Mines Inc. unit.
Gold too
The lode also holds an estimated 17.6
million ounces of gold recoverable over
the projects 17-year lifespan. At cur-
rent market rates, Tampakan may yield
about $60 billion, Justin Hillier, nance
manager at Sagittarius, said in May.
Sumitomo Metal, Japans big-
gest nickel producer, said repairs and
beefed-up security after an attack by
guerrillas from the communist New
Peoples Army on its mine in Mindanao
in October would cost about 10 billion
yen ($127 million). Dole Food Co., the
worlds largest supplier of fresh fruit
and vegetables, and other agricultural
businesses have also been targeted.
Westlake Village, California-based
Dole said it is committed to the Philip-
pines, where it has been operating since
at least 1963.
Every region in which Dole oper-
ates comes with its own factors, Marty
Ordman, a spokesman for Dole, wrote
in a July 12 e-mail. Doles Mindanao
operations are no different.
Attacks increase
In the 15 months from January 2011,
the NPA launched about 600 attacks on
mining companies, loggers and planta-
tions, as well as landlords and other
targets, including the Sumitomo nickel
plant, SMI-Xstrata, Toronto Ventures,
Russel Mining, Dole-Stanlco, Sumi-
fru, Del Monte plantations, and others,
according to a March 29 statement from
the group. In 2010, there were 250 raids,
it said.
The NPA has denied any involve-
ment in Buals killing.
Mindanao became a U.S. concern
in 2001 after al-Qaeda attacks on New
York and Washington that killed almost
3,000 people. Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah
Islamiyah, both linked to al- Qaeda, op-
erate on Mindanao and its neighboring
islands, which are located near to oil
and gas elds in the South China Sea
contested by China.
The U.S. set up a military base in
Zamboanga on the west coast of Min-
danao and has had about 600 troops
stationed there for the past decade to
combat terrorists. At least 13 U.S. spe-
cial-forces personnel have died in Min-
danao, according to the military, though
both governments deny American forc-
es engage in combat.
Catholic settler s
Waves of migration by Catholic set-
tlers have overwhelmed the islands
Muslim population, which had resisted
Spanish conquest. Now outnumbered
about ve-to-one, they are concentrated
in many of Mindanaos poorest areas.
As the island furthest from Manila,
the region hasnt been at the top of gov-
ernment spending priorities, keeping
many of its provinces underdeveloped
and breeding the sense of resentment
that has fueled rebellion, Ramon Ca-
siple, executive director at the Manila-
based Institute for Political and Eco-
nomic Reform, said July 17.
After more than a decade of U.S.
military assistance, the islamist rebel
groups have been depleted by the deaths
of almost all their top leaders, the U.S.
Congressional Research Service said in
an April 5 report. The militarys man-
date doesnt extend to the NPA -- which
the U.S. government views as a domes-
tic issue -- or to criminals.
Under-equipped, under-tr ained
The police forces are under-
equipped, under-trained and under-
manned to ght determined criminals,
said the American Chambers Forbes,
who has lived in the Philippines for 40
years. Still, the country is safer now
than in the 1970s, when politicians had
pistols under their barongs and machine
guns in their cars, he said, referring to
the traditional business attire.
The biggest tragedy of Mindanao is
the image that the dangers of the conict
has brought, even though the conict is
really localized, said Cielito Habito,
an economic adviser for the Australian
Agency for International Development,
who is tasked with attracting investors
to the island. It has so much to offer in
terms of natural resources.
Habito estimates only 10 percent of
Mindanao is dangerous to overseas in-
vestors because most of the violence
isnt directed at outsiders.
The U.S. government on June 14 re-
newed its advisory against traveling to
Mindanao. As long as bombs explode
in the Zamboanga airport, as long as
kidnap for ransoms dominate the head-
lines, as long as bus owners are extorted
through violence, as long as political
feuds are resolved through bombs and
assassination, we will not be able
to change our travel warning, Harry
Thomas, ambassador to the Philippines,
said Sept. 8. Continued tomorrow
Barriers to the Mindanao trove
THERE has been NO cease and
desist order on Brookes Point Eco-
Academy in Palawan. In fact we
have had our rst management com-
mittee meeting chaired by the mu-
nicipal mayor, attended by me, the
two barangay captains, the IP (In-
digenous People) representative of
the people employed, a representa-
tive from a recognized NGO serving
the community near the project area
and the president of the Tourism
body of the municipality. The other
members of the body are the head of
the Sanggunihan Bayan, a member
of the Academe - (Palawan State
University ), a member of the clergy
and two more IP leaders from each
barangay. The forest guards who are
tasked to protect Mt. Matalingahan
and the camp employees will be
given training by the military.
Currently the project employs
90 families, 49 of which are forest
guard volunteers mandated to pro-
tect the forest. The Brookes Point
Eco-Academy coincides with the
goal of Palawan Council for Sus-
tainable Development to provide
sustainable livelihood for the people
while taking care of the environ-
ment. The project seeks to pursue
ecological awareness among stu-
dents, residents and tourists. It is
therefore puzzling for PCSD to is-
sue a cease and desist order in im-
plementing the project when we are
in fact fullling PCSDs mandate.
PCSDs attitude leaves much more
to be desired. Why are they hinder-
ing the welfare of the Palawaneos?
It is clear that the current crop
of PCSD ofcials has lost their right
to govern. Instead of fullling their
mandate, they are even directly go-
ing against it. Where is their cred-
ibility when they want to stop a proj-
ect that is unselshly helping 100
families, protecting the forests of
Mt. Matalingahan - and meanwhile
the mining on top of the rice elds
of Palawan continues unabated?
GINA LOPEZ
ABS-CBN Foundation
MAIL MATTERS
No order against
Palawan eco-academy
The people
are starting to
see through the
Presidents blame-
tossing and
sloganeering. The
government must
not take us for
fools.
News
ManilaStandardToday
mst.daydesk@gmail.com JULY 20, 2012 FRIDAY
A6
Jeepney reforms stalled

IN BRIEF
59 bus lines
comply with
salary orders
Court dismisses appeal
vs Pantranco franchises
More cases vs
cop in convoy
incident found
Tapa King renews tie-up with Pepsi. Consistent with its desire to make the Filipinos
dining experience even better, Tapa King Inc. (TKI) marked its 25th anniversary celebration
with a renewal of its partnership with Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI), saying the
soft drinks giants Lipton Ice Tea has a unique taste that complements the best tapa in town.
Lipton Ice Tea will now be exclusively carried by all Tapa King outlets nationwide. This is the
third contract renewal between the two companies. Photo taken during the contract signing
shows (seated from left) HO Trade Marketing Head Jake David, TKI Executive Vice President
for Finance Olga A. Lozada, TKI Assistant Vice President for General Services Richard Majul, TKI
Vice President for Operations Alice Silverio, and PCPPI Group Sales Manager Modern Trade
Operations (MTO) Metro Alex Catindig. Standing are (from left) TKI Operations Manager Jon
Hicban, PCPPI Finance Manager MTO Metro Maricel Guro, PCPPI Human Resources Capability
Manager Marlyn Retino, and PCPPI Logistics and Marketing Equipment Manager Joey
Fernandez.
Up in smoke. A reghter puts out the last ames of the nine-hour re that destroyed P10 million
in property of the plastic factory TAT Industrial in Valenzuela City. JUN DAVID
By Vito Barcelo
AT LEAST 59 bus companies have already complied
with the Department of Labors order to pay bus drivers
and conductors xed salaries and 19 more are expected
to comply by next week, according to Labor Secretary
Rosalinda Baldoz.
Baldoz. said the department has issued labor standards
compliance certicates to these bus companies as proof
of their compliance with Department Order No. 118-12.
These companies have a total of 1,507 buses with 1,913
bus drivers and 1,591 bus conductors.
Many more bus rms are undergoing voluntary compli-
ance and we issue the compliance certicates the moment a
bus company completes the simple process, Baldoz said.
The labor chief said her department is also monitor-
ing the performance of 117 safety ofcers of 113 bus
companies who attended a ve-day basic occupational
safety and health training conducted by the DOLEs Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Center.
She said inspection teams will re-inspect bus com-
panies to ensure that their designated safety ofcers are
correctly applying their learnings on drug-free workplac-
es, sexual harassment, HIV/AIDS, TB, and Hepatitis B
in their respective workplaces.
The signing of the agreement was set on Tuesday
and would have started the initial electronic tag-
ging of public utility vehicles to enhance account-
ability among PUV operators and drivers and clear
the streets of unregistered and out-of-line passenger
vehicles.
Vigor Mendoza, president of the 1-United Trans-
port Koalisyon, spearheaded the forging of an agree-
ment with the Metro Manila Development Aurthority
and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regu-
latory Board.
[But] the agreement signing among 1-Utak and
its members with MMDA and LTFRB did not push
through on the orders of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Communications, Mendoza told the Ma-
nila Standard Today. We are raising our frustrations
why e-tagging scheme has not already been imple-
mented up to now.
By Rio N. Araja
LEADERS of the public transportation sector are perplexed why
the Department of Transportation and Communications shelved the
scheduled signing of an agreement that would have paved the way
for the electronic tagging of public utility vehicles, including pas-
senger jeepneys.
The scheme had already been approved by the
MMDAs policy-making Metro Manila Council,
consisting of all the 17 mayors of Metro Manila, in
January and the MMDA even tested the application
of the technology, particularly on passenger buses
that overstay at loading and unloading bays.
MMDA Resolution No. 12-03 of 2012 approves
the study, implementation and enforcement of an
electronic vehicle tagging system for PUVs using
global positioning system, radio frequency identi-
cation, near eld communication and other similar
communications technologies.
E-tagging was proposed by passenger bus owners
and operators themselves because it is purportedly more
efcient than MMDAs earlier order that buses paint
idencation markings on the bodies of their vehicles.
Under the proposal, an electronic tag place will be
placed in a registered bus and that tag will be linked
to a computer database that contains identication
records of the bus, including its Land Transporta-
tion Ofce and Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board registration.
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Court of Appeals has denied for lack
of merit the appeal of three bus companies
to nullify the Land Transportation Franchis-
ing and Regulatory Boards order to sell the
expired franchises of the defunct Pantranco
North Express Inc.
In a decision dated June 28, the appellate
court stressed that the petitioners failed to
support their claim that they would suffer
grave injustice if the LTFRB allow the sale
of the Pantranco franchises.
In the case at bar, there is no showing
that the matter is of extreme urgency and
that the petitioners will suffer grave injus-
tice or sustain injury beyond possibility of
repair or beyond possible compensation in
damages, the appelate court ruled.
The petition was led by Philippine Rab-
bit Bus Lines Inc., Genesis Transport Ser-
vice Inc. and Pangasinan Solid North Transit
Inc., which asked the court to void the LT-
FRBs May 21 resolution allowing the pub-
lic auction of the Pantranco franchise to its
retrenched employees.
The Pantranco Retrenched Employees
Association and the Pantranco Employees
Association welcomed the appeals courts
ruling, saying it was an afrmation of the
previous orders of the National Labor Re-
lations Commission and the Supreme Court
which granted their labor claims against
Pantranco.
In a statement, the labor unions stressed
that the sale of the Pantranco franchise to the
Hernandez family, which owns Victory Lin-
er, Luzon Cisco Transport, Bataan Transit,
First North Luzon Bus Co. and Pangasinan
Five Star, was intended to settle the back
wages, separation pay and other nancial
obligations of the closed bus company to its
former workers.
By dismissing the bus owners petition,
Panrea and PEA said the court also recognized
that the franchises for the 489 bus units which
they sold to the Hernandez family were still
valid and were not expired as alleged by
Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas.
The (certicates of public convenience)
did not expire (when) the bus rm closed
due to bankruptcy in 1993. Thus, the CPCs
were also legally and validly levied and auc-
tioned, the groups said.
Franchise verication documents will
show that these franchises were listed as active
by no less than the LTFRB itself, they added.
In allowing the agreement between the
two labor unions and the Hernandez family,
Panrea and PEA said the LTFRB merely
enforced the constitutional mandate to give
protection to labor, as well as the social jus-
tice clause, when it afrmed the application
of the labor unions with respect to the sale.
Notice is hereby given that the following companies/employers have with this Regional
Offce Application/s for Alien Employment Permit/s:
Name and Address of
Company/Employer
Name and Citizenship of
Foreign National
Position and Brief
Description of functions
LA TANA DELLA
LIBELLULA RESTO
CAFFEE
Villarosa Rd., Bgy. Bancao-
Bancao, Puerto Princesa
City
1. MR. DOMENICO
PICCOLO
ITALIAN CHEF
If you have any information/objection to the abovementioned application/s please
communicate with the Regional Director.

(Sgd.) MA. ZENAIDA EUSEBIA A. ANGARA
OIC Regional Director
NOT I CE OF FI L I NG OF APPL I CAT I ON FOR AL I EN
EMPL OYMENT PERMI T ( AEP)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Region IV-B (MIMAROPA)
Oriental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan
(MST-July 20, 2012)
Phi l i ppi ne Amusement & Gami ng Corporati on
A Sure Bet for Progress in Gaming, Entertainment and Nation Building
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is inviting all interested bidders in its
forthcoming public bidding for the Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Lots Purifed Drinking Water for Six
(6) Months: Lot 1: 15,000 boxes of 350 ml. Bottled Water (48 bottles per box); and Lot 2: 12,000 bottles
of 5 Gallons Bottled Water under ITB No. 06-45-2012HER.
Brief Description Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Lots Purifed Drinking Water for Six
(6) Months: Lot 1: 15,000 boxes of 350 ml. Bottled Water (48 bottles
per box); and Lot 2: 12,000 bottles of 5 Gallons Bottled Water
under ITB No. 06-45-2012HER
Delivery Schedule Delivery of items shall be based upon the advice from PAGCOR
with a seven (7) calendar days formal written advance notice.
Approved Budget: Lot 1: P 3,081,600.00 (VAT Exclusive, Zero Rated Transaction) and
Lot 2: P 288,000.00 (VAT Exclusive, Zero Rated Transaction)
Source of Fund: Internally Funded
This bidding is open to all suppliers; provided that the winning bidder should be registered with PAG-
COR prior to award of contract. Unregistered suppliers must register at the Suppliers Registration and
Evaluation Section (SRES), Procurement Department (PD), 2nd Floor, PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas
Blvd., Ermita, Manila, Tel. No. 526-0573.
Bidders should have completed, within the last [three (3) years or state relevant period] before the date
of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder
is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be
conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion
as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least
sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to
citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to
Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
All particulars relative to Pre-Bid Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of
Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR.
The schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bid Documents July 13-31, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 18, 2012 (2:00 p.m.)
3. Deadline on Submission of Bids July 31, 2012 (10:00 a.m.)
4. Opening of Bids July 31, 2012 (10:00 a.m. onwards)
Complete details of the project are indicated in the bid documents which will be available to prospective
bidders at the Procurement Section, Casino Filipino Heritage, Roxas Boulevard corner EDSAExtension,
Pasay City, Telephone Number: 854-7343; 854-8751 to 52 / 61 to 62 local 211; Fax Number: 854-8693,
upon payment of a non-refundable bidding fee of P4,314.24 for Lot 1 and P403.20 for Lot 2.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents free of charge from the following
websites: www.pagcor.ph and www.philgeps.net and may be allowed to submit bids provided that
bidders shall pay the non-refundable bidding fee not later than the date of the submission of bids. The
Pre-Bid Conference is open to all interested bidders; however, only those bidders who have purchased
the Bidding Documents and presented the PAGCOR Offcial Receipt as proof of payment, may
participate in the discussion at the said conference or submit written queries or clarifcations.
Prospective bidders should present to PAGCORs Cashier at the Finance Section, Casino Filipino
Heritage, 3rd Floor, Heritage Hotel, Roxas Boulevard corner EDSA Extension, Pasay City, either the
Bidding Fee Slip which may be secured from the branchs Procurement Section or a copy of this ITB in
effecting payment for the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any
of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
PAGCOR assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses
incurred in the preparation of their bids.
PAGCOR reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Please address all communications to the undersigned, Branch Bids and Awards Committee,
Procurement Section, Casino Filipino Heritage, Roxas Boulevard corner EDSAExtension, Pasay City,
Telephone Number: 854-7343; 854-8751 to 52 / 61 to 62 local 211; Fax Number: 854-8693.
(SGD) DELIO N. MAGSUMBOL, JR.
Chairman, Branch Bids and Awards Committee
Casino Filipino Heritage
INVITATION TO BID FOR Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Lots Purifed Drinking Wa-
ter for Six (6) Months: Lot 1: 15,000 boxes of 350mL Bottled Water (48 bottles
per box); and Lot 2: 12,000 bottles of 5 Gallons Bottled Water under ITB No.
06-45-2012HER
By Ferdinand Fabella
and Jonathan Fernandez
THE Quezon City policeman who refused
to give way to the convoy of President
Aquino had already been dismissed for
grave misconduct in 2004, but remained
in the rolls of the Philippine National Po-
lice, the National Police Commission said
Thursday.
Moreover, Napolcom Vice Chairman
Eduardo Escueta said probers learned for-
mer policeman Ricartdo Pascua did not
have a drivers license when he blocked
President Aquinos convoy along Com-
monwealth Avenue in Quezon City last
Tuesday.
Investigators also learned that the Mit-
subishi Adventure van he was driving did
not have registration papers.
Based on Napolcom records, Pascua
had already been dismissed from the ser-
vice on June 30, 2001 after he was found
guilty by the Peoples Law Enforcement of
the grave misconduct and robbery charges
against him in the same year. The dismissal
was afrmed in 2004.
Pascua also faced a separate grave mis-
conduct case in 2002. On December 10,
2002, the PLEB ordered his separation
from the police service with forfeiture of
all his benets.
But Pascua apparently appealed the case
and the Department of Interior and Local
Government reinstated him to the police
without back wages on December 3, 2008.
Pascua then brought his case to the Execu-
tive Secretary Pacquito Ochoa, who granted
his request for payment of his back salaries
and other benets on April 11, 2012.
Despite with previous brushes with police
authorities, Quezon City police chief Mario
dela Vega said they will accord Pascua due
process in the ongoing investigation.
The Quezon City police chief relieved
Pascua from his post for the July 17 inci-
dent, wherein the erring policeman snubbed
a presidential guard who asked him to move
his orange Asian utility vehicle to the side
of IBP Road so that the Presidents convoy
could pass through.
Court arraigns 8 cops
over Paraaque killings
THE eight policemen who were charged
with multiple murder after a shootout
that resulted in the death of 16 people
in 2008 pleaded not guilty during their
arraignment at the Paranaque Regional
Trial Court on Thursday.
Judge Jaime Guray of the Paranaque
RTC Branch 260 arraigned Chief In-
spectors Joel Mendoza and Lawrence
Cajipe, Insp. Gerardo Balacutan, PO3s
Fernando Rey Gapuz and Jolito Ma-
manao Jr., PO2s Eduardo Blanco and
Edwin Santos and PO1 Josil Rey Lu-
cena, all members of the PNP-Highway
Patrol Group. The court set the pre-trial
of the case on August 1.
The eight cops were among the 25
policemen earlier charged for the death
of vacationing seaman Alfonso De Vera
and his seven-year-old daughter Lia Al-
lana, who were mistaken to be among the
members of the Waray-Waray robbery
group that engaged policemen in a shoo-
tout at the United Paranaque Subdivision
4 in 2008. Ferdinand Fabella
Taxmen slap evasion
charges on two traders
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue on
Thursday led tax evasion cases against a
telco distributor and a fruit and vegetable
dealer before the Department of Justice.
Charged was Severino Dela Cruz
Robles, sole proprietor of Robles Mer-
chandising in Bulacan and a distributor
of PLDT Communications & Energy
Ventures Inc. and Smart Communica-
tions Inc., for willful attempt to evade
taxes in 2007 and 2008.
Citing records from PLDT and Smart,
Robles bought a total of P332.44 mil-
lion of SIM packs and electronic loads
from the two rms in 2007 and another
P164.15 million in 2008.
However, based on BIRs investiga-
tion, Robles did not pay any tax for 2007
and 2008 nor did he le a tax return for
the two-year period.
Robles has been consistently pur-
chasing over P20 million from the tele-
com rms every month from January
2007 to June 2008, indicating that he
regularly replenishes the goods he bought
and sold, said BIR deputy commissioner
Estela Sales in a press brieng.
The BIR also led criminal charges
versus Araceli Duhaylungsod for evad-
ing taxes in 2005 and deliberate failure
to supply accurate information in her in-
come tax return for the same year.
BIR records bared that Duhaylungsod,
who supplies fruit and vegetables to ho-
tels and restaurants in Cebu, only declared
P182,500 in gross receipts for 2005 despite
having a total of P7.53 million purchases
from Mactan Shangri-la Hotel, Waterfront
Cebu City Casino Hotel, and Waterfront
Mactan Casino Hotel.
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England
Wins by Thongchai Jaidee and Jeev
Milkha Singh on European soil over
the past two months have sent Asias
hopes soaring at The Open Champi-
onship which starts on Thursday.
Thailands Thongcai, a three-time
Asian Tour Order of Merit champion,
was victorious in the Wales Open in
June while Indias Singh, a double
number one, triumphed at the Scot-
tish Open on Sunday to reinforce the
growing strength of golf in Asia.
A total of 12 Asian Tour members,
who include K.J. Choi and Y.E. Yang of
Korea and reigning number one Juvic
Pagunsan of the Philippines, will tee up
at Royal Lytham and St Annes hoping
to deliver the second Major victory for
Asia following Yangs historic win at
the 2009 PGA Championship.
Singhs play-off triumph at the Stu-
art Castle Golf Links was timely as it
proved that Asians can win on a links
course.
Choi, the rst Asian Tour graduate
who hit it big on the PGA Tour where
he is now an eight-time winner, said the
recent success will have a great effect
on the younger generation of players.
Jeevs win is good for the young gen-
eration. They will want to follow him.
There will be more Asians in Europe and
America very soon, said Choi.
The Korean strongman was previ-
ously ying the ag single-handedly
at Major events but this week, he will
be joined by several other Korean
players including Bae Sang-moon and
Kim Kyung-tae, both former Asian
Tour winners, and a host of others.
Choi will not be surprised if Singh
continues to ride on his winning form
at Royal Lytham. He has been play-
ing for a long time in Europe. When
the wind blows, he can make his shots.
He knows how to play, said Choi.
Indias Anirban Lahiri, who will
make his Major debut this week, en-
thused that Asian golf was on the up-
ward trend thanks very much to the
inuence of the Asian Tour, the re-
gions elite circuit.
Jeevs win is great for the Asian
Tour and fantastic for India. With
Thongchai winning as well in Wales
last month, it goes to show that our
players can win in Europe and its a
good thing. It certainly will inspire
players like myself, said Lahiri.
Thai veteran Prayad Marksaeng,
playing in his fth British Open, was
also delighted with the recent winning
run by the Asian Tour stars.
Its good to see Asian players win-
ning European Tour events in Europe.
Jeev and Thongchai have a lot of ex-
perience and its a good sign for the
others. For me, Ive won in Asia and
Japan, now I would really like to win
something bigger, said Prayad.
While the vagaries of links golf are
still very much unfamiliar to many
Asian players, Thongchai believes
that the game has the knack of deliv-
ering surprises. Jeev played so good
in those conditions last week. You
never know in golf who will win. In
golf, you never know. Sometimes,
if its your week, if you dont make
mistakes, you will have a chance.
Golf you dont know who will win,
even in a Major tournament, said
Thongchai.
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
But after getting the green
light to play some 90 minutes
before gametime, the 68
Adeogun sprang to life, rushed
to The Arena in San Juan and
provided the numbers that
helped the defending champion
San Beda Red Lions blast the
Emilio Aguinaldo College
Generals, 81-65.
The debuting 21-year-old
Nigerian center scored only
nine points, but he dominated
the boards with 14 rebounds,
his imposing presence in the
shaded lanes helping the Red
Lions move to the top of the
standings in the 88th National
Collegiate Athletic Association
mens basketball tournament.
Adeogun, whose debut
was delayed after he was
suspended for four games for
his involvement in a brawl last
December, made his presence
felt in the second half as the
Red Lions widened a 40-33
halftime advantage.
With Jake Pascual backing
him up with 11 points and 11
rebounds, the Red Lions took a
48-33 spread, after an 8-0 run
in the last 8:34.
EAC big man Noube Happi
may have outpointed and
outrebounded Adeogun during
their matchup plays with 14
points and 16 rebounds. But,
when Happi left the court after
getting elbowed on the right
side of the head, the Red Lions
grabbed a 21-point edge, 65-
44, off Adeoguns layup.
Adeogun earlier put the Red
Lions ahead, 40-33, with his
putback, with 56.5 seconds left
in the rst half.
Rome de la Rosa powered
Nigerian rookie
powers Red Lions
By Peter Atencio
OLAIDE Adeogun thought he would not
be able to play yesterday.
Asian hopes rise at British Open
IN BRIEF
Piccio, Rodriguez boost bid
MIA Piccio and Cyna Rodriguez rebounded
with decent rounds to tow two other ICTSI
teammates into the third round of the 110th
Womens North and South Amateur Cham-
pionship at Pinehurst No. 8 in North Caro-
lina Tuesday.
Piccio, who struggled with a 76 Monday,
hit back-to-back birdies from No. 4 to cushion
the impact of her triple bogey mishap on the
par-3 No. 8 and a bogey on the 10th for a 74
as she moved up to joint 29th with Rodriguez
and seven others at 150.
Rodriguez, who started the day at 55th after
a 78, birdied three of the rst seven holes to
negate her bogey on No. 2 but wavered with
two bogeys at the back and settled for a 72.
Piccio and Rodriguez stood just three
shots behind the 16th placer, condent of
clinching berths in the knockout stage with
a pair of solid games in the third round.
WBC congratulates Igarashi
THE World Boxing Council has congratulated
Japans Toshiyuki Igarashi for winning the
yweight title from Filipino champion Sonny
Boy Jaro last Monday in Saitama, Japan.
Igarashi won by a split decision, with South
Korean female judge Kyung Ha-Sin ofciat-
ing in her rst mens title ght. Kyung and
American judge David Mendoza both scored
the ght for the Japanese challenger by scores
of 115-113 and 116-112, respectively.
The third judge, Luis Escalona of Texas
had Jaro the winner, 116-112, reecting an
eight-point swing between the scorecards of
Mendoza and Escalona.
Japan is enjoying a golden era in boxing
as currently great champions from the tra-
ditional boxing country are reigning, said
World Boxing Council president Don Jose
Sulaiman. Ronnie Nathanielsz
the Red Lions with 15 points
and eight rebounds, while
Amer also chipped in 15, and
made ve rebounds and seven
assists.
This is an answered prayer.
Truly a big blessing. We have
been struggling on rebounds,
dahil napakaliit ng frontline,
said Red Lions coach Ronnie
Magsanoc, who added that
management committee of the
NCAA only gave Adeogun
his clearance to play some 90
minutes before the game.
Jan Jamon tallied 18 points
for the Generals, who now
have 1-4 record.
Meanwhile, Arvin
Tolentino hit 25 points for
the defending champion San
Beda Red Cubs, who marched
to their fth consecutive win
with a 144-51 demolition
of EAC-ICA in the junior
division.
La Salle Greenhills (3-3)
outplayed the Perpetual Help
Altalettes, 100-63, with Mario
Bonleon banging in 19 points.
SHOOTER Daniel Danby Henares regained his
ery form to win a gold medal in the monthly Na-
tional Benchrest Rie (BR50) competition at the
Philippine National Shooting Association Marine
Range in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
After settling for a silver medal last May, Hena-
res blasted a leading 692 score to win his fourth gold
medal in the last ve months of the tournament sup-
ported by PNSA President Mikee Romero.
He mastered the competition by leading the rst
two scoring sheets and did enough in the third
sheet to outclass business tycoon Edwin Jeremillo,
who posted 686 for the silver and fast food king
Pot Lapus, who marked 634 for the bronze medal.
My match rie fell on its side and bent the
scope rings. I will never know how I came out
with that win, but shooting with Manilas best is
always rewarding, said Henares.
Using his aging rie, he was able to tune it
to keep abreast with the new equipment of the
competition.
Henares has only one blot on his record when he
took the silver last May. He won the gold for the
month of February, March and April. Last June, he
did not compete due to commitment abroad.
Two other shooters, Randy Paronda, the cham-
pion of the heavy varmint class and Doc Perez
from the sporter class, are currently running for
this years Shooter of the Year, together with
Henares for the BR50.
Paronda is shooting well, so the race for Shoot-
er of the Year is getting tighter, Henares said.
Henares wins 4
th
shooting gold
4 games to start Martin Cup
FOUR games will be held to the start of the
10th Fr. Martin Division 2 Cup basketball
tournament this
Saturday at the St.
Placid gymnasium
of the San Beda
College-Mendiola
campus.
Ateneo, last
years seminalist,
clashes with Trin-
ity University of
Asia at 1:30 p.m.,
while Far Eastern University meets Angeles
University Foundation earlier at 12 noon.
In the junior division, defending cham-
pion Xavier School faces St. Joseph College
at 3 p.m., while Trinity battles AUF in an
early morning, 9 a.m. showdown.
A total of 34 school teams are listed, with
the defending champion San Beda Red Li-
ons among the 16 varsity squads entered in
the senior division, while 18 are now regis-
tered in the junior side.
Laylo ties Antonio for Battle of Grandmasters lead
A DAY after losing badly to Ino Sador-
ra in Round 6, Darwin Laylo vaulted
into a share of the lead in the 2012
Battle of the Grandmasters at the Pa-
raw Club in Boracay by defeating Joey
Antonio in a sacricial attack in Round
7 Thursday.
Laylo gave away all his four minor
pieces to destroy his foes position and
poised to mate the many-time national
champion in a 29-move Bogo Indian De-
fense in a match that grandmaster Jayson
Gonzales described as umuusok.
Antonio fell into a tie for rst with
Laylo and Oliver Dimakiling, who
defeated off-form John Paul Gomez,
to post ve points as the event, which
serves as the selection tournament for
the national team to the 2012 Istanbul
Chess Olympiad, reached his halfway
mark.
In the womens division, veteran
Catherine Perena grabbed the solo lead
with 5.5 points followed by Janelle
Mae Frayna, Karen Enriquez and
Cherry Ann Mejia, sister of Giovanni
Mejia, who has upset two grandmasters
in the mens section, with ve points.
Philippine chess legend Eugene
Torre and Mark Paragua remained in
contention with 4.5 points, followed by
top seed Oliver Barbosa and Sadorra
with four points.
Five players will be selected for the
team, with the rst slot virtually con-
ceded to Wesley So, who is preparing
for his college study in the US.
In a texted message to Manila Stan-
dard Today, Laylo said Antonio was
about to be mated.
My sacrice of a knight and bishop
were well-calculated. He was not able
to develop all his pieces, said Laylo.
Laylo rose to prominence by beating
Antonio as a 13-year-old in a Quezon
City tournament 18 years ago and n-
ished second in the 1999 Asian Junior
championship.
Kasibulan grassroots course, football festival slated
RIZAL High School in Pasig City will be the venue
of the National Capital Region Football Association-
backed Kasibulan Grassroots Football program on
Friday, with around 60 local coaches and more than
500 kids, aged 6 to 12, expected to participate in the
three day event.
Organized by the NCRFA, headed by its president
and Philippine Football Federation secretary general
Atty. Roland Tulay, and backed by Vitamilk Champ
and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.,
this free football seminar is a long-term program
aimed at enabling the country to qualify in the 2019
FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
We are very happy to support the kids in this
developmental program that aims to instill the con-
sciousness of living a healthy and active lifestyle at
an early age through a fun sport such as football,
said Faline Sano of the Vitamilk Brand Team.
The program for Pasig City is conducted, in
cooperation with the City Government of Pasig,
led by Mayor Bobby Eusebio, who will also be
the special guest at the culmination of the event,
where certicates of participation will be distrib-
uted to the participating coaches and kids. The
mayor will be joined by members of the Azkals
and the Malditas football teams.
The three-day program, includes a seminar for
coaches, educators and other sports advocates, as
well as a kids skills assessment and training every-
day with a minimum of 60 adults and 500 kids ex-
pected to participate in each venue.
Registration is still open, according to Marco Vin-
cent Caluag of the Pasig City Sports Ofce. Please
contact the Barangay Affairs Ofce at 6380366 and
look for Josie or Jonathan or through Pasig United
FC Coach Julius at 0919-6454545 or Coach Glen at
0923-0040367.
Aside from Vitamilk and PAGCOR, the program
also got the support of Summit Mineral Water and
100 Plus.
Other Metro Manila cities Manila, Quezon City,
San Juan, Mandaluyong and Pasay, intend to join.
Games Saturday
(San Beda College-
Mendiola)
10:30 a.m. Trinity
vs AUF (jrs-b)
12 nn FEU vs
AUF (srs-a)
1:30 p.m. Trinity vs
Ateneo (srs-b)
3 p.m. St. Joseph
College vs Xavier (jrs-b)
Rexona Run listup. Join close to 10,000 running enthusiasts, who will gear up to take part in the Rexona
Run 2012, scheduled on Aug. 12 at the SM Mall of Asia grounds. Registrations are ongoing until July 29, 2012
at Riovana stores in Bonifacio Global City and Katipunan and Tobys branches in Trinoma and SM Mall of Asia.
Race fee is P900 for the 21K Solo, P1,600 for the 21K Relay and P700 for the 5K leg. The Top 3 nishers in the
21K Solo take home P7,000, P5,500, and P4,000; while P5,000, P4,000, and P3,000 will be awarded to the top
three nishers in the 21K Relay division. In the 5K division, top three nishers win P4,000, 3,000, and 2,000.
Photo shows (from left) Unilever marketing manager for deos and oral care Cindy Melocoton-Manlapaz,
Rexona assistant brand manager Mara Llanera, coach Rio de la Cruz and Rexona brand manager Anne Remulla.
For more details, check out the Rexona Men Facebook page, visit www.runrio.com or call/text the race hotline
at +63927-347-7700 (Globe), +63929-717-8164 (Smart) or +623-887-6194.
Adamson...
From A8
Yumang and Tebangin prevailed over St. Domi-
nic of Asias Ma. Evangeline Pastor and Evelyn
Gomez, 21-16, while Soltones and Berbano won
over AMAs Longalong and Fajardo, 21-13.
Comebacking Satchel Senupe, formerly of La
Salle-Dasma, and teammate Anna Adolfo took the
lead in Group B, with two other teams after they
outplayed Lady Patriots Cherry Rose Nunag and
Bea Canillas, 21-9.
La Salle-Dasmarias Monique Tiangco and
Maribeth Lara showed a more aggressive game in
toppling Battle of Champions winner UEs Fran-
cislyn Cais and Jessica Paron, 21-19.
The 19-year-old Lara and Tiangco turned the
tables on Cais and Paron when they overcame a
17-18 decit with a series of aggressive plays at
the net. Lara scored the last four points with her
attacks from at the net.
Arellano Universitys Jan Galang and Mary
Jane Ticar won over Philippine School of Busi-
ness Administrations Joan Arceo and Naomi
Otoshi, 21-12.
KJ Choi
JULY 20, 2012
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
It was USTs rst win over Ateneo
in ve years as the Tigers snapped a
12-game losing streak to the defend-
ing champs. The last time the Tigers
beat the Eagles was way back in Aug.
4, 2007, when they posted an 87-74 vic-
FRIDAY
A8
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
By Jeric Lopez

THE long, dry spell is over.
Aljon Mariano came through in the second half,
scoring a game-high 21 points and grabbing 13
rebounds as the University of Santo Tomas Growling
Tigers overhauled a 19-point decit to earn a 71-70
victory against Ateneo in the 75
th
University Athletic
Association of the Philippines mens basketball
tournament at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum yesterday.
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THE Tuason Racing School-Cas-
trol Racing Team scored another
big feat behind the impressive
victory of Korean Mickey Kim in
the fourth leg of the 2012 Philip-
pine GT Championship Series re-
cently at the Clark International
Speedway.
Kim, who only started racing
last January under the grassroots
TRS Cup program, stunned the
heavy favorites on his debut in
the GT200 division as he cap-
tured the crown for the Castrol-
TRS Racing Team, powered by
Castrol, Bridgestone, Auto Ac-
cess, Standard Insurance, Coke
Zero, Oakley, Toptul, OMP, C!
Magazine, Speedlab, and Aguila
Auto Glass.
Kim, who kept his hold on the
solo lead in the GT100 class in
the rst three legs, was even more
amazing moving up to a higher
class, where he upstaged consis-
tent winnersthe father-son tan-
dem of Arnel and Dwight Kevin
Carlos.
Posting a 2:16 in the qualifying
time trials, Kim kept his compo-
sure against the top guns dis-
playing consistent driving and
excellent strategy to nish fth
overall in the nine-lap Sprint Race
and claim the GT200 runner-up
honors.
Gaining condence, he pushed
his limits and the power of his
Honda Civic EK to check in fourth
overall behind the Top 3 title con-
tenders of the series.
He did what we asked him
to do, and it produced amazing
results. And to nish fourth be-
hind (Jody) Coseteng, (Vincent)
Floirendo and (Jojo) Silverio is
something we didnt expect. He
is very promising and will de-
nitely pull off a couple of sur-
prises if he steps up a little fur-
ther, said Castrol-TRS Racing
team manager Mike Tuason.
For more information about the
team, visit its Web site at www.tu-
asonracing.com, or like the team
on Facebook for more updates and
promos www.facebook.com/tua-
Korean carries Castrol-TRS to glory
By Ronnie Nathanbielsz
WORLD Boxing Organiza-
tion/International Boxing Fed-
eration super bantamweight
champion Nonito Donaire,
said he will be ready to face
Mexican warrior Jorge Arce,
tentatively on Oct. 20 at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles.
However, a conict in the
telecast of the planned title
ght for the vacant WBO ban-
tamweight crown relinquished
by Arce, between No.1-ranked
AJ Banal and No.2 Pungluang
Sor Sungyu of Thailand and
the Donaire-Arce bout, which
will be both telecast by ABS-
CBN over Channel 2, will have
to be resolved.
The issue is likely to be set-
tled when Top Rank promoter
Bob Arum arrives in Manila
and meets with ABS-CBN Vice
president for Sports Peter Musn-
gi in the rst week of August.
Donaires wife Rachel earli-
er said that the Arce showdown
was set for Oct. 13, but Arum
told Manila Standar d it will
be Oct. 20.
In an overseas telephone
conversation, Donaire said his
training regimen for the Arce
ght will be different from the
manner in which he prepared
for the title unication bout
with IBF champion Jeffrey
Mathebula last July 7 at the
Home Depot Center in Carson
City, California.
Nonito vows:
I will be ready
for Jorge Arce
BRITISH OPEN
Tigers shock Eagles
By Jeric Lopez

THE second and last nals
berth.
Thats the only thing in the
minds of Barangay Ginebra and
B-MEG today when they
bring out everything they
have as they dispute the
second nals ticket in
the 2012 Philippine
Basketball Association
Governors Cup.
Its win or go home
for the two popular squads
when they meet at 6:45 p.m.
today to see, who moves to
the nals and who falls short
when they battle in front of an
expected jam-packed crowd at
the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
The winner faces waiting
Rain or Shine in the best-of-
seven nals, which will start
on Sunday.
After the elimination round
and the seminals, the Gin
Kings and the Llamados
found themselves tied for
second place with 9-5 cards.
B-MEG actually had the
chance last Wednesday to ad-
vance to the nals rst when
they battled Rain or Shine.
But the Elasto Painters had
other plans as they claimed
their rst nals berth in fran-
chise history with a 92-82
victory over the Llamados.
Ginebra, on the other hand,
earned this opportunity by squeak-
ing past Talk N Text, 73-71, also
last Wednesday. The win ended
the Tropang Texters run of five
straight finals appearances.
The Kings have achieved
much already, but coach Siot
Tanquincen is far from satised.
We are not yet nished. We
need to keep pushing. The play-
ers are showing the heart of
Ginebra. Magandang opportu-
nity ito for us pero hindi pa kami
content,said Tanquincen.
The streaking Gin Kings
have won four of their ve
seminal games and coin-
cidentally, their lone defeat
came at the hands of the Lla-
mados last Sunday, 82-70.
The last time we played
them, they outplayed us. Dik-
dikan na. Lahat ng puwede
mong makuhang advantage,
kuhanin mo na. Its more on
the mental side. It takes a lot
to win a game like this. We
have to be relentless because
we know they will be, add-
ed Tanquincen.
B-MEG, Ginebra
in game of death
THE Philippines stands to
earn another gold medal in the
recent 2011 Southeast Asian
Games.
This developed after the
Southeast Asian Games Fed-
eration Council ordered Ma-
laysias 4x400 meter relay
team to return the gold it won
in athletics.
The federation made its
decision following a council
meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar over the weekend as
sports ofcials from 11 mem-
ber nations discussed the num-
ber of events to be held during
the biennial meet next year.
Federation ofcials learned
that a relay team member,
Mohd Yunus Lasaleh, tested
positive for methandienone, an
anabolic steroid.
Filipino athletes, led by
Archand Christian Bagsit, Ju-
lius Nierras, Edgardo Jr. and
Junrey Bano, took the silver in
the event, and will receive the
gold once Malaysia formally
turns over the medals.
Dr. Ferdie Brawner, who
went to Yangon with a Phil-
ippine delegation, headed by
Steve Hontiveros, received the
ofcial report from the coun-
cils anti-doping body.
Yes, they tested positive
for an anabolic steroid, a sub-
stance which is performance-
enhancing, said Dr. Brawner.
Peter Atencio
Malaysian
stripped of
gold medal
ADAMSON University
standout Paulina Soriano re-
bounded from an opening-
game loss by crushing AMA
Computer College standouts
Lorie Lyn Longalong and
Sheila Mae Fajardo, 21-8,
yesterday at the start of the
2012 Petron Ladies Beach
Volleyball Tournaments
third leg at the sand-courts
of the University of the East-
Caloocan campus.
Soriano scored thrice on
three service winners, al-
lowing them to bounce
back from a 15-21 setback
to University of the East-2
bets Krysel Cueva and Mar-
ni Pedrosa.
They never looked in trou-
ble after Soriano and Pineda
took a 10-3 advantage and
posted their rst win in two
games in this two-day spikef-
est supported by Mikasa and
Speedo.
Nag-adjust kami sa hangin
nung unang laro dahil sanay
kami na nasa araw lang kapag
training. Sa second game,
umiwas kami sa errors, said
Pineda.
The two share the Group
A lead with Centro Escolar
Universitys Giza Yumang
and Melissa Tebangin, and the
San Sebastian College pair of
Gretchel Soltones and Czarina
Berbano. Continued on A7
Adamson pair rebounds from 1
st
-game loss
Korean Mickey Kim delivered an impressive job for the
TRS-Castrol Racing Team, winning the crown over the heavy
favorites on his debut race in the GT200 division.
Petron Corporate Affairs Head Charmaine Canillas makes the ceremonial serve
to open the Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Tournaments third leg at the sand-
courts of the University of the East-Caloocan campus. ROMAN PROSPERO
tory in the rst round of Season 70.
Jubilant Tigers coach Pido Jarencio
knew that it was only a matter of time.
Sa tingin ko, law of averages lang
din. Hindi naman puwedeng tayo na
lang lagi yung umiiyak and naghihina-
gpis. Ang tagal namin hindi nanalo sa
kanila, 12 straight na and natapos din,
said Jarencio, who had to have his blood
pressure checked in the opening mo-
ments of the third.
The win pushed the Tigers to a 1-1 tie
with the Blue Eagles at the upper half of
the leader board.
In the other pairing, De La Salle Uni-
versity kept its record immaculate as it
notched its second straight victorya 67-
59 win over University of the East.
The Green Archers grabbed the early
tournament lead with a 2-0 record. In con-
trast, the Red Warriors dropped to the bot-
tom of the heap at 0-2.
The Growling Tigers were off to a le-
thargic rst half as they trailed, 20-39,
late in the second frame and 28-43 at in-
termission. But they gathered themselves
to initiate a remarkable second-half rally
to turn the tables on the Eagles.
The Growling Tigers, led by Mariano,
summoned all their energy to ignite a
pivotal 34-11 onslaught that eventually
gave them a 62-54 advantage with 8:12
remaining. It was a lead they never re-
linquished.
sonracingschool. Email the
team for inquiries at www.
info@tuasonracing.com or
call TRS secretariat, c/o Ai-
leen Urgelles and John at
820-4203.
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, EnglandThis looked familiar:
Tiger Woods atop the leaderboard at a major cham-
pionship. Strolling the course with that customary
swagger, Woods resumed the quest for his 15th ma-
jor title with a blistering start at Royal Lytham & St.
Annes, making four birdies in the rst seven holes to
take the early lead in the British Open on Thursday.
The conditions couldnt have been any better for go-
ing low. An early morning sprinkle gave way to dry
weather, the sun making an occasional appearance
through the low-hanging clouds. AP
Pickpocket. Jason Williams (left) of the US Team strips former PBA star Bal David of the ball during the
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OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695.00
LPG/11-kg tank
P47.15-P53.07
Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.6300
Japan Yen 0.012694 0.5285
UK Pound 1.565200 65.1593
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128937 5.3676
Switzerland Franc 1.022599 42.5708
Canada Dollar 0.989805 41.2056
Singapore Dollar 0.795418 33.1133
Australia Dollar 1.033378 43.0195
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 110.4303
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266674 11.1016
Brunei Dollar 0.792267 32.9821
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000106 0.0044
Thailand Baht 0.031576 1.3145
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.3344
Euro Euro 1.228100 51.1258
Korea Won 0.000876 0.0365
China Yuan 0.156981 6.5351
India Rupee 0.018067 0.7521
Malaysia Ringgit 0.316556 13.1782
NewZealand Dollar 0.798021 33.2216
Taiwan Dollar 0.033350 1.3884
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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THE Court of Appeals has denied
the plea of three big Northern
Luzon bus operators for a
temporary restraining order on the
decision of the Land Transportation
Franchising and Regulatory Board
that paved the way for the sale
of the bus franchises of defunct
Pantranco North Express Inc. to
other bus companies.
The CA said in a June 28, 2012
order it found no merit in the plea
of Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines Inc.,
Genesis Transport Service Inc. and
Pangasinan Solid North Transit
Inc. for the immediate issuance
of a temporary restraining order...
or writ of preliminary injunction
against the LTFRB.
The three bus companies asked
the appellate court to nullify and
set aside the May 21, 2012 decision
of the LTFRB that afrmed the
public auction of Pantrancos bus
franchises to its dismissed workers
to answer for labor claims, and their
subsequent sale to competitors of
Philippine Rabbit, Genesis, and
Pangasinan Solid North.
In the case at bar, there is
no showing that the matter is of
extreme urgency and that petitioners
[Philippine Rabbit, Genesis, and
Pangasinan Solid North] will suffer
grave injustice or sustain injury
beyond possibility of repair or
beyond possible compensation in
damages, the appellate court said.
Meanwhile, over 2,000 former
employees of the defunct Pantranco
North Express lauded Court of Ap-
peals for its quick action on the case.
In a statement, members of the
Pantranco Retrenched Employees
Association and the Pantranco
Employees Association said the
petition of Philippine Rabbit,
Genesis, and Pangasinan Solid
North lacked merit, saying the
LTFRB was correct in respecting
the decisions of the National Labor
Relations Commission, the Court
of Appeals and the Supreme Court
afrming the workers money
claims against Pantranco.
By Othel V. Campos
FASTFOOD giant Jollibee Foods Corp.
plans to bring its agship hamburger
business to Europe by building its rst
outlets in Italy as part of the companys
global expansion program.
Jollibee chairman and chief
executive Tony Tan Caktiong
disclosed the fastfood chain
may open its rst European
store in Milan, Italy to serve the
increasing number of Filipinos
there.
Were looking at all the
Filipino communities globally.
While weve gained access to
our neighbors in Asia and in
the US, we are certainly keen
on putting up stores in Milan,
Italy. We dont have a timetable
yet, but were certainly going
there, Tan Caktiong told
Manila Standard.
He said Filipino communities
in Europe, especially in Milan,
had been asking the company to
open stores in strategic areas in
Europe.
Tan Caktiong, however, said
the company may need to boost
its logistics capacity before it
could open stores in Europe.
Meanwhile, he said Jollibee
was set to open its first store
in Singapore before end-
2012.
Were targeting one store for
this year. We know that it will
do good but we have to work
out a certain system of logistics
for this particular market, he
said.
Tan Caktiong said the
company had no target
acquisition at the moment but
were always on the lookout
for any opportunity.
The company is rolling out
an aggressive expansion in
2012 to add 225 more stores
100 for Philippine expansion
and 125 for the China fastfood
market.
Capital expenditure in 2012
was set at P5.8 billion.
Tan Caktiong said there was
still room for more stores in its
areas of operations, since the
market was still far way from
its saturation point.
Jollibee operates 2,513 stores
globally of which 509 of which
are overseas. It opened 13
stores abroad in the rst quarter
of 2012.
Overseas operations include
China (354 under the Yonghe
King, Hong Zhuang Yuan and
San Pin Wang brands); 81 in
the United States (Jollibee,
Red Ribbon, Chowking and
Chow Fun; 32 in Vietnam
(all Jollibee); 17 in Dubai
(all Chowking); 11 in Brunei
(all Jollibee); seven in Jeddah
(Jollibee); two in Indonesia
(Chowking); two in Qatar
(Chowking). There is one
Jollibee store each in Hong
Kong, Qatar and Kuwait.
The company said system-
wide retail sales grew 15
percent to P21.6 billion in the
January-March period from
P18.743 billion a year ago.
Jollibee opened 39 new
stores in the first three
months, including 26 outlets
in the Philippines and 13
abroad.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
THE balance of payments
surplus dipped 94 percent to
$14 million in June from $222
million a year ago, the Bangko
Sentral said Thursday.
Data showed the June BoP
surplus also shrank from $138-
million surplus recorded in
May, as the growth in external
payments outpaced the increase
in foreign inows.
The BoP position, which
mirrors the countrys external
strength, refers to the difference
between foreign exchange
inows and outows during
a particular period. A surplus
means more funds are coming
into the country than what is
spent overseas.
The Bangko Sentral said the
smaller BoP surplus in June put
the six-month gure to $1.3
billion, down by 73 percent
from $5.0 billion booked in the
same period last year.
Remittances and business
process outsourcing revenues
kept the BoP position in
surplus over the past several
years, allowing the peso to
gain strength against the
US dollar and the gross
international reserves to reach
$77 billion.
These inows were offset by
debt payments made overseas
by the government and the
private sector as well as the
huge trade decit.
Bangko Sentral Deputy
Governor Diwa Guinigundo
admitted the outlook for the
global economy was weaker
this year.
Overall, the global economy
is much weaker than last years.
As a result, foreign investments
were weaker while external
debt servicing continued, he
said.
Bangko Sentral Governor
Amando Tetangco Jr., however,
said remittances would continue
to buoy the BoP position.
Year-to-date remittances
have remained robust and
exports have picked up. We
expect the Philippines to
continue to receive inows
given positive growth
fundamentals buoying investor
sentiment, he said.
Bangko Sentral now expects
the BoP surplus to reach $2.6
billion by end of the year,
lower than the earlier estimate
of $2.8 billion.
By Julito G. Rada
SALES of car importers in the rst half
rose 28 percent from a year ago, driven
by the passenger car segment and stable
macroeconomic fundamentals.
The Association of Vehicle Importers
and Distributors said its members sold
15,799 units in the January-June period,
up from 12,324 units sold a year earlier.
As Avid enters the second semester,
we expect a more upbeat outlook
towards the end of 2012, strengthened by
stable macroeconomic fundamentals and
continuing brand management efforts.
We believe that sales will remain resilient
against global economic challenges,
Avid president Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo said
in a statement.
Avid said sales of passenger cars
increased by 59 percent to 9,530 units
in the six-month period from 6,007 units
sold last year.
The group said in June alone, sales
grew 9 percent to 2,912 from 2,666 sold
in the same month last year. Hyundai
Asia Resources Inc. accounted for 2,356
units.
Meanwhile, Honda Cars Philippines
Inc. said it would voluntarily recall 834
Japan-made Honda CR-V units sold in
the Philippines between April and July
2012, to replace a faulty door latch
assembly with countermeasure parts free
of charge.
Findings show that if the manual or
power door lock is activated while an
interior front door handle is being opened
by an occupant, the cable connecting the
interior door handle to the door latch
mechanism may become loose and move
out of position.
Honda Cars public relations manager
Mitch Malto said it would take four
months before all the 834 units could be
recalled. So far, no crashes or injuries
have been reported related to this issue,
Malto said in a press brieng.
THE World Bank warned
Thursday the deteriorating
European debt crisis will pull
down the gross domestic product
growth in the Philippines by as
much as 2 percentage point, as
both exports and remittances are
expected to slow.
It predicted GDP growth would
grow by 4.6 percent this year
under the base-case scenario,
but the rate could go down to
3.1 percent under the low-case
scenario and to 2.5 percent under
the worst-case scenario.
The Philippine economy
is estimated to expand slower
by 3.1 percent to 2.5 percent in
2012 in case the Euro zone crisis
worsens, the bank said in its 36-
page Philippine Quarterly Update
released Thursday.
The low-case scenario assumes
a relatively orderly crisis in Europe
characterized by a credit squeeze
in one or two European economies
while the worst-case scenario refers
to a disorderly crisis characterized
by a full-blown freezing up of
credit spreading across two larger
European economies, causing
possible second-round impacts
through China.
The Philippines is vulnerable
to the Euro zone crisis through
trade and remittance linkages.
In the worst case, global trade
is projected to fall by 10 percent
and remittances to developing
countries to contract by 6
percent, it said.
Given the worsening global
scenario, investments by the
private sector and government
spending on key infrastructure
as well as education and health
will need to rise substantially to
cushion the impact of the global
crisis, sustain growth as well as
create more and better jobs in the
Philippines, said World Bank
country director Motoo Konishi.
The report said Philippine
exports in 2012 were projected
to contract by 12 percent to 16
percent, in case the European
crisis worsened.
With remittance inows
from Europe accounting for 16
percent of total remittances, we
project 3.6-percent growth for
2012 and further deceleration in
2013 to 2014 under the worst-
case scenario. Together, the
combined shock to exports and
to remittances should undermine
household incomes, spending and
sentiment, limiting the support to
growth from private domestic
consumption, it added. RTD
SM San Fernando opens
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the countrys leading
mall developer and operator, opens today SM
City San Fernando, its 44th shopping mall in the
country and third mall in Pampanga.
SM Prime said in a disclosure to the stock
exchange the new mall has a gross oor area
of 42,625 square meters. Its other malls in the
provinceSM City Pampanga and SM City
Clarkwere opened in November 2000 and
May 2006, respectively.
We warmly welcome all our valued customers
to our newest and third mall in Pampanga, SM
City San Fernando. This caters to the need for
another mall in Pampanga as the province has
clearly advanced over the years owing to its
established agricultural economy and its now
thriving tourism industry, SM Prime president
Hans Sy said in a statement.
Located at the Downtown Heritage district,
Barangay. Sto. Rosario, San Fernando, Pampanga,
the mall features a unique facade and a distinctive
exterior design which complies with the architectural
theme of a heritage area, as mandated by the San
Fernando local government. Julito G. Rada
Galoc ships oil to Korea
GALOC Production Co., operator of the Galoc
oil eld off northwest Palawan, is set to deliver
its 27th oil shipment to South Korea next month,
a consortium member said Thursday.
Otto Energy Ltd. of Australia, majority owner
of Galoc Production, said in its latest report that
the 26th oil offtake was delivered on May 31 with
325,546 barrels sold to a South Korean renery
priced at $113 per barrel.
The Galoc consortium earlier reported proven
and probable reserves at a high of 19.75 million
barrels, while production reached nine million
barrels to date.
Otto Energy said the upgrade of the oating,
production, storage and ofoading vessel
Rubicon Intrepid increased the reliability and
uptime of the Galoc eld.
It said uptime or production time was
now more than 95 percent and the eld had
performed safely and reliably during all
weather events.
Otto said production went up to around 6,100
barrels per day at the end of the second quarter
from 5,872 barrels per day. Alena Mae S. Flores
New Fisheries building. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala (left) leads the groundbreaking for the P200-million DA
Fisheries Building Complex as part of the 65th anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources at the
Bureau of Plant Industry compound, Visayas Avenue in Quezon City. The complex will feature three four-story buildingsone each
for the DA-BFAR, Philippine Fisheries Development Authority and National Fisheries Research and Development Institute and a
two-story shery laboratory building. With Alcala are (from left) NFRDI director Melchor Tayamen, PFDA general manager Eduardo
Chu and BFAR director Asis Perez.
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 9,136,998 664,006,401.245
INDUSTRIAL 138,795,831 795,914,954.1
HOLDING FIRMS 299,888,868 1,311,213,289.565
PROPERTY 164,143,413 635,796,206.25
SERVICES 240,041,635 962,243,170.79
MINING & OIL 1,540,542,726 328,340,901.182
GRAND TOTAL 2,402,549,471 4,697,514,923.135
FINANCIAL 1,299.61 (DOWN) 11.99
INDUSTRIAL 7,885.39 (D0WN) 32.06
HOLDING FIRMS 4,358.88 (DOWN) 25.49
PROPERTY 1,877.07 (DOWN) 15.07
SERVICES 1,784.59 (DOWN) 0.87
MINING & OIL 23,237.14 (DOWN) 114.9
PSEI 5,189.37 (DOWN) 31.18
All Shares Index 3,444.84 (DOWN) 19.86
Gainers: 54; Losers: 103; Unchanged:38; Total: 195
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 63.70 63.80 62.90 63.00 (1.10) 1,665,430 (31,293,486.50)
76.80 50.00 Bank of PI 73.15 73.50 71.70 72.25 (1.23) 950,410 12,356,436.50
595.00 370.00 China Bank 487.00 487.40 486.20 487.40 0.08 9,700
23.90 12.98 COL Financial 22.25 22.70 22.30 22.70 2.02 22,700 276,140.00
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 18.62 18.78 18.68 18.70 0.43 318,900 (3,299,244.00)
22.00 7.56 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.18 10.50 10.14 10.50 3.14 4,600
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 78.50 80.45 87.50 80.00 1.91 620
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.35 2.47 2.25 2.47 5.11 63,000
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 37.45 37.00 35.00 37.00 (1.20) 200
98.00 60.00 Metrobank 98.00 99.30 96.45 96.45 (1.58) 2,044,410 (86,101,669.50)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.97 1.98 1.97 1.97 0.00 1,737,000 (83,160.00)
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 71.50 74.00 70.50 74.00 3.50 181,950 (6,733,785.50)
500.00 204.80 PSE Inc. 358.00 358.00 356.00 356.00 (0.56) 9,490
45.50 25.45 RCBC À 44.00 44.50 44.00 44.05 0.11 301,700.00 3,785,000.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 141.00 141.00 139.00 139.00 (1.42) 1,171,570 (91,492,290.00)
1240.00 890.00 Sun Life Financial 920.00 920.00 910.00 910.00 (1.09) 1,040
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 100.00 100.00 99.50 99.80 (0.20) 44,810
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.72 1.73 1.73 1.73 0.58 50,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.40 34.45 34.00 34.05 (1.02) 5,212,700 15,853,355.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 9.00 9.00 8.97 8.99 (0.11) 70,000
23.90 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 18.00 18.00 17.04 17.04 (5.33) 5,300
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.42 1.47 1.42 1.42 0.00 118,000 (1,430.00)
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 29.30 29.30 29.30 29.30 0.00 1,500 (43,950.00)
1.65 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.42 1.42 1.40 1.40 (1.41) 1,256,000
Asiabest Group 31.50 32.70 29.70 29.95 (4.92) 108,700 514,255.00
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 61.20 56.00 56.00 56.00 (8.50) 42,000
3.07 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.55 2.55 2.53 2.55 0.00 168,000 71,140.00
9.70 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.20 9.30 9.20 9.30 1.09 31,500
7.00 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.11 6.13 5.96 6.05 (0.98) 12,100,600 (1,147,471.00)
6.75 2.80 EEI 6.85 6.85 6.80 6.85 0.00 548,400 23,815.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 2.20 1.70 1.70 1.70 (22.73) 39,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 9.62 9.65 9.65 9.65 0.31 4,000 19,300.00
18.00 12.50 First Gen Corp. 18.00 18.04 17.94 17.94 (0.33) 558,600 5,274,664.00
78.55 51.50 First Holdings A 78.00 78.25 76.50 76.50 (1.92) 851,700 127,110.00
30.90 22.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 21.00 20.50 20.50 20.50 (2.38) 1,500
0.02 0.0099 Greenergy 0.0150 0.0150 0.0140 0.0140 (6.67) 84,100,000
12.36 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.64 11.96 11.60 11.96 2.75 10,100 (9,248.00)
2.35 0.74 Ionics Inc 0.660 0.650 0.620 0.640 (3.03) 322,000 (75,130.00)
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 105.00 107.00 103.20 107.00 1.90 462,460 6,599,958.00
Lafarge Rep 8.90 8.85 8.20 8.25 (7.30) 10,300
91.25 25.00 Liberty Flour 43.00 42.50 42.50 42.50 (1.16) 2,700
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.93 2.00 1.88 1.98 2.59 1,747,000
3.20 1.05 Manchester Intl. A 3.00 2.98 2.70 2.71 (9.67) 42,000
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 1,000
26.00 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 25.75 25.85 25.00 25.60 (0.58) 689,600 (665,500.00)
15.30 8.12 Megawide 16.60 16.60 16.30 16.50 (0.60) 27,200
295.00 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 261.20 263.40 260.00 261.00 (0.08) 376,840 51,930,260.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 0.00 1,000
3.00 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.88 2.88 2.85 2.88 0.00 54,000 114,600.00
17.40 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.12 10.10 10.06 10.10 (0.20) 3,505,800 (10,100,000.00)
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.72 10.68 10.50 10.50 (2.05) 3,000
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.85 8.88 8.70 8.70 (1.69) 342,600 2,654,835.00
3.78 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.40 3.40 3.33 3.33 (2.06) 5,000 (13,570.00)
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.35 5.40 5.30 5.30 (0.93) 33,400
33.00 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 33.90 34.00 33.50 33.60 (0.88) 212,200 211,530.00
132.60 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 113.10 113.20 112.00 112.50 (0.53) 47,450 1,553,743.00
1.90 1.25 Seacem 1.95 1.99 1.90 1.90 (2.56) 11,349,000 760,000.00
2.44 1.80 Splash Corporation 1.81 1.81 1.80 1.80 (0.55) 85,000
0.250 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.147 0.147 0.140 0.140 (4.76) 1,970,000
5.30 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 4.48 4.52 4.48 4.49 0.22 2,843,000 1,363,870.00
3.00 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.10 2.20 2.19 2.20 4.76 10,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.20 (2.44) 342,400
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 61.65 61.90 61.00 61.45 (0.32) 2,247,570 (53,673,141.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.19 1.21 1.17 1.18 (0.84) 2,750,000 26,400.00
1.12 0.310 Vitarich Corp. 0.630 0.630 0.620 0.620 (1.59) 481,000 (9,300.00)
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 (10.00) 1,300
1.22 0.70 Vulcan Indl. 0.97 0.94 0.94 0.94 (3.09) 49,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.90 0.97 0.86 0.92 2.22 105,215,000 1,432,620.00
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.40 48.70 47.50 47.95 (0.93) 793,300 (8,748,360.00)
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.00 134,800,000
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 11.54 11.80 11.48 11.48 (0.52) 8,310,900 3,372,466.00
2.97 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 1.99 2.00 1.99 1.99 0.00 35,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.80 4.83 4.83 4.83 0.63 10,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.00 5.10 5.00 5.00 0.00 106,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 435.00 437.20 430.00 430.20 (1.10) 695,100 (168,780,832.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.90 59.20 58.75 58.80 (0.17) 3,459,680 8,320,289.00
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.79 2.69 2.66 2.66 (4.66) 54,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 3.99 4.07 4.00 4.02 0.75 553,000 765,000.00
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.225 0.305 0.230 0.280 24.44 5,290,000 (34,200.00)
520.00 455.40 GT Capital 526.00 536.00 526.00 528.50 0.48 263,860 10,056,335.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 31.75 32.40 31.70 31.85 0.31 3,010,000 10,530,270.00
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.92 5.92 5.83 5.90 (0.34) 1,416,500 (6,133,221.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.16 1.17 1.12 1.14 (1.72) 3,934,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.560 0.550 0.485 0.485 (13.39) 251,000 (540.00)
3.82 1.790 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.51 2.51 2.50 2.50 (0.40) 2,262,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.12 4.19 4.12 4.12 0.00 14,970,000 3,366,070.00
6.24 2.55 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.40 5.49 5.45 5.40 0.00 1,100 (549.00)
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0570 0.0570 0.0560 0.0560 (1.75) 6,990,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.480 1.390 1.380 1.380 (6.76) 12,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 0.00 2,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.335 0.340 0.330 0.330 (1.49) 1,980,000
750.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 725.00 725.00 715.00 720.00 (0.69) 345,070 (72,568,685.00)
1.78 1.00 Solid Group Inc. 1.52 1.53 1.49 1.51 (0.66) 330,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.21 1.22 1.19 1.22 0.83 196,000
850.00 425.00 Transgrid 470.00 450.00 430.00 450.00 (4.26) 300
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2800 0.2550 0.2350 0.2500 (10.71) 570,000
0.620 0.620 Wellex Industries 0.3300 0.3300 0.3150 0.3250 (1.52) 1,660,000 35,400.00
1.370 0.185 Zeus Holdings 0.460 0.470 0.450 0.450 (2.17) 2,360,000 46,000.00
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 21.00 22.00 20.80 22.00 4.76 1,500 27,400.00
0.83 0.38 Araneta Prop À 0.610 0.610 0.610 0.610 0.00 1,000
0.218 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.180 0.176 0.175 0.175 (2.78) 820,000
22.85 13.36 Ayala Land `B 20.35 20.55 20.20 20.35 0.00 7,112,700 9,667,025.00
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.98 5.03 4.98 4.99 0.20 3,854,000 1,749,100.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.77 5.78 5.70 5.78 0.17 123,000
5.66 0.80 Century Property 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.43 (0.69) 343,000
2.90 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.50 2.64 2.50 2.64 5.60 21,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.84 0.84 0.82 0.82 (2.38) 732,000
0.90 0.54 Empire East Land 0.860 0.880 0.850 0.860 0.00 228,890,000 1,336,510.00
3.06 1.63 Global-Estate 2.04 2.04 1.98 2.00 (1.96) 4,733,000 251,630.00
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.30 1.31 1.29 1.29 (0.77) 10,759,000 9,833,870.00
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 1.70 1.72 1.71 1.72 1.18 39,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.28 1.28 1.23 1.28 0.00 46,000
2.33 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.15 2.20 2.11 2.11 (1.86) 87,787,000 (28,217,370.00)
0.42 0.168 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1610 0.1640 0.1610 0.1640 1.86 1,670,000
0.990 0.080 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6700 0.6700 0.6500 0.6500 (2.99) 4,411,000
0.71 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.450 0.450 0.450 0.450 0.00 300,000
18.86 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 18.00 18.20 18.00 18.00 0.00 4,184,500 (9,914,200.00)
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.09 3.17 3.11 3.12 0.97 141,000 (3,170.00)
2.70 1.80 Shang Properties Inc. 2.57 2.58 2.52 2.58 0.39 15,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.15 6.25 6.10 6.14 (0.16) 329,400 567,462.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 13.40 13.54 12.96 13.04 (2.69) 11,548,500 (42,612,396.00)
1.03 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.70 1.45 664,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 4.05 4.03 3.80 4.03 (0.49) 304,000
0.80 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.00 170,000
4.50 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.070 4.090 4.060 4.080 0.25 1,115,000 (432,240.00)
S E R V I C E S
42.00 28.60 ABS-CBN 36.90 36.90 36.70 36.70 (0.54) 600
18.98 1.60 Acesite Hotel 2.08 2.07 1.78 1.88 (9.62) 1,707,000 98,410.00
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.630 0.640 0.630 0.630 0.00 21,916,000 (12,824,000.00)
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.20 9.30 9.20 9.30 1.09 58,400 55,200.00
102.80 4.12 Bloomberry 10.06 10.08 9.79 9.79 (2.68) 18,303,600 29,078,572.00
0.5300 10.2000 Boulevard Holdings 0.1360 0.1370 0.1360 0.1360 0.00 4,680,000
24.00 6.66 Calata Corp. 9.20 9.20 8.65 8.76 (4.78) 1,529,400 459,342.00
86.90 62.00 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 68.00 68.10 67.70 67.95 (0.07) 187,080 (8,607,638.00)
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 9.96 10.48 10.48 10.48 5.22 9,500
9.70 5.40 DFNN Inc. 5.84 5.95 5.77 5.80 (0.68) 217,100
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 2.54 2.54 2.54 2.54 0.00 7,000
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1139.00 1152.00 1139.00 1148.00 0.79 217,125 16,681,525.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 10.10 10.20 10.04 10.10 0.00 398,100
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 71.00 71.50 70.30 70.40 (0.85) 2,208,520 14,105,671.50
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.470 0.510 0.450 0.450 (4.26) 3,840,000 12,100.00
4.70 2.00 IP Converge 2.04 2.60 2.12 2.46 20.59 1,651,000 (84,820.00)
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.038 0.039 0.038 0.038 0.00 172,300,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.07 1.05 1.05 1.05 (1.87) 247,000
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0490 0.0490 0.0470 0.0470 (4.08) 9,500,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.9700 2.8700 2.8300 2.8300 (4.71) 12,000
11.12 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.59 8.74 8.43 8.56 (0.35) 1,045,700 (1,306,784.00)
3.85 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 0.00 30,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.80 2.85 2.80 2.80 0.00 117,000 8,400.00
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.74 0.74 0.72 0.74 0.00 324,000
3.15 1.10 Manila Jockey 2.45 2.53 2.45 2.47 0.82 428,000 (15,000.00)
22.95 14.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.14 14.30 14.10 14.30 1.13 3,000
8.58 4.60 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.28 7.34 7.28 7.30 0.27 24,600
3.32 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.05 3.05 3.00 3.00 (1.64) 1,151,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.50 9.52 9.35 9.52 0.21 152,000 (1,399,440.00)
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 14.70 14.80 14.60 14.80 0.68 1,324,000 (8,585,334.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2722.00 2724.00 2708.00 2724.00 0.07 49,340 58,005,420.00
0.48 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.320 0.330 0.320 0.330 3.13 1,250,000
30.10 10.68 Puregold 26.10 26.60 26.20 26.55 1.72 3,555,600 18,010,385.00
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 3.69 3.70 3.70 3.70 0.27 13,000
0.79 0.27 Waterfront Phils. 0.440 0.430 0.430 0.430 (2.27) 50,000 21,500.00
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0040 0.0041 0.0040 0.0040 0.00 137,000,000 40,500.00
6.20 3.01 Apex À 5.07 5.01 4.95 5.00 (1.38) 116,500
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.98 5.05 4.95 5.00 0.40 11,200
25.20 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.56 17.64 17.60 17.60 0.23 798,700 3,210,950.00
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 29.70 29.15 27.25 29.15 (1.85) 1,500
0.380 0.148 Basic Energy Corp. 0.255 0.260 0.255 0.255 0.00 3,430,000 (39,000.00)
34.00 14.50 Benguet Corp `B 23.70 23.80 23.50 23.50 (0.84) 4,900 (7,050.00)
2.51 1.62 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 0.00 30,000
61.80 5.68 Dizon 31.35 32.50 30.20 31.00 (1.12) 222,900 15,500.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.63 0.66 0.60 0.60 (4.76) 97,631,000 161,200.00
1.82 0.9000 Lepanto À 1.240 1.260 1.230 1.260 1.61 12,864,000
2.070 1.0200 Lepanto `B 1.300 1.330 1.290 1.300 0.00 15,400,000 (1,457,300.00)
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0680 0.0680 0.0670 0.0670 (1.47) 45,420,000
0.087 0.042 Manila Mining `B 0.0680 0.0690 0.0680 0.0690 1.47 3,490,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 29.30 29.50 28.20 28.90 (1.37) 321,700 (2,653,625.00)
12.84 2.13 Nihao Mineral Resources 9.89 10.00 9.81 9.89 0.00 219,000 4,960.00
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.7500 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 (6.67) 205,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.080 5.150 5.000 5.010 (1.38) 1,283,700 106,024.00
0.032 0.012 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 91,100,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.00 11,200,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.95 6.09 5.91 5.95 0.00 18,700 (591.00)
28.95 18.50 Philex À 22.00 22.10 21.45 21.55 (2.05) 3,564,900 (14,114,025.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 39.30 39.90 37.80 38.20 (2.80) 1,215,100 14,829,315.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.051 0.051 0.050 0.050 (1.96) 673,180,000 71,000.00
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 227.00 228.00 223.20 226.00 (0.44) 86,670 (6,127,030.00)
0.029 0.014 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0170 (5.56) 441,600,000
PREFERRED
47.90 27.30 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 35.50 35.00 33.60 34.90 (1.69) 1,412,000 (45,223,175.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 552.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 (0.36) 60
First Gen F 101.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 (0.99) 20,000
First Gen G 101.70 102.00 102.00 102.00 0.29 100 (10,200.00)
18.00 12.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 103.50 103.60 103.60 103.60 0.10 600
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 10.08 10.12 10.00 10.10 117,300 50,506.00
116.70 107.00 PCOR-Preferred 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 0.00 23,010
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1015.00 1016.00 1016.00 1016.00 0.10 100
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.20 1.19 1.19 1.19 (0.83) 10,000
Ms. Herreras column
will resume next week.
MAYA BALTAZAR
HERRERA
INTEGRATIONS
Exploring possibilities
CAMELLA Homes, the
agship unit of Vista Land &
Lifescapes Inc. of the family
of Senator Manny Villar, has
been named one of the winners
of the Readers Digest Trusted
Brands Gold Award in the
property developer category.
The award was based on the
results of a regional survey
covering eight countries
in Asia, namely Malaysia,
China, Hong Kong, India, the
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan
and Thailand. One-thousand
respondents were surveyed
from each country for a total of
8,000 respondents.
Camella caters to the mid-
market segment of Vista Land
& Lifescapes, the countrys
largest homebuilder. It has been
operating for 36 years and has
built more than 250,000 homes
across the country.
Julito G. Rada
BULLISH. Thats how participants composed
of analysts, investors, and Wall Street denizens
felt about the Philippines during the very recent
Philippine Resources Symposium
held at the Philippine Consulate
in New York City. A powerhouse
cast of representatives from the
countrys mining industryamong
them Chamber of Mines president
and Benguet Corp. chief executive
Philip Benjamin Romualdez, Philex
Mining Corp.s senior vice president
for corporate affairs Mike Toledo
and Nickel Asias Manny Samson
impressed participants with their
substantive presentations, Happy
Hours New York buddies reported.
Hosted by Murdock Capital Partners (with
managing director Charles Nelson), the symposium
totally went beyond expectations that the venue was
not only jam-packed, the organizers even ran out
of food! No doubt it was a problem that organizers
from the American Chamber of Commerce (led by
its president Butch Meily) and the US-Philippines
Society (with executive director Hank Hendrickson,
who was also a speaker) were only too happy to
encounter.
The release of the much anticipated
and still disputed mining executive
order triggered renewed interest for the
industry, with big players hailing the EO
because it gave clarity to government
policy. In his presentation, Toledo noted
the continued increase in the global
demand for metals and mineralswith
the Philippines as a prime source of valuable minerals
and an estimated nine million hectares of potential
additional sites that could be explored.
The new mining EO, Toledo stressed, gives clear
directions as it calls for the supremacy of national
laws (although this continues to be a touchy issue
with LGU execs bristling at the thought of national
government abrogating local jurisdiction). Philex is
an industry pioneer, having continuously operated
for some 54 years and consistently advocating
responsible miningensuring sustained development
in the communities where it operates and putting
life and dignity of community members, including
indigenous people, as its priority for sustainability,
the Philex executive told audience.
Todays rapidly changing business environment
has made the stakes big and the risks high, which is
why the challenge is to look for ways to continually
raise the bar of operational excellence, community
empowerment and environmental stewardship,
Toledo concluded.
Armscor unveils new logo
Fresh from the success of the 12th Demetrio Bolo
Tuason Cup at its shooting range in Marikina, Arms
Corp. of the Philippines or Armscor unveiled its new
logo at the Defense and Sporting Arms Show held at
the SM Megatrade Hall in Mandaluyong City.
Shooting buddies who witnessed the unveiling
described the new logo as a radical change from the
old with its plain, solid linessaying the
new one gives an impression of power and
intensity. Really quite apt considering the
companys impressive track record in the
rearms and ammunitions manufacturing
industry, having recently celebrated its
50, 60, 70 trifecta celebration.
Adorned by seven stars on the upper
portion (reminiscent of a crown,
shooting enthusiasts noted) representing
the companys seven subsidiaries, the
new logo has four sides (shaped like
a diamond) embodying north, east,
west and southsignifying Armscors
eventual plan to go global. According to Armscor
vice chairman and treasurer Severo Conkoy
Tuason, We aim to complete the circle, in reference
to the lower portion where seven more stars could be
added in the future. Not too farfetched since over
60 percent of the companys production is reportedly
exported to various parts of the world. We believe
in bringing the best of the Philippines to the world
and the best of the world to the Philippines, Armscor
Shooting Ranges president Gina Marie
Angangco condently declared.
Disruptive issues at the PR
Congress
The Public Relations Society of the
Philippines will be tackling disruptive
social media issues during the 19
th

National PR Congress on Sept. 27-28
at the Intercontinental Manila hotel
in Makati. The social and digital media revolution
has brought about an Age of Disruption that calls
for changes in the way business and organizations
can best respond to inuence consumers, the PRSP
said. These disruptive inuencersamong them
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, ashmobs etc., also provide
tremendous opportunities for brands or governments to
create a new competitive mind shift for more effective
citizen or consumer engagementall of which will
be tackled during the PR Congress whose theme PR
360?: Responding in the Age of Disruption quite
covers it all.
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For comments, reactions, photos, stories
and related concerns, readers may e-mail to
happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
Camella
Homes
receives
gold award
STOCKS fell for the third day, amid risk
aversion after the World Bank warned the
European debt crisis will drag down the
growth of remittances and exports of the
Philippines over the next two years.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-
company benchmark, declined
31 points, or 0.6 percent, to close
at 5,189.37 on Thursday. All six
countered ended in the red, with
nancial companies posting the
biggest decline of 0.9 percent.
The heavier index,
representing all shares,
also lost 19 points, or 0.6
percent, to 3,444.84, as losers
outnumbered gainers, 103 to
54, with 38 issues unchanged.
Value turnover amounted to
P4.7 billion.
Ayala Corp., the most actively
traded stock, fell 0.7 percent to
P432 while SM Investments
Corp., the second most heavily
traded, dropped 0.7 percent to
P720, extending a 2.2-percent
loss Wednesday.
SM Prime Holdings Inc.,
the nations biggest shopping
mall operator and a unit of SM
Investments, sank 2.7 percent
to P13.04, the sharpest loss
since June 22. SM Groups
offer to develop 33.1 hectares
of land in Fort Bonifacio was
dropped by government on
speculation a higher price can
be got through a public auction,
according to reports.
GT Capital Holdings Inc. rose
0.8 percent to P530, making it
the biggest gainer among 10
most heavily traded stocks.
Greenergy Holdings Inc. slid
6.7 percent to P0.014 after the
company agreed to sell 2.5
billion shares at 1 centavo each
to Southern Field Ltd.
Meanwhile, Asian stock
markets rebounded Thursday
as a rise in US housing starts
and solid corporate earnings
cheered sentiment.
Investors saw hints of an
economic recovery in the housing
report, which provided an antidote
to the recent stream of downbeat
news about growth in Europe,
China and the US. The Commerce
Department said the number of
new homes and apartments that
builders started in June hit the
highest level since October 2008.
With Bloomberg, AP
Region IV-B, MIMAROPA
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Offce
Masipit, Calapan, City 5200, Oriental Mindoro
Tel. No (043) 288-2365
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Mindoro Oriental
District Engineering Offce, through the Government of the Philippines
2012, invites contractors to bid for the following projects:
1.) Contract ID : 12ED0056
Contract Name : Repai r/Rehabi l i t at i on/Improvement of
Puerto Gal era Drai nage Cal apan North
Road
Contract Location : Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of 808
L.m. Drainage
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,899,997.18
Contract Duration : 120 calendar days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of R A 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior registgration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within the period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC,
or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 18,2012 to August 08, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 26, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI
from Prospective Bidders
August 02, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids August 08, 2012 up to 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 08, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC Offce,
DPWH, Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Offce, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos ( P 10,000.00 ). Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have
purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form , as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which
shall include a copy of the CRe. The second envelope shall contain the
fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-
qualifcation .
The DPWH, Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Offce reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior
to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) NESTOR L. DEL ROSARIO
BAC Chairman
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MANILA
(MST-July 20, 2012)
1. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GOP) has received a Loan
from Japan International Cooperation Agency toward the cost of the Pinatubo
Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project, Phase III with Loan Agreement No. PH-P241
signed on 18 December 2007, It is intended that part of the proceeds of this Loan
will be applied to eligible payments for which this Invitation for Prequalifcation
is issued.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Mount Pinatubo Emergency -
Project Management Offce (DPWH,MPE-PMO), hereinafter referred to as the
Employer intends to prequalify contractors and/or frms for the following works
under this project:
Name of Project : Contract Package 7 - Excavation/Dredging of Local
Drainage Channels, Road Raising and Construction of
Bridges
Location : Province of Pampanga
Construction Period : 16 Months
a) Excavation/Dredging and Embankment of Local Channels : L - 3,900m,
channel width - 10m-30m
1) Cailano Creek : 2,200 m (with embankment)
2) Natividad Creek : 600 m (excavation only)
3) Matsin Creek : 1,100 m (excavation/dredging only)
b) Raising of Roads : L - 5,675m, W - 6.1 -6.7m, H - 0.5m to 1.0m
a) Average annual turnover as prime contractor over the last fve (5) years
of US$ 12.0 million equivalent;
b) Successful project experience as prime contractor of at least one (1)
project of nature and complexity comparable to the proposed Excavation/
Dredging of Local Drainage Channels, Road Raising and Construction of
Bridges in the Philippines or in similar countries within the last eight (8)
years (2004~2011); this experience should include ( I ) construction of
bridges with bored piles, (2) food control works with channel excavation/
dredging and embankment and (3) PCCP road construction,
3. It is expected that Invitation for Bids will be made in November 2012.
4. Prequalifcation will be conducted through prequalifcation procedures specifed
in the Guidelines for Procurement under Japanese ODA Loans, March 2009,
and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defned in the
guidelines.
5. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect
the Prequalifcation Documents at the address given below, from 8:00 A.M. to
5:00 P.M.
6. A complete set of the Prequalifcation Document may be purchased by interested
Applicants) on the submission of a written application to the address below and
upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00).
7. Applications for prequalifcation should be submitted in sealed envelopes,
delivered to the address below by 4 Sept-2012, and be clearly marked
Application to Prequalify for Contract Package No. 7: Excavation/Dredging of
Local Drainage Channels, Road Raising and Construction of Bridges, Pinatubo
Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project (PHUMP), Phase III.
Department of Public Works and Highways, Bids and Awards Committee for Civil Works
Jaime A. Pacanan, PhD, CESOI
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila ,
Tel. No. 632-3043420
Facsimile No. 632-3043382
(Sgd.) EUGENIO R. PIPO, JR.
Assistant Secretary
Vice Chairman, BAC Central Offce Bids and Awards
Committee for Civil Works
Invitation for Prequalifcation (IFP)
20 July 2012
Philippines
Loan Agreement No. PH-P24I.
Contract Package No. 7; Excavation/Dredging of Local Drainage Channels,
Road Raising and Construction of Bridges,
Pinatubo Hazard Urgent Mitigation Project. Phase III
Reference ID No. 12Z00065
Region IV-A (Southern Tagalog Region)
DPWH-Rizal I District Engineering Offce
Government Center, Calumpang, Binangonan, Rizal
Telephone # 652-3657/652-3652
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Rizal First District Engineering Offce, through
the PDAF FY 2012 and M.V.U.C., invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1. Contract ID : 12DN0087
Contract Name : Rehabilitation of Water System at Sitio Balatik, Brgy. Tatala
Contract Location : Binangonan, Rizal
Scope of Work : Construction of Elevated Water Tank
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 500,000.00
Contract Duration : 30 C.D.
Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Reblocking of Roads @ Arveemar Homes,
Brgy. San Isidro (Cont.)
Contract Location : Angono, Rizal
Scope of Work : Road Concreting
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 2,500,000.00
Contract Name : lnstallation/Application/Construction of Road Safety Devices
along:
1. Cabrera-Antipolo Road, Km. 26+(-664) to Km. 29+105
2. Manila Last Road, Km. 31 +600 to Km. 38+280
3. Taytay Diversion Road, Km. 22+(-850) to Km. 23+700 and
4. Cainta-Kaytickling-Antipolo Road, Km. 21 + 152 to km.
23+057 ( with exception)
Contract Location : Rizal Province
Scope of Work : Signages and Pavement Markings
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 9,899,900.53
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR
of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with
a copy of Contractors Profle (present original copy for authentication) and current Mayors
Permit issued by the municipality or city where the principal place of business, purchase bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b)
Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture,
(c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10%
of ABC, (f) Copy of Accreditation Certifcate of Materials Engineer (present original copy for
authentication), and (g) CY 2011 CPES Rating. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration with complete
requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 20 to August 9, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 26, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
August 2, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids August 9, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 9, 2012 after 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Rizal I District
Engineering Offce, Barangay Calumpang, Binangonan, Rizal, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of ONE THOUSAND PESOS (Php 1,000.00) for Item No. 1; FIVE THOUSAND
PESOS (Php5,000.00) for Item No. 2 and TEN THOUSAND PESOS (Php 10,000.00)
for Item No. 3. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids documents. The Pre-Bid
Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids
must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27 2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in BDs
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The
second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded
to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the
post-qualifcation.
The Rizal First District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid,
to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ESMERALDO S. SARMIENTO
BAC Chairman
Noted By:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO P. PERALTA
District Engineer
Department of Public Works and Highways
Abra District Engineering Offce
Bangued, Abra
July 18, 2012
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bangued,
Abra through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to
apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID : 12PA0042
Contract Name : REPAIR/REH ABILITATION OF CABULOAN
FLOOD CONTROL
Contract Location : Bangued, Abra
Scopes of Work : Gabions and Mattresses
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P13,994,673.30
Contract Duration : 148 calendar Days
Source of Fund : RA Fund 101 General Fund
FY 2012, RA10155 Regular 2012Current
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with R. A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations.
To bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria:
(a) prior registration with DPWH. (b) Filipino citizen or 75 % Filipino-
owned partnership, corporation, operative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (c) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC,
or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC, The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
issue the Contractor s Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 20, 2012 to August 9, 2012
2 Pre-Bid Conference July 27, 2012
Prospective Bidders
August 2, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids August 9. 2012, Until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 9, 2012, @ 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at
DPWH, Abra, Engineering District, Bangued, Abra upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of P10,000.00 for Bidding Documents. Prospective bidders
may download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the
said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. Bids must
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised 1RR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their tiuly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BD?s in two (2) separate scaled bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelops shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC, The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded 16
the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined m the bid evaluation
and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-Abra Engineering District, Bangued. Abra reserves the right
to accept or reject, any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime
before Contract Award, without incurring any liability to affected Bidders.
APPROVED
(Sgd.) AGNES B. BERNARDEZ
Chief. Construction Section
(BAC Chairman)
Tel # 752-8380
1. The LGU-CAVITE CITY, through the Calamity Fund for CY20I2 intends to apply the
sum of Five Million Nine Hundred Thousand Pesos (P5,900.000.00) being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Supply & Delivery of
One (I) Unit Fire Fighting Truck Brand New. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The LGU-CAVITE CITY BAC now invites bids for Supply & Delivery of One (I) Unit Fire
Fighting Truck Brand New. Delivery of the Goods if required within ffty(50) calendar
days from the date of issuance of Purchase Order. Bidders should have (a) completed
similar contract whose value must be at least 50% of the ABC within the period of
Ten (10) years, and (b) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC or
credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is
contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a
nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government
Procurement Reform Act.
In addition, on the existence of conditions under Section 23.5.1.2 of the IRR of
RA 9184:
(i) Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a
country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino
citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from LGU-CAVITE CITY BAC and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 8:00 AM TO 5:00PM.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on July
23 to August 9, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00)
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity,
provided that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not
later than the submission of their bids.
The LGU-CAVITE CITY BAC will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on August 1, 2012
at 10:00 am at City Engineer Offce, 2
nd
Floor City Hall Bldg, Samonte Park, Cavite
City which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents.
5. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 am of August 13,
2012. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
From Bid Security Amount of Bid Security
(Equal to Percentage of the ABC)
(a) Cash or cashier/s managers check
issued by a Universal or Commercial
Bank
Two Percent (2%)
(b) Bank draft/guarantee or irrevocable
letter of credit issued by a Universal
or Commerci al Bank: Provi ded,
However, that it shall be confirmed
or authenticated by a universal or
commercial bank, if issued by a foreign
bank
(c) Surety bond callable upon demand
i ssued by a surety or i nsurance
company duly certifed by the insurance
commission as authorized to issue such
security.
Five Percent (5%)
(d) Any combination of the foregoing. Proportionate to share of form with
respect to total amount of security
Bid opening shall be on August 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at City Engineer Offce, 2
Floor City Hall Bldg, Samonte Park Cavite City]. Bids will be opened in the presence
of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
6. The LGU-CAVITE CITY BAC reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul
the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
7. For further information, please refer to:
MR. MICHAEL P. LIWANAG
General Services Offce
2
nd
Floor City Hall Bldg, Samonte park, Cavite City
Tel. No. 046-431-1906/046-481-5054
mykeliwanag@yahoo. com
Fax No. 046-431-1655
(Sgd.) ENGR. DANILO D. CAMPOSANTO
BAC Chairman
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CITY OF CAVITE
BIDS & AWARDS COMMITTEE
INVITATION TO BID
Supply & Delivery of One (1) Unit Fire Fighting Truck Brand New
(MST-July 20, 2012)
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
II-B Sunrise Drive, Brgy. Bagong Lipunan ng Crame
Cubao, Quezon City
Notice of Stockholders' Meeting
To All ERC Stockholders:
Please be informed that the Annual Stockholders' Meeting
of the Educational Resources Corporation shall be held
on July 28, 2012 at 12:00 noon at the Barrio Fiesta EDSA
Mandaluyong City to elect the directors of the Corporation
to take up the following matters
1. Election of new directors for the incoming fscal year;
2. Report of the President; and
3 Other relevant matters
Please be guided accordingly
(Sgd.) Atty. LACANDOLA S. LEAO
Corporate Secretary
(MST-July 20, 2012)
Motoring
Ramon L. Tomeldan, Editor mst.daydesk@gmail.com
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With representatives from
the Southeast Asian motoring
media in tow, Ford took the
covers off the new smart and
stylish Ford Focus in Krabi.
According to Randy Krieger,
President of Ford Group Philip-
pines (FGP), this latest version
Stay FOCUSed
Text and photos by Riva
M. Galveztan
WITH the numerous milestones CATS
Motors has achieved throughout its twen-
ty years partnership with Mercedes-Benz,
it was indeed a feat worth celebrating in
style. As part of their anniversary special,
the ofcial importer and distributor of
Mercedes-Benz in the country launched
their state-of-the-art Flagship Showroom
as well as the eye-catching, new and leg-
endary Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster.
The celebration of the partnership
would not be complete without the pres-
ence of Wolfgang Huppenbauer, presi-
dent and CEO of Daimler South East
Asia, who attended the event to con-
gratulate the team behind CATS Motors.
He expressed that one of the keys to the
successful partnership is sharing the same
passion and vision. He described CATS
Motors as the One who has all the ideal
qualities of what we look for in a partner
and who echoes the values of Mercedes-
Benz through and through. Felix Ang,
president of CATS Motors reafrmed this
in his opening speech, CATS Motors
20th Anniversary with Mercedes-Benz is
not just a success story it is a love story;
our love story with the brand. Looking
back, it started with our passion to bring
the same experience closer to a Filipino
audience. Since then, our journey has
taken us on quite an exciting ride and we
look forward to countless more years of
partnership with one of the worlds most
desired brands, Mercedes-Benz. The
visionary executive reminisced the days
when he started CATS Motors as a car
accessories shop in the late 80s, which
evolved into a workshop-cum-showroom
for Mercedes-Benz in 1992.
Twenty years later, CATS Motors ex-
pressed its unwavering commitment to
bringing the experience of luxury, class,
and performance to its Filipino customers
through the launch of the new Mercedes-
Benz Flagship Showroom at the CATS
Complex in Greenhills. The new showroom
is equipped with the latest materials based
on the Global Mercedes-Benz Presenta-
tion System and showcasing an enhanced
design, atmosphere, and functionality, em-
bodies the premium quality that Mercedes-
Benz is globally known for.
The highlight of the festivities was
the unveiling of the new generation Mer-
cedes-Benz SL Roadster, which symbol-
izes the brands shared passion for inno-
vation and its journey to greater heights
in the next twenty years and beyond. The
new SL has been produced for the rst
time almost entirely from aluminium and
weighs up to 140 kilograms less than its
predecessor.
Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the Board
of Management of Daimler AG and Head
of Mercedes-Benz Cars sums it up perfect-
ly, There are around 900 million cars in the
world and thousands of models. But there
are only a handful of automotive icons. Our
SL is one of them: It has class, it has style,
it oozes comfort and luxury. But it blends
all of this with unbelievable sportiness and
dynamism. Virtually no other car can meet
Gottlieb Daimlers standard as perfectly as
our SL: the best or nothing.
With technology, style, safety, com-
fort, and innovation rolled into one; more
than a head-turner, the SL roadster is and
will be a force to reckon with today and
in the years to come.
SUZUKI Philippines Inc re-
cently sealed a memorandum
of agreement with Phoenix
Petroleum Philippines Inc, the
fastest growing independent oil
company, who will be its main
sponsor for the Turbo Suzuki
Racing Cup and the Suzuki
Race Wars 2012.
The Turbo Suzuki Rac-
ing Cup and Race Wars 2012,
powered by Phoenix Cyclomax
Motorcycle Oils, is Suzukis ef-
fort to standardize drag racing
rules in the Philippines and to
protect the enthusiasts by giving
them the proper avenue to do it.
This years Turbo Suzuki Rac-
ing Cup and Race Wars will
cover three (3) categories1)
the Suzuki Raider 150 Catego-
ry, 2) the Suzuki Underbone
115cc category for the Smash
Raider J, Raider Pro, Shogun
Pro and Shogun R, and 3) Su-
zuki Scooter 130 cc category
for Nex 115, Skydrive, Hayate
and Step. Registration is free
for all eleven (11) qualifying
legs to be held nationwide.
IF HELLBOY would design a
tire, the Nitto Dune Grappler
would be it. Like its cousin
the Nitto Mud Grappler extreme
terrain, the Nitto Dune Grappler
packs as much attitude as it does
performance in its domain. The
most impressive thing about this
tire are the ame-like prole de-
sign. The tread pattern consists
of spiked ames that run lateral-
ly through the tread pattern and
down onto the sidewalls. Even
the Nitto Dune Grappler logo
embedded in the sidewall has at-
titude.
But the tire does more than
look good. Take it off-road and
the Dune Grappler is at its very
element. Make no mistake
though this tire is specifically
built for sand and not mud. In
sand, as reported by Beeboy
Bargas, off-road editor of Top
Gear and respected off road
specialist, reported that during
actual testing, the Dune Grap-
plers handled well, getting a
moderate amount of non-di-
rectional bite in sandy zones.
These tires were designed to
take a beating with their three
ply polyester high turn up con-
struction which would improve
bruise and puncture resistance.
On the street, the do surpris-
ingly well with strong corner-
ing performance and decent
grip in dry conditions as well
as a quiet ride, adds Bargas.
The Dune Grappler Desert
Terrain tire is offered in higher
load range ratings of D and
E in certain sizes. These higher
load ratings make the Nitto Dune
Grappler Desert Terrain capable
for use with heavyweight trucks,
such as Ford Super Duty
and GM Heavy Duty,
as well as other large
and mid-sized Japanese
trucks on the road to-
day. Shown in photo is
a Dodge Ram shod with
Black Rhino wheels and
Nittos Dune Grapplers
conquering the sands of
Ilocos Sur.
Grip and control
Suzuki-Phoenix in Race Wars
Text and photos by Dino Ray V. Directo III
COMPETITION just got tougher in
the mid-size sedan segment after one of
the worlds biggest automotive brands
unleashed the latest iteration of its best
selling variant in Krabi, Thailand.
of the Focus combines dynamic
design and an exceptional array
of smart technologies, high lev-
els of craftsmanship and innova-
tive safety features that redene
the standards of driving quality.
In every World market where
Focus competes, the target mar-
ket is always on the lookout for
expressive design, affordable in-
novation, superior quality, per-
formance and fuel economy. This
car represents the total package
and raises the bar in all these ar-
eas, states Krieger.
Anika Salceda-Wycoco,
FGPs media relations guru also
revealed that the all-new Focus
is one of eight vehicles that Ford
will bring to the ASEAN market
by mid-decade and a key element
to the companys product portfo-
lio in the region.
In a clever way to provide the
different ASEAN media repre-
sentatives some crucial downtime
with the new car, Ford grouped
us in batches that spread the ride
and drive event in a two-week
spread. In attendance were Ford
executives led by Peter Fleet,
President of Ford ASEAN. The
all-new Focus is evidence of our
One Ford in action, and truly rep-
resents the best of the Ford Mo-
tor Company, adds Fleet.
Second day of the Focus drive
event in Krabi saw the RP con-
tingent going through the step
by step brieng of how the lat-
est variant came about. Technical
and engineering heads from Ford
Motor Company presented facts
and gures about the cars new
features like the technologically
advanced Ford Sync, Active Park
Assist, Torque Vectoring Control,
Active City Stop, and the new
powerful, yet fuel efcient 170
bhp-Duratec 2.0 liter Ti-VCT
GDI engine.
By mid-morning, we were
boarding our assigned vehicles
for a 230kms drive around Krabi.
I was assigned in a red 2.0 liter
hatchback with Bam Olivares of
the Daily Tribune. Personally,
what impressed me most was the
cars power and handling prow-
ess, a crucial element to why the
car has been a force to deal with
in the World Rally Championship
(WRC). The power delivery was
superb, and this thing cornered
like a train on rails. Cornering
fast with condence is due to the
Torque Vectoring Control system
that behaves like a limited slip
differential (LSD) that constant-
ly balances the distribution of
torque between the front wheels.
Using the required braking force
applied to the front wheels, sta-
bility while accelerating through
a curve is achieved with a grin
on your face. The exhaust sys-
tem crackled as I gunned the
accelerator on a straightaway
propelling the Focus effortlessly
forward like a bullet. Another
impressive feature which proved
itself to be a great companion on
lengthy drives was the Microsoft
powered Ford Synch technology.
This innovative system allows
the driver or passenger to make
calls or play their favorite mu-
sic using voice commands. This
hands-free activation and in-car
connectivity process is standard
to all Trend models.
Another smart technology put
to good use is Active Park Assist.
This technology helps the driver
parallel park hands free. Krieger
says that the Active Park Assist
is a rst for the ASEAN market
and comes as a standard feature
in the Sport Plus and Titanium
Plus variants.
With over 10 million units
sold since its introduction in
1998, the Focus is one of the
stellar sales performers for Ford.
Now that a smarter and more
stylish version has arrived to lock
horns with its Japanese, Koreans
and European counterparts, Ford
has remained focused in its bid
to provide a globally competitive
car stamped with quality and fuel
efciency.
Jon Buttress, C Car Segment Chief for APAC and Africa ex-
plains the interior design and qualities of the new Focus
Driver-friendly controls and ergonomic dashboard
CATS Motors unveils flagship showroom
Mercedes Benz SL Roadster
From left: Wolfgang Huppenbauer, president and CEO of Daimler South East Asia;
Gregorio T. Yu, chairman of CATS Motors Inc.; Felix Ang president of CATS Motors Inc.
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J.CO IN MAKATI
Everbody is talking about J.Co Donuts
and Coffee from Quezon City to
Makati City after formally opening
the doors of its newest branch in
Greenbelt 3.
TODAY
Manila Standard
Thus, an invitation to
try Boracay Regencys res-
taurants is not to be turned
down. The day we arrived
in Boracay, we had break-
fast at Christinas. Break-
fast at this air-conditioned
caf by the beach (there is
al fresco seating as well) is
simple but lling. The ho-
tels VIP guests and those
who are staying in the ex-
ecutive suites get to have
breakfast at Christinas,
which was named after Bo-
racay Regency owner Hen-
ry Chusueys daughter.
For breakfast, the caf
lays out an assortment of
bread and pastries, cheese
and fruits, then you get to
choose from different plat-
ters. Pick the Filipino plat-
ter with daing na bangus
and tapa if you go for a
heavy breakfast. The ban-
gus is really well-seasoned
and avorful. A specialty of
the house is Crispchon, de-
licious and perfectly roast-
ed suckling pig, which may
be ordered whole, halved,
one-fourth or one-eighth.
Everyone in the group
skipped lunch and opted
to swim, spend time in our
rooms or have a massage at
the hotels Kai Regency Spa.
For dinner, we went to
Mesa Moderne Filipino, also
along the beachfront, and
enjoyed Filipino delicacies
served with a twist. Chicken
Binakol is very similar to
tinola, except that the Ilong-
gos add buko juice and meat
to the broth to give it a sweet-
ish avor. The Hito Flakes
in oil are placed on small
spoons, topped with strips of
green mango and chili sauce.
The Tinapa Roll is tinapa
chunks mixed with diced on-
ion and tomato, wrapped in
lumpia wrapper and placed
on top of small spoons.
Breakfast the bext day
was at Sea Breeze Cafes
breakfast buffet, where
you can find Boracay Re-
gencys famous congee.
The pancakes, breads and
pastries and waffles are
also must-tries. We opted
for something light be-
cause lunch would be at
the Chinese restaurant Hap
Chang.
Lunch at Hap Chan in-
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
THERE are many reasons why I love Boracay Regency
Hotel. It is the rst hotel in the island where I brought my
daughter during her rst trip to Boracay when she was
only about eight years old. It is one of the hotels that is
close to DMall (yes, I would choose shopping over the
beach anytime). The rooms are well appointed and service
is excellent plus they have one of the best breakfast buffet
set-ups in Boracay. Oh, did I mention that the breakfast
buffet has a great congee that one must really try?
cluded Chinese favorites like
Yang Chow Fried Rice, Crispy
Chicken and dimsum.
Mr. Chusuey is a fan of
Chinese cuisine. He took a
franchise of Hap Chan be-
cause he thinks it is better to
have an established name in
the industry than go through
the process of conceptualiz-
ing our own. And Hap Chan
offers good food at reason-
able prices. Value for money
is something this resort has
always stood for, says Bora-
cay Regency resort manager
Dindo Salazar .
For dinner, our group had a
romantic dinner by the beach
courtesy of Christinas. For
less than P500 each, for ex-
ample, a couple may have that
last-night celebration over a
sumptuous meal of seafood
chowder, surf and turf (prawn
and steak) and cheesecake
with a glass of wine. Christina
currently offers four set meals
for dinner with prices ranging
from P350++ and up.
We were sorry to leave the
island and the hotel but we
knew we would be back soon.
Dimsum and dessert at Hap Chan
Hot spot
M Caf has its own way of setting itself apart from
the rest. Fusing masterfully-prepared Asian cuisines
and intricately designed interiors with weekly con-
cept events and extensive selections of music, this
caf-cum-restaurant is one spot that bursts of art at the
seams.
Just recently, CNNGo curated a travelers guide
featuring the best of Manila, in which M Caf took
a spot as one of the citys top nightlife go-to places.
The list, which is part of the travel news website of the
Cable News Networks Eye on the Philippines special,
highlighted the top spots, which comprise the best of the Manila charm.
M Caf features the magnetism of diverse kinds of dance and music throughout the
week with its own spectrum of events. Mid-weeks take a retro spin, as swirling Afro-Latin
beats from guitars, horns, pulsating percussions and the hypnotizing voices of multiple
salsa singers all resonate during Manteca! Salsa Wednesdays. After which, M Caf ushers
its patrons to a night of hard bass, snapping snares and electronic beats during So What?
Thursdays.
M Caf seizes Friday nights with GotSoul as it transports its guests to a global explosion
of vibrantly mixed organic sounds, and then takes them back to the mellowness of Sunday
mornings with smooth jazz rhythms, perfect to cap off the weekly interweaving layers of
dance and musical experiences.
M Caf also features purchasable artwork and furniture within its walls, making it the
perfect destination for art enthusiasts.
Sipping hour
Chelsea Market & Caf at The Podium adds buzz to taste experi-
ences with Sipping Hour. At 2 to 8 PM, every day including weekends,
to be reveled in at The Loftthe bistros newest lounge located at its
second levela number of bar selections take a price dive including
buy-one-take-one bottles of local beers or a bucket of 6 at P300, serv-
ings of mixed cocktails, and glasses of red and white Lindemans wine
at P150, just enough to give you that happy ush! And because the
bistro is committed to crafting only the best of gustatory experiences
to its customers, Chelsea also perks up these mouth-watering offerings
by adding gourmet bites in their menuall set to go along with their
delectable drinks. With delicacies that include the Gourmet Sausage, Roasted Parsley Garlic Mushroom, Tapa Salpicado,
Crabcakes, and Molten Cheese Risotto Balls priced at P195-225, the whole Chelsea experience is impeccably unmatched.
Secret recipe revealed
Filipinos have been enjoying the same Original Recipe chicken for 45 so
good years now. The secret recipe of this well-known chicken was developed by
Colonel Sanders, whose real principles and passion for quality cooking, helped
create that so good and so real taste that we have all come to love.
Recently, a secret manuscript, written by the Colonel himself, was discov-
ered in his home in Louisville, Kentucky. It does not only contain his life story,
lessons, and personal values but also reveals a collection of 33 of his most trea-
sured recipes.
To give back to its loyal customers, KFC has made Colonel Sanders se-
cret manuscript available to the public on its ofcial Facebook Philippines page
www.facebook.com/kfcphilippines for everyone to enjoy.
food crawl
On
the
FOOD
trail
Grilled food at Sea Breeze Caf
Sea Breeze Caf
TOBYS GOES TO SUBIC
Tobys Sports, the countrys biggest
sports chain, opened its 45th store in
Harbor Point, Subic.
ANSWER
TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
ANSWER TOMORROW
68 Halos
69 Board game with an
exclamation point in its
name
70 Mil. spud duties
Down
1 Long-grained Asian rice
2 One skil led in plane
talk
3 Fiats
4 Legal hangings?
5 Little bit
6 Panchos peeper
7 Jet age 2011-12 TV
drama
8 Hoover led it for 37 yrs.
9 Pol i t i cal pol l s t er s
targets
10 Winter glaze
11 Mol l usk named for
i ts pai r of l ong earl i ke
appendages
12 Rest
13 Responds
19 Espied
21 Catch some rays
25 Injure severely
26 Marceau, notably
27 Verve
Across
1 Great, in slang
4 Take as ones own
9 Scenic view
14 Fifth in NYC, e.g.
15 Indian prince
16 Indian, e.g.
17 [Quoted verbatim]
18 Porterhouse relatives
20 Trading center
LOS ANGELES
TIMES
CROSSWORD
22 Without __: pro bono
23 Chop
2 4 Ha n n i b a l S mi t h
underling
28 Dined
29 Polish place
30 MetLife, for one
32 Org. concerned with
the word spelled by the
starts of 18-, 24-, 36-,
54- and 59-Across
33 Muslim leader
35 Popular dolls
36 Any of five Wolverine
films
40 Jeer
43 Geraints lady
44 Cookbook abbr.
47 Elite athlete
51 Urban skyline standout
53 Actress Peeples
54 Some online shoppers
56 Receive
57 Talker on a perch
58 Aid companion
59 Pot holder, perhaps
64 Reason for gaping
65 Immunity agent
66 Porters __ the Top
67 Dastard
31 Don Hos instrument
3 4 S r a . s F r e n c h
counterpart
36 Crosses (out)
37 A s t udent s GPA
blemish
38 Caesars I saw
39 __ it my way
40 Kind of rap
41 For mer Romani an
president
42 Utter nonsense
44 Secure behind ones
head, as long hair
45 Make a mess of
46 Really bugs
48 Synagogue
49 Rock-__ Baby
50 Act or Quai d and
pitcher Johnson
52 Pharm. watchdog
55 Internet gi ant wi th
an exclamation point in
its name
60 According to
6 1 _ _ S o n g : #1
count r y hi t f or Tayl or
Swift
62 Hockey great
63 Opener on a ring
By Ed Biado
I DON'T indulge in Haagen-
Dazs often, obviously because
it's quite pricey. The mere
thought that I can get a scoop
whenever I want to is comfort-
ing enough. So it goes without
saying that, just like all the other
Haagen-Dazs fans in the Phil-
ippines, I was saddened by the
news that our days of enjoying
the luxury ice cream brand are
numbered.
But the fact is that there re-
ally isn't a lot of Filipinos who
are affected by
Haagen-Dazs
bidding adieu.
The ice cream
brand is just
too expensive
for the regu-
lar working guy who earns
P12,000 a month (and it's
common knowledge that there
are millions of others with
monthly incomes lower than
that). Sure, quality and prestige
comes with a price, but does it
have to be that high?
Couldn't they simply have
lowered their price range
instead of calling it quits?
A spokesperson for General
Mills, the ice cream's manu-
facturer and distributor, re-
portedly told food website
just-food.com, Our busi-
ness in the Philippines has
been challenging, citing
unmet targets as the rea-
son for ceasing operations.
Other reports say that the
decision was made by the
company's top executives
and that the Philippines
has become an increasingly
challenging market.
With the rising popularity
of gelato that typically sells for
P100 per scoop and other ice
cream treats like mochi ice
cream, mass-produced dirty
ice cream and Korean ice
cream, it's not surprising that
Haagen-Dazs found it difcult
to keep up. After all, they had
to give Filipinos enough rea-
son to shell out P150 or more
for a single serving of their pre-
mium ice cream. Apparently,
Filipinos weren't convinced.
(Or maybe Georgina Wilson
wasn't a very convincing prod-
uct endorser.)
Another point of compari-
son: Even when on sale, their
ice cream bar retails for twice
the price as Selecta's premium
offering, Magnum. Every ice
cream aficionado can argue that
Magnum is nowhere near the
decadence of Haagen-Dazs, but
it seems that P50 is all most of us
can afford. Or at least, that's the
amount we're willing to spend
on frozen delights. So I guess,
that's that.
Those who want to get
it before it's gone will be
pleased to know that Haagen-
Dazs is currently having a
clearance sale up to 50 per-
cent off until mid-Septem-
ber, after which, they'll be
closing for good. General
Mills will also stop selling
its other brandsPillsbury,
Betty Crocker, Nature Valley,
Green Giant and Gold Med-
alaround the same time, ef-
fectively leaving the country.
HAWAIIAN Airlines will participate in the Travel
Madness Expo 2012 to be held on July 20 to 22 at
the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia complex,
Pasay City.
Visitors of the Travel Madness Expo will get to see
and inquire about the special deals of Hawaiian Air-
lines, Hawaiis biggest and longest-serving airline. This
makes planning a trip to the U.S. or going on that Ha-
waiian getaway on a budget-friendly package possible,
affordable and easy.
The Hawaiian Airlines booth will feature the various
deals that the airline can provide to those who are plan-
ning vacations or business trips to Hawaii and key cities
in the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian Airlines offer ights to
the famed Hawaiian destinations like Honolulu, Maui,
Lihue, Hilo and Kona as well as ights to Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Sacramento,
Las Vegas, San Jose, San Diego and Oakland. Hawaiian
Airlines tickets will be available for purchase in partici-
pating travel agency booths during the expo.
Hawaiian Airlines offers more nonstop ights be-
tween Manila and Hawaii than any other carrier. It
ies from Manila to Honolulu every Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, with same-carrier connecting
ights to Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue, and 11 mainland
US cities.
For more information, call the Hawaiian Airlines ofce
at 8193993 to 97 or email sales@hawaiianair.com.ph.
TOBYS Sports, the countrys big-
gest sports chain opened its 45
th
store
in Harbor Point Subic. Tobys Sports
is all about healthy lifestyle. 'Our
friends here in Subic and nearby areas
can expect quality sports brands and
products for all their sporting needs'
said Toby Caludio, president, Tobys
Sports. The newest branch of Tobys
Sports is located in the 2nd level of
Ayala Harbor Point Mall, Rizal Av-
enue, Subic Freeport Zone, Olongapo
City, Zambales. Present are (from left)
Tobys Sports franchisees Marvin Ca-
parros and Alex Figueroa, Talk & Text
players Lamont Waters and Kelly
Williams and Claudio.
No more
Haagen-Dazs
for us
Tobys now in Subic
Travel expo to feature
deals on ights to Hawaii
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
ManilaStandardToday
C2 FRIDAY JULY 20, 2012
@ play Life
standardlifestyle@gmail.com
food travel events shopping
EVERBODY is talking about J.Co
Donuts and Coffee from Quezon
City to Makati City after formal-
ly opening the doors of its new-
est branch in Greenbelt 3. This is
the third branch in the growing
number of outlets serving donuts,
freshly brewed Italian coffee and
J.COOL frozen yogurt treats.
Singer-actress Kar ylle and model Robby
Mananquil were among the guests who
graced the Greenbelt 3 branch opening.
To mark the opening of the Greenbelt 3
outlet, J.Co commissioned comedic group
Spit to portray characters inspired by best-
selling J.CO donut variants Al Capone (the
best-selling variant, this is a ring doughnut
made from soft, light dough and topped
with Belgian white chocolate and Califor-
nian almonds), Cheese Me Up, Green Tease,
and Coco Loco. Other J.Co avors include
Why Nut, Tiramisu, Coco Loco, Heaven
Berry, Chocolate and Strawberry Caviar and
Oreology.
Adding a youthful and dynamic spirit
were some of the countrys top campus
groups including the UA&P Fire Starters
Cheering Squad and the DLSU Mens and
Womens Football Team. A young and thriv-
ing group of eligible bachelors from Ateneo
QC
Makati to
From
and Manila Polo Club Equestrian team
were also there to share the J.Co way.
The premium brand traces its roots
in Jakarta, Indonesia where it rst
opened in 2005. It serves freshly made
yummy donuts and stimulating cof-
fee prepared by trained baristas. Since
then, the craze has swiftly swept across
Asia where J.Co captured the hearts
and palates of coffee and donut lovers
in Malaysia, Singapore, China and the
Philippines. For those with sweet crav-
ings, J.Co donuts are perfect paired
with any of these exciting J.CO bev-
erages- Cappuccino Avocado, Choco-
mint Frappe, Jcoccino and Mixberry
Yogurt Frappe. In addition to the lling
coffee-and-donut tandem, J.Co outlets
offer a relaxing ambience ideal for
cozy get-togethers.
J.Cos presence in Indonesia, Singa-
pore, Malaysia, and China has peaked
to 100 outlets in seven years, making
it the fastest-growing donut and coffee
chain in Southeast Asia.
J.Co is owned by Indonesian business-
man Johnny Andrean, who opened the
donuts and coffee shop after the boom
of Bread Talk. J.Co's philosophy is that
it is more than just a donut place but an
experience. This brand goes beyond just
being a common confectionery. Its a
world-class gastronomy that bets rec-
ognition by the public.
J.Co Donuts and Coffee can also be
enjoyed in SM Megamall, SM Mall
of Asia and opening soon in Trinoma,
Alabang Town Center, Eastwood City
and SM City Fairview.
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
From left: Crissy Cruz, Isabelle Ramos, Mi-
chelle Ova and Tisha Pancha gladly explained
to the people at EDSA Shangri-la on the bests
of Cignal experience.
GreenTisoy with his
favourite J.CO Green
Tease donut, AlCapone,
Francheeska and her
succulent Chesse Me up
donut and Coco Luvin
with his delectable Coco
Loco donut
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
Republika ng Pilipinas
Department of Agriculture
Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig
(National Irrigation Administration)
Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876
INVITATION TO BID NO. 184
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The National Irrigation Administration, through the General Appropriation Act of
2012 intends to apply the sum of TWENTY THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED
TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY FIVE & 59/100 PESOS
(PHP23,424,695.59) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for the Construction of Amburayan RIS under
Contract No R1-LUIMO-12-07-184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
1. The National Irrigation Administration now invites bids for the Construc-
ti on of Amburayan RIS under GAA 101. The project is located in
Sudipen, La Union with the following description of work: Canalization.
Completion of the Works is required within Two Hundred Forty (240)
calendar days.
2. Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period
ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single
contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of
the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bid-
ding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Imple-
menting Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184),
otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bid-
ding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships,
or organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or
outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from National Irrigation
Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (offce of the Head, BAC Sec-
retariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 PM.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier
of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of
TWENTY THREE THOUSAND PESOS (Php23,000.00).
6. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the frst day of
advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of
interest until submission and receipt of bids.
7. The National Irrigation Administration will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
August 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the NIA-Regional Offce Conference
Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested
parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
8. Bids must be delivered on or before 2:00 P.M., August 17, 2012 at the
address below. Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence
of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the NIA-Region
I Conference Room, Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
10. All bids must be accompanied by a Certifcate of Site Inspection issued
by the implementing offce.
11. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids,
declare a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incur-
ring any liability if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been
withheld or reduced through no fault of its own.
For further information, please refer to:
ENGR. MYRNA C. MARTINEZ - Head BAC Secretariat
NIA-Regional Offce No. 1
Barangay Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Telefax No: (075)568-8442
E-mail address: niaengineeing@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) ROBERTO Q. ABULE
BAC Chairman
ConstruCtion of AmburAyAn ris
2nd trAnChe
INVITATION TO BID NO. 186
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The National Irrigation Administration, through the General Appropriation Act of 2012
intends to apply the sum of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED EIGHTEEN & 99/100 PESOS (PHP3,505,618.99) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the
Construction of Ngayaongaoan CIS (Phase II) 2nd Tranche under Contract
No R1-PIMO-12-07-186. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
1. The National Irrigation Administration now invites bids for the Construction
of Ngayaongaoan CIS (Phase II) 2nd Tranche under GAA 101. The
project is located in Sison, Pangasinan with the following description of
works:
I. River Channelization
II. Canal Protection Works and Spur Dikes
II. Canal Lining
IV. Moving In & Out of Equipment
Completion of the Works is required within One Hundred Fifty (150) calendar
days.
2. Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period ten
(10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract
that is similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of the ABC.
The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents,
particularly, in Section II, Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted
to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with
at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from National Irrigation
Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (offce of the Head, BAC
Secretariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 PM.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier of
a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of FOUR
THOUSAND PESOS (Php4,000.00).
6. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the frst day of
advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of
interest until submission and receipt of bids.
7. The National Irrigation Administration will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
August 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the NIA-Regional Offce Conference
Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested
parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
8. Bids must be delivered on or before 2:00 P.M., August 16, 2012 at the
address below. Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence
of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the NIA-Region I
Conference Room, Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Late bids shall
not be accepted.
9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
10. All bids must be accompanied by a Certifcate of Site Inspection issued
by the implementing offce.
11. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids,
declare a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incurring
any liability if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been withheld
or reduced through no fault of its own.
For further information, please refer to:
ENGR. MYRNA C. MARTINEZ - Head BAC Secretariat
NIA-Regional Offce No. 1
Barangay Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Telefax No: (075)568-8442
E-mail address: niaengineeing@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) ROBERTO Q. ABULE
BAC Chairman
ConstruCtion of ngAyAongAoAn Cis (PhAse ii)
2nd

trAnChe
Republika ng Pilipinas
Department of Agriculture
Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig
(National Irrigation Administration)
Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876
Nueva Ecija 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Region III
Talavera, Nueva Ecija
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The DPWH Nueva Ecija 1st DEO, through PDAF FY 2012 GAA RA 10155, invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):

a. CONTRACT ID: 12CE0098
b. Contract Name: Construction of Various Multi Purpose Building in
Second Congressional District Nueva Ecija
c. Contract Location
d. Fee for Bid Documents Php10,000.00
e. Scope of Work BIL
f. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php12,750,000.00
g. Conctract Duration: C.D. 100.00
a. CONTRACT ID: 12CE0099
b. Contract Name: Construction of Various School Building in Second
Congressional District Nueva Ecija
c. Contract Location
d. Fee for Bid Documents Php10,000.00
e. Scope of Work BIL
f. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php7,250,000.00
g. Conctract Duration: C.D. 60.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen
or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with
PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d)
Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the
eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.


1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders
Deadline:
10:00AM August 9, 2012
2. Issuance of Bid Documents
8:00am - 2:30pm
From:
July 19, 2012
To:
August 9, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference
Time and Date
10:00 a.m.
July 27, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids
Deadline:
10:00 a.m.
August 9, 2012
5. Opening of Bids
Time
10:00 a.m.
Date:
August 9, 2012

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Nueva Ecija
1st District Engineering Offce, Talavera, Nueva Ecija upon payment of a non-
refundable fee as indicated above. Prospective bidders may also download the
BDs, if available, from the DPWH web site. Prospective bidders that will download
the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their bids Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount
and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.

The DPWH Nueva Ecija 1st DEO reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
bid and to null the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) AMADO M. GUEVARRA
BAC Chairman
Noted:

(Sgd.) RAMIRO M. CRUZ
District Engineer

Region IV-B, MIMAROPA
Palawan III Engineering District
Puerto Princesa City
(MST-July 20, 2012)
The DPWH-Palawan III Engineering District, Puerto Princesa City through
its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply
to bid for the following project listed below:
a. Contract lD: 12EG0035
b. Contract Name: Const r uct i on/ I mpr ovement of Fl ood
Control and Drainage Structures (San Pedro
Section) along Puerto Princesa South Road
c. Contract Location: Puerto Princesa City
d. Scope of Work: Removal of Structures /Obstruction. Surplus
Excavation, Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base
Course.0.23 m. thk. Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement, 910m RCPC, Manholes, Curb and
Gutter and Sidewalk and Driveways
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P8,245,625.00
f. Contract Duration: 150 calendar days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process on accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI)
and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership. corporation.
cooperative or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type
and cost of this contract (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of
the ABC. The BAC will use non- discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their application for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the
Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 19,2012 to August 7, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 26, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
Prospective Bidders
July 30,2012
4. Receipt of Bids On or before: 2:00 P.M. August 7, 2012
5. Opening of Bids August 7,2012 at 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWI-I,
Palawan III Engineering District Puerto Princesa City, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of (P10,000.00 for BDs). Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs, from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees
on or before submission of their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids
must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate scaled bid
envelope to the BAC Chairman. The f rst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid including the eligibility requirements. The second
envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bids. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid
evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Palawan III Engineering District. Puerto Princesa City,
reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process
at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ALbino d. soCrAtes, Jr.
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
(MST-July 20, 2012)
Department of Public Work and Highways
Daet, Camarines Norte
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public
Works and Highways, Camarines Norte Engineering District, invites
contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID : 12FC0127
Contract Name : REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT OF
CORY AQUINO BOULEVARD (BAGASBAS
TALISAY SECTION)
Contract Location : Bagasbas, Daet, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Roads with Seawall, 482m
Source of Fund :
Tender Documents : Php 20,000.00
Contract Name : REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT OF
ROADS TALISAY VINZONS ROAD
Contract Location : Talisay Vinzons Road, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Road Concreting, 2,500m, Sta. 1+866 Sta.
4+366
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : CONSTRUCTION/WIDENING/UPGRADING/
REHAB. OF ACCESS ROADS To AIRPORT,
RORO PORTS, DECLARED TOURISTS
DESTINATIONS DAET TALOBATIB J.
PANGANIBAN ROAD
Contract Location : Daet Talobatib J. Panganiban Cams. Norte
Scope of Work : Road Widening, 5,000m
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : CONSTRUCTION/WIDENING/UPGRADING/
REHAB. OF ACCESS ROADS To AIRPORT,
RORO PORTS, DECLARED TOURISTS
DESTINATIONS DAET TALOBATIB
BATOBALANI PARACALE ROAD
Contract Location : Batobalani Paracale Road Cams. Norte
Scope of Work : Road Widening, 5,000m
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : REHAB./IMPROVEMENT OF DAET-
TALOBATIB-JOSE PANGANIBAN LEADING
TO PAG-ASA BEACH, JOSE PANGANIBAN
MONUMENT (NATIONAL HERO) &
BULALACAO BEACH UPGRADING
(GRAVEL TO CONCRETE) OF LOCAL ROAD
LEADING TO BULALACAO BEACH
Contract Location : Jose Panganiban, Cams. Norte
Scope of Work : Road Widening, 2.50km
Source of Fund :
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria:
(a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of
a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years,
(e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC, and (f) Prospective Bidders must
submit complete List of Equipment to be used for above Projects. The said
List of Equipment must be owned/leased by the bidder itself (g) all interested
Bidder/s who wish to participate in this competitive bidding are required to
have an Actual Site Inspection (ASI) on the above mention projects.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are
shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From JULY 18 to AUGUST 10, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference JULY 25, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
Prospective Bidders
JULY 25, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids AUGUST 10, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids AUGUST 10, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the
Offce of the BAC, DPWH, Daet, Camarines Norte, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of (see cost of tender documents above). Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have
purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount
and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Norte
Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the
bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) RICARDO L. PACARDO
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) SIMON N. ARIAS
OIC-District Engineer
Notice is hereby given to the public that Zuellig Pharma
Corporation's Collection Receipt with series CR No.
338532L was lost.
Any transactions covered by this CR No. would not be
honored by the company.
Zuellig Pharma Corporation
KM 14 West Service Road, South Superhighway
cor. Edison Ave., Sun Valley, Paraaque City
ZUELLIG PHARMA
PHILIPPINES
NOTI CE OF LOSS
(MST-July 20, 2012)
NOTI CE
Not i ce i s hereby
given that the estate
of LIBERTAD E. LUZ
was extra-judicially
settled among heirs
as per Doc. No. 451;
Page No. 91; Book
No. I; Series of 2012
before Notary Public
Atty. Abel ardo E.
Rogacion of Makati
City.
(MST-July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 2012)
NOTI CE OF EXTRAJ UDI CI AL
SETTL EMENT
Not i ce i s hereby
given that the estate
of Chua Yu Pec has
been extrajudicially
settled by the heirs
per t he Not ar i al
Recor ds of At t y.
Rafael Li m, Doc.
No. 296, Page No.
61, Book No. LX11,
Series of 2012
(MST-July 6, 13 & 20, 2012)
For f as t ad r es ul t s ,
pl eas e c al l
659-48-30
l oc al 303
or
659-4803
C4
Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
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Life And Style With Ricky Reyes,
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A group of writers from various
newspapers were invited by South East
Asian Airlines (Seair) for a summer last
hurrah in Boracay last week of May.
True enough, our last day before we
headed back to Kalibo to catch our Seair
ight back to Manila, it rained hard on
the island. Not many visitors to the island
like the rains, as their primary motive in
going to island off the province of Aklan
is to enjoy the sun and sand.
Undoubtedly one of the Philippines
main attractions, Boracay has charmed
visitors with its palm-fringed white sand
beaches, crystal blue waters, beautiful
sunsets, and lush marine life. This is
hardly a surpriseafter all, Boracay
has already established over the years
a reputation for being one of the best
beaches in the world.
So, when raindrops started falling the
heads of the beachcombers, where did
they head back to? Their rooms at the
hotels. Or for some, the bars along the
beach for a drink or two.
One of the best sanctuaries on a
rainy day is Boracay Garden Resort and
Hotel, which, due to the ever increasing
demand for first-rate, but affordable
accommodations, it will open 62 new
rooms early next year bringing its total
number of rooms to 261. The hotel is
adjaceent to Boracay Regency, the
premier property of Hennan Resorts
Group fronting the beach.
We have already started construction
of a new four-storey wing which will
feature rooms with modern tropical
interiors. This new wing will have its
own swimming pool and will offer
additional direct-pool access rooms. We
have also provisioned for a convention
facility for corporate or family events
that can host up to 300 persons, said
Henry O. Chusuey, chairman of what
was originally known as Boracay
Regency Group.
In 2009, Chusuey chanced upon Hotel
Seraph, a Korean-owned hotel at the
prime area of Station 2. I got the resort
by accident. I was not really looking
for any new property to develop in the
island at that time. I was surprised when
the owner came to see me and offered to
sell Hotel Seraph, said Chusuey.
This multi-million peso acquisition
gave birth to Boracay Garden Resorta
massive, two-hectare resort with 201
spacious rooms. It immediately underwent
renovations to keep it on par with the
other resorts in the island operated
by Henann Resorts which include the
Boracay Regency Beach Resort and Spa
and Regency Lagoon Resort.
We continue to invest on the
improvement of Boracay Garden Resorts
services and facilities. To date, we have
already repainted the facade of the resort,
constructed an al fresco restaurant we call
Garden Caf, redesigned two swimming
pools and landscaping areas with natural
stone imported from Bali, Indonesia,
refurbished the lobby, and put up new
tness and business centers. Repainting
and enhancement of existing rooms are
currently ongoing, added Chusuey.
Boracay Garden Resort enhances
Henann Resorts ability to respond to all
kinds of tourists with different budgets
and tastes. This puts the group in an
unparalleled position in Boracay as it
now offers the most number of rooms (a
total of 668 by 2013) while maintaining
its high standard of customer service and
value for money rates.
Reasonable rates, excellent food,
quality service, prime location, happy
employees and, most of all, satised guests
make for a successful hotel business. Our
company has been operating in Boracay
for almost 15 years using this tried and
on rainy days
BORACAY is synonymous to sunshiny days,
summer specially. That is why the island is
bursting from March till last week of May
before the rainy days set in.
tested formula, said Chusuey.
We arrived on a sunny afternoon
from Clark International Airport to
Kalibo, where we took a two-hour
bus ride to Caticlan. Many say ying
direct to Caticlan is the fastest way,
but bigger planes, particulary Airbus
320, cant land on the airport. A fast
boat ferried us to the Boracays jetty
port and Boracay Garden Resort and
Hotel vans brought us to the hotel.
So, when it rained, we just enjoyed
the rooms, the food at the coffee shop
and the three different pools in the
resort.
Now, you know where to go
and what to do, if you dont like
the crowd along the beach area in
Boracay. You can have your own
private sanctuary at Boracay Garden
Resort and Hotel.
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
Premier room with direct to pool access
The author (3
rd
from left) with members of the media
Direct to pool access rooms
BORACAY

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