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vs private armies
Cardinal Tagle
back from Rome
By Eric Apolonio
THE newly-named Filipino
Cardinal, Luis Antonio Tagle,
arrived from Rome on Thurs-
day to a warm welcome at the
Manila International Airport
from proud parents Manuel
and Milagros Tagle.
The honor is not mine alone,
Going back to normal. From top clock-
wise: President Barack Obama embraces a
victim during a tour of an area in New Jersey
affected by super storm Sandy; ticket buyers
wait at a booth selling discounted tickets to
Broadway shows on Times Square; people wait
at a bus stop on Second Avenue in New York,
where the subways were inundated; people
line up to ll gas containers in New Jersey. AP
Day of the dead. Top, the usually packed Recto underpass in Manila is almost
empty as people ock to the cemeteries to visit their dead (top left). At left, a
woman offers prayers to a departed relative in La Loma. EY ACASIO, MANNY
PALMERO AND DANNY PATA
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13 soldiers face court
martial for tribal slay
NY starts to creak back to life;
nearby NJ still a blank canvas
Aquino signs order to hasten
cases involving govt projects
Rules-based way in sea row up
Undas 2012 described
as most peaceful ever
Deputy Director General Al-
lan Purisima, who heads Task
Force Halalan, vowed to dis-
mantle all private armed groups
or private armies regardless of
their political afliation to pre-
vent them from creating havoc
during the election period.
We will not spare all private
armed groups whether they are
connected to any political party
or any individuals, said Puri-
sima following his promotion
as deputy director general in
simple rites in Camp Crame on
Wednesday.
Aside from Purisima, NCR-
PO chief Police Supt. Leonar-
do Espina was elevated to the
rank of police director, while
Police Supt. Cipriano Querol,
head of the PNPs Special Ac-
tion Force, received his two-
star rank equivalent to a police
director.
Task Force Halalan was con-
ceptualized by the Department of
Ahead of the
pack. Miss Poland
Justyna Rajczyk was
the rst Miss Earth
candidate to arrive
in Manila after she
planed in from Hong
Kong on Nov. 1. The
coronation night is on
Nov. 24 in Alabang.
US envoy
thanks PH
for donation
By Macon . Araneta, Rio
Araja and Francisco Tuyay
OPERATIVES tightened security in
cemeteries and health and trafc of-
cials went on full alert on Thursday as
waves of people in foot, cars and other
forms of transport surged to private
and public memorial parks nationwide
to honor the dead, but police reported
no untoward incident.
Undas 2012 could be the most
peaceful ever, said National Capi-
tal Region Police Director Leonardo
Espina.
Undas was generally peaceful
and orderly, said National Police Di-
rector-General Nicanor Bartolome. I
am satised with the overall outcome
of our security operations for Undas
2012.
In Metro Manila, more than 10,000
road marshals were positioned in
busy streets to direct trafc and po-
lice ashed a general warning against
carrying of guns, bladed weapons in
addition to a blanket banning of gam-
bling and drinking of liquor inside the
cemeteries.
National Police spokesman Gen-
eroso Cerbo Jr. said similar measures
were put in place all over the country
and regional and provincial police
directors have orders to ensure the
safety of people during the annual cel-
ebration of Undas.
By Florante S. Solmerin
A COMPANY commander and
the 12 soldiers under his watch
will be facing court martial
proceedings for committing a
tactical lapse that resulted in
the killing of a Blaan mother
and her two young sons during
a combat operation last October
18 in Davao del Sur, a military
spokesman said on Thursday.
Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza,
spokesman of the Armys 10th
Infantry Division said that 1Lt.
Dante Jimenez and the soldiers
under his command will be held
liable for their failure to ascertain
the presence of civilians before
ring towards the house of Blaan
tribal leader Daguil Capion.
Jimenez men were identied
as Sgt. Dennis W. Murillo, Sgt.
Rommel P. Ballenas, Cpl. Rob-
ert Godio, Cpl. Ayiha I. Namla,
Cpl. Brucekhan K. Sahali, Cpl.
Bashir A. Said, Cpl. Julah K.
Majid, Cpl. Jemson S. Jadjuli,
PCf. Marlowe M. Gayamot,
Pfc. Joel T. Lopez, Pfc. Darryl
T. Tayamora, and Pfc. Richard
M. Julian.
They will face general court
By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan
THE Association of Southeast Asian
Nations said on Thursday it was com-
mitted to establishing dispute settle-
ment mechanisms that will ensure a
rules-based community approach in
the West Philippine Sea, which had be-
come Asias biggest potential military
ashpoint as countries continue to vie
for resource-rich islands.
Asean is strongly committed to
establish dispute settlement mecha-
nisms in all elds of cooperation,
Bagas Hapsoro, Aseans deputy sec-
retary-general for community and
corporate affairs, said during a work-
shop in Jakarta that aims to familiar-
ize stakeholders with the 10-member
blocs Enhanced Dispute Settlement
Mechanisms (EDSM).
Putting in place dispute settle-
ment mechanisms with proper insti-
tution and the right resource persons
instills trust and condence to all
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By Francisco Tuyay
THE National Police on Thursday said it had
formed an election task force composed of
law enforcers from the its different units,
which would go after private armed groups in
its aim to ensure a peaceful and orderly con-
duct of elections in May 2013.
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NEW YORKThe cleanup of New Jerseys
shorefront ripped apart by Superstorm Sandy
has begun, but New York City moves closer
to resuming its normal frenetic pace by get-
ting back its vital subways.
New Yorkers began lining up at stops
by 5 a.m. Thursday, an hour before the
storm-crippled subways were to start run-
ning. The predawn commuters waiting at
platforms included construction workers,
shop owners and executives.
The decision to reopen undamaged
parts of the nations largest transit system
By Sara Fabunan
UNITED States Am-
bassador Harry Thom-
as Jr. on Thursday
thanked the Philippine
government for donat-
ing $250,000 to the
victims of Hurricane
Sandy, the super storm
that devastated the US
East Coast on Tuesday.
Thank you,
Government of the
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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has
signed a new order that is aimed at
speeding up the resolution of cases in-
volving government projects through
alternative dispute resolution or ADR
mechanisms.
His Executive Order 97 has also
tasked the Ofce for Alternative Dis-
pute Resolution to manage, develop
and coordinate all ADR programs in
the Executive branch.
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa
Jr. says the countrys use of ADR
mechanisms will enhance its business
climate as they cover cases involving
government projects.
The use of ADR has been proven to
be effective in amicably and speedily re-
solving disputes led before judicial or
quasi-judicial bodies and administrative
agencies, Mr. Aquino said in EO 97.
There is a need to promote the use
of ADR to achieve speedy resolution
of disputes before the agencies under
the executive department.
Ochoa says the new order comple-
ments Executive Order 78 issued on
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AGLIPAYAN priest Victorio
Rosales Factor Jr. died on Oct.
31 at the age of 48.
The wake is being held at the
Factor residence in Odiongan,
Romblon.
He will be buried on Nov. 4
at the Romblon Memorial Park
after a Requiem Mass at the Ca-
thedral of Saint Vincent Ferrer
of the Philippine Independent
Church in Odiongan at 10 a.m..
Factor, 48
Donation from Tanyu. University of the Philippines president
Alfredo Pascual receives a cash donation from Elton See Tan
representing the Tanyu Group of companies, and in honor of the
late Pacita Tanyu who was very supportive of projects that had
something to do with the impairment of the eyes. Witnessing the
turnover is Regent Nelia Gonzalez.
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martial as probe revealed that
there was indeed tactical lapse
into the killing of the wife and
two sons of armed rebel leader
Daguil Capion, said Paniza.
Juvy Capion, 27, who was
three months pregnant and her
two children, Jordan Pop
Capion, 13, and Jhon Mark
Capion,8, were killed in their
residence in Fayahlob Moun-
tain, Sitio Datal-ayong which
is located at the boundary of
Tampakan and Kiblawan. Her
daughter, Becky, 5, survived the
incident with a bullet wound in
her ear.
The military said Daguil Ca-
pion was also wounded in the
reght.
In a six-page report of the
Philippine Armys Board of
Inquiry headed by its Division
Inspector General Col. Fidel
Francis Pumihic, Jimenez ad-
mitted he failed to assess if it
was the New Peoples Army or
the group of Capion sheltering
inside the house, Paniza said.
Earlier, the Communist Party
of the Philippines condemned
the incident and called on the
New Peoples Army to intensify
their attacks against govern-
ment forces.
The National Democratic
Front of the Philippines, the
political arm of the CPP, said
it strongly condemns the Be-
nigno Aquino regime for the
unabated killings of children in
pursuit of its anti-national and
anti-people US-dictated policy
of neoliberal globalization,
complemented by the US-de-
signed counter-insurgency plan,
Oplan Bayanihan.
Capion has been leading
the pangayaw or tribal war
against large-scale mining
firm Sagittarius Mines Inc.,
which operates a $5.9 billion
mining project of the Swiss
firm Xstrata and Australias
Indophil Resources within the
Blaan territory.
In his statement, Jimenez
said he, along with Cpl. Godio,
Cpl. Namla, and Pfc. Gamayot,
were 200 meters away from the
house. He dispatched Sgt. Mu-
rillo, along with Pfc. Lopez,
Cpl. Majid, Cpl. Sahali, Cpl.
Jadjuli and Cpl. Said, to close
in but was red upon by shoot-
ers from the direction of the
house prompting them to also
return re. While Sgt. Ballenas,
Pfc. Tayamora and Pfc. Julian
claimed that they did not re,
Paniza quoted from the report.
Accordingly, there were 43
bullet entry holes on the hut
alone but, based on the spot
report, only 19 bullets were
expended by the troops. How-
ever, the result of the investi-
gation did not determine as to
whose bullets killed the vic-
tims, he added.
The soldiers recovered a rie
grenade, two combat packs with
personal belongings, 5.56mm
empty shells and two M16 rie
magazines along with 20 rounds
of 5.56mm live ammo after the
reght, which were believed to
be belonging to Capions group.
There was a lapse of judg-
ment on the company com-
mander for he failed to direct
his men in accordance to the
Rules of engagement, Paniza
added.
Paniza, however, claried
that the incident was not mas-
sacre as have been played up in
news reports.
Jimenez and his men will be
charged for violations of the Ar-
ticle of War 76 (Misbehaviour
before the Enemy) of the Rules
of Engagement particularly
rules 4 and 5; the Article of War
96 (Conduct Unbecoming an
Ofcer and Gentleman) and
the Article of War 97 (Conduct
Prejudicial to Good Order and
Military Discipline). The 12
soldiers are also facing raps for
violating the 76th Article of War
and the 97th Article of War.
Though we have yet to wait
for the result of the ballistics
test to know from whose shot
really killed Jovy, and the two
children, still, we have to pro-
mulgate necessary measures to
our men who made the viola-
tions, Paniza said.
NY...
came as the region battered by
a storm that killed more than 70
people and left more than 5 mil-
lion without power.
Two of the regions main
airports opened Wednesday
and ofcials promised that
the third, LaGuardia Airport,
would return to service Thurs-
day. Actors and eager audiences
brought darkened Broadway
theaters back to life. And New
Yorkers packed on to buses that
returned for the rst time to city
streets since the storm, joining
a throng of gridlocked trafc
that navigated the city without
working stop lights.
We are here for you, Presi-
dent Barack Obama said in Brig-
antine, New Jersey, touring a rav-
aged shore. We are not going to
tolerate red tape. We are not go-
ing to tolerate bureaucracy.
Obama joined Republican
Gov. Chris Christie, who had
been one of the most vocal sup-
porters of Republican presiden-
tial hopeful Mitt Romney, to tour
the ravaged coast. But the two
men spoke only of helping those
harmed by the storm.
That was already beginning
Wednesday, when masses of
people walked shoulder-to-
shoulder across the Brooklyn
Bridge to Manhattan for work,
reversing the escape scenes
from the Sept. 11 terror attack
and the blackout of 2003. They
reached an island, where many
people took the lack of power
and water and transportation as
a personal challenge.
On Third Avenue, people
gathered like refugees around a
campre. But instead of crack-
ling ames, their warmth came
from more advanced technology:
a power strip that had been of-
fered to charge cellphones.
At a re hydrant on West 16th
Street, 9-year-old Shiyin Ge and
her brother, 12-year-old Shiyuan
Ge, stood in line to ll up buckets
of water. But unlike the adults,
the two kids held plastic Hal-
loween candy pails painted with
grinning jack-o-lanterns.
Theres no water in our
house, said Shiyin Ge, who had
planned to dress up as a ladybug
for Halloween.
PNP...
Interior and Local Government
on orders of President Benigno
Aquino III.
According to Purisima, the task
force will be composed of opera-
tives from the Criminal Investi-
gation and Detection Group, the
Directorate for Operations and
Special Action Force and other
PNP units.
Previous attempts to dismantle
PAGs afliated with political par-
ties local ofcials have been unsuc-
cessful due to various reasons.
On March 28, 2012, President
Benigno Aquino III announced
that the Philippine National Police
had neutralized 28 private armed
groups, and arrested 106 suspects.
He told reports that the PNP has
an extensive list, and admitted that
there were still 86 such groups.
Several non-government orga-
nizations have asked the president
to revoke Executive Order No. 564
which was issued by former presi-
dent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in
August 2006, which allowed pri-
vate armies to thrive especially in
the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao.
E0 546 allowed the use of armed
village watchmen for local peace
and order campaigns. It also al-
lowed mayors and governors to set
aside funds from their local gov-
ernments to nance the operations
of the armed watchmen.
The NGOs, led by a coalition
called Free Coco Tulawie Move-
ment, said the Arroyo EO gave legal
cover for private armies that political
clans, like the Ampatuans of Magu-
indanao province and the Tans of
Sulu province, used to amass wealth,
intimidate their enemies and keep
themselves in power.
Purisima, however, declined to
reveal the actual number of private
armed groups at present and the
identity of the local ofcials behind
them, because this could imperil
their operation.
We will be coming out with a
list soon, he said.
He said the task force would be
coming out with a weekly report
based on its extensive monitor-
ing process of the activities of the
PAGs.
Our sole intention here is to
neutralize PAGs for them not cre-
ate trouble and crimes before and
after the elections, he he added.
Purisima is being eyed by Mala-
canang to replace PNP Chief Di-
rector General Nicanor Bartolome,
who is set to retire on March, 2013.
But observers said that with the
creation of Task Force Halalan,
Purisimas ascension to the PNPs
top post could came earlier than
expected.
In his speech before senior PNP
ofcials following his promotion,
Purisima listed down his policy di-
rectives which include innovations,
realistic planning and a blueprint
for a more vigorous PNP.
He also chided some police per-
sonnel who failed to fulll their
duties, saying that there are some
who do not know what their jobs
are.
We must put our acts together
to attain our visiona better police
in the future, Purisima said.
Cardinal...
he told airport reporters. The
honor belongs to the people as
well. We should be thankful and
let us be serious about our faith
as Catholics and Christians.
Tagle joins Ricardo Vidal of
Cebu as the second Filipino Cardi-
nal serving as leaders of the major-
ity Catholics in the country. His ap-
pointment followed the retirement
of Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales.
The new Cardinal, one of the
youngest to assume the position
in the country, is widely known
for his humility and many Catho-
lics said he could tone down the
level of acrimony that charac-
terize debates among Filipino
Catholics.
Undas...
All Saints Day on November
1 and All Souls Day on Novem-
ber 2, or Undas, are two of the
most important holidays in the
Filipino calendar. Millions of
people take the time to go to the
graves of their loved ones to of-
fer prayers, owers, and food.
Police, health and trafc of-
cials face a major challenge
days before and after Undas as
the volume of vehicles to and
from the cemeteries increase
many times over, and probabil-
ity of street accidents and crime
incidence loomed.
Espina said no untoward in-
cidents were reported despite
the huge crowd estimated to be
more than 500,000 that crowded
the major cemeteries, including
Manila Memorial Park, Eter-
nal Gardens, Loyola Memorial
Park, Pasig Cemetery, and the
North and South Cemeteries.
The Highway Patrol also re-
ported no serious vehicular ac-
cidents except for minor road
crashes in San Simon, Pampanga
in the North Luzon Expressway
but no one was reported injured.
Yves Gonzalez, chief of the
Trafc Discipline Ofce of the
Metro Manila Development Au-
thority, said trafc was heavy in
roads leading to cemeteries and
the North and South Luzon Ex-
pressway as hundreds of thou-
sands of people poured out of
Manila toward the provinces be-
fore the Undas.
We cancelled the day-offs of
our trafc constables, and put them
all in their posts, Gonzalez said.
He said he expected trafc to
grow in volume again after All
Souls Day when people start
their trip back to Manila after
the holidays.
Center for Health Develop-
ment National Capital Region
director Eduardo Janairo said
hospitals and health centers in
Metro Manila were placed on
alert to respond to any emer-
gency during Undas.
He said medicines and sup-
plies needed in trauma situa-
tions were available around-
the-clock and on-site medical
services were ready to respond
to emergencies in cemeteries.
He advised the public to
avoid buying food from side-
walk vendors and also avoid
heatstroke by staying in the
shade.
You should bring your own
food and bring only those that
are not immediately perish-
able, Janairo said.
In a petition led by his law-
yers, retired Gen. Jovito Pal-
paran of the Bantay party-list
said the Bulacan court trying
his case for kidnapping and se-
rious illegal detention denied
him due process.
Another accused in the case,
M/Sgt. Rizal Hilario, joined Pal-
paran in seeking relief from the
appellate court.
They said that while the Jus-
tice Department had investigated
them for rape, serious physical
Palparan seeks stop to trial
By Rey E. Requejo
A FORMER Army general who is the
subject of a nationwide manhunt has
asked the Court of Appeals to stop his
trial over the disappearance of two
University of the Philippines student
activists six years ago.
injuries, arbitrary detention, grave
threats and other charges led by
the mothers of Sherlyn Cadapan
and Karen Empeo, kidnapping
and serious illegal detention were
not among the charges.
Clearly, the right of petition-
ers to due process and to be in-
formed of the nature and cause of
the accusation against them were
violated, the lawyers of the two
accused said.
They were not given an op-
portunity to submit countervail-
ing evidence to squarely refute
the charge of kidnapping and se-
rious illegal detention in violation
of their right to due process.
The petitioners said allowing
that violation of due process would
cause them irreparable injury
considering that all the might and
resources of the government are
being used against them.
The government has provided a
P2-million bounty for Palparans
arrest.
Palparan and Hilario were in-
dicted by the Justice Department
in December 2011 along with
two other accused, Army Staff
Sgt. Edgardo Osorio and Lt. Col.
Felipe Anotado of the 25th Infan-
try Battalion, who surrendered a
few days after the Bulacan court
ordered their arrest.
The investigating Justice De-
partment panel gave weight to the
testimonies of the witnesses who
were able to establish that Sher-
lyn and Karen were kidnapped on
June 26, 2006, and were last seen
by Raymond Manalo detained up
to around June 2007, a period of
one year.
The Justice Department said
Palparan had a direct hand in the
detention of Sherlyn and Karen
and that through his men, he had
knowledge and control of the
places where the women were
held.
Manalo, a farmer who himself
was abducted by the military,
and who testied in the Court
of Appeals in 2008, had said he
witnessed several men abusing
the students, including the use of
water torture and electric shock
on Cadapan.
US...
Philippines who will do-
nate $250,000 to the American
Red Cross to help the victims
of Hurricane Sandy, Thomas
said.
The Philippine Embassy
in Washington said Thursday
50,000 Filipinos were also
expected to be affected when
Sandy sweeps through the Mid-
west.
Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr.
said they were continuously
monitoring Sandys approach
to the Midwest, and that the
Philippine Consulate General
in Chicago was in touch with
Filipino Community leaders in
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana,
who had been urged to ensure
that their members steered clear
of the storm.
Sandy has left 50 people dead
and billions of dollar in damage.
Consul General Leo Herrera-
Lim said he had advised the Fil-
ipino Community in the Great
Lakes region to stay indoors
and avoid the coastal areas due
to the threats posed by waves
that could go as high as 20 feet.
He said the effects of the
storm were now being felt in
the area, and that all shipping in
Lake Michigan had ceased.
Rules-based...
stakeholders on the seriousness
of Asean in its efforts toward a
rules-based community, Hapso-
ro said in a statement sent by the
Asean.
He said that the workshop
contributes to efforts in further
strengthening interaction and en-
gagement among representatives
of relevant agencies of govern-
ments of the Asean member-states
such as the Asean Senior Law Of-
cials Meeting and the Senior Eco-
nomic Ofcials Meeting.
Georg Witschel, ambassador of
the federal republic of Germany who
attended the workshop, underscored
in his speech the importance of un-
derstanding dispute settlements.
He said that understanding dis-
pute settlements will give certain-
ty for both people and governments
of Asean and its partners.
The workshop, which was sup-
ported by Germanys Deutsche
Gesellschaft fr Internationale
Zusammenarbeit, GmbH and
the Federal Foreign Ofce, aims
to familiarize participants with
dispute settlement mechanisms
and provide them with a forum
to exchange views and ideas with
speakers and experts.
The workshop also aims to en-
sure the effectiveness of the mecha-
nisms, those in place and those still
to be drafted, within both national
and regional contexts.
Among the topics discussed
were the need to increase un-
derstanding compliance to obli-
gations, additional engagement
with the business sector, as well
as having an Asean Law moot
court competition on dispute set-
tlement matters.
A dispute settlement mecha-
nism was seen as a needed instru-
ment to settle territorial issues in
the West Philippine Sea (South
China Sea), where China, Taiwan
and Asean members the Philip-
pines, Vietnam, Malaysia and
Brunei Darussalam are embroiled
in competing claims on the is-
lands.
Although the 2002 Declara-
tion on the Code of Conduct was
signed to reduce tensions and
prevent aggressive actions in the
region by China and the Asean,
it did not provide for a dispute
settlement mechanism that can
be a basis for the resolution of the
overlapping territorial claims.
Instead, the DOC acted as a
foundation for the more binding
Code of Conduct, which China
and the Asean hope to draft in the
near future.
The West Philippine Sea is be-
ing claimed in whole by China
and Taiwan, and in parts by the
Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia
and Brunei Darussalam.
Aquino...
July 4, 2012, which provides
for the mandatory inclusion of
ADR in all contracts and agree-
ments for public-private part-
nerships, build-operate-transfer
schemes, and in the joint ven-
tures between the government
and private entities and local
government units.
The use of ADR will allow
government agencies to focus on
other important tasks and func-
tions such as the delivery of ba-
sic services instead of attending
to disputes, Ochoa said.
This is in line with the gov-
ernments policy of providing
a conducive business climate
for private investments by mak-
ing the resolution of disputes
less expensive, tedious and
time-consuming, especially for
large-scale, capital-intensive in-
frastructure and development
projects.
Wikipedia says ADR, also
known as external dispute resolu-
tion in some countries, includes
dispute resolution processes and
techniques that act as a means for
disagreeing parties to come to an
agreement short of litigation.
The website says ADR is also a
collective term for the ways that
parties can settle disputes with or
without the help of a third party.
Despite historic resistance to
ADR by many popular parties
and their advocates, ADR has
gained widespread acceptance
among both the general public
and the legal profession in recent
years, the website says.
In fact, some courts now re-
quire some parties to resort to
ADR of some type, usually me-
diation, before permitting the
parties cases to be tried. Joyce
Pangco Paares
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_______ New Applicaton
_______ Renewal
Date: July 16, 2012
Name of the Organization: Confederation of Filipino
Consulting Organizations, Inc.
Business Address: Unit 211 2
nd
Floor Grand
Emerald Tower Don F. Ortigas
Jr. Road Corner Garnet Rd.
Ortigas Center Pasig City
Contact Numbers: 310-4931 to 33 local 214
Please indicate sectors or felds:
1. Advisory/ Review
2. Pre-investment & feasibility studies
3. Design services
4. Construction Supervision
5. Management & Related Services
6. Other Technical Services or Special Studies
In support of this application, the following documents are
hereby submitted:
A. Organization and its Coverage (15%)
Registration certifcate (e.g. SEC, DTI or CDA) or any
document showing existence of juridical personality
Articles of Incorporation including amendments thereto,
if any
By-Laws including amendments thereto, if any
Organization's profle, vision, mission and objectives
Statement explaining why the organization should be
recognized as UOC for the sectors being applied for
List of registered offcers and provide for resume or
curriculum vitae
List of registered members, whether individual or
associations, with respective contact numbers,
addresses, professions and/or disciplines, and track
record
Commitment of the organization to cooperate with the
actively participate in the development of one UOC (e.g.
Board resolution or any valid form of offcial statement
of the organization)
B. Accreditation Process (30%)
Accreditation guidelines and other relevant documents
describing in detail its registration and accreditation
system for both individual consultants and associations
Composition of accreditation board/committee in
charge of the evaluation of members
C. Capacity Building Program (25%)
Capacity building program/s adopted by the
organization
D. Regulation/Policing Process (25%)
Guidelines refecting the procedure on regulation/
policing by the organization of its members, including
sanctions for erring members
Proposed mechanism for dispute resolution of its
members
E. Liaison (5%)
_____ List of offcers and employees authorized by the
organization as liaison offcers, including their respective
position, addresses and contact details I hereby declare
that I am granted full power and authority to do, execute,
and perform any and all acts necessary to represent the
organization in its application under the Government
Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Guidelines on the
Recognition of Umbrella Organization of Consultants,
as shown in the attached document showing proof of
authorization (e.g. duly notarized Secretary's Certifcate
issued by the corporation).
I hereby certify that the attached documents are authentic
copies of the original, complete, and all statements/information
provided therein are, to the best of my knowledge, true
and correct. Any misrepresentation of a fact is a ground for
disapproval of my application or termination of the recognition
as an Umbrella Organization of Consultants. I shall notify
GPPB of any changes affecting any of the information
contained herein.
MR. ERIC A. CRUZ
Signature over Printed Name of
Organization's Authorized Signatory
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, this 16
th
day
of JUL, 2012 in QUEZON CITY, affant is personally known
to me and was known by me through competent evidence
of identity as defned in the 2004 Rules of Notarial Practice.
Affant has exhibited to me his/her government issued
identifcation card with picture 0006 to expire on
as well as his/her Community Tax Certifcate No. 14300440
issued on January 6, 2012 at Manila.
APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION AS UMBRELLA
ORGANIZATION OF CONSULTANTS
In line with Republic Act 9184, its Implementing Rules and
Regulations, and the Government Procurement Policy Board
Resolution 02-2011,
Confederation of Filipino consulting Organizations, Inc.
Unit 211 2
nd
Floor Grand Emerald Tower Don F. Ortigas Jr.
Road Corner Garnet Road Ortigas Center Pasig City
hereby applies for recognition as the Umbrella Organization of
consutlants for the following sector/s of the consulting industry:
Advisory / Review
Pre-investment & Feasibility Studies
Design Services
construction Supervision
Management & Related Services
Other Technical Services or Special Studies
This serves as notice to all concerned to submit to the
Government Procurement Policy Board Technical Support
Offce any questions on and/or oppositions to the foregoing
application not later than ffteen calendar days from the
publication of this application.
MR. ERIC A. CRUZ
Organization's Authorized Signatory
(MST-Oct. 27-Nov. 8, 2012)
By Jess Malabanan
BACOLORSpanish Ambassador Jorge
Domecq on Tuesday joined Pampanga
folk led by Gov. Lilia Pineda to mark the
250th year of the town, recalling a unique
historical period when the Spanish colonial
leadership sought refuge and established its
seat of power here after the British occu-
pied Manila in 1762.
Governor General Simon Salazar de Anda
governed the islands in Central Luzon for
two years until May 30 1764.
Keynoting the commemoration, Domecq
paid tribute to the strong ties of the Spaniards
and Filipinos noting that athletes will be giv-
en the chance to train in soccer and football.
Were looking to the future through edu-
cation, he said, underscoring assistance in
training courses of the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority.
After laying a wreath at the Anda monu-
ment, he rode the traditional carruaje to the
Escuela de Artes y Ofcios de Bacolor, the
oldest trade school in this part of the world.
Then named Pampanga School of Arts
and Trade, it has been renamed Don Hono-
rio Ventura State University with the original
stone facade intact.
The group also included Bacolor Mayor
Jomar Hizon, Director Robby Tantingtco of
Holy Angel Universitys Center for Kapam-
panga Studies and other local executives.
At the San Guillermo Church which is
Envoy feted by Pampanga town
half-buried in lahar from the 1991 eruption
of Mt. Pinatubo, parish priest Jess Manabat
served as docent, showing Domecq around
the church museum with its collection of
religious art.
Spains Agencia Espaola de Coopracion
Internacional extends development assistance
in vartious community-related programs on
climate change and disaster mitigation.
ANTI-SMOKING advocates said
some senators may use delaying
tactics to shelve the approval of
the sin tax bill and block the long
overdue tobacco levy reform.
The Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control Alliance Philip-
pines said statements made in the
media by senators Juan Ponce En-
rile and Ralph Recto have strong
bearing on the measures fate be-
fore the 2013 mid-term elections.
It quoted Enrile as saying
that the Senate should not be
blamed for stalling.
For us who have been work-
ing for stronger tobacco control
for many years and frequented the
senate hearings on the sin tax, that
statement is quite discouraging,
said Dr. Maricar Limpin, FCAPs
executive director. Is the Senate
President now blaming civil so-
ciety for its vigilance in making
sure that the tax measure they are
passing is not a mediocre version
of the tobacco industry?
FCAP also noted Rectos re-
fusal to allow the new chairman
of the Ways and Means Com-
mittee, Senator Franklin Drilon,
to use his committee report as
the basis for debates on the oor.
Recto said the new committee
leadership should not use his well-
criticized report since it is his intel-
lectual property and a product
of his own mind. Macon Araneta
Group blasts
sin tax delay
Justice Secretary Leila de
Lima and UP law professor Dan
Calica Jr. were one in saying
that there is no rule that bars the
party-list groups from question-
ing their disqualication by the
Comelec before the high court,
even on ground of lack or in ex-
cess of its jurisdiction.
Resort to the Supreme Court
via certiorari is always an avail-
able remedy, explained de
Poll lawyers clash on party-list issue
By Rey Requejo

TWO legal experts on Thursday reject-
ed the claim of election lawyer Ro-
mulo Macalintal that party-list groups
disqualied by the Commission on
Elections can no longer elevate their
case to the Supreme Court.
Lima, a poll lawyer prior to her
joining the government.
De Lima, who had served as
counsel for Senator Aquilino Pi-
mentel III, said the groups may
avail of relief from the high tri-
bunal if they would be able to
prove grave abuse of discretion
on the part of Comelec in its de-
cision to disqualify them from
next years party-list elections.
Calica, an expert in litigation
who topped Class 2000 of the
UP college of law, shared her
viewpoint.
Calica said the party-list groups
can still seek relief from the high
court, contrary to the belief of
Macalintal that the disqualied
groups may no longer question the
jurisdiction of the poll body before
the SC since they had already sub-
mitted to its processes for revoca-
tion of accreditation and registra-
tion earlier.
As a rule, one can raise issue
of jurisdiction at any stage of the
proceeding, as proceedings by
tribunal without jurisdiction is
null and void, he explained.
The UP law professor stressed
that the estoppel rule, which
prohibits a party from asserting
a claim that is inconsistent with
a position it took earlier, applies
only to extreme case.
Calica said that cases involv-
ing disqualied party-list groups
are not conned to issues on ju-
risdiction.
The two legal experts issued
the statement after Macalintal said
Wednesday that the move of dis-
qualied party-list groups to run
to the high court to question Com-
elecs decision could be futile.
He believes the disqualied
party-list groups are estopped
from questioning the authority
of the Comelec to review their
qualications.
Ako Bicol Political Party
questioned before the high court
on Tuesday the legality of Come-
lecs decision that junked its bid
for re-accreditation in the May
2013 elections.
Respondent Comelec has no
power to determine the qualica-
tions of party-list representatives
and impose arbitrary assumption
that to be qualied as a party-list,
petitioner must represent nan-
cially poor and destitute constitu-
ents, Ako Bicol said.
But Ako Bicol cited other
grounds in its allegations of
grave abuse of discretion against
Comelec, violation of its right to
due process and disenfranchise-
ment of over 1.5 million votes it
garnered in May 2010.
By Maricel V. Cruz

THE substitute version of
House Bill 4244 or An Act Pro-
viding for a Comprehensive Pol-
icy on Responsible Parenthood,
Reproductive Health, and Popula-
tion and Development, contains a
provision that sex education will
be taught to sixth grade pupils
instead of fth graders, but only
with the consent of their parents.
This will not be mandatory and
will only be taught with the consent
of parents, Albay Rep. Edcel Lag-
man, the principal author of the Re-
productive Health Bill.
Lagman explained that under
the new version, sex education
would not be a separate subject
but would be integrated to re-
lated subjects to be determined
by the Department of Education.
This will be included to rele-
vant subjects, because it impacts
on all aspects. We will ask the
experts in the DepEd to draw up
a curriculum for this, he said.
But Lagman said the provi-
sion on sex education could not
be implemented immediately
upon the laws enactment since
teachers will have to be trained
rst for about a year to be able
to teach it effectively.
Parental
consent
required
for sex-ed
IN BRIEF
Voters listing concluded
THE Elections commission declared the last day
of votersregistration as generally peaceful.
Commission spokesman James Jimenez
said apart from the expected long queues out-
side poll ofces nationwide, the voters regis-
tration ended last Wednesday without a hitch.
Jimenez appealed for understanding from
the thousands of registrants who ocked to
Comelec ofces at the last minute. He said the
voters registration process began as early as
May 3 last year. In short, they had 17 months
to visit our ofces to register, he added.
Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said
there will be no extension for the voters reg-
istration.
He said the October 31 was also the deadline
for transfer of registration, validation of regis-
tration and reactivation of deactivated registra-
tion. Joel Zurbano
On cemetery robbery
A MEASURE has been led at the House
of Representatives seeking to impose
harsher penalty for the robbery of cem-
etery articles.
The damage done by grave robbers goes
beyond the measurable as it dishonors the
deceased and causes anguish to the surviv-
ing kinsmen, said Camarines Sur Rep. Di-
osdado Macapagal Arroyo, author of House
bill 6606.
The bill seeks to amend the Revised Penal
Code by inserting Article 302-A after Article
302 which shall read as follows: Art. 302-A.
Grave Robbery. In cases enumerated in Articles
299 and 302, when the robbery consists in the
taking of all or part of a tomb, cofn, monu-
ment, gravestone, or all part of a commemora-
tive, decorative, or other cemetery-related ar-
ticle or committed in a cemetery, graveyard or
burial ground, the culprit shall suffer the penalty
next higher in degree than that prescribed in the
said Articles. Maricel Cruz
Spanish Ambassador Jorge Domecq
3-star rank. Police deputy director general Alan Purisima gets his third star during a ceremony held at Camp Crame, the police headquarters
in Quezon City. National Police chief Nicanor Bartolome and Purisimas wife, Lydia, pin the medal. MANNY PALMERO
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
[email protected] NOVEMBER 2, 2012 FRIDAY
A4
EXPERTS believe Mindanao and
the Sulu Sea hold large quantities
of oil, gas and mineral deposits
that remain untapped because of
the Muslim uprising in the region.
Xstrata, one of the worlds biggest
mining companies, is ready to
invest $5 billion in developing
the Tampakan copper and gold
mine in South Cotabato, while
oil giant ExxonMobil has a rst-
hand knowledge of Mindanaos
oil and gas potential.
ExxonMobil in late 2009
thought it was close to hitting
paydirt in its Sulu Sea oil drilling.
The rst oil well it drilled in
Service Contract No. 56 in the so-
called Sandakan Basin in the vast
Sulu Sea, near the Borneo border,
indicated reservoir sands and
hydrocarbons. The encouraging
results prompted ExxonMobil to
spud three more wells in early
2010, costing an investment of
$100 million each. ExxonMobil
eventually abandoned the Sulu
Sea drilling after declaring the
natural gas reserves of SC 56
non-commercial, and despite
plunking down over $400 million
in the operation.
But that doesnt mean the
Sandakan Basin oil and gas
prospect was a false alarm.
Another oil giantTotal of
Francehas taken over the
drilling operation in the area to
continue what ExxonMobil had
started.
The Liguasan Marsh that
forms part of the Cotabato basin
is another resource-rich area in
need of development. Like the
Tampakan copper and gold mine
and the Sulu Sea, the Liguasan
Marsh will be coveted by foreign
companies that possess the
money and technology to exploit
and develop the wealth trapped
beneath the area.
The marshs exploration and
development, however, depend
on a wealth-sharing arrangement
that the government and the
Muslim rebels will agree under a
peace accord.
Moro Islamic Liberation
Front leader Ebrahim Murad has
said the MILF is not against the
exploitation of natural resources
in its jurisdiction provided that
they redound to the benet of our
people and should be done in the
proper time and conditions.
Murad and the government,
perhaps, should take a second
look on the communities that
host major mining projects or
natural gas production to guide
them on dening the parameters
of wealth-sharing. The people
of Palawan, the province that
hosts the Malampaya project of
the Shell Group of Companies,
have received little from the
multi-billion dollar revenues
churned out by the natural gas
eld.
The bulk of Malampayas
revenue goes to the national
government. Its about time
that host communities received
a larger share from their own
natural resource.
Liguasan Marsh
Giving
to the rich, again
CARRYING coals to Newcastle
is the British idiom for a pointless,
redundant and totally unnecessary
act, coal being the chief product and
export of that English locality since
the Middle Ages. For our purposes,
however, it is probably more apt to
describe President Noynoy Aquinos
donation of $250,000 to the United
States for the victims of Hurricane
Sandy as plain old kayabangan.
In fact, this is at least the third
time that Aquino has decided to throw
money at rich countries that never
asked for his help. Earlier, Aquino also
gave $1 million to Japan when that
country was hit by a tsunami. He also
gave away $200,000 to the Chinese
victims of a recent earthquake.
None of
these countries,
because they
have ofcials
steeped in
d i p l o ma t i c
niceties, had
the heart
to refuse
A q u i n o s
u n s o l i c i t e d
donations. But
all of them
must have
wondered what
the Filipino
President was
thinking, given
that he rules
over a country where the standard of
living and per capita income are mere
fractions of what their own people
enjoy.
Whats truly strange is that
Aquino has never been known to
give money to the few countries
that are actually worse off than the
Philippines, when they also get
hit by calamities. I dont know if
Aquino has donated anything to
the needy nations of sub-Saharan
Africa, the Indian sub-continent
or even our few neighbors in Asia
who are poorer than us when all
these countries they suffer drought,
civil war or some other crippling
upheaval.
(Aquino is not always giving
money to rich countries that have
more than enough resources to deal
with their occasional calamities. He
sometimes lends money, too, like he
did to the European Community
whose most impoverished members
must still have raised their eyebrows
at being on the receiving end of
Philippine assistance, just like
the Japanese, the Chinese and the
Americans.)
Now, had Aquino been President
of some other country that is not
as impoverished as ours, nobody
would be surprised at his generosity.
But when he complains loud and
long about how his predecessor left
only coffers so empty that he has to
demand that taxpayers pay more for
everything, something must really be
wrong with his aid-giving.
Why does Aquino, for instance,
want to raise the taxes on everything
and the fees to all services provided
by government, if he can afford
to give money to other countries?
Why does he ask the private sector
to partner with government by
funding big-ticket projects and
simultaneously not seem to mind that
nobody is investing in the Philippines
in a major way?
Isnt this country still so poor that
we have to rely on the remittances of
nearly a tenth of the population that
is toiling abroad to keep the economy
aoat? Isnt nearly 40 percent of the
population still subsisting on a dollar
a day?
Werent we just recently
admonished by the United Nations
for failing to meet the targets set for
the alleviation of poverty under the
Millennium Development Goals
program? Or are we really, as one
ofcial in the administration of
Cory Aquino unforgettably said, a
rich country
pretending to
be poor?
***
We cannot
be a poor
c o u n t r y
mired in debt
accumul at ed
by a corrupt
and thieving
p r e v i o u s
gover nment
and be giving
money to other
countries like
we were rich
at the same
time. And we
surely must not be giving money at
all to First World countries that are
innitely more prepared for disasters
and better insured to cope with any
damage, for crying out loud.
But perhaps it is wrong to remind
a President who was never poor and
who never worked a day in his life
that the entire country is still ofcially
and actually impoverished. Aquino
doesnt know what poverty is even
if most of his countrymen do; his
generosity to rich countries is an insult
to his fellow Filipinos who could use
some help from their government
the same one which promised that
poverty will be eliminated once they
follow him down something called
daang matuwid.
Well, weve been on that path for
more than two years now and poverty
is still all around us. But at least were
now giving aid to rich countries,
right?
But what, pray tell, is Aquino
seeking to accomplish by giving our
taxes to the Japanese, the Chinese and
the Americans? I cant even guess
at his motives, really, since I never
expected to see a Filipino President
being so generous to other countries
in my lifetime.
All I can think of is that Aquino
wants those countries to think we
are really rolling in dougheven
if they know just how much we
need the money that our President
is giving to them. What a joke this
President is.
And what did we ever do to deserve
a leader so detached from reality?
EDITORIAL
Do we still have a Sabah claim?
IN MY last piece here, I suggested
that to allay fears that the proposed
Bangsamoro political entity would
cost the Philippines its claim to Sabah,
President Benigno Aquino III should
solemnly declare that the government
shall pursue that claim to the very end.
This has provoked some reactions,
including one from my usual
correspondent in Santiago, Chile, who
pointed out that under the 1962 special
power of attorney signed by the Sultan
of Sulu in favor of the Philippine
government, the document shall cease to
have any further effect, and sovereignty
over Sabah shall revert to the Sultanate
if and when the government fails to
assert its claim.
That is a valid observation. It will be
necessary for the Philippine government
and the Sultan of Sulu to declare that
the special power of attorney is still in
effect or that it has already expired. If
still in effect, then the government must
declare that it shall pursue the claim
through every legal means possible to
the very end.
If on the other hand it has lapsed,
the nation must be informed that
sovereignty over Sabah has reverted to
the Sultan of Sulu, who shall be free
to do with it as he pleases. Whether
Aquino can afford to publicly say that is
hard to imagine, but he will have to do it
if, in fact, the transfer of sovereignty to
the Philippines has been rescinded.
Should that happen, the nation would
have paid very dearly for its inability
to look after its highest interests. This
is not to say that we have not paid
enough already for it. The bitter conict
between Ferdinand Marcos and then-
opposition Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
is a case in point.
The evidence tends to support the
view that after Marcos came to power
in 1965, he thought of recovering Sabah
through a top-secret security project.
However, the project was plagued by
desertions and trainees were killed.
Ninoy Aquino blasted Marcos for these
in a Senate privilege speech. To avoid
war with Malaysia, Marcos terminated
the project.
After that, Marcos decided to pursue
the claim by peaceful means. Taking off
from where the 1963 Philippine-British
talks in London ended, the Philippines
and Malaysia met in Bangkok to discuss
the claim in 1968. As a young reporter,
I covered those talks. The Philippine
panel was badly outgunned from the
very start. In one session, the Philippines
chief negotiator Gautier Biznar insisted
that the two countries bring the case to
the WC. His Malaysian counterpart,
Ghazalie bin Shae, assisted by the
brilliant lawyer Ramani, instantly
thundered by all means!
But when at the next session Biznar
tried to pin down Ghazalie on the
agreement, the latter became completely
derisive. There was no such agreement,
he said, the only agreement was to
bring the case to the WC. Which
meant water closet, the other word
for toilet. He reminded Biznar that the
ofcial name of the World Court was
International Court of Justice, or ICJ,
not WC.
Another comical incident involved
the production of documentary
evidence to support the Philippine
claim. The Philippine delegation had
to dispatch Ambassador Eduardo
Quintero back home to collect his
papers and bring them to Bangkok.
But no one had the slightest suspicion
that Quintero had such fear of ying
that he could only travel by boat---and
it was such a slow boat.
When it became clear that there
was no way of ending the talks on
a positive note, Marcos summoned
Ambassador Leon Ma. Guerrero
from London to replace Biznar and
collapse the talks with some ourish.
Guerreros style and command of
English was more than an adequate
match for Ghazalie and Ramani,
and won the Malaysians grudging
respect. A Marlon Brando come
to the rescue, said the Malaysian
spokesman Patrick Keith.
In 1976, Marcos visited Sabah, after
attending the burial of Malaysian Prime
Minister Tun Abdul Razak, who had
died in Kuala Lumpur. As information
minister I accompanied him on that
trip. The state capital was so thickly
forested with the nest timber that one
could hardly nd a clearing to land a
helicopter. The only eyesore was the
chief ministers mansion which was all
cement, glass and metal, without any
trace of wood.
Turning to me after surveying the
forest, Marcos said, sayang!
Marcos remained convinced the only
way to settle the conict was through
the World Court. But Malaysia opposed
it, and it threatened the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations taking off.
In 1977, at the Asean summit in
Kuala Lumpur, Marcos announced that
his government was ready to take steps
to soften its stand on Sabah. In utter
surprise, Singapores Prime Minister
Lee Kuan Yew said there was nothing
left for him to do but to tear up his
speech, since the world headline had
already gone to Marcos.
Marcos, however, did nothing
after that. It was only under Fidel
V. Ramos that the claim was made to
sleep. Aquino must now tell the nation
whether it is merely asleep or dead.

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FIRST THINGS FIRST
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
Are we really, as
a Cory-era ofcial
unforgettably
said, a rich country
pretending to be
poor?
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
[email protected]
Left
versus left
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 FRIDAY
MINA, the 55-year-old widow of
my childhood friend Jun, thanks me
profusely every time we meet, giving
me undeserved credit for the monthly
pension that she now receives from
the Social Security System. Minimally
aware of its programs, she dreaded the
hassle of ling herself the death claim
application without help from my SSS
friends.
Our people still rely on
padrinos, fixers, insiders,
connections, and contacts to receive
government service, a sad note to the
half-century of SSS administration.
Releasing benefits for the burial of
the dead and awarding pensions to
needy widows and orphans deserve
better attention.
We share with the rest of the world
the basic truth that having food,
shelter, clothing, and other material
things makes us feel secure and
enable us to live in a society of peace
and order. This is best achieved if
citizens are engaged in decent work
that is adequately remunerated. Our
Constitution supports this strategy
by requiring our government to
promote industrialization and full
employment.
Lucky are those who nd work and
receive regular income. Nonetheless,
they cease because of old age, death,
disability, unemployment and other
contingencies beyond ones control.
This is when a social security benet
should take over. Without this, the
family suddenly deprived of income
becomes a burden and nuisance to
relatives, friends, community, and
society.
The International Labour
Organization has been constantly
advocating that social security
programs should cover all and provide
adequate benets, and that the
State bear the ultimate and general
responsibility of guaranteeing a
framework of good governance and
the assurance that benets will be paid
as and when due.
We were one of the original
signatories in 1948 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights., Yet,
we have failed to ratify, until now,
the follow-up ILO Convention 102 on
Social Security Minimum Standards
of 1952. Ratication is not for SSS
alone to undertake; it is a national
pursuit. Now, the world has moved
into adopting a Social Protection
Floor concept for a fair and inclusive
globalization.
Mina has a pension of P4,438 per
month, better than the P3,186 average
of 773,466 SSS widow and widower
pensioners. Without that pension, she
would be completely dependent on a
daughter who works in Saudi Arabia.
To Mina and other Filipino parents,
children continue to be the last resort
social safety net.
The amount is 100 percent of what
Jun would have received as an old-age
pensioner. It is 40 percent of salary
credit plus P300, the same for all with
three to 20 years of contributions.
There is an increment of 2 percent for
each year of service in excess of 20
but a widows pension is not payable
if less than 36 contributions were
remitted.
Under the GSIS scheme, a widow
gets 50 percent of her husbands
pension entitlement while a widow
of a military man, depending on
circumstances, gets 50 or 75 percent
of the base and longevity pay.
Under the SSS and GSIS schemes,
an orphan or dependent child receives,
until the age of majority, a separate
allowance of 10 percent of the basic
pension. For SSS, 21 is the age of
majority. For GSIS, 18.
With different laws that provide
widows pensions and orphans
allowances, implementation varies for
survivors of deceased private sector
employees, civil servants and military
personnel. As with old-age pensions,
widows pensions should also be
standardized.
SSS, GSIS and military widow
pensioners must also meet certain
conditions for the continuation of their
pensions. They must report annually
to show proof of life and cannot
remarry or enter into a cohabitation
arrangement.
Many widows pensions have
been suspended on mere reports of
cohabitation. Despite lack of clear-
cut rules, these are acted upon often
to satisfy the irate relatives of the
deceased. The date of the start of
cohabitation is determined, from
which time pensions are suspended.
Once established, often over the
widows angry denial and loud
protest, pensions are demanded back
in a messy administrative process.
How much has SSS recovered?
Why should an elderly widow be
denied her P2,400 pension for
remarrying someone who is as poor
as she is? Some institutions abroad
have avoided imposing conditions
that when unmet require Herculean
solutions.
The conditional cash transfer
program, well-endorsed by the
World Bank, augments the income of
indigent families. It is non-legislated
but nonetheless was funded in the
General Appropriations Acts of 2011
and 2012. The mother, widow or not,
receives P1,400 monthly provided
that her three children go for regular
medical check-ups and attend school.
She herself must also attend family
development seminars. The program
is similar to the usually unconditional
family allowance.
I saw a beaming Mina this Undas,
and warned in jest how her pensions
could be suspended. Her confident
reply: I am not that desperate. I
dont want to lose the millions of
pesos that I will receive in the next
25 years. It is the only inheritance I
got from Jun.
She is right. Over that period, the
P4,438 monthly pensions would sum
up to P1,442,350.
The millionaire widow pensioner
By David Michael San Juan
THIS may sound idiotic to Europeans
and most Asians, but in the Philippines,
it is really necessary to dene the term
radical in any article, lest you are
labelled an enemy of the state, even
a terrorist, right away. Hence, this
article clearly states that radical is
the exact opposite of conservative.
If a conservative does everything
to preserve the unjust status quo, the
radical does everything to change or
transform the status quo for the better.
For example, a conservative thinks it is
ok for capitalist rms in the Philippines
to pay only a 30-percent corporate
tax rate and still receive lots of tax
exemptions through bogus donations to
equally bogus charitable institutions, not
to mention tax holidays (tax-free status
for a number of years) while typical
university instructors/lecturers and
professors pay AT LEAST a 30-percent
income tax rate WITHOUT ANY
SIGNIFICANT TAX EXEMPTIONS.
Meanwhile, a radical thinks it is
necessary to increase the tax rates for
the richest corporations and individuals
just like what France recently did by
imposing a 75-percent tax rate on euro
millionairesso that the government
could have more money for public/
social services such as education, health
care, housing, and transportation.
Simply put, at least in the Philippine
context, radicals are good people while
conservatives are mostly evil, or at
the very least, stupid people (if you
still require an explanation, you are
denitely a conservative). One wonders
now why the Philippine government has
waged a war against radicals, and how it
is implementing a variety of seemingly
diverse and unrelated schemes to win
this big war.
The Philippine government hates
radicals so much because they are
a threat to the unjust status quo. As
conservatives have dominated the
Philippine government since the 1900s
(when the Americans rst imposed
elections in the country), it is obvious
that all Philippine administrations are
basically conservative/anti-radical.
The perks of being petibourgeois
With the advent of social media
(Facebook, Twitter etc.), radical
segments of the middle class and some
of the lower classes who have access
to such, are able to effectively mouth
radical propaganda to an increasing
number of citizens, beyond the reach
(and/or inuence) of traditional radical
propaganda such as written statements
and public assemblies/rallies. Hence,
it is now clear that social media has
become another weapon in the arsenal
of radicals who passionately would
want to transform the status quo. Simply
put, radicals are now succeeding in
radicalizing a signicant number of
previously non-radical and even totally
conservative elements of the middle
class and segments of the lower classes
that have access to the internet.
The Philippine government is afraid
that an era where privately-owned
conservative media (newspapers, radios
and televisions) and the governments
own media outts dominate the scene
and exert inuence on the people is fast
ending. Within the context of Antonio
Gramscis concept of hegemony, the
Philippine government has now realized
that Facebook, Twitter and other
petibourgeois perks are de-facto radical
counterhegemonic weapons against
the unjust and now crumbling (though
not yet totally defenseless) status quo
weapons that enlighten the masses
and the petibourgeoisie (middle class)
and even some (younger) segments
of the elite previously blind to social
realities and the struggles for their
transformation, due to the previously
unbeatable inuence of the mostly
conservative traditional media on their
(un)consciousness. In other words, the
Philippine government is convinced that
the imminent revolution to obliterate
the status quo (a revolution which, they
ofcially declare as dying or fading)
might be Facebooked or Twittered,
to paraphrase the title of an Irish
documentary on Hugo Chavez socialist
Bolivarian revolution (The Revolution
Will Not Be Televised).
Indeed, with the current internet
penetration in the Philippines pegged at
30 percent (three out of 10 Filipinos have
regular access to Internet), the Philippine
governments fear of the revolution
being Facebooked or Twittered is not
entirely baseless. The popularity of
non-aligned Facebook pages such as
T*ng-Ina This, Pixel Offensive and
Showbiz Government that expose the
current regimes anti-people and anti-
democratic character is a proof that
Facebook and other social media sites
have become new fronts in the battle
for and against ideas and perspectives.
The successful entry and propaganda
work of traditional radical organizations
in Facebook and other social media
sites further bolster the power of social
media for genuine social liberation.
Despite differences in style, tactics and
over-all objectives, these groups that
have mastered the use of Facebook and
other sites for radical propaganda, are
in fact strengthening social media as
counterhegemonic weapons.
The Cybercrime Act as a tool
With the aforementioned, it is not
surprising that the second Aquino
administrationdespite fashioning
itself as a liberal-democratic regime
has doggedly fought for the passage
of the anti-democratic Cybercrime
Act of 2012. The said law authorizes
the Philippine Department of Justice
to shut down Web sites found to have
libellous remarks, even without any
court order. At the micro level, it also
criminalizes the liking and/or sharing
of libellous remarks in social media.
Hence, all radical propaganda would
simply be labelled as libellous and
voila, the Philippine government
could instantly obliterate any chance
of the revolution being Facebooked or
Twittered. Indeed, the Cybercrime Act
of 2012 would psychologically compel
some segments of social media users to
censor themselves by refraining from
liking and/or sharing counterhegemonic
material which the government might
consider as libellous. Instantly, the broad
online counterhegemonic coalition is
at least psychologically undermined.
Hence, this law is a potent government
weapon in its war against radicals.
Continued tomorrow
Mr. David Michael San Juan is an
instructor of the Filipino Department,
De La Salle University-Manila
The governments war against radicals
MANY people are confused at the
very open, very public and very bitter
squabble between Akbayan and Bayan
Muna and various other progressive
organizations closely identied with
the latter.
Arent they all communists? is
one of the many similar questions
often asked through text messages by
listeners to our morning radio show
Karambola sa dwIZ. We get these
reactions when we mention the rift
between Akbayan and the various
progressive parties belonging to the
Makabayan Koalisyon ng Mamamayan
(Makabayan).
What contributes
to the confusion
is the fondness of
the use of the word
bayan (people) by
these progressive
organizations. It
reminds us of the
apocryphal story
about a speeding Coca
Cola truck which
ran over a chicken.
The chicken owner
stopped the Pepsi Cola truck and tried
to get the driver to pay for the damage.
When the Pepsi Cola truck driver
tried to explain that it was a Coca Cola
truck which ran over the chicken the
owner said they both carry the name
cola so they must be related.
To some people the groups Akbayan,
Bayan Muna, Makabayan, Anakbayan
must be related to one another since
they all have bayan in their name.
People leading Akbayan of course
nd the situation where Akbayan is
lumped together with together with the
progressive groups belonging to the
Makabayan Coalition namely Bayan
Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela, Kabataan,
COURAGE, Migrante, ACT and
Katribu a little amusing.
Akbayan says it does not belong
to the extreme left groups identied
with the Communist Party of the
Philippines-National Democratic Front
and the New Peoples Army (CPP-
NDF-NPA). In fact Akbayan says the
CPP-NDF-NPA leadership has branded
Akbayan ofcials and members as
counter-revolutionaries and therefore
in effect the extreme lefts political
rival and enemy.
Akbayan points out that the move by
Anakbayan which it claims is the youth
cadre organization of the CPP-NDF-
NPA along with the League of Filipino
Students has been campaigning to
get Akbayan disqualied by the
Commission on Elections as a party-list
organization.
In fact, Anakbayan activists
crashed a press conference being
held by Akbayan and disrupted the
proceedings by creating a scene. The
Anakbayan party crashers nearly came
to blows with Akbayan Party List
Rep. Walden Bello who was holding
the press conference to explain why
the accreditation of Akbayan, which
has two representatives in the current
Congress, should not be withdrawn by
Comelec.
Akbayan explains that the groups
asking for their disqualication
belong to the extreme left. It,
on the other hand, represents the
democratic left which espouses
non-violence and working with the
democratic space to uplift the lives of
marginalized people.
To underscore the gap between
Akbayan and the extreme leftist groups,
Akbayan says the CPP-NPAs position
to continue with armed insurgency is
already pass. In fact, this approach
only worsens the situation in the
countryside where insurgency serves to
impede development.
Actually, the rift between Akbayan
the CPP-NDF-NPA came when
the national democratic movement
fragmented into many factions.
Akbayan was one of
the factions.
T h e
fragmentation was
triggered when
Armando Liwanag
(believed to be the
nom de guerre of
CPP founder Jose
Maria Sison) issued
a document called
Reafrm Our
Basic Principles
and Rectify Errors
in the early part of the 1990s which
sought to return the CPP-NDF-NPA
to the founding principle, classifying
the Philippines as a semi-colonial
and semi-feudal state and waging
a protracted peoples war in the
countryside to seize state powers.
Those who supported the principles
espoused by the document were the so-
called reafrmist. Those who opposed
it were labelled as rejectionists.
Dr. Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, a long-
time political activist, at one time
a ranking member of the National
Democratic Movement and now a
political science professor at University
of Tsukuba in Japan, explained in a
2003 interview that: The rejectionist
stand for the rejection of the so-called
basic principles and strategies of
Maoism an Stalinism. They also reject
the semi-colonial/semi-feudal analysis
of the world situationthe Chinese
formula of society copied by Sison
and company. Maos thesis of anti
revisionism and his idea of a peoples
democratic dictatorship have also been
repudiated.
Joel Rocamora founded Akbayan
in the early 1990s after breaking
away from the CCP over ideological
differences.
Quimpo analysed that for Akbayan,
seizure of state power is still important
but changing the power relationship
within the society is perhaps more
important. Akbayan is leaning towards
the concept of counter-hegemony
where you build power among the
people, or within civil society, because
whoever gains the upper hand in civil
society will eventually be dominant in
the state too.
Remember this analysis and
observation were made by Quimpo
ten years ago and it would seem
that Akbayan has made big strides
since then as a major player in the
democratic left.
Akbayan has
made big strides
in the past ten
years.
EVERYMAN
By Robert Harland
THE worlds shortest recorded
warthe Anglo-Zanzibar war of
1896was over in 38 minutes.
The trouble started in Zanzibar,
now part of the East African republic
of Tanzania, when the pro-British
Sultan Hamad bin Thuwani died on
25 August 1896. His nephew Sultan
Khalid bin Barghash immediately
seized power in a coup.
But the British preferred
Sultan Hamud bin Muhammed,
who was more favorable to them.
Believing the old Sultans nephew
had installed himself illegally, the
British sent him an ultimatum
insisting he abdicate.
Khalid refused. By the time the
ultimatum expired at 09:00 on 27
August, he had assembled some
2,800 Zanzibaris to defend the
palace and formed a navy using
the old Sultans royal yacht. The
defenders had several artillery
pieces and machine guns.
But they were rather outgunned.
The British had gathered ve modern
ships three cruisers and two
gunships150 marines and sailors
and 900 Zanzibaris in the harbor area
in front of the palace.
At 9:02 AM on August 27, the
British opened re. The bombardment
set the palace on re and disabled the
defending artillery. The British navy
then sank the Sultans eet of one
royal yacht. The ag at the palace
was shot down and re ceased at
09:40.
About 500 people diedmost
from the Sultans forces. Only one
British sailor was injured. Khalid
ed and hid at the German Embassy,
where he was later granted asylum.
The Germans then transferred him to
German East Africa.
Khalids supporters were
punished by being forced to pay
reparations to cover the cost of
shells red against them and for
damages caused by looting.
The British quickly placed Sultan
Hamud in power as the head of
what was essentially a British-run
government. The war marked the end
of Zanzibar as a sovereign state and
the start of a period of heavy British
inuence.
Perhaps due to the effectiveness
of the British navy during the
bombardment, there were no further
rebellions for the remaining 67
years that Zanzibar was a British
protectorate.
Khalid was to encounter the
British again. He was captured by
British forces in 1916, during the East
African Campaign of World War 1,
and exiled to the Seychelles and Saint
Helena before being allowed to return
to East Africa. He died in Kenya in
1927.
Based in Bacolod City, Robert
Harland is the British embassy
warden for Negros Occidental.
A short, sharp shock
HORACE
TEMPLO
FILIPINO PENSIONER
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
Mr. Jurados column will resume
next week.
EVERYMAN
IN BRIEF
News
ManilaStandardToday [email protected] NOVEMBER 2, 2012 FRIDAY
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NOVEMBER 2 ISSUE
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region IV - A
CAVITE II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tagaytay City
Tel. No. (046) 413-1347; Telefax # (046) 413-2936
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cavite II District Engineering
Offce, Tagaytay City, through FY 2013 REGULAR INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM,
FY2012 RA 10147 EXTENDED Regular 2011 CONTINUING , and CY 2012 Savings ,
intends to apply the sum of Thirty Four Million Eighty One Thousand Seven Hundred
Seventy Nine Pesos and 55/100 ctvs. (P 34,081,779.55) to payments under the contract
for various infrastructure projects listed below . Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
1.
Contract I.D. 12DG0086
Contract Name : Resurfacing of Unpaved Shoulder along Noveleta-Naic-Tagaytay
Road; K0050+340 K0059+690 with exception
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Gravel
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,009,720.15
Contract Duration: 30 calendar days
2.
Contract I.D. 12DG0087
Contract Name : Rehabilitation of M.H. del Pilar Street, Silang,Cavite, (Sta.
0+033.90 Sta. 1+253.30)
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 4,999,569.23
Contract Duration: 60 calendar days
3.
Contract I.D. 12DG0088
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance(MFO-1),Asphalt Overlay along Crisanto
M. de los Reyes Avenue; K0060+143 K0062+143
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 21,372,648.52
Contract Duration: 56 calendar days
4.
Contract I.D. 12DG0089
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Crisanto M. de los Reyes
Avenue; K0056+052 K0056+096
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 377,410.37
Contract Duration: 11 calendar days
5.
Contract I.D. 12DG0090
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Cavite-Batangas Road;
K0052+610 K0052+674
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1.091,798.96
Contract Duration: 12 calendar days
6.
Contract I.D. 12DG0091
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Crisanto M. de los Reyes
Avenue; K0065+491 K0066+151
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,230,632.32
Contract Duration: 21 calendar days
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cavite II District Engineering
Ofhce now invites bids for the above stated projects. Bidders must have an experience of
having completed at least one (1) contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible
bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the mplementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 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.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from (DPWH), Cavite II District
Engineering Ofhce, Tagaytay City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address
given below from 8:00 A. M. 5:00 P.M.
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 Document in
the amount of P 5,000.00 for project #1,2 &5 , P 20,000.00 for project #3, P 1,000.00 for
project #4 and P 10,000.00 for project #6 .
It may also be downloadable free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that
bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
The DPWH, Cavite District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre Bid Conference on November
7, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the DPWH Cavite District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City, which
shall be open to all interested parties.
Bid must be delivered to the address below on November 20, 2012 until 10:00 A.M. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable form and in the amount
stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bid will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at
the address below on November 20, 2012 after 2:00PM. Late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH 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:
PRESCILA R. RAMOS
BAC Chairman
Attention :
Head, BAC Secretariat
Cavite District Engineering Offce,
Tagaytay City
Tel. (046)413-13-47
Telefax : (046)413-29-36
Approved :
(Sgd.) PRESCILA R. RAMOS
Assistant District Engineer
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
Noted by :
(Sgd.) CARLITO C. JOSE
District Engineer
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Alabel, Sarangani Province
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
for
Project No. 1. Road Upgrading (graveI to paved) based on graveI road strategies, Trafc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road, K1735+273
K1736+870.
Project No. 2. Road Upgrading (graveI to paved) based on graveI road strategies, Trafc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road, K1740+630
K1741+457.
Project No. 3. Road Upgrading (graveI to paved) based on graveI road strategies, Trafc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Demoloc-Little Baguio-Alabel Road, K1669+725
K1670+520.
Project No. 4. Road Upgrading (graveI to paved) based on graveI road strategies, Trafc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Maitum-Lake Sebu Road, K1777+(-127) K1779+540
Project No. 5. Road Upgrading (graveI to paved) based on graveI road strategies, Trafc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections, Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks along Digos-Makar
Road, K1624+750 K1626+250
1. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce, through the General Appropriations Act (FY
2013 Regular Infrastructure Program) intends to apply the sum of:
Project No. 1 Php 46,618,200.00
Project No. 2 Php 24,967,800.00
Project No. 3 Php 22,061,680.00
Project No. 4 Php 48,500,000.00
Project No. 5 Php 35,831,800.00
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contracts for:
1. 13ME0011 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road, K1735+273
K1736+870.
2. 13ME0012 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark forUpgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao delSur Coastal Road, K1740+630
K1741+457.
3. 13ME0013 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road
strategies,Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-
4Project Analysis) Intermittent Sections along Demoloc-Little Baguio-Alabel Road,
K1669+725 K1670+520.
4. 13ME0014 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Maitum-Lake SebuRoad, K1777+(-127) K1779+540
5. 13ME0015 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road
strategies,Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4Project
Analysis) Intermittent Sections, Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks along Digos-
Makar Road, K1624+750 K1626+250
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce now invites bids for:
1. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
2. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
3. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
4. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
5. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
Completion of the Works is required:
Project No. 1 175 Calendar Days
Project No. 2 130 Calendar Days
Project No. 3 125 Calendar Days
Project No. 4 175 Calendar Days
Project No. 5 170 Calendar Days
The Prospective Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1) Contract
that is similar to the contract to be bid. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the
Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section 5. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the mplementing 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, or organizations with
at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of
the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Sarangani District Engineering
Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 o'clock in the
morning until 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon (Offce Hours).
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 of:
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6. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November
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Conference Room, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents.
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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.
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BAC Chairman
PH will pass safety
review, Palace says
House okays bill
on political parties
Bridges
to sport
safety
orange
Palace wants faster Ampatuan trial
Traveling mosquito net
boosts malaria campaign
Political gimmick. Visitors to the North Cemetery in Manla get free jeepney rides courtesy of local
ofcials who are seeking re-election in next years elections EY ACASIO
By Joyce Pangco Paares
THE Aquino administration has vowed to
address the remaining air safety concerns
that caused the country to fail a recent re-
view of its aviation safety standards.
Deputy presidential
spokesperson Abigail Valte
expressed optimism that the
government will be able to meet
its target to secure an air safety
upgrade from the United States
Federal Aviation Administration
in the rst quarter of 2013.
We have had progress on some
of the areas of concern, Valte
said. There will be a nal audit
by the rst quarter of 2013 and
the Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines and the Department of
Transportation and Communications
are condent the safety concerns can
be addressed in time.
The International Civil
Aviation Organization, during
its 10-day evaluation earlier this
month, said CAAP failed (in)
aircraft registration and ight
safety inspection.
The evaluation coincided with
the breakdown of the very high
frequency omni-directional range
navigational aid that caused the
diversion of nine international
ights and three local ights to
Clark.
It retained the country under
Category 2 status, which has
prevented local airlines from
expanding routes to the United
States and ying to Europe. The
US FAA rst downgraded the
countrys rating to Category 2 in
2008.
CAAP head William Hotchkiss
III earlier said only two out of the
22 actionable items identied by
the US FAA as safety concerns
remained unresolved, namely the
lack of qualied safety personnel
and the absence of an integrated
IT system to modernize the
sectors database.
Earlier, the European Union
Commissioner for Transport Siik
Kalkas told Vice-President Jejomar
Binay that when it comes to air
safety, we dont have friends and
the EU remained non-committal
on the possibility of lifting the ban
on Philippine carriers from ying
to Europe.
Kallas, however, assured Binay
that the ban was not meant to
discriminate against non-EU
carriers, since European carriers
were not immune from the same
ban if they fail to meet the US
strict air safety standards.
Binay, who met Kallas during
a recent trip to Europe,said
he assured Kallas that the
country had already sought
technical assistance from other
governments to improve the
Philippines air safety standards.
I informed the commissioner
[Kallas] that the Philippines
had sought technical assistance
from the French government to
improve air safety standards, and
that Philippine Airlines, which is
now under new management, had
just ordered 54 airbus aircraft in
line with its re-eeting program,
said Binay, who arrived on
Monday from Europe via Hong
Kong
Kallas said the EU had always
put a premium on air safety and in
maintaining professionalism and
regularity of safety inspections.
When it comes to safety, we
dont have friends, he said. The
main issue for the Philippines,
Kallas said, was maintaining the
professionalism and regularity of
air safety inspections.
The EU banned Philippine
carriers from ying to Europe
starting in April 1, 2012, following
the decision of the United States
Federal Aviation Administration to
downgrade the Philippines rating
to Category 2 from Category 1
starting on Jan. 17, 2008.
The FAA said that the Air
Transportation Ofce of the
Philippines did not fully satisfy
international safety standards.
THE Department of Public
Works and Highways will paint
all the bridges the agency has
built on national roads a uniform
international orange color,
according to Secretary Rogelio
Singson.
Singson issued Department
Order No. 74 that the bridges
be painted the uniform color,
which is commonly referred
as safety orange and used
in engineering, particularly
in warning signs for road
construction sites.
The adoption of a uniform
color will enable the general
public to distinguish bridges built
by the department inasmuch as
some local government units also
construct bridges in their localities,
Singson said in a statement.
The use of this color will
increase bridge visibility and
will protect the bridge from the
danger of rust from moisture,
the statement added.
In his order, Singson
prescribed the painting of steel
bridges with medium tone
international orange by using
the CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-
Yellow-blacK) color model 0,
72, 77, and 24, respectively.
The paint color mixture
shall be prepared using
computerized process by
the paint manufacturer or
accredited outlet of the paint
manufacturer.
THE Aquino administration has
renewed its appeal for the Supreme
Court to hasten the trial of the
massacre of 58 people, including
32 journalists, in Maguindanao on
November 23, 2009.
There are a lot of
observations that the trial could
go faster, deputy presidential
spokesperson Abigail Valte said
on Thursday. It really depends
on the Supreme Court as an
institution on how to fast track
the trial, she added.
Valte said President Aquinos
marching order to state prosecutors
was to ensure a speedy trial. The
Presidents instructions to the
prosecutors and to the Department
of Justice are: one, to avoid any
delay on the part of the prosecutors,
and two, to ght off dilatory tactics
from the other camp, she said.
Families of the victims have
lamented that the slow pace of
the trial has allowed the primary
suspectsmembers of the
inuential Ampatuan clanto
target witnesses.
Three witnesses have already
been killed while another allegedly
committed suicide since the trial
started.
Alijol Ampatuan, who was
killed in Shariff Aguak in
February, was supposed to identify
at least 36 militiamen involved in
the massacre, lawyer Nena Santos
said.
Alijol was an alleged aide of
Kanor Ampatuan, cousin of prime
suspect Andal Ampatuan Sr., and
was also a leader of militiamen
who allegedly took part in the
massacre.
On the same month that Alijol
was murdered, accused turned
witness Police Ofcer 2 Hernanie
Decipulo jumped to his death
inside Camp Bagong Diwa.
Another witness, Esmail Enog,
was chain-sawed to pieces after
testifying on the alleged role of the
Ampatuan clan in the massacre.
The rst slain witness, Suwaib
Upham, also confessed to being
one of the killers. He had agreed
to testify as a state witness in
exchange for immunity but he
was murdered before he could be
included in the witness protection
program of the Department of
Justice. Joyce Paares
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
THE Department of Health
turned over the government of
Caloocan City an insecticide-
treated mosquito net that is
being moved to various places
in the country to symbolize the
governments campaign against
malaria, dubbed Biyaheng
Kulambo.
We would like to emphasize
the importance of this campaign
in the prevention and control
of malaria by deploying this
insecticide-treated mosquito
nets, or Long-Lasting Insecticidal
Nets, in areas where there are
still recorded incidence of
malaria, said the departments
Metro Manila Regional Director
Eduardo Janairo.
Records from the DOH-NCR
Regional Epidemiological
and Surveillance Unit shows
there were 12 recorded cases
of malaria from Jan. 1 to Oct.
7 with Quezon City having the
most number of cases with 4,
followed by the City of Manila
with 3. The cities of Makati,
Paranaque, Pasig, Taguig and
Valenzuela have 1 documented
case each.
Janario said this campaign
ofcially commenced on April
25 in Banawe, Ifugao along with
the celebration of the World
Malaria Day.
The Global Fund Consolidated
Malaria Grant through its
Principal Recipient, Pilipinas
Shell Foundation Inc. has
covered the journey of the
mosquito net in its 40 project
areas from April 25 to August
24, 2012.
The net arrived in Metro
Manila on Oct. 23 from Batanes
province in the Cagayan Valley
region and will travel next to
Region 8 (Samar, Leyte and
Biliran Provinces) on Oct. 25.
From the malaria-endemic
areas to the malaria-free
provinces, Byaheng Kulambos
journey will reach its nal
destination at the DOH
sometime this month in time for
the National Malaria Awareness
Month celebration.
By this time, he hopes 81
provinces and 38 cities would
have been successfully reached
by the symbolic mosquito net.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE House of Representatives has approved on third and nal
reading a bill institutionalizing and strengthening political parties
in the country by allowing state funding for them.
By a unanimous 168 votes, the Lower House approved House
Bill 6551 designed to level the playing eld among all candidates
and political parties during elections and to reduce opportunities for
graft and corruption.
Principally authored by Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez,
the proposed Political Party Development Act of 2012, applies to
political parties duly registered with and certied by the Commission
on Elections.
Parties are also mandated to craft a clear policy agenda and program
of governance consistent with their party philosophy and ideals.
Under the bill, each party is also mandated to formulate a system
on nomination and selection of candidates, in which all party
members are involved.
The measure mandates that a State subsidy be created to augment
the operating funds of the Accredited National Political Parties and
shall be used directly and exclusively for party development and
campaign expenditures.
As such, these expenditures include party administration,
recruitment and civic education, research and policy development,
education and training of members, institution-building and
constituent outreach programs, other reasonable logistical and
operational expenses that are essential in strengthening the party,
operating and traveling expenses, information dissemination,
advocacy campaigns, production and distribution of electoral
paraphernalia and other expenditures under Section 102 of the
Omnibus Election Code.
The bill provides that the total amount of state subsidy fund shall
be distributed as follows: ve percent shall be used exclusively for
monitoring purposes and information dissemination campaigns and
voters education; 30 percent shall be proportionately distributed to
accredited political parties represented in the Senate based on the
number of seats obtained in the most recent general elections.
Fresh UST graduate stabbed 49 times
The central student council of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
sought justice for an alumna who was found dead with 49 stab wounds
near her home in Bacoor, Cavite on Wednesday.
The council, led by its president Rubi Ann Dauan, made the appeal in
its Twitter account for the victim, Cyrish Magalang, who had just gradu-
ated from the UST College of Tourism and Hospitality Management last
March.
According to Magalangs college mate Dawn Toylo, the victim was
last seen around 11 p.m. of Tuesday buying rice cakes, known as puto
bumbong, at the gate of Camella Homes in Bacoor where she usually
takes a tricycle for home.
Two men later boarded the tricycle and she was apparently brought to
the Gardenia Valley Subdivision where her body was found around 7 a.m.
the following day. Aside from the 49 stab wounds, Magalangs head also
appeared to have been hit by a blunt object.
QC ready to hike salaries of city employees
QUEZON City is ready to implement the fourt and nal tranche of sal-
ary increases for the citys 5,000 regular city hall employees, according
to Mayor Herbert Bautista.
Bautista said the city government is allocating P1.85 billion for the
wage increase which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
The mayor said 26 percent of the citys total appropriations for salaries
will be earmarked to ensure the implementation of the new pay schedule
The P1.85 billion needed by the city for the implementation of the
fourth tranche of the Salary Standardization Law is 0.27 percent higher
than the P1.67 billion set aside by the city government this year to imple-
ment the third tranche of the salary standardization scheme, he noted.
Funding requirements for the implementation of the fourth and nal
tranche of the Salary Standardization Law, or Executive Order 76, has
been included in the list of priority areas of expenditures for the city gov-
ernment next year, Bautista said. Rio N. Araja
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 FRIDAY
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
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Querrey stuns Djokovic
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
It was the rst time since the
Miami Masters in March 2010
that Djokovic has been elimi-
nated so early in a tournament.
During the second set I al-
ready felt that physically Im
down, and I struggled (in) every
game, Djokovic said. Its un-
fortunate, but on the brighter
side, I have a little bit more time
to rest because I had really dif-
cult period in the last couple of
weeks. Some things happened
and a lot of things on my mind.
The Serb entered the court
wearing a Darth Vader mask on
Halloween, and continued to put
on a show by winning the rst
set in just 21 minutes.
It was a little embarrassing,
Querrey said. But then I got
rolling and got more condence
and started serving better and
being a little more aggressive.
Djokovic then started to
waver under the relentless ac-
curacy of the Americans big
serve, and made too many un-
forced errors the rest of the way.
Querrey hit 18 aces and con-
verted his second match point
when Djokovics return sailed
long.
Djokovic had already secured
the year-end No. 1 ranking af-
ter defending champion Roger
Federer pulled out of the tour-
nament to rest for the season-
ending ATP World Tour Finals
in London.
After sealing the rst set with
some extravagant shot-making,
everything had pointed to a
comfortable win for Djokovic
after he broke for a 2-0 lead
in the second set. But Querrey
found his range, hitting 10 aces
during the set. Djokovic played
too many loose shots in the tie-
break and Querrey evened the
match on his rst set point when
Djokovics forehand clipped the
net and bounced wide.
I was concerned about how
long I can keep that level, since
physically Im not feeling very
good in last couple of days,
Djokovic said. When youre
playing somebody that hits, that
serves that well in the corners,
there is nothing you can do.
The match turned in Quer-
reys favor in the fth game of
the deciding set, when he broke
for a 3-2 lead with a stinging
forehand winner, and held for
4-2 after another sloppy fore-
hand from Djokovic landed in
the net.
Djokovic battled back and
had a great chance to even the
set at 4-4, but Querrey saved
ve break points in the eighth
game, three of them aces.
I thought I served amaz-
ing, especially the big points.
I felt like I made a first serve
there every time, Querrey
said. I could see he was
struggling a little bit, miss-
ing some shots he probably
wouldnt normally miss. AP
PARISSam Querrey recovered from
a humiliating rst set to beat second-
seeded Novak Djokovic 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
in the second round of the Paris Masters
on Wednesday.
THE long-awaited title ght between Pacic X-
Treme Combat yweight champion Ale Cali and
Mixed Martial Arts veteran Erwin Tagle will be the
main event at PXC 34 happening on Nov.17 at the
SMART Araneta Coliseum.
The ght will be aired via satellite on AKTV on
IBC 13 starting at 8:30 p.m.
Ale The Young Gun Cali has been one of
the success stories in Philippine MMA. The PXC
yweight champ was born to be a ghter, having
started off as a boxer at age 10. Cali also bagged
gold medals, representing Davao during his boxing
bouts in 2002 and 2003 at the Mindanao Friendship
Games. He also won several medals in the ABAP
National Youth Open Championships.
In 2008, he began training in the Muay Thai and
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu disciplines. Eventually, Cali be-
came the rst Filipino PXC Champion.
Cali was originally scheduled to face Tagle last
Sept. 1 at PXC 33 but was forced to withdraw due
to an injury during training.
I am nervous yet extremely excited to be in
the PXC cage with one of our countrys best
fighters (Tagle), Cali said.
For his part, Tagle has been instrumental in de-
veloping MMA in the Philippines. As head coach
and trainer of Submission Sports Gym in Quezon
City, he has the support of his students and avid
ght fans on his return to the MMA ring.
Since PXC started last year, Tagle has been work-
ing on the broadcast panel of Sports5. He decided
to make his return to professional competition after
witnessing Calis performances where he defeated
his three consecutive opponents, eventually win-
ning the yweight belt.
Erwins reputation precedes him as a show-
man and excellent fighter. He absolutely de-
serves this opportunity and we expect a great
show from him and Ale, said PXC Matchmak-
er Eli Monge.
The event will also feature the featherweight
bout of Harris Sarmiento taking on the unde-
feated Mark Striegl, one of the top young MMA
ghters in the country. Undefeated yweights
Jerome Wanawan will also take on knock-out
specialist Eugene Toquero taking on each other.
Tickets are available at all Ticketnet outlets or at
www.ticketnet.com.ph. Ticket prices are Ringside
3,500, VIP 2,400, Patron 1,200, Lower Box 600,
Upper Box 400.
PXC is presented by San Mig Strong Ice and
Sports 5. With special thanks to E-Games, Fit-
ness First, FHM Philippines, FHM.com.ph, Pre-
miere Condoms, Healthway Agility Phil, Beer
Below Zero, Real Sports Radio, and Loqal.ph.
Erwin Tagle, Ale Cali face off at PXC 34
IN BRIEF
Nets-Knicks opener reset
MAIKA Tanpoco unveiled something
new with German partner Ann Christin
Nilsson in the 20th Sarawak Chief Min-
isters Cup International Junior Tennis
tournament in Kuching, Malaysia.
Tanpoco played more aggressively this
time around as she and Nilsson eked out a 6-1,
6-2 triumph over Kyrgyztan rivals Arina Beli-
aeva and Alena Panlova in the girlsdoubles.
This allowed Tanpoco to make it into
her rst-ever quarternal stint in an inter-
national tournament.
Her new game requires her to play a
little more aggressive to try to dictate the
rallies. I told her after her match that her
old game will never work and it is so tir-
ing to watch and very difcult on her legs
and body, wrote coach Manny Tecson in
an email to the Manila Standard.
Tanpocos win allowed her to bounce
back from a 2-6, 5-7, setback to Indone-
sias Vita Taher in the singles.
Earlier, AJ Lim bowed out of contention
with a 7-5, 0-6, 1-6 loss to British foe Cal-
lum Poland Smith in the singles. With Han
Yu Chen of Hong Kong, they absorbed a
6-3, 5-7, 6-10 setback from Makoto Ochi
and Colin Wong. Peter Atencio
Tanpoco, pal advance
NEW YORKBarclays Center sits right
above a major mass-transit hub, an ideal
destination for fans throughout New York.
Not right now, though.
With those subways knocked out by
Hurricane Sandy and no way of knowing
how fans would get there, the citys may-
or decided this isnt the time for a game.
So Michael Bloomberg asked the NBA
to postpone Thursdays highly anticipat-
ed opener between the Knicks and Nets,
and the league agreed Wednesday.
Its a great stadium, it would have
been a great game, but the bottom line
is: There is not a lot of mass transit. Our
police have plenty of other things to do,
Bloomberg said at a news conference.
Barclays Center sits above the Atlantic Av-
enue subway station complex which hosts nine
subway lines and a Long Island Rail Road sta-
tion, and was expanded as part of the $1 billion
arenas construction. The Nets believe that will
be a major selling point in drawing fans to the
games after they were plagued by poor atten-
dance during their years in New Jersey.
But without knowing whatif anysub-
ways would be available and with city of-
cials still preferring people not drive into New
York, the Nets agreed with the decision.
Were disappointed that we cant play,
but theres a lot more important things go-
ing on right now, a lot of people displaced
from their homes, a lot of people lost loved
ones. So in the grand scheme of things, a
basketball game really doesnt mean much
right now, Nets point guard Deron Wil-
liams told reporters after practice. I think
itd be hard for a lot of people to even get
to the game in the rst place, with public
transportation being shut down. I guess it
makes sense to not have the game. AP
Ryder Cup
setback still
haunts Phil
SHENZHEN, ChinaPhil
Mickelson has spent the past
month trying to get over the
Americans shocking defeat in
the Ryder Cup, calling it one of
the biggest lows of my career.
Playing for the rst time
since the Ryder Cup in the
HSBC Champions starting
Thursday at Mission Hills,
Mickelson says it will take him
awhile longer to forget what
happened in Medinah.
I think the rst two weeks
following the Ryder Cup was
a really tough low, one of the
biggest lows of my career, he
says. It was one of the biggest
disappointments that Ive had
to deal with.
That disappointment will
last a lot longer than a month. I
still feel disappointment from it.
I still feel that over the next two
years, well still have the same
disappointment from not win-
ning this years Ryder Cup.
Mickelson lost to Justin Rose
in the turning point of the com-
petition on the last day, as the
US blew a six-point lead and
lost by one.
Tired of Europes ongoing
celebrating, Keegan Bradley,
whose exceptional play in the
Ryder Cup was the one bright
spot for the Americans, thinks a
victory for one of his country-
men this weekend would be a
big morale boost.
I saw some guys in the air-
port yesterday and it made me
happy just to see the guys, he
said. I think it would be great
a win here anytime is amaz-
ing, and I think that it would
help all of the Americans and
especially myself. AP
Huey, Briton fall to top seeds
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE Philippines Davis Cup doubles star Treat
Huey and his partner Dominic Inglot of Britain
nished runners-up in the Swiss Indoors Basel
Doubles nal, losing in three hard-fought sets to
top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, who
captured their second Swiss Indoors title with a
7-5, 6-7(4), 10-5 victory in 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Nestor becomes the fourth player in ATP World
Tour history (since 1973) to capture 80 doubles
titles (80-51). Only Bob Bryan (82), Todd Wood-
bridge (83) and all-time leader Mike Bryan (84)
have won more team trophies.
The tournament Website quoted Nestor, who said:
It feels good to reach the milestone. Its nice to win
again, as Max [Mirnyi] and I have struggled a little
bit. I started playing well again this week, so hope-
fully we can nish strong in Paris and London.
Playing with Nenad is always fun, weve had
a lot of success together. He is one of the best on
tour. It is always nice being on the same side as
him. He played great, hitting a lot of big serves
when we needed them. We both played well when
we need to. It was a very close match and it was
the difference of one or two points.
Smart backs world karate tilt
THE International Shotokan Karate Federa-
tion Philippines, Inc. the local afliate of the
largest Karate Organization in the world,
tapped leading wireless services provider
Smart Communications, Inc. to be one of the
major sponsors of the 2nd ISKF World Shoto
Cup to be held in Cebu City on Nov. 8 to 11.
The quadrennial event dubbed as the
Olympics of Karate will be participated
by more than 15 countries including the
Philippines, Iran, South Africa and the
United States which won the inaugural
tournament held four years ago in Canada.
Smart in the last two years has been in-
volved with us in launching the successful
Smart Karate Kids series and the Okazaki
Cup, said David Lay, Jr., country director for
ISKF Philippines. We are honored to have
Smart as a partner once again in hosting this
prestigious event.
Smart Karate Kids was a Karate tour-
nament and clinic held in 2012 while the
Okazaki Cup was another international
tournament held in the country last year.
Both were sponsored by the telco through
its sports advocacy arm, Smart Sports.
We are proud to be part of this historic
event and were optimistic that Team Philip-
pines can deliver an impressive performance
in this tournament, says Epok Quimpo,
Smart Sports manager. We have been part-
nering with the ISKF to promote the develop-
ment of Karate in the country and we believe
that in time we will be one of the countries to
watch out for in this eld.
The ISKF World Shoto Cup, aside from
the world tournament, will feature Karate
Masters seminar and clinics and side Kara-
te competition events from junior to senior
levels. The event will be attended by ISKF
Chairman and co-founder master Teruyuki
Okazaki10th degree black belt and the
worlds most senior Shotokan master.
For more information, visit www.iskf.ph.
Cojuangco, Garcia guests of honor at PBC Open
THE countrys top two sports leaders
Olympic Committee president Jose
Peping Cojuangco Jr. and Sports Com-
mission Chair Richie Garciahave been
invited as guests of honor at the opening
of the 41st Philippine Bowling Congress-
PSC-POC Open championships on Sun-
day at the SM Center lanes at the Mall of
Asia in Pasay City.
We are happy and proud to invite
our top sports leaders in the kick-off
ceremony of our ambitious event, said
PBC president Ernesto Toti Lopa.
Cash prizes and trophies amounting
to more than P1 million will be up for
grabs in the tournament which will fea-
ture only Filipino bowlers.
Unlike in the past, we have kept the
foreigners out and limited the competi-
tion only to local bowlers in our bid to
develop young athletes with great po-
tentials, added Lopa.
Members of the national team, led
by 2006 world mens champion Biboy
Rivera and a couple of medalists in the
2012 16th Asian Youth championsips
held in Egypt Enzo Hernandez and
Alexis Sy will be among the partici-
pants in the tourney sponsored by the
POC, PSC, Philippine Charity Sweep-
stakes Ofce, Department of Tourism
and Boysen Paints.
Only 16 years old, Hernandez
emerged rst runner-up both in the
2012 Bevida-Storm International Mas-
ters Challenge and the Asian Youth
boys doubles event, while Sy copped
the Asian Youth girls Masters crown.
Rivera, who had already campaigned
in the prestigious Bowling World Cup,
won a silver medal in the last Southeast
Asian Games in Indonesia.
Another PH team member, Frederick
Ong, also took a silver in the Masters
event of the 26th SEAG.
However, legendary Paeng Nepo-
muceno will not be around to defend
his title because hes undergoing thera-
py in the United States.
Lopa, who is supported by fellow
PBC ofcials Dr. Ronaldo Mendoza,
Atty. Rodolfo Salazar, Engineer Puri-
simo Batin and Atty. Honorato J. de
Leon Jr., feels its time to make a big
move and intensify bowlings develop-
ment to shore up the thinning ranks of
veteran international campaigners.
There are many other young, up-
coming bowlers around, but they have
to get the right break, said Lopa.
Darts king. Lourence Ilagan raises his trophy and receives the winners check from Jojo Claudio, Chief
Executive Ofcer of Tobys Sports, after ruling the Philippine qualier recently and earning the right to
represent the country in the 2013 World Darts Championship in London. Claudio expressed condence
Ilagan, dubbed The Gunner, will perform well in the world meet, saying: Ilagan has already carved a
name as one of the best in Asia and we are positive he will have a good run in the World event. Ilagan
bested 31 other darters from all over the country who advanced to the nals.
Smart Sports manager Epok Quimpo (left) with ISKF Philippines
country director David Lay, Jr. during the World Shoto Cup contract
signing held recently at the Smart headquarters in Makati City.
Tagle Cali
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
The talent-laden Lakers have dropped
two straight to open the seasontheir
opener at home against the Dallas Mav-
ericks followed by a 116-106 thump-
ing by the Portland Trail Blazers on
Wednesday night.
To make matters worse, two-time
MVP Steve Nash, brought in by the Lak-
ers in the offseason along with six-time
All-Star Dwight Howard, was injured
late in the rst half against Portland.
Weve got to learn how to play togeth-
er, said Howard, who had 33 points and 14
rebounds in the loss to Portland. Youve
got to be good before you can be great.
The Lakers stockpile of stars lacked
a sense of urgency against the Blazers,
who led by as many as 19 points. Nico-
las Batum had 26 points and Damian
Lillard, the sixth overall pick in the June
draft, had 22 points and 11 assists in his
NBA debut.
Kobe Bryant had 30 points and How-
ards output Wednesday night was a vast
improvement over his debut the night
before against the Mavs, when he had
19 points and 10 rebounds but made just
three of 14 free throws before fouling
out. The Lakers lost that one 99-91.
But it was apparent for the second night
in a row that the Lakers were still get-
ting used to each other. The starters rarely
played together during an 0-8 preseason.
We didnt expect to just come together
and be awesome, Howard said. Its al-
ways a process. Weve got to stick with it
so that at the end of the year we can have
a trophy.
Nash collided with Lillard and limped
to the locker room. Although the team ini-
tially reported he was ne, Nash struggled
when he returned for the second half and
left the game for good a short time later.
The team said he had a bruised left leg.
He said after the game he hopes to play
Friday when the Lakers host the Clippers.
Were not sharp, Nash said. I
think the guys are trying, we just didnt
live up to what were trying to do.
The Blazers, who nished 28-38 last
season and out of the playoffs, opened
their season with eight newcomers on
the roster after an offseason rebuilding
effort around All-Star LaMarcus Al-
dridge, Wesley Matthews and Batum.
People probably didnt expect us to
come out and beat that type of team, but
weve been competing very hard in practice,
and we did that same thing tonight, Lillard
said. We were ying around, lots of energy.
I think our activity kind of wore on them.
Portland pulled out to a 30-26 lead late
in the rst quarter after Matthews 3-point-
er. Lillard extended the lead to 35-26 with
a running bank shot in trafc.
J.J. Hicksons jumper made it 41-34
for Portland, but Bryant answered for the
Lakers with a 3-pointer. Batums fast-
break jam gave the Blazers a 46-40 lead
and Portland went into halftime with a 62-
57 lead.
Portland took its momentum into the sec-
ond half, going up 72-64 on another dunk by
Batum. Sasha Pavlovics 3-pointer gave the
Blazers an 88-76 lead just before Howard
was called for his fourth foul. AP
FRIDAY
PORTLAND, Ore.This was not the start the
Los Angeles Lakers envisioned.
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SINGAPORESoutheast Asia was all
in for running as 45,000 passionate run-
ners came together to participate in adi-
das King of the Road 2012, the only run-
ning championship spanning across ve
countries within the region, clocking an
impressive 84km distancethe equiva-
lent of two marathons.
As the global leader in running, adidas
continued its commitment to the sport by
hosting its second KOTR championship
in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philip-
pines, and Singapore.
Singapore marked the grand nale
of the championship with the 16.8-
km race originating and ending at the
citys newest attraction, Gardens by
the Bay.
The King and Queen of the KOTR
championship saw Eduardo Beunavista
and Mary Grace Delos Santos, both from
the Philippines, battle vigorously along-
side elite runners to claim bragging rights
as Southeast Asias best in the Closed
category for males and females in a time
of 53 minutes 12 seconds and 1 hour 1
minute 52 seconds respectively.
Hot on their heels were two run-
ners from Thailand, Sanchai Nam-
khet for the male category in a time
of 55 minutes 7 seconds and Nat-
thaya Thanaronnawat for the female
category in one hour 4 minutes 18
seconds.
Im very happy with the adidas
KOTR. Its nice to see the global leader
in running bringing together passion-
ate runners from all over the region.
The 16.8-km distance is distinctive
from other running events, and I cer-
tainly would like to do it again, said
Buenavista.
Buenavista, Delos Reyes win adidas Singapore race
By Jeric Lopez

THE leagues two hottest
teams nd themselves on a col-
lision course as they nd out
who gets to continue its hot
streak and who cools down.
Top dog Talk N Text and
rising Alaska are headed for a
huge test as they battle in the
7:30 p.m. main game of the
2013 Philippine Basketball As-
sociation Philippine Cup at the
Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
The unbeaten Tropang Tex-
ters (6-0) plan on remaining un-
scathed, but the rampaging Aces
(4-2) also dont want their hot
stretch to end. One streak ends
tonight, but neither team wants
to earn that dubious honor.
Before that, Petron Blaze (3-
3), another team which is start-
ing to come along, will battle
a team heading the opposite
direction in Air21 (1-5) in the
5:15 p.m. curtain raiser.
Both the Texters and the
Aces are riding hot, winning
streaks. Talk N Text has been
unstoppable since the start of the
tournament. Alaska, on the other
hand, turned things around and
is high on a four-game winning
ride, but not before dropping its
rst two games at the start of the
conference.
Both Alaska coach Luigi
Trillo and Talk N Text mentor
Norman Black are wary of the
other. They both know they are
headed for a long night espe-
cially with how both teams are
playing.
Top teams
TNT Texters,
Aces clash
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.With a
new team and a new role, James Hard-
en looked as comfortable as could be.
Harden had 37 points and 12
assists in a sensational debut for
Houston, and Carlos Delno made
four 3-pointers in the fourth quar-
ter to lift the Rockets to a 105-96
victory over the Detroit Pistons on
Wednesday night.
Detroit led 83-72 early in the
fourth, but Harden and Delno
brought the Rockets back. Houston
acquired Harden on Saturday night in
a trade with Oklahoma City and on
Wednesday he agreed to a ve-year,
$80 million contract extension.
I think I just wanted to get out
there and play, Harden said. All
the talking and all the craziness that
has been happening this last week
I just wanted to go out there and
play basketball.
The reigning Sixth Man of the Year
fell just short of his career high of 40
points, and his 12 assists were a career
best. Not bad for a guy still adjusting
to new teammates and a new situation.
Harden started only seven games
in three seasons in Oklahoma City,
as he developed into an indispens-
able reserve. But he was in the
starting lineup Wednesday and
looked ready to play a bigger role
with Houston.
We thought he would have had
a tougher time as far as guring out
their offense, but they only stuck to
a couple plays the entire game, De-
troits Tayshaun Prince said. We
know what type of player James
Harden is. The more he has the ball in
his hands, the more dangerous he is.
Jeremy Lin, Houstons other big
acquisition, had 12 points and eight
assists. The Rockets won without
Patrick Patterson, who was out with
a left quad strain. AP
Harden shows he can be go-to guy, too
Perpetual-Laguna
sweeps volley titles
UNIVERSITY of Perpetual
Help-Laguna proved too
much for its separate op-
ponents as it retained the
mens and womens volley-
ball championships of the
14th National Collegiate
Athletic Association South
at the Lyceum Philippines
University- Batangas cov-
ered court in Batangas City
last Monday.
Coached by former na-
tional standout Otie Caman-
gian, the Saints were solid
on both offense in defense
in overpowering the LPU-
Batangas Pirates in straight
sets, 25-11, 25-19, 25-14,
to sweep their best-of-3 title
series.
Just like their 25-20, 25-
21, 23-25, 25-12 victory in
Game 1, Perpetual leaned
on the outstanding perfor-
mances of Paul Ryan Vis-
ita, Marty Soria and John
Javier in outclassing the
hosts, who performed
listlessly with ace spiker
Aries Solas hobbled by an
ankle injury.
Not to be outdone, the
Lady Saints had twin towers
Maria Mendiloa and Hanna
Mance to be thankful for as
they did most of the damage
in subduing the volleybelles
of First Asia Institute of
Technology and Humani-
ties, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23,
25-10.
They had a much easier
time in Game 2 to wrap up
their second consecutive
crown compared to their
struggle in the opening
match, rallying from a 0-2
decit to win in ve close
sets, 23-25, 21-25, 25-20,
25-23. 15-11 in 102 minutes
of intense action.
We worked hard on
our passing, receiving
blocklng which were our
weaknesses when we lost
to Lyceum in the elimina-
tions, said Camangian,
also Perpetuals ath-
letic director,in steering
his squad to their fourth
straight championship.
NBA HOME TEAM IN CAPS
Indiana 90 TORONTO 88
PHILADELPHIA 84 Denver 75
Houston 105 DETROIT 96
CHICAGO 93 Sacramento 87
San Antonio 99 NEW ORLEANS 95
UTAH 113 Dallas 94
Golden State 87 PHOENIX 85
LA CLIPPERS 101 Memphis 92
PORTLAND 116 LA Lakers 106
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Carlos completes badminton ranking system 3-gold haul
BIANCACarlos enhanced her flourishing badmin-
ton career by retaining the Under-19 singles crown
and teaming up with Justin Natividad to beat Paul
Pantig and Eloise Dionisio for the U-19 mixed
doubles plum in the MVPSports Foundation-Phil-
ippine Badminton Ranking System Makati leg at
the Makati Coliseum last Wednesday.
The twin victories completed Carlos three-
gold haul in the ve-day event sponsored by the
MVP Sports Foundation after the St. Paul Col-
lege Pasig ace toppled fellow Golden Shuttle
Foundation bet Gelita Castilo in straight sets in
the Open singles for the second straight time.
aCastilo, meanwhile, took two doubles titles with
regular partner Dia Nicole Magno, beating Danica
Bolos and Reyne Calimlin, 21-13, 13-21, 21-13, in
the Open and Jessie Francisco and Eleanor Inlayo,
21-14, 21-11, in the U-19 category of tournament
supported by Victor PCOME Industrial Sales Inc.,
exclusive distributor of Victor equipment.
Top seed Ronel Estanislao and Paul Vivas out-
lasted No. 2 Aries delos Santos and Gabriel Villan-
ueva, 21-8, 16-21, 21-15, to cop the mens Open
doubles while Melvin Llanes and Bolos repulsed
Wilfredo Amoroso Jr. and Melody Villaceran, 21-
18, 22-20, for the Open mixed doubles gold.
Elijah Boac and JC Clarito trounced Miguel
Leonardo and Jon Masongsong, 21-12, 21-18, to
claim the boysU-19 doubles diadem.
Christian Bernardo and Chanelle Lunod
bagged the U-15 mixed doubles title with a
21-19, 21-17 upset over No. 2 Boris Suma-
bat and Sarah Joy Barredo while No. 2 Jessie
Francisco and Inlayo took the girls doubles
crown with a 21-14, 21-8 romp over Djali Bal-
ingcogan and Ann Masongsong.
The Los Angeles Lakers Dwight Howard, right, and Jodie Meeks walk off the court after their NBA basketball game against the
Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore., Wednesday. The Blazers handed the Lakers their second straight loss 116-106. AP
Top Filipino long-distance runner Eduardo Buenavista
reaches the nish line.
The Perpetual
Help-Laguna
Saints display
their medals and
trophies after
capturing their
fourth straight
14th NCAA South
mens volleyball
championship
at the Lyceum
Philippines
University-
Batangas covered
court. With them
is UPHL athletic
director and
head coach Otie
Camangian (left).
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IN BRIEF
PSALM may contest P10-b refund
Jack Ng joins A Brown, Ayala in coal plant Ayala Land raises P1b
in Homestarter bonds
VOLUME 687.950M
Govt to revise installation targets for wind, solar
Record
wheat
imports
expected
VOLUME 631.500M
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing October 31, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695
LPG/11-kg tank
P47.15-P53.07
Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.2630
Japan Yen 0.012561 0.5183
UK Pound 1.607500 66.3303
Hong Kong Dollar 0.129042 5.3247
Switzerland Franc 1.072731 44.2641
Canada Dollar 1.000801 41.2961
Singapore Dollar 0.820412 33.8527
Australia Dollar 1.037344 42.8039
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 109.4655
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.0335
Brunei Dollar 0.817060 33.7143
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032573 1.3441
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.2344
Euro Euro 1.296200 53.4851
Korea Won 0.000916 0.0378
China Yuan 0.160244 6.6121
India Rupee 0.018532 0.7647
Malaysia Ringgit 0.328084 13.5377
NewZealand Dollar 0.821423 33.8944
Taiwan Dollar 0.034227 1.4123
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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42
44
46
48
P41.180
CLOSE
Closing OCTOBER 31, 2012
5,424.51
2.16
HIGH P41.160 LOW P41.230 AVERAGE P41.208
5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
1500
1200
Nomura bullish on PH
NOMURA, a Japanese nancial group, said
the latest decision of Moodys Investors Ser-
vice to upgrade the Philippines credit rating to
just one notch below investment grade supports
its view that the country will sustain its strong
growth.
This rating upgrade is consistent with our
long-held view that the Philippines is set to
deliver on key scal reforms, especially with
respect to improving the quality of spending
such as higher capital spending and increas-
ing revenue buoyancy, Nomura analyst Euben
Paracuelles said.
That aside, improved progress in public-pri-
vate partnerships should also support economic
growth in the medium term and we remain
above consensus on GDP growth for 2012 and
2013 at 6 percent, Paracuelles added.
Nomura said in its latest report it remained
bullish on the country given its favorable do-
mestic demand dynamics, benign ination and
stable political outlook.
It said the Moodys upgrade was an afrma-
tion of the Philippines improved scal ex-
ibility and lent further support to their medium-
term bullish Philippine peso view.
Anna Leah Estrada
Higher exports pushed
THE Trade Department said the countrys
export growth should match those of other
Southeast Asian countries to sustain economic
advancement.
Philippine exports have been growing at a
slower rate because of weak demand, especial-
ly in large consumer market such as the United
States and European Union, Bureau of Export
Trade Promotion director Senen Perlada said
in a presentation on the impact of exports on
employment during the 9th Trade Promotion
Organization Network World Conference in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For the Philippines to attain inclusive growth
through trade, we have to sustain growth, create
jobs and reduce poverty, Perlada said.
He said exports of products and services
would signicantly contribute to the govern-
ments goal of inclusive growth and the priori-
ties of the Philippine Development Plan 2011-
2016.
The countrys exports in 2010 accounted for
34.8 percent of the countrys gross domestic
product.
He said merchandise trade was currently
concentrated in electronics, computer parts and
auto parts. There is also a relative success in
the services sector, especially in the business
process outsourcing which currently employs
650,000 people. Julito G. Rada
By Alena Mae S. Flores
POWER Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp.
said Thursday it will validate
the P10-billion refund claim of
Manila Electric Co., which was
allegedly overcharged from its
customers.
Meralco earlier increased the refund claim to
P10 billion from P9.1 billion, involving the double-
charging of transmission line costs by PSALM.
PSALM, the governments power asset privatization
arm, said in a statement it had not ofcially received
the higher refund claim of Meralco and that it would
validate the basis of the power distributors new
computation.
PSALM president and chief executive Emmanuel
Ledesma Jr. said PSALM charged Meralco a time-of-use
rate approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission
under a transition supply contract.
The contract allowed PSALM to charge 2.98
percent in transmission line loss from Meralco,
which passed on the levy to its customers.
Meralco, the largest electricity distributor
in Luzon, however, claimed that Philippine
Electricity Market Corp., operator of the
wholesale electricity spot market, was also
charging the same cost.
Ledesma said the PEMC charged line rentals under
the ERC-approved price determination mechanism.
He said Meralcos proposed methodology also
failed to consider the fact that the line loss component
of the National Power Corp.-TOU rate was not
analogous to the actual line loss imposed by PEMC.
It must be noted that the line loss imposed by
PEMC is bundled together with line congestion,
which PEMC charges its customers as line rentals.
However, no breakdown is available as to the
allocation of the bundled rate between the two
components to determine how much PEMC is really
charging for the line loss, PSALM said.
It said the reference points and quantities used as
basis in computing the line loss component of the
Napocor-TOU rate and PEMCs actual line loss were
not identical.
PSALM said the proposed methodology was
merely a straight application of 2.98-percent line loss
and did not consider the actual uctuating nature of
the hourly line loss being charged by PEMC.
Given that the two rates are not comparable at
all points with each other, Meralcos methodology
is inaccurate as it simply extracted the 2.98-percent
line loss from NPCs TOU rate to serve as basis for
the refund amount without considering the actual
line loss, Ledesma said.
THE Energy Department plans to
revise the installation targets for
wind and solar energy projects
to promote the development of
the renewable energy industry, a
government ofcial said.
Energy Undersecretary Jay
Layug told reporters the department
prepared an eligibility criteria that
would serve as basis in choosing
which power projects would go rst
to comply with the installation target
set by government.
The department earlier
approved an installation target of
250 megawatts for hydroelectric
power projects, 250 MW for
biomass, 200 MW for wind, 50
MW for solar and 10 MW for
ocean technology.
The DoE is looking whether
we can consider reallocation. In
other words, if run-of-river and
biomass projects targets are not
met, we reallocate the balance to
either wind or solar, Layug said.
Layug, however, said the
proposed re-allocation would only
be implemented if it would not
increase the feed-in tariff allowance
of P0.05 per kilowatt-hour. The
FIT allowance is the uniform per
kWh charge to be shouldered by all
consumers to promote renewable
energy projects.
There is one basic condition.
We dont want the P0.05 per
kWh to increase further. So the
re-allocation will be done in a
way that the FIT allowance will
not go higher where it is now
given the approved FIT rates,
the energy ofcial said.
We set the installation
target to maintain the estimated
additional cost of P0.05/kWh.
In cases of oversubscription,
the JCPC [Joint Congressional
Power Commission] pointed out
that the number of run-of-river
and biomass would not meet the
installation target vis-a-vis wind
and solar projects which are
expected to be oversubscribed,
Layug said.
Layug said the department and
the National Renewable Energy
Board would review the targets
further because they depended
on the projected demand and
avoided cost.
If we calculate, since wind and
solar technologies are expensive,
we might add 50 to 60 MW to
the installation target for wind.
NREB, for instance, calculated
that 90 MW can be an additional
allocation for wind, but that does
not count solar, Layug said.
Alena Mae S. Flores
By Othel V. Campos
THE country may import a
record volume of feed wheat
this year, amid the limited
supply of domestic corn,
according to a feed trader.
The trader said the local
feed milling sector revised
the feed wheat import target
to between 1.6 million and
1.7 million metric tons this
year, from an earlier estimate
of 1.5 million MT, due to the
minimal supply of corn in the
local market.
Feed millers said feed wheat
imports were expected to be
the highest in 2012. Imported
feed wheat was 1.127 million
MT in 2009, before declining
to 962,446 MT in 2010. It
rebounded to 1.172 million
MT in 2011.
The country this year imported
1.4 million MT of feed wheat in
the rst 10 months of the year.
Major feed milling
companies, including San
Miguel Corp. and another
poultry integrator, placed orders
for an additional shipment of
50,000 MT of feed wheat for
December arrival.
In fairness to the local corn
sector, they try to service our
corn requirements but they
only give us a fraction of our
requirement, the trader said in
an interview Thursday.
The trader said other feed
millers might also import
additional feed wheat in
November. Imported feed
wheat costs about P13.90 per
kilo at landed price and about
P15 a kilo when delivered to
warehouses.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
AYALA Land Inc. issued P1 billion worth of xed rate bonds under
its Homestarter bonds program.
The property developer said in a disclosure to the stock exchange
the amount represented the rst tranche of the P3-billion xed rate
bonds registered and approved for sale to the general public by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Ayala Land Homestarter Bond, which will mature in three
years from the issue date, were issued at 100 percent of face value
and will rate a xed-rate coupon of 5 percent per annum.
The proceeds shall be used by the company for general corporate
purposes, Ayala Land said.
BPI Capital Corp. acted as issue manager and underwriter for the
issue.
Homestarter bonds aim to boost the companys residential sales
and at the same time allow it to raise fresh funds. Under the scheme,
buyers will be required to set aside as low as P5,000 a month for a
bond subscription over 36 months.
AYALA Corp. and A Brown
Group took a third partner in
the 135-megawatt coal power
project in Iloilo province.
Ayala Corp. said power
subsidiary AC Energy Holdings
Inc. signed a shareholders
agreement with the two
principal stockholders of Palm
Concepcion Power Corp. for the
P12.5-billion project.
Palm Concepcions original
principal stakeholder is Palm
Thermal Consolidated Holdings
Corp., a subsidiary of A Brown
Group. Ayala disclosed that Jin
Navitas Resource Inc., a new
company headed by Jack Ng
of the Rebisco Group, now had
interest in Palm Concepcion.
Ayala said it nalized and
executed a shareholders
agreement with Palm Concepcions
two principal stakeholders.
The agreement conrms the
terms and conditions by which
Palm Concepcion will be owned,
managed and controlled, and
by which it will implement the
development and operation of
the power generation project set
for completion by 2016.
An industry source earlier told
Manila Standard that Palm
Concepcion would likely get a
third party for its coal project in
Iloilo, after signing a memorandum
of agreement with AC Energy.
The source said the entry of
the third party would bring the
ownership of the Ayala Group
in the project to 40 percent; A
Brown, 30 percent; and the third
investor, 30 percent.
The source added that A
Brown, despite its diluted stake,
would likely retain chairmanship
of the project.
A Brown acquired Palm
Concepcion Power Corp. in
November 2010 from DMCI
Power Corp., marking its rst major
venture in power generation.
The Iloilo plant is expected to
ll the anticipated tight power
supply situation in Panay and
the Visayas grids by 2015, as
economic activity continues to
expand in the area.
The project may include a
second 135-MW plant for future
development.
Alena Mae S. Flores
News channel.
The Solar News
Channel team offers
a toast during the
launching of the news
information channel at
the New World Hotel
in Makati City. Solar
Television Network,
headed by chairman
Wilson Yu Tieng,
launched the new
channel, formerly aired
as TALKtv, which aims
to appeal to the Filipino
people who want to be
informed and inspired.
Solar News Channel
airs on Sky Channel 16,
Global Destiny Channel
28, Cignal Channel 21,
Cablelink Channel 12,
and on free television
SBN Channel 21.
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
TARLAC SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
NIA Compound, Jefmin, Concepcion, Tarlac
Tel. No. (045) 923-07-01/TeleFax No. (045) 923-09-60
Invitation to Bid
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through the Gen-
eral Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of Php 9,172,566.03 being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for
Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/ Upgrading of Capas-San Jose-Mayantoc-
Malacampa Road (Capas Section), Capas, Tarlac with Contract I.D. No.
12CK0154. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall automatically rejected at
bid opening.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now invites bids
for Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Capas-San Jose-Mayantoc-
Malacampa Road, Capas, Tarlac with Contract I.D. No. 12CK0154, works
includes Concreting of Road along Capas-San Jose-Mayantoc-Malacampa
Road (Capas Section), Capas, Tarlac. Completion of the Works is sixty two
(62) calendar days.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submis-
sion and receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at
least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required
to register to the DPWH National Registry for Civil Works Contractors prior to the
set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their
records current and updated. Contractor Profle Eligibility Process (CPEP) and
subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on registration can be obtained
at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central Procurement Offce (CPO), 5
th

Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00
P.M.
5. A completed set of Bid Documents (BDs) may be purchased by interested Bid-
ders from the address below and upon payment of non-refundable fee for the
Bidding Documents in the amount of ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00).
It may also downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Govern-
ment Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the DPWH Website www.
dpwh.gov.ph, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents
not later than the submission of their bids.
Payments can be made at any DPWH feld offce. The submission of the Original
Receipt (OR) for payments of Bidding Documents issued by any DPWH feld
offce is suffcient for the BAC of this District Offce to process the electronic
eligibility evaluation of contractors.
6. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 05, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH Conference
Room, Tarlac Second District Engineering Offce, NIA Compound, Jefmin,
Concepcion, Tarlac, which shall be opened only to all interested parties who
have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 20, 2012,
10:00 A.M. at the DPWH Conference Room, this Offce. All bids must be ac-
companied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount
stated in ITB Clause 18.1.
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.
8. The Department of Public Works and Highways Tarlac Second District
Engineering Offce (DPWH-TSDEO) reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at anytime prior to
contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or
bidders.
9. For further information, please refer to:
(Sgd.) ALEX B. RAMOS
OIC-Chief, Construction Section
BAC Chairman. DPWH-TSDEO
NIA Compound, Jefmin, Concepcion, Tarlac
(045) 923-09-60
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
TARLAC SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
NIA Compound, Jefmin, Concepcion, Tarlac
Tel. No. (045) 923-07-01/TeleFax No. (045) 923-09-60
Invitation to Bid
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through the
General Appropriations Acts intend to apply the sum of P 13,259,038.98 being
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract
for Preventive Maintenance Including Additional Pavement Width Along
Sta. Rosa-Tarlac Road (La Paz Section), La Paz, Tarlac with Contract ID
No. 12CK0155 . Bids received in excess of ABC shall be automatically rejected
at bid opening
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now invites bids
for Preventive Maintenance Including Additional Pavement Width Along
Sta. Rosa-Tarlac Road (La Paz Section), La Paz, Tarlac with Contract ID
No. 12CK0155., works includes Preventive Maintenance (Asphalt-Overlay
and Additional Pavement Width (Concreting/Widening) of Road along
Sta. Rosa-Tarlac Road (La Paz Section), La Paz, Tarlac. Completion of
the Works is required for seventy nine (79) calendar days.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submis-
sion and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least
ffty percent (50%) of the ABC.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as
the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required
to register to the DPWH National Registry for Civil Works Contractors prior
to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall
keep their records current and updated. Contractor Profle Eligibility Process
(CPEP) and subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on registration
can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central Procurement
Offce (CPO), 5
th
Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bid-
ders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for
the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred
Pesos (P12,500.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of
the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
Payments can be made at any DPWH feld offce. The submission of the
Original Receipt (OR) for payments of Bidding Documents issued by any
DPWH feld offce is suffcient for the BAC of this District Offce to process the
electronic eligibility evaluation of contractors.
6. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 05,2012, 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH Conference
Room, Tarlac Second District Engineering Offce, NIA Compound, Jefmin,
Concepcion, Tarlac, which shall be opened only to all interested parties who
have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 20,
2012, 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH Conference Room, this Offce. All bids must
be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the
amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1. 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.
8. The Department of Public Works and Highways Tarlac Second District Engineer-
ing Offce (DPWH-TSDEO)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.
9. For further information, please refer to:

(Sgd.) ALEX B. RAMOS
OIC-Chief, Construction Section
BAC Chairman. DPWH-TSDEO
NIA Compound, Jefmin, Concepcion, Tarlac
(045) 923-09-60
(MST-Nov. 5, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region IV -B, MIMAROPA
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Marinduque Engineering District
Boac, Marinduque
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Nov. 2 & 6, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Conunittee (BAC) of the DPWH Marinduque
Engineering District Offce, Boac, Marinduque, through the SARO No. NEP
2013 invites contractors to bid aforementioned projects.
Contract ID: 12EA 0037
Contract Name: Road Upgrading of Dr. Damian Reyes Mem. Road
(Boac Side)
Km. 14+580 - Km. 14+ 735.20/Km. 16+580-Km.
18+633
Contract Location: Boac, Marinduque
Scope of Work: Concreting of 2,208.20m. road including roadway
excavation, drainage and slope protection works
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Php 40,972,614.35
Contract Duration: 140 calendar days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior 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
Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines for procurement are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 31, 2012 - November 19, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 9, 2012 / 9:00 A.M.
3. Receipt of Bids November 19,2012/10:00 A.M.
4. Opening of Bids November 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 25,000.00 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.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs 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/so
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RODOLEO S. DAVID
BAC Chairman
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Surigao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Surigao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Tandag City through the SARO No., invites contractors
to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID : 12NH 0061
Contact Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Replacement/
Retroftting of Gilingan Bridge along Surigao-
Davao Coastal Road
Contract Location : Tago, Surigao del Sur
Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Structures, Earthworks,
Concrete Works, Reinforcing Steel Bars,
Superstructure, & Others
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Php 8,170,210.54
Contract Duration : 42 C.D.
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
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
bidding 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
period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC,
or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary
pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration
(CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 31, 2012- November 06, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 09, 2012@ 10:00 a.m.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
November 19, 2012 @10:00 a.m.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: November 21, 2012 @ 8:45 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids November 21, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Surigao
del Sur 1
st
Engineering District Offce. 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.
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 the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Surigao del Sur 1
st
Engineering District Offce reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to award of
contract, without thereby incurring any liability to affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) AGUSTIN R. ESTAL, MPA
Engineer III
(BAC-Chairman)
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Alabel, Sarangani Province
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
for
Project No. 1. Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies, Traffc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road, K1735+273
K1736+870.
Project No. 2. Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies, Traffc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road, K1740+630
K1741+457.
Project No. 3. Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies, Traffc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Demoloc-Little Baguio-Alabel Road, K1669+725
K1670+520.
Project No. 4. Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies, Traffc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Maitum-Lake Sebu Road, K1777+(-127) K1779+540
Project No. 5. Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies, Traffc
Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections, Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks along Digos-Makar
Road, K1624+750 K1626+250
1. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce, through the General Appropriations Act (FY
2013 Regular Infrastructure Program) intends to apply the sum of:
Project No. 1 Php 46,618,200.00
Project No. 2 Php 24,967,800.00
Project No. 3 Php 22,061,680.00
Project No. 4 Php 48,500,000.00
Project No. 5 Php 35,831,800.00
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contracts for:
1. 13ME0011 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road, K1735+273
K1736+870.
2. 13ME0012 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark forUpgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Sarangani-Davao delSur Coastal Road, K1740+630
K1741+457.
3. 13ME0013 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road
strategies,Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-
4Project Analysis) Intermittent Sections along Demoloc-Little Baguio-Alabel Road,
K1669+725 K1670+520.
4. 13ME0014 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4Project Analysis)
Intermittent Sections along Maitum-Lake SebuRoad, K1777+(-127) K1779+540
5. 13ME0015 - Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road
strategies,Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4Project
Analysis) Intermittent Sections, Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks along Digos-
Makar Road, K1624+750 K1626+250
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce now invites bids for:
1. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
2. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
3. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
4. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
5. Lowering/ Widening and Concreting of Roads and Installation of Cross
Drainage
Completion of the Works is required:
Project No. 1 175 Calendar Days
Project No. 2 130 Calendar Days
Project No. 3 125 Calendar Days
Project No. 4 175 Calendar Days
Project No. 5 170 Calendar Days
The Prospective Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1) Contract
that is similar to the contract to be bid. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the
Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section 5. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary
pass/fail criterion 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, or organizations with
at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of
the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Sarangani District Engineering
Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 oclock in the
morning until 5:00 oclock in the afternoon (Offce Hours).
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 of:
Project No. 1 Php 25,000.00
Project No. 2 Php 25,000.00
Project No. 3 Php 25,000.00
Project No. 4 Php 25,000.00
Project No. 5 Php 25,000.00
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders
shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November
16, 2012 at 2:00 oclock in the afternoon at DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Conference Room, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 28, 2012 not later than
10:00 oclock in the morning at DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce. 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 in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to
attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH Sarangani 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.
9. For further information, please refer to:
LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Brgy. Kawas, Alabel, Sarangani Province
(083-554-2545)
Tele Fax No. 083-554-2530
(Sgd.) LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Offce of the District Engineer
Negros Oriental 2nd District Engineering Offce
Dumaguete City
Tel. No. (035) 225-2540
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, through the FY
2013 Infrastructure Program, General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of
Php44,457,700.00 (for project 12HK0027) being the Approved Budget for the Contract
to payments under the contract for this project. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.
Contract 10 : 12HK0027
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved), Bayawan-Mabinay Road,
K0140+( -026)-K0140+( -0198); K0140+335-K0140+351;
K0140+351-K0141 +( -220); K0141+( -220)-K0141 +207;
K0141+234-K0141+266; and K0141 +266-K0142+000
Contract location : 2nd District, Negros Oriental
Brief Description : Concreting of 1712 lm road with roadside protection
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php44,457,700.00
Contract Duration : 179 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php20,000.00
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, through its Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), now invites contractors to bid for the project 12HK0027.
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 the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or
75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB
License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar
contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10%
of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders Deadline: November 13 2012 at 5:00 P.M.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents : October 30-November 22,2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference : November 9 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: November 22 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : November 22 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) and due to non-availability
of AutoCAD, plans of the above subject project will be issued in hard copies at Negros
Oriental 2nd District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, upon payment of said non-
refundable fees. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from
the DPWH website. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
web site shall pay the said non-refundable 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.
Attendance of the prospective bidders, their project engineers and authorized liaison
offcers (updated with DPWHCO Civil Works Registry) is compulsory during the pre-
bid conference.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and the post-qualifcation.
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City reserves the right to
reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding or not to award the contract, without
incurring any liability to the affected bidders, if the funds/allotments for said projects
have been withheld or reduced through no fault of the procuring entity.
For further information, please contact: Engr. Monalisa U. Domen
Head, BAC Secretariat
Tel. No. (035) 225-2540; Fax No. (035) 225-4836
(Sgd.) NILDA S. VILLARIZA
En ineer III, Chief, Const. Section
BAC Chairman
Approved:
(Sgd.) RICARDO C. DURAN
OIC District Engineer
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IN BRIEF
East Coast picks up the pieces
THIS week, Filipinos are trooping to cemeteries
to remember their loved ones. In the news, images
of the devastation caused by Sandy in the Eastern
United States ll our screens. At the Asian Institute
of Management, the AFCSR team is back home,
thinking about how heartening it was to hear about
the many things business has and continues to want
to do.
The following is based largely on an occasional
paper prepared by the Asian Institute of Management
Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Center for Corporate
Social Responsibility for the 11th Asian Forum on
Corporate Social Responsibility which was held in
Bangkok last week.
Just innovation
In order to understand corporate social
innovation, we must begin with understanding
business innovation.
The paper begins with a few denitions. The
New Oxford Dictionary of English denes
innovation as making changes
to something established by
introducing something new.
In fact, this is the rst obvious
requirement for innovation, there
must be something new. In the
business world, innovation can
result in new products, services
or processes.
The paper cites two additional
denitions. Peter Drucker, in his 1986 book
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities and
Practices, dened innovation as the task of giving
human and material resources new and greater
wealth-producing capacityManagers must convert
societys needs into opportunities for protable
business. OSullivan and Dooley, in their 2009
book Applying Innovation dene innovation as
the process of making changes, large and small,
radical and incremental, to products, processes,
and services that results in the introduction of
something new for the organization that adds value
to customers and contributes to the knowledge store
of the organization.
These two denitions add another aspect of
business innovation: the innovation must result in
an improvement. In business terms, this means an
improvement in revenue streams (e.g. stemming
from new products, improvements of new products
or penetration of new markets) or increased
efciency or decreased volatility.
The paper also cites Phills, Deiglmeier and
Miller. In an article entitled Social Innovation:
Rediscovering Social Innovation, they identify
two criteria for innovation: novelty (i.e. new to the
user, context and application) and improvement
(i.e. must be more effective or efcient than the
existing alternatives).
Understanding business innovation
The paper then cites OSullivan and Dooley
(Applying Innovation, Sage Publications, 2009)
who identify four drivers or sources of ideas that can
turn into innovation: (1) emerging technologies; (2)
competitor actions; (3) new ideas from customers,
strategic partners and employees; and (4) emerging
changes in the external environment.
Here, we see clearly that ideas for innovation can
come from both inside and outside the business.
However, it is obviously critical that someone inside
the business recognize the business opportunity
involved in the new idea and then proceed to act
to take advantage of this opportunity for creating
value.
In business literature, innovation is differentiated
from idea or invention. The idea is the seed of
innovation. The invention is that idea brought to
reality and proven to work in a small experiment
or pilot study. For tangible products, this would
mean the creation and testing of a prototype. For a
program or process, this would mean development
and pilot testing. However, in business, an invention
is only an innovation after it has been successfully
brought to market.
The paper also cites Palmer and Kaplan. (A
Framework for Innovation: Blending strategy
and create exploration to discover future business
opportunities) who explain a strategic innovation
approach. Palmer and Kaplan argue that innovation
is not a one-size-ts-all approach but must be
tweaked in order to address the basic concerns of
the organizations and at the same time take into
consideration the interests of its stakeholders.
They explain that organizations must continuously
pursue the strategic alignment of innovation with
core businesses and in operations.
This last citation is, in fact, also the thesis of the
RVR paper. In the same manner that there is value
in embedding business innovation into the business,
there is also value in embedding corporate social
innovation into the corporate
DNA.
What is social innovation?
The paper says that Social
innovation differs from
innovation because it seeks
to provide solutions to social
problems.
The RVR Center for Corporate
Social Responsibility denes social innovation
as: A new concept or new application. A
new concept refers to a new idea. This means the
company is the rst to implement/pilot test the social
innovation program. A new application means that
the program/theory is being implemented in a new
eld, and hence required adaptation. If a company
is simply replicating a program from the same
industry/sector; then it is usually not innovation.
Creates shareholder value and social value. Social
innovation accrues benets both for the company
and community. Benets to the community can
include direct benets to the community or indirect
benets to the communitye.g. in environmental
improvement that can signicantly improve future
livelihood sources or health conditions.
Signicant impact that is measurable. Social
innovation generates benets to the community,
which should be quantiable.
Replicable. The social innovation program could
be implemented by other segments of the business
or similar companies.
Corporate social innovation is about using
business invention to create social solutions in
ways that continue to create shareholder value.
This week, as we watch the devastation caused by
storm Sandy, we are reminded once again of how
vulnerable our lives can be. It is heartening to know
that so many business people around the world
are beginning to see how business inventions can
address some of these vulnerabilities.
To cite the occasional paper, please cite:
Herrera, Maria Elena Baltazar and Alarilla,
Maria Cristina, Social Innovation: Business
Invention and Social Solutions, AIM Ramon
V. del Rosario, Sr. Center for Corporate Social
Responsibility, Occasional Paper, series of 2012.
You can email Maya at integrations_manila@
yahoo.com. Or visit her site at integrations.
tumblr.com or www.mayaherrera.com.
Filipino artist flashes
talent in Europe
MAYA BALTAZAR
HERRERA
INTEGRATIONS
What business can do
OUR resident art diva in one of our Happy
Hour get togethers disclosed that the work of
Filipino artist Ronald Ventura was featured on
the cover of the November-December issue of
Flash Art Magazinethe most important and
prestigious contemporary art magazine whose
cover has been graced by the likes of Maurizio
Cattelan and Julian Schnabel. Based in Milan,
the mag was founded by Italian publisher and art
critic Giancarlo Politi in 1967.
Venturas works have been the talk of art
galleries spanning Paris, London, New York,
Dubai, Berlin and Rio de Janeiro and is fast
becoming a must have for any serious art
collector. This 39-year-old Filipino artist
astounded the art world when his tour de force
Grayhound fetched a staggering $1.1 million
at a Sothebys auction last April in Hong Kong
that drew crowds from all over the world in what
was described as a erce bidding war. Happy
Hour was told Venturas piece broke all records
for any Filipino artist, and apparently exhibits
have been lined up in Paris, Seoul, Singapore.
Rumors also have it that private shows in
Lugano, Geneva and Dubai are also in the works.
Apparently, even Bill Gates representatives
were reportedly scouting around for the much
sought after Ventura pieces.
Happy Hour is very pleased that in spite of this
artists gigs abroad, Ventura will be having a show
at the Vargas Museum in UP-Diliman this coming
Nov. 13a great opportunity for Filipinos to
appreciate the work of this young artist who has
wowed the international art scene. Denitely,
Ventura has not forgotten his roots in spite of the
global acclaim he has been receiving. There is talk
that visitors and art acionados from abroad will
be attending the exhibit as well. Venturas very
loyal friend and condante, art consultant Miguel
Rosales, has been spotted having power lunches
in the fashionable haunts of Manila meeting
prospective art buyers and collectors from all
over the globe, and meeting with representatives
from Christies and Sothebys.
Ventura is just one among many Filipinos who
are doing the country proud, among them Manny
Pacquiao (rooting for him in his upcoming ght
against Mexican Dinamita Juan Manuel
Marquez this December), Astrophysics queen
Dr. Reina Reyes (the Atenean who proved
Einsteins Theory of Relativity on a cosmic
scale), fashion designer Monique Lhuillier,
biologist Dr. Josette Biyo after whom an asteroid
was named (by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology), and even Kesz Valdez, the 13-
year-old boy who is the rst Southeast Asian to
receive the International Childrens Peace Price
for his work with street children.
Say what, Simon Cowellthe Philippines
Got Talent! Cheers to that!
Ateneo-La Salle rivalry revived
It would be interesting to watch which side
will clap the hardest and cheer the loudest
when composer/arranger/musical director Ed
Gatchalians Rivalry: Ateneo-La Salle the
Musical starts its second run this January at
the Meralco Theater. The all-original Filipino
musical combines the creative talents of veteran
lyricist Joel Trinidad and acclaimed director
Jaime del Mundo for an engaging musical
whose hilarious Ateneo and La Salle jokes is
sure to elicit witty and acerbic comments (all
in good fun, naturally!) from the rival schools
students and alumni.
Over the years, Filipinos have witnessed the
passion displayed by Ateneans and La Sallites
alike in supporting their respective schools,
whether for the cheerdance competition or the
basketball games in every season of the UAAP.
The kind of intensity displayed by these two
schools has drawn most everyone who eagerly
await the outcome every time the Blues and
the Greens rivals ght it out in the (basketball)
courts.
Those who watched the musical during its rst
run will appreciate getting a second look, as
Happy Hour is told that former DILG Secretary
Raffy Alunan has declared Gatchalians opus to
be something worth seeing again and denitely
worthy of a crack at Broadway.
Rivalry is an attempt to contribute in expanding
the local theater, Gatchalian says, noting the
wealth of world-class talents among local stage
artists. With a highly capable director and a
potentially good idea, I thought of converting
Noel Trinidads concept of a musical on the
fabled Crispa-Toyota rivalry in the PBA into
a production featuring the famous rivalry of
Ateneo and La Salle, he explains.
Set in 1968 when Ateneo and La Salle were still
part of the NCAA, Rivalry tackles the story of
two families whose fathers belong to the opposing
schools. The sons are left to deal not only with school
and basketball rivalry but also vie for the attention
of the same girl. Events unfold via creatively
choreographed scenes and rousing musical numbers
from a cast of talented performers.
It would also be worth watching which fabled
Ateneans and La Sallites will show up when the
musical kicks off its new season on Jan. 25.
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For comments, reactions, photos, stories
and related concerns, readers may e-mail to
[email protected].
Using business
invention to create
social solutions
Market back after
historic shutdown
Business
The view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Oct. 31, 2012, from a
helicopter traveling behind the helicopter carrying President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as
they viewed storm damage from superstorm Sandy. AP
By Adam Geller
NEW YORKResidents along the bat-
tered US East Coast slowly reclaimed their
daily routines on Thursday, even as crews
searched for victims and hundreds of thou-
sands remained without power after super-
storm Sandy claimed more than 70 lives.
New Yorks three major airports
were expected to be open with
limited ights. Limited service
on the citys subway, which
suffered the worst damage in its
108-year history, would resume.
The New York Stock Exchange
came back to life on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama
landed in New Jersey on
Wednesday, which was hardest
hit by Mondays hurricane-
driven storm, and he took a
helicopter tour of the devastation
with Gov. Chris Christie. Were
going to be here for the long
haul, Obama told people at one
emergency shelter.
For the rst time since the
storm pummeled the heavily
populated Northeast, doing
billions of dollars in damage,
brilliant sunshine washed over
New York City, for a while.
At the stock exchange, running
on generator power, Mayor Michael
Bloomberg gave a thumbs-up and
rang the opening bell to whoops
from traders. Trading resumed after
the rst two-day weather shutdown
since a blizzard in 1888.
It was clear that restoring the
region to its ordinarily frenetic pace
could take daysand that rebuilding
the hardest-hit communities and the
transportation networks could take
considerably longer.
There were still only hints of the
economic impact of the storm.
Forecasting rm IHS Global
Insight predicted it would cause
$20 billion in damage and $10
billion to $30 billion in lost
business. Another rm, AIR
Worldwide, estimated losses up
to $15 billion. AP
NEW YORKStocks closed
mixed on Wednesday in their
rst session since Superstorm
Sandy forced a historic two-day
shutdown of trading.
The Dow Jones industrial
average slipped 10.75 points to
13,096.46. The Standard & Poors
500 index rose, but barelyup
0.22 of a point to 1,412.16.
Investors were nervous that a
ood of orders after two days of
pent-up demand from customers
might lead to volatile trading.
But stock prices barely budged at
the opening, and stayed within a
tight range throughout the day.
Its been very smooth,
Duncan Niederauer, chief
executive of NYSE Euronext,
told CNBC from the exchange
oor shortly after the opening
bell. The market-making
community is more than staffed
enough to be open.
The last time the New York
Stock Exchange closed for two
consecutive days because of
weather was during the Blizzard
of 1888124 years ago. Since
power was out in large parts
of downtown Manhattan on
Wednesday, the trading oor had
to be run on backup generators.
Home Depot and Lowes
rose as investors anticipated
more business for the home
improvement chains as people
made repairs in the aftermath
of the devastating storm. Home
Depot gained $1.34 to $61.38 and
Lowes rose $1.02 to $32.38.
Netix soared $9.66 to $79.24
after nancier Carl Icahn said he
had bought a 10-percent stake in
the troubled company. AP
No Halloween
NEW YORKSeventh-
grader Samantha Bertolino was
especially proud of her Halloween
costume this year. She was going
to be a vampire, and she really had
it together this time: The black
dress, the spider-web earrings,
fake blood, white face paint, and
some cool, sparkly clip-on nails.
But the costume will stay in the
closet for a while: Samanthas town
of Ridgeeld, Conn., has postponed
Halloween due to the ravages of
Superstorm Sandy. The town is
planning to reschedule, pending the
success of cleanup efforts.
But it wont be the same,
Samantha says: Its kind of like
trying to reschedule Christmas.
You cant really do that. AP
1-child policy
BEIJINGA government think
tank is urging Chinese leaders to
start phasing out Chinas one-child
policy immediately and allow two
children for every family by 2015,
a daring proposal to do away with
the unpopular policy.
Some demographers see the
timeline put forward by the
China Development Research
Foundation as a bold move by
the body close to the central
leadership. Others warn that the
gradual approach, if implemented,
would still be insufcient to help
correct the problems that Chinas
strict birth limits have created.
The ofcial Xinhua News Agency
said the foundation recommends a
two-child policy in some provinces
from this year and a nationwide
two-child policy by 2015. AP
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Manila Standard TODAY
Ramon L. Tomeldan, Editor [email protected]
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 FRIDAY
B4
That in a nutshell summed
up the recent staging of the rst
Annual Supercar Day held over
the weekend at the Newport Ter-
minal of Resorts World Manila.
The event was organized by the
countrys renowned car makeover
specialist Foilacar Manila in part-
nership with the exclusive Genting
Club and Resorts World Manila.
Car collectors and aciona-
dos experienced a thrill like no
other with the showcase of over
84 sleek and exotic supercars at
the open space parking lot of the
Newport Terminal neatly lined
up.
Organized by Lester Codog,
president of Foilacar Manila, the
Resorts World became the venue
for the single largest gathering of
super cars such as Ferrari, Lam-
borghini, Porsche, Maseratti and
Mercedes Benz. One of the head
turners was a silver SLS AMG
driven by Felix Ang, president of
CATS Motors. This is an awe-
some event. This is my rst time
to see supercars in one venue,
Ang said. Among the other su-
A FESTIVAL OF SUPERCARS
Text and photos by Dino Ray V. Directo III

IT WAS a breakfast invitation like no
other. Imagine rubbing elbows with the
societys elite, riding in an Italian thor-
oughbred and having a breakfast buffet
in one of the Citys exclusive club for
high rollers.
percar collectibles that rolled into
the event were the Porsche Carrera
GT of stockbroker Robert Coyuito
Jr., a Rolls Royce Phantom, a Bent-
ley Continental GT, Lexus LFA and
a newbie in the supercar circle, the
Peugeot RCZ sports car of busi-
nessman Chris Trajano.
Codog revealed that the Supercar
Day is meant to promote the Depart-
ment of Tourisms (DOT) marketing
slogan of Its more fun in the Philip-
pines. It was a picture perfect mo-
ment to see a eet of Lamborghinis
and Ferraris driving up to Alabang
and back here at Newport to cel-
ebrate this grand event. It is good
that our friends supported us, which
shows that super car driving is de-
nitely more fun in the Philippines,
Codog said.
The Supercar Day is a prelude to
events that will be staged by Resorts
World Manila starting this month.
A Luxury Car fair will rev up
vintage car junkies enthusiasm as
the Grand Fiesta 2012 kicks off
with a Vintage Car Show, starting
November 25 until December 1 at
the Newport Plaza grounds.
Grand Fiesta 2012 is Resorts
World Manilas six-week celebra-
tion of the holiday season. The lon-
gest and grandest yuletide festival
that features the best of what the
Filipino can offer, showing sig-
nicant support to the Department
of Tourisms Its more Fun in the
Philippines campaign.
MONTBLANC, a specialty Swedish compa-
ny whose core competence is designing and
manufacturing bike and load carrier systems
for 65 years is nally in the Philippines. Since
1947, Montblanc has been Europes leading
load systems supplier of major automotive
brands with research and development facili-
ties based in Sweden, Romania, France, Ger-
many and the United Kingdom.
Their extensive product range includes
roof/trunk mounted load and bike carriers,
quality stamped by a DIN 75302 no less.
Montblancs foray into the domestic market
will be represented by its best-selling bike
carrier the Barracuda. The Barracuda was
reviewed by Which online and awarded
the Top Christmas Idea status in 2010. For
any family member or friend who likes to get
out and ride their
bike, choose the
Mont Blanc Bar-
racuda at a great
price, as deemed
Best Buy by
What Car. The
latest Barracuda
cycle carrier rep-
resents the latest
innovation in bike
carrier design and
manufacturing.
This bike carrier
is easy to bolt on/off, pre-assembled and does
not require tools for installation.
A product inspired by the Barracuda
sh which is sleek, aerodynamic and fast,
the distinctive feature of the Mont Blanc
Barracuda is that the wheels are locked in
place in a moulded prole, which holds the
bicycle in an upright position. This means
that you can use both hands when securing
the wheels and frame. When the bicylce is
attached to the frame holder, the bicycle
holder is secured to the load carrier by a
scientic blend of aluminum and steel. The
Barracuda is compatible with most OEM
and aftermarket roof racks and is easy to t
and secure to the load carrier.
For more information on how to gear up
and make your vacation a more adventurous
one, load up and
visit the Mont-
blanc Show-
room at the
Ground Floor
of the Banco
de Oro Bldg. 2,
Ortigas Avenue,
West Greenhills,
San Juan, beside
the Segafredo
Zanetti Caf,
with Tel. num-
bers 744-6367.
CHEVROLET NORTH EDSA TURNS ONE.
Calebs View Automotive Group Incthe company
that owns and operates Chevrolet North Edsa (Balin-
tawak) recently celebrated its one-year anniversary
at its showroom at EDSA Balintawak Quezon City.
Chevrolet North Edsa continues to provide its cus-
tomers with nest products and excellent after-sales
service. From left: William Tan, vice chairman and
CFO, Chevrolet North Edsa (Balintawak); Vincent
Licup, chairman and CEO, Chevrolet North Edsa
(Balintawak); Celine Yu, executive director, The
Covenant Car Company Inc; and lawyer Albert Ar-
cilla, president and managing director, The Covenant
Car Company Inc.
IN SUPPORT of the upcoming Kia Amateur Aus-
tralia Open, Columbian Autocar Corporation (ex-
clusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the Philippines)
will bring back the exciting Kia on Tour and the Kia
Lucky Drive to Australia. The KLDTA will kick-off
at the Auto Focus Motor Show on November 8-11,
2012 at the SM Mall of Asia.
The Auto Focus Motor Show is one of the
country's biggest outdoor motor shows. Organized
by Sunshine TV, the event will showcase the best
of what car manufacturers and importers have to
offer. Aside from that, auto enthusiasts can get the
chance to test drive their favorite vehicles. This
is where the KLDTA comes in. Kia fans can test
drive the Kia Sorento which will earn them a rafe
coupon for the KLDTA. If their entry is chosen,
they win an exclusive trip to watch the Kia Ama-
teur Australian Open.
Jumping off from its launch at the Auto Focus
Motor Show, the KLDTA will also be part of the Kia
On Tour (KOT). The KOT is a nationwide tour that
will head off to different parts of the country to hold
test drive events for selected Kia vehicles. Kia fans
will have a chance to check out selected Kia vehicles
and even win exclusive Kia merchandise. Aside from
that, test drive participants will be given rafe entries
for theKLDTA. The rst leg of the Kia On Tour will
be at SM Pampanga on November 15-21, 2012.
Columbian Autocar
reprises Kia on Tour,
Drive to Australia
Gear-heads' delight: Load carrier
Ferrari 548 Italia topbills the eet of prancing horses
A white Lamborghini Aventador heads the raging bull line-up Uber cars from Stuttgart Man of the hour: Foilacar Manila's Lester Codog
A rare Mercedes Benz SLS AMG
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THINK PINK
Painting your house pink creates
an intimate and cozy feel.
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
front desk
Here comes the best deal in Baguio
Cocktails around
the world
Registration goes paperless
with e-signature technology
CREATING new waves in the local hotel industry, Camp John
Hay introduces its new property in Baguio CityThe Forest
Lodge, caters to the modern type of domestic travelers, with its
tender consideration to its clienteles new travel mindset.
The grand opening of The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay was
filled with youthful and winsome spirit, representing the promis-
ing future of the domestic tourism scene.
Providing accommodations at extremely friendly rates, The Forest
Lodge at Camp John Hay is a true treat with The best deal in Baguio
The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay is managed and operated by Camp
John Hay Leisure, Inc. The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay is located
at Loakan Road, Baguio City. For reservations, call The Forest Lodge
at Camp John Hays Manila Sales Ofce at (02)678-6710 687-0351 and
687-6524, or e-mail: [email protected]
NEW World Makati City, Manila Hotel in-
troduces guests to a seamless check in expe-
rience with the hotels new electronic signa-
ture service. Guests need not wait long when
checking in or out of the hotel.
Using the latest Ipad tablet, e-signature ser-
vice promotes a faster, easier and better way
of service when it comes to guest checks in
and out. It also enables guests to view their
own room reservations and registration upon
arrival without the use of pen and paper mak-
ing it an effective green tool that is environ-
mentally friendly through its promotion of
conservation of paper and other materials.
Another benet in using this new technology
is having the option of billing statements and receipts sent directly to the guests email upon check out
affording convenience every step of the way.
New World Hotels goal is to ensure that the best and highest quality of service is met beyond guest
expectations.
For more information and reservations, call the New World Makati City, Manila Hotel at 8116888.
TOUR the world at Gambrinus Bar and
Sol y Sombra Poolside Restaurant this
November as popular cocktail drinks from
InterContinental hotels in Europe, the
America, Middle East, Africa and Asia
Pacific will be re-created by Intercon,
Makatis beverage team. From InterConti-
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to InterContinental New Orleans Mardi
Gras Melon Madness or InterContinen-
tal Yokohama Grands Lychee and Mint
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ful drink experience. Only P 250++ per
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Gambrinus Bar is open daily from 9 AM to
12 MN with live performances by some of Ma-
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12 MN (except Sundays). Sol y Sombra Poolside Restaurant is open daily from 11 AM to 12
MN. For more information and reservations, call 793 7000.
FILIPINO designers and artisans have been making waves in
and out of the country ever since. With exceptional creativity
and diligence to create something that is nothing short of
world class, these Pinoy craftsmen have put the Philippines
on the spotlight of design scene, attracting not only local
patrons but foreign buyers as well.
FILIPINO TALENTS
Getting to know
By Bernadette Lunas
Malou Romero
Stanley Ruiz
Maco Custodio
It has been the mission and delight
of the people behind the Manila FAME
(the Design and Lifestyle event) to cel-
ebrate and showcase the ingenuity of
Filipino designers and their arts and
crafts. For its 56th edition, the biannu-
al trade continues to promote the beau-
ty and soul of Filipino craftsmanship
to contemporary living with its theme:
The Art of CraftsmanThe Soul of
the Philippines.
The four-day trade event, organized
by the Center for International Trade
Expositions and Missions, exhibited
leading and emerging Pinoy designers
and homegrown brands of the leading
names in the design industry in the
country. Visitors and buyers from here
and abroad had their eyes lled with
what Pinoys are capable of producing,
while meeting the hands and brains re-
sponsible for each cash-worthy handi-
craft.
Exhibition of designers inspiration
One of the highlights of the trade
affair is the Design Houses. Installed
right at the entrance of the two-storey
exhibit, the 10 Design Houses created
by internationally-acclaimed design-
ers greet everyone with functional
and visually appealing works of art
made from indigenous materials found
around the country brought to life by
their astounding creativity and indi-
vidual sensibilities.
Manila FAME 2012 project director
James Booth described the concept be-
hind the Design Houses as, entry points
for buyers and visitors to underscore what
makes the Philippines ideal and unique.
The 30-year retail and sourcing veteran
from the USA also noted the abundant
raw materials available in the Philippines
which are suitable to create top caliber
products and designs.
And top caliber products and de-
signs they were. One of the creative
professionals of the 10 Design Houses
is New York-based trans-disciplin-
ary designer and artist Stanley Ruiz.
Globally-recognized, Stanley has sold
his products at numerous boutiques
and galleries worldwide and led design
projects in the Philippines and abroad.
But for his Design House, Stanley paid
tribute to the original Filipino pop-up
store: the Ox Cart.
This is my version of the roving
ox cart that sells handicrafts. I just
dumped everything in one, because
thats the concept of this very Pinoy
idea, Stanley said during my brief in-
terview with him.
The life-size installation portraying
the pop-up store is lled with every-
thing from painted wood chunk, rattan
baskets, wooden stools, to decors made
from paper mach. Simple and outright,
Stanley said his oat reects his fascina-
tion to raw stuff, which showed in the
form of the handicrafts which was basi-
cally the same appearance or structure of
the materials he used.
Other critically-acclaimed design-
ers who exhibited their Pinoy inspi-
ration in their Design Houses include
Milo Naval, Ito Kish, Iigo Elizalde,
Vito Selma, Wataru Sakuma, Amina
Aranaz, Robert Alejandro, Daniel
Latorre Cruz, and Olivia dAboville.
Pinoy artisans take on fashion
Taking cue from the summer sea-
son, the Manila Wear Pavilion, another
highlight of the trade affair, presented
the summer must-haves collection
curated by internationally renowned
designer Josie Natori.
From scarves made from handloom
fabric with gold leather inserts to an
exclusive clutch featuring textured
shell inlay and meticulous metalsmith-
ing, Manila Wear offered a fresh take
on a more individualized and personal
style of fashion.
One of the leading and up-and-
coming designers on focus was self-
taught jewelry artisan Malou Ara-
neta-Romero. Exhibited during the
event was her scene-stealer collection
of jewelry made from silver dipped in
gold. The model-turned-designer em-
ployed the Japanese art of paper fold-
ing or origami in creating her jewelry
line. With the semi-precious stones art-
fully inlaid, the small pieces of glam-
our spelled fantabulous all over the
place.
Malou, who gets inspiration from
reading magazines, travelling places
and studying things around her, ex-
pressed pride and admiration for the
talent Filipino exudes. When asked
what makes Pinoy designers stand out
in the global scene,
without taking
her time, she
said that it is
the incom-
p a r a b l e
work of
every
Fi l -
ipino hand.
We (Filipinos) are really good with
our hands. We can say that if its hand-
crafted, its really good, she said.
Fearless and innovative best de-
scribes bag and shoe designer Maco
Custodio. Incorporating different
materials into one accessory product,
Maco created a spot for himself in the
fashion scene. His current favorite
among his exhibits were the detachable
collars made of leather with plastic and
canvas, a combination he admitted he
was uncertain what would look but
turned out stylishly right.
Designer and industrial engineer,
Maco believes Filipino patience is one
of the winning points of Pinoy design-
ers. Without it, there
would be no nished
product. For product
development, you
have to saturate all
the possibilities. And
that is one of our
best traits, he said.
Maco Custodio designed shoes and Pandorito box bag
A ring from
Malou Romeros
jewelry brand
Joanique
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By Ed Biado
HAVING a glass of wine or a bottle of
beer every now and then is part of most of
our schedules. Theres nothing quite like
slowing down on a Friday night after a
long and tiring workweek with cocktails
and good conversations. Drinking is an
activity that people from all walks of life
indulges in. But, here in the Philippines,
who exactly is a drinker (or more likely to
drink) and who isnt?
According to Veritas Truth Survey, a recent assessment
conducted by Radyo Veritas released just in time for Oktober-
fest, the worldwide beer-drinking extravaganza, Filipinos are
quite moderate drinkers with a majority in the occasional drinker
category79 percent would drink...only during special occa-
sions. The remaining 21 percent of respondents drink on a regu-
lar (daily, weekly or monthly) basis.
The survey also found that 41 percent of drinkers earn be-
tween P5,000 to P14,999 a month while 13 percent post a month-
ly income of less than P5,000. Only 26 percent and 21 percent of
higher-earning individuals (P15,000-P24,999 and P25,000 and
above respectively) engage in the vice. The most preferred alco-
hol brands are homegrown favorites San Miguel, Red Horse and
Tanduay, which are consumed across the board.
The concerning thing about the ndings is that the young-
est documented drinker is only 13 years old, implying that un-
derage drinking is not a rare occurrence in the country as the
study only covered 2,5000 respondents. One can only imagine
The
VINO
VERITAS
how many undocumented cases there are in a 90-million-plus
population.
Interestingly, the survey found that there are slightly more
female alcoholic beverage drinkers at 52 percent [than males] at
48 percent. Further, married people are more inclined to raise
the glass (57 percent), compared to single folk (43 percent). The
age group that posted the highest number of consumers is 19-25
(25.55 percent), followed by 29-35 (14.38 percent).
So how much are we actually drinking? Not that much, appar-
ently. Data from 2005 provided by the World Health Organiza-
tion show that the Philippines consumes 6.38 liters of alcoholic
beverages (measured in terms of alcohol content) per capita per
yearranking 89th in the world.
To put that into context, light beer typically has 5 percent al-
cohol by volume, which means that 6.38 liters of pure alcohol
is roughly equivalent to 387 330-ml beer bottles. Obviously, this
number is expected to go down once the sin tax bill gets approved.
(For comparison, the top alcohol consumer is Moldova with 18.22
liters. The top Asian country on the list is South Korea, tipping it
at 14.80 liters.)
ASHA means hope in Hindi.
It can also mean aspiration. The
name reects the spirit of con-
sumers: the world around them is
changing and they view the every-
day as a new, exciting opportunity
-- an opportunity to express them-
selves, share experiences, and
connect with the people and things
that are most important to them.
At Nokia, we give ourselves the
challenge to connect the next bil-
lion to the internet, says Dharmesh
Goshalia, Nokia Philippines general
manager. As part of this ambition,
we design devices for consumers
who want a better experience of the
mobile Internet and we also have in
mind the people experiencing the
web for the very rst time.
The Asha Touch range was born
when Nokia realized just how much
the word social takes on a new
meaning in countries that are grow-
ing rapidly. They want new ways to
stay connected to the people and net-
works that matter to them.
Not only is the Asha range af-
fordable, it also offers consumers
the smartphone experience with-
out racking up huge data costs.
The phones feature the Nokia
Xpress Browser, which offers up
to 90 percent data compression,
allowing Asha users to experience
the power of the Internet at a frac-
tion of the cost of other devices.
All the features you see on the
Asha range are what you would
expect to see on a higher-end
phone. The sleek body design
is accented with quality details,
such as the chrome-look band
and camera bezel. When you
hold the phone in your hand,
what stands out is the pure de-
sign and the quality feel of the
device. The navigation on the
Touch range is effortless; just a
simple and natural swipe to un-
lock, and the user can swiftly ip
through the phones features.
Each phone has a different per-
sonality which is reected in its in-
dividual design features. The com-
pactly designed Asha 311 with its
curved edges and smooth surfaces
is perfect for a style-aware genera-
tion passionate about fashion, ac-
cessories and socializing.
The making of the
Nokia Asha Touch Range
DECORATING your home with touches of pink
adds a feminine touch to your home, and choosing
the right shades can work well in any house.
SM Homeworld has eye-catching items from its
house brand HOSH, the home accessories, linens, din-
nerware, atware and cookware. Sunnex Chefs Clas-
sics Caper Series has a pink nish with Teon coating,
while American Homes small kitchen appliances with
a pink nish allow you to cook green in style.
Here are some pink decorating tips from SM
Homeworld.
Small rooms painted or accented in subtle pink
feel warm and open, while creating an intimate and
cozy feel.
Using light tones of pink like tea rose,
salmon, carnation and cherry blossom to create
a calming effect in your home. When used
in darker shades like fuchsia and magenta,
it becomes a statement of style and energy.
Combining pink with other darker colors such
as dark blue, dark green, black or gray, adds strength
and sophistication to pink.
Pink makes a strong feminine statement. The
best way to incorporate the color in your home is
through touches of pink in your wall art, pillows,
carpets and curtains as you can easily match these
with other colors.
Give your girls room or study a feminine touch
with blooms of pink, as well as pink accents like
throw pillows or lamp shades.
The collection is available at the Homeworld Sec-
tion at all SM Department Stores.
Add a feminine touch to your home
START a healthy-active lifestyle and stay
t while helping save Mother Earth with the
Tetra Pak Recycle. Feed. Run event, on No-
vember 18 at the Bonifacio Global City
in Taguig City.
Organized by Tetra Pak Philip-
pines, Inc. in cooperation with Hyper-
sports Philippines, the running
event aims to promote a healthy
lifestyle among the youth and
adults while showcasing the im-
portance of proper recycling.
Running enthusiast and health
buffs alike are expected to partici-
pate in the event which includes a
3K, 5K, 10K and the half-marathon
21K runs. Interested runners can
sign-up for this event by simply
submitting at least two empty and
clean Tetra Pak cartons for recycling to-
gether with their registration forms and
registration fees. Registrants who will
bring ve Tetra Pak cartons for recycling
will get a P50 discount.
Aside from the promotion of a healthy
and active lifestyle, the event would also
like to highlight the importance of recy-
cling and sharing through a milk dona-
tion activity under the Tetra Pak Feed-a-
Child program.
The runners get to help Recycle since
the empty and clean Tetra Pak packages
they bring shall be recycled into useful pa-
per products and they also get to help Feed
a child since every Tetra Pak package col-
lected is equivalent to a donation of one
ready-to-drink milk in Tetra Pak package (in
200ml or 250 package size) to a chosen chil-
drens foundation.
Stay t and help
make a change
PARENTS of toddlers know that y-
ing with their tantrum-prone tykes is
about as stressful as herding a whole
class of teenagers through airport secu-
rity into an airplane. As the holidays
and travel season draws near, Skyscan-
ner, the leading travel search site pro-
vider, shares the top tips for ying with
young children.
Invest in a Trunki
Instead of struggling with those
cumbersome strollers, invest in a
Trunki when your child is old enough
to walk by himself. These cute pack,
ride-on, and pull-along suitcases for
kids may seem a little overpriced, but
Trunkis are a total lifesaver for enter-
taining your little ones when youre
in long queues, as well as saving tired
little legs if your walk to the departure
gate is a long one.
Try to plan your ight
in 15 minute slots
For a three-hour journey, for ex-
ample, you need around 10 activities
to keep young kids entertained (as
the rst and last 15 minutes you can
occupy them by looking out the win-
dow for take-off and landing). A child
magazine, a favorite story and drawing
book, pens and crayons, snacks, stick-
ers, favorite toys, etc.are all good
activities to keep them entertained.
It is unlikely you will need all ten in
a three-hour ight (especially if you
manage to get them to sleep), but better
to have too many than too few.
Get a portable DVD player or a
laptop
Without doubt the one thing all par-
ents seem to agree on is investing in a
portable DVD player or taking your
laptop or iPad with you on the ight.
Cartoons and movies while away a
sizeable chunk of the ight and allow
parents some downtime too.
Present your child with presents
Wrap up small toys that you can
present to your child as a reward for
being good every half hour or so (in-
clude these in your 10 activities). Pres-
ents dont have to be expensive and
can even be your child's old forgotten
about toy. Small soft animals are ideal,
as are little wind-up toys that can travel
across the fold down table.
Get some kids games
or apps for your smart phone
or laptop
Download some kids games or
kid-friendly apps to your mobile, tablet
or laptop (if it can be switched to Air-
plane mode for the ight).
Get sticking with stickers
Stickers are great for keeping chil-
dren entertained for a whilejust
give them an empty water bottle to
decorate. You can also use colourful
Post-its and play a game of sticking
it on body parts you name; this can
provide a tremendous amount of fun
for your toddler.
Take a pillow
Small children can sit on a pillow so
they can see out of the window better,
while older children may nd sleep-
ing more comfortable with a pillow. A
blanket is also good as its familiarity
will comfort your child as well as keep
them warm if it gets chilly on-board.
Famous Mochi sweets now in Manila
BANKING on Filipinos sweet
tooth and penchant for embracing
food from around the world, the
wildly popular Mochi Sweets has
made its way into the local food
scene and is sure to create a mo-
chi craze as seen in Japan, Hong
Kong, Singapore and China.
Mochi is a well-loved Japa-
nese rice cake made from glutinous
rice our pounded into shape. Mochi
Sweets has taken this traditional des-
sert further by creating small balls of
luxurious and avorful cream and
wrapping it in chewy mochi skin.
Business partners Jason Yap
and Samatha Paz chanced upon
Mochi Sweets in their trips to
Malaysia and Vietnam and saw
the store drawing huge crowds.
Both only in their early 20s but
with entrepreneurial exposure
from their parents, they decided
to write to J Sweets in Hong
Kong and were soon awarded
the ofcial franchise for Mochi
Sweets in the Philippines.
Garry Cheng, President of J
Sweets was in Manila to grace the
unveiling of the first Mochi Sweets
store in the SM Mall of Asia. He
was very excited for Filipinos to try
Mochi Sweets. He says their dessert
is superior to other desserts which
loosely uses mochi but dont pro-
duce the right texture and experience.
Cheng offers a clue on how premium
their product and standards are: We
learned from Japan. We had a Japa-
nese chef who creates these delec-
table concoctions for us and we use
only 100% Japanese mochi.
From the rst Mochi Sweets ki-
osk in SM Mall of Asia (beside the
Skating Rink), they will also open
three more Mochi Sweets stores this
Jason Yap (left) and Garry Cheng holding a box of Mochi Sweets that
are now available in the Philippines
quarter. The next two stores will be
at Robinsons Galleria and Eastwood
Mall. They promise rapid expan-
sion in 2013 with the biggest Mochi
Sweets shop already slated at SM
Aura which will open at BGC.
Top tips for ying with young children
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
SOUTHEAST Asian Airlines (SEAIR) has tied up with BPI Express
Credit to offer BPI cardholders the exclusive privilege of getting their
second ticket free when they travel to any of the seven SEAIR domes-
tic destinations between January 2 to April 30, 2013.
Customers who would like to take advantage of this promotional
offer can visit www.tigerairways.com or www.ySEAIR.com, and
enter the rst six digits of their BPI credit card number in the BPI
promo verication box. Thereafter, customers can proceed to book
their ights from Manila or Clark to any SEAIR destination, and will
need to select "100% off 2nd ticket" under the fare column. A mini-
mum booking of two passengers is required in order to avail of this
exclusive offer, which will run until October 31, 2012.
SEAIR offers ights from the Manila Domestic Airport or Ninoy
Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 to Cebu, Davao, Ta-
cloban, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa, Bacolod, and Boracay via Kalibo. It
also ies to Kalibo from Clark, Pampanga.
SEAIR uses new A319 and A320 aircraft, which can accommo-
date up to 180 passengers for all its ights. Two of its planes are
branded with the "It's More Fun in the Philippines" slogan as part of
a joint marketing campaign with the Department of Tourism to pro-
mote the Philippines as a key destination in the Asia Pacic region.
The campaign is the rst of its kind in the domestic airline industry.
SEAIR gives second ticket
free to BPI cardholders
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL, JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 41, MANILA
NAT. CASE NO. 11-125864 Manila, August 31, 2012
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PETITION FOR ADMISSION
TO PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP,
RAMEZ (M.R.) ALZARMITI,
Petitioner.
NOTI CE OF ORDER/DECI SI ON
x ----------------------------------------------------x
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
Regional Trial Court, Manila
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
134 Arnorsolo Street, Legaspi Village. Makati City
ATTY. SHERWIN T. DE PERALTA
Counsel for the Petitioner
Block 3 lot 9 Melanie Marquez Street
B.F. Resort Village, Las Pias City
RAMEZ (M.R.) ALZARMITI
484 Salas St., Ermita, Manila
Sir:
You are. hereby notifed by these presents that in the day of AUGUST 29,
2012, an order/decision was/were issued rendered in the above entitled
case, copy/copies of which 13/ate attached hereto.
(Sgd.) ATTY. JENNIFER H. DELA CRUZ BUENDlA
Clerk of Court
By:
(Sgd.) ATTY. EVELYN AGRAVANTE-AVILA
Branch Clerk of Court
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL
CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 41
MANILA
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION
FOR ADMISSION TO PHILIPPINE
CITIZENSHIP,
NAT. CASE NO, 11-125864
RAMEZ (M.R) ALSARMITI,
Petitioner.
x ------------------------------------------------- x

NOTI CE OF PETI TI ON FOR PHI LI PPI NE CI TI ZENSHI P
TO:
The Honorable Solicitor
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
Makati City
RAMEZ (M.R.) ALSARMITI
484 r. Sates Street
Ermita, Manila
WHEREAS, a Petition for Naturalization as citizen of the Philippines
pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 473, as amended, has been presented
to this Regional Trial Court of Manila by Ramez: (MR) Alsarmiti who alleges,
among others/ that he was born on February 6, 1966 and is now 45 years
old; he is the son of Mohammad Ramzi Alsarmiti and Najat Mohammad
both Jordanian citizens; he arrived in the Philippines from Kuwait in 1985
holding student visa at the Manila International Airport (Now Ninoy Aquino
International Airport) on board Gulf Airline to study at Adamson University;
that he has been frst issued an Alien Certifcate of Registration (ACR) No.
ED.O. No. B-427848 dated 10-09-89 at the City of Manila and a latest ACR
with No.e286588 issued in May 31, 2003; he was also issued an Immigration
Certifcate of Residence (ICR) or (CRTV) No. 080574 DO#968 dated 29
th

day of May 2003 under OR * 713737 and an I-CARD on January 8, 2009; his
complete educational background is as follows; Elementary and Secondary
-Hawally Kuwait; Tertiary -Adamson University; that during his stay in the
Philippines, he met a Filipina named AMINA TERESITA YUTUC SARMITI;
they eventually got married on February 04, 1989 and his wife was born in
San Fernando, Pampanga, she is a businesswoman and residing at 484 R.
Salas Street, Ermita, Manila; as a result of their marriage, they begot three (3)
children namely: 1) Fatima Sarmiti born on November 02, 1990 in Manila, 21
years old, 3rd year college at Southville International School, 2) Mohammad
Sarmiti born on November 26, 1992 in Manila, 18 years old, Student at
International Cuisine Academy, and 3) Ramiz Sarmiti born on July 08, 1995
in Manila, 16 years old, 4th year high school at Ann Arbor Montessori, all
of them are Filipinos, single and also reside at 484 R. Salas Street, Ermita,
Manila; his children are all enrolled here in the Philippines in private schools
duly recognized and accredited by the Philippine Government; that he was
the frst one to introduce Shawarma in the Philippines as a businessman
and has established his own chain of restaurants, with over fourteen (14)
branches. The main branch is located at 485 R-Salas Street, Ermita and at
present the restaurant is employing eighty six (86) employees; that they have
the following properties in the Philippines: a) B-9 L-16 San Paolo Street, BF
Homes Residence, b) 5Fir. Bklg. 484 R. Salas Street, Ermita, Manila, and
c) 351 square meter lot at EVACOM Paraaque; that he have been in the
Philippines for twenty fve (25) years; that he has never been charged, has a
good moral character and believes in the principles underfying the Philippine
Constitution. He has conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable
manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his
relation with the duly constituted government as well as with the community
in which he was living; he mingled socially with Filipinos and have evinced
a sincere desire to learn and embrace the customs, traditions and ideals of
the Filipino people; that he can speak the Filipino and English languages;
that he have all the qualifcations and none of the disqualifcations under the
law; that he does not opposed to organized government or affliated with any
association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing
all organized governments. He is not defending or teaching the necessity or
propriety of violence, personal assault of assassination for the success and
predominance of one's ideas; that he is neither a polygamist nor a believer
in the practice of polygamy; that he has not been convicted of any crime
involving moral turpitude; that he is not suffering from mental alienation or
from any incurable contagious disease; that the country of which he is a
citizen is not at wax with the Philippines and grants to Filipino the right to be
naturalized citizens thereof; that it is his true and honest intention to become
a citizen of the Philippines from the date of the fling of his petition up to the
time of his admission to Philippine citizenship; it is the intention in good faith
of the petitioner to become a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines and
to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fdelity to any foreign
prince, potentate, or sovereignty, and particularly to Jordan of which at this
time he is a citizen. He will reside continuously in the Philippines from the
date of fling of this petition up to the time of his admission to Philippine
citizenship; petitioner has not therefore fled any petition for citizenship in any
other court; that Regelio Bayan, of legal age, Filipino, married and residing
at 486-A Ermita, Manila and Cynthia Lira, also of legal age, Filipino, married
and with residence address at 1986 PM Guazon Street, Paco, Manila, who
are both credible Filipino citizens shall be petitioner's character witnesses
who are willing to appear and testify during the hearing of this petition; and
that the petitioner executed a Declaration of Intention to attest to the truth
of the foregoing and fled a copy of which before the Offce of the Solicitor
General one (1) year before the fling of the petition.
Petitioner attached copies of his Birth Certifcate with translation,
Certifcate of First Arrival issued by the Bureau of Immigration, a photocopy
of the latest ACR I-CARD Information, a photocopy of the ICR, copies of
registration form and certifcations, Certifcate of Incorporation, copy of
.Affdavits, and copy of the Declaration of Intention.
WHEREAS, Notice is hereby given that the said petition will be heard by
this Court on 28
th
day of June 2013 at 8:30 o'clock in the morning
WHEREAS, as ordered by this Court, this notice, together with copy of
the Petition, be published, at petitioner's expense once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks in the Offcial Gazette and in thea newspaper of general
circulation in the Philippines, the last publication to be at least six (6) months
before the date of hearing, and that the Petition and this Notice be posted
in a public conspicuous place in the Offce of the Clerk of Court of this Court
Witness the HONORABLE ROSALYN D. MISLOS-LOJA, Judge of the
Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 41, this 29
th
day of August 2012.
(Sgd.) ATTY. EVELYN AGRAVANTE- AVILA
Branch Clerk of Court
(MST-Oct. 19, 26 & Nov. 2, 2012)
Fo r
f a s t
a d
r e s u l t s ,
p l e a s e
c a l l
5 2 7 - 8 3 - 5 1 t o 5 5
l o c a l s
2 2 7-228
Manila Offce
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Pampanga 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Sindalan City of San Fernando (P)
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Pampanga 1
st

District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites contractors to bid for the following contract/s:
1. a. Contract ID : 12CG0151
b. Name of Project : Completion of Graduate School
Building
c. Location : DHVTSU, Bacolor, Pampanga
d. Brief Description : Completion of Building
e. Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,069,705.26
f. Duration : 150 calendar days
g. Source of Fund :
h. Cost of Bid
Documents : 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/these contract/s, a contractor must submit a Letter of
Intent (LOI) 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 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 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, evaluation of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their application 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).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Issuance of Bid Documents October 30 November 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 8, 2012
2. Receipt and Opening of Bids November 20, 2012 until 10:00AM
only; Opening of Bids at 10:00 AM
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to
the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and the post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH-
website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Letter of
Intent Documents (LOIS) at the BAC Secretariat, DPWH-Pampanga 1
st

District Engineering Offce, Sindalan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Prospective bidders can download the LOI Documents. Bids must
accompanied by a bid security in any form in the amount stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders may also download the 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 fee.
Bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the
said fees upon the submission of their bids.
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Pampanga 1st
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid
and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without
incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) NOMER ABEL P . CANLAS
BAC Chairman
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Sorsogon Second District Engineering Offce
Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon
(MST-Nov. 2, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Department of Public Works and Highways, Sorsogon
Second District Engineering Offce, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon, through the GAA - 2013 invites
contractors to bid for:
Contract ID No : 12FL0027
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance along Daan Maharlika (SO3742LZ)
Locations : Brgy. Sta. Teresita, Bulan, Sorsogon
Brgy. Hidhid, Matnog, Sorsogon
Limits : Sec. A KO628+000 KO629+180 (with exception)
Sec. B KO635+000 KO637+000 (with exception)
Scope of Works : 100mm Asphalt Overlay 6.7m x 1.677 km.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 44,726,220.00
Contract Duration : 84 calendar days
Contract ID No : 12FL0028
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance along Daan Maharlika (SO3742LZ)
Locations : Brgy. Sankayon, Juban, Sorsogon
Brgy. Bolos, Irosin, Sorsogon
Limits : Sec. A KO611+378 KO613+350 (with exception)
Sec. B KO614+546 KO615+003 (with exception)
Scope of Works : 100mm Asphalt Overlay 6.7m x 1.677 km.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 34,930,140.00
Contract Duration : 77 calendar days
Contract ID No : 12FL0029
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance of Ariman Jct. Bulusan Lake
Road
Locations : Brgy. Buenavista, Gubat, Sorsogon
Brgy. Poblacion Norte, Barcelona, Sorsogon
Brgy. Buhang, Bulusan, Sorsogon
Brgy. Dancalan, Bulusan, Sorsogon
Limits : KO602+(-633) KO602+259 (with exception)
KO606+101 KO606+925 (with exception)
KO615+682 KO616+285 (with exception)
KO619+000 KO619+256 (with exception)
KO619+331 KO620+010 (with exception)
KO621+402 KO621+802 (with exception)
Scope of Works : 50mm Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 25,685,800.00
Contract Duration : 54 calendar days
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The BAC of the DPWH Sorsogon Second District Engineering Offce, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon now
invites bids for the above mentioned projects. 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. 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 Republic of Act
9184 (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 stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH, Sorsogon Second District Engineering
Offce, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below
from Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM 2:00 NN and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
A completed 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 of P
25,000.00 for 12FL0027, 12FL0028 and 12FL0029 (per project).
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.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Sorsogon Second District Engineering Offce,
Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 8, 2012 at the Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Sorsogon Second District Engineering Offce, Bagacay,
Gubat, Sorsogon which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 20, 2012 until 10:00 AM at
the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Sorsogon Second District Engineering Offce,
Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon. 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 in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the
address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From October 31 to November 20, 2012
2. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders November 14, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Date of Publication: October 31 November 06, 2012
DPWH Website, PhilGEPS, Manila Standard
The DPWH, Sorsogon 2
nd
DEO, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon 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:
SOCORRO EDEN D. CHAVEZ
Administrative Offcer V
Head, BAC Secretariat
Dept. of Public Works and Highways
Sorsogon 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
056-211-4251
[email protected]
______________________
(Sgd.) ROMEO F. CIELO
Assistant District Engineer
(BAC Chairman)
ANNEX A
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Offce of the District Engineer
Capiz 1
st
Engineering District
Roxas City
(MST-Oct. 26 & Nov. 2, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Capiz 1
st
Engineering District through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID : 12GD0008
Contract Name : Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated from
PMS/HDM-4, Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent
Sections) National Secondary Road (Iloilo-East Coast-
Capiz Road)
Location : Brgy. Sta Fe, Pilar, Capiz, KO 168+841 KO 169+279
Brief Description : Concreting of 410 lin. mtr., Road thickness=0.30m,
Pavement Markings=1,455lin. mtr.
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 8,207,194.05
Source of Fund :
Duration : 70 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
2. Contract ID : 12GD0009
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) Based on Gravel Road
Strategies, Traffc, Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved
Road Standard (HDM-4 Proj. Analysis), (Iloilo-East Coast-
Capiz Road)
Location : Brgy. San Blas, Pilar, Capiz
KO. 166+500 KO. 167+598
Brief Description : Concreting of 1,050 lin. mtr., Road thickness=0.30m,
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 18,235,704.06
Source of Fund :
Duration : 120 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
3. Contract ID : 12GD0010
Contract Name : Construction/Widening/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of
Access Roads To Declared Tourism Destination (Road
Extention in Brgy. Cagay Leading to Palina Greenbelt
Eco-Park, Roxas City
Location : Sitio Palina, Brgy. Cagay, Roxas City, Capiz
Brief Description : Concreting of 500 lin. mtr., with PCCP thickness=0.30m,
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 9,511,916.76
Source of Fund :
Duration : 75 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
4. Contract ID : 12GD0011
Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Replacement/Retroftting
of Existing Bridge along National Roads Generated from
Bridge Management System (BMS) Catipayan Bridge
along Iloilo East Coast Capiz Bridge
Location : Barangay Lantangan, Pontevedra,Capiz
Brief Description : Construction of 6.00m Flat Slab Bridge
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 5,824,393.40
Source of Fund :
Duration : 140 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : 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 purchase 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 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 nondiscretionary 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 Bids. 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:
BAC Activities Schedule
1 Issuance of Bidding Documents October 26 to November 15, 2012
2 Pre-Bid Conference November 5, 2012, @ 9:00 a.m.
3 Deadline of Downloading of Plans and
Bid Documents
November 14, 2012
4 Receipt of Bids November 15, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
5 Opening of Bids November 15, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Capiz 1
st
Engineering
District, Km. I, Roxas City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee for Bidding Documents
per project. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs 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. If payment for such,
has been made in other District Offces, prospective bidder must show proof of such
payment which shall be verifed by our offce prior to the receipt of bids . Bids must be
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the 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.
Capiz 1st Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid
and to annul the bidding process anytime before the Contract Award without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
(SGD) CORAZON A. PERLA
Administrative Offcer III
BAC-Chairman
Noted:
(SGD) SANNY BOY O. OROPEL, CES E
District Engineer
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Agriculture
PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR POSTHARVEST DEVELOPMENT AND
MECHANIZATION (PHilMech)
(Formerly BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION)
CLSU, Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija 3120 Philippines
1. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization, through its
Trust Fund intends to apply the below specifed sums, being the Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract of Rebidding for Supply of Labor
and Materials for the Construction of Agricultural Tramline Systems in Various
Locations in Visayas. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
2. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization now invites
bids from eligible contractors with at least Small B PCAB license with experience
on cabling system for the Rebidding for Supply of Labor and Materials for the
Construction of Agricultural Tramline Systems in Various Locations in Visayas:
CLUSTER ABC
NO. OF
UNITS
CONTRACT
DURATION
VISAYAS
Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
Passi City, Iloilo
PhP 5,041,447.94 2 units
120 Calendar
Days
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. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA9184), 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. Interested bidders must submit their LOIs before the Pre-bid
Conference at the PHilMech Main Offce, CLSU Compound, Science City of Munoz,
Nueva Ecija.
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders at
PHilMech Liason Offce from November 5, 2012 until the date of submission & opening
of bids or at DARegional Offce VI one day before the scheduled pre-bidding conference
until the date of submission & opening of bids upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for
the Bidding Documents in the amount of PhP 10,000.00.
5. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference and Submission/ Opening of Bids on the following dates and
location which shall be opened only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents:
CLUSTER Pre-Bid
Conference
Submission and
Opening of Bids
LOCATION
VISAYAS November 14, 2012
10:00AM
November 27, 2012
10:00AM
DARFU VI, Port San
Pedro, Iloilo City
6. Bids and eligibility requirements must be delivered on the date of Opening of Bids which
will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend.
Late bids shall not be accepted.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in
the amount stated in the bid documents.
7. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization 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.
8. For further information, please refer to:
PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR POSTHARVEST DEVELOPMENT AND MECHANIZATION
(Formerly BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION)
Main Offce :CLSU Cmpd., Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija
Tel. No. (044) 4560287 / (044) 4560213 FAX No. (044) 4560110
Liaison Offce : 3F ATI Bldg., Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. (02) 9274019 / (02) 9274029 FAX No. (02) 9268159
(Sgd.) ARNEL RAMIR M. APAGA
BAC Chairman
InvItatIon to BId for
Rebidding for Supply of Labor and Materials for the Construction
of Agricultural Tramline Systems in Various Locations in Visayas
(MST-Oct. 27 & Nov. 2, 2012)
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NOVEMBER 2, 2012 FRIDAY
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Isah V. Red, Editor [email protected]
showbitz
Manila Standard TODAY
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
And anyone who grew up watching movies
would certainly have good memories of scare icks
that had them shrieking in theaters and lose sleep
afterwards.
Basically structured as a siege lm and shot en-
tirely on green screen, Tiktik: The Aswang Chron-
icles makes more mature viewers recall their rst
encounters with aswang on the big screen and
gives the kids the chance to experience what their
parents have enjoyed before and still do now.
The guys behind Tiktik have not been spared
from having their own share of aswang memo-
ries. Tiktiks aswang buster Dingdong Dantes as
the reckless Makoy says that he has never seen an
aswang in his life. Thank God that I did this mov-
ie because now I know what works against them
and what does not, just in case I would encounter
one. In the movie, however, he ghts an army of
aswang out to get his girlfriend Lovi Poe and her
rstborn.
Lovi who displays a good mix of calm and
strength in Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles says
that she has only seen aswang in the movies. But
of course, I believe in them as much as I believe
in evil existing in this world. I learned
about aswang from the stories that
my mom and my aunt used
to tell me.
When I
later saw
an aswang
in the mov-
ies, it really
s c a r e d
me.
Tiktik writer-director Erik Matti learned about
aswang mythology from his yaya while growing
up in Bacolod. Theyd usually use the word as-
wang to put me in my place every time I get out of
line. Executive Producer Dondon Monteverdes
curiosity about aswang grew as he heard stories
from his housemaids.
It is an edgy re-imagining of our folklore, says
Dingdong. Its a very Filipino story, armored and
adorned with world-class technology that will surely
leave a mark in the history of Pinoy movies.
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles is local cinemas
equivalent of a scare movie that makes you laugh
as you scream out of genuine terror. It gives the
children the creeps that they will take pride in re-
telling several years hence.
Pinov version now on TV
The Koreanovela that dramatically hooked Fili-
pino viewers to their TV screens makes a big come-
back as GMA Network brings the Pinoy adaptation
of the top-rating drama, Temptation of Wife.
Piloting last Monday, the drama series original
Korean version scored phenomenal ratings success
when it was aired twice on the network.
Leading the cast is Marian
Rivera as
An g e l i n e
S a n t o s ,
the main
prot ago-
nist of
the series
who trans-
f o r m s
from a
t i mi d
and
submissive wife to a cunning, feisty-and re-
formed woman to avenge herself against her
husband and her best friend.
Playing the role of Angelines irresponsible
and unfaithful husband Marcel Salcedo is Den-
nis Trillo.
Playing the equally popular character of An-
gelines best friend Heidi Fernandez is Glaiza de
Castro. Nigel Armada is played by newest Kapuso
star Rafael Rosell who feels very honored and ex-
cited with his rst primetime lead role.
Angeline and Heidi share a deep bond of friend-
ship ever since Heidi was orphaned and was taken in
custody of Angelines parents, Abner and Minda. An-
geline grows up responsible and compassionate while
Heidi, fuelled by ambition and envy, secretly detests
Angeline and always feels inferior next to her.
Many boys are attracted to Angeline but she
falls in love with Marcel. It doesnt take long be-
fore Angeline becomes pregnant and gives up on
her dreams of becoming a make up artist in order
to marry Marcel.
Although their marriage is void of happiness,
Angeline tries to be an excellent wife to her hus-
band, and takes good care of her in-laws, Romeo
and Stella. However, she soon learns that the life
she chose is full of lies and betrayals. Adding to her
woes is her unexpected miscarriage.
She soon discovers that Marcel is cheating on
her and shocked to learn of Heidis treachery.
Angeline is devastated by the thought of being
betrayed by the two people closest to her heart.
Marcel decides to end his affair with Heidi
but Heidi is pregnant with his child. He chooses
to live with her as Angeline is forced to go back
and stay with her parents. But Angeline nds out
that she, too, is pregnant with Marcels child.
Marcel and Heidi plot to kill Angeline and dis-
guise her death as suicide. But by a twist of fate,
Angeline survives and is back for revenge. She
assumes the identity of another woman and seeks
but vengeance against Marcel and Heidi.
Now, its time for pay back and Angeline will
do everything to taste the bittersweet part of her re-
venge. How will Marcel react to a woman who looks
exactly like his supposed dead wife, Angeline? And
when fate begins to favor the once oppressed An-
geline, how will she turn the tables on Marcel and
Heidi who once betrayed and punished her?
With director Dominic Zapata at the helm,
GMA Networks Temptation of Wife will de-
nitely make primetime viewing more intense and
empowering with its intriguing and absorbing sto-
ryline and interesting characters.
Temptation of Wife premieres airs Mon-
day to Friday right after Aso ni San Roque on
GMATelebabad.
TUNA are some of the most powerful
and majestic sh in the sea. While
most sh have white esh, tuna tissue
hosts loads of myoglobin, which
efciently oxygenates their systems
to give tuna meat a distinctive red hue
and mouth-watering texture.
Tuna are among the worlds most
important marine commodities,
feeding billions of people globally
while providing affordable protein for
millions of Filipinos.
The Philippines is currently one
of the worlds top tuna producers,
with handline shing considered as
a traditional and environmentally-
sound method of catching large tuna
species such as Yellown (Thunnus
albacares) and Big-eye (Thunnus
obesus) Tuna through the use of a
single hook.
Through the support of Century
Tuna, sustainable seafood advocate
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-
Philippines) is promoting an artisanal
handline tuna shery in Pasuquin,
Ilocos Norte. This initiative aims to
improve local sheries management
while ensuring the sustainability of the
areas small-scale handline industry.
Collaborating with the municipal
government of Pasuquin, the province
of Ilocos Norte, local shing groups
plus the private sector, the program
shall initially focus on supporting
around 300 sher families utilizing
200 small bancas for tuna handline
shing.
The program aims to enhance the
Ilocos regions handline tuna sheries
through improved management while
increasing sherfolk incomes for the
next three years. These objectives
can be achieved through the adoption
of a traceability system, improving
local sheries governance plus meat
handling practices, maximizing
economic benets by bridging shers
with preferential local and foreign
markets and establishing external
support sources.
We all know that the sustainability
of sheries, particularly of tuna, is
important to the Philippine shing
sector because of the nutritional
and economic benets gained from
it. This is why WWF-Philippines
focuses its efforts on promoting
sustainable shing practices such as
tuna handline shing, says WWF-
Philippines Conservation Programs
Head Joel Palma.
Marine resource conservation
should not only be spearheaded by
nonprots and local communities.
Century Tuna, the countrys most
trusted tuna brand, recognizes the
importance of supporting sustainable
shing, which is why it decided
to work hand-in-hand with WWF-
Philippines.
Century Canning Corporation
follows and complies with
internationally-accepted standards.
For instance, we buy sh only from
vessels that have been accredited
and monitored. Were taking this
a step further by funding WWF-
Philippines initiative to support
handline shers, says Century
Canning Corporation VP and
General Manager Greg Banzon.
To support WWF-Philippines
Pasuquin program, Century Tuna
is introducing a new product called
Century Tuna Handline, which offers
individually caught Yellown Tuna
chunks in olive oil.
Century Tuna Handline is a great
catch not just because it has Omega3
and DHA for a healthy mind, heart
and bodybut also because it has
premium taste. More importantly,
it lets customers help local handline
shers. For each purchase of this
new product, P1 goes to the WWF-
Philippines Handline Tuna Fishery in
Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte.
Palma expressed his and WWF-
Philippines appreciation for the
support pledged by Century Tuna.
Our partnership with Century Tuna
sets an example that local nonprots,
the corporate shing sector and local
communities can work together to
address relevant issues against our
marine resources. Our goal is to
ensure that all parties benet from
this collaboration and eventually, to
replicate the programme in other parts
of the country.
Improving
lives of
handline
shermen
THE Bicol region recently
put its best foot forward as
the Department of Tourism
(DoT) and the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) re-
cently showcased the annual
OK Bikol-Gayon Bicol Trade
and Tourism Fair at the SM
Megamall Megatrade Hall.
Now on its 16
th
year, it is
the longest running regional
trade fair which brings to
the fore the distinct products
and tourist spots from the six
provinces of Bicol, regarded
as among the fastest growing
regions in the country.
According to DTI regional
director Jocelyn Blanco, the
expo is Bicolandias vehicle
in developing homegrown en-
trepreneurs citing that some
20 percent of the exhibitors
are rst-timers in the main-
stream Manila market.
She noted that since its in-
ception, the exhibit has gener-
ated some P131.2 million in
sales, which excludes other
business transactions consum-
mated after the event. She add-
ed that last year alone, OKB-
Gayon Bicol earned P17mil-
lion, the highest sales so far,
which marked a 70 percent
jump in its target revenues.
The expo was started by
the DTI in 1996 as Orgullo
kan Bikol (Pride of Bicol)
which initially displayed
the cottage industries in the
region. The DOT joined in
2001, thus giving birth to the
synergy of trade and tourism.
Blanco said that due to the
support of the DTI, producers
have developed world-class
packaging for processed food
products, which have become
more competitive in foreign
markets. DTI also supports
micro, small and medium en-
terprises (MSMEs) in prod-
uct development by tapping
local designers to assist OKB
merchants in creating new
designs for their handicrafts.
Among the products sold
were furniture and home fur-
nishings, fashion accessories,
processed food and beverage,
health and wellness concoc-
tions, pili-based candies and
delicacies, and a wide assort-
ment of novelties.
Meanwhile, DoT regional
director Maria Ong-Rava-
nilla said that the expo also
highlighted once more Bi-
cols popular, as well as the
emerging travel destinations
and attractions.
She disclosed that to
maximize its trade and tour-
ism potentials, the region has
been clustered into the Al-
masor (Albay, Masbate and
Sorsogon) Tourism Alliance,
the Camarines Circuit and
the Caramoan-Catanduanes
Tourism Link.
Among the promising
spots in the Bicolandia are
the pristine white sand island
beaches in Calaguas (Ca-
marines Norte), Subic and
Tikling, (Sorsogon) and Ti-
cao (Masbate).
Spicing up the expo were
concerts and entertainment
shows featuring Bicolano
artists such as Himig Kapi-
tolyo of Sorsogon Province,
Jay Perillo, Barbie Almal-
bis, Lou Bonnevie, Nyoy
Volante, Cookie Chua, Jun
Lopito, Danica Sotto, and
the LRay Dancers of Cama-
rines Sur Province.
There was also a Bayong
Fashion Show which show-
cased trendy earth-friendly
native bers, and a business
caravan which provided ven-
ues for local business match-
ing and marketing.
A showcase of Bicols beauty and bounty
Tiktik
Memories of aswang tales
make
a hit
IT IS not entirely hard to understand why
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles grossed a
whopping P10.8 million on its opening day
last Oct. 17, beating Hollywood hits that
also opened on the same week. Families
came in droves to see the groundbreaking
horror adventure ick.
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles star and one of its
producer, Dingdong Dantes
Temptation of Wifes Nigel Armada (Rafael Rosell), Angeline Santos (Marian Rivera), Marcel Salcedo (Dennis
Trillo) and Heidi Fernandez (Glaiza de Castro)
Wicker accessories