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Dynastism
scourge of PH
politicsRamos
Cybercrime law takes effect
amid Supreme Court inaction
Aquino names
Padaca Comelec
commissioner
Sotto inserted libel clause, Angara agreed
Boat sinks off HK;
38 revelers dead
12 die in vehicular
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Vol. XXVI No. 197 18 Pages, 3 Sections
P18.00 Wednesday, October 3, 2012
By Joel Zurbano and
Macon Ramos-Araneta
ON Tuesday, the second day
of the ve-day period for l-
ing of certicates of candi-
dacy for the election in May,
movie-personalities-turned-
politicians continued to draw
crowds that marked the onset
of the political season with
street parties, marching bands
and cultural dancers.
Grace Poe Llamanzares,
daughter of the late movie ac-
tor Fernando Poe, Jr, who was
accompanied by his mother,
actress Susan Roces, led
her certicate of candidacy at
the Commission on Election
(Comelec) in Manila, mobbed
by supporters and reporters
and amid the glare of televi-
sion cameras.
Sen. Francis Escudero, who
was running for another term,
also led his certicate of
candidacy but questions from
reporters still focused on his
movie actress girl friend, Heart
Evangelista, and the status of
their relationship.
There are those in the adminis-
tration coalition who are attempt-
ing to recast themselves as true-blue
believers in reform and good gover-
nance, said UNA secretary general
and Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco.
The truth is that these per-
sonalities were among the most rabid
defenders of Mrs. Arroyo when she
was in power, but have found it po-
litically convenient to wear yellow and
proclaim themselves as advocates of
the straight path. These political hypo-
crites know who they are.
By Eric B. Apolonio
FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos on Tues-
day deplored what he called the worsening dy-
nastism or oligarchy in Philippine politics as
evidenced by the big number of families who on
Monday led their certicates of candidacy for a
government position.
He made the statement before his departure for
Singapore for a speaking engagement, and with-
out naming names cited the fathers and sons, hus-
bands and wives, fathers and daughters, brothers
and sisters, and cousins and siblings aspiring for
the same ofce.
How many husbands and wives, fathers and
sons, fathers and daughters, brothers and sisters,
in-laws and in-laws, cousins and siblings are aspi-
rating for the same ofce? Ramos said.
Is that the way Filipinos want themselves
to be governed? Within all the senatorial, pro-
vincial, city and municipal contests, you can
see the pernicious hand of dynastism at play,
which is prohibited in the Philippine Consti-
tution of 1987.
Its been 25 years and four presidential
By Rey E. Requejo
and Maricel V. Cruz
THE Supreme Court
on Tuesday de-
ferred action
on the petitions
led by various
groups question-
ing the constitu-
tionality of some
provisions in the Cybercrime Preven-
tion Act, paving the way for the law
to take effect the same day.
The Court, meeting as a group, did
not issue an order freezing the ques-
tioned provisions to allow them to
study those before before tackling the
case again next Tuesday.
The [Supreme Court] did not is-
sue a [temporary restraining order]
in the Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012 petitions which are up for fur-
ther study, high court spokeswoman
Maria Victoria Gleoresty Guerra said
in an interview.
She said the Court also did not re-
quire the petitioners to submit their
comments.
In the House, Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte Jr. said he was condent
that the controversial provisions in
the new law--including the higher
penalties for libel--would pass the
THE senator who proposed
an amendment to the Cy-
bercrime Prevention Act
of 2012 to include a libel
clause on Tuesday said
he saw the need for it to
protect people from mali-
cious attacks.
Majority Leader Vicente
Sotto III, who claims to be a
victim of cyber-bullying
following accusations of
plagiarism in his
speech against
the Reproduc-
tive Health bill,
said he merely
wanted to level the
playing eld between
journalists and social media users.
He insisted that the amend-
ment, which was inserted in
the proposed measure, was not
intended to suppress press free-
dom. The libel clause was meant
to protect ordinary people from
verbal attacks and character as-
sassination by people who do not
observe responsible journalism.
On Saturday, Sotto told report-
ers that he was one of the two
senators who inserted the libel
clause in Republic Act 10175
that President Benigno Aquino
III signed into law on Sept. 12.
Yes, I did it, Sotto said.
I inserted the provision on
libel because I believe in it and
I dont think theres any addi-
tional harm.
But in an article he wrote for
CBS News, Barnaby Lo said
By Joyce Pangco Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III
on Tuesday appointed former Isabela
Gov. Grace Padaca as commissioner
of the Commission on Elections.
Padaca, who has a standing arrest
warrant for a graft case before the
Sandiganbayan, will serve as the poll
bodys seventh commissioner.
Her term will end on February 2,
2018, or four years from now.
In a text message, Padaca bared that
she has yet to post bail in connection
with a P25-million malversation case
led against her by former Isabela Rep.
Santiago Respicio.
For four months now, Ive had an
By Dexter See and Florante Solmerin
SARRAT, Ilocos NorteAt least 12 people died, in-
cluding a ve-year-old boy, when a passenger jeepney
and a 14-wheel truck collided head on along the na-
tional highway here, east of the provincial capital of
Laoag City, police said on Tuesday.
Police regional public information ofcer Supt.
Jovencio Badua said the jeepney, which was loaded
mostly with high school students, was overtaking a
slow-moving vehicle when it smashed onto the truck
coming from the opposite direction.
HONG KONGHong Kong police on Tuesday ar-
rested six crew members from two boats in a collision
that killed 38 holiday revelers, but offered no theory
about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear
night in one of the safest and most regulated water-
ways in Asia.
The Monday night crash was Hong Kongs deadliest
accident in more than 15 years, and the worst maritime
accident in more than 40. Some relatives of the dead
went to the scene off Hong Kong islands southwest
coast to toss spirit money in honor of the victims
Political hypocrites
WEATHER
38 died here. Rescuers check out a half-sub-
merged boat after it collided Monday night with
a tugboat, killing eight people. AP
12 died here. A minibus lies along a road in
Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, after it collided with a truck,
killing 10 people. AP
Bad weather now
a tropical storm
Protect the kids. Members of the Al-
liance for Childrens Concerns post their
wishes at a mural at the University of the
Philippines. Manny Palmero
Theyre running. Former President Joseph Estrada, Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno, former Las Pias Rep. Cynthia Villar, MTRCB head Mary
Grace Poe-Llamanzares, and Senator Francis Escudero led their certicates of candidacy on Tuesday.
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THE tropical depression off the West
Philippine Sea had intensied into
tropical storm and could enter the
country on Tuesday night or Wednes-
day morning, the weather bu-
reau said on Tuesday.
Weather forecaster
Samuel Duran said
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Villar Llamanzares
Escudero
Angara
Sotto
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By Christine F. Herrera
THE United Nationalist Alliance on Tuesday
accused Liberal Party coalition candidates of
being hypocrites by posing as reformers when
they were among the most rabid defenders
of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo when
she was in power.
The accusation triggered an im-
mediate response from former Las
Pinas Rep. Cynthia Villar, who is
running for senator under the LP
coalition.
She said the Nacionalista Party
headed by her husband, Senator
Manny Villar, has been consistent
in opposing the misdeeds of the
Arroyo administration.
Wait a minute. I hardly speak
but let us put the record straight.
Under the Arroyo administration,
the NP and I stood against cor-
ruption and voted to impeach Ar-
royo, Villar told the Manila Stan-
dard. We were deprived of
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UN urged to settle sea disputes
Cybercrime...
constitutional test before the Su-
preme Court.
He said the law would protect
people from defamatory postings
in the social media like Facebook
and Twitter.
I am very condent that the
bill we have approved will pass
the legal hurdle because the inten-
tion of this is to protect peoples
rights and not to curtail freedom
of expression, Belmonte said.
Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo An-
gara, a co-author of the Cybercrime
bill, said he was surprised that the
libel provision had been inserted in
it when there was no such clause in
the House-approved version.
Earlier, Justice Secretary Leila
de Lima said she was opposed
to some provisions of the Cy-
bercrime Prevention Act, but her
department had no choice but to
implement it now that it had been
signed into law.
And on Tuesday she warned
that plagiarism could be a crime
under the Cyrbercrime Prevention
Act if committed under certain
circumstances, citing copyright
infringement and when commit-
ted in the form of online piracy
by using the Internet or other tele-
communications networks and
the same act constitutes copyright
infringement.
De Lima said the penalties
were imprisonment of three up to
nine years and a ne of P50,000
up to P1.5 million.
Still, Senator Francis Escudero
on Tuesday led an amendment to
the Cybercrime Law to remove the
criminal liability on libel. That would
be in consonance with his bill led in
2007 to de-criminalize libel.
If theres a liability on the part
of media people, it should only
involve the civil aspect and not
the criminal, Escudero said.
There should only be damages
and no imprisonment.
Guerra saif four of the 14 jus-
tices were not present in Tuesdays
meeting of the Supreme Court. As-
sociate Justices Lucas Bersamin,
Diosdado Peralta and Mariano Del
Castillo were abroad for ofcial
business, and Associate Justice Ro-
berto Abad was on leave.
A total of seven petitions
against R.A. 10175 were includ-
ed in the agenda of the full-court
session of justices. All were con-
solidated and assigned to Asso-
ciate Justice Presbitero Velasco
Jr., who will write the decision
on the Supreme Courts action
on those petitions.
Among the provisions in the
new law that are being ques-
tioned in the petitions is section
4, which includes cyber defama-
tion, cyber threats and Internet
libel in the list of cybercrimes
subject to prosecution by the
Justice Department.
All the petitioners claim that
section 6 of the law, which hands
down a higher degree of punish-
ment for people found guilty of li-
bel and allows them to be charged
separately under the Revised Pe-
nal Code for the same offense, is
unconstitutional.
They are also against section
19 of that law, which gives the
secretary of Justice the power
to block or restrict access to any
content on a prima facie nding
of a violation of the law even
without a trial.
The petitioners and their sup-
porters trooped to the Supreme
Court on Tuesday and staged a
Black Protest rally against the
new law.
12...

The jeepney was a total
wreck, Badua said. The truck
sustained only mior damage on
its front.
Sarrat police chief Christo-
pher Danao said: I cannot de-
scribe the gruesome accident.
Four of the jeepney passenges
were dead on the spot. I was
informed that three of the nine
passengers, who were rushed to
the Don Mariano Marcos Me-
morial Hospital were declared
dead on arrival. Some of the in-
jured victims were still in criti-
cal condition.
It could be one of the worst
accidents in this fourth-class mu-
nicipality with about 23,000 pop-
ulation. The jeepney was taking
high school students to the Santa
Rosa National High School in
Sarrat early in the morning when
the accidents happened.
The Sarrat accident was the
second road collision to hap-
pen along the national highway
in the northern provinces in the
past several days. At least nine
people were killed and nine in-
jured last week in Science City
of Munoz, Nueva Ecija when a
bus and a fuel tanker collided
on the highway.
Danao said investigators
were interviewing eyewitness-
es and the truck driver, who
was facing charges of multiple
homicide and multiple seri-
ous physical injuries as well as
damage to property.
He said the lone survivor,
12-year-old Joshua Bolibol,
sustained head and body inju-
ries and was ghting for his life
in the hospital.
Badua identied those who
died on the spot as Mikee Win-
nie Agbayani of Barangay
Suyo, Dingras; Jessica de la
Cruz Darupan, of Barangay San
Marcos, Sarrat; Evelyn Canon-
izado of Barangay Suyo, Din-
gras; and Ferdinand de la Cruz,
the jeepney driver.
Thos declared dead on arrival
at Dingras District Hospital and
the Gov. Roque Ablan Memorial
Hospital in Laoag City were An-
gelica Cruz Pumaras of Baran-
gay San Marcos, Sarrat; Glister
Romero, the jeepney conductor
from Barangay Albano, Dingras;
Ludwig de la Cruz of Barangay
Agitap, Solsona; Rylee Agustin
Canonizado, the ve-year-old
boy of Barangay Suyo, Dingras;
and Jeremy Bueno Burgos of Ba-
rangay San Marcos, Sarrat.
Sotto...
Sotto may actually have an
axe to grind with the Filipino
online community after coming
under re for allegedly plagia-
rizing an American blogger and
the late Senator Robert Ken-
nedy for his speeches against a
controversial family planning
and reproductive health bill.
But Senator Teosto Guingo-
na III disagreed and warned the
public that the Cybercrime Law
clearly suppressed freedom of
speech and expression that was
guaranteed by the Constitution.
Senator Edgardo Angara, the au-
thor of the measure in the Senate,
agreed to the amendment because,
he said, he believed that cyberspace
was just a new avenue for spread-
ing malicious materials.
With this law, we hope to en-
courage the use of cyberspace for
information, recreation, learning
and commerce, he said.
By protecting all users from
abuse and misuse, we enable
netizens to use cyberspace more
productively.
This measure will deter people
from committing crimes because
the virtual world will no longer be a
lawless realm. Its enactment sends
out a strong message to the world
that the Philippines is serious about
keeping cyberspace safe.
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Dynastism...
terms. Until now, there is no
law to dene, prohibit and pun-
ish dynastism.
No law has ever been en-
acted by Congress because the
lawmakers today are of a dif-
ferent breed. They have not the
public good in mind but their
private interests.
Ramos said dynastism had
become worse and worse
since 1987.
Are the common Filipinos
going to stand for this forev-
er? Are we going to be domi-
nated by a handful of power-
ful, wealthy and inuential
families?
Ramos said it was necessary
that any relative of a politi-
cian within the fourth degree
of afnity or consanguinity be
prohibited from running in the
same ofce within an adjacent
political jurisdiction until the
lapse of three or six years.
And to prevent turncoatism,
whoever wanted to change po-
litical parties at any time must be
prohibited or disqualied from
running for ofce for three years,
so that no family can control the
top positions.
In a speech he delivered be-
fore the 67th session of the
United Nations General Assem-
bly on Tuesday, Manila Time,,
Foreign Affairs Secretary Al-
bert del Rosario said there was
an urgent need for all UN mem-
bers to promote the peaceful
settlement of disputes through
the rule of law or the UN Con-
vention on the Law of the Sea.
All States must respect
their obligations to settle their
maritime disputes by peaceful
means, without threats or use of
force, under Unclos, Del Rosa-
rio said.
A rules-based approach un-
der Unclos can peacefully re-
solve these Asian maritime dis-
putes.
Although he did not mention
the countrys ongoing dispute
with China, Del Rosario said the
Philippines was facing its most
serious challenge on the security
of its maritime domain, the in-
tegrity of its national territory, as
well as its effective protection of
its maritime environment.
To address those challenge
and come up with an enduring
solution, the Philippines and the
UN must rely on the rule of law
and not on military force.
We must rely on the body
of rules that state that disputes
must be resolved peacefully. We
must rely on the norms and rules
enshrined in the UNCLOS, he
said.
He called on all friends and
allies and all those who believe
in the peaceful and fair manage-
ment of the seas and oceans to
uphold the rule of law and Un-
clos and protect the weaklings
against the strong.
Natural disasters plague
mankind. The forces of nature
are difcult to contain. This
By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan
THE Philippine government on Tuesday urged the United Nations
to push for a rules-based approach in peacefully resolving the
maritime disputes which had sparked tension between China and its
neighboring countries in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea.
Bad...
Duran, the weather distur-
bance, would be named Marce and
would be the 13th tropical cyclone
to hit the country this year.
Marce will be affecting the
western section of Luzon. It
was 530 kilometers west of
Northern Luzon with maximum
winds of 65 kilometers per hour
near the center and gustiness of
80 kilometers per hour.
Metro Manila, the Cor-
dilleras, Central Luzon and
Southern Tagalog region
will experience moderate to
heavy rain.
The Bicol region and East-
ern Visayas will have occa-
sional light to moderate rain
or thunderstorms. The rest
of the country will be partly
cloudy with brief rain showers
or thunderstorms.
Strong to gale force winds are
expected to affect the western
seaboard of Northern and Central
Luzon, where the coastal waters
will be moderate to rough.
Elsewhere, the winds will
be light to moderate and the
seas slight to moderate. Jona-
than Fernandez
Still...

\But it was former movie actor and
ex-president Joseph Estrada, who is
is running for mayor of Manila, and
his running mate, movie actor Isko
Moreno, who brought the show busi-
ness hoopla to the Comelec.
Supporters followed by ati-ati-
han and Chinese dragon perform-
ers dancing to the beat of snare
drums marched from Liwasang
Bonacio to the Comelec ofce
and Estrada drove his Jeep ni
Erap ahead of a convoy of ve-
hicles that caused trafc gridlock
in many areas.
Llamanzares and Escudero led
their certicates as independents
but they were reported as common
candidates of the two major parties
contending to control seats in the
Senate, House of Representatives
and local positions in the provinces,
towns and cities across the land.
Llamanzares said she was giv-
en the go signal by the United
Nationalist Alliance led by Vice
President Jejomar Binay and
Estrada to join the Liberal Party
sorties despite earlier pronounce-
ments that two-timing candi-
dates will not be allowed.
I was given a post under the
Aquino administration so I talked
with Ninong Erap and vice Binay.
They said they understand my po-
sition and they would still adopt
me as their candidate, Llaman-
zares told reporters.
Im with the LP because of Presi-
dent Aquino. I will join them in their
campaign sorties. There is no need
for me to join UNA, she said.
Binay said that it would be differ-
ent with two other common candi-
datesEscudero and Senator Loren
Legardawho would not be allowed
to join the UNAif they attend the LP
campaign, and UNAs support will be
withdrawn if they will not attend its
political meetings.
Their condition with me is dif-
ferent because Im new in poli-
tics, Llamanzares said.
Escudero said he would settle
the issue with UNA before the
start of the ofcial campaigning
in February although he preferred
to use the traditional and new me-
dia rather than rely on campaign
sorties.
But reporters love to hear about
Heart Evangelista when they talk to
Escudero so they asked about her
and he replied: Shes resting.
Will she join you in your
campaign sorties? Escudero an-
swered: Most likely not.
Boat...
Tuesday, while other people
waited at the morgue for tragic
news about loved ones.
Police Commissioner Tsang
Wai-hung said crew members
from both boats were detained
on suspicion of endangering pas-
sengers by operating the craft
unsafely. We expect further per-
sons to be arrested, he said.
Tsang said police suspect
both crews had not exercised
the care required of them by
law, but he did not elaborate.
A ferry collided with the
Lamma IV, which was taking
more than 100 employees of
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
and their families to famed
Victoria Harbor to watch a re-
works display in celebration of
Chinas National Day and mid-
autumn festival.
The government said in a state-
ment that 101 people were sent
to hospitals; 66 were discharged,
and four had serious injuries or
were in critical condition.
The ferry was damaged but
completed its journey, and
some of its passengers were
treated for injuries. Local TV
later showed images of the fer-
ry, with its bow chewed up and
chunks missing.
Hong Kong and Kowloon
(Ferry) Holdings Ltd., the ferry
operator, did not return calls
seeking comment.
The government said 28 bod-
ies were recovered overnight,
and eight more victims were
declared dead at hospitals. Two
bodies found aboard the vessel
Tuesday raised the death toll to
38, according to government
statements. At least four of
those killed were children.
Salvage crews raised the
half-submerged Lamma IV us-
ing three crane barges that sur-
rounded it Tuesday.
At the same time, several
dozen relatives of victims trav-
eled by boat to take part in a
traditional Chinese mourning
ritual, praying alongside Taoist
priests and tossing spirit money
into the wind. AP
Aquino...
overnight bag in the car,
ready to be arrested anytime.
I planned not to voluntarily
post bail as my way of pro-
testing the process by which
the case was decided upon
and the warrant of arrest is-
sued, Padaca said.
Things may have to change
now and I may need to post bail
and let the judicial process take
its course, she added.
The standing arrest warrant
was not the only legal impedi-
ment to Padacas appointment.
Under the law, any one
who is appointed Comelec
commissioner must not have
been a candidate in a preced-
ing election.
Comelec chairman Sixto
Brillantes, however, said it
may be argued that the Octo-
ber 2010 barangay elections
and not the May 2010 national
elections was the last pre-
ceding election prior to next
years midterm polls.
Padaca ran for Isabela gov-
ernor in the 2010 elections but
lost to three-term Isabela Rep.
Bojie Dy.
Brillantes said he expects the
issue to be tackled in the Com-
mission on Appointments.
Mr. Aquino also appointed
Bank of the Philippines se-
nior executive vice-president
Gil Buenaventura as president
and chief executive officer of
the Development Bank of the
Philippines.
Buenaventura will replace
Francisco del Rosario Jr. and
will have a term ending on June
30, 2013.
The 59-year old banker pre-
viously served as president of
Prudential Bank and head of
Citytrust Banking Corp.
He nished his Masters in Fi-
nance at the University of Wis-
consin and his economics degree
at the University of Sto. Tomas.
Meanwhile, lm director
Emmanuel Borlaza will serve
as acting head of the Movie and
Television Review and Classi-
cation Board.
Del Rosario
should not be the case in
mans quest for peace. While
natural disasters are impossi-
ble to prevent, the same is not
true for war and conict, Del
Rosario said.
The United Nations was cre-
ated to protect the weak from the
strong, to provide for the equal-
ity of all sovereign states, and to
enshrine the rule of law as the
governing principle in regulating
international disputes.
The Philippines and China
have been locked in a bitter
territorial dispute along with
other countries such as Viet-
nam, Brunei, Taiwan and Ma-
laysia, which also have over-
lapping claims on the islands
and waters of the oil-rich West
Philippine Sea.
The conict between Ma-
nila and Beijing started in
April, when Chinese authori-
ties prevented the Philippine
Coast Guard from arresting
Chinese shermen who were
caught poaching in the Pana-
tag Shoal, which is within the
Philippines 200-nautical-mile
exclusive economic zone.
Political...
our pork barrel for doing so.
When Manny [Senator Vil-
lar] was Speaker, he had im-
peached Erap [deposed Presi-
dent Joseph Estrada] on plunder
charges and jueteng kickbacks.
When Manny was Senate Presi-
dent, wasnt he ousted and re-
placed by Senator [Juan Ponce]
Enrile? And who voted for En-
rile but the allies of Arroyo?
Villar said.
Enrile and Estrada were lead-
ers of the Pwersa ng Masang
Pilipino, which formed an alli-
ance with Vice President Jejo-
mar Binays Partido Demokra-
tikong Pilipino to form the
UNA, which presents itself as
an alternative to the Liberal
Party coalition.
Earlier, Liberal Party ofcials
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
and Budget Secretary Floren-
cio Abad said UNA would nd
it difcult to dene itself, after
President Benigno Aquino III
established the administration
coalition as being supporters
of reforms under his straight
path policy.
Abad said the Presidents
speech during the coalitions
proclamation of its 12-member
senatorial ticket was to remind
the people how and why his ad-
ministration came into power.
He was put into power by a
people fed up with corruption,
hungry for justice, and crying
for food and jobs, Abad told
the Manila Standard.
But Tiangco said UNA mem-
bers had proven their commit-
ment to truth, freedom and good
governance even during the
Arroyo administration.
In contrast, he said, those who
supported cheating against Fer-
nando Poe Jr., Mrs. Arroyos
rival for the 2004 presidential
elections, were now part of the
administration, as were those
who blocked her impeachment.
While Tiangco did not iden-
tify them by name, he referred
to Senator Francis Pangilinan,
who as co-chairman of the com-
mittee on justice at the time, had
dismissed the electoral fraud
charges against Mrs. Arroyo,
and Senator Franklin Drilon,
who had offered to move the
presidential palace to his home-
town of Iloilo when civil society
groups in Manila began calling
for Arroyos ouster.
Drilon is now the campaign
manager of the Liberal Party co-
alition.
Thats the kind of support
they gave Mrs. Arroyo and now
theyre trying to appear clean
and are posturing as reformers,
Tiangco said.
But Abad said Mr. Aquino had
challenged UNA to dene itself
during his speech.
If UNA is opposition, what is
it that it opposes in the Aquino
administration? If it is an alter-
native, under what platform is it
presenting itself to our people?
Abad said.
UNA senatorial candidate
Zambales Rep. Maria Milagros
Magsaysay, said the opposi-
tion would be the voice of the
people and the conscience of
the administration to stick to its
straight path.
Tiangco added that UNA
should be seen as a partner of
the Aquino administration and
not an obstructionist force.
With Macon Ramos-
Araneta and Maricel Cruz
OCTOBER 3, 2012 WEDNESDAY
A3 News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com
High court junks realtors petition
IN BRIEF
In a notice of resolution, the high
courts Third Division resolved to dis-
miss the petition of Lee who sought
to reverse the ruling issued by the
Court of Appeals last April. This rul-
ing allowed the Department of Justice
to proceed with Lees indictment for
syndicated estafa along with other of-
cials of the rm.
The SC stressed that the petitioner
failed to show any reversible error in
the challenged decision as to warrant
the exercise of the Courts discretion-
ary appellate jurisdiction.
The high tribunal also blamed Lee
for his failure to le the required num-
ber of copies of the petition in viola-
tion of section 4, Rule 45 of the 1997
Rules of Civil Procedure.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima
welcomed the ruling, which her ofce
received on Sept. 27. This is another
signicant development in the quest
for justice to have the fugitive Del-
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Supreme Court has paved the way for
the criminal prosecution of fugitive developer
Deln Lee of Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings
Corp. in connection with the allegedly anoma-
lous housing projects in Pampanga using
loans from the Home Development Mutual
Fund (Pag-IBIG).
Pag-IBIG taps barangay execs
n lee answer for his actions. The ju-
diciary has consistently afrmed the
ndings of the DOJ on this particular
case given the clear facts and the cul-
pability of the respondent Lee, she
said in a statement.
The Justice chief said Lee should
now come out from hiding. He should
not further strain the governments re-
sources by his continued evasion of a
duly issued warrant of arrest.
Pag-IBIG earlier said Lees petition
in the SC was a mere tactic to prevent
the DOJ and the Pasig regional trial
court from proceeding with the case.
Vice President Jejomar Binay,
chairman of Pag-IBIG Fund;s board
of trustees, said they expect the syn-
dicated estafa case against Lee and
the other accused - his son Dexter
Lee, GA ofcers Christina Sagun and
Cristina Salagan, and Pag-IBIG Fund
legal department employee Alex Al-
varez to now proceed.
The DOJ has approved the criminal
indictment of Lee and others in Au-
gust last year in connection with the
allegedly anomalous housing projects
in Pampanga.
In a 50-page resolution, the DOJ
task force on securities and business
scam has found probable cause to le
charges of syndicated estafa against
respondents.
The Justice department ruled that
there was sufcient basis in the alle-
gation of Pag-IBIG Fund and Nation-
al Bureau of Investigation that Lee
and the four others had conspired in
securing at least P6.6 billion in hous-
ing loan proceeds from buyers of their
housing projects.
Investigating scals stressed that
all elements of syndicated estafa, in-
cluding existence of false pretenses,
fraudulent acts or means committed
prior to or simultaneously with the
commission of fraud, upon which the
offended party relied on, are present
in this case.
Pag-IBIG Fund and the Liga ng mga
Barangay sa Pilipinas have signed a part-
nership that would provide all barangay
ofcials and workers Fund membership.
The agreement signing was held during
the 5th National Convention of the Liga
ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas held at the
SMX Convention Center in Pasay City .
Vice President and Pag-IBIG Fund Board
Chairman Jejomar C. Binay attended the
event, with leagues national president,
Ricojudge Janvier M. Echiverri presiding.
Under the agreement, all barangays shall
register their respective ofcials and work-
ers with Pag-IBIG. Once members, the said
ofcials and workers can enjoy Fund bene-
ts such as savings, and access to affordable
short term and housing loans.
Barangay ofcials can now join the Fund
as voluntary members. This should further
increase Pag-IBIG membership and further
expand the institutions reach, allowing
more individuals to enjoy benets that are
exclusive to members. Pag-IBIG Fund cur-
rently has 11.5 million members worldwide.
THE 2012 search for The Outstanding
Filipino Physicians organized by the Jun-
ior Chamber International (JCI) Senate
Philippines and San Miguel Corporation
aimed at honoring exemplary medical pro-
fessionals will end on October 15.
This was jointly announced by JCI Sen-
ate President Antonio H. Cerilles and TOFP
2012 National Chairman Gonzalo T. Duque
who said that the revival of the TOFP, rst
launched in 2007 in cooperation with the
Department of Health, has elicited interests
and support from a broad sector of society.
The searchs objective is to inspire Filipino
doctors to stay in the country and serve their
countrymen, particularly in the far-ung,
hard-to-reach provinces and cities.
San Miguel Corp through its presiden
Ramon S. Ang has thrown its full support
behind the noble efforts of JCI Senate
Philippines to recognize the countrys best
doctors and encourage them to stay in the
Philippines to serve their countrymen.
Aside from the outstanding doctors in
major urban centers, this years search will
zero in on rural or community doctors who
are able and willing to sacrice and serve
our countrymen who have neglected in
terms of proper health care due to the lack
of medical practitioners, said TOFP 2012
Executive Director and TOFP 2008 Chair-
man Melandrew T. Velasco.
In the last ve years, TOFP has honored
25 outstanding Filipino doctors, including
Health Secretary Ona, himself among the
pioneer physicians. The TOFP search has
carved a special niche in JCI history and
has joined the league of prestigious annual
searches of the Jaycees, such as The Out-
standing Young Men and The Outstanding
Filipino.
Ex-military
men vie for
local posts
Govt-MILF peace talks reach make-or-break situation
Search for top doctors
By Willie Capulong
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT The plan to convert the Subic
International Airport complex into a Singapore Sentosa-type
family-oriented entertainment and casino resort center has
been deferred.
Instead, the airport complex is now being eyed to serve as
a forward base for the joint operations of the Philippine Air
Force and the United Air Force Pacic alliance.
The joint operation, according to sources, was aimed at
maintaining regional balance in the light of the continuing ter-
ritorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the West
Philippine Sea.
According to the same sources in the Freeport, the top man-
agement of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority held a whole
day emergency strategic meeting at the second oor of the
SBIA main building to discuss the downgrading of the airport
conversion project.
The meeting was presided by SBMA chairman-administra-
tor Roberto V. Garcia. Also in attendance were the majority
of the board of directors, senior deputy administrators, deputy
administrators and department managers.
Also, sources claimed that a group of American nationals
have been some ofces at the airport. The Americans were al-
legedly using these ofces as their base of operations.
During the meeting, Garcia explained that some long term
programs adopted earlier this year during SBMA strategic
planning sessions held at the Clark Freeport are being modied
in view of prevailing economic changes affecting the Freeport
operations.
The original plan embodied in the Freeport ve-year stra-
tegic plan (2012-2016) was to convert the 200-hectare SBIA
into an integrated family-oriented tourism destination with
developments and amenities such as a hotel-Casino enter-
tainment complex, science and technology park, duty free
shops, convention center, waterfront villas, family hotels, golf
course,BPO city, international theme park , super yacht club,
ofce/residential condominium, luxury villas and SBMA cor-
porate headquarters.
Although the proposed airport conversion was strongly op-
posed by siblings former Sen. Richard Gordon and Olongapo
City Mayor James L. Gordon Jr., the SBMA said it decided
to go ahead with the plan in its aim to solve ots huge nancial
losses after air-cargo giant Federal Express (FedEx) moved iits
hub from Subic to China in 2005.
From an annual revenue of P 255.187 million in 2005, the
income dwindled to only P 36.571 million last year. Without
additional revenues, SBMA had been having a hard time in
meeting the debt servicing of the World Bank loan secured by
Gordon 18 years ago to modernize the former US Navy airport
into a world-class complex.
Apart from the airport project, SBMA planned to undertake
a massive facelift of the Subic Bay Freeport Economic Zones
(SBFEZ) with focus on making it the Theme Park Capital of
the Philippines, a top sports tourism destination as well cruise
ships destination.
The SBMA management also wanted to change its direction
from landlord to developer of unused and underutilized properties
and to focus on high-value industrial and commercial leases that
would provide a worry-free environment for investors.
But according to Freeport locators, these plans had become
unrealistic, since several small-business locators had moved
out due to the imposition of Common Use Service Area
(CUSA) fees, which were considered more harmful to small
rms doing inside the Freeport.
By Joyce P. Paares
THE Moro Islamic Liberation
Front has warned that the series
of negotiations it is trying to
hammer out with the Philippine
government may make or break
efforts to end the decades-long
conict in Mindanao.
Negotiations, contrary to
what many believe, is a risky
business. If we cannot conclude
it soon successfully, now that we
are at the brink of the exercise,
we will be in trouble, MILF
chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal
said during the opening of the
32nd round of formal talks in
Malaysia on Tuesday.
For all we know, the greatest
source of risk comes from spoil-
ers, leaders, and parties who be-
lieve that these emerging from
negotiations threatens their pow-
er and interests, and use violence
to undermine attempts to achieve
it, he added.
President Aquino earlier ex-
pressed hope that a peace pact
may be signed before the year
ends.
Malaysian Prime Minister
Abdul Najib Razak, during
his meeting with Mr. Aquino
in Russia last month, already
expressed desire to attend the
signing ceremony.
Government chief negotiator
Marvic Leonen, for his part, said
negotiations have now reached a
historical level.
Let us persevere, respect our
differences but engage our best
creativity in nding commonali-
ties despite the differences. Now
is the time to fulll our promises
to our people, Leonen said.
We are on the brink of lay-
ering the written predicates that
can frame the process of build-
ing trust as we usher in an era of
peace, of hope and of recovery,
he added.
Leonen said the new politi-
cal entity that will replace the
Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao will require a new
law to amend the ARMM Or-
ganic Act.
Technical working groups of
both panels are now in the thick
of drafting proposals for wealth-
sharing and power-sharing for
the proposed autonomous politi-
cal entity.
Both sides will soon discuss
the disarmament and reinte-
gration of MILF fighters once
they have ironed out the issue
on territory.
The government and the MILF
earlier signed a Decision Points
on Principles (DPP) during their
April meeting, which states that
the future political entity will
have a ministerial form of gov-
ernment with the power to enter
into economic agreements.
It will also have the power to
create its own sources of rev-
enue and to have a just share in
the revenues generated through
the exploration, development or
utilization of natural resources
and shall also have the powers
over the Shariah justice system.
The powers that would be re-
served for the national govern-
ment, however, are as follows:
defense and external security;
foreign policy; common market
and global trade; coinage and
monetary policy; citizenship
and naturalization; and postal
service.
By Florante S. Solmerin
TWO retired military ofcers
will slug it out for an elective
position in the Visayas during
the 2013 election.
Maj. Gen. Raoul Reyes and
Brig. Gen. Ramon Go, both
from the Army, have opted for
retire early to run for mayor
in Murcia, Negros Occidental
and San Enrique, Iloilo, re-
spectively.
Reyes was former Armed
Forces Deputy Chief of Staff
for Personnel while Go was
assistant J1.
Actually, it was a very hard
decision that I made since I
still have six more months be-
fore retirement. But I think if
I will not resign, I forego the
chance to run for an elective
ofce. Pity our town; it needs
to progress, Reyes said in a
phone interview.
He said he will be facing in-
cumbent Mayor Andrew Mon-
telibano and former Mayor
Sonny Coscoluela.
Reyes said he will be ling to-
day his certicate of candidacy
and run as an independent.
Im a true-blue Murciah-
ano. I think I could serve the
town much better if I will be
the mayor of Murcia, Reyes
said. He served the military for
36 years.
Go, on the other hand, who
retired three days ago, led her
COC on Monday.
Yesterday, I led my can-
didacy for mayor in our town.
Im running under the Liberal
party (LP), she said in a sepa-
rate phone interview.
It is not really my dream to
be in politics but the situation
calls that I have to join. Our town
was once a part of a town, Passi,
and my great great grandparents
were the once who segregated
it from Passi. I want my town
to be improved because of my
network I could bring progress
to my town, she said.
Go served in the service for
33 years. Her mandatory retire-
ment would still be on March
21, 2013. She was the rst fe-
male ofcer in the Army to get
a one-star general rank.
Joint PH-US base in the works in Subic
Double
celebration.
Incoming president
Jose Go of the
Filipino Chinese
Chamber of
Commerce and
Industry (left)
and incumbent
president Lester
Lino offer a toast
during the twin
celebrations to
mark the mid-
autumn mooncake
festival and the
63rd founding
anniversary of
the Peoples
Republic of China
at the Century Park
Sheraton Hotel.
SONNY ESPIRITU
Surety cover eyed
for poll employees
THE House of Representatives has supported a meas-
ure creating a compulsory insurance for ofcials and
workers during national and local elections.
In House Bill 6528, authored by party-list congress-
men led by Rep. Juliet Cortuna, the proposed compulsory
insurance would cover members of the Board of Election
Inspectors (BEI), Special Board of Election Inspectors
(SBEI), the Board of Election Tellers (BET) and their sup-
port staff for every national and local election.
The compulsory insurance is one way the State
could concretely express its recognition of the crucial
role of the members of the BEI, SBEI, the BET and
their support staff and the dangers that attend every
election, the bills authors said.
The bill mandates that the death benets shall in-
clude the awarding of P200,000 to the beneciaries
on the rst year of implementation of the proposed
law and the insurance coverage shall also include
hospitalization and medical expenses of the injured
beneciary until his/her recovery notwithstand-
ing benets provided for by the Government Secu-
rity and Insurance System (GSIS) or any institution
granting the same to the insured. Maricel V. Cruz
Deln Lee
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 3, 2012 WEDNESDAY
A4
ON the road to political reform, the
law of unintended consequences
can lead us down some twisted
backstreets that get us nowhere.
A prime example of this is
the party-list system enshrined
in our Constitution by well-
meaning but ultimately short-
sighted do-gooders who never
anticipated the ease with which
unscrupulous politicians could
abuse the mechanism to give
marginalized groups a voice in
Congress.
Over the years, we have seen
the scions of powerful political
clans passing themselves off as
guardians and representatives
of the downtrodden to win a
reserved seat in Congress without
having to go through the usual
rigors of an honest-to-goodness
political campaign. We have
seen womenwho comprise
more than half of our population
and from whose ranks we have
already drawn two Presidents
treated still as a politically
marginalized group, while more
clearly under-represented groups
such as the gay community are
denied the same privilege.
Sometimes, the contradictions
are not so obvious, but they
are there nonetheless. For
example, a party-list group
calling itself the Citizens Battle
Against Corruption has two
representatives in the House, both
of them lawyers. One is even the
assistant majority leader.
The group describes itself
as a multi-sectoral political
organization dedicated towards
ghting graft, corruption and
cronyism in government. But
as admirable as that objective
might be, we do not see how
such a group would qualify as
a marginalized, less privileged
or under-represented sector,
particularly in an administration
that has put the same anti-
corruption goal at the heart of its
own philosophy of governance.
This contradiction might
explain why the group reacted
defensively when the chairman
of the Commission on Elections
said the party-list system had
become a joke because of the
attempts by fake groups to win
accreditation.
The marginalized and less
privileged sector of the society
should be represented well in the
legislature, the House assistant
majority leader saidwithout
really explaining how his own
group t into the picture.
Other party-list representatives
criticized the Comelec chairman
for his remarks and blamed the
poll body for the current sad state
of politics.
Certainly, the poll body must
accept its share of the blame
for failing to screen party-list
groups, but we contend that the
system of guaranteeing minority
representation was awed from the
start. We also do not believe the
Comelec chairman should be taken
to task for speaking the truth.
In fact, we believe the chairman
did not go far enough, given how
the Senate race, too, is shaping up
to be a joke, with unremarkable,
undistinguished, uninspired, and
unabashedly cynical candidates
who wear their party afliation
like a shirt that they can change
every day. There is no hope of any
meaningful change with the roster
of candidates before us, from any
of the parties. That, to us, is an even
bigger and more cruel joke.
Perhaps somebody should take
a cue from the Comelec chairman
and form a party-list group of
politicians who tell the unadorned
truth. That, in the context of our
national and local politics, would
at least be a truly marginalized
group.
Cruel joke
EDITORIAL
Losing friends, making enemies
FROM Beijings point of view, the
United States is containing Chinas rise
in the region by encircling it with allies
in the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations and maintaining military bases
in Japan, Korea and Okinawa.
The US pivot to redeploy its naval
forces in Asia in keeping with Americas
role as a Pacic power appears to lend
credence to that perception held by
China. But the US forces redeployment
and the defensive reaction of nations in
the region were triggered by Chinas
aggressive claim of sovereignty over
the entire South China Sea. While
Asean is still far from closing ranks, the
Philippines and Vietnam bear the brunt
of Chinese bullying. They also share
solid legal ground under the United
Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea which grants them a 200-mile
exclusive economic zone.
Malaysia and oil-rich Brunei are
not as keen on the possible oil, gas and
mineral resources under the sea bed of
the disputed area as gleaned from their
half-hearted claims.
Taiwans interest can be seen as just
another proxy claim by mainland China.
With Beijings aggressive advance in the
region, there is unspoken speculation
the renegade Chinese province could
go the way of Special Autonomous
Regions like Hong Kong and Macau.
With another ashpointthe
territorial row in the East China Sea
over a group of islands the Japanese call
Senkaku and Diaoyu to the Chinese
a new front has been opened to stoke
memories of the Japanese invasion and
occupation of China.
Despite the huge loss of business
wrought by rampaging Chinese
mobs, the Japanese are standing rm
on Senkaku. China is a big market
for Japans electronic products and
motor vehicles. Without having to
cite gures, the economic tsunami is
staggering to Japanese companies
like Sony, Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Toyota ,
Nissan, Honda and Mazda. Competitor
Korean companies manufacturing the
same line of products are raking it in
as a result of the political fallout from
Japans Senkaku stand.
Senkaku, little known before the
territorial row, has reached the UN
General Assembly in New York with
China and Japan trading barbs. Beijing
has accused Tokyo of stealing Senkaku
Speaking at the sidelines of the UN
General Assembly session in New York,
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
, said Japans purchase of Senkaku from a
private owner is legal and binding under
international law.
While China opted to internationalize
the issue of Senkaku, it rejects the
Philippine bid to bring the Scarborough
Shoal (Panatag) dispute to the
International Tribunal on the Law of
the Sea. Beijing can only do so much
since Japan by its proximity to Senkaku
occupies the island on and off. And
unlike pushover Philippines, Japan
drove off a eet of Chinese shing
boat in a battle of water cannons in the
vicinity of Senkaku. Its frightening to
imagine the number of casualties if live
ammunitions were red.
It will be recalled that Chinese patrol
boats also retreated when Russian
gunboats red on them when they
strayed into waters being claimed by
both sides.
As a consequence of its ambition for
hegemony, China is fast losing friends
and gaining enemies. There is no formal
declaration of alliances among Russia,
Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. These
countries have no intention of surrounding
China but they have circled their wagons
to ward off further Chinese aggression.
Australia, which is not a party to the
conicting claims in the South China
Sea, has weighed in with a proposal to
the Philippines for a military alliance
in the form of a strengthened visiting
forces agreement.
With reports of continued Chinese
buildup of fortications on the shoals
and rock formations near Panatag, the
Philippines dispatched 80 marines to
Palawan to protect the Kalayaan group
of islands. Japan has offered patrol
boats to help the Philippines protect its
maritime borders.
Meanwhile, Washington, which
Beijing blames as fanning Sinophobia,
is keeping US Secretary of State Hilary
Clinton busy nding a diplomatic
solution to the potential powderkeg in
the South and East China Seas. Citing
the imperatives of Asias stability and
continued prosperity as vital to the
global economy, Secretary Clinton met
with the heads of delegations of China,
Japan, Russia and Asean.
More than half of the worlds cargo
vessels pass through navigational lanes
in the South China Sea. Any armed
confrontation in the South and East
China Seas would inevitably draw in
the United States, a situation the US is
trying to avert.
ALEJANDRO
DEL ROSARIO
BACK CHANNEL
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
Shutting down
online dissent
THINK before you click, they say on
the Net. Yes, or you could actually land
in jail, even just for liking or sharing
something libelous on Facebook.
Upon the passage of Republic Act
10175, or the Anti-Cybercrime Law
recently, I noted that the most onerous
and unpalatable section of the new
statute was the one which made libel
on the Internet a crime. It took some
time for netizens to appreciate this
factbut when they did, they certainly
made their opposition known.
On social
networks like
Facebook and
Twitter, on blogs
and various other
online fora, a
protest against
RA 10175 is
gaining strength.
A group of more
militant cyber-
warriors calling
itself Anonymous
Philippines has
taken the battle
a step further, by
hacking into and
defacing every
government Web site it can enter.
But the online mass action is not
getting the government to budge one
bit. The Supreme Court has deferred
action on seven petitions seeking to
declare the law unconstitutional, and
Malacaang Palace has been acting
like there is no protest at all.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, where
the section making online libel
punishable by the same penalties
meted out to those found guilty of
traditional libel laws that govern
media was born, no one seems to
want to take responsibility. Those who
signed the billincluding the section
on online libelcould only admit that
they didnt read the provision.
Senator Tito Sotto, the supposed
author of an amendment which
introduced the cyber-libel provision,
has denied that it came from him
despite the mute testimony of the Senate
journal of Jan. 24, which clearly states
that he inserted the offending provision.
Sotto complained that hes become
the favorite whipping boy in the social
media, even if he insists he has nothing
to do with the libel provision.
Meanwhile, reelectionist Senator
Francis Escudero, who signed off on
the Senate bill, said he is ling a new
piece of legislation that will amend
the libel portion, in a belated move
at damage control that did not escape
the notice of online protesters. Does
Escudero even read the laws he signs?
But without Supreme Court action to
stop the laws implementation, there is no
stopping its taking effect starting today,
Oct. 3. And the cherished anonymity,
raucous freedom of expression and
democratic noise that has dened the
use of the Internet in this country could
come to an abrupt end.
* * *
The move of the Aquino
administration and its allies in Congress
to rein in the freedoms of Internet
users, as Ive noted previously, is truly
ironic. This, after all, is a government
that was installed in part through its
use of social media and the Internet in
the last electionsand which even has
an entire bureaucracy geared towards
the cultivation of Facebook, Twitter
and other online media to continue to
drum up popular support for it.
And yes, this administration
promised us a landmark Freedom of
Information bill that would make its
dealings transparent, only to hit us over
the head with a cybercrime law that
makes criticism of ofcial action an
actual crime. Apparently, freedom of
expression online for President Noynoy
Aquino is limited to praising whatever
the administration
doesand since
it cannot control
Netizens the way
it has co-opted the
traditional media of
print and broadcast, it
has decided to pass a
law against its Internet
critics.
(It comes as no
surprise that the top
proponent of the
proposed FOI law,
Rep. Erin Taada,
was dropped from
the Liberal Party
Senate lineup
in favor of the returning Jamby
Madrigal, who now shares the LP
stage with wannabe senator Rep.
Cynthia Villar, wife of Madrigals
Enemy Number One Manny Villar. As
Cynthia Villar explains it, everyone
has moved onincluding, apparently,
the administration, in its support
of transparency and freedom of
expression.)
But now, there is simply no other
way for the Aquino administration
but to suspend the implementation of
the cybercrime law, if it truly cares
about its online image. A reversion
to the original bill, which rightly
criminalized hacking, fraud and child
pornography, among other clear online
crimes (but which was silent on libel),
is the only way the government can
get out of this controversy unscathed.
Apart from the gargantuan, China-
like monitoring apparatus required
to implement RA 10175, which this
government certainly cannot afford,
there is also the constitutional provision
which states that no law shall be passed
abridging the freedom of speech, of
expression, or of the press, or the right
of people to peaceably assemble and
petition government for redress of
grievances (Article III, Section 4). The
constitutional protection of the freedom
of speech certainly looks like it is under
direct attack from RA 10175s libel
provision, which should at the very least
be reviewed before it is implemented.
Of course, its perfectly possible
that Aquino has convinced himself
that he does not owe anything to
the netizens who campaigned for
him in 2010, which is why he feels
he can now trample on their rights
with impunity. For these people, the
line for disillusioned former Aquino
supporters forms there, where the
Iglesia ni Cristo and other forgotten
Noynoy boosters are.
ROLANDO G. ESTABILLO Publisher
RAMONCHITO L. TOMELDAN Managing Editor
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Aquino has
convinced himself
that he does not
owe anything to
the netizens who
campaigned for
him in 2010.
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
THE circus is in town. Filing of
certicate of candidacies has started
this week. There are clowns, gymnasts
even nuisances.
The tragedy is that Philippine
politics is all about personalities. This
explains why we have politicians
bringing in their wives, brothers and
sisters, children and grandchildren into
the business.
How then can we expect change?
***
The United
Nationalist Alliance
may claim that its
not the opposition
only the alternative.
Baloney. Thats a
copout; they have
to say that because
Vice President
Jejomar Binay,
who leads the
coalition, is still
with the Aquino
administration.
But the administration has said that
if you are not with us, you are against
us. Thats a clear dividing line.
The 2013 polls is a proxy ght
between Binay as a presidential
candidate and whomever President
Aquino will endorse as his successor.
***
I remember writing a column
favoring retired Supreme Court
Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-
Morales when she was still being
considered to be Ombudsman. I said
then that I believe she was competent
and independent.
Now I am having second thoughts.
Morales seems to be targeting people
close to the Arroyo administration. I
could be wrong, of course, and I really
wish I could be convinced otherwise.
I refer in particular to the
case of businessman Roberto
Bobby Ongpin, who was sued by
Development Bank of the Philippines
chairman Jose Nuez Jr. and retired
president Francisco del Rosario Jr. in
connection with two loans amounting
to P660 million.
What is strange is that the state bank
was in no way disadvantaged by the
loans. They were above board, fully
collateralized and paid for in full even
before maturity. The bank even made
P1.4 billion out of it.
How could there be graft?
In connection with the case, a
young lawyer from the bank, Benjamin
Pinpin, committed suicide because
Nuez had asked him to show cause
why he should not be cited in the case.
There has been an investigation
into this but we have not determined
who should be made accountable for
Pinpins decision to kill himself.
But some concerned ofcers and
employees of the bank also led a graft
and corruption case against Nuez
before the Ombudsman.
That was over two years ago and
nothing has happened.
Nuez is an unknown entity in
banking circles. He was only the
chief of staff of businessman Salvador
Zamora, a big contributor to the 2010
campaign of President Aquino. The
case against Nuez arose from his use of
planes belonging to Zamoraa client
of the bank with outstanding (actually,
restructured) loans amounting to P3
billion.
Clearly this is graft. Nuez has
the power to approve or disapprove
Zamoras loans. It is also a violation
of the Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards for Public Ofcials and
Employees.
The complaint was led, not just
before the Ombudsman but before the
Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral
as well. It has since been swept under
the rug.
So much
for daang
matuwid!
***
P h i l e x
Mining Corp.
has good reason
for resisting
the order of
the Mines and
Ge os c i e nc e s
B u r e a u
r e q u i r i n g
bus i nes s man
Manny Pangilinans mining rm to
pay P1.034 billion in environmental
damages caused by a tailing spill in its
mine in Padcal, Benguet.
As its vice president for
communications said, the company
found it absurd that the government
would still impose penalties on
Philex when the MGB itself, in its
investigation, said that the incident was
force majeure. This simply means that
Philex is absolved from any liability
after the bureau found out that the
monitoring system of Philex was sound
and reliable.
An investigation report by the
MGB conceded that the heavy rainfall
brought about by typhoons Ferdie and
Gener reached 33.80 millimeters on
the day of the spill. This was in excess
of normal levels and even the record
rainfall for Padcal.
So why is the mining company
being asked to pay? What is the bureau
up to?
***
There is no doubt that the young will
dominate the next Senate. I think this
is a good thing. Young people have
idealism and a fresh approach. Perhaps
they would be in a better position
to address our nations seemingly
insurmountable problems.
***
I attended the September 27
launch of the autobiography of
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
I saw all these personalities from
all sides of the political fence:
President Aquino himself, Vice
President Jejomar Binay, former
Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph
Estrada, former First Lady Imelda
Marcos, the Lopezes who published
the book, even Edna Camcam,
Fabian Vers friend.
It dawned on me that it IS possible
to attain national healing and
reconciliation if only our people think
of our country rst and themselves
second.
The complaint against
the DBP chairman
The Constitution, the Church, Ateneo and the RH bill
MANUEL V. Pangilinan, the telcos
tycoon, has withdrawn his nancial
support for the Ateneo basketball team
and all of Ateneo de Manila Universitys
other projects because of irreconcilable
differences with the university on
mining and the reproductive health bill.
This shows MVP is so smart he will
not allow morality to interfere with
money-making. But more than that, it
shows Ateneo is really Catholic, and
will remain faithful to the Church
Magisterium, even at the risk of losing
a very rich and powerful donor.
Recently some learned Ateneo
professors issued a not-so-learned
paper proclaiming support for the
RH bill. Rev. Father Jett Villarin,
the university president, was quick
to assure the Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippines that
the professors were not speaking for
the university and that their position
was at total variance with Ateneos
position, which was (is) the same as
that of the episcopal conference.
This calls attention to the position
of Fr. Joaquin Bernas, S.J., a noted
constitutionalist and columnist and
dean emeritus of the Ateneo School of
Law, who sat in the 1986 constitutional
commission that drafted the present
Constitution. In a recent column (in
another paper), Fr. Bernas says some of
his readers have been confused by what
he has written on the RH bill.
He says the confusion is inevitable
because he discusses the subject from
the point of view of a priest teaching
Catholic doctrine and from that of a
law professor teaching constitutional
law. Religion and constitutional law
operate in two different spheres, he
says, and it is necessary to maintain the
distinction. Very few will quarrel with
that statement, but there must be an
easier way of dealing with the situation.
The Church teaches that contraception
and sterilization are intrinsically evil.
It is not a Catholic dictate, as one
uninformed foreigner calls it, but a
teaching, and most Catholics try to
follow it, even if not all do. The Church
does not expect Congress to pass a law
enforcing that teaching among Catholics,
least of all among non-Catholics. But
Congress has no right to tell Catholics
or any religious group what to believe
and what not to believe. It has no right
to enact a law that tramples upon any of
their beliefs.
That is not only a Church teaching but
also a moral and constitutional precept.
But what happens to those who
believe that contraception and
sterilization are good for the body and
the soul, and that they have a right to
practice it? Will their rights not be
adversely affected by the non-passage
of the RH bill?
I cannot see how. Without an
RH law, everyone is free to practice
contraception and sterilization, and more
than 50 percent of Filipino women of
reproductive age are already practicing.
They do not need an RH law to continue
practicing; non-passage of the bill will
not prevent anyone from doing so.
The only thing that the bills non-
passage will do is prevent the state
from dictating on anyone to practice
birth control. For that is what the bill
wants you to do. You are given the
choice of method or means (articial or
natural, although the natural is scantily
discussed), but you are ordered to
practice birth control. So even if you
believe you have a right to practice birth
control, the RH bill wants to turn that
right into a duty.
This should make the bill repugnant
even to those who are already practicing
contraception or sterilization. And this
is what I thought should have been very
clear to someone like Fr. Bernas who
helped draft all those pro-life and pro-
family provisions in Articles II and XV
of the Constitution.
The core of those provisions is the
oft-quoted Section 12 of Article II: The
State recognizes the sanctity of family
life and shall protect and strengthen the
family as a basic autonomous social
institution. It shall equally protect the
life of the mother and the life of the
unborn from conception
We obviously need a specic
legislation to dene what the State can
do to protect the life of the mother and
the life of the unborn from conception.
But with or without a specic legislation,
it is clear what the State cannot do. As
the constitutionally mandated protector
of conception, the State cannot be the
source, channel or even promoter of
contraception. It cannot be the preventer
of conception.
On that principle alone, the RH
bill falls. But that is not the only
constitutional principle involved. As
we saw earlier, Catholics believe that
contraception is intrinsically evil, and
the State has no right to pass upon
the validity or lack of validity of any
particular religious belief. The only
duty of the State with respect to any
religious belief is to recognize and
respect it. Otherwise, we cannot talk of
religious freedom.
Now the RH bill wants to tread upon
Catholic belief, under the false pretext
(as we have shown) of protecting
pluralism. That is religious persecution,
which in certain places in the past has
caused great upheavals and revolutions.
fstatad@gmail.com
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
FRANCISCO S.
TATAD
FIRST THINGS FIRST
Why isnt the
Ombudsman
acting on this
one?
Mutant candidates in the making
By Rodne R. Galicha
NOBEL laureate and former United
States vice president Al Gore, when
asked about the inaction of politicians
on the present climate crisis, answered
poignantly: Political will is a renewable
resource.
To my surprise, in another instance, I
heard him suggest that in a crisis wherein
governments and businesses are unable
to act, the people power revolution of
the Philippines should be emulated.
People power? Where is it now?
Gone were the days when we had to
take up arms, kill or be killed, for our
sovereignty as a nation. Gone were the
days when we held our arms close to
each other to bring down a dictator.
We are facing a bigger crisis.
Economic downfall? No. It is rather
a crisis we ourselves created. We are
puppets of those in power, those who
are supposed to lead us and defend
our inherent human rights. This crisis
was brought about by apathy and blind
obedience to the mutant power.
The only cure is for the people to
reclaim that power. Make it, again, of
the people, by the people, for the people.
Recent studies say that the Philippines
is the most typhoon-vulnerable country
in the world, second in economic risk for
natural disasters and third most prone to
hazards of climate change.
We have waded through oodwater.
We have seen others buried in landslides
or drowning in raging seas. From the
bellies of Manila Bay, tons of plastic
wastes show how irresponsible we are
and how useless our laws are.
We seem to be a sovereign state of
dump.
We have not learned from the lessons
of the past such as the Marinduque
mine disaster. Now we have water and
sediment waste leaking from a mine
in Padcal, Benguet. The mutant power
behind the venerable ag of the country
is bullying our ofcials to continuously
aunt our mineral resources to be given
free to aliens. These ofcials are forced
to grant an environmental compliance
license to the future biggest mine
in Southeast Asia situated in South
Cotabato. This will displace indigenous
peoples communities, cause thousands
of trees to be cut, and create huge mine
waste pits near an active volcano with
thousands of hectares agricultural land
downstream.
Gradually, the mutant power opened
wide the gates of our gardens and farms to
mutant agricultural species, or monsters
controlled by one or few transnational
corporations. Unknowingly, in our veins
ow unnatural modied nutrients which
will result eventually to a mutation
of our genes. Safe food mixed with
genetically modied organismsless
rationality with more prots.
In this country where freedom of
expression is recently suppressed, how
can we reclaim the power we just lent
to the leaders who have now become
mutants?
We put our hopes in the chosen few.
There are still a handful trusted leaders
in our society. But they are endangered,
either by suppression or death.
Today, we commemorate the fth
anniversary of a man who sacriced
his life for his people. He was elected
councilor for his staunch stand to defend
the fragile ice-age island ecosystem of
Sibuyan in the province of Romblon.
As he joined the islands defenders,
they successfully kicked out the worlds
largest nickel mining company. Though
he only served for three months, he
lived by his principles and public trust
to the last breath of his life we have
given him the power and together with
the community, nourished and made it a
platform for seless public service and
payment for ecological services.
How many of our leaders are willing
to stand up selessly for the general
welfare, for a healthful and balanced
ecology?
This week, people who seek power
started lining up, asking us to lend our
sovereign power to them. We shall not
allow them to abuse it.
Rodne Galicha is executive director
of Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for
Environment Inc. He works for the
Haribon Foundations Alyansa Tigil
Mina project and is Philippine district
manager of Nobel Laureate and former
US Vice President Al Gores The Climate
Reality Project.
IN OUR eight-year-old minds, our class
adviser and mathematics teacher Miss
Erlinda Bigaw was a gure that loomed
large. What she said was law. We girls
had to memorize the multiplication
table. We had to come to school with
ngernails trimmed. We had to be
combed and powderedcologned, if
possible. We had to make sure our class
did well in the Mission Drive. We had
to sway our hips well for the Abaruray
dance we were performing for the eld
demonstration.
Otherwise, her stern countenance
and the threat posed by the wooden ruler
she always carriedwould be upon us.
Miss Bigaw did not t the stereotyope
of the strict schoolteacher. She was just
out of college in 84, slim-waisted and
sporting vivacious red lipstick. She was
friends with many of her co-teachers
even though she was just new to the
school. She even got along with her
students parents and guardians.
And that was why our conversation
over our lunch of baked ziti and white
cheese pizza last Fridayour reunion
after at least 10 yearshit a sad note.
Miss Bigaw remembered my family
well, and was shocked that all of them
are now gone: My mom, who was
always a headturner during recognition
ceremonies (a cross between Vilma
and Lorna, the other parents would
say), my uncle Edwin, on whom the
titas and the teachers had a crush (he
was not openly gay at the time), and
my grandmother who was always there
to explain why a fat, bespectacled,
bookish girl could sometimes just look
out the window and stare into the trees,
like she was not the least bit interested in
the math lesson.
But even if you were not looking,
you were always able to answer my
exercises, she told me. (I do not now
remember being particularly good
at maththis was why I majored in
literature and journalismbut I took
her word for it.) That was why I took a
special interest in you.
My life, even then, indeed seemed
interesting. The summer before second
grade, I was prevailed upon by my
mother to join a beauty pageant for
little girls in a noontime show that
aired from Aparri to Jolo. One of the
hosts is now a controversial senator. I
was also a bit player in an action ick
about a thief who took money from the
rich to give to the poor. The lead actor
is also now a senator, a conspicuously
silent one. I did not relish these extra-
curricular activities in fact I was
embarrassed by thembut I enjoyed
being class president, did well in my
subjects and discovered I could write.
Alas, 1984 was also the last year I
would believe in Santa Claus.
My classmates and I moved on to the
next grade level and before we knew it,
we were in high school. Miss Bigaw
and I lost touch. Oh, she and I still went
to the same school, but I had a lot on my
mind and she had started her TAGIM
classTalented And Gifted In Math,
a special group of students whom she
mentored all the way to the international
levels of math competitions.
It was only sometime in 2000-2001
that I reconnected with Miss Bigaw,
who had at that time had become
mathematics coordinator. I think it
started when I was invited by the
school to give a talk on Career Day.
I visited her in her ofce at the top
landing of the grade school building,
and I lled her in on what I had been
up to in the intervening years.
She was still stern, scolding me
good naturedly, if there was such a
thingfor doing this, not doing that.
Her eyebrow still shot up and she still
pressed her lips tight together. As a
young adult, I welcomed it.
She did open up about her own affairs
her pursuit of advanced degrees, her
personal relationships. This was a side
of her I never knew before. We became
such good friends that she agreed to be
the godmother of my son, Elmo.
And then I disappeared again.
When Miss Bigaw and I reconnected
over the weekend, she teased me about
that disappearance and I said I was then
dealing with many thingsagain. But
that now I was ne. She nodded and said
I looked happy and relaxed. I beamed.
And then she added, her forehead
creased, that I needed to lose more
weight. She then launched into a talk on
getting my priorities straight.
Wala kayong kupas (You have not
lost your luster), I told her, laughing.
Secretly, I was touched big time.
Her inaanak is now 10 and Miss Bigaw
has recently retired from the school. At 52,
she feels she has to try new things instead
of sticking to what have been her familiar
surroundings all her adult life.She insists
she has mellowed. Dealing with college
students, after all, is a lot different from
managing grade schoolers.
She is also busy taking care of her
nephew. Having no family of her own,
she has taken it upon herself to help out
in sending one child of every sibling to
school. This is the last one, she says,
and tells me that all her wards have
turned out well. I am not surprised.
Our next date will be at my
townhouse, where she will meet Elmo
for the rst time. I told her I would cook
for her. Good, she remarked in a way
only teachers can. She also reminded
me, a bit sternly, to invite Bates, one of
my best friends from grade school and to
whomand to whose family, in fact
she was also close.
I think I will dust and sweep and cook
extra hard that day. But I am looking
forward to it.
adellechua@gmail.com
ADELLE
CHUA
CHASING HAPPY
In the strictest sense
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Caraga, Region XIII
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Agusan del Norte Engineering District
Butuan City
DPWH INFRA -07- Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE, J. Rosales Avenue,Butuan
City, Agusan del Norte, through its Bids and Awards Committee ( BAC ), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID: 12NA0031
Contract Name: Concreting of Upper Olave-Afga Road
Contract Location: Buenavista,Agusan del Norte
Station Limits: Sta. 1273+337-Sta. 1274+420
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php9,679,986.95
Contract Duration: 60 Calendar Days
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 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.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders October 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
2. Issuance of Bid Documents September 28, 2012 to
October 17, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 5, 2012 10:00 PM
4. Receipts of Bids October 17, 2012 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids October 17, 2012 10:15 a.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH DISTRICT
ENGINEERING OFFICE, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee of (P 10,000.00), each. 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.
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 IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplishment forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelop 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 DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE, J. Rosales Avenue, Agusan
del Norte, 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
the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) CLARO S. COMILING
Chief MQC Section
BAC Chairman

(MST-OCT. 3, 2012) (MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Regional Offce XII
Mabini Street, Corner Alunan Ave., Koronadal City
RE-I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public
Works Highways Regional Offce XII, Mabini Street Corner Alunan
Avenue, Koronadal City, under GAA Year CY 2012, invites contractors to
bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID: 12-M000011
Contract Name: REPAIR/MAINTENANCE OF DPWH
REGIONAL OFFICE XII BUILDING
Contract Location: KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH
COTABATO
Scope of Work: DEMOLITION, CARPENTRY,
PAINTING, MASONRY ETC.
Approved Budget Cost: P2,615,180.23
Source of Fund: RA FUND 101-GENERAL FUND SR-
2012-06005558 CY2012
Amount of Bid Documents: P5,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of RA 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 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 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 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 application for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for
the receipts of LOI. The DPWH complete requirements and issue the
Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the website.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: Oct. 2, 2012 to Oct. 9, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference Sept. 27, 2012 at 10:00 A.M
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
October 9, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipts of Bids October 9, 2012 at 10:00 A.M
5. Opening of Bids October 9, 2012 at 10:00 A.M
The BAC will issue copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
Regional Offce XII, Mabini St Corner Alunan Avenue upon payment of
non-refundable fee of Twenty Thousand (P5,000.00) Pesos for the Bid
Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only for 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 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 evaluation and
post qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Regional Offce XII,
Mabini Street, Cor. Alunan Avenue, Koronadal 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) HADJI DIAMPUAN I. RANGIRIS, MPA
Engineer V
BAC Chairman

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Contract ID: 12AA0064
Contract Name: Concreting of Laoag La Paz Road to Sand Dunes
Location of the Contract: Brgy. La Paz, Laoag City
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09-
DPWH-1ST ILOCOS NORTE ENGINEERING DISTRICT
Airport Ave., Brgy. Cavit, Laoag City
September 27, 2012
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-1
ST
ILOCOS NORTE
ENGINEERING DISTRICT, through the GAA 2013 (Appropriation P17,000,000.00),
invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
Contract ID. : 12AA0064
Contract Name : Concreting of Laoag La Paz Road to Sand Dunes
Contract Location : Brgy. La Paz, Laoag City
Scope of Work : Road Concreting (t=200mm, w=6000mm, l=1.5475 km)
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) : Php16,489,837.88
Contract Duration : 75 C.D.
Note: SHORT OF AWARD
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 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, 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 Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of
LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement 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 time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: October 3-October 22, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 10, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Pro-
spective Bidders
October 17, 2012 (11:00 A.M.)
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 22, 2012 (2:00 P.M.)
5. Opening of Bids October 22, 2012 (2:20 P.M.)
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-1
ST
ILOCOS
NORTE ENGINEERING DISTRICT, upon presentation of two (2) valid IDs and payment
of a non-refundable fee of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00). 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 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. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
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 DPWH-1
ST
ILOCOS 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 bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RICHARD A. RAGASA
BAC Chairman
LCD____ RVR ERA
MLP____ FSD
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012) (MST-Sept. 28 & Oct. 3, 2012)
Region IV-B, MlMAROPA
Marinduque Engineering District
Boac, Marinduque
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Marinduque
Engineering District Office, Boac, Marinduque, through the SARO
No. SR2012-07-005817 dated July 6, 2012 invites contractors to bid
aforementioned projects.
Contract ID: 12 EA 0028
Contract Name: Repair/Maint. of Various Flood Control and
Drainage System (Nangka I, Ihatub, Masiga,
Banto, Pag-Asa & Landy)
Contract Location: Mogpog-Boac-Gasan-Sta. Cruz, Marinduque
Scope of Work: Repair of damaged of existing concrete revetment
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,598,677.52
Contract Duration: 90 calendar days
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 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, 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 Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines for procurement are shown below:
1 Issuance of Bidding Documents September 27 - October 19, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 8, 2012 / 10:00 AM.
Prospective Bidders
October 10, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids October 19, 2012 / 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 19, 2012 / 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH,
Marinduque District Engineering Offce Boac Marinduque, upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00 for (BDs).
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH
Website. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from 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 accompanied by a bid
security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of
the Revised IRR.
specifed in the BD s in two (2) separate bid envelops to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelop shall contain the technical component of the bid, which
shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelop 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.
DPWH, Marinduque Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process at any time before
Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ARISTEO L. LINGA
BAC Chairman
Zamboanga del Sur 1
st
Engineering District
Pagadian City
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways,
Zamboanga del Sur 1
st
Engineering District, Pagadian City, through the Fund (FY 2013 Regular
Infrastructure Projects), invites Contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1. Contract ID: 12JE0035
Contract Name: Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) Based on Gravel
Road Strategies, Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading
to Paved Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Section
Contract Location: Sindangan-Siayan-Dumingag-Mahayag Road
K1689+000-K1689+140
Scope of Work: Concrete paving of graveled national road with line
canal and slope protection.
Approved Budget for the Contract: Php 3,484,880.00
Cost of Bid Documents: Php 5,000.00
Contract Location: Jct. Blancia-Molave-Josefna Road
K1682+460-K1683+000
Contract Location: Lanao-Pagadian-Zamboanga City Road
K1646+490-K1647+(-247) and K1647+(-
247)-K1648+(-332)
Contract Name: Asset Preservation of National Road Generatedfrom
Pavement Management System/Highway Development
and Management-4 (HDM-4) Intermittent Section,
Preventive Maintenance
Contract Location: Lanao-Pagadian-Zamboanga City Road
K1648+000-K1651+000
Scope of Work: Asphalt overlay of damaged paved national road with
corrections.
Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads, Intermittent Section
Contract Location: Jct. Aurora-Monte Alegre-Jct. Labangan Road
K1650+923-K1650+993; K1651+000-K1652+290 and
K1652+790-K1654+000
Scope of Work: Upgrading of damaged asphalt concrete pavement into
Portland cement concrete pavement
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), purchased bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b)
Filipino Citizen of 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 atleast 50 % of ABC within a 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
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 application for registration with complete
requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be download at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 02, 2012 to October 23, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 A.M. October 12, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders 5:00 P.M. October 18, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids 10:00 A.M. October 23, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 1:00 P.M. October 23, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Zamboanga del
Sur 1
st
Engineering District, Pagadian City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee. Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download 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 accompanied by a bid security, in the amount
and acceptable from, 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 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.) VIOLETA S. TAGAYUNA
Engineer III
BAC-Chairman
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Region IV - A
CAVITE II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tagaytay City
Tel. No. (046) 413-1347; Telefax # (046) 413-2936
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Cavite II District Engineering Offce,
through FY 2013 REGULAR INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, invites contractors to bid for the
following projects:
1.
Contract I.D. 12DG0079
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (MFO-1), Asphalt Overlay with corrections
along Tagaytay-Batangas Arterial Highway ; K0055+(-1015) -
K0055+040
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category: Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
2.
Contract I.D. 12DG0080
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (MFO-1),Asphalt Overlay along Mahogany
Avenue; K0059990 to K0059156 ; K0059156 to K0059+852;
K0059+852 to K0060015 ; K0060015 to K0060+096;
K0060+096 to K0060+605; K0060+605 to K0060+630
(Package 032-2012)
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
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 bids.
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 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 at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary
pass/fail criteria in the Eligibility Check, Preliminary Examination of Bids.
Interested bidders are also required to present to the BAC Secretariat, DPWH-Cavite II
District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City the original copies of the following documents for
authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a)PCAB License; b)Contractors Registration
Certifcate; c)Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation; d) Latest copy of Authorizing
Offcer together with machine copy of two(2) valid IDs; e)Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar
from Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE); f) Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System(PHILGEPS) Order Form(Documents Request List) and g).CY 2012 1
st

Quarter CPES Rating.
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 application 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 LOIs from Prospective Bidders : October 2 - October 18, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents to registered : October 2 - October 23,2012
Contractors
3. Pre-Bid Conference : October 10,2012 at 10:00AM
4. Receipt of Bids : Deadline: October 23,2012 Until 10:00A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : October 23, 2012 @ 2:00PM
Prospective bidders may download the LOI Forms from DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC
will issue hard copies of LOI forms at DPWH, Cavite II District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City.
The BAC will issue hard copy of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the DPWH ,Cavite II District Engineering
Offce, Akle St., cor. Mahogany Avenue, Brgy. Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City, upon payment of
non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00 for project #1 and P 20,000.00 for project #2 for the proposal
booklets. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website and 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. Only those who have purchased
the BDs are enjoined to attend the said Pre-Bid Conference and may ask questions pertaining
the project, so that they shall be properly informed of some important matters regarding the above
projects. Bid 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 Bidding Documents
(BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope 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 technical and fnancial
components of the bid should be book bound and each sheet properly paginated (ex: Page 1 of 200).
The DPWH, Cavite II District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City reserves the right to 1) reject bids, 2)
declare a failure of bidding, and 3) not to award the contract without incurring any liability if the funds
/allotments for said program/project/activity have been withheld or reduced through no fault of its own.

Approved by :

(Sgd.) PRESCILA R. RAMOS
BAC Chairman
NOTED:

(Sgd.) CARLITO C. JOSE
District Engineer
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Northern Samar Second District Engineering Offce
Cor. Balite and Garcia Streets
Catarman, Northern Samar
Telephone No./Fax No. (055) 251-8254
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Northern Samar 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, invites contractors to
1. Contract ID: 12II0074
Contract Name: Concreting of Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay-
Lapinig Road, Mataon-Mapanas Section KO823+(-
172)-KO823+730,
Contract Location: Mapanas, Northern Samar
Scope of Work: P.C.C.P.
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC): PhP 19,901,178.89
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) will conduct the procurement process in
accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of Bids.
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, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least equal to 10% of
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC). The Bids and Awards Committee (ABC)
will use nondiscretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
to the DPWH-POCW Regional Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH POCW Regional Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Registration
Certifcate. Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH websi te
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 3-23, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 11, 2012 2:00Pm NS 2
nd
DEO
Sub Offce, Brgy. Rawis, Laoang, N. Samar
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI October 17, 2012 until 5:00 Pm
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 -8:30 Am-2:00 Pm NS
2
nd
DEO Sub Offce, Brgy. Rawis, Laoang,
N. Samar
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 2:00 Pm. NS 2
nd
DEO
The Bids and Awards Committee will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at
DPWH, NS 2nd DEO Catarman, Northern Samar, upon payment of a non-refundable
fee of P10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents
from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the
Bidding Documents from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the
submission of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened only to
interested parties who have purchased the Bid Documents. 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 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 Contractors Registry Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. The Contract will be awarded to
the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract award,
(Sgd.) ROMULO D. GONZALES
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 3, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
nd
Contract Name: Concreting/Upgrading of gaps along Lapinig-Arteche
Road, May-igot Boundary Section, KO866+825.52 -
KO867+685.52
Contract Location: Lapinig, Northern Samar
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): PhP 20,561,713.10
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) will conduct the procurement process in
opening of Bids.
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
nd
DEO
2
nd
N. Samar
nd
DEO
Revised IRR.
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 3, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
nd
Contract Name: Upgrading/Concreting Paving along Palapag
Mapanas Gamay-Lapinig Road, Palapag-Mapanas
Section KO807+060-KO824+000, w/ exception
Contract Location: Mapanas, Northern Samar
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): PhP 33,126,904.85
The Bids and Awards Committee will conduct the procurement process in
opening of Bids.
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
nd
DEO
2
nd
N. Samar
nd
DEO
Revised IRR.
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 3, 2012)
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Region I
PMO-AGNO FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM OFFICE
Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan
Date: October 01, 2012
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), PMO-Agno Flood
Control System Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan through 3
rd
District En-
gineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan. Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), through the FY 2012, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
projects:
CONTRACT NO.: 12AI0184
NAME OF CONTRACT: Construction of Boulder bank Protection, Mitura
RCP at Brgy. Pinmaludpod.
LOCATION: Urdaneta City
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Repair/Maint. of Boulder bank Protection
APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT: P9,999,828.24
CONTACT DURATION: 90 C.D.
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 auto-
matically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contactor or his duly authorized representative as
refected in the National Registry of Contractors for Civil Works must submit in
person a Letter of Intent (LOI), present original copy of Contractors Registra-
tion Certifcate (CRC), purchase bid documents 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 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.
registration to the DPWH-Pangasinan 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Tumana,
Rosales, Pangasinan before the deadline for the receipts of LOI. The DPWH
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors application for registration,
with complete requirements, and issue its Contractors Registration Ceritifcate
(CRC). Registration Forms maybe downloaded at the DPWH website www.
dwph.gov.ph.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 01 to October 23, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
October 01 to October 19, 2012
until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will also issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs),
Pangasinan 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan,
upon presentation of two (2) valid IDs and payment of a non-refundable fee
of TEN THOUSAND PESOS ONLY P10,000. Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs from DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall the said fees on or
before the submission of their bid documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be
opened 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. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accompanied 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 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 DPWH, PMO, Agno Flood Control System Offce, Tumana, Rosales,
Pangasinan reserves the right to 1) to accept or reject any bid 2) annul the
bidding process at anytime prior contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) EMMANUEL P. RIBOROSO
BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Region I
POM-AGNO FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM OFFICE
Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan
Date: October 01, 2012
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), PMO-Agno Flood
Control System Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan through 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan. Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), through the FY 2012, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
projects:
CONTRACT NO.: 12AI0185
NAME OF CONTRACT: River Improvement along Viray-Depalo River-Viray-
Depalo RCP at Brgy. Casantamariaan
LOCATION: Urdaneta City
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: River Improvement
APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT: P9,999,947.21
CONTACT DURATION: 60 C.D.
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 contactor or his duly authorized representative as
refected in the National Registry of Contractors for Civil Works must submit in
person a Letter of Intent (LOI), present original copy of Contractors Registration
Certifcate (CRC), purchase bid documents 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 at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary
to the DPWH-Pangasinan 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales,
Pangasinan before the deadline for the receipts of LOI. The DPWH POCW
Central Offce will only process contractors application for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue its Contractors Registration Ceritifcate
(CRC). Registration Forms maybe downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dwph.gov.ph.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 01 to October 23, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 10:00 A.M.
Bidders
October 01 to October 19, 2012
until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will also issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs), Pangasinan
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan, upon presentation
of two (2) valid IDs and payment of a non-refundable fee of TEN THOUSAND
PESOS ONLY P10,000. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs
from DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the
BDs from the DPWH website shall the said fees on or before the submission of
their bid documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened 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. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accompanied 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 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 DPWH, PMO, Agno Flood Control System Offce, Tumana, Rosales,
Pangasinan reserves the right to 1) to accept or reject any bid 2) annul the
bidding process at anytime prior contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) EMMANUEL P. RIBOROSO
BAC Chairman
Region VI Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Fort San Pedro Road, Iloilo City
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways, Iloilo City District Engineering Offce, invites Contractors to apply for
eligibility and to bid for the herein Contract:
1. Contract ID: 12GJ0086
Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading
of Damaged Paved National Roads at LaPaz
La Granja Road K0001+000-K0001+891
Contract Location: Iloilo City
Scope of Work: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of
Damaged Paved National Roads
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): P 25,170,656.26
Contract Duration: 110 CD
Bid Documents: P 25,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of RA 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
during the opening of bids.
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 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 similar contract costing at least 50% of the ABC within
a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to the
ABC, or a credit line commitment of at least 10% of the ABC. The BAC will use non-
discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
to DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH Procurement Offce for Civil Works (POCW) will only process the
contractors application 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. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: October 3-24, 2012 @ 9:00 AM
2. Pre-Bid Conference Date: October 11, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Prospective Bidders
Date: October 18, 2012@ 4:00 PM
4. Receipt of Bid Deadline: October 24, 2012
Time: 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids Date: October 24, 2012
Time: 2:01 P.M.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of
the BAC-TWG, Iloilo City District Engineering Offce, Fort San Pedro, Iloilo City, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee as indicated above for every project. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH Website shall pay the said fees
on or before the submission of their bids. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security
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 or the eligibility requirements pursuant to Section 23.1 of IRR. 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.
Only the proprietor in case of sole proprietorship or his duly authorized
representative and the duly authorized representatives in case of the corporations who
are stated in their Contractors Registration Certifcate are allowed to submit letters of
intent, purchase and receive bidding documents and to drop bids.
The Head of the Procuring Entity, DPWH-Iloilo City District Engineering Offce,
Iloilo City, reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process
at any time prior to the contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder/s.
(Sgd.) FEMA G. GUADALUPE
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 3, 2012)
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Health benets of sin tax cited

IN BRIEF
Erap, other Metro candidates le candidacies
Diocese suspends nightclubbing priest
Reclamation will stop
oods, architect claims
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
The City Government of Makati, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites registered suppliers/manufacturers/
distributors/contractors to bid for the hereunder projects:
NO. NAME OF PROJECT AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION LOCATION APPROvED BuDgET
1 HIVAg/Ab Combo Reagent test kits and other laboratory supplies for the use of Ospital
ng Makati
OSMAK P10,605,880.00
2 CT & MRI Dryview Laser Films for the use of Ospital ng Makati OSMAK P2,625,000.00
3 Complete Rehabilitation of Medical Air Plant Central System (includes supply of labor
and materials)
OSMAK P2,563,000.00
Prospective Bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project
for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examinations of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria. Post-Qualifcation of the Lowest Calculated Bid shall be conducted.
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation
of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR).
The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
ACTIvITIES SCHEDuLE
1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor October 11, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor October 25, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
Bidding Documents will be available only to Prospective Bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of
______________________to the City Government of Makati Cashier.
(fee for Bid Documents) (Procuring Entity)
The City Government of Makati assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for
(Procuring Entity)
any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.
The City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects or informalities therein and to accept such
proposal as may be considered most advantageous to the Government.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MARJORIE A. DE vEYRA
Chairperson

Bids and Awards Committee
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City
Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988
www.makati.gov.ph
INvITATION TO BID
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
LuNgSOD Ng MAKATI
Running again. Former President Joseph Estrada signs a logbook at the Commission on Elections ofce at Arroceros
Street in Manila as he registered his candidacy for mayor of Manila on Tuesday. The former president will run against
incumbent Mayor Alfredo Lim, who he had also faced during the presidential election of 1998. EY ACASIO
No to cybercime law. Members of the National Press Club, led by its
president Benny Antiporda, and militant groups stage a protest rally in front
of the Supreme Court which is now considering seven public interest lawsuits
contesting the constitutionality of the new law that President Aquino signed
into law last Sept. 12. DANNY PATA
Health Undersecretary Ted Herbosa
said revenues from cigarettes will be used
to expand coverage for the Aquino admin-
istrations universal healthcare program.
As the tobacco industry targets the
poor in marketing their products, the
poor will benet from the sin tax as mon-
ey collected from the industry will be
used to enroll millions of poor families
into socialized healthcare and for the im-
provement of the whole healthcare ser-
vice delivery, he stressed.
Herbosa said the 2012 survey of the
Philippine Institute for Development Stud-
ies showed that the prevalence of smoking
in the country is higher among the poor-
est of the poor with 40% belonging to the
lowest quintile while 36% come from the
second lowest quintile.
He also said that it is the opposite among
the rich where 25% of smokers are consid-
ered afuent.
The DOH also plans to use revenues
from the sin tax to hire an additional 10,000
doctors, 50,000 nurses and midwives, and
100,000 community health teams to ll in
gaps in health personnel.
Tobacco farmers said they are not op-
posed to the governments move to gener-
ate additional revenues but they are merely
pleading for a reasonable increase on the
excise tax on tobacco products.
However, they remain optimistic that
Senate will come out with a balanced stand
on a pending proposal seeking to increase
excise taxes on liquor and cigarettes.
At the same time, they slammed to-
bacco critics for misleading the public by
pre-empting the Senate committee report
on the excise tax.
He rebuked certain sectors for mislead-
ing the public by saying that the Senate
committee had agreed on the points pre-
sented by tobacco control advocates dur-
ing the hearings. These critics even called
the Senate report a sellout to big tobacco
players when it has not even come out.
They said the unfounded allegation
by tobacco control advocates that the
Recto committee report would be a big
sellout to Big Tobacco betrays their ig-
norance, if not total unconcern, for the
plight of farmers and other small stake-
holders in the tobacco industry.
Why do they always claim that Big
Tobacco is strongly lobbying against the
sin tax hike? Isnt it true that the version
the DOF and the anti-tobacco groups want-
ed was the one approved by the House of
Representatives? Congressmen for mod-
erate tax hike were outnumbered by the
pro-DOF congressmen, asked Saturnino
Distor, president of the 20,000-strong Phil-
ippine Tobacco Growers Association.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SEVENTY-six percent of the 17.3 million adult
smokers in the Philippines are poor and they will be
the ones who will benet from the amended excise
tax on tobacco products, a Department of Health
ofcial said on Tuesday.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
and Joel Zurbano
FORMER President Joseph Estrada
and other local candidates in Metro
Manila registered their bids for next
years elections at various ofces of
the Commission on Elections.
Showbiz hoopla marked Estradas
submission of his certicate of can-
didacy for mayor of Manila and was
accompanied by his running mate,
incumbent Vice Mayor Isko Moreno
(Francisco Dumogoso in real life),
who is seeking his third and last term
of ofce.
Other mayoral and vice-mayoral
candidates who registered their can-
didacies are Caloocan Rep. Oscar
Malapitan who is running for may-
or with vice mayoral hopeful Nani
Almeda, Valenzuela Rep. Rexlon
Gatchalian, who is hoping to replace
his brother incumbent Mayor Sher-
win, and incumbent Vice Mayor Eric
Martinez.
But the campaign bandwagon of
Estrada, a former matinee idol, was
the most colorful by far with fans and
supporters making streets around the
Comelec ofce in Manila impassable.
Estrada, fellow actor Moreno and
the other candidates of the United
Nationalist Alliance led their cer-
ticates of candidacy at around 10:45
a.m. of Tuesday amid street dancing
fans and dragon dancers.
In Caloocan City, Malapitan and
his slate were the rst to register their
candidacies and they were accom-
panied by supporters who turned A.
Mabini Street in front of the Caloocan
City Hall into a sea of orange whcih
is Malapitans campaign color.
Despite a drizzle, Malapitan and
his running mate Nani Almeda ac-
companied the bets for the city coun-
cil, Dean Asistio, Jay Africa, Onet
Henson, Lolit Corpuz, Karina Te,
Obet Quizon, Obet Samoson, Jerrboy
Mauricio, James Lao, Lando Doloso,
Dennis Macalintal, Wewel de Leon,
as they marched from the San Roque
Church to the Comelec ofce.
Malapitan will be running against
the son of incumbent Mayor Enrico
Echiverri Ricojudge while the incum-
bent mayor will challenge Malapitans
son Along for the congressional seat
of the citys rst district.
In Valenzuela City, Congressman
Gatchalian registered his bid to re-
place his older brother Mayor Sher-
win who, in turn, will run for one of
the citys two congressional seats.
Congressman Gatchalian and his
running mate Martinez, were also ac-
companied by their city councilor bets
Tony Espiritu, Cora Cortez, Marlon
Alejandrino, Jenny Pingree-Esplana,
Rovin Feliciano Ricarr Enriquez,
Lai Nolasco, Lorie Natividad-Borja,
Adrian Dapat, Martell Soledad, Kim
Galang and Charee Pineda.
Gatchalian and his running mates,
all clad in red shirts, began the day
yesterday by hearing Mass at the Holy
Rosary Parish Church in Maysan,
before proceeding to the Valenzuela
Comelec ofce. With Gigi M. David
By Vito Barcelo
THE only solution to Metro Manilas
perennial ood problem is land recla-
mation and this has proven to be ef-
fective in many parts of the world, ac-
cording to architect and urban planner
Felino Jun Palafox Jr.
Palafox made the suggestion during
the Dredging and Land Reclamation
2012 Conference, organized by global
business think tank International Qual-
ity and Productivity Center, where he
said reclaiming a big portion of Ma-
nila Bay could reduce Metro Manilas
vulnerability to ooding even during
heavy rains and high tides.
The Philippines has third longest
waterfront in the world but we dont
use our waterfront as front doors to
development, said Palafox, who is
the urban planner of Dubai, which
was able to expand its waterfront
from 70 kms. to 2,000 kms. through
reclamation.
In Netherlands, he said land recla-
mation was used as a disaster-mitigat-
ing measure by reclaiming 7,000 sq.
kms. from the sea to build dikes that
hold back oods.
Singapore expanded its territory
through reclamation by nearly 25 per-
cent without negative environmental
impact. The same supposedly holds
true for Japan and China.
Over the last decades, various coun-
tries have utilized safer, greener rec-
lamations techniques and technology
to expand land resource for anything
from economic to agricultural and en-
vironmental purposes.
For countries like populous China
and miniscule Singapore, it has been
successfully implemented to main-
tain the balance between limited land
resource and a constantly growing
population.
In the Philippines, notable land-
marks Philippine International Con-
vention Center and Cultural Center
of the Philippines, stand on reclaimed
land. Asias biggest mall, the SM
Mall of Asia, was also built on re-
claimed territory.
A PARISH priest in the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Cubao was
suspended after he was found to
be fond of going to a nightclub,
a diocesan spokesman said over
the church-owned Radio Veritas.
Diocesan spokesman Rev.
Aries Sison identied the priest
as Bong Guerrero, parish priest
of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
in the citys Cubao district, who
was suspended by Cubao Bishop
Honesto Ongtioco last Sept. 25.
Sison said the diocese was
already imposing disciplinary
sanctions on Guerrero even be-
fore the priests activities was
revealed by the television news
program XXX of the ABS-CBN
network.
The st measure was to re-
move him as parish priest. Sec-
ondly, Bishop Ongtioco suspend-
ed his priestly functions. These
two measures were done to avoid
further harm, further scandal
and to stop him from falling into
greater sin, Sison said in the ra-
dio interview.
Sison also extended the dio-
ceses apologies for the scandal
and asked the faithful to pray for
the wayward priest instead of
condemning him.
We priests are called to ho-
liness in a very special way be-
cause of our vocation. So when
there are priests who commit
mistakes, I am imploring the
faithful not to condemn him but
to pray for him, Sison said.
Earlier this year, the Vatican
suspended another priest from
the Archdiocese of Cebu over
charges that he sexually abuse
an altar boy when he was a priest
in Los Angeles, California more
than 20 years ago.
The Vatican said the abuse
charges against Monsignor Cris-
tobal Garcia is being investigat-
ed by the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith and was
suspended from ministry last
June by the Archdiocese of Cebu
where he ed after being expelled
by the Order of Preachers.
The Dominicans expelled
Garcia after a nun reported that
an altar boy was found in his
bed at a Los Angeles rectory and
Garcia later ed to Cebu.
Last week, Garcia was linked
to alleged ivory smuggling after
the National Geographic maga-
zine featured his collection of
religious gurines carved from
ivory.
SSS raps 600 companies
THE Social Security System has led
criminal complaints against over 600
companies in the rst half of 2012,
or 17 percent higher compared to the
518 sued rms during the same period
a year ago.
SSS assistant vice president for
pperations and head of its legal de-
partment Santiago Agdeppa said that
494 out of the 606 employers charged
in January to June period were for
failure to remit monthly premiums
amounting to P209.34 million, in-
cluding penalties of more than P118
million.
Agdeppa also said that SSS has
collected P155.63 million in the rst
semester from employers that settled
their delinquencies after the state-
owned pension fund initiated legal
actions against them.
Aside from non-remittance of
monthly premiums, the agency also
sued 109 rms for failure to register
their workers for SSS coverage and
refusal to present company records to
SSS authorities.
Maria Bernadette Lunas
LPG prices hiked again
TWO more oil companies implemented
a P2 per kilogram increase or P22 per
11-kilo cylinder tank in the price of
cooking gas effective 6 a.m. Tuesday
following the move of rival Isla LPG
Corp.
Petron Corp. and Total Philippines
made the announcement in separate
media advisories.
Petron said this reects the increase
in international LPG contract prices for
the month of October.
LPG contract price in the world mar-
ket went up to $983 per metric ton in
October from $942 per MT in Septem-
ber, according to data from the Energy
Department.
Isla LPG had earlier raised LPG
prices by P2 per kilo starting 6am Mon-
day. LPG now sells at a range of P698
to P817 per 11-kg tank.
Alena Mae S. Flores
A9 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
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Friendly matches against Bahrain
on Oct. 12 and Kuwait on Oct. 16 are
expected to be a stern test for the Az-
kals as they prepare for the Suzuki Cup
from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1.
I want to bring many players and I
want to take the group that played here in
the Peace Cup and the professionals will
Azkals stars join Bahrain camp
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
EVEN as the fate of ace striker Phil Younghus-
band and brother James was to be decided at a
meeting of the top ofcials of Philippine football
late yesterday, coach Michael Weiss indicated
many of his stars currently playing in Europe will
join an almost two-week camp in Bahrain, where
they will play two or three matches.
come in and we hope we can mix it well
together because this is the main camp,
Weiss told the Manila Standard.
The Azkals ruled the Peace Cup last
week, beating Guam, 1-0, crushing
Macau, 5-0, and overcoming Chinese
Taipei, 3-1, to win the Philippines rst
international tournament in 99 years,
having captured the Far Eastern Games
championship by beating China in 1913.
Weiss said Angel Guirado, who is
now playing for a top club in India
and his brother Juan, Dennis Cagara,
Ray Jonsson, Jerry Lucena, hopefully
Stephan Schrock, will be in the camp.
It will be interesting to see how they
mingle with the new players, said Weiss.
Meantime, the qualifying tournament
for the Suzuki Cup kicks off in Yangoon
on Friday, with host Myanmar, which
was Asian Cup runners-up in 1968 and
Asian Games gold medalists in 1966 and
1970, trying to recapture its glory days.
Myanmar, which gured in a score-
less draw with the Philippines in 2010,
nished at the bottom of Group B after
losing to Vietnam and Singapore.
In order to qualify for the Suzuki Cup
this year, they need to nish among the
top two in the group that includes Bru-
nei, Cambodia, Laos and Timor Leste,
with Laos, which qualied along with
the Philippine Azkals, looking good in
their build-up to the qualiers.
TOP contenders dispute crucial
wins that will seal their title hopes
as two-wheel road racing comes
to an exciting climax with the
championship rounds of the 2012
Bridgestone Philippine Super-
bikes Championships, the 2012
Philippine Scooter Racing Cham-
pionships and the 2012 Philippine
Underbone King Championships
this Sunday at the Clark Interna-
tional Speedway.
Raniel Resuello of Kawasaki
Racing Team-Castrol-Motolite
is set to formally seal this years
Superbikes crown and earn the
distinction as the rst Super-
bikes champ in the new genera-
tion of Philippine Motorcycle
Racing under the helm of the
new governing body Super-
bikes Racing Association that
sanctions the 2012 Bridgestone
Philippine Superbikes Champi-
onships, with Bridgestone as the
ofcial Superbikes tires.
Anthony Roman of Castrol-
Dudshop is all set for his back-
to-back Underbone King plum
in the 2012 Philippine Under-
bone King Championships,
while Miko Erich Montano of
JVT Racing will go all out to
clinch the overall title of the
2012 Philippine Scooter Racing
Championships, which are both
sanctioned by the Underbone
and Scooters Racing Associa-
tion and supported by FDR, the
ofcial tires.
Th 22-year-old Resuello
aims to wrap up the series with
a bang, looking forward to a
big victory that will serve as
a tting nale to his rst ma-
jor career milestone. With four
wins and a runner-up nish so
far in this series, he currently
holds a total of 122 points or
22 points ahead of second-
running Anthony Roman, who
garnered 100 points.
Spotlight on ace riders
IN BRIEF
UP Gamma Sigma Pi
holds golf tourney
THE University of the Philippines Gamma
Sigma Pi Alumni Association Inc. will hold its
rst benet golf tournament on Oct. 12 at the
Mimosa Golf and Country Club, Clark Free-
port Zone, Angeles City.
The tournament aims to raise funds for its schol-
arship grants in the University of the Philippines,
Diliman, Quezon City, to be awarded to deserving
but nancially challenged sophomore students, pri-
marily in the College of Engineering.
Scientic progress is at the forefront of our ob-
jectives and this is why we want to support the fu-
ture engineers of our country, said UPGSPFAAI
president Romel Cortez. We hope to make this
benet tournament an annual event.
The UP Gamma Sigma Pi Alumni Asso-
ciation is a non-stock, non-prot organization
composed of members of the Gamma Sigma
Pi Fraternity.
Those who wish to join the tournament may
text Prof. Ralph Ante at +63 917 520 0669 for
more details.
Rizal Tech, La Salle in semis
DEFENDING champions Rizal Technologi-
cal University and De La Salle Zobel clinched
seminal slots in the 43rd Womens National
Collegiate Athletic Association tournament
over the weekend.
RTU survived San Beda College Alabang, 25-
23, 18-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-13, to arrange a semi-
nal showdown against Centro Escolar University
in senior volleyball at the St. Scholastica Manila
gym. Miriam College and Philippine Womens
University will dispute the other nals slot.
Host DLSZ stunned defending champion Mir-
iam in the midgets seminals, 25-14, 25-21, and
will take on San Beda in the nals slated Oct. 13.
San Beda advanced to the nals after a 25-21, 25-
21 victory over Poveda in the tournnament being
supported by Goody, Mikasa, Molten, MJC Pho-
tography, network partner AKTV and radio partner
Monster Radio RX 93.1.
Recycle, Feed, Run slated
AROUND 3,000 runners are expected to take part
in the Tetra Pak RFR-Recycle, Feed, Run on Nov.
18 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City.
Race director Ralph Soguilon said this last
Friday during the event launch at the Megaworld
Showroom in McKinley Hills with Tetra Pak ex-
ecutive Sheila Sorel.
The footrace will feature competitions in the
3-km, 5-km, 10-km and the 21-km category will
be for the benet of the underprivileged kids of the
Chosen Children Foundation.
Participants are encouraged to bring in two
empty and clean Tetra Pak cartons for recy-
cling, and in exchange, one ready-to-drink
milk in a carton will be donated to the Founda-
tion. Peter Atencio
Coach E classes start Oct. 13
WITH more than 200 students
beneting from Coach E Bas-
ketballs program the past two
quarters, the academy will
open its third quarter begin-
ning Oct. 13 in four differ-
ent venues and Oct. 18 at the
Xavier School in San Juan.
Coach E Basketball is com-
mitted to continuous excel-
lence in teaching the youth and
the academy, which boasts of
a low teacher-student ratio
and has included varsity-type
training modules in celebra-
tion of its eighth year.
On Oct. 13, the third-quar-
ter classes will start at Club-
sixfty in Libis, Quezon City,
The Zone in Makati and san
Beda College-Alabang from
10 a.m. to 12 noon and Ateneo
in Loyola Heights, Quezon
City from 2 to 4 p.m. Classes
will end on Dec. 9.
On Oct. 18 Xavier School
will start its Thursday class-
es from 4 to 6 p.m.
Students will be divided
according to their skill level
Lil Ones, Rookies and
All-Stars.
Parents can call Coach-E
Basketball School at tel. nos.
684347 and 6311195 or mobile
no. 0908-8846947. You can
also e-mail us at info@coach-
e.com. To know more about
Coach-E Basketball School,
you can also visit our Web site
at www.coach-e.com or fol-
low us on Facebook (www.
facebook.com/coachebasket-
ballschool) and Twitter (www.
twitter.com/coachebball).
Thousands run, ride
roll for Pasig River
KAPIT Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasigs 09.30. 2012 Run, Ride & Roll
for the Pasig River made a stronger call for cleaner esteros with
around 70,000 actual participants despite heavy rains in Quezon
City Sunday.
Around 87,000 registered to participate in the advocacy event
that will raise funds for the clean-up of esteros in Quezon City.
This number was higher than the turnout in 11.20.2011 Run for
the Pasig River that was the largest single racing event last year
with 86,547 runners.
There were still a lot of people despite the rain. They ran in the
rain, they biked in the rain. It shows conviction. If people want
it bad enough, were going to clean the Pasig River, said Gina
Lopez, managing director of ABS-CBN Foundation that operates
KBPIP.
Over 86,000 participants registered in the 5km race, which start-
ed at 6 a.m. at the Quezon Memorial Circle going to the Tandang
Sora Flyover and Luzon Avenue, then back to QMC.
Another batch of 1,000 participants, who were composed of run-
ners, cyclists, and skateboarders left the QMC earlier at 4 a.m. and
took the 15km route to Commonwealth Elementary School, then
back to the QMC for the nish line.
Among the runners were Senator Pia Cayetano, ABS-CBN chair-
man and Chief Executive Ofcer Eugenio Gabby Lopez III, Gina
Lopez, ABS-CBN Cable Channels and Print Media Group Ernie
Lopez, Kapamilya stars Kuya Kim Atienza, Matteo Guidicelli, Kim
Chiu, Maja Salvador, and Xian Lim.
ABS-CBN Safety and Events Risk Management head Martin
Aguda said the advocacy event was generally peaceful despite the
rains, the huge crowd, and the expectedly heavy trafc congestion
around the Elliptical Road. He said the trafc stream along Com-
monwealth Ave. was also smoothly owing unlike other previous
races held on the major road.
Titans are back. Members of the Manila Titans Ice Hockey Team,
which placed third runner-up in the Malaysia Ice Hockey Championship
in Kuala Lumpur, are shown upon their arrival. They are Jan Aro
Regencia, team captain; JM Mapili and Gelo Tigaronita (assistant
captains), goalie Kenken Sze, Andrei Alejandria, David Joshua Avelino,
Matthew Cole, Nychie Vincent Goto, Jacques Aylmer Hale, Einzenn Ham,
AJ Ramos, Eiji Sunagawa, Jack Thornley and Jann So. The team was
coached by AJ Alvarez and his assistant, Rha Tawano.
Winners of
the 11th SM
Bowling Cup-
second National
Finals at the SM
Bowling Center
Fairview display
their awards and
prizes, namely
champion
Ruel Zuiga
(center), who
won a brand
new Chevrolet
Cruze, runner-up
Nida Lagrisola
(right), who took
home P100,00
and third placer
Rose Navena,
who pocketed
P50,000.
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
i nvi tati on to Bi d
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce, San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte through the GAA 2013, invite contractors to
bid for the aforementioned project:
1. Contract ID: 2012-AB-0077
Contract Name: Asset Preservation of National Roads Generated from
Pavement Management System/Highway Development
and Management 4 (HDM-4) (Preventive Maintenance)
Batac-Espiritu (Banna) Road
Contract Location: KO471+402- KO472+416
Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay
National Roads Generated from PMS/HDM-4, Intermittent
Sections Batac-Espiritu (Banna) Road
Contract Location: KO470 + (-373) KO471 + 117
Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay
National Roads Generated from PMS/HDM-4, Intermittent
Sections, Ilocos Norte-Abra Road
Contract Location: KO503 + (-078) KO504 + 850 (Int. Section)
Scope of Work: PCCP Roadway & Shoulder
Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) based on Gravel Road
Strategies, Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved
Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis) Batac-Pinili via
Maipalig Road
Contract Location: KO480+112 KO481 + 104
Scope of Work: PCCP Roadway & Shoulder
Contract Name: Replacement/Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Permanent
Bridges Generated from Bridge Management System
(BMS) Currimao Bridge along Pias-Currimao-Balacad
Road
Contract Location: Currimao, Ilocos Norte
Scope of Work: Const. of 12LM RCDG Bridge
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 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, 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 Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH Central Procurement 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 time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From : October 3-23 , 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 10, 2012 at 9:00 A.M.
Prospective Bidders
On or before 2:00 P.M. on October 18, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 23, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Department of Public
Works and Highways, Ilocos Norte 2nd District Engineering Offce, San Pablo, San Nicolas,
Ilocos Norte, upon presentation of two (2) valid IDs and payment of a non-refundable fee of
Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) for Contract ID No. 2012-AB-0078 & Ten Thousand
Pesos (P10,000.00) for Contract ID Nos. 2012-AB-0077, 2012-AB-0079, 2012-AB-0080 &
2012-AB-0081. 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 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. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
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 , Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce 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:
(Sgd.) SUSAN P. SIMEON
BAC Vice Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) ERNESTO C. FARAON
OIC-District Engineer
Ilocos Norte Second District Engineering Offce
San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Telefax 781-3710 / 781-3709
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
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Regional Offce No. IV-A
CAVITE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Trece Martires City
Tel. No. (046) 419-0058 /Tel. Fax No. (046) 419-0694
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Cavite District Engineering Offce, through
the (stated below), invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID: 12DF0151
Contract Name: Concreting of Road at Navarro to Pasong Camachile, Gen. Trias
Contract Location: Gen. Trias, Cavite
Scope of Work:
Cost of Bidding Documents: PhP 5,000.00
Contract Name: Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg. at Gen. Aloa Memorial E/S, Biclatan
and Brgy. Santiago, Gen. Trias
Contract Location: Gen. Trias, Cavite
Scope of Work:
Contract Name: Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated from Pavement
Management System/Highway Development and Management-4
(HDM-4), Preventive Maintenance (MFO-1) (Intermittent Sections)
Secondary Road, Asphalt Overlay of Cavite-Batangas Road, Km.
18+974 Km. 19+303.80;
Km. 19+303.80 Km. 19+827.10; Km. 19+827.10 Km. 19+858.90;
Km. 22+000 Km. 22+268.80; Km. 23+000 Km. 23+026.4; Km.
24+237 Km. 24+296.80 and Km. 25+000 Km. 25+248.40
Contract Location: Imus, Cavite
Scope of Work:
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
To Bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid
documents and must meet the following criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen
or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and 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 examinations of bids, evaluation of bids
and postqualifcation.
Interested bidders are also required to present to the BAC Secretariat, DPWH-Cavite
District Engineering Offce, Trece Martires City the original copies of the following documents
for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a) PCAB License; b) Contracts Registration
Certifcate; c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation; d) Latest Copy of Authorizing Offcer
together with machine copy of two (2) valid IDs; e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); f) Philippine Government Electronic Procurement
System (PhilGEPS) Order From (Documents Request List) and g) CY-2011 CPES Rating.

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
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 1 23, 2012 until 9:00 A.M.
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 8, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
Bidders
October 18, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 at 10:30 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Cavite District
Engineering Offce, Trece Martires City, upon payment of non-refundable fee of (stated 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 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 DPWH-Cavite District Engineering Offce 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.) TEOFILO A. AYON
BAC Chairman

NOTED:
(Sgd.) OSCAR U. DELA CRUZ
District Engineer
ANNEX A
Sports
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Manila Standard TODAY
WEDNESDAY
A10
Shootout looms at Cangolf
AN early shootout
among the favorites is
expected as local ace
Rupert Zaragoza and
Apo Golfs Micah Shin
clash in one of the fea-
tured ights in todays
start of the Canlu-
bang Amateur Opens
Championship Divi-
sion at Cangolfs north
course in Laguna.
Zaragoza, the for-
mer national and ju-
nior champion, and
Shin, the 15-year-old
Korean expat, who
teamed up with Ramil
Bisera to win the re-
cent Samsung-Emcor
Davao National Pro-
Am crown, have been
pitted against each
other in the 8:50 a.m.
ight that includes Or-
chards Agustin Mata
and Rivieras Song
Seung Hyo.
National pool main-
stay Jik-Jik Abdon
of Southwoods drew
Bino dela Paz, and
Eagle Ridges Choi
Min Sik and Lee Jong
Chan in the 8:10 a.m.
group while AR Ra-
mos, also of South-
woods, will tee off at
8 a.m. with Eastridges
Noel Florendo, Or-
chards Cho Byu Kyu
and Yoon Chun Byung
of Eagle Ridge in the
event serving as part
of the Globe Business
Amateur Golf Circuit.
Alabangs Andres
Saldaa, another Phl
pool mainstay, hopes
to cash in on his early
7:50 a.m. start with
Cangolfs Kris Etter,
Cho Phil Kyu of Or-
chard and Rivieras
Kim Young Sik while
Joey Huerva, also of
Canlubang, will play
alongside Capitols
Kenneth Kano, Royal
Northwoods Moon
Jin Young and Eagle
Ridges Park Jin Young
in the 8:30 a.m. group.
All eyes Boosters
Fajardo, Painters Tiu
By Jeric Lopez

QUESTIONS abound on how
top overall pick June Mar Faja-
rdo will perform once he nally
hits the big stage.
All of these will be an-
swered once the highly touted
giant makes his pro debut to-
day at 7:30 p.m. in the second
game of the Philippine Cup
of the Philippine Basketball
Association.
Fajardo and Petron Blaze start
the season facing an acid test as
they play reigning Governors
Cup champion Rain or Shine at
the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Before that battle of the jug-
gernauts, sister teams Barako
Bull and Air21 collide in the
5:15 p.m. curtain raiser.
Aside from Fajardo, the
Boosters will have a couple of
new faces in the team.
New coach Olsen Racela will
make his mentoring debut for
Petron, even as another prized
rookie in Alex Mallari, the third
overall pick in the draft, also
makes his rst outing.
The last time the Elasto Paint-
ers were at the Big Dome was
when they nally copped their
rst ever PBA championship af-
ter winning Game 7 of the Gov-
ernors Cup nals.
This is another challenge
for us. This time, our goal is
to win the Philippine Cup, so
we have to climb our way up
again. I know this team can
do it again. We have a good
chance, said Rain or Shine
coach Yeng Guiao.
Unlike the other teams, the
Elasto Painters will be intact af-
ter they kept their championship
core together. The Painters only
made one signicant move in
the off-season.
Chris Tiu, the immensely pop-
ular rookie, will nally make
his much-awaited pro debut for
Rain or Shine. He took the ros-
ter spot of Ronjay Buenafe. who
was dealt to Meralco.
He (Tiu) will play a big role
for us. We need him since Paul
Lee is still recovering from his
injury, said Guiao of his cel-
ebrated rookie.
sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com Riera U. Mallari, Editor
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JAPETH Aguilar is now trying his luck with
the Bakerseld Jam in the NBA D-League.
The 69 former Western Kentucky University
standout made this move after he failed to
get a training-camp spot with San Antonio
Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets. He had
a successful workout with the Jams assistant
general manager Brian Levy in Los Angeles last
week. Levy saw some positives in Aguilars
game during his two-day workout with the
club, Hoopshype.com reported. Peter Atencio
Arum said this may be the reason why
the Filipino ring icon started training
earlier than usual.
Pacquiao began training last week
at the gym of longtime friend and
mentor Ray Golingan in General
Santos City, where he started his ca-
reer fighting on the weekend amateur
Finalists
want fair
officiating
OFFICIALS of both Ateneo
and University of Santo To-
mas want fair and consistent
ofciating in the coming Uni-
versity Athletic Association
of the Philippines mens bas-
ketball Finals.
Tigers coach Pido Jarencio
and Eagles team manager Paolo
Trillo made the call Tuesday
at the Philippine Sportswrit-
ers Association Forum in the
aftermath of the controversy
that marred the latest meeting
between the two schools prior
to the best-of-three title series.
The Tigers put their 68-66 loss
to the Eagles under protest as
they questioned the goal-tending
violation slapped on Karim Ab-
dul in the nal 5.1 seconds, with
the outcome of the match hang-
ing in the balance.
The team likewise rued that
no technical foul was slapped
on Ateneo coach Norman
Black for charging to the refer-
ees and disputing a non-call on
a tripled-team Ryan Buenafe.
But citing the two cases as
judgment calls, commissioner
Ato Badolato denied the UST
protest.
Jarencio said the team had
since moved on following the
incident, but appealed to league
ofcials to let the players decide
the outcome of the game.
Bahala ang players na
mag-decide ng game. Sila ang
pinapanood dito, not the of-
cials o kung sino man, Jaren-
cio said. Tapos na `yun (pro-
test incident). Back to zero na
ulit. Wala na silang maririnig
ngayon, pero sana maging fair
lang ang decision sa lahat.
cards staged by the gym owner.
Golingan said Pacquiao was working out
under Filipino trainer and childhood friend
Restituto Buboy Fernandez and had
worked out a couple of times at the gym.
Pacquiao looks better prepared
now, said Arum.
The Fighter of the Decade, who has
decided to abandon his usual two-week
training camp in the Philippines sum-
mer capital of Baguio City and will set up
camp at the Wild Card Gym of celebrated
trainer Freddie Roach, is scheduled to
leave for Los Angeles on Oct. 15.
Arum told the Manila Standard that
Pacquiao had started training early be-
cause he told me he wants to make
a statement and I think the other guy
(Marquez) does, too. This is terric.
The promoter added: They are not
going to ght a cautious ght like they
did last time and theyll go for a knock-
out. I really believe its going to be that
kind of a ght.
Arum, who is ecstatic over early ticket
sales, told the Manila Standar d: Eve-
rything is going very well for the ght
and the rst weekend of ticket sales was
unbelievable. We sold more than 13,000
and we have less than 3,000 to go. We
are well on the way to a sell-out and
everybody is excited about the ght.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum believes that
Manny Pacquiao is determined to settle all
doubts in his fourth fight with Mexican legend
Juan Manuel Marquez and wants to make a
statement when they clash at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 8.
Pangasinan,
UE favored
in volleyfest
RIVAL teams from the Uni-
versity of the East and a home
team from Pangasinan will
ght for supremacy in the
2012 Petron Ladies Beach
Volleyball Battle of Champi-
ons crown when it reels off
on Thursday at the provincial
capitol beachfront grounds in
Lingayen.
UEs Francislyn Cais and new
teammate Kryssel Cueva are
tipped to go into a head-on col-
lision for the crown with former
La Salle Dasmarinas standout
Jennifer Manzano and new part-
ner Cindy Benitez.
Cais will be defending the
crown she won with Jessica
Paron last year, when they came
up with a 21-18, 21-17 repuls-
ing of University of the Philip-
pines-2s Pauline Genido and
new teammate Liezchel Tiu in
Puerto Princesa.
Organizer Tisha Abundo said
this after she presented the list
of competing teams during the
weekly Philippine Sportswrit-
ers Association Forum at the
Shakeys Pizza Restaurant in
Malate, Manila.
With Giselle Bembo as part-
ner, Manzano made it to this
years Battle of Champions after
beating Cais and Paron, 21-9,
21-6, in the Dasmarinas leg.
But, Manzano will see action
with Benitez instead under the
Pangasinan banner.
Bembo, on the other hand,
will try to make it to the semi-
nals and maybe the nals with
Iari Yongco in this spikefest sup-
ported by Speedo, Mikasa and
Molten Balls, with Business
Mirror as a media partner.
Their quest for glory, howev-
er, wont be easy.
LA Consolacion College-Manila
leaned on the heroics of Josue
Quintal and Tanzanian center Jim-
my Brown to pull off a stunning
58-56 win over Philippine Mer-
chant Marine School to inch closer
towards capturing the fourth In-
terscholastic Athletic Association
basketball crown yesterday at the
Makati Coliseum.
The 6-foot Quin-
tal hit a go-ahead
three in the dy-
ing seconds, be-
fore Brown came
through with two blocks to help
the Blue Royals hand the favored
Mariners their rst loss in the tour-
nament.
Game 2 of the best-of-three se-
ries will be held tomorrow at the
same venue, with LCCM looking
to capture its rst-ever champi-
onship of the cagefest backed by
Molten and Mikasa of Sonia Trad-
ing, Globe and Abot Kaya Pinoy.
The Mendiola-based cagers of
coach Bong dela Cruz entered the
series as heavy underdogs after de-
throning Technological Institute of
the Philippines in the nal stage of
the stepladder phase.
PMMS, for its part, gained the
outright nals berth when it won
all six classica-
tion-round games
by double-digit
margins.
Quintal, who
nished with 13
points, gave LCCM a 57-56 lead
after nailing a triple with 30 sec-
onds left, but the Mariners had a
chance to force an overtime when
Ryan Sagrada split his charities, 12
ticks remaining.
However, the 69 Brown de-
nied the Mariners that opportunity
when he thwarted two shots on the
nal two plays to seal the deal.
La Consolacion zeroes
in on basketball crown
Badminton stars Mark Shelly Alcala (left) and his elder sister
Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala (right) display the gold medals
they won in the 2012 Swiss Junior International Badminton
Championships. Mark ruled the boys under-17 division, while
Malvinne topped the womens under-19. They arrived yesterday
from Switzerland via Dubai. ERIC APOLONIO
Game Tomorrow
(Makati Coliseum)
9 a.m. La Consolacion vs PMMS
(La Consolacion leads series 1-0)
Participants of the 2012 Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Battle of Champions link hands with organizer Tisha Abundo (center) at the PSA Forum.
The two-day volleyball extravaganza starts on Thursday at the provincial capitol beachfront grounds in Lingayen, Pangasinan.
River rehab. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista signals the start of the ve-kilometer 2012 Run
for the Ilog Pasig at the Quezon Memorial Circle, an annual advocacy by the ABS-CBN Foundation to
raise funds for the rehabilitation of the Pasig River and its tributaries. At the ag-off rites were ABS-
CBN Foundation managing director Gina Lopez; the mayors chief of staff, Aldrin Cua; environmental
protection and waste management department head Frederika Rentoy; and department of public order
and safety chief Elmo San Diego. Story on A9
B1
Business
Ray S. Eano, Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
IN BRIEF
RPN9 union rejects package
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing October 2, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P575-P705
LPG/11-kg tank
P49.00-P56.57
Unleaded Gasoline
P39.38-P43.99
Diesel
P47.69-P53.00
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
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Japan Yen 0.012824 0.5363
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Hong Kong Dollar 0.128979 5.3936
Switzerland Franc 1.065984 44.5773
Canada Dollar 1.017708 42.5585
Singapore Dollar 0.813537 34.0205
Australia Dollar 1.037990 43.4067
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 110.9378
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1515
Brunei Dollar 0.810241 33.8827
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Euro Euro 1.288700 53.8909
Korea Won 0.000899 0.0376
China Yuan 0.158667 6.6351
India Rupee 0.019804 0.7981
Malaysia Ringgit 0.326904 13.6705
NewZealand Dollar 0.830082 34.7124
Taiwan Dollar 0.034161 1.4285
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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48
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CLOSE
Closing OCTOBER 2, 2012
5,348.68
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Ayala buys out Saudi partner
Philex may lose
mining permit on
waste discharges
Subject: GUIDELINES ON REQUESTS FOR MONETARY BOARD OPINION ON THE MONETARY
AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSED DOMESTIC
BORROWINGS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS), PURSUANT TO SECTION
123 OF R.A. NO. 7653
Circular No. 769
Series of 2012
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 1444 dated 6 September 2012, the following guidelines shall govern
the domestic borrowings of local government units (LGUs) in line with Republic Act No. 7653 (The New Central Bank
Act), as well as other pertinent laws/regulations.
I. Coverage
This circular shall govern borrowings of LGUs within the Philippines, the procedures to be observed, as well as
documentary requirements, for requests for Monetary Board (MB) opinion on the probable effects of the proposed
credit operation on monetary aggregates, the price level and the balance of payments, pursuant to Section 123 of
Republic Act No. 7653.
II. Procedures
1. The LGUs, directly or through the lending bank, shall submit a written request to the BSP for Monetary Board (MB)
opinion on the monetary and balance of payments (BOP) implications of its proposed borrowing prior to the loan
release. The request shall include the required supporting documents/information listed in Annex 1.
2. The BSP shall acknowledge receipt of the request, with an initial evaluation of the documents/information
submitted. n case of incomplete submission of documents/information, the BSP shall require that the defciency
or lacking documents/information be complied with or submitted.
3. Once the LGU or lending bank has submitted the required documents/information, the matter shall be elevated to
the Monetary Board for an opinion on the probable monetary and BOP implications of the proposed LGU loans.
4. The MB opinion shall contain the following conditions:
a. The loan proceeds shall only be released by the lending bank to a proponent LGU subject to the requirements
stipulated in relevant laws.
b. The MB opinion on the proposed LGU borrowings is being issued pursuant to Section 123 of Republic Act
(R.A.) No. 7653 (The New Central Bank Act). The opinion of the MB is limited to the assessment of the
monetary and BOP implications of the proposed borrowings. The said opinion is based on: (i) the
information contained in the documents submitted; and (ii) the assumption that the proceeds of the borrowing
will be used for the intended purpose described in the documents submitted.
c. The MB opinion is valid only for six (6) months from the date of issue.
5. No opinion will be issued by the MB in cases where the LGU borrowing/loan has already been partially or fully
disbursed.
6. Extension of the six-month validity period of the MB opinion may be granted based on meritorious reasons and
subject to submission of supporting documents as may be prescribed by the BSP.
III. Post-Borrowing Reports
The borrowing LGU, or its duly authorized representative or through the lending bank, shall submit to the BSP
a post-borrowing report that will indicate the actual amount of the domestic borrowing as well as the fnal terms and
conditions thereof within 30 calendar days from the date of the full release of loan proceeds and other reports as may
be required by the BSP.
IV. Sanctions
Any violation of this Circular shall be subject to the sanctions provided under Sections 36 and 37 of Republic Act
No. 7653, as well as those contained in other applicable regulations of the BSP.
V. Repealing Clause
This circular supersedes BSP Circular No. 402, s. 2003. All other BSP regulations or issuances or any provision
thereof that may be inconsistent with the provisions of this Circular are hereby repealed and superseded accordingly.
VI. Effectivity
This Circular shall take effect ffteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
For the Monetary Board:
(Sgd.) AMANDO M. TETANGCO, JR.
Governor
26 September 2012
By Jenniffer B. Austria
AYALA Land Inc. through a wholly-owned
unit has acquired the entire stake of Saudi
Arabian conglomerate Kingdom Hotel
Investments and an afliate in luxurious
Fairmont and Rafes Suites and Residences
project in Makati.
Ayala Land, the countrys biggest property
company, said in a disclosure to the stock
exchange unit Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts
Corp. paid $24.11 million to acquire the
interest of KHI and an afliate in the project.
KHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi
Arabian conglomerate Kingdom Holding
Co., which is headed by Prince Alwaleed
Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.
Ayala Land investor relations ofcer
Pamela Ann Perez said in a text message
Ayala Land Hotels bought the
full equity of KHI and afliate
Kingdom Manila BV in KHI-
ALI Manila Inc. and KHI
Manila Property Inc.
This effectively will give
ALI 100 percent in both
companies, Perez said.
The property rm said the
acquisition was in line with its
thrust to expand its commercial
leasing business.
The $153-million luxury
project will add 32 Rafes Suites
and 280 Fairmont Hotel rooms
to the companys hotel portfolio.
The project is scheduled for completion by the
end of 2012.
The company expects that the continuing
sale of units in the Rafes Residences will
generate cash, while the operation of the hotel
and serviced apartments will augment and
diversify the sources of recurring revenues,
Ayala Land said.
The luxury hotel complex is located on a 7,377-
square meter property along Makati Avenue
corner Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road).
Ayala Land operates 634 branded hotel rooms
between Hotel Intercontinental and Cebu City
Marriott and 150 island resort rooms in Lagen,
Miniloc and Apulit Island in Palawan.
Ayala Land this year is set to open four
hotels, including the 349-room Holiday Inn in
Ayala Center and three Kukun brand facilities
in Bonifacio Global City, Davao and Cagayan
de Oro.
New DBP president
VETERAN banker Gil
Buenaventura was sworn in as the
new president and chief executive
of state-owned Development Bank
of the Philippines.
Buenaventura, who will take over
the post vacated by Francisco del
Rosario Jr., who resigned effective
Sept. 30, was sworn in by Energy
Secretary Jose Rene Almendras at
the banks headquarters in Makati
City. He will assume the post on
Oct. 22.
I am grateful for the opportunity
to work in the public sector, and at
the same time challenged to serve in
government, Buenaventura said.
Buenaventura was the senior
executive vice president and chief
operating ofcer of the Bank of the
Philippine Islands prior to joining
DBP.
He was president of Prudential
Bank, which was absorbed by the
Bank of the Philippine Islands in 2005.
Buenaventura, a former
Citibanker, started his banking
career in 1973 when he was trainee
in two US banksChemical Bank
and First National City Bank.
He said he would bring the
experience and lessons he learned
from a fruitful career in private
banking to his stint in development
bank.
Buenaventura obtained an
economics degree from the
University of San Francisco in 1973
and nished his MBA in Finance
from the University of Wisconsin
in 1975. Anna Leah G. Estrada
Manila Water loan
MANILA Water Co. Inc., the Ayala-
led water concessionaire for the east
zone of Metro Manila, said Tuesday
it obtained a $137.5-million loan for
a waste water project.
The water distributor said in a
disclosure to the stock exchange it
signed the 25-year subsidiary loan
agreement with Land Bank of the
Philippines.
The loan is funded by the
World Bank, through its Metro
Manila Wastewater Management
Project, to partially nance the
North and South Pasig Sewerage
project of Manila Water, the
water utility rm said.
Manila Water is constructing
sewage treatment plants to address
the sewerage and sanitation needs
of its concession area.
Its services include the operation
and maintenance of networks of
sewer pipelines that collect and
convey sewage to STPs, which
then treat wastewater before being
safely returned to water bodies.
Manila Water has 38 facilities with
a capacity to treat 135 million liters
per day, with each unit using world-
class technology to comply with
standards set by the Environment
Department and the Laguna Lake
Development Authority.
Jenniffer B. Austria
By Lailany P. Gomez
UNION members of Radio
Philippines Network Inc., operator
of television station Channel
9, on Tuesday rejected the
compensation package offered by
the management.
Raymon Tomale Jr., president of RPN Directors/
Supervisors Union, said the management of RPN 9 was
offering only 15 days for every year of service, instead of
one whole month as originally signed under a collective
bargaining agreement.
The management on Monday announced a retrenchment
program affecting at least 200 employees.
We cannot accept what is being offered to us,
because it is total disregard of our CBA. But we have
ongoing talks with the management. We hope to settle
it immediately, Tomale, who is also secretary-general
of the National Alliance of Broadcast Union Federation,
said in a telephone interview.
Tomale said if no just compensation would be agreed
upon between the union and the management, the union,
together with the Nabuf, would le a case before the
Labor Department.
We will conduct a series of consultations with the
management. We are still operational until Nov. 15, he
added.
The government, which has a 20.8-percent stake in the
broadcast company, conceded it was helpless in stopping
the retrenchment of some 200 employees of RPN, since
it did not have majority shares in the debt-ridden media
outt. Other owners of RPN9, which was founded by the
late Ambassador Roberto Benedicto in 1960, are Solar
Entertainment Corp., Far East Managers Investors Inc. of
the Benedicto family and other private investors.
The heavily-indebted RPN9, which employs 250
individuals, announced Monday it would cut at least
200 jobs with the closure of its central ofce in Capitol
Hills, Quezon City by Nov. 15, but said it had no plan to
le for corporate rehabilitation, as the network was still
operating, especially in the provinces.
The retrenchment stemmed from the companys
decision to stop producing shows, as airtime had been
assigned to blocktimers, namely Solar and ETC.
Presidential Communications Operations Ofce secretary
Herminio Coloma said the government would ensure that
employees would get all the benets due them.
This [retrenchment] must be fully compliant with the
provisions of the Labor Code, Coloma said.
RPN acting president Robert Rivera said Tuesday it
was business as usual for the company.
We continue to air Newswatch [RPN-9s main news
program] until such time all concerned parties are duly
notied, including some sponsors, Rivera said.
Coloma said the government was pushing through with
its plan to fully privatize RPN as well as IBC-13. There
will only be one state-owned television, PTV-4, Coloma
said.
The government plans to use proceeds from the
privatization of RPN and IBC amounting to at least P2.5
billion to beef up PTV-4 operations.
Coloma said the Cabinet economic cluster had approved
in principle a P5-billion capital infusion for PTV-4.
With Joyce Pangco Paares
By Othel V. Campos
PHILEX Mining Corp. faces the risk of losing its
environmental compliance certicate for alleged
violations of the Clean Water Act.
Philex said in a disclosure to the stock exchange it had
received a notice of adverse ndings from the Environment
Departments Environmental Management Bureau about its
the violation under Republic Act No. 9275.
It was found out that condition no. 2 of the original
ECC was violated, which states that pond efuent
discharges shall conform with the standards set forth
under RA 9275, or the Clean Water Act of the Philippines
and its implementing rules and regulations, the EMB
said in a letter to Philex.
The EMB also warned the non-compliance with the
provisions of the ECC might lead to the revocation of the
permit or ne of P50,000 per violation.
Philex senior vice president for corporate affairs
Michael Toledo said the company was still reviewing
the accusation. Our technical people, lawyers and
consultants are still reviewing it, he said Tuesday.
The Environment Department said it would collect
as much as P1 billion for environmental damages from
Philex for the tailings spill at the companys Padcal mine
in Benguet.
Philex, however, said studies commissioned to attest to
the hygienic state of areas affected by the mine tailings
accident showed no chemicals could have grossly affected
the waters near the mine so as to jeopardize to livelihood
and lives of families living in the area.
It said an independent science and technology test also
showed that harmful chemicals had not been detected in
a sh sample taken from the waters near mines.
The yardstick used by the Sentro sa Pagsusuri,
Pagsasanay at Pangangasiwang Pang-Agham at
Teknolohiya Corp., or SentroTek, for detection method
in the report was 0.05 mg/kg for cadmium, 0.10 mg/kg
for lead, and 0.005 mg/kg for arsenic in the tilapia sh it
analyzed in early September.
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 17,891,385 1,139,866,118.5
INDUSTRIAL 92,799,256 921,214,951.53
HOLDING FIRMS 5,141,372,286 1,638,512,105.838
PROPERTY 164,548,165 511,924,812.28
SERVICES 111,077,804 909,279,248.64
MINING & OIL 889,867,897 436,185,305.239
GRAND TOTAL 6,417,556,793 5,556,982,542.03
FINANCIAL 1,379.38 (up) 11.84
INDUSTRIAL 8,155.09 (up) 56.31
HOLDING FIRMS 4,513.8 (up) 53.61
PROPERTY 2,058.55 (up) 2.85
SERVICES 1,789.43 (up) 2.78
MINING & OIL 19,222.87 (up) 166.07
PSEI 5,348.68 (up) 40.16
All Shares Index 3,548.17 (up) 17.14
Gainers: 83; Losers: 68; Unchanged: 58; Total: 209
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 64.55 66.00 64.60 65.90 2.09 6,250,850 93,466,098.50
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 79.30 80.10 79.30 80.10 1.01 2,759,420 38,851,276.50
595.00 370.00 China Bank 53.05 53.40 53.10 53.25 0.38 101,550 558,970.00
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 20.50 20.50 20.05 20.50 0.00 32,400 (186,550.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 22.75 23.30 22.55 22.60 (0.66) 1,055,600 (1,635,965.00)
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 74.00 76.00 75.00 76.00 2.70 11,000
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.90 2.90 2.78 2.85 (1.72) 151,000
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 25.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 (1.96) 1,100
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 92.25 93.40 92.35 92.95 0.76 1,694,410 57,708,458.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.94 1.94 1.90 1.93 (0.52) 2,514,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 73.00 73.20 72.50 73.00 0.00 35,200 (481,635.00)
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 86.00 86.00 84.30 86.00 0.00 150
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 375.00 375.00 374.00 374.00 (0.27) 102,220 7,837,500.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 45.55 46.10 45.55 46.00 0.99 548,800.00 2,542,310.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 166.70 167.00 162.40 166.40 (0.18) 853,950 39,697,141.00
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 940.00 990.00 990.00 990.00 5.32 500
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 105.10 106.50 105.00 105.00 (0.10) 117,040 3,276,000.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 0.00 60,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.25 33.35 33.25 33.25 0.00 1,154,200 20,020,300.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.46 8.46 8.41 8.46 0.00 59,700
23.95 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 23.45 23.00 23.00 23.00 (1.92) 1,500
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.78 1.81 1.76 1.81 1.69 2,903,000
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 29.50 29.50 29.50 29.50 0.00 200
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.41 1.44 1.42 1.44 2.13 443,000
Asiabest Group 21.00 22.00 20.70 20.70 (1.43) 18,300
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.82 2.82 2.82 2.82 0.00 2,000
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.74 2.75 2.74 2.75 0.36 143,000 356,200.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.76 11.80 11.38 11.76 0.00 4,500
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.10 6.22 6.06 6.22 1.97 15,946,200 (2,863,176.00)
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.49 8.70 8.50 8.60 1.30 840,500 1,246,113.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 2.05 2.05 1.82 1.85 (9.76) 63,000
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 19.70 19.94 19.70 19.88 0.91 3,305,400 9,477,640.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 79.10 79.70 79.15 79.50 0.51 117,400 (13,522,348.50)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 17.62 18.10 17.50 18.10 2.72 18,800
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0160 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 0.00 20,600,000
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 12.90 13.10 12.90 13.00 0.78 670,900 3,038,090.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.00 4.02 4.01 4.01 0.25 64,000 (232,580.00)
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.630 0.620 0.620 0.00 342,000 (124,750.00)
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 100.20 100.10 99.70 99.70 (0.50) 308,200 (10,254,990.00)
Lafarge Rep 9.01 9.28 9.00 9.28 3.00 784,500
91.25 25.00 Liberty Flour 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 0.00 1,500
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.00 2.07 2.01 2.01 0.50 39,000
1.90 1.11 Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.51 0.00 6,000
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 27.45 28.15 27.45 27.90 1.64 2,889,400 (2,200,240.00)
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.800 17.000 16.900 16.960 0.95 602,200
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 257.00 265.00 256.00 264.00 2.72 163,230 21,452,052.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 8.00 7.80 7.75 7.80 (2.50) 900
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 4.11 4.25 4.12 4.18 1.70 9,861,000 9,250,330.00
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.50 10.80 10.48 10.76 2.48 10,360,600 3,180,326.00
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.10 8.22 8.10 8.22 1.48 31,400
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.20 4.22 4.10 4.16 (0.95) 1,255,000 1,452,340.00
3.90 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.74 2.51 2.51 2.51 (8.39) 4,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.00 1,600
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.45 34.40 34.00 34.40 (0.15) 100,300
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.40 110.50 110.20 110.50 0.09 157,040 5,346,007.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.48 2.53 2.44 2.49 0.40 4,464,000
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.80 1.80 1.79 1.79 (0.56) 103,000 (55,370.00)
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.136 0.144 0.134 0.142 4.41 8,700,000
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 12.02 12.10 11.98 12.00 (0.17) 624,700 71,820.00
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.20 1.22 1.20 1.21 0.83 122,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 66.75 68.20 66.00 66.00 (1.12) 2,663,930 108,109,214.00
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.25 1.26 1.25 1.25 0.00 335,000
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.870 0.890 0.840 0.860 (1.15) 914,000
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 8.10 8.15 8.15 8.15 0.62 13,200
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.00 4,000 (3,680.00)
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.70 0.71 0.69 0.70 0.00 10,691,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.65 49.00 48.65 48.75 0.21 1,001,900 31,270,830.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0210 0.0230 0.0200 0.0230 9.52 4,943,500,000 1,600,000.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 14.60 15.02 14.60 14.96 2.47 23,758,300 214,837,704.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 1.98 2.00 1.98 2.00 1.01 140,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.78 4.79 4.70 4.73 (1.05) 607,000 (14,100.00)
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.11 5.10 4.96 4.96 (2.94) 19,000
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.52 1.53 1.45 1.52 0.00 52,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.65 1.65 1.60 1.65 0.00 222,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 419.00 423.00 416.00 420.00 0.24 1,067,990 (145,046,634.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 57.90 58.00 57.85 58.00 0.17 1,991,180 (8,053,262.50)
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.55 2.57 2.57 2.57 0.78 20,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.15 4.18 4.15 4.15 0.00 133,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 548.00 553.50 546.00 550.00 0.36 120,570 17,529,250.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.80 5.81 5.63 5.80 0.00 95,500
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 31.99 33.40 32.00 32.95 3.02 322,500 (31,916,160.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 3.99 3.95 3.80 3.94 (1.25) 152,000
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.44 5.45 5.42 5.44 0.00 4,762,000 (15,073,178.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.15 1.20 1.14 1.15 0.00 25,519,000 (3,020.00)
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.21 2.25 2.17 2.20 (0.45) 452,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.18 4.23 4.19 4.21 0.72 18,984,000 2,881,040.00
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.07 5.10 5.00 5.08 0.20 27,300
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 5.80 5.82 5.82 5.82 0.34 1,700
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0480 0.0480 0.0480 0.0480 0.00 500,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.350 1.310 1.310 1.310 (2.96) 20,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.99 2.99 2.90 2.90 (3.01) 23,000
2.40 1.01 Seafront À 1.45 1.45 1.41 1.45 0.00 2,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.315 0.320 0.315 0.320 1.59 101,490,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 728.00 742.00 728.00 740.00 1.65 285,050 30,048,535.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.98 2.04 1.96 1.99 0.51 965,000 (318,600.00)
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.17 1.15 1.15 1.15 (1.71) 200,000
850.00 425.00 Transgrid 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 0.00 20
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2490 0.2400 0.2390 0.2400 (3.61) 40,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3300 0.3300 0.3150 0.3300 0.00 870,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.390 0.400 0.400 0.400 2.56 210,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 18.42 18.00 16.90 18.00 (2.28) 4,300
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.00 3.01 2.91 2.94 (2.00) 279,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.570 0.520 0.510 0.520 (8.77) 30,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.00 200,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 23.30 23.65 23.35 23.40 0.43 2,037,000 (11,913,120.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.15 5.25 5.12 5.18 0.58 5,572,500 5,968,166.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.29 5.20 5.17 5.17 (2.27) 96,900
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.49 0.68 1,170,000 577,200.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.84 2.83 2.99 2.80 (1.41) 286,000
1.50 1.05 Cityland Dev. À 1.10 1.14 1.09 1.09 (0.91) 352,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.074 0.065 0.065 0.065 (12.16) 200,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 0.81 0.79 0.81 0.00 1,365,000 139,320.00
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.840 0.850 0.830 0.830 (1.19) 8,059,000 (58,800.00)
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 3.70 3.79 3.69 3.69 (0.27) 47,000 3,690.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.196 0.198 0.191 0.196 0.00 2,100,000 (89,250.00)
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.88 1.90 1.88 1.88 0.00 1,940,000 (1,884,740.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.35 (0.74) 59,937,000 55,306,590.00
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.16 1.17 1.14 1.14 (1.72) 308,000 35,340.00
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.23 2.26 2.23 2.25 0.90 38,518,000 3,277,780.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1540 0.1640 0.1590 0.1590 3.25 5,370,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6900 0.7000 0.6800 0.6800 (1.45) 1,766,000
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.490 0.470 0.470 0.470 (4.08) 1,800,000
38.10 12.60 Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 22.50 21.00 19.00 19.00 (15.56) 200 1,900.00
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.36 19.40 19.06 19.26 (0.52) 1,775,700 11,368,264.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.38 3.45 3.37 3.41 0.89 256,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.06 6.09 6.06 6.08 0.33 972,100 474,097.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 14.06 14.08 13.96 13.98 (0.57) 7,187,600 (48,200,266.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.00 10,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.79 3.70 3.61 3.70 (2.37) 298,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 0.510 0.510 0.510 0.00 20,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.690 4.770 4.720 4.750 1.28 3,327,000 11,351,400.00
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.70 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.94 8,000
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 32.55 32.65 32.40 32.55 0.00 27,800
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.40 1.43 1.37 1.38 (1.43) 308,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.650 0.630 0.630 0.630 (3.08) 101,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.15 9.00 9.00 9.00 (1.64) 3,000 27,000.00
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 11.14 11.54 11.22 11.34 1.80 8,348,800 1,934,476.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1500 0.1500 0.1460 0.1470 (2.00) 24,600,000 (592,060.00)
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 6.42 6.52 6.25 6.25 (2.65) 2,441,700 (41,252.00)
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 55.20 55.95 55.00 55.45 0.45 612,050 (9,593,584.50)
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.75 5.96 5.62 5.85 1.74 117,400
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 2.09 2.10 2.09 2.10 0.48 6,000
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 990.00 1010.00 1000.00 1010.00 2.02 710
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1140.00 1148.00 1134.00 1134.00 (0.53) 31,035 13,211,115.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.50 9.55 9.30 9.50 0.00 417,300
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 70.05 70.75 70.15 70.60 0.79 502,740 1,974,846.50
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.405 0.415 0.405 0.405 0.00 50,000 4,050.00
18.40 5.00 Imperial Res. À 4.70 5.50 5.50 5.50 17.02 1,000
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 7.00 7.04 7.00 7.04 0.57 1,100
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.10 2.19 2.12 2.12 0.95 45,000 2,120.00
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.020 0.021 0.020 0.021 5.00 59,100,000 40,000.00
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.00 608,000
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0450 0.0450 0.0450 0.0450 0.00 200,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.9900 2.8700 2.8700 2.8700 (4.01) 2,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.28 8.43 8.21 8.36 0.97 1,070,000 322,590.00
3.70 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.50 2.52 2.50 2.50 0.00 57,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.90 2.90 2.85 2.85 (1.72) 56,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.67 (1.47) 94,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.99 3.04 2.98 2.98 (0.33) 626,000 (600,000.00)
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 7.00 6.50 6.50 6.50 (7.14) 100
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.10 14.04 14.00 14.00 (0.71) 133,800
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 6.40 6.40 5.30 5.69 (11.09) 1,285,000 63,545.00
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.73 2.81 2.74 2.79 2.20 397,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.51 9.60 9.50 9.54 0.32 1,001,000 136,086.00
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 73.00 71.70 71.70 71.70 (1.78) 2,670 108,267.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 17.00 17.04 16.96 17.04 0.24 771,600 10,067,524.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2760.00 2790.00 2760.00 2760.00 0.00 178,875 (98,204,110.00)
0.39 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.315 0.320 0.320 0.320 1.59 1,750,000
30.15 10.68 Puregold 29.70 30.10 29.70 29.95 0.84 3,562,400 (20,916,785.00)
STI Holdings 2.10 2.02 1.85 1.85 (11.90) 490,000
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 3.83 4.05 3.83 4.05 5.74 115,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.59 2.50 2.42 2.50 (3.47) 6,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.450 0.450 0.440 0.450 0.00 120,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0048 0.0049 0.0046 0.0048 0.00 171,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.77 4.79 4.60 4.77 0.00 124,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.85 4.85 4.60 4.60 (5.15) 140,000 9,200.00
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.26 17.28 17.24 17.24 (0.12) 757,400 4,374,372.00
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.255 0.260 0.255 0.255 0.00 870,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 24.00 23.35 23.30 23.35 (2.71) 900
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 23.10 23.95 23.90 23.95 3.68 1,600
61.80 6.96 Dizon 22.50 23.00 21.40 21.90 (2.67) 182,300 45,780.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.58 0.00 178,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.150 1.170 1.140 1.150 0.00 8,767,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.200 1.220 1.180 1.200 0.00 27,871,000 19,004,330.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0530 0.0560 0.0530 0.0550 3.77 92,560,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0530 0.0550 0.0530 0.0540 1.89 40,520,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 17.48 17.70 17.50 17.50 0.11 1,260,100 1,548,120.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 7.70 7.92 7.65 7.78 1.04 10,301,700
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6200 0.6200 0.6200 0.6200 0.00 210,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.500 4.530 4.430 4.500 0.00 107,000
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0190 5.56 2,600,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.00 100,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 5.97 5.97 5.97 (0.50) 25,000
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.20 14.90 14.32 14.58 2.68 11,577,800 (65,263,766.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 23.75 25.80 24.00 24.90 4.84 155,400 (374,020.00)
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.048 0.049 0.047 0.048 0.00 456,500,000 297,600.00
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 222.40 224.20 222.20 222.60 0.09 111,890 14,004,040.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0150 0.0150 0.0140 0.0150 0.00 7,400,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 32.40 32.75 31.80 32.65 0.77 770,700 (17,413,225.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 539.00 539.00 539.00 539.00 0.00 60
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 103.50 103.50 103.50 103.50 0.00 1,110
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.42 9.40 9.28 9.40 (0.21) 1,007,500 503,518.00
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 107.70 108.00 107.70 107.90 0.19 316,820 (366,520.00)
SMC Preferred A 75.00 75.00 74.90 74.90 (0.13) 39,600
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred B 80.00 81.50 80.00 80.00 0.00 1,600
SMC Preferred C 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 215,960 1775000.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1013.00 1013.00 1013.00 1013.00 0.00 630
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 0.00 50,000
0.210 0.00 Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0200 0.0210 0.0100 0.0100 (50.00) 51,200,000 2,100.00
GERRY GERONIMO
THE TRUST GURU
English bridges and English muffins
Philracom suspends owner
THE three-month suspension handed down by the
Philippine Racing Commission against a horse
owner/trainer has become a hot topic in the horse
racing circuit. In its Board Resolution No. 43-12,
the Philracom headed by chairman Angel Castao
Jr. suspended the license of
Nemesio Sy for three months,
with the suspension order
extending to all the horses
owned and trained by the
latter.
According to Happy Hour
insiders, the decision stemmed
from an incident that happened at the Saddle and Club
Leisure Park on Sept. 2 where a very irate Sy stormed
the premises and allegedly hurled insults and issued
threats against a young Philippine Racing Club vet
who had earlier ordered the 21-day decommissioning
of Snake Me Spaghetti, a horse of Sy. Apparently,
the PRCI vet observed the horse limping after
participating in Race 8 of the Sept. 1 races, and an
inspection showed that the horses left fore limb was
lame. But instead of appreciating the vets intention
to give the horse sufcient time to recover and keep
the injury from getting worse, the owner reacted
negatively to the doctors order.
Obviously, Sy (who sources claim is also known
by his moniker Mr. Siopao), instilled such fear in
the young vet (who probably knew he was no match
for the hefty owner) that the poor guy had to be
escorted by leisure park personnel just to get home.
Notwithstanding the threatsor perhaps because of
themthe horse doctor decided to report the incident
both to the police and the Philracom.
The suspension order should serve as notice to
everyone that the racing body really means business
when it comes to upholding the safety of race
horsesand that it will not tolerate arrogant and
boorish behavior from horse owners and trainers.
Triple cheers!
Government sanctioned hoarding
A party list congressman is urging government to
hoard rice, corn, soybeans and other essential grains
in anticipation of a potential explosion in global
prices. Noting the soaring corn and soybean prices in
the aftermath of a harsh drought in the US Midwest
that demolished crops, Congressman Arnel Ty urged
the National Food Authority to engage in a strategic
stockpiling of milled soya and other indispensable
grains apart from rice and corn as buffer just in case of
supply shortfalls. Brutal climate change all over the
world has betrayed the helplessness of food importers
such as the Philippines amid volatile commodity
prices due to severe dry spells half of the year and
excessive ooding in the other half, he said.
Hog growers in particular could be severely hit
since they are totally dependent on milled soya coming
from a handful of importers because the Philippines,
surprisingly, is not a soya grower. Limited supplies
at steep prices could affect hog raising and result in
the slowing down of pork production as hog raisers
grapple with rising prices. Ty
also noted that no less than
the UN Food and Agricultural
Organization has called
for government-controlled
strategic stockpiles of key
commodities to tame volatile
prices and secure food supplies.
In short, this is the kind of hoarding that government
should really sanction.
Ateneos astrophysics queen
Albert Einstein would have been so proud of young
astrophysicist Reinabelle Reina Reyes who, at the
very young age of 26, did what much older colleagues
have not been able to accomplish over the years: prove
that Einsteins Theory of General Relativity holds true
at cosmic scales. Along with a couple of teammates
from Princeton University, Reyes showed just how out
of this world Einsteins brain was when, after spending
two years studying astronomical data (70,000 galaxies),
they proved that the universeat least up to a distance
of 3.5 billion light years from the earthindeed plays
by the rules laid out in Einsteins theory that describes
the interplay between gravity, space and time. While
there have been others who have tested the theory
which has come to be widely accepted in the scientic
world, no one has been able to display the magnitude
of its truth in such galactic dimensions.
Reyesor make that Dr. Reyescompleted her
BS Physics from the Ateneo de Manila University,
summa cum laude in 2005, and obtained her Ph.D.
in Astrophysics from Princeton University in 2011.
She will be the star attraction at the 10
th
All Ateneo
Alumni Convention slated on Oct. 18 to 21 at the
Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada via
a symposium titled This is Reina Reyes where the
young physicist is expected to talk about the Birth
and Death of the Milky Way.
When she came over earlier this year, Reyeswho
is a fellow at the prestigious University of Chicagos
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP)
noted the countrys need for more scientists, even
mulling the possibility of coming back here (after
nishing her stint with KICP) and perhaps even
getting a teaching position to lend her knowledge
and expertise as a physicist to the academe. Now that
would be cosmic!
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and related concerns, readers may e-mail to
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THE British Embassys description of Mabey and
Johnson that was issued by Her Majestys Ambassadors,
both addressed to the Philippine government as the
sole United Kingdom manufacturer and supplier of
prefabricated panel style steel bridges by Paul Dimond
in 2004 and as the sole United Kingdom manufacturer
and supplier of pre-fabricated modular steel bridges by
Peter Bekingham in 2005, could have easily passed off
as no more than routine endorsements by an embassy
of the products of its home country to its host.
Let us disregard for a moment (even if a suspicious
reader were to sense the possibility of a single author)
the nearly uniform description of the offered steel
bridges. For Dimond, the product was panel style steel
bridges and, for Bekinghan, it was modular steel
bridges.
What is more arresting is the use of the word sole
by both Dimond and Beckingham.
The word sole is not an idle adjective. On the
contrary, describing the Mabey and Johnson as the
sole manufacturer and supplier serves the important
function of removing from the UK governments
process of assessing the suitability of a product to the
buyer the best practice requirement in the conduct of
public works, namely public bidding. After all, if there
is only one supplier, who else could offer the same
product at a better price?
The British government favors, and rightly so, that
whenever possible the selection of the supplier be
done through public bidding. The summary of the
matters taken up in a meeting, held way back in 1996,
between UKs delegation headed by Adrian Davis of
the British Overseas Development Administration and
the Philippine panel headed by Assistant Director-
General Augusto Santos of the National Economic
and Development, afrms this British bias for public
bidding. The summary, in part, said: All projects
proposed for British nancing shall be subjected to a
national competitive bidding in the UK... Should there
be only one British supplier with the capability to
undertake a Philippine project, the British Government
shall issue an ofcial certication indicating such
case.
This need to issue an ofcial certication from
the British Embassy accounts for the letters to our
government from the highest ofcials of their mission,
rst from Dimond and then Beckingham regarding
Mabey and Johnson. What was being foisted upon
us, poor Filipinos, is that the according to the UK
gentlemen, only one British supplier could provide
the bridges we wanted. Hence, a national competitive
bidding in the UK was not conducted. Mabey and
Johnson, was therefore, it.
This unanimity of Dimond and Bekinghman on the
singularity of Mabey and Johnson, as sole manufacturer
and supplier of bridges, did not jibe, however, with what
Her Majestys embassy told the Philippine government
less than ve years earlier. Writing to Jose Pardo,
then secretary of the Department of Finance, United
Kingdoms Deputy Mission Head David Campbell
boasted:
Britain has long expertise in bridge construction.
British companies such as Balfour Kilpatrick Limited
remain at the cutting edge of British design and
technology. I can conrm that Balfour Beatty Power
Networks Limited is the sole UK supplier of the
Callender-Hamilton unit Construction Bridging System
which I understand has been under discussion with the
Department of Interior and Local Government. The use
of such bridges, whose distinctive qualities are unlike
any other supplied from the UK, is endorsed by the
British Government...
So, where was the deception when Campbell talked of
Callender-Hamilton Bridges and Dimond/Beckingham
talked of panel or modular bridges?
Good old dependable Wikipedia, unfortunately for
the Brits, tells us that the Callender-Hamilton unit
Construction Bridging System was designed by New
Zealand civil engineer A. M. Hamilton in 1935. He was
inspired, continues Wikipedia, by his work between
1928 and 1932 when he became aware of the need
for strong, adaptable bridges made from simple
components that could easily be transported and erected
in remote locations or on difcult terrain.
The Callender-Hamilton bridge system, continues
Wikipedia, is a prefabricated Panel/Floor Beam/Deck
system designed to span bridging lengths ranging from
30 to 150 meters with road widths of one to three or
more lanes.
Ah, so. Both Callender-Hamilton bridges and Mabey
and Johnson bridges are panel type bridges. The
same banana.
So, if Callender-Hamilton bridges are also
prefabricated panel systems, then they do not essentially
differ much. Hence, I ask: What then precisely makes
them different from Mabey and Johnsons panel style
or modular steel bridges? The cost of construction per
linear meter? The ease of putting them up, in terms of
time and expertise needed by the engineers and their
workers? Their adaptability to varying terrain and
vulnerability (or resistance) to changes in temperature
and/or weather?
For many in the know, both are essentially truss
bridges. Hence, the Callender-Hamilton bridge is
as different from the Mabey and Johnson bridge in
the same way that the English mufn of Starbucks
is different from the English mufn of the Village
Gourmet. Both mufns, my palate says, are boring.
Perhaps because English.
Assuming then that my knowledge of engineering
is anywhere near the discrimination of my taste buds,
why was there an obvious attempt on the part of Her
Majestys mission in the Philippines to describe the two
bridges differently? Why did Dimond and Beckingham
not candidly state that the Callender-Hamiltons of
Campbell is the same as their Mabey and Johnsons?
Moreover, why was there a change in the identity
of the Queens (or, more precisely Her Majestys
emissaries) fair-haired bridge boy? It is possible that
there was a local boy here who made the difference? If
so, how much was made?
I am not Professor Higgins; but Id love to hear
the English speak come the Senate investigation next
week.
For feedback, email geronimoreynaldo632@gmail.com.
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I. Contract ID : 13IO0002
Contract Name : Construction of Baybay Diversion Road, Sta.
0+000 Sta. 5+346.67, with exceptions, Baybay,
Leyte
Contract Location : Baybay, Leyte
Brief Description/Scope of Work : Construction/Opening of 5,040.57 Meters Roadway;
Construction of CHB Lined Canal; Installation of RC
Pipes Cross Drainage (0.91M Dia.) and Provision
Coconet on Cut/ Embankment Slopes with Coco Log/
Fascine and Vegetation
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 96,974,023.41 (Subject for Approval by DPWH-
CO)
Contract Duration : 280 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 30,000.00
II. Contract ID : 13IO0003
Contract Name : Construction/Rehabilitation of Jct. Abuyog
Silago Road, Cadac-an Malaguicay Road Section,
Abuyog, Leyte
Contract Location : Abuyog, Leyte
Brief Description/Scope of Work : Construction/Opening of 2,400.00 Meters Roadway,
including Concrete Paving of 640.00 Meters
Carriageway; Construction Grouted Riprap Lined
Canal; Installation of RC Pipes Cross Drainage (0.91M
Dia.) and Provision of Coconet on Cut/Embankment
Slopes with Coco Log/Fascine and Vegetation. (Limits
for Subgrade Preparation & Subbase Course = Sta.
0+000 Sta. 2+250)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 55,271,628.67 (Subject for Approval by
DPWH-CO)
1. The DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte, through the FY-2013 GAA intends
to apply the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments
under the contract for the abovementioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte now i nvi t es bi ds f or the
abovementioned description of works. Completion of the Works is required for the above
stated contract duration. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from 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.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of Bids as specifed in the
Implementing Rules and Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known
as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, organizations or joint
venture with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging
to citizens of the Philippines.
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Leyte and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
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Regional Offce No. VIII
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f or
I. Contract ID : 13IO0004
Contract Name : Upgrading of Guiuan Sulangan Road (Brgy. Ngolos
Brgy. Sulangan), K1011+245 K1018+300.39, with
exceptions, Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Contract Location : Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Brief Description/Scope of Work : Concret e Pavi ng of 4, 592. 07 Met ers Roadway
(Thickness=0.23m., Width=6.70m.); Installation of Road
Safety Devices and Pavement Markings.

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 96,973,437.73 (Subject for Approval by DPWH-CO)
II. Contract ID : 13IO0005
Contract Name : Concreting/Upgrading of Gaps along Lapinig Arteche
Road, K0963+812.40 K0969+970, with exceptions,
Arteche, Eastern Samar
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Brief Description/Scope of Work : Rehabilitation of 4.196 Kms. Roadway to include Concrete
Paving of 2.871 Kms. (Thickness=0.23m., Width=6.70m.);
Installation of RC Pipes Cross Drainage (0.91M Dia.) and
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Road, San Isidro, Northern Samar

Contract Location : San, Isidro, Northern Samar
Brief Description/Scope of Work : Repair/Rehabilitation of Steel Truss Bridge by Replacement
of High Tension Bolts, Steel Plate adding at top chords,
bottom chords and portal frame of the truss, metalizing of
main span members, Painting of steel girders of span 2
and span 3, and Redecking of Main Span. Construction of
108.00 meters Detour Structure.
1. The DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte, through the FY-2013 GAAintends to apply
the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the
contract for the abovementioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte now invites bids for the abovementioned
description of works. Completion of the Works is required for the above stated contract duration.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from 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.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of Bids as specifed in the
Implementing Rules and Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, organizations or joint
venture 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 DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo,
Leyte and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
5. Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below
and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount stated above.
Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on October 8-25, 2012.
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 fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October
8, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at the BAC Offce, DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte which
shall be open to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 25, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the
BAC Offce, DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte. All bids must be accompanied by a
bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened on October 25, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the bidders representatives
who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchased bidding documents and meet the following major
criteria: a) prior registration with DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b) 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 at least equal to 10% of ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids through their duly Authorized
Liaison Offcers only as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of Letter of Intent
(LOI) is no longer required to participate in the bidding, per D.O. No. 64, Series of 2012.
9. The DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte 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 or obligation to the affected bidder or bidders.
EDGAR B. TABACON, CESO IV
(BAC Chairman)
Attention:
Head, BAC Secretariat
BAC Offce, DPWH Regional Offce No. VIII,
Baras, Palo, Leyte
Telefax No.: (053) 323-5553
(SGD.) EDGAR B. TABACON, CESO IV
(BAC Chairman)
NOTED:
(SGD.) ROLANDO M. ASIS, CESO III
Regional Director
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget approved by
the NHA Board for the year 2012 intends to apply the sum of the Approved Budget for
the Contracts (ABCs) to payments for the following contracts:
Ref. No. Projects ABC/ Source of
Funds (P)
Duration
(c.d.)
Required
PCAB
License
Work
Description
2012-
086
Construction of One (1) Unit,
Three (3) Storey 15-Classroom
School Building, Ciudad
Adelina, Brgy. Luciano, Trece
Martires City, Cavite
24,776,082.00/
NG Subsidy
180 At least
Cat. B &
Medium A
for Building
Const. of
3-storey
school
building
2012-
087
School Building, Southville 10
Housing Project, Brgy. Daong,
Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal
24,776,082.00/
NG Subsidy
180 At least
Cat. B &
Medium A
for Building
Const. of
3-storey
school
building
2012-
088
Housing Project, Brgy. Sto.
Tomas, Calauan, Laguna
24,776,082.00/
NG Subsidy
180 At least
Cat. B &
Medium A
for Building
Const. of
3-storey
school
building
2012-
089
Housing Project, Brgy. Kay-
Anlog, Calamba, Laguna
24,776,082.00/
NG Subsidy
180 At least
Cat. B &
Medium A
for Building
Const. of
3-storey
school
building
2012-
090
Housing Project, Brgy. Timbao,
Bian, Laguna
24,776,082.00/
NG Subsidy
180 At least
Cat. B &
Medium A
for Building
Const. of
3-storey
school
building
2012-
091
School Building, Southville 3A
Housing Project, Brgy. San
Vicente, San Pedro, Laguna
24,776,082.00/
NG Subsidy
180 At least
Cat. B &
Medium A
for Building
Const. of
3-storey
school
building
2012-
092
Telecom Subdivision Project
(PP1538), Brgy. Quintin Salas,
Jaro, Iloilo City
14,998,737.91/
NG Subsidy
180 At least Cat.
C & D &
Small B for
Roads
Land
development
& road
works
2012-
093
Replacement of MRB Roof
at the Philippine Centennial
Village, Western Bicutan,
Taguig City
5,984,019.26/NG
Subsidy
108 At least Cat.
C & D &
Small B for
Building
Repair
of Roof,
tinsmithry,
plumbing
works
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The NHA now invites bids for the above-cited project. Completion of the Works is required
within the duration herein cited upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should
have completed within 10 years from the date of submission of bids, a single contract
similar to the Project costing at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC. 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 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.
A complete set of Bidding Documents shall be issued only to bidders/authorized offcial
representatives or employees of the bidder who can show proof of Notarized Authority to
secure bid documents for the specifc Project and Offcial Company ID upon submission
of a Letter of Intent (LOI), presentation of original PCAB License, Contract Agreement
and Certifcate of Completion/Acceptance for completed similar project/s and upon
Cash Payment of non-refundable fee of P20,000.00 for Ref. Nos. 2012-086 to 091;
P12,500.00 for Ref. No. 2012-092; and P6,000.00 for Ref. No. 2012-093; at the
Offce of the NHA-BAC Secretariat, 3
rd
Floor NHA Main Building, Diliman, Quezon City
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting on October 03, 2012. Deadline of submission of LOI
is on October 12, 2012. The BAC Secretariat may be contacted at Tel/FAX No. 929-8016.
The NHA will hold a Pre-bid Conference on October 15, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.at the
NHA Operations Center, 3/F NHA Main Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City,
which shall be OPEN ONLY to bidders who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must be delivered at the NHA Operations Center, 3
rd
Floor NHA Main Building,
Diliman, Quezon City not later than 9:00 a.m. on the dates specifed below.
Schedule of opening of bi
October 30, 2012 - Ref. Nos. 2012-086 to 091
October 31, 2012 - Ref. Nos. 2012-092 to 093
All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in
the amount as stated in Bid Data Sheet (BDS). Bid opening shall follow immediately
after the deadline of submission of bids at the same venue. 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.
The NHA 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/s.
(Sgd.) FROILAN R. KAMPITAN
Assistant General Manager/
Chairperson, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC)
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
Notice is hereby given to all bidders that the pre-bid conference for Contract
Package I Luzon with Contract ID No. 12700075, Lot 1.1, Bauang-Baguio
Road, La union and Benguet Provinces and with Contract ID No. 12700076,
Lot 1.2, Olongapo-Bugallon Road, Zambales Province, both under the Road
Improvement and Institutional Development Project (RIIDP) was postponed by
the DPWH Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for Civil Works on 11 September
2012 to review the use of geotextile paving fabric in said projects. In view of
this, the new schedules of pre-bid conference and opening of bids (originally
scheduled on 02 October 2012), to be held at the Central Procurement Offce
(CPO), 5
th
Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, are as
follows:
Pre-bid Conference Opening of Bids
Date: 09 October 2012 Date: 23 October 2012
Time: 9:00 A.M. Time: 9:00. A.M.
Moreover, the following are the changes/revisions in design and scope of work
as a result of the review:
Lot 1. 1 , Bauang-Baguio Road
Item No. Description
Quantity
Original Revised
310(1)a
Bi t umi nous Concret e Surf ace
(Wearing) Course, Hot laid (50mm.
thick)
258,234.00 sq.m. 111 ,547.00 Sq.m.
SPL 314
Geotextile Paving Fabric with Glass
Reinforcement
7,000.00 sq.m. -
310(1)c
B i t u m i n o u s C o n c r e t e
Surface(Wearing) Course, Hot Laid
(100mm thick)
-
146,687.00 sq. m.

Lot 1.2, Olongapo-Bugallon Road
Item No. Description
Quantity
Original Revised
310(1)c
Bi t umi nous Concret e Surf ace
(Wearing) Course, Hot Laid (100mm
thick)
19,719.00 Sq.m. -
310(1 )d
Bi tumi nous Concrete Surface,
(Wearing) Course, Hot Laid (125mm
thick)
56,070.00 sq.m 75,789.00 sq.m.
SPL 314
Geotextile Paving Fabric with Glass
Reinforcement 67,185.00 sq.m. -
The revised Plans and Bill of Quantities Forms shall be obtained at the CPO
starting 05 October 2012
Please be guided accordingly
(Sgd.) EUGENIO R. PIPO, JR.
Assistant Secretary for Technical Services
Vice-Chairman, BAC for Civil Works
NOTICE
01 October 2012
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY
SERVICES FOR THE UPDATING OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF
THE AGNO RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, PHASE III
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, through the GAA 2012 intends
to apply the sum of PhP 12,475,405.05 being the Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Consultancy Services
for the Updating of the Feasibility Study of the Agno River Flood Control Project,
Phase III.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways now calls for the submission
of eligibility documents for:
Project: Consultancy Services for the Updating of the
Feasibility Study of the Agno River Flood Control
Project, Phase III
Location: Region I
Objective: The objectives of the Consultancy Services are:
1. To review, verify and update the existing scheme
and preliminary design of the food control
works formulated for the Upper Agno River, as
recommended in the Feasibility Study of 1991.
2. To develop alternative food control measures
in consideration of the IWRM concept and
potential climate change impacts.
3. To update the scope of works of the priority
projects selected for the Feasibility Study.
Outputs/Deliverables: Expected Output
The results of the Feasibility Study updating will be
used by the DPWH in identifying and prioritizing
projects for local and foreign fnancing.
3. Interested consultants must submit their eligibility documents not later than
2:00 p.m on October 11, 2012 at the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for
Consultancy Services, Room 502-B, 5
th
Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive,
Port Area, Manila. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion.
The Eligibility Forms will be available at www.dpwh.gov.ph.

The BAC shall draw up the shortlist of Consultants from those who have
submitted (eligibility documents/Expression of Interest) and have been
determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184
(RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act,
and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The shortlist shall
consist of fve (5) prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The
criteria and rating system for the short listing are:
Applicable Experience - 35 pts.
Qualifcation of Personnel - 40 pts.
Job Capacity - 25 pts.
Total - 100 pts.
4. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the IRR of RA 9184.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships or
organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest of outstanding capital
5. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids, using the Quality-Cost Based
Evaluation/Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure. Only bids whose technical
proposals pass the minimum technical evaluation score of seventy fve percent
(75%) shall have their fnancial proposals opened and evaluated. The technical
proposal shall carry eighty percent (80%) weight in the evaluation. The criteria
and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions
to Bidders.
6. Contract Duration: seven (7) months
7. The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to reject any
and all bids, annul the bidding process, or not award the contract at any time
prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.
Undersecretary RAUL C. ASIS
Chairman, BAC for Consultancy Services
5
th
Floor, DPWH, Central Offce
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
Tel. No. (+632) 304-3302
Fax No. (+632) 304-3572
(Sgd.) RAUL C. ASIS
Undersecretary
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY
SERVICES FOR THE CONDUCT OF MASTER PLAN AND
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF KORONADAL CITY URBAN DRAINAGE
AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, through the GAA 2012 intends
to apply the sum of PhP 10,464,855.00 being the Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Consultancy Services
for the Conduct of Master Plan and Feasibility Study of Koronadal City Urban
Drainage and Flood Control Project.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways now calls for the submission of
eligibility documents for:
Project: Consultancy Services for the Conduct of Master
Plan and Feasibility Study of Koronadal City Urban
Drainage and Flood Control Project
Location: Region XII
Objective: The objectives of the Consultancy Services are to
formulate an Urban Drainage Master Plan for the
central area of Koronadal City, a Flood Control
Management Master Plan for Bulok Creek and
to prepare a feasibility study for a priority project.
Outputs/Deliverables: Expected Output
The results of the feasibility study will be used by
the DPWH in identifying and prioritizing projects
for local and foreign fnancing.
3. Interested consultants must submit their eligibility documents not later than 2:00
p.m on October 11, 2012 at the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for Consultancy
Services, Room 502-B, 5
th
Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area,
Manila. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion.
The Eligibility Forms will be available at www.dpwh.gov.ph.

The BAC shall draw up the shortlist of Consultants from those who have submitted
(eligibility documents/Expression of Interest) and have been determined as
eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184),
otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and its Revised
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The shortlist shall consist of fve (5)
prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating
system for the short listing are:
Applicable Experience - 35 pts.
Qualifcation of Personnel - 40 pts.
Job Capacity - 25 pts.
Total - 100 pts.
4. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the IRR of RA 9184.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships or
organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest of outstanding capital
5. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids, using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/
Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure. Only bids whose technical proposals pass
the minimum technical evaluation score of seventy fve percent (75%) shall have
their fnancial proposals opened and evaluated. The technical proposal shall carry
eighty percent (80%) weight in the evaluation. The criteria and rating system for
the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders.
6. Contract Duration: seven (7) months
7. The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to reject any
and all bids, annul the bidding process, or not award the contract at any time prior
to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or
bidders.
Undersecretary RAUL C. ASIS
5
th
Floor, DPWH, Central Offce
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
Tel. No. (+632) 304-3302
Fax No. (+632) 304-3572

(Sgd.) RAUL C. ASIS
Undersecretary
Zamboanga del Sur 3
rd
District Engineering Offce
Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
Tel. No. (062) 211-3598
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-3rd District Engineering Offce, Guipos,
Zamboanga del Sur, invites contractors to bid for the following project/s:
Contract ID: 12JG0042
Contract Name:
Preventive Maintenance along Jct. Dumalinao-Margosatubig
National Secondary Road Asphalt Overlay, 50mm thk.
(K1691+045-K1692+1750) re-aligned to Asphalt Overlay, 50mm
thk. (K1691+553-K1693+067)
Contract Location: San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur
ABC P17,338,300.00
Project Category: Roads and Bridges
Source of Fund: Regular Infra CY 2013
Major Items of Work:
Item 310 (b), Bituminous Concrete Surface Course, Hot Laid,
50mm thk.
Contract Name:
Preventive Maintenance along Jct. Dumalinao-Margosatubig
National Secondary Road Asphalt Overlay, 50mm thk.
(K1719+000-K1719+794) re-aligned to Asphalt Overlay, 50mm
thk. (K1714+820-K1715+305)
Contract Location: Lumbog, Vincenzo Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur
ABC P4,932,400.00
Major Items of Work:
Item 310 (b), Bituminous Concrete Surface Course, Hot Laid,
50mm thk.
Contract Name:
Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) based on Gravel
Strategies, Trafc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved Road
Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis), Lakewood-Bayog-
Sindangan Road K1716+820-K1717+000 re-aligned to
K1717+160-K1717+340
Contract Location: Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur
ABC P3,591,000.00
Major Items of Work: Item 311 (1), Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Contract Name:
Preventive Maintenance along Lakewood-Bayog-Sindangan
Road, National Secondary Road Asphalt Overlay, 50mm thk.
(K1735+731-K1736+481) re-aligned to Road Upgrading (Gravel
to Concrete) Based on GraveI Strategies, trafc Benchmark for
Upgrading to Paved Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
, Lakewood-Bayog-Sindangan Road K1732+462.30-K1732+718
(Depase-Poblacion Bayog Section)
Contract Location: Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur
ABC P4,517,250.00
Major Items of Work: Item 311 (1),Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
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
50% of ABC within a 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
POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The DPWH POCW-Central Offce
will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue
the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders October 17, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids October 22, 2012, 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 22, 2012, 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-3rd District Engineering
Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php 10,000.00 for
CID#s12JG0042 & 12JG0043 & Php 5,000.00 for CID#s 12JG0044 & 12JG0045. Filing of Letter
of Intent (LOI) is free of charge.
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 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 BD's 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 DPWH-3rd District Engineering Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur 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.) INOCENCIO P. SABUGAL
BAC Chairman
Second Cotabato Engineering District
Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato
Fax No. (064) 2298925 Tel. No. (064) 2298494
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) , Cotabato Second Engineering District,
Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply
to bid for the following contract(s):
1. a. Contract ID: 13-MD-0001
b. Contract Name: Concreting(Upgradingof Gravel toConcrete) alongMidsayap-
Makar Road
c. Location of the Contract: Midsayap, Cotabato, km. 1714+(-104.20) to km. 1715+263.80
(0.368 km)
d. Scope of Work: Embankment, Aggregate Sub-base Course, Portland Cement
Concrete Pavement, Metal Guardrails (Metal Beam) including
post, Refectorized Thermoplastic Pavement marking (white),
Safety and Health, Mobilization/Demobilization
e. Cost of bid documents: 5,000.00
f. ABC : P 7,528,899.89
g. Duration: 52 CD
h. Source of Fund: GOP-Regular Infrastructure CY-2013
b. Contract Name: RoadUpgrading(Gravel toConcrete) alongDualing-Baliki-Silik
Road, Baliki
c. Location of the Contract: Midsayap, Cotabato, a) 690+556 to 1692+184 b) 1693+078 to
1693+580 (2.13kms)
d. Scope of Work: Indi vi dual Removal of Trees (Large), Surpl us Common
Excavation, Embankment, Sub grade Preparation (in common
excavation), Aggregate Sub base Course, Portland Cement
Concrete Pavement, Stone Masonry, Road Sign, Tree Planting,
Refectorized Thermoplastic Pavement Making (white), Facilities
for Engineer, Offce Supplies and Rental of Field Offce, Facilities
for Engineer, Service Vehicle (Purchase), Safety and Health,
Mobilization/Demobilization.
f. ABC : P 48,092,422.21
g. Duration: 154 CD
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along Dualing-New
Panay-Midsayap Road,
c. Location of the Contract: Aleosan, Cotabato, km. 1693+047 to km. 1694+260 (1,158.33
meters)
d. Scope of Work: Individual Removal of Tree (Large), Surplus Common Excavation
Structure Excavation ( Common Soil), Embankment, Sub grade
Preparation (in common excavation), Aggregate Sub base
Course, Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, Stone Masonry
(Slope Protection), Stone Masonry (Line Canal), Road Signs,
Tree Planting, Refotorized Thermoplastic Pavement Marking
(White), Facilities for Engineer, Rental for feld offce, Facilities
for Engineer, Service Vehicle (Purchase), Construction Safety
and Health, Mobilization/Demobilization.
f. ABC : P 28,090,311.26
g. Duration: 149 CD
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along Dulaing-New
Panay-Midsayap Road, New Leon Section
c. Location of the Contract: Aleosan, Cotabato, km. 1701+(-421) to km. 1702+527.50
(1.91kms.)
d. Scope of Work: Surplus common excavation, Excavation Structure, Embankment,
Sub grade Preparation, Aggregate sub-base course, Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement, Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement (shoulder), Pipe culverts (36dia) and headwall,
Metal Guardrails (metal beam) including post, Refectorized
thermoplastic pavement Markings (white), Road Sign, Safety
and Health, Mobilization/Demobilization, Facilities for engineer,
service vehicle (purchase), Facilities for engineer, Rental of Field
Offce and Offce Supplies.
f. ABC : P 48,321,176.18
g. Duration: 155 CD
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along Kapinpilan-
Lumopog Road
c. Location of the Contract: Midsayap, Cotabato, km. 1704+(-294) to km. 1706+270.20
(2.454 km)
d. Scope of Work: Individual Removal of Trees (small b, 301-, Individual Removal
of Trees (large a, 501-, Removal of Structure and Obstruction
(other than concrete), Roadway Excavation (Unsuitable),
Foundation Fill, Embankment, Sub grade Preparation (unsuitable
excavation), Aggregate Sub-base Course, Portland Cement
Concrete Pavement, Pipe culvert and storm drain, Stone Masonry,
Construction Safety and Health, Mobilization/Demobilization,
Rental of Field Offce, Rental of Service Vehicle.
f. ABC : P 48,298,119.08
g. Duration: 165 CD
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184
and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulation.
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 of 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c)
completion of similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity of at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment of 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 LO. The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process
contractor's applications for registration, with complete requirement, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate
of Registration (CRC) .

BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding documents From: September 27 to October 17, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference for Contract ID No. 13-MD-0001-13-MD-0005 Date: October 5, 2012
3. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 2:00 AM Date: October 17, 2012
4. Opening of Bids Right after the dropping of bids Date: October 17, 2012

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the Bidding Documents
(BD's) in two (2 separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman, The frst envelope shall contain the
technical component of the bid, including 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.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The
BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at DPWH Cotabato Second Engineering District, Villarica,
Midsayap, Cotabato. Prospective Bids must accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable form in the
amount stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if available, from the DPWH
website. The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders upon
payment of a non-refundable fees of the amount stated above for Bidding documents. Bidders that will
download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids.
The DPWH-Cotabato Second Engineering District, Midsayap, Cotabato 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 the affected bidders.

APPROVED BY:
(Sgd.) BARTOLOME T. PAGADUAN
(BAC Chairman)
Region 7, Central Visayas
Siquijor District Engineering Offce
Larena, Siquijor
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):

1. Contract ID: 12HM-034
Contract Name: Construction of River Control Along Siquijor Circumferential
Road, Cangmangki, Enrique Villanueva
Contract Location: Siquijor
Scope of Work: Clearing & Grubbing; Structure Excavation; Grouted
Riprap Class A; Hand Laid Rock Embankment; Concrete
Slope Protection; Cement Mortar Finish; Mobilization/
Demobilization and Construction Safety & Health Program
Approved Budget for the Contact (ABC): Php 9,700,000.00
Non-refundable payment for bid forms & plans: Php10, 000.00
Contract Name: Construction of River Control Along Siquijor Circumferential
Road, Olave, Enrique Villanueva
Scope of Work: Clearing & Grubbing; Structure Excavation; Grouted
Riprap Class A; Hand Laid Rock Embankment; Concrete
Slope Protection; Cement Mortar Finish; Mobilization/
Demobilization and Construction Safety & Health
Program
Approved Budget for the Contact (ABC): Php 8,730,000.00
Non-refundable payment for bid forms & plans: Php10, 000 .00
Contract Name: Cluster X Projects: 1. Construction of Shore Protection
Along Siquijor Circumferential Road at Poblacion-
Binoongan-Camogao, Enrique Villanueva 2. Construction
of Shore Protection Along Siquijor Circumferential Road
at Poblacion-Tulapos, Enrique Villanueva
Scope of Work: Project 1 and 2 - Structure Excavation; Reinforcing Steel;
Structural Concrete Class A; Grouted Riprap Class A;
Hand Laid Rock Embankment; Cement Mortar Finish;
Mobilization/Demobilization; and Construction Safety &
Health
Approved Budget for the Contact (ABC): Project 1 = 5,820,000.00; Project 2 =
3,000.00; Grand Total = Php 8,820,000.00
Non-refundable payment for bid forms & plans: Php 10, 000.00
Contract Name: Cluster XI Projects: 1. Construction of Shore Protection
Along Siquijor Circumferential Road at Dumanjug, Siquijor;
2. Construction of Shore Protection Along Siquijor
Circumferential Road at Sawang, Maria
Scope of Work: Project 1 and 2 - Structure Excavation; Reinforcing Steel;
Structural Concrete Class A; Grouted Riprap Class A;
Hand Laid Rock Embankment; Cement Mortar Finish;
Mobilization/Demobilization; and Construction Safety &
Health
Approved Budget for the Contact (ABC): Project 1 = 3,000.00;
Project 2 = 3,000.00; Grand Total = Php 6,000,000.00
Non-refundable payment for bid forms & plans: Php 10, 000.00
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 DWPH, (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 LO. The DPWH-POCW
Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders October 18, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 03, 2012 Oct. 25, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference Time and Date 10:00 A.M. October 12, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M.
October 25, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 10:00 A.M.
October 25, 2012

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Siquijor District
Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php10, 000.00
per project for Bidding Documents as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. 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 IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BD's
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 DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce 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 the affected bidders.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) ERMIE P. GONGOB
Engineer III
(Acting BAC Chairman)

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Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
Mindanao blackouts to worsen over plant shutdown
No to NFA import monopoly
Recognizing top
farm performers
By Florencio P. Narito
LEGAZPI CITYSilverio
Bonto, president of Angat-
Ahon Magsasaka Inc., a
nationwide farmers group,
has opposed the plan of
National Food Authority to
be the sole importer of rice.
The right solution is to empower farmers
organizations by giving them the nancial
capacity through loans from the Landbank of
the Philippines, he told the media in a forum
here last week.
If this happens, farmers organizations will
no longer rely on the nancing of big rice
traders, thus they will no longer be beholden
to these unscrupulous traders who exploit
their lack of capital to buy imported rice.
Bonto called on Malacaan Palace to have
LandBank open a special loan window for
farmers cooperatives and other groups that will
allow them to nance their rice importation
and prevent a cartel from controlling NFAs
public bidding.
He said the loan collateral will be the
imported rice won in the bidding to be
stocked in an NFA warehouse, the release of
which is preconditioned on the loan amount
taken out by the farmers organization from
LandBank.
Bonto, also AAM chairman, serves
as interim president of the National
Confederation of Irrigators Associations
and the Bicol Confederation of Irrigators
Associations.
According to Bonto, authorities need to
curb technical smuggling which involves the
recycling of import permits. In practice, NFA
takes charge of the bidding while the Bureau
of Customs minds the shipment, he said.
AAM is seeking accreditation as party-list
representative.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
MINDANAOS power shortage is seen to
worsen this month until early November
once the 210-megawatt coal plant in
Misamis Oriental goes on maintenance
shutdown which could result to 3 to 11 hour
brownouts.
STEAG State Power, which operates the
power plant through a build-operate-transfer
contract, will switch off unit 1 with a capacity
of 105 MW from October 6 to November 4,
and unit 2 (105 MW) from Oct. 29 to Nov.
10.
But Energy Undersecretary Josena Asirit
said cooperatives without supply contracts
with Therma Marine Inc., which owns two
power barges in Mindanao with a capacity
of 192 MW, will likely bear the brunt of the
maintenance shutdown.
Sources said places such as Bukidnon with
8-hour outages face up to 11 hour blackouts.
Asirit said around 140 MW of the
barges capacity are being utilized and the
cooperatives can tap the remaining 52 MW to
deal with the coal plant shutdown.
The impact will be high prices because
they will blend TMI rates (which is diesel),
Asirit said, referring to the cooperatives
without TMI contracts.
National Grid Corporation of the
Philippines spokeswoman Cynthia Alabanza
said the shutdown will only result in an
average of 2 to 4 hour outages in Mindanao,
given bilateral capacities with TMI and all
other plants continuing to operate.
Alabanza said only about 105 MW will be
lost to the grid except from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4
where demand is expected to be low.
Asirit also said the Agus-Pulangi complex
could augment capacities especially with
the high rainfail availability and other
private utilities can utilize power from their
embedded generation facilities.
STEAG is principally owned by Steag
GmbH, one of the largest electricity
producers in Germany and a leader in clean
coal technology and biomass power plants.
THE search for young achievers among The Outstanding Farmers
of the Philippines is accepting nominees until October 30.
The project started by the Junior Chamber International
Philippines in 70s is now undertaken along with Universal
Harvester Inc., a Filipino rm involved in the direct
manufacturing, local distribution and exportation of a number of
world-class quality fertilizers.
Rommel Cunanan, TOFARM project chairman, JCI Ph, said
nominations are open to farmers, farmer entrepreneurs, farming
institutions, local government units, cooperatives, agriculture
NGOs.
The program is being revived this year to promote farming
in the youth sector across all classes, he said. We want to
increase the number of youth venturing into agriculture so we
can invigorate investment and scientic advancement. The end
goal is to achieve sustainable food supply for the country.
Milagros Ong-How, UHI executive president, called on a new
breed of advocates.
Our farmers face great challenges but also have new
opportunities, she said. If they get the much-needed support,
they can turn the agriculture sector around so it can provide a
steady food supply for present and future generations.
How said young people and second generation farmers should
pursue this noble livelihood.
Agriculture is now an exciting eld where they will welcome
new technology, new products and business opportunities that
will help them raise the volume of their crops or livestock while
adhering to new environmental standards.
Nomination forms can be downloaded at <www.tofarm.org.>
or contact TOFARM Secretariat at 709-5011 to 5004 or 709-5006
(Fax).
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THE REAL MEANING OF
CONVENIENCE
Robinsons Malls Lingkod
Pinoy Center now houses nine
government agencies, including the
Department of Foreign Affairs and
National Bureau of Investigation.
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The wine scene in China,
especially Shanghai, is alive
and kicking.
By Ed Biado
AUTHOR, and now, director, Stephen Ch-
boskys The Perks of Being a Wallower is
an epistolary novel, and now, movie, that ex-
plores themes of introversion and social awk-
wardness in a high school settingtopics that
are highly relevant in todays virtually-connect-
ed-but-physically-detached world. Published in
1999 and set in the early 1990s, the book saw a
surge in popularity in 2010 when actress Emma
Watson (of the Harry Potter movie series fame)
was announced to appear in the lm adaptation.
What started out as simple curiosity
among Hermione Granger fans turned
into a loyal cult following. Wallower
became an instant favorite in the young
adult department as the must-read title
for a generation that rarely picks up a
printed-on-real-paper book. If youre a fan of the
novel, chances are youve memorized a lot of
passages that qualify as quotable quotes. And you
probably love it because you identify with Char-
lie, the eponymous wallower and head mist.
However, even if you dont care much for
90s-style adolescent problems, Wallower is
still a great read because of its literary and
pop culture references, quite similar to
Nick Hornbys 1995 novel, High Fidelity,
which, itself, was adapted into a movie in
2000. To Kill a Actually, one of the books
mentioned in Wallower is noted for be-
ing its greatest inspiration, The Catcher in the
Rye by J. D. Salinger.
The interesting thing about the novel is that
its very metathe way Charlie thinks is large-
ly inuenced by the books he reads, like Peter
Pan, the same way that Wallower inuenc-
es its impressionable audience. Its a great way
to introduce literary classics, such as To Kill a
Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby and Hamlet
to younger readers.
Now, a reason to see the movieeven if
youve outgrown The Breakfast Club and
other similar talesis the music. Just like 500
Days of Summer, Wallower is set against
a soundtrack of musical gems (some of which
are obscure) that you might remember having
heard at least once back in the day, including
Asleep by The Smiths, Heroes by David
Bowie and Come On Eileen by Dexys Mid-
night Runners.
Why Wallower works
sha.re/
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
C1
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3, 2012
AMAZING, is how young singer Jessica Sanchez describes
her experience as an endorser for top Filipino brand Jollibee.
JESSICA
joins Jollibee
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
Jessica is pretty amazing herself,
having wowed the world with her
singing prowess on the reality singing
show American Idol.
Jessicas Philippine visit, her rst,
was short but sweet. After the American
Idol 2012 Live! Tours standing-room
only gig at the Araneta Coliseum,
she had to do TV guestings, personal
appearances and pictorials. Jessica left
the country only late last week.
Everything and everyone has been
amazing! I cant say one bad thing
about the Philippines. The people are
amazing. The food is great and the
Filipino culture is so welcoming, says
Jessica, whose mother is from Bataan.
Were very happy to welcome
Jessica to the Jollibee family.
Aside from being very talented,
she embodies the qualities of a true
idol hardworking and determined
while staying true to her roots,
said Jollibees vice president for
Marketing Alber t Cuadr ant e. She
truly is a world-class Filipino star
who is destined to go places.
Jollibee is synonymous to being
Filipino, and thats why I am so thrilled
to be a part of this family, she says
during her introduction to members of
the press as the new Jollibee endorser.
The fact that Im representing this
well-loved and successful Filipino
brand makes my heart swell with pride.
Jessicas rst Jollibee experience in
the Philippines was at her photoshoot
where she met the mascot Jollibee and
ate Chickenjoy.
There are so many yummy treats to
choose from, but right now, I cant get
enough of their famous Chickenjoy!
she said. I love the crispy skin!
Jessicas second favorite is the
spaghetti.
Challenges
Jessica hopes to come back to the
Philippines next year. Her year has been
very hectic because of American Idol.
Its been an amazing experience,
she says.But I wasnt prepared for the
ehctic schedule. I was home-schooled
so everything was new to me. I came
from doing nothing to this.
The best advice Jessica has received
is from her Filipino grandmother, who
told her that whatever happens, family
always comes rst.
Right now, the young singer is at a
good place, after struggling for years to
be recognized for her talent.
This is what I always dreamed of, to
be surrounded by people that I love and
to be making music, says Jessica.
Jessica Sanchez gets a warm welcome from the Jollibee family, led by (from left) president Jose Miana and members of
Jollibees Regional Business Unit heads Joan Aquino, Bambi Bejo, Rose Caalam, Commisary head Wilma Bocaya, and RBU
head Jojo Subido.
Jessica and her new
BFFs. The young
superstar bonds
with Hetty, Yum,
Twirlie, Jollibee,
and Popo during
her homecoming
party held
recently at Jollibee
Greenmeadows.
Jollibee and the companys senior marketing manager Kent Mariano
introduces Jessica Sanchez as the leading fastfood chains newest endorser
during a recent press launch at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel.
WEDNESDAY C2
OCTOBER 3, 2012
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ManilaStandardToday
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Less than one year after
Lingkod Pinoy Center made
its debut, Robinsons Malls
innovative, pioneering and
exclusive concept is now host-
ing nine government agencies.
These include the National
Bureau of Investigation, So-
cial Security System, Gov-
ernment Service Insurance
System, Philippine Health In-
surance Corp., Home Devel-
opment Mutual Fund, Depart-
ment of Foreign Affairs, Land
Transportation Ofce, Land
Registration Authority, and
Department of Tourism.
DFA National Capital Re-
gion Central recently inaugu-
rated new spaces at Robinsons
Galleria, Robinsons Place Lipa
and Robinsons Place GenSan.
Robinsons Malls is the rst and
only mall chain that offers gov-
ernment-related services that are
housed in a self-contained facility.
By hosting some of the
busiest government agencies,
Robinsons Malls Lingkod Pi-
noy Center (RMLPC) is pro-
viding a very welcome and
appreciated service to Filipi-
nos who have been spared the
difculty, inconvenience and
discomfort of transacting busi-
ness in the national or regional
headquarters of these ofces.
To date, more than 5 million
MEDICARD members can take
advantage of a 20-percent dis-
count on Lifelines Driver on
Call service, an innovative ser-
vice that gives motorists a safer
and more convenient way to
get home should their ability to
drive become compromised by
intoxication, medication, illness
or other causes.
There have been moments
when people feel unt to drive yet
still do so for fear of leaving their
car overnight in a place where
theft, damage, towing or steep
parking fees are an issue, says
Dr. Nicky S. Montoya, president,
MediCard Philippines, Inc.
Driver on Call is available to
both members and non-members
of Lifeline or MediCard. Once a
call is received, Lifeline dispatch-
es a company vehicle with two
drivers: driver number 1 drives
the clients vehicle, with the client
as passenger and driver number 2
follows behind them in the Life-
line vehicle to ensure safety and
collect driver number 1 after the
job is completed.
To book a driver, dial Lifelines
hotline 16-911 or 839-2520 to 30
and 0917-5416911 30 minutes
in advance. A P500 fee per trip
within Metro Manila, paid after
the service will be collected.
Discount
for Medicard
members
THE wine scene in China con-
tinues to be very much alive and
kicking despite predicted econom-
ic slowdowns. I am now in Bei-
jing but just came from Shanghai,
where I stayed for 3 nights and I
saw so much wines being served
and consumed almost everywhere,
from restaurants, bars and clubs,
to surprisingly even small cafeteria
type places. Shanghai and Beijing
are Chinas two largest wine con-
sumption cities. Shanghai itself in
my talks to key importers is already
around 20% of Chinas entire wine
business which is estimated to be
in the ballpark of 27 million cases
(of 9 liters) or 243,000,000 liters,
and still growing.
While my visit is purely on
business and not to uncover new
wines to try and enjoy, my being
a freakishly hardcore oenophile
made me note some excellent
wines that I have never encoun-
tered before till now, but surely
worthy of notice. Given that
there are billions of wines in
the universe, and no one in their
multiple lifetimes can actually
cover them, any opportunity I
get to add a few new wines, va-
rietals, regions or brands to my
list of personal wine almanac is
always welcomed.
Here are three of the sev-
eral wines I tasted that I have
fond sensory memories of here
in Chinas two largest cities of
VISITS to your dermatological
clinic can be more rewarding with
a Citibank Credit Card. Enjoy an
exclusive 20 percent discount at
Dermclinic for the various skin
care treatments that you need.
Drop by any Dermclinic branch
and enjoy the discount when you
avail of their special treatments like
Blue Peel to restore your skins firm-
ness and correct pimple scars, fine
lines and other facial blemishes, or
a Fruit-Based Peel for problems
on skin discoloration, large pores,
pigmentation and pimples. It even
includes the Intense Diamond Peel
that exfoliates the skin and results in
a smoother and clearer face.
This offer can also be used for
other dermatological services such
as IV Glutathione that helps you
detoxify, boost the immune system
and lighten skin. Remove warts
without scarring and pigmentation
with the Wart Clear treatment at
20% off with a minimum spend of
P5,000, or control acne and clear
your face of pimples with the Acne
Clear Advance treatment, also at
20 percent off for one session.
This exclusive discount also ap-
plies when you purchase Dermclin-
ics specialty skin care products such
as the NuDerm Supreme Kit and all
NuDerm Supreme Singles.
To avail of the discount, just use
any Citibank Credit Card when
paying for your treatment at vari-
ous Dermclinic branches. This of-
fer is good until December 31,
2012 and may not be used together
with other promotions.
Skin care
bonus
from Citibank
ROBINSONS Malls has made it possible for us to see a movie
and grab a bite to eat while renewing our passport at the Depart-
ment of Foreign Affairs or getting a clearance from the National
Bureau of Investigation. Gone are the days when one had to
wake up at 3 a.m. to be at a government agency and fall in line
for hours under the heat of the sun or pouring rain.
The real meaning of
CONVENIENCE
Filipinos have been served by
the Lingkod Pinoy Centers,
said Robinsons land Corp. presi-
dent and chief operating ofcer
Frederick Go.
The concept was developed
by the Robinsons Malls group,
the second largest operator of
malls with over 30 in key cities
and provinces and still expand-
ing, to make a positive differ-
ence in the people they serve.
The public service is designed to
provide mall customers the con-
venience of hassle-free transac-
tions with different government
agencies, saving them time and
money.
Strategically located in ma-
jor urban centers and easily
accessible by public transport,
RMLPC is evolving into a
mini-government hub, a one-
stop destination for people
needing to transact business
with different agencies. It is
proving to be a winner for all
partners, the public included.
For government agencies, lo-
cating outlets in Robinsons Malls
is helping ease congestion in their
ofces. Even more important,
they are demonstrating their com-
mitment to public service by
going to their clientele, sparing
them the hassle of traveling long
distances and waiting for hours,
which could mean lost income,
as they often have to be absent
from work.
With more and more gov-
ernment agencies joining the
Lingkod Pinoy circle, people
who live or work close to a
Robinsons Mall can quickly
transact their business and still
have plenty of time to do other
things or to return to the ofce.
They can even come after
they nish their work as the
agencies located at the cen-
ters have adopted mall hours,
remaining open a few hours
beyond the usual closing time
of public and private ofces.
Some agencies also adjusted
work days so the public can
transact business on week-
ends. If waiting is unavoid-
able, people can do so in the
comfort of air-conditioned,
covered and secure and safe
premises. They can do some
window shopping or have a
snack in one of the many es-
tablishments in Robinsons
Malls.
Overseas Filipino workers
and other travelers can apply
for new passports with DFA
while real estate owners can
verify deeds to their properties
with the LRA. Job seekers can
get clearances from the NBI and
social security numbers from
SSS all in one day, as they do
not have to travel to opposite
ends of Metro Manila.
During recent calamities,
Pag-ibig members experi-
enced the convenience of ap-
plying for calamity loans at
the Lingkod Pinoy Centers,
said Arlene Magtibay, RLC
general manager for commer-
cial centers division.
What makes RMLPC even
more convenient is that the gen-
eral public pays directly to the
agencies concerned--no add ons
for the services, adds Mag-
tibay. Dinna Chan Vasquez
New wine discoveries
in Shanghai (Part 1)
Shanghai and Beijing:
Silver Heights Family Reserve
Red 2010, Ningxia, China:
It would really have been a
bit strange if being in China and
drinking different Chinese wines,
and yet I not being able to even
pick one to consider. But this one
which I tried at the Bar Level 87,
Park Hyatt Hotel, the tallest hotel
in China stretching up to the 93rd
Floor (starting from 79th Floor)
of the Shanghai World Financial
Center in Lujiazui business dis-
trict in Pudong is as good a choice
as I got. This wine is a blend of
50% Cabernet Sauvignon and
50% of the unheard-of Caber-
net Gernischt. The Cabernet
Gernischt, as I researched is
said to be one of the long lost
red varietals of Bordeaux, and
resembles both Carmenere
and Cabernet Franc. Even the
Gernischt name was supposed
to be Gemischt, which means
mix, or Cabernet Gemischt,
meaning`mixed Cabernet.
The Cabernet Gernischt vari-
ety has a long history in China
dating back to the pioneering
effort of Changyu Winery, who
introduced this varietal in the
Shandong wine region as early
as late 19th century. Changyu
Winery is still selling the Cab-
ernet Gernischt blend wine
(made of majority Cabernet
Gernischt) in the market. This
wine is the only Chinese wine
in the Park Hyatt by-the-glass
winelist which has over 2 dozen
selections.
Tasting Notes: `Jammy notes
on the nose, very ripe, stewed
berries, a lot of smokey grassy
elements, pleasantly dry unlike
many of the Chinese reds, me-
dium bodied, complex and pep-
pery on the nish; it is a very
decent wine, but lacks some
roundness in its avor prole to
be a really special Chinese Bor-
deaux (To be continued)
Silver Heights Family Reserve Red made in Ningxia, China
The half bottle Bodega Enguera
Verdil sweet wine from Valencia
DO, Spain
The public falls in line at
the NBI Clearance Center
The SSS counter
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Albay 1
st
Engineering District
Airport Site, Legazpi City
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH- Albay 1
st

Engineering District, Airport Site, Legazpi City, invites contractors to bid for
the aforementioned project (s):
Contract ID #12-F-A-0045
Contract Name Const. of Road, Sitio Minalubong
Contract Location Brgy. San Roque, Malilipot Albay
Scope of Work Const. of Road
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) P9,699,772.00
Contract Duration 89 CD
Cost of Tender Documents P10,000.00
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
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 and, (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for
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.
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
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
Issuance of Bidding Documents October 3-23, 2012
Pre-Bid Conference October 11, 2012 at 10:00am
Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
October 18, 2012 at 10:00am
Receipt & Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 at 2:00pm
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at DWPH- BAC
Offce, DPWH-Albay 1
st
Engineering District Airport Site, Legazpi City, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders may
also download the Bidding Documents, from the DPWH Website, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the Bidding Documents 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 Bidding Documents. Bids must accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2
of the Revised IRR.
specifed in the Bidding Documents (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 DPWH- Albay 1
st
Engineering District, Airport Site, Legazpi City
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding
process anytime prior Contract Award, without thereby incurring any liability
to the affected bidder/s.

(Sgd.) RAFAEL B. PRESBITERO
OIC, Assistant District Engineer
Chairman, BAC
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) ROBERTO M. RITO
OIC, District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
The Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) Regional Offce No.
10, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply
to bid for the hereunder project under CY 2013 Regular Infrastructure Program:
1. Contract ID: 12K00107
Contract Name: Widening of Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road,
Opol to Laguindingan Section, Misamis Oriental
Contract Location Misamis Oriental, (2
nd
Legislative District)
Brief Description: Widening of Road
Appropriation: P 105,427,000.00
Contract Duration & ABC: To be discussed & announced on Pre-bid
Conference
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 40,000.00
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 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, 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
registration, to the DPWH-POCW, Central Offce before the scheduled date
of bidding. The DPWH-POCW, Central Offce will only process contractors
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 3, 2012 to October 23, 2012 @ 12 noon
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 10, 2012 @ 2:00PM
3. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 from 8:00AM-12:00 noon
4. Opening of Bids 2:00 PM on October 23, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-
Regional Offce No. X, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee as stated 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 bid 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.

in the BDs in two 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 Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to
postqualifcation.
The DPWH-Regional Office No. 10 reserves the right to accept
or rej ect any or al l bi d and to annul the bi ddi ng process anyti me
before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.
Approved by:

(Sgd.) EFREN A. BERBA, CEO VI
OIC, Assistant Regional Director
BAC-Chairman

NOTED:
(Sgd.) EVELYN T. BARROSO, Ph.D.
Regional Director
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, REGION X
The Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) Regional Offce
No. 10, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to
apply to bid for the hereunder named project whose fund is taken from savings
implemented under CY 2011 GAA, to wit:
Contract Name: Rehab/Reconst/Upgrading of Damaged Paved
National Roads along Malabang-Dobleston-
Tukuran Road, Lanao del Norte
Contract Location: Lanao del Norte
Brief Description: Rehab/Reconst/Upgrading of Road
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 5,508,287.56
regulations.
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH,
(b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 3, 2012 to Oct. 23, 2012 @ 12 noon

a copy of the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope
postqualifcation.
The DPWH-Regional Offce No. 10 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 the affected bidders.
Approved by:
BAC-Chairman
NOTED:
Regional Director
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, REGION X
The Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) Regional Offce No.
10, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to
bid for the hereunder named project funded under CY 2012 Priority Development
Assistance Fund (PDAF), to wit:
Contract Name: Concret i ng of Pant al an-Chi nat own Road,
Malabang, Lanao del Sur
Contract Location: Lanao del Sur
Brief Description: Concreting of Road
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): To be announced on Pre-bid
Conference
regulations.
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b)
Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 3, 2012 to Oct. 23, 2012 @ 12 noon

a copy of the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope
postqualifcation.
The DPWH-Regional Office No. 10 reserves the right to accept
or rej ect any or al l bi d and to annul the bi ddi ng process anyti me
before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.
Approved by:
BAC-Chairman
NOTED:
Regional Director
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Cordillera Administrative Region
Abra District Engineering Offcer
Bangued, Abra
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 : 12PA0052
Contract Name : REPAIR/REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT OF
NATIONAL ROADS
Contract Location : Abra-Ilocos Norte Road, KO 413 + 168 to KO 414
+ 328
Scopes of Work : Item 302, 310, Spl.1, Spl.2, Spl.3
Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) : P9,717,845.00
Contract Duration : 16 calendar Days
Source of Fund : FY 2012 SRSuF, RA No. 8794 (MVUC Act)
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, 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 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.
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors

below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 2 October 23, 2012
Prospective Bidders October 17, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 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 10,000.00 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 IRR.
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 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. # 752-7734
C3
Classifeds
ManilaStandardToday
adv.mst@gmail.com
(MST-Oct. 3, 2012)
Bacolod City
The DPWH, Bacolod City District Engineering, through the Regular
Infrastructure Projects CY 2013, intends to bid for the following projects:
Contract ID No. 12GC0068
Project Name: Co n s t r u c t i o n / Wi d e n i n g / Up g r a d i n g /
Rehabilitation of Access Roads to Declared
Tourism Destinations along Bacolod City-
Boundary Road
Project Description: removal of trees, roadway excavation,
structure excavation, embankment, sub-grade
preparation, aggregate sub-base course,
PCCP, pipe culvert, manhole, inlets & catch
basins, grouted riprap, concrete curb & gutter,
sidewalk, reconstruction/relocation/repair of
streetlights
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P24,960,000.00
Cost of Bidding Documents: P25,000.00
Contract ID No. 12GC0069
Project Name: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of
Damaged Paved National Secondary Road
along Bacolod Circumferential Road (S),
K0003+700 K0004+851, Bacolod City
Project Description: removal of trees, removal of existing concrete
pavement, roadway excavation, structure
excavation, embankment, sub-grade
preparation, aggregate sub-base course,
PCCP, pipe culvert, manhole, inlets & catch
basins, grouted riprap, concrete curb & gutter,
sidewalk, health & safety program
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P28,730,880.00
Cost of Bidding Documents: P25,000.00
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening. The Bidder should have completed, within ten(10) years from 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
of the Instruction to Bidders.
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 RA 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement
Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH, Bacolod City
District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given
below from 8:00 AM to 5:00PM starting October 2-19, 2012).
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding
Documents in the amount of P25,000.00.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of
DPWH (www.dpwh.gov.ph), provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
The DPWH, Bacolod City District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on October 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the BAC Conference Room, which
shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 22, 2012 at
9:00 AM at Zardonyx Street, City Heights Subdivision, Brgy Taculing, Bacolod City.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and
in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened on October 22, 2012 at 2:00PM in the presence of the
bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall
not be accepted.
The DPWH, Bacolod City District Engineering Offce 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.
For further information, please refer to the BAC Secretariat at DPWH, Bacolod
City District Engineering Offce, Zardonyx Street, City Heights, Brgy Taculing,
Bacolod City at telefax number (034) 707-7188.

(Sgd.) RAMON S. BELLEZA, JR
BAC Chairman
C4
Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
showbitz
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
NICKIE
WANG
WITHOUT WANG
2
Pacman with Rochelle Pangilinan, Onyok and Pekto dancing to
Gangnam style
The Hollywood episode of
the popular Kapuso game show
hosted by Manny Pacquiao was
brought to the US by the network
as a feature of the networks US
presence via the GMA Pinoy
TVs 7
th
anniversary celebration.
Some 5,000 lled the venue
to watch the pound-for-pound
champion along with the
shows co-hosts Paolo Con-
tis, Mike Pekto Nacua, and
Onyok Velasco.
Traveling with the shows
host were Dingdong Dantes,
Rhian Ramos, Solenn Heu-
ssaff, Rochelle Pangilinan,
Elmo Magalona, and Julie
Ann San Jose.
Pacquio entertained his US-
based fans with songs with
wife Jinkee and a Gangnam
dance that brought everyone
screaming.
On a serious note later, he
introduced Lola Leoning Ten-
orio, 87, who lives alone in a
garage in West Covina. She
ekes out a living by picking
up empty bottles and cans in
the citys streets. Manny made
her wish come true as he gave
him a ticket and $2,000 so she
could be reunited with her fam-
ily in Nueva Vizcaya. Apart
from that, he also gave the old
woman a seed money for a
business so she could have a
decent source of income. The
show also gave the grandson a
college scholarship.
Other prizes that Ninong
Manny gave away included a
two-bedroom condo unit from
San Jose Builders, brand new
Nissan Urvan apart from cash
prizes amounting to several
thousand dollars.
Before the actual show, the
Kapuso network held pre-event
competitions that were a big hit
among the audience. Amateur
singers and dancers tried their
very best to impress the judges
at the Globe Theater. An ama-
teur singing contest was held on
Sept. 16 as a well as a ballroom
dancing in search of a Ballroom
Dancing King and Queen.
The day before, a press con-
ference was held at Celebrity
Center. Manny sang Some-
times When We Touch with
GMA Pinoy TVs RSVP host
Tess Mauricio. Elizabeth
Ramseys daughter, Sansu
who hosts GMA Pinoy TVs
The Sansu Show, was granted
her wish to kiss the boxing
champion.
The Hollywood episode of
the show will be seen in the
Philippines on Oct. 7 and 14
on GMA 7.
60 Minutes
starts today
TalkTV will start airing to-
day one of the longest running
news magazine program in US
television history60 Min-
utes. It won 95 Emmy Awards,
the show provides hard-hitting
investigations, interviews and
high-prole news stories.
Hosted by Steve Kroft, the
show covers a wide variety of
topics from politics, business,
environment, entertainment/
showbiz, health, science and
other newsmakers. The pro-
gram is one of the highest rat-
ing news magazine programs
in the US and, in 2002, was
ranked No. 6 on TV Guides
50 Greatest TV Shows of All
Time.
60 Minutes will air every
Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
Jackie Evancho
performs in
The Today Show
Following the success of
her footwear line, Hart of Dixie
star Rachel Bilson unveils her
rst handbag collection co-de-
signed with celebrity stylist Ni-
cole Chavez, including the en-
tire 13-piece accessory line of
satchels, clutches and totes in
The Today Show today. Bilson
rst came to Hollywood prom-
inence in the drama series The
O.C., and she has made great
use of her fame by engaging in
an assortment of designer lines
for DKNY Jeans and Macys.
Americas Got Talent Sea-
son 5 runner-up Jackie Ev-
ancho performs live in the
studio. Her album Songs from
the Silver Screen, was arranged
by Bill Ross and it features a
dozen songs used in popular
lms that everyone can surely
relate to.
The Today Show! airs Monday
to Friday 9 to 11 p.m. via Satel-
lite with next day replays at 4:30
a.m. and 3 p.m. on TalkTVCh.
16 on SkyCable, Ch. 28 on Des-
tiny and Ch. 21 on Cignal and
Ch. 12 on Cable Link.
New newscasts
on TV
Two months after the launch
of Solar Network News and Solar
Nightly News, TalkTV is debuted
two more shows on Oct. 1 Solar
Newsday and Solar Daybreak.
Solar Daybreak is a one-hour
morning news show hosted by
Jing Magsaysay while Solar
News Day is a 30-minute noon-
time newscast show anchored
by Mai Rodriguez. Magsaysay
and Rodriguez have a consider-
able experience in news.
Both newscasts feature head-
lines and segments on national/
local news, weather, trafc,
sports, foreign, entertainment
and feel good stories.
Solar Daybreak (6-7 a.m.)
and Solar Newsday (12-12:30
p.m.), Monday to Friday.
Drop
dead diva
WHAT if you woke up one day and re-
alized youre dead? Then suddenly St.
Peter appears saying hes sending you
back to Earth for a second chance to
live. Would you choose to be the same
person or swap bodies with someone
entirely different from you?
No matter whats the answer to
this question, it will have a big re-
semblance to the premise of a series
that airs weekly on beTV, Drop Dead
Diva, because the story gives the main
star two roles to play: a vapid, outgo-
ing model wannabe and a brilliant,
thoughtful but shy lawyer.
The television series tells the sto-
ry of a beauty-centric model that is
killed in a car accident. Before being
accepted into the gates of Heaven, she
manages to punch a button at St. Pe-
ters desk that sends her back to Earth,
but in another womans body. That
woman just happens to be her exact
opposite. Shes an intelligent, a witty,
a workaholic and an overweight law-
yer named Jane Bingum, who on the
other hand, died protecting her boss.
In a phone interview with the Stan-
dard Today, Brooke Elliot, the star of
hit American series Drop Dead Diva,
answered our freaky Friday question.
She said she would want to be a man,
though she did not mention any name
or person in particular, she explained
that she found men very mysterious.
I would love to know what theyre
thinking and feeling and how society
pressures them in a certain way. I
would like to know how they handle
things. I found men kind of mysterious
and I would like to know whats going
on in their world, she furthered.
Brooke, who rst played the
mixed-up character in 2009, was ex-
cited in telling us the latest develop-
ments in the series new season. She
said, apart from the appearance of
Kim Kardashian in three episodes,
fans will see massive changes playing
in Janes romantic life. During our in-
terview, the actress also expressed her
delight knowing that the series has a
strong following in Asia. She cited
Drop Dead Divas universal theme as
the main reason.
Its a kind of comforting to me
to know that our cultures are so dif-
ferent and we are halfway across the
world, and yet we are all similar? We
all go through the same stuff. Our
struggles and our joys are universal,
she stressed.
The season opener kicked off with
Jane in Italy being swept off her feet
by her new beau Owen (Lex Medlin).
For a second, it looks like she might
nally be getting her happily ever
after until Grayson (Jackson Hurst)
steps back into the picture.
Brooke, who is also a singer,
starred on Broadway in The Pirate
Queen, an original musical from the
writers of Les Miserables and Miss
Saigon. She also starred on Broadway
in Taboo, the musical composed by
Boy George and produced by Rosie
ODonnell. She toured nationally
with Beauty and the Beast and was in
the original cast of the rst national
tour of Wicked.
Drop Dead Diva premiered on
Oct. 1 on beTV (SkyCable, channel
35, Dream Satellite, channel 36 and
Cignal Digital TV, channel 37). It airs
Monday to Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Apl.de.ap rocks
Oktoberfest
The much-awaited San Miguel
Oktoberfest kicked off on Sept. 28
featuring the performance of the most
popular bands on the local music
scene. The grand welcome party of
this years festivities was held at the
Aseana City in Macapagal Blvd and
was led by Apl.de.ap no less.
The 37-yeal-old rapper shared the
stage with rock groups Slapshock and
Groovejackz in welcoming the thou-
sands of people that graced the annual
event. SMB endorsers Michael V.,
Ely Buendia, Pepe Smith and Sam
Pinto, bands Tanya Markova, Techy
Romatics, Brownman Revival and
Razorback, duo Moymoy Palaboy,
and Somedaydream were also there
to spice up the ve-hour long party.
Following the Sept. 28 Manila
kick-off party, the San Miguel Okto-
berfest Beer Festival also held a ma-
jor music party on Sept. 29 in Santa
Rosa, Laguna. The same festivities
will be staged on Oct. 13 at MEPZ
II in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu; Oct. 19
at Limketkai in Cagayan de Oro; and
Oct. 20 at Robinsons Starmills in San
Fernando, Pampanga.
The Filipino-American RnB and
hip-hop artist became an ofcial en-
dorser of SMB early this year when he
partnered with the iconic beer brand in
raising funds for the underprivileged
communities in the country. Their
goal is to build 10,000 classrooms all
around the archipelago.
Prior to the SMB Octoberfest kick-
off event, apl formally turned over his
donation of two new classrooms to one
of the ve school recipients of their
ongoing school build program. This
year, apl is expecting the completion
of two more classrooms for the bene-
t of the students of Bayawan, Negros
Oriental. On top of the construction
of new classrooms, the school build
program also includes learning mate-
rials for the students and training for
school teachers.
MANNY
PACQUIAO
in Hollywood
ON Sept. 16, Filipinos in North America
ocked to the Gibson Amphitheater in
Universal Studios in Hollywood, California
to experience the Philippine TV show Manny
Many Prizes.
Dear Ninong segment winner Lola
Leoning Tenorio
Solenn and Paolo with Richard Caringal,
winner of the brand new Nissan Urvan and
5000 USD
Pacman with wife Jinkee and guests Dingdong
Dantes (left) and Rhian Ramos (right)

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