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Peace envoy.
Indonesian
Foreign Minister
Marty Natalegawa
talks to report-
ers at the Ninoy
Aquino Airport.
Natalegawa
embarked on a
mission to push
for a new pact
aimed at avoiding
clashes over the
territorial disputes
at the West Philip-
pine sea.
Visitors from New Zealand. President Aquino receives New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and his party in
Malacaang. The Philippines and New Zealand have been increasing their cooperation in political, economic, security and
socio-cultural areas.
By Christine F. Herrera
CREDITOR countries are seeking more time to
evaluate the Philippines proposal for a $500-
million electric tricycle program after civil so-
ciety groups questioned the tricycles design and
cited the programs vulnerability to corruption,
documents obtained by the Manila Standard this
week showed.
Those who want more time to review the pro-
gram under the Clean Technology Fund are the
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATOR Miriam Defensor-Santiago on
Wednesday promised the Down Syndrome As-
sociation of the Philippines Inc. she will prac-
tice self-censorship in the future when refer-
ring to any person with disability.
She angered the group when she called her
By Florencio Narito
and Maricel Cruz
GUINOBATAN, AlbayPresident
Aquino favors the natural family plan-
ning method and could not be expected
to support a bill that seeks to allow the
use of contraceptive pills as a means to
curb runaway population growth, a Com-
mission on Population ofcial said on
Wednesday.
Regional director Magdalena Abelle-
ra said the commission, which is tasked
to promote family planning, had been
advised to promote the natural method,
or that relying on the calendar, to prevent
pregnancy.
Pnoy is okay with the natural family-
planning method, Abellera said, adding
that even under the administration of
Cory Aquino, Mr. Aquinos mother, her
agency had been ordered to go natural.
The reproductive health bill seek-
ing to guarantee universal access to the
methods of and information on birth con-
trol and maternal care remains pending
in Congress because of the strong oppo-
sition from the Catholic Church and the
politicians identied with it.
Despite the strong lobby from youth
and womens groups, the House of Rep-
resentatives did not even include the bill
MALACAANG on Wednes-
day took exception to a report
of an international human
rights watchdog that President
Benigno Aquino III has failed
to fulll his campaign prom-
ise to hold accountable those
responsible for serious human
rights violations.
Presidential spokesman
Edwin Lacierda said Human
Rights Watch was barking up
the wrong tree because the
body handling the cases of hu-
man rights violations was the
judicial branch.
Knowing the separation of
powers, I cannot understand why
Human Rights Watch would be
blaming the Aquino administra-
tion or the Executive branch for
the seemingly slow pace of judi-
cial action, Lacierda said.
That is something that is
within the purview of the judi-
ciary. Insofar as going after the
perpetrators, we continue to go
after them.
In its report, Human
Rights Watch says the Aquino
administration has not suc-
cessfully prosecuted a single
case of extra-judicial killing
or enforced disappearance,
including those committed
during his presidency.
Concrete measuresrather
than more promisesare need-
ed now, group deputy director
THE House leadership on Wednesday vowed
to question the Supreme Courts decision
clipping Congress representation in the Ju-
dicial and Bar Council, even as the admin-
istrations allies declared that the high court
made a wrong interpretation of the law
with its decision.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. vowed to
work to get the high court to reconsider its de-
cision.
We will exhaust all legal remedies to see
the current situation which was logically and
legally entered into and used for so many
years, Belmonte told reporters.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Con-
gress was entitled to only one vote in the JVC-
--the body that recommends appointees for the
vacancies that may arise in the Supreme Court
and the lower courts---even if it consisted of
two houses: The House of Representatives and
the Senate.
That ruling means that while the council has
eight members, it may only cast seven votes on
any issue that requires an order, a resolution or
a decision because Congress Congress has two
members in the council but only one of them
may vote.
The majority of high courts justices vot-
ed to grant the petition led by former so-
licitor general Frank Chavez questioning the
current setup in the JBC. They agreed with
Chavezs argument that there should only be
a representative of the Congress as pro-
vided in the Constitution.
NEWLY crowned Miss Philippines-
World Queenierich Ajero Rehman left
on a ight for Guangzhou, China, at 8:30
a.m. on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Filipino-Pakistani
beauty from Las Pias City was seen
off by runner-up Princess Mary
Anne Ross Cardenas Misa, so-
cialite Cory Quirino, and her
Rustico Jimenez, president of the
Private Hospitals Association of the
Philippines, said the governments
plan to phase out charity wards in
public hospitals and enroll the
poorest of the poor instead under
PhilHealth was unsustainable given
the state insurance companys huge
debt to its member hospitals.
PhilHealth has simply ignored
our pleas for them to settle their ob-
ligations, Jimenez, a co-owner of
the Paraaque Medical Center, said
in a phone interview.
We have been exacting pay-
ments from them for a long
time.
Earlier, Health ofcials led
by Secretary Enrique Ona and
PhilHealth president and chief ex-
PRESIDENT Benigno
Aquino III on Wednesday
rejected the accusations he
had been belligerent in
dealing with China amid the
reports that Beijing had set
up an organizing commit-
tee for the legislative body
of Sansha, an island-city it
created to administer the is-
lands in the South China Sea
(West Philippine Sea).
I dont think that I have
been belligerent as some sec-
tors are saying. I should be
tougher, the President said in
a television interview.
He said the government
had been bending back-
wards to nd a peaceful
resolution to the problem.
We have tried to be as
reasonable as possible, he
said.
In fact, weve been
bending backwards, we try
to look at it from their per-
spective, and we try to see,
hopefully, that they look at
it from our perspective and
really achieve some reason-
ableness in terms of the ac-
tions of both parties.
Mr. Aquin said the Philip-
pines was also preparing in
INDONESIAs top diplomat
embarked on an emergency
swing through Southeast Asia
on Wednesday to try to end
the territorial rifts in the South
China Sea and push for a new
pact aimed at avoiding clashes
in the region.
Indonesian Foreign Minis-
ter Marty Natalegawa made the
Philippines his rst stop a week
after the Association of South-
east Nations failed to issue a
joint statement at the close of
the 45th Asean Foreign Minis-
terial Meeting in Phnom Penh
a week ago.
Natalegawa said it was
critically important for the
Asean bloc to make progress
on the issue.
If we do not do anything,
we know the damage will be-
come bigger, said Natlegawa,
who earlier met with Foreign
Affairs Secretary Albert Del
Rosario.
Natalegawa, who held a
brief press conference at the
airport, will y to other South-
east Asian nations to try to
ease the discord and prevent
further divisions in the Asean,
and hopefully convince other
member-countries to come out
with a belated joint statement
on the South China Sea (West
Philippine Sea) issue.
He boarded an 11 a.m. ight
to Hanoi via Hong Kong aboard
a Cathay Pacic ight. He was
sent off by the Indonesian Am-
bassador to the Philippines Kris-
tiarto Legawo.
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Indon envoy makes
pitch for Asean pact
Popcom exec: PNoy favors natural family planning
Watch group
raps PH on
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Santiago apologizes
for mongoloid line
Creditor countries
hold e-trikes plan
House questions
SC decision on
council voting
PH bet off to China
for Miss World tilt
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By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel Cruz
THE president of a group of more than
900 private hospitals on Wednesday said
his group would no longer honor cards
from Philippine Health Insurance Corp. if
the state-owned company would not pay
more than P2 billion it owed its members.
Private hospitals
to drop PhilHealth
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Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan of Gabriela PHA head Rustico Jimenez
ecutive Eduardo Banzon said they
were getting closer to President Be-
nigno Aquino IIIs goal of universal
health care for all.
But Jimenez said PhilHealths
debts accumulated over the years
could be even higher than the P2-
billion estimate despite its reserves
of more than P100 billion.
Testifying at Wednesdays joint
oversight hearing on public expendi-
ture in Senate, Banzon said PhilHealth
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Republic of the Philippines
COMMISSIONONELECTIONS
Ma n i l a
SECONDDIVISION
IN RE: REGISTRATION AS A
POLITICAL PARTY WITH
PROVINCIALCONSTITUENCY
SPP. NO. 12-084 (PP)
TINGOG LEYTENHON
Represented by its Secretary-General,
ATTY. PAPIANOL. SANTO,
Petitioner.
x----------------------------------------------------x
O R D E R
Acting on the verifed petition fled on March 30, 2012 for registration as
a political party with constituency in the Province of Leyte, the Commission
(Second Division) hereby sets this instant case for hearing on July 26, 2012,
at 9:00 oclock in the morning, Comelec Session Hall, 8
th
Floor, Palacio del
Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila.
To simplify the proceedings, petition is required to submit the following:
1. The names of two (2) witnesses who shall be the Chairperson
or President and Secretary General of the party, organization
or coalition;
2. Judicial affdavits of the witnesses; and
3. Proof of publication.
at least three (3) days before the scheduled hearing.
Meantime, all evidence to be presented by petitioner shall be pre-marked
includingevidencetoprovecompliancewiththejurisdictional requirementsbefore
theClerkof theCommissiononJuly20, 2012, 9:00a.m. Counsel shall manifest
during the marking of exhibits his/her appearance and the same be entered in
the minutes. Innocase shall representatives of parties for purposes of marking
beallowed. Further, counsel isrequestedtopreparehis/her summaryof exhibits
as a guide during the marking/s thereof.
TheCommissionrequiresthepetitioner topublishat itsownexpenseinthree
(3) daily newspapers of general circulation the following:
1) The petition; and
2) The instant Order of the Commission requiring the publication
with the date of the scheduled hearing.
SOORDERED.
Given this 12
th
day of July 2012, at Manila, Philippines.
FORTHEDIVISION:
(Sgd.) LUCENITON. TAGLE
Presiding Commissioner
COMMISSIONONELECTIONS
Manila
__________ DIVISION
IN RE: REGISTRATION AS A
POLITICAL PARTY WITH
PROVINCIALCONSTITUENCY
SPP. NO. 12-084 (PP)
TINGOG LEYTENHON
represented by its Secretary-
General, ATTY. PAPIANO L.
SANTO,
Petitioner.
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PETITION
PETITIONERTINGOGLEYTENHON, throughitsSecretary-General, ATTY.
PAPIANO L. SANTO, by the undersigned LAWFIRM, comes before the
Honorable Commission on Elections, and most respectfully states:
1. Petitioners completenameis TINGOGLEYTENHON. It is apolitical
party organized by and for the citizens and qualifed voters of the
Provinceof Leytewhoarepursuingthesameideology, political ideas
andprinciplesfor thegeneral conduct of thegovernment. Petitioner did
not adopt anacronymbecausethefull nameappropriatelyexpresses
the ideals and principles on which the Political Party is founded.
2. InaStatement of itsVision, Petitioner eloquentlydeclaredthepurpose
of its existence, to wit:
Tingog Leytenhon aspires for Leyte, including its municipalities and
cities as (or will be) a premier province, peopled by empowered,
economically dynamic and healthy Leytenhons, living in safe,
secure accessible physicality well-ordered and ecologically sound
communities.
3. To fulfll the foregoing avowed purpose, it is necessary for TINGOG
LEYTENHONto formalize its existence as a political organization. It
is for this reason that it nowseeks accreditation as a political party.
4. Petitionersconstituencyisprovincial andthisistheProvinceof Leyte.
5. Petitioners principal offce is at Barangay Malbog, Tolosa, Leyte.
6. Thenames, positions, andaddressesof itsincumbent electedoffcers
are as follows:
POSITION NAME ADDRESS
Chairman Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez Brgy. Malbog, Tolosa, Leyte
President Hon. Fer di nand Mar t i n G.
Romualdez, Congressman, First
Legislative District, Tacloban City
Province of Leyte
Brgy. 96, Calanipawan
Tacloban City
E x e c u t i v e V i c e -
President for Tacloban
City
Hon. Alfred S. Romualdez, City
Mayor, Tacloban City
San Jose, Tacloban City
Executive Vice-
President for Ormoc City
Hon. Eric C. Codilla,
City Mayor, Ormoc City
Ormoc City
E x e c u t i v e V i c e -
President for Leyte
Fmr. Governor Edgardo M. Enerlan San Agustin St., Burauen,
Leyte
Secretary- General Atty. Papiano L. Santo
Fmr. Provincial Prosecutor
Brgy. San Miguel,
Tanauan, Leyte
Treasurer Fmr. Judge Raymundo D. Lopez Rizal Avenue,
Tacloban, Leyte
Auditor Fmr. SP-Member Romulo Tiu MacArthur, Leyte
Legal Counsel Atty. Leon Rojas III V & G Subdivision,
Tacloban City
7. Petitioner haddulyauthorizeditsSecretary-General, PAPIANOL.
SANTO, Filipino, of legal age, widower andwithresidenceandpostal
addressat BarangaySanMiguel, Tanauan, Leyte, torepresent it in
thisPetitionfor Registration. HeisthusauthorizedtosignthePetition,
verify the contents, and cause the fling thereof. Such authority is in
accordance with the provision of Section 6 of the Constitution and
By-Laws of TINGOGLEYTENHON. The Constitution and By-Laws
of Petitioner is hereto attached as Annex A.
All of the Partys offcers and members were made aware of this
Petition and have given their consent thereto;
8. Themovement or groupknownasTINGOGLEYTENHONstarted
sometime in 2009, or a little bit earlier as a support group to Hon.
Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Congressman of the 1
st
Congressional
District of Leyte, in his efforts to serve his constituents. This movement
was known by various names such as Leyte First Movement, First
Leyte, FMGroupandothers, but itsobjectivehasconsistentlyremained
the same and this is, to reach out to the People of Leyte, hear their
voices, organize them, and fnd ways and means to uplift the lives of
the Leytenhons. Due to limited resources and manpower, this group
concentrateditseffort initiallyintheFirst Congressional District of Leyte.
Throughout the years, this group expanded its reach to include
other parts of leyte. Linkages were established and soon, fnancial,
organizational, and other means of support were extended to some
local candidatesinthe2010local elections. Happily, thesecandidates
eventually won the seats they aspired for.
After having achieved a critical mass, the members of
this movement decided that it is now time to establish formal
organizations from the provincial down to the barangay levels.
The death of Governor Benjamin Romualdez, a prime mover of
the movement, all the more motivated its members to formally
organize. Thus, in March 2012, members who were called
party convenors gathered together in different towns and cities
and formalized their commitment to this movement. These
members/party convenors made solemn vows and pledged their
time, loyalties and resources to the success of this Organization.
Embodying the organizations core value is its name,
TINGOG LEYTENHON, which in essence means that the
voices of each of the people of Leyte is important, they are being
listened to, and collectively they will radiate a force to reckon
with throughout the Philippines and it is hoped and persevered
for, extend farther more.
9. Petitionersprincipal intent inregisteringasaPolitical Partyisto
participate in the May 13, 2012 political exercise by felding its offcial
candidates in the legislative districts of the Province as well as in the
provincial and municipal elective positions. In Petitioners humble
opinion, the requirements of submission of a Manifestation of Intent
to Participate, and the Certifcate of Nominations of Nominees which
specifcallypertaintoparty-list groupsandtopolitical partiesrunningfor
a party-list seat, do not apply to TINGOGLEYTENHONs petition for
registration.
10. Petitioner, as a political party has an identifable base even in the
grassroots level. It can rightfully claim political strength as evidenced
by its well-knit organization, headed by a Provincial head offce and
organized chapters in all the Cities, Municipalities and Barangays of
theProvince. Theheadof theCity, Municipal, Provincial andLegislative
chapters are called Party Convenors and the lists of their names are
hereto attached asAnnexes B-1 toB-
11. Petitionerhadestablishedaremarkableshowinginpast elections. In
fact, at present several incumbent electiveprovincial cityandmunicipal
offcials belong to this political party. The incumbent offcials who are
party members are:
1. Hon. FERDINANDMARTING. ROMUALDEZ
Congressman of the First District, Leyte
2. Hon. ALFREDS. ROMUALDEZ
City Mayor, Tacloban City
3. Hon. ERICC. CODILLA
City Mayor, Ormoc City
4. Hon. Prospero Brazil
Municipal Mayor of San Miguel, Leyte
5. Hon. Oscar Monteza
Municipal Vice-Mayor, Santa Fe, Leyte
6. Hon. Virginia Palana
Municipal Vice-Mayor, Tolosa, Leyte
7. Hon. MARIETAPORCIUNCULA
Municipal Vice-Mayor, Capoocan, Leyte
8. Hon. VIRGILIORAMULTE
Municipal Councilor, Dagami, Leyte
9. Hon. Enrico Duquiatan
Municipal Councilor, Julita, Leyte
10. Hon. Jose Cartel
Municipal Councilor, La Paz, Leyte
11. Hon. Jesus Baranda
Municipal Councilor, MacArthur, Leyte
12. Hon. Rey Pasagui
Municipal Councilor, Pastrana, Leyte
13. Hon. Marife Rondeina
Municipal Councilor, Babatngon, Leyte
14. Hon. Bernardita V. Gobenciong
Municipal Councilor, Tanauan, Leyte
15. Hon. Martina L. Gimenez
16. Hon. Corazon M. Fiel
17. Hon. Jose Mari Ildefonso C. Roa
Municipal Councilor, Tolosa, Leyte
18. Hon. Menardo M. Mate
19. Hon. Rodolfo B. Legaspi, Jr.
12. TINGOGLEYTENHONalsohas, at itsroster, formerelectedoffcials
of theProvince. Their nameswereincludedinthelist of partyconvenors
hereto attached.
13. TINGOGLEYTENHONhumblybut candidlydeclaresthat it hasthe
abilitytofeldacompleteslateof candidatesfromthemunicipal level to
the position of Congressman of the legislative districts.
14. Petitioners Vision and Programof Government is hereto attached
asAnnex C.
In all its years of existence as a political movement, Petitioner had
pursued its Vision and Program of Government. It even adopted an
advocacy which fnally served as the Preamble of its Constitution and
By-Laws. It speaksof thepledgetorepresent thepeopleof Leyte, inthe
commitment to promoting the spiritual, physical and economic
well-being, as well as the human rights, of all Leytenhons,
dedicated to the development, progress and advancement of
Leyte, consistent withthepreservationof itsecology, determined
to discover, encourage, develop and harness the full potential,
leadershipandcollective creativity of the humanresource.
15. To concretize the foregoing agenda, the movers of TINGOG
LEYTENHONconducted programs and projects which redounded to
theinterestsandwelfareof thepeopleof Leyte. Thesearedocumented
in a summary of its track record hereto attached a Annex D.
16. Petitioner is not a religious sect or denomination, organization or
association organized for religious purposes;
17. Petitioner shall not advocateviolenceor unlawful meanstoachieve
its goals andthat it will upholdandadheretotheConstitutionandobey
all lawsandlegal orderspromulgatedbythedulyconstitutedauthorities;
18. Petitioner is not an adjunct of or a project organized or an entity
funded or assisted by the government;
19. Petitioner is not a foreign party or organization;
20. Petitioner does not receive support for partisan political purposes
from any foreign government, foreign political party, foundation,
organization, whether directly or indirectly, or through its offcers or
members, or indirectly through third parties;
21. Petitioner hasthefnancial resourcestowageadecent andeffective
political campaign;
22. Petitioner commits to comply with the laws, rules and regulations
relating to elections.
Petitioner herebysubmitsinsupport of thisPetitionfor Registration, the
following documents:
a. Constitution and By-Laws of TINGOGLEYTENHONANNEXA
b. Lists of Party Convenors in the fve (5) districts of Leyte ANNEXES
B B-4
c. List of Provincial Offcers, District ChairmenandCoordinatorsandCity/
Municipal Chairmen/Coordinators ANNEXB-5
d. Vision and Program of Government of TINGOG LEYTENHON
ANNEXC
e. TrackRecordof Petitioner asaPolitical Partyintheserviceof thepeople
of the Province of Leyte ANNEXD
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, premises considered, petitioner most respectfully prayed
that, after verifcation, publication and hearing, this petition be GRANTED and
that Petitioner be ISSUEDa Certifcate of Registration as a duly registered and
accredited Political Party, in the Province of Leyte.
Such other relief and remedies are likewise prayed for.
Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2012.
LARRAZABALLAWOFFICE
Counsel for Petitioner
B.F. Condominium
Soriano cor. Solano St.,
Intramuros, Manila
By: (Sgd.) NELIAS. AUREUS
Roll of Attorney No. 34544
IBPNo. 887804 2/3/2012
MCLEIII Compliance Cert. No. 0021502
VERIFICATION
I, PAPIANOL. SANTO, Filipino, of legal age, widower, withresidenceandpostal
address at Barangay SanMiguel, Tanauan, Leyte, after havingbeensworntoin
accordance with law, hereby depose and say that:
1. I amtheSecretary-General of TINGOGLEYTENHON, petitionerinthisPetition;
2. Byreasonof suchposition, I amvestedwithauthoritytocausethepreparation
of this Petition and to verify the contents thereof;
3. I have read and understood the contents of the petition and acknowledged
the same to be true and correct based on my own personal knowledge and
authentic documents.
In witness hereof I set my signature this 29
th
day of March, 2012, at the City
of Manila, Philippines.
(Sgd.) PAPIANOL. SANTO
Secretary-General
TINGOGLEYTENHON
Republic of the Philippines)
City of Manila ) s.s.
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN TObefore me this 29
th
day of March, 2012,
affant exhibitingtomeasproof of hisidentifyhis IBPLifetimeMembershipI.D.
No. 22222issuedby theINTEGRATEDBAROFTHEPHILIPPINES. HisRoll
of Attorney No. is 20217.
NOTARYPUBLIC
(Sgd.) ATTY. DOLORSINDOI. PANER
NOTARYPUBLICUNTILDEC. 31, 2013
350A.J. VILLEGASST. MALATE, MANILATEL. 527-5823
PTR. NO. 0325918 1-2-12 IBPNO. 797276-1-2-12
COMM. NO. 2010072/ROLLNO. 21082
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Belligerent...
case the tensions with China escalated.
Well, we are preparing contingencies for that, but we
dont think that is a likely possibility at this point. We will
not add to the conditions that will set about such a situa-
tion, he said.
Foreign Affairs, meanwhile, expressed alarm over the
reports that China had increased its presence at the Panatag
Shoal, even as a military commander in Mindanao reported
that the Chinese vessels in the Spratlys were not shing
within Philippine territorial waters.
The Chinese wire agency Xinhua said Sanshas new
government was set up by the Standing Committee of the
Hainan Provincial Peoples Congress on Tuesday morning
in Haikou, the capital of Chinas southernmost island prov-
ince.
The committee was tasked to organize the rst munici-
pal congress of Sansha, approve the electoral commission
for the election of delegates, and convene the rst plenary
meeting of the municipal congress.
In June, Chinas State Council or Cabinet approved the
establishment of Sansha, a prefectural-level city to admin-
ister the Xisha [Paracels], Zhongsha [Maccleseld Bank],
and Nansha [the Spratlys] and the surrounding waters in the
South China Sea.
The government seat of Sansha will be stationed on
Yongxing Island, part of the Xisha Islands.
Beijing proceeded with the establishment of a government
in Sansha despite a diplomatic protest lodged by Manila two
weeks ago. Joyce Pangco Paares, Sara Susanne Fabu-
nan, Florante Solmerin and Joel E. Zurbano
Watch...
for Asia Elaine Pearson said.
She says President Aquino should order the National Bureau
of Investigation to investigate police and military personnel,
including those at the command level, who have been impli-
cated in killings.
He should order the police to re-double efforts to investigate abus-
es implicating government ofcials, and if they do not thoroughly
investigate, face criminal investigations themselves, Pearson said.
He should order the military to cooperate with civilian authorities
investigating military abuses or themselves face sanctions. Joyce
Pangco Paares
Creditor...
United States, Japan, Germany, Australia and the Unit-
ed Kingdom.
In view of the rather controversial feedback we
received concerning this revised [investment plan]
and the EEEV [energy-efficient electric vehicle]
project, we would like to request an extension of
the approval deadline to give us time to consider the
circumstances appropriately, Germany said.
The US cited concerns over the projects vulnerability
to corruption and the lack of consultations and options
analysis.
Earlier, the Washington-based CTF gave member-
countries up to July 13 to send their votes or express their
concerns, after which the project would be deemed ap-
proved.
But several days before the deadline, civil society
groups led by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable
Cities, the NGO Forum on the ADB, and Aksyon Klima
Pilipinas sent papers opposing the project and complain-
ing about its lack of transparency.
The groups accused the Energy Department and the
Asian Development Bank of railroading the process,
with no consultations over the decision to reallocate loan
funds from solar power projects to the electric tricycle
program.
They also demanded that the private sector, instead of
the mayors, be tapped to collect the payments from the
tricycle drivers to shield the program from political pa-
tronage and corruption.
House...
Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr., an ex-ofcio member of the
JBC because he is chairman of the Houses justice commit-
tee, called the high courts decision an affront to Congress.
One representative from Congress is absurd because
a congressman cannot represent the Senate and a senator
cannot represent the House, Tupas said.
The [Supreme Courts] decision did not reect the bi-
cameral nature of our legislature. We will le motion for
reconsideration.
House Assistant Majority Leader and Citizens Battle
against Corruption Rep. Sherwin Tugna and Eastern Sa-
mar Rep. Ben Evardone also urged the high court to re-
consider its decision.
I believe that that is a wrong interpretation of the
law, Tugna told the Manila Standard.
But Maguindanao Rep. Simeon Datumanong, a member
of the opposition and a former justice secretary, agreed with
the high courts ruling ruling, saying it made a correct inter-
pretation of the law when it agreed with Chavez.
The constitution provides that Congress shall have one rep-
resentation in the JBC, so the Supreme Court simply applied
the law, he said. With Maricel Cruz, Rey E. Requejo
Santiago...
political enemies mongoloids be-
cause they were behind the plot
to pressure her to resign from the
Senate following her appoint-
ment as judge of the International
Criminal Court.
As a parent myself, I un-
derstand that what obviously
motivates you and my other
critics is parental love and
concern, Santiago told the as-
sociations president, Tony Pa-
sia, in a one-page letter dated
July 18.
Pasia said they were over-
whelmed by Santiagos offer of
a hand of friendship, and that he
and his groups members would
soon pay her a courtesy call.
We are happy that she wrote
us a letter, Pasia said.
We accept her explanation...
that she would impose self-cen-
sorship.
Santiago said the line she used
against her foesStop molest-
ing me, you mongoloidswas
taken from the book A Confed-
eracy of Dunces by John Ken-
nedy Toole, which won a Pulitzer
Prize.
While he was still alive and
until now, no person ever criti-
cized him for repeatedly using
the word mongoloid in his fun-
ny lines, Santiago said.
Instead, The New York Times
Book Review [called] his book
A master work The novel
astonishes with its inventiveness
It is nothing less than a grand
comic fugue.
If there had been any public
ridicule and vilication intended
by her language, Santiago said,
she certainly did not aim it at any
disabled person, but at corrupt
politicians.
It is unfair and misguided to
charge me with intent to violate
the law when my intent was to
emphasize my anti-graft stance,
Santiago said.
PH...
mother Amalia Yukawa.
Rehman had a bit of trouble because her luggage was
in excess of 90 kilograms, but she still managed to pose
for pictures with admirers before boarding her ight.
Airlines allow only 20 kilograms per passenger and an
allowance of another 5 kilograms.
The 24-year-old, ve-foot-eight Rehman, a psychol-
ogy graduate of Assumption College, was the last pas-
senger to board the aircraft because of the many requests
for pictures from the airport staff.
The 62nd edition of the Miss World beauty pageant
will be held on Aug. 18 at the Dongsheng Fitness Center
Stadium in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, where she will join
120 other contestants.
Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela will crown her successor at
the end of the event.
Queenie was a top 12 nalist and Best in Swimsuit
in the Miss Philippines 2011 contest. Eric B. Apolonio
Popcom...
in the list of priority bills of the 15th Congress.
Guinobatan municipal Councilor July Tingzon said the
Catholic schools in Albay, including Aquinas University,
the Divine Word College of Legazpi, and the St. Agnes
Academy threatened to cross him out in the next elec-
tions unless he withdrew his support for the bill.
Tingzon said he ignored the threat because many Fili-
pinos were supporting the bill since it is pro-quality of
life and not pro-abortion as alleged by Church leaders.
Many are against the RH bill but ask them if they have
read the bill in its entirety... and they say they have not read
the bill. Among the provisions of the bill are responsible par-
enthood and child and maternal health, Tingzon said.
At the House, Majority Leader Rep. Neptali Gonsalez
said the chances of the bill being discussed and debated
in the 15th Congress looked dim because the assembly
would go on a holiday break in October and then in De-
cember to make way for the 2013 elections.
Private...
had P107 billion in reserves at the
end of May, although its premium
collection was only P13 billion or
lower than the P16.9- billion payout.
Jimenez, who revealed the extent
of PhilHealths debt in a radio inter-
view, asked what the government
was doing with those reserves, which
were at the same level in December
2011.
Are these only for the SONA?
he said, referring to the yearly State-
of-the-Nation Address in which the
President enumerates the govern-
ments achievements.
Jimenez said the Philippine Hospi-
tal Association faced the same prob-
lem but would not speak up because
some of its members are government
hospitals.
Jimenez said Mr. Aquinos univer-
sal health care was a good program,
but it needed to be properly funded.
In a separate interview, Philippine
Medical Association vice president
Leo Olarte said the government
shouldnt pass the buck when it came
to its obligation to provide free medi-
cal services to the poor.
He said it was wrong to phase out
the charity wards in state-run hospi-
tals next year.
Not all Filipinos are covered by
PhilHealth, said Olarte who con-
rmed that there were hospitals and
even doctors who had not yet been
paid by PhilHeatlh for services ren-
dered.
On Wednesday, Sean Velchez,
lead convenor of the Network Op-
posed to Privatization, expressed
outrage over Health Undersecretary
Teodoro Herbosas announcement
that the charity wards in public hos-
pitals would be phased out next year.
Velchez disputed the govern-
ments claim that the poor patients
would not be made to pay.
Poor patients are forced to shell
out hard-earned cash to pay for med-
icines and laboratory fees even in
public hospitals even though they are
PhilHealth members, Velchez said.
He said PhilHealth coverage was
very limited and covered only a frac-
tion of a patients hospital bill.
He said PhilHealths claim that it
had 5.2- million poor beneciaries
enrolled was less than half of the es-
timated 11.1 million poor families in
the country.
The group held a conference
against privatization Wednesday at
the Philippine General Hospital in
Manila.
During the conference, health
workers, health professionals,
students and patients challenged
President Aquino to immediately
stop the privatization of govern-
ment hospitals and health services,
fulll the states responsibility to
provide for the health of its people,
and allocate 5 percent of the gross
domestic product or P487 billion
for health.
Julie Caguiat, another convenor
of the group, described as deceptive
the Health Departments explanation
that PhilHealth would take care of
the poor.
Many Filipinos were still not
covered by PhilHealth, and those
who were had limited coverage
that was good for only 20 to 30
percent of their total hospital ex-
penses, she said.
Lawmakers on Wednesday ques-
tioned the Aquino administrations
plan to phase out charity wards.
Why spend P12.6 billion for the
distribution of PhilHealth cards when
the same amount can be allocated to
public hospitals, rural health units
and barangay health centers so that
they can directly provide services to
indigents for free? Gabriela Rep.
Luzviminda Ilagan said.
She also raised the possibility that
the PhilHealth cards would be used
to win votes in next years mid-term
elections.
The Palace will submit its pro-
posed P2.006- trillion national bud-
get for 2013 next week.
Under its budget proposal, the
Health Department is asking for
P56.8 billion of which P12.6 billion
would go to PhilHealth premiums
covering 5.2 million households.
Ilagan slammed what she called
the Aquino administrations skewed
priorities.
President Aquinos thrust towards
the privatization of government hos-
pitals inevitably makes health servic-
es unaffordable, making it extremely
difcult for poor families to access
health services, Ilagan said.
Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Teddy
Casio also assailed the govern-
ments plan to phase out the charity
wards.
Phasing out charity wards is
grossly inhumane, he said.
This will displace the poor pa-
tients, especially those who are not
covered by the PhilHealthpspon-
sored program.
Government data show there are
42,997 charity beds in 703 govern-
ment hospitals.
Casio, citing an Asian Develop-
ment Bank report, said six out of 10
Filipinos were dying without having
any medical attention.
This situation may worsen since
most patients cannot afford the in-
creasing charges in government hos-
pitals, he said, adding that nearly
half of all health care costs were
paid out-of-pocket.
Even those covered by Phil-
Health have to pay out of their
pockets. Given the limited coverage
of PhilHeath, the poor will be fur-
ther disenfranchised of the right to
health.
Compared to the other Southeast
Asian countries, the Philippines had
one of the highest out-of-pocket ex-
penses of 54.7 percent and one of the
lowest government expenses at only
34.7 percent, Casio said.
Replacing charity wards with
PhilHealth wards is actually mak-
ing the people pay for health services
themselves, he said.
The government is trying to jus-
tify its decreasing allotment to pub-
lic hospitals and the privatization
of public health services. Instead of
adequately funding peoples health,
it is transferring the burden of health
nancing to the people.
Indon...
The Asean failed to issue a joint statement for the rst
time in the 45 years of its ministerial meetings. The Philip-
pines later blamed Cambodia, a staunch ally of China and
host of the week-long event, for consistently blocking the
efforts by Manila and Hanoi to include the details of the
standoff at Scarborough Shoal in the joint communique.
Manila said the Aseans non-issuance of a joint state-
ment could set back the establishment of a proposed
Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.
The Foreign Affairs Department, meanwhile, issued
a statement explaining why the Asean failed to issue a
joint communique, and at the same time defended Del
Rosario for using strong language against China and
Cambodia after the meeting. (Read full text of DFA
statement on A5)
Foreign Affairs undersecretary Erlinda Basilio said
the Philippines had expected a joint statement after
the meetings because the foreign ministers had earlier
agreed in the key elements of the proposed Code of con-
duct on the South China Sea for discussions with China.
The AP, with Eric Apolonio, Joyce Pangco-Paares
and Sara Susanne Fabunan
JULY 19, 2012 THURSDAY
A3 News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com
Complaints mounting
over defective passports
State
colleges
budget
up 3-fold
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON NATURALIZATION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
KAMLESH RAMESH SHAMDASANI
SCN CASE NO. ___________
to be naturalized as Filipino citizen pursuant
to Republic Act No. 9139.
x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
PETITION
Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9139,
petitioner hereby submits a petition for naturalization to
become a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines and
respectfully declares:
1. My full name is KAMLESH RAMESH SHAMDASANI but I
have also been known since childhood as _____N/A_____
, or I have been judicially authorized to use the alias name(s)
______N/A______.
2. My present place of residence is 9161 Pateros Street
Brgy. Valenzuela, City/Municipality of Makati, Province of
NCR, and all my former places of residence are (please
indicate periods of residence):
9193 PATEROS STREET MAKATI CITY, 1991-1994
510 JP RIZAL STREET MAKATI CITY, 1988 - 1991 __
1963 M. OROSA STREET MALATE, MANILA 1981-1988
3. I was born on JAN 26, 1981, in MANILA, I have been
a resident of the Philippines since birth. At present, I am a
citizen or subject of India.
4. My father's name is RAMESH SHAMDASANI and
he was born on JAN. 7, 1949, in NASHIK, INDIA. He is
a citizen or subject of INDIA My mother's name is ASHA
SHAMDASANI and she was born on AUG. 21, 1960, in
POONA, INDIA. She is a citizen or subject of INDIA.
5. My trade, business, profession or lawful occupation is
_SELF-EMPLOYED_ and from which I derive an average
annual income of P 350,000.00_, inclusive of bonuses,
commissions and allowances. My wife's/husband's trade,
business, profession or lawful occupation is N/A and from
which she derives an average annual income of P _N/A_.
Petitioner's signature and right thumbmark
(Where the above does not apply): I am exempt from
the requirement of lucrative trade or occupation and from
submitting income tax returns for the past three (3) years
because I am a college degree holder [please state (1)
degree obtained: _N/A_, (2) name of school:_N/A_ and (3)
years graduated:_N/A_] who cannot practice my profession
(the practice of which requires a government licensure
examination) by reason of my citizenship.
6. My civil status is SINGLE. I was married on N/Ain N/A.
My wife's/husband's name is N/A and she/he was born on
N/Ain N/A. She/he is a citizen or subject of N/Aand presently
resides N/A.
7. I am legally separated from my spouse; my marriage
was annulled, per decree of legal separation/annulment
dated N/A granted by N/A. (please indicate the particular
court which granted the same). I am a widower/widow and
my spouse died on N/A in N/A.
8. I have N/A child/children, whose names, dates and
places of birth and residences are as follows:
Name Date of Birth Place of Birth Residence
N/A
9. I received my primary and secondary education from
the following public schools or private educational institutions
duly recognized by the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports (DECS), where Philippine history, government
and civics are taught and prescribed as part of the school
curriculum and where enrollment is not limited to any race
or nationality:
Name of School Place of
School
Dates of
Study
Highest Grade
Completed
DLSU TAFT,
MANILA
1998-2002 BS CS-IT
COLEGIO SAN AGUSTIN MAKATI 1994-1998 HIGH SCHOOL
COLEGIO SAN AGUSTIN MAKATI 1990-1994 ELEMENTARY
10. I am able to read, write and speak Filipino and/or any of
the following dialects of the Philippines: TAGALOG.
11. I have enrolled my minor children of school age in the
following public schools or private educational institutions
duly recognized by the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports (DECS), where Philipine History, government
and civics are taught and prescribed as part of the school
curriculum and where enrollment is not limited to any race
or nationality:
Name of Child Name and Place of
School
Date of
Enrollment
N/A
12. I shall never be a public charge. I am of good
moral character. I believe in the principles underlying
the Philippine Constitution. I have conducted myself in a
proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period
of my residence in the Philippines in my relations with the
constituted government as well as with the community in
which I am living. I mingled socially with Filipinos and have
evinced a sincere desire to learn and embrace the customs,
traditions and ideals of the Filipino people. I have all the
qualifcations and none of the disqualifcations under Republic
Act No. 9139.
I am not opposed to organized government or affliated
with any association or group of persons who uphold and
teach doctrines opposing all organized governments. I
am not defending or teaching the necessity or propriety of
violence, personal assault or assassination for the success
and predominance of one's ideas. I am not a polygamist
nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I have not
been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.
I am not suffering from mental alienation or from any
incurable contagious disease. The country of which I am
a citizen or subject is not at war with the Philippines and
grants to Filipinos the right to be naturalized citizens or
subjects thereof.
13. It is my true and honest intention to become a citizen
of the Philippines and to renounce absolutely and forever
all allegiance and fdelity to any foreign prince, potentate,
state or sovereignty, and, particularly, to INDIA of which at
this time I am a citizen or subject. I will reside continuously
in the Philippines from the date of the fling of this petition
up to the time of my admission to Philippine citizenship.
14. My character witnesses are CESAR C. LIRIO and
FRANCIS KEVIN CO LIAMZON both Filipino citizens, of
legal age, and residing at 2 Nery Street Better Living Subd
Paranaque City and 153 Swallow Drive, Greenmeadows,
Quezon City respectively, who have executed sworn
statements attached hereto in support of my instant
petition, together with: (a) brief biographical data about
themselves; (b) detailed statements on the dates they
frst came to know me, the circumstances of our initial
acquaintance and the reasons and extent of our continuing
familiarity; and (c) the number of times they have acted as
character witnesses in other petitions for naturalization.
15. Attached hereto as annexes and made part of
this petition are the dupl i cat e ori gi nal s or certifed
photocopies of the following documents (please check
the appropriate box):
[ X ] a. Petitioner's birth certifcate
[ X ] b. Petitioner's alien certifcate of registration (ACR)
[ X ] c. Petitioner's native-born certifcate of residence
(NBCR)
[ ] d. Petitioner's marriage certifcate, if married
[ ] e. Death certifcate of his/her spouse, if widowed
[ ] f. Court decree annulling his/her marriage or
granting legal separation, if such was the fact
[ ] g. Birth certifcates of petitioner's minor children
[ ] h. ACRs of petitioner's minor children
[ ] i. NBCRs of petitioner's minor children
[ X ] j. Affdavits of fnancial capacity by the petitioner,
dul y support ed by bank cert i f i cat i ons,
passbooks, stock certificates, or proof of
ownership of other properties
[ X ] k. Affdavits of at least two (2) credible witnesses
who must be Filipino citizens of good reputation
in petitioner's place of residence
[ X ] l. Medical certifcate from a government hospital
stating that petitioner is not suffering from
mental alienation or a user of prohibited drugs
or otherwise a drug dependent and that he/she
is not afficted with acquired immune defciency
syndrome (AIDS), or any incurable contagious
disease.
[ X ] m. School diploma and transcript of records of the
petitioner from the school/s he or she attended
in the Philippines
[ ] n. Certifications stating that petitioner's minor
children are enrolled in public schools or private
educational institutions duly recognized by the
DECS, where Philippine history, government
and civics are taught and prescribed as part of
the school curriculum and where enrollment is
not limited to any race or nationality
[ X ] o. Petitioner's income tax returns for the past three
years
[ X ] p. Petitioner's receipts of payment of income tax
for the past three years
16. Other documents submitted by the petitioner in
support of his/her petition:
NBI CLEARANCE, POLICE CLEARANCE,
COURT CLEARANCES BARANGAY CLEARANCE
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that petitioner be
conferred Philippine citizenship pursuant to the provisions
of Republic Act No, 9139.
Dated at Makati City, Metro Manila, this day
of .
Name and Signature of Petitioner
Address: 9161 Pateros Street
Brgy. Valenzuela, Makati City
Telephone Number: 8966661/
09169649825
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
CITY/MUNICIPAL OF MAKATI) S.S.
I, KAMLESH RAMESH SHAMDASANI, of legal age and
a resident of 9161 Pateros Street, Brgy. Valenzuela, Makati
City, after being duly sworn, depose and say that I am the
petitioner herein, that I have read the foregoing petition
and know the foregoing petition and known the contents
thereof, and that the same is true of my own knowledge.
Name and Signature of Petitioner
SUBCRIBED AND SWORN to before me at CITY
OF MAKATI this 13
th
day of JUNE, 2012. SSS ID No.
33-7184682-2
SCN FORM NO. 1
(R.A. NO. 9139)
(MST-July 19, 26 & Aug. 2, 2012)
Right Thumbmark
of Petitioner
By Joyce Paares
THE Aquino administration
has increased the 2013 budget
of state universities and col-
leges by 44 percent.
Budget chief Florencio Abad
said under next years proposed
national expenditure, SUCs will
get P37.1 billion, up by P11.3
billion from this years budget.
The budget hike for SUCs is
designed to strengthen SUC per-
formance and improve student
welfare through better infrastruc-
ture, in line with the Aquino ad-
ministrations higher education
roadmap, Abad said yesterday.
Of the proposed budget, P27.3
billion will support Personal
Services to cover the fourth
tranche of the Salary Standardi-
zation Law III to raise the sala-
ries of teachers and staff.
At least P6.4 billion will
cover research initiatives, ex-
tension services and quality of
instruction across all SUCs, up
by 114 percent.
Fund support will be based
on a set criteria to bolster our ra-
tionalization efforts in SUCs, so
that more programs and courses
respond directly to growing in-
dustry demands, Abad said.
Some P3.36 billion will be
allocated for the infrastructure
needs of SUCs.
Abad said the University of the
Philippines, in particular, is set to
receive a P3.9 billion increase in
its budget, raising their total 2013
allocation to P10 billion.
Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino said he
also received numerous complaints that the
passports were defective and easily torn,
noting that the problem could compromise
the nations national security.
This could not be an isolated incident.
Why is it that many are complaining?
Casino asked.
The fact that there have been numerous
complaints about the e-passports indicates
that there is an anomaly in the issuance and
production of passports, the lawmaker said.
The defective passports could have dealt
losses as much as P900 million while posing
a risk to national security, the lawmakers said
in a resolution.
The DFA ofcials said they were aware of
the problem and taking steps to solve it.
The DFA launched the e-passport project in
August 2009 under a P900-million contract
awarded to the Oberthur Philippines.
Casio urged the DFA to cancel the
contract with Oberthur if proven that it fails
to comply with quality standards.
We must do some research and what we
can do to solve this problem. This calls for an
immediate action, Casio pointed out.
Another party-list lawmaker. You against
Corruption and Poverty Rep. Carol Lopez
signed up as co-author to the resolution
earlier led by several lawmakers calling for
an investigation on the matter.
Lopez said the millions of Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) would be adversely
affected by the defective passports.
Lopez vowed to look into the possible liabilities
TRANSPORT companies will be required to secure
comprehensive insurance coverage for their public utility vehicles
under a proposed law.
There is a need to protect victims of vehicular accidents from
the high cost of damages incurred during a collision, said Davao
del Norte Rep. Anthony del Rosario in House bill 6714.
The comprehensive insurance will cover theft, body injury and
property damage as well as passengers personal accident and the
drivers own damage.
Del Rosario, in the bills explanatory note, said the Insurance
Memorandum Circular No. 4-2006 limits the third party or
passenger liability for all Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability
Insurance (CMVLI) coverage to P100,000.
He said that it is the obligation of the operators, more than the
drivers, to ensure the safety of their passengers, their vehicles,
third parties and properties of third parties.
Under the measure, to be known as the Public Utility Vehicles
Comprehensive Insurance Act, Voluntary Third Party Liability
coverage will be up to a particular amount that is applied after
exhausting the limited liability amount of P100,000 as provided
under the compulsory third party liability insurance.
This will include reimbursement of medical costs for victims
of the vehicular accident and liability for property damage
caused by the insured vehicle against a third party vehicle or
property.
`The bill also provides coverage against death or bodily injury
sustained by passengers of the insured vehicle due to accidents
while riding the insured vehicle.
`The bill also carries a penalty of P50,000 and suspension of
the franchise to operate for any operator of a public transport
service that fails to comply with the requirement of securing a
compulsory comprehensive insurance coverage for their motor
vehicles. Maricel Cruz
By Joel Zurbano
ITS nal. There will be no extension for
the general registration of voters in the Au-
tonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
This was announced by Elections
Commissioner Rene Sarmiento on
Wednesday, the last day of the 10-day
registration period.
Sarmiento said that voters were giv-
en enough time to register.
Weve announced this (registra-
tion) long before. Second, we have to
consider the preparations because this
is not easy. Third, our eld ofcials are
tired already especially those assigned
in far-ung areas such as Tawi-Tawi.
The poll ofcial shot down a request of
local ofcials for an extension to accom-
modate all qualied registrants in Lanao
del Sur and Tawi-Tawi. They claimed the
slow registration system being used by the
commission is preventing a number of
residents from registering.
The Philippine Center for Islam and
Democracy also asked the commis-
sion to seriously consider extending
the registration for another three days
to minimize the number of potential
voters who may be disenfranchised.
The PCID said media reports on
sporadic violence and irregularities
characteristic of ARMM elections
have discouraged many registrants
from registering.
Sarmiento, meanwhile, observed
the last-minute rush during the last day
of registration. He said he was not sur-
prised with the big number of voters
that trooped to the registration centers
yesterday.
Based on the voting pattern of
Filipinos every elections and during
registration, a lot of people are really
scrambling for last minute registration
and voting, said Sarmiento.
Reports showed that more than one
million voters had registered while
the Parish-Pastoral Council for Re-
sponsible Voting placed the turnout at
1.4-1.5 million voters.
Were happy with 1 million [reg-
istered voters]. That means we really
cleansed [ARMM of phantom and
unqualied voters]. If we still have
1.7 million registrants, then it means
the special registration is pointless,
Sarmiento said.
Visitor from Ottawa. President Benigno Aquino III and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird engage in an
animated discussion during the ministers courtesy call at Malacanang in Manila on Wednesday. AP
By Maricel V. Cruz
TWO lawmakers on Wednesday dismissed claims
that the defective electronic passports issued by
the Department of Foreign Affairs were an isolated
case and demanded the department to withdraw the
contract of the foreign company rm responsible for
the substandard performance.
of the contractor, Oberthur Philippines.
In the resolution signed by several
party-list groups, the lawmakers expressed
concern that the passports were defective
and easily torn.
They said a congressional investigation
was appropriate and in order.
Insurance cover
for PUVs a must
Comelec wraps up
listing in Mindanao
WE should not leave parenting to television.
With these words, Education Secretary Armin Luistro set into motion the
implementing rules and regulations of the Childrens Television Act.
It is a fundamental obligation of the adults and a social responsibility of the
networks to actively pursue child-friendly programming that can have a lasting
imprint on the minds of our young, Luistro said.
The rules came months after a series of consultations and fora with various
child advocacy stakeholders all over the country, with network executives and
TV producers, parents, educators, and media taking part.
A salient point of the law enacted in 1997 requires all local TV networks to
allot 15 percent of daily airtime for child-friendly television shows.
Independent producers and executives are also encouraged to produce television
programs for children with assistance from the National Council for Childrens
Televisions National Endowment Fund. Gigi David
New rules out on kiddie TV
Machine-readable passports
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
THE decision of the Supreme Court
on the phrase a representative of
the Congress in the constitutional
provision that created the Judicial
and Bar Council puts things in proper
perspective.
According to the high court, there
must be only one vote from Congress,
either from the Senate or the House
of Representatives.
It is logical that any board must
have an odd number of members.
The majority always rules. If the
Senate and the House had one JBC
representative each, then a deadlock
is a possibility.
The Judicial and Bar Council has
itself set the rule (Rule 10, Section 1)
that an applicant needs to obtain the
affirmative vote of at least a majority
of all members of the Council. In
this case, two votes
from Congress
would result in an
anomaly.
Me mb e r s h i p
in the JBC
contemplates one
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
each from the
three branches of
governmentone
from the Executive
(the secretary of
Justice), one from
the Judiciary (acting as chairman),
and another one from Congress. If
the Legislative branch would have
two representatives, this will make
the JBC lopsided and would give
premium to politics.
So who will now represent
Congress to the JBC? That is the
next matter to be settled.
In any case, Im glad that retired
Supreme Court Justice Artemio
Panganiban settled a nagging question
on the need for a replacement of the
chief justice if he dies, is unable to
preside because of incapacity, or
is ousted like in the case of former
Chief Justice Renato Corona.
There were questions about the
lack of a provision for an acting
chief justice who could preside over
the Supreme Court, and also become
the acting chairman of the JBC. This
could result in a legal quagmire.
Panganiban in his column cited
Dulay vs JBC where the Supreme
Court ruled on July 3, 2012 that
the most senior of this Court who
is not an applicant of the position
of Chief Justice should participate
in the deliberation for the selection
of nominees for the said vacant
position and preside over its
proceedings in the absence of the
constitutionally named ex-officio
chairman.
Panganiban said that the ruling is
not merely an obiter dictum or simply
on the side, but what is called in law
as ratio decidendi or a settled case.
Strangely, this is a landmark case,
but it was never publicized.
In any case, two nagging
problemsone in the case of
congressional representation to the
JBC, and a legal quagmire which
could result in the absence of a
constitutionally appointed chief
justicehave been settled.
* * *
The contrasting features of Cebu
(Sugbu to Cebuanos) never fail
to impress me. For instance, the
capital is the countrys oldest city
yet the most modern in that part
of the archipelago, making it the
undisputed education, commerce and
trade hub in the region.
A friend of mine who just arrived
from that southern province for rest
and recreation was astonished at the
energy that, according to him, seems
to burst all over the place.
Cebu City is obviously one of our
fastest growing cities. Home of the
countrys second busiest airport, the
Mandaue-Cebu International Airport,
Cebuanos are again looking forward
to another boom year. This can be
seen from its bustling industries,
non-stop construction, rising luxury
hotels and resorts, mushrooming call
centers and growth in almost every
sector, particularly in tourism.
Suroy, Suroy Sugbo (Pasyal,
pasyal Cebu), a brainchild of its
first woman governor, Gwendolyn
Garcia, is gaining attraction several
hundreds of
tourists yearly to
local destinations
h e r e t o f o r e
unheard of until
they were laid
bare by Garcia.
Just a few
years ago, while
the country
struggled to keep
the economy
afloat, Cebuanos
credited Gwen
Garcia for boosting the provinces
coffers despite the economic
meltdown that was going on.
In only three years after taking
over the helm in 2004, Garcia was
able to increase Cebus resources
through rigid fiscal reforms. She
increased it by 300 percent to a
whopping P28 billion. She was also
able to wipe out Cebus financial
arrears. Not too many people know
that Gwen was a long time financial
consultant and a successful banker
before joining government.
And to make sure the benefits of
growth are eventually distributed,
many of Garcias programs are
crafted to help give indigents easy
access to jobs, livelihood and other
employment and small business
opportunities. She is said to be a
strong advocate as I am -- of the
belief that only economic growth can
eradicate poverty.
For this to happen, however,
Garcia believes that peace and order
is paramount. And to ensure that
Cebu remains safe for residents and
tourists alike, Cebus police force has
acquired the most advanced crime
fighting equipment in the region. It
stands out as the only province that
has the capability to combat cyber
crimes with its recently acquired
digital forensic instruments.
Cebu has also intensified its war
on illegal drugs with the launching of
the Just Say No program.
No wonder multinationals
have chosen to put up their local
headquarters in Cebu.
The sad part, however, is the
prospect of losing Garcia to the
Senate since she has already been
drafted in the United Nationalist
Alliance for next years polls. Still,
Cebuanos believe she can do much
more as a senator. If that happens,
Gwen can probably embark on
Cebu-anising the country.
Resolving two legal
quagmires
First of two parts
THE Philippines was plunged into
mourning by the recent death of the
media-dubbed Comedy King, actor
Rodolfo Dolphy Quizon.
To a degree unprecedented, the na-
tion avidly followed the 24/7 media
reports and coverage of his illness,
death, wake, and funeral rites over
several weeks until its culmination
with the interment of the actor in his
massive metal casket last July 15.
The Dolphenomenon spawned re-
newed interest in the actors life and
his career. Born into an impoverished
family, from an early age he had to
work selling peanuts at theaters to
support himself and loved ones.
Given a break to learn the thespians
craft and allowed to hone his technique
in vaudeville skits, he learned to sing,
dance, and act, and found he had a knack
for comedy. This he parlayed into fame
and fortune with his drag-dressed por-
trayal of gays and carefree enactment of
poor men in lms and on television.
Not only was Dolphy an excellent all-
around actor (all too rare in these times
where mere good looks without talent are
enough to merit media exposure), he was
also that uncommon thing, a genuinely
good man, who had not a bad or mean
thing to say about anybody, who wel-
comed all into his fold, who emptied his
pockets to help those less fortunate.
It is not surprising then that a grate-
ful and sentimental nation wishes to
honor such an admirable man in any
way it can. Thus the clamor for the
conferment upon Dolphy of the Na-
tional Artist Award.
This was debated as early as 2009.
In a July 5 article that appeared in
another publication, former NCCA
executive director Cecille Guidote-
Alvarez said in a radio interview that
were it not for the disapproval of Dr.
Nicanor Tiongson at the second stage
of deliberations, Dolphy could have
received the award back then.
A noted author, academician, and
critic, Dr. Tiongson was once vice-
president and artistic director of the
CCP in the late 1980s to mid 1990s
and chairman of the Movie and Televi-
sion Review and Classication Board.
Tiongson replied soon after say-
ing that the accusations made by
Guidote-Alvarez are selective and
misleading, making it appear that
one person (in this case, myself) can
actually engineer the outcome of the
second stage of the National Artist se-
lection process, when in reality it is a
council of about 20 experts represent-
ing various disciplines that chooses,
through majority and secret vote, the
candidates to be short-listed for the -
nal deliberations.
The selection of a National Artist is
done in three stages by three bodies
and it is simply impossible for any one
person to inuence all of them into
making the same decision.
Tiongson also said Guidote-Alva-
rezs revelation was a grave breach
of the condentiality since she was
co-chair of the 2009 National Art-
ist Awards Selection Committee, and
questioned its timing, made three
years after the fact.
Tiongson also claried that the
opinion he expressed on Dolphys
body of work in no way diminishes
my continuing admiration and respect
for Dolphy as a most talented come-
dian and a very kind human being.
The conict between the two led to
more questions on the award, its crite-
ria, and its very purpose.
What is the National Order of Art-
ists?
According to information on the
National Commission for Culture and
the Arts website, it is the highest na-
tional recognition given to Filipino
individuals who have made signi-
cant contributions to the development
of Philippine arts; namely, Music,
Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Litera-
ture, Film and Broadcast Arts, and Ar-
chitecture and Allied Arts. The order
is jointly administered by the NCCA
and Cultural Center of the Philippines
and conferred by the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation by
both institutions.
What are the criteria? Apart from
citizenship requirements, the National
Artist award is to be given to artists
who through the content and form of
their works have contributed in build-
ing a Filipino sense of nationhood
who have pioneered in a mode of cre-
ative expression or style, thus, earning
distinction and making an impact on
succeeding generations of artistswho
have created a substantial and signi-
cant body of works and/or consistent-
ly displayed excellence in the practice
of their art form thus enriching artistic
expression or style; andwho enjoy
broad acceptance through prestigious
national and/or international recogni-
tion, such as the Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award,
and NCCA Alab ng Haraya; critical
acclaim and/or reviews of their works;
respect and esteem from peers.
continued next week
A primer on the National Artist Award
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
Why there was no Asean joint communique
By Undersecretary Erlinda F. Basilio
Department of Foreign Affairs
I am sharing this article with the Filipino people to in-
form them of the real state of the discussions during the 45th
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh on 09 July 2012.
I was present during the discussions in the different sessions.
I feel it is my duty to present to all Filipinos the efforts made
by the Philippine Delegation to seek the unied support of
ASEAN to the West Philippine Sea issue which affects not
only its member countries but the region as a whole. Through
this article, I hope to present the real picture during the Minis-
terial Meeting from the point of view of a Filipino, and in the
process, correct the grave misimpressions generated by some
who were not present during those meetings.
The non-issuance of the customary Joint Communique af-
ter the 45th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia expectedly generated considerable reactions
and commentaries because it was unprecedented in ASEANs
45 years of existence.
However, many of those reactions/commentaries were
based on erroneous information. It is therefore essential to
lay down the facts.
1. Fiction: There was no Joint Communique because
ASEAN failed to agree on the Code of Conduct on the South
China Sea.
Never before has our regional association been as strained
as it is today and much of the blame might be put on the
Philippine side.
Fact: ASEAN had already agreed on the key elements
of the proposed Code of Conduct on the South China Sea
for discussion with China. The Philippines was successful in
having its suggested main elements included to give the Code
the substance it requires.
The strain being felt by ASEAN is not attributable to the
Philippines but it was reportedly due to the failure of the
Chair to gain a consensus.
Within the ASEAN framework, the Philippines needed to
be resolute in giving primacy to national interest.
2. Fiction: The Philippine Foreign Minister denounced
Chinese duplicity and intimidation in the South China Sea,
souring the mood at the meeting designed to soothe tensions.
Fact: The souring of the mood was attributed by everyone
who was there to the failure of ASEAN to issue a Joint Com-
muniqu, resulting from the Chairs rm position not to reect
the recent developments in the South China Sea despite the view
of the majority of the Member States that these developments
impinge on the overall security of the region.
On the reference to duplicity and intimidation, the Philip-
pines forged an agreement with a neighboring country for the
simultaneous pull-out of all vessels inside the shoal, which
we undertook in good faith last 04 June. Furthermore, the
neighboring country agreed to remove its barrier at the en-
trance of the shoal. Yet to this day, the neighbouring country
has not fullled its obligations under the agreement and has
maintained its ships inside and outside the shoal, as well as its
barrier, in its aim to establish effective control and jurisdic-
tion in the shoal and surrounding waters.
3. Fiction: The Philippines unilaterally escalated the
rhetoric on the matter of contested islets and shoals and
then invoking the entire ASEAN community as a party to
the confrontation.
Fact: The Philippines has been approaching the issue with
patience and tolerance as we endeavour to avail ourselves of
all peaceful means to resolve it in accordance with the rule of
law. However, the neighboring country decided to escalate
the tensions resulting in the deployment of numerous ves-
sels, as high as 96 at one point, as against our one vessel.
The Philippines could not perpetually remain mute over the
brazen acts of infringement on its territory and intimidation
by a powerful country.
4. Fiction: The very public statements emanating from
Manila did not benet from careful, quiet consultations with
our regional partners.
Fact: As early as 2010, the Philippines has been conduct-
ing bilateral consultations with its ASEAN partners on the
issue of competing claims in the West Philippine Sea. In
2011, it proposed a framework in resolving the dispute within
the ASEAN forum. This process of consultation led to the
ASEAN decision to refer the Philippine proposal to ASEANs
maritime legal experts.
5. Fiction: In the view of some of our neighbours, Manila
failed to do the patient work of consensus-building necessary
for the association to take an explicit and common position on
a complex territorial issue.
Fact: Precisely mindful of ASEANs consensus-based de-
cision-making process, the Philippines has been in continuous
consultations with its ASEAN partners resulting in the ASEAN
Senior Ofcials drafting of an ASEAN Foreign Ministers State-
ment on the Situation in Scarborough Shoal on 24 May. On 25
May, Secretary del Rosario wrote the ASEAN Chair requesting
that such Statement be referred to all ASEAN Foreign Ministers
for their consideration. Several Foreign Ministers endorsed the
issuance of such a Statement. One Foreign Minister, in particu-
lar, in his 01 June letter to the ASEAN Chair, stressed the ne-
cessity for ASEAN to issue a timely statement by the Foreign
Ministers (on the said issue) as our common effort to contribute
to the maintenance of an environment conducive in the region
which is of interest (to) all of us.
At the 45th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Secretary del
Rosario discussed the situation in Scarborough Shoal. The
text of the proposed Joint Communiques item/subhead on
the South China Sea was drafted by the ASEAN foreign
ministers and several revisions were proposed to make the
text acceptable to all. However, the Cambodian Chair consis-
tently rejected any proposed text that mentions Scarborough
Shoal.
In the Singaporean Foreign Ministrys website, the Sin-
gaporean Foreign Minister K Shanmugan said that it was a
blow to ASEAN credibility that it was unable to deal with
something that is happening in our neighbourhood and not
say something about it. He added, theres no point in pa-
pering over it. There was a consensus among the majority
of countries. The role of the Chair in the context is to forge
a complete consensus amongst all. But that did not happen.
6. Fiction: Phnom Penhs strong position against the Phil-
ippine position in ASEAN is quietly shared by Thailand, Ma-
laysia, Singapore and Brunei.
Fact: As explained in item no. 5, this view of the Phil-
ippines was strongly supported by many countries, includ-
ing Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Even the ASEAN Secretary-General expressed support.
7. Fiction: When the ministerial meeting failed to issue a
communiqu, the Philippine side bitterly accused Cambodia
of, well, doing Beijings bidding.
Fact: We did not accuse Cambodia of doing Beijings bid-
ding, choosing to remain silent; other quarters preferred not
to be silent.
8. Fiction: Our strategy is in disarray. After the embar-
rassing outcome of the Phnom Penh meetings, we denitely
have no ASEAN card to play in the confrontational path we
chose to take against China.
Fact: The Philippines has a three-track approach to ad-
vance its interests in the West Philippine Sea political, dip-
lomatic and legal track. ASEAN is part of the political track.
The Philippines was able to gain the support of the major-
ity of ASEAN Member State as well as that of the ASEAN
Secretariat on the need to mention Scarborough Shoal in the
proposed Joint Communiqu.
In all ASEAN meetings and in other fora, the Philippines
has consistently advocated a peaceful and rules-based ap-
proach in resolving maritime territorial disputes in accor-
dance with international law, specically the UN Convention
on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and has been engaging
China in continuing dialogues and consultations.
We are resolute in maintaining this strategic three-track
approach.
9. Fiction: Our new Ambassador to Beijing intimated that
one of the difculties she must deal with in her assignment
is a view among her superiors that sees China as an enemy.
Fact: This is clearly a misquote of what has been written. The
mandate of the DFA is to reafrm that we are seeking positive
relations with China as a friend and partner and that the bilateral
agenda should be vigorously pursued while abstracting conten-
tious issues which should be dealt with separately.
10. Fiction: The Philippine Foreign Minister, in disgust,
had walked out of the meeting.
Fact: Secretary del Rosario stayed to nish the meeting
and was steadfast in promoting and defending the Philippine
national interest.
In fact, even when his microphone went silent when he
rst began to speak on the Scarborough Shoal issue, Secre-
tary del Rosario strongly articulated the Philippine position
and proceeded to conclude his remarks.
JENNY
ORTUOSTE
POP GOES THE WORLD
Next question:
Who will represent
Congress to the
Judicial and Bar
Council?
Instead of protesting that incident, the Arroyo administration opted to
sweep it under the rug and neither conrmed nor denied the incident. Perhaps,
what worried the former administration was adverse public opinion that the
Visiting Forces Agreement -- that has enabled American ships to dock and
navigate through our waters -- could in fact increase the probability of military
confrontation between the worlds lone superpower and the regions military
giant. While we do not know exactly where that collision occurred --as the
Arroyo administration in fact claimed that it took place in international waters
-- the reality is that bereft of underwater scanners and facilities that would
enable us to determine the presence of Chinese submarines, we will not
know if they are in our waters. Note that while all submarines could exercise
innocent passage even in our territorial waters, dened as 12 nautical miles
from our coast. Still, the requirement is that they must surface. In any case,
the presence of submarines and other military vessels patrolling disputed EEZ
are not innocent. They constitute a threat to our national security.
What is clear is that once more, our policy makers opted to be very Filipino
in their recent conduct: opting not to add further coal to a burning re. The
only problem here is meanwhile, our adversary appears happy to pour gas onto
the ames.
From A4
Protest...
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-July 19, 2012)
Department of Public Work and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Cebu 2
nd
District Engineering Ofce
Lawa-an, City of Talisay, Cebu
July 17, 2012
The DPWH, Cebu 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID: 12 HE - 0013
Contract Name: Cluster A mprovement/Construction/Rehabilitation/Repair of
various Barangay Roads in:
1. Concreting of various barangay roads in Talisay City, Cebu
(Biasong, Bulacao, Tapul)
2. Repair of Barangay Road in Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu
3. Minglanilla, Cebu (Tungha-an, Cuanos, Tubod, Cadulawan,
Tulay, Guindaruhan,Linao, Manduang
4. San Fernando, Cebu (Greenhills and Tabionan)
Contract Location: Cebu Province
Scope of Work: mprovement/Construction/Rehabilitation/Repair of various
Barangay Roads
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,800,000.00
Contract Duration: __75__ calendar days
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php 5,000.00
Source of Funds: SARO BMB A 12 T000001503
Contract Name: Cluster B mprovement/Construction/Rehabilitation/Repair of
various Barangay Roads in:
1. Carcar City, Cebu (Can-asujan, Perrelos, Napo, Valencia,
Liburon, Guadalupe, Ocaa, Buenavista, Tuyom, Poblacion
, Calidngan, Bolinawan, Poblacion
2. Sibonga, Cebu (Lindogon)
3. mprovement/Construction/Rehabilitation/Repair of Water
Sysyem in Guimbangco-an, Sibonga, Cebu
Contract Location: Cebu Province
Scope of Work: 1,2 & 3 - mprovement/Construction/Rehabilitation/Repair of
various Barangay Roads 4 - mprovement/Construction/
Rehabilitation/Repair of Water System
Contract Name: Cluster C mprovement/Construction/Rehabilitation/Repair of
Drainage System in various brgys. in:
1. Minglanilla, Cebu (Poblacion , Camp 8)
2. San Fernando, Cebu (Sangat)
3. Construction of Flood Control Structures in various
barangays in: Naga City, Cebu (Alpaco, Bairan, Balirong,
Cabungahan, Cantao-an, Central Poblacion, Cogon, Colon,
East Poblacion, noburan, nayagan, Jaguimit, Lanas)
Contract Location: Naga City, Cebu
Scope of Work: 1 & 2 Construction of Flood Control Structures, 3 - Construction
of Flood Control Structures
Contract Name: Cluster D Construction of Flood Control Structures in various
barangays in: Naga City, Cebu (Langtad, Lutac, Mainit, Mayana,
Naalad, North Poblacion, Pangdan, Patag, South Poblacion,
Tagjaguimit, Tangke, Tina-an, Tuyan, Uling, West Poblacion)
Contract Location: Naga City, Cebu
Scope of Work: Construction of Flood Control Structures
Contract Duration: __90___ calendar days
Contract Name: Repair/Rehabilitation/mprovement of Paved National Roads
along Natalio Bacalso Avenue at Candaguit, Sibonga, Cebu
Contract Location: km. 47+500 km. 48+297 w/ exceptions
Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay
Contract Duration: __25___ calendar days
Source of Funds: MVUC
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised mplementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of ntent (LO) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or
75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing
at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The DPWH POCW-
Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidder July 17 July 23, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 17 August 02, 2012
3. Pre-bidding Conference July 23, 2012 @ 10:00 am
4. Receipts of Bids August 02, 2012 @ 8:00 10:00 am
5. Opening of Bids August 02, 2012 @ 10:00 am
6. Venue BAC Ofce, Cebu 2
nd
DEO
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at Cebu 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, Lawa-an, Talisay City, Cebu upon payment of a non-refundable fee.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH web site.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a
bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised RR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Cebu 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) HELEN GRACE B. YAP
BAC Chairman
Approved by:

(Sgd.) DAISY B. TOLEDO, D.M.
District Engineer
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picture appears above, is no longer
connected with FAR EASTERN SURETY
& NSURANCE CO., NC. since May 11,
2012
Any transaction made by her
in behalf of the company will not be
honored.
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A6
Health: EV-71 is the new polio
Ofcial cleared
of poll sabotage
Revilla: Remove
prepaid load expiry
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
ALTHOUGH the Philippines recorded its
last poliomyelitis case 12 years ago, health
ofcials now consider Enterovirus-71, the
virus strain that caused the deaths of at
least 52 children in Cambodia, as the new
polio and the health department is warning
the public against it.
Health Assistant Secretary Eric
Tayag made the disclosure as
experts tried to determine whether
the two Filipino children who
tested positive for an enterovirus
had the same fatal strain that broke
out in Cambodia two weeks ago.
We cannot detect this early if
we have the disease associated
with enterovirus-71, just like
those reported in Cambodia. Its
part of our efforts. If there are any,
we ask hospitals to report them,
said Tayag, who also heads the
National Epidemiology Center.
He said they are still waiting for
the results of the laboratory test of
the virus submitted to.
He also said he cannot divulge
the place where two cases arose
until the Research Institute for
Tropical Medicine in Alabang,
Muntinlupa comes out with the
laboratory test results, but he said
the two kids have recovered and
have apparently been discharged.
We reported this case because
we wanted hospitals to report
any suspected case of hand-foot-
mouth disease [which is caused
by enterovirus]. This is also of
course to also alert the public
that the hand-foot-mouth disease
doesnt have to come from other
countries because we have them
[in the country] except that we
dont have the fatal form of the
disease, he added.
Polio was the the most fatal,
among the family of enterorvirus,
said but now were on the verge
of eradication, thats why were
calling enterovirus-71 as the new
polio. EV-71 has the potential to
cause deaths and deadlier diseases
compared to the others, Tayag
said in a television interview.
He said EV-71 can cause several
diseases, among them the hand-
foot-mouth disease and fatal
encephalitis. But the family of
enteroviruses also includes polio
virus. It also includes the common
colds virus. They reside in the
human intestines. Therefore, we
shed them in feces and thats how
it gets spread around, he said.
When asked if its normal for
people to contract enterovirus,
Tayag said, We can say that.
In fact, most children will have
infections from the enterovirus
before they reach the age of 5,
their 5th birthday.
But as a precaution,
Tayag advised the parents to
immediately bring their children
to a hospital if they suspect their
children have hand-foot-mouth
disease. The signs of the disease
are fever and skin rashes. This
usually occurs in children below
ve years old so parents and day-
care personnel should clean and
disinfect toys and teaching tools.
He also reminded everyone of
proper handwashing especially
after doing dirty chores like
changing childrens diapers.
Tayag said EV-71 causes
diseases of varying intensity,
including the HFMD, acute
respiratory disease, acute accid
paralysis (polio-like) and the
deadly brainstem encephalitis.
By Ferdinand Fabella
THE former election ofcial who admitted
tampering election returns in 2007 has been
cleared of the electoral sabotage charges
against her and was allowed to serve as a
state witness against former Commission
on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos.
[Former North Cotabato election
supervisor Yogie Martirizar] is qualied or/
is hereby allowed to be a state witness for
the government, said Judge Jesus Mupas of
the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch
112 in granting the governments motion to
discharge Martirizar as a co-accused.
In her testimony on June 20, Martirizar told
the court that Abalos threatened and forced
her to sign spurious election documents on
May 23, 2007 to ensure the win of Team
Unity senatorial candidates allied with
then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
According to Mupas, Martirizars
voluntary decision to testify in court against
Abalos, even as a co-accused in the case
herself, qualies her to testify for the state
under Section 17, Rule 119 of the Rules of
Court.
It is true that an accused cannot be made
to testify for the prosecution, for to do so
would compel herself to be a witness against
herself. However, accused Martirizar fully
agreed to testify against her co-accused,
Atty. Abalos, with full knowledge of her
right and the consequences of her acts, the
Pasay judge ruled.
Mupas noted that Martirizars testimony
that she was forced at gunpoint to tamper
election documents is the only direct
evidence against Abalos and is absolutely
necessary in the case.
The justice department had earlier asked
the court to discharge Martirizar in the
case as she does not appear to be the most
guilty, and that she has long been admitted
under the Witness Protection Program
which entitles her to immunity from
criminal suit.
SENATOR Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. is
urging the National Telecommunications
Commission to immediately remove the
expiration date for prepaid cellphone loads
because it is unfair to consumers.
Money has no expiration date. Why
[should] a load, equivalent to money of a
consumer, expire? asked Revilla, chairman
of the Senate Committee on Public Services.
The NTC said it would take them no
less than two months to decide. Thats too
long. This is why I am writing the NTC
as Chairman of the Committee on Public
Services to ask them to submit their studies
on the matter, and to expedite the process,
he said.
Earlier this month, the NTC announced
their intention to follow the Department
of Trade and Industrys action to nally
remove expiration dates on gift cheques
and gift certicates, citing fairness and
consumer welfare.
Revilla said several consumer groups
have demanded that load validity periods be
done away with totally.
Our countrymen saved to buy this load
for their cellphone. They were also thrifty in
using their cellphone so that their load will
not be immediately consumed, but it will
be lost due to expiration dates. This is not
correct, pointed out Revilla.
He further said it the imposition of
expiration dates is understandable in
cases of call and and text all you can
or browse and surf all you can for one
day, but that is not acceptable for regular
cellphone load.
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Court junks foundations
restraining order appeal
A QUEZON City judge on Wednesday junked
the Manila Seedling Bank Foundations plea to
stop the takeover of its leased land for unpaid
P57.208 million in real-estate taxes.
Branch 218 Judge Luis Zenon Maceren
denied the petition for a temporary restraining
order led by the foundations president Lucio
Bertol, saying the act of takeover had already
been consummated.
The court nds that the TRO in this case
is no longer available as the action sought to
be enjoined has already become fait accompli,
said the judge, who set the hearing for an
application for a writ of preliminary injunction
on Aug. 22.
On July 12, Bertol through his lawyer
Domingo Fregillana sued Mayor Herbert
Bautista and other city ofcials for garnishing
MSBFI premises located at the corner of
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Quezon
Avenue on July 10.
The city government auctioned off the
MSBFI property for non-payment of real-
property taxes from 2001 to 2011 amounting to
P57.208 million.
Rio N. Araja
Prosecutors push probe
of raps vs ex-NBI head
FORMER National Bureau of Investigation
director Magtanggol Gatdula failed to stop
the Department of Justice from conducting its
preliminary investigation on the kidnapping
and serious illegal detention charges led
against him and several others by Japanese
national Noriyo Ohara.
In an 18-page omnibus order, the DOJ panel
of investigating prosecutors led by Assistant
State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera denied the
appeal of Gatdula that the proceedings should
be deferred pending resolution of his petition
for certiorari and prohibition led before the
Regional Trial Court of Manila.
The prosecutors also dismissed the motion of
Gatdulas co-respondents Vergilito Gutierrez, a
civilian agent of the NBI, and Raul Dimaano,
special assistant director for Gatdula, seeking
the dismissal of the case led by Ohara for
lack of legal and factual basis.
Rey E. Requejo
Court allows Ampatuan
suspects to list up for polls
A QUEZON City court on Wednesday allowed
19 of the 197 defendants in the Maguindanao
massacre case to register for next years
elections.
Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Reyes directed the
Commission on Elections to allow Sajid Islam
Ampatuan, Anwar Ampatuan Sr., Anwar Ipi
Ampatuan Jr., Akmad Tato Ampatuan Sr.,
Nasser Esmael, Nicomedes Tolentino, Bulatukan
Omar Kayansang, Datutulon Malaguial Esmael,
Moktar Daud, Mohades Ampatuan, Misuari
Ampatuan, Macton Bilugan, Salik Bangkulat,
Taya Bangkulat, Thong Guiamano, Maot
Dumla, Salipad Tampogao, David Olivares and
Norman Tatak to register and vote right inside
the Quezon City Jail annex at Camp Bagong
Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City.
She gave Comelec the exibility to set
the registration of the 19 accused at its most
convenient time.
Lotto agency kicks off
milk-feeding program
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Ofce
launched the rst leg of its milk feeding
program for indigent children last July 16.
In coordination with the National Dairy
Administration, PCSO provided free milk to
around 150 children of Sitio All Top Compound,
Merville, Paranaque City.
The 120-day feeding program is expected to
improve the weight and health of the children,
aged 24 to 71 months.
This is the rst of three parts of the feeding
program which will be held in the most depressed
areas nationwide where malnourishment among
children is prevalent. Other sites chosen for the
program are Bahay Toro, Quezon City and Sitio
Gasangan, Tondo, Manila.
Mutya ng Pilipinas 2012. 30 young ladies clad in bikinis wow their audience at the Midas Hotel
on Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City. The ladies are vying for this years Mutya ng Pilipinas title which will
be awarded on August 12. The event will be covered live over GMA 7. DANNY PATA
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Adeogun, who served a
four-game suspension, makes
his debut as a rookie in the
tournament.
He was sanctioned with other
teammates, who got involved
in a brawl during a womens
volleyball tournament last
December.
Coach Ronnie Magsanoc
said Adeoguns presence on
the oor will make San Beda
a complete team as he will
add power and size to the
National open
pairs championship
SBC rookie debuts today
By Peter Atencio
SIX-FOOT-EIGHT Nigerian
slotman Olaide Adeogun nally suits
up for the defending champion San
Beda Red Lions, who confront the
Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals
at 4 p.m. today in the 88th National
Collegiate Athletic Association mens
basketball tournament.
IN BRIEF
PH golfers struggle
JAYVIE Agojo and Mia Piccio struggled
in tough conditions and carded identical
76s to fall seven shots off fancied Jaye
Green (69) of Florida at the start of
the 110th Womens North and South
Amateur Championship at Pinehurst
No. 8 in North Carolina Monday.
Agojo made four bogeys in a birdie-
less round, while Piccio hit three birdies
but fumbled with seven bogeys as the
ICTSI-backed bets stood in joint 35th
in a eld of 117 battling for slots for the
match play phase Thursday.
The other Filipina bets also groped
for form with Lovelynn Guioguio mak-
ing a 77 and Cyna Rodriguez and Dottie
Ardina limping with a pair of 78s to lay
just above the cutoff score at 55
th
.
THIS prestigious Pairs Event held under
the auspices of the Philippine Tournament
Bridge Association was held last Saturday
July 14, 2012 at the Elks Club in Makati.
The winners:
1. Francis Tan Ann de Guzman 102
2. Phil ManalangSuea Manalang
100.5
3. Gerry AlquirosMartin Anastacio
98.5
The rst deal is an unusual contract
where the partnership ended up in four
spades which was doubled. Lo, they are
playing in a four-two t. With the high
card points which favored them and the
spades broke four three the contract made.
This is the rst deal I have witnessed
where a four two t contract makes.
Board 05 North
Deals: N Q753
Vul: N-S A975
752
52
West East
A2 K984
K1063 Q2
K108 AQ9
KQ108 A963
South
J106
J84
J643
J74
The other deal I feature is the contract of
one notrump which my partner Nena Vil-
lanueva and I defended. It is usual leading
against a notrump contract you lead your
fourth best. The auction:
Board 13 North
Deals: N 107
Vul: Both Q1064
A83
KQ86
West East
AQ2 J843
3 K8752
K72 65
J109753 42
South
K965
AJ9
QJ1094
A
West North East South
1 Pass 1 Pass
1NT Pass Pass
Comments to: sylvia@globelines.com.ph
Antonio, Laylo show way
JOEY Antonio and Darwin Laylo kept a
share of the lead Wednesday after the fth
round of the 2012 Battle of Grandmasters
at the Paraw Club in Boracay.
Antonio used his old reliable Caro-
Kann to defeat Randy Segara in 32 moves
of a Caro-Kann Defense.
Laylo, in another marathon game, overcame
Manny Senador in 83 moves of a Queens
Gambit on a day where teener Giovanni Mejia
scalped grandmaster Roland Salvador.
Antonio, the countrys no. 3 player af-
ter the absent Wesley So and tournament
top seed Oliver Barbosa, and Laylo, have
four points after ve rounds in this 15-man
round-robin tournament to select ve play-
ers for the 2012 Istanbul Chess Olympiad.
Mejia, a 14-year-old chess scholar of
San Jacinto, Pangasinan, was close to
mating Salvador when he resigned after
49 moves of an English Opening.
He is not ashy, but very patient in con-
verting advantage, said National Master
Elmer Carag of Mejia, who was under him
when Carag coached La Salle Greenhills.
Mark Paragua defeated Ino Sadorra to
move up to third with 3.5 points. Barbosa,
Oliver Dimakiling and Eugene Torre fol-
lowed with three points. Mejia and four
others have 2.5 points.
Untitled Bernadette Galas, a public high
school student of Makati, and Karen Jean
Enriquez of Adamson University, remained
tied for the lead in the womens division
with four points. Half-a-point behind were
Woman International Master Catherine
Perena, and Woman National Masters Judi-
lyn Fronda and Janelle Frayna.
Woman Fide Master Cherry Ann Me-
jia, sister of Giovanni, fell out of the top
places after losing to Perena. She is alone
at sixth with three points.
JAIME Barte, Ryan Maranan, and Jo-
seph Gentoleorunning mere seconds
apartwere the Top 3 nishers in the
15K race at last Sundays Manila Bay
Clean-Up Run, while Jennilyn Sudilla,
Mherliz Lumagbas, and Camille Sebas-
tian headed the womens division.
In the 10K race, Aldrin Seno, Dexter
Laranjo, and Roma Manuel ruled the
race, while Charlene Aquino, Jila de la
Rosa, and Jennilyn Ong prevailed in the
womens division.
Among the 5K racers, Joma Boncales,
Antonio Carlito, and Paul Jeric Gorospe
emerged winners, with Vilma Sta
Ana, Maria Guia Tizon, and Milagros
Lara Angeles taking the medals in the
womens category.
And in the 3K run, Michael Bacong,
Bellard Francis Marqueses, and Vin-
cent Fernandez, together with their
female counterparts Lovely Gemerio,
Mary Grace de la Torre, and Char-
maine Aquino.
Barte, Sudillar top Manila Clean-Up Run
FOUR games will be held to the start of
the 10th Fr. Martin Division 2 Cup bas-
ketball tournament this Saturday at the
St. Placid gymnasium of the San Beda
College-Mendiola campus.
Ateneo, last years seminalist, clashes
with Trinity University of Asia at 1:30 p.m.,
while Far Eastern University meets Angeles
University Foundation earlier at 12 noon.
In the junior division, defending cham-
pion Xavier School faces St. Joseph Col-
lege at 3 p.m., while Trinity battles AUF
in an early morning, 9 a.m. showdown.
A total of 34 school teams are listed, with
the defending champion San Beda Red Li-
ons among the 16 varsity squads entered in
the senior division, while 18 are now regis-
tered in the junior side.
By Jeric Lopez

ATENEO De Manilas drive
for ve continues at the re-
sumption of the 75
th
Univer-
sity Athletic Association of the
Philippines today.
After starting their campaign
with a bang last weekend, the de-
fending champion Blue Eagles,
just like the last couple of years,
aim to follow through with yet
another win in an attempt to grab
the early tournament lead.
However, standing in Ateneos
(1-0) way is dangerous University
of Santo Tomas (0-1), which will
try to bounce back from its painful
opening-day setback, as the two
schools do battle at 2 p.m. at the
Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
On the other hand, De La Salle
University (1-0) will likewise
try to rack up another win as it
plunges to action heavily favored
against University of the East (0-
1) at 4 p.m. in the second game.
Ateneo coach Norman Black
said this will indeed be a headache
of a game for his team and get-
ting win no. 2 wont be that easy
against the Growling Tigers.
UST is such a tough team
to play. That team has a loaded
line-up full of veterans and
coach Pido (Jarencio) has a
great center. Theres nothing
like that feeling when a coach
knows his veterans are back.
This will be a tough game to
play, said Black. Were ex-
pecting the league to become
tougher after the rst game.
Ateneos
5-peat bid
continues
4 games to start Martin Cup
By Ronnie Nathanbielsz
THE battle between World Boxing Council
middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez
Jr. and Argentinas Sergio Maravilla Mar-
tinez is so big, according to Top Rank
promoter Bob Arum.
Arum told the Manila Standard that they
held a huge press conference in Mexico
City and the ght itself promises to be an ex-
cellent contest.
At the press conference, Chavez Jr., son
of the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, said
he will rely heavily on his youth and physi-
cal condition to overcome Martinez in their
title showdown at the Thomas and Mack
Center in Las Vegas on Sept. 15.
Ill train like never before. I have a great
hunger for this win. Im young and strong.
I want to be part of history and earn the
respect of boxing and fans worldwide,
Chavez told the media.
For his part Martinez said: If the fight is not so
easy for me, it will be super extremely difficult for
Chavez because Ive forged a 17-year professional
career with many sacrifices and hard work. Ill win
by knockout. Im psyched and confident that this
night Ill will be the winner.
The affair was spiced up by Martinez,
who gave a feeding bottle to Chavezs pro-
moter Fernando Beltran and father Julio Ce-
sar Chavez, telling them give it to junior
after the ght.
Chavez Jr., Sergio
duel in megafight
SYLVIA LOPEZ
ALEJANDRO
A BIGGER and exciting fth
Mayor Benhur Abalos Golf
Cup, a tournament in cel-
ebration of the city mayors
birthday, res off on Friday,
with close to 150 participants
testing the mettle of the West
Course of the Wack Wack
Golf and Country Club in
Mandaluyong City.
A brand new Mitsubishi
car, golf carts, scooters and
motorcycles will be at stake
as holes-in-one prizes in the
tournament presented by SM
and Mandaluyong Golf Club,
in partnership with DDT Kon-
stract, Wack Wack, Smart,
San Miguel Corp., Bingo Bo-
nanza, Greeneld Dev. Corp.,
3D and Bens Burjer.
The objective of the event,
supported by SMDC, Meralco,
Globe, Philippine Amusement
and Gaming Corp., St. Fran-
cis Square, DMCI, Expedition
Services, Tracsom Builders,
Unilab, The Address@WW
and Coppertone, is gener-
ate funds for the Ciara Marie
Foundation that extends health
and education assistance.
Mayor Abalos will hit the
ceremonial ball with Reps.
Boyet Gonzales and JV Ejer-
cito, Wack Wack president
Philip Juico, MGC presi-
dent Edward Isidoro and
Charlene Abalos in the
one-day affair sponsored
by the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Ofce, Man-
uela Corp., Land Bank,
Robinsons Land, Empire
East, Shang Prop., Audi,
Puregold, PICAR Dev.,
Cidades Park, Sta. Clara
Const., Alexa Const.,
Unilever, Market Place Mall,
Bingo Mania, Reyes Cutters,
and QC Eye Center.
Abalos Golf Cup res Friday at Wack Wack
Red Lions game against the
Generals at the Arena in San
Juan.
Ola has not played for two
months. One of the things
Ola will bring in is size and
power. These are the things
we need in the team, said
Magsanoc.
Averaging 10.6 points
and 9.3 rebounds during his
pre-season stint, Adeogun
will able to help big man
Kyle Pascual (14.5 points,
7.5 rebounds) and Arthur de
la Cruz (13.7 points and 15
rebounds) protect the middle
more effectively.
The Red Lions, who are
coming off a 58-53 win over
the College of St. Benilde
Blazers are in a four-way
tie for the lead, with the
Jose Rizal University Heavy
Bombers, the San Sebastian
Stags and the Perpetual Help
Altas on similar 3-1 records.
The Altas, who upset the
Red Lions, 88-84, last week,
hope to keep their share of the
lead with the when they take
on the Blazers at 6 p.m.
The Red Lions will try to
check the Generals big man
Noube Happi (19 points, 12.5
rebounds) in their bid to stay
ahead.
On the other hand, the
Altas are banking on
services of their frontliners
Jet Vidal, Earl Thompson,
Anthony Paulino, Femi
Babayemi and Nousa
Omorogbe in keeping the
Las Pinas-based dribblers
in the lead.
The Blazers, led by Carlo
Lastimosa and Joseph
Tolentino, are in third at 2-3
with the Letran Knights.
Games Today
(The Arena in San Juan)
12 nn EAC vs
San Beda (jrs)
2 p.m. Perpetual Help
vs CSB (jrs)
4 p.m. EAC vs
San Beda (srs)
6 p.m. Perpetual Help
vs CSB (srs)
Winners of the Manila Bay Clean-Up Run 15K Division, led by Jaime Barte and Ryan Maranan, are shown with MBC ofcials and
proponents of the race during the awards ceremonies.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SOUTH MANILA ENGINEERING OFFICE
8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila
BI D BULLETI N
17 July 2012
(MST-July 19, 2012)
NOTICE is hereby given to participating Contractors for the postponement of bidding of the
following proposed projects originally scheduled for bidding on July 24,2012 to wit;
1. Contract I.D. NO. 12OH0100
Contract Name: Proposed Rehabilitation/reconstruction/upgrading of
A) Domestic Terminal Road, K0008+644 to K0008+911, Pasay City
B) Andrew Ave. East Bound, K0008+(-883) to K0008+423, Pasay
City
Contract Name: Prop. Const/Rehab, of Multi-purpose Bldg. (Four (4) Comfort Rooms)
P. Burgos E/S. Pasay City
3. Contract I D . NO. 12OH0102
Contract Name: Proposed Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Gil Puyat Ave., Center
Island, Pasay City
Contract Name: Prop. Construction of Multi-purpose Bldg., Brgy. 181 Zone 19, Pasay
City
Contract Name: Proposed Repair/Rehabilitation/lmprovement alongNAIARoad, Pasay
City
Contract Name: Prop. Repair/Rehab./Improvement along MIARoad Intersection, Pasay
City
7. Contract l.D. NO. 12OH0106
Contract Name: Proposed Improvement/Rehabilitation of Drainage System & Sidewalk
along MIA Road, Pasay City
8. Contract l.D. NO. 12OH0107 CLUSTER
Contract Name: Proposed Repair/Rehabilitation of Multi-Purpose Bldgs.
a) Brgy. 594 Zone 59, Sta. Mesa, Manila
b) Brgy. 590 Zone 58, Sta. Mesa, Manila
c) Brgy. 599 Zone 59, Sta. Mesa, Manila
d) Brgy. 905 Zone 100, Punta, Sta, Ana, Manila
9. Contract LD. NO. 12OH0108
Contract Name: Proposed Construction of Multi-purpose Bldg.,Kahilum, Pandacan,
Manila
10. Contract l.D. NO. 12OH0109 CLUSTER
Contract Name: Proposed Construction of Multi-purpose Bldg.
a) Brgy, 836 Zone 91, Pandacan, Manila City
b) Brgy, 846 Zone 92, Pandacan, Manila City
c) Brgy, 902 Zone 100 Punta, Sta, Ana, Manila City
Contract Name: Prop. Completion of Multi-purpose Bldg,, Brgy, 894, Punta, Sta, Ana,
Manila
Contract Name: Proposed Completion of multi-purpose bldg. Brgy, 900 Zone 100
Punta, Sta, Ana, Manila
Due to the revision of Program of Works and Plans and waiting tor the approval/
concurrence of the proponent, new schedule for the opening of bids will be posted at the SMED
Bulletin Board or call 304-40-20/304-39-65 and look for the BAG Secretariat.
Likewise for the rectifcation of data entered in the Invitation to Bid for the Approved Budget
for the Contract for Contract l.D. NO. 12OH0086 Contract Name: Proposed Construction
of Multi-purpose Covered Pavement/Pathway of Pasay City South High School (from Gate
towards Bldg, A to Bldg. B) Pasav City;
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): from (Ph P 1,499,976,89) to (Ph P 1,499,976.90)
All other data had been adjusted.
(Sgd.) MIKUNUG D. MACUD
District Engineer
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
Jeff Chan scored a game-high 25
points to show the way for the Elasto
Painters, who waited six long years to
nally reach this stage.
Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao
couldnt hide his joy as he nally got
this group over the hump and into the
big stage.
Nothing is more satisfying than mak-
ing the nals with a dedicated team, said
Guiao, who made his 10th nals appear-
ance and is eyeing a sixth crown.
Kaya naman pala. Nandito kami
lumalaban. Baka maka-tsamba pa ng
nals, hindi natin alam, he added.
The Elasto Painters nished with a
10-4 mark at the top of the heap and ar-
rested a two-game slide in the process.
Despite the defeat, all is not lost for
the Llamados, who ended up at 9-5, as
they will still gure in a playoff for the
second nals ticket on Friday against
the winner of Ginebra and Talk N Text
later in the night.
Rain or Shine will face the winner
of that playoff on Friday in a best-of-
seven nale, which begins on Sunday.
Jamelle Cornley also played solidly
with 16 markers and 16 boards, while
Ronjay Buenafe added 11 points of
the bench.
Determined to reach their goal, the
Elasto Painters zoomed to a 48-31 spread
at the 4:45 mark of the second canto after
a 25-11 lead to take command early.
The Llamados were able to slice the
decit to eight, 49-41, at the half, but
the poised Painters made sure that they
will not let this one get away.
Rain or Shine orchestrated a 25-10
blast that placed its lead up at a mam-
moth 23-point margin, 74-51, the
games largest, at the 2:07 mark of the
third frame.
B-MEG had several attempts to climb
back in the fourth, but the lead proved
to be too much and Rain or Shine also
played its part to protect it.
Marqus Blakely tallied 18 points and
11 rebounds for the Llamados, who
were obviously at the entire contest,
failing to gain any sort of steam.
JULY 19, 2012 THURSDAY A8
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
By Jeric Lopez
FOR the rst time ever, Rain or Shine clinched
a berth in the nals after turning back B-MEG,
92-82, in the Philippine Basketball Association
Governors Cup seminals at the Smart-Araneta
Coliseum last night.
By Peter Atencio
BIBIANO The Flash Fernandes and
Shinya Tobikan Jodan Aoki, two of the
worlds most talented ghters, will have big
showdown in Manila on Aug. 31.
Both expressed their excitement to give
Filipino fans a good show next month when
they showed up at the ONE FC: Pride of a
Nation press conference announcing their
ght at the Magellan Function Room of the
Discovery Suites in Ortigas Center.
Fernandes, who is the DREAM ban-
tamweight champion in mixed martial arts
ghting, is on three-ght winning streak
entering his Manila bout next month at the
Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
They recently signed up with ONE Fight-
ing Championship, Asias largest mixed
martial arts organization. Their ght will be
the main event from among 10 bouts, to be
carried on ESPN and STAR Sports.
Aoki is one of Asias most popular ght-
ers in the lightweight division and is known
as the grandmaster of ying submissions.
He owns 19 of 30 career wins by submis-
sion and will seek his 20th while in Manila.
Its a new journey ghting in ONE FC
and having to do the ght in Asia, said
Aoki through an interpreter.
Fernandes has an 11-3 record and n-
ished most of his ghts via technical knock-
out or submission. He is among the Top 5 in
the bantamweight category.
Im excited to have this fight here in the Phil-
ippines. I will do my best, said Fernandes.
In his last bout under the DREAM ban-
ner, Fernandes nished off former WEC
champion Antonio Banuelos via technical
knockout in just 1:21 of the rst round.
Aoki, on the other hand, has just beaten
the likes of Tatsuya Kawajiri, Marcus Aure-
Mixed martial arts stars to show wares
HOUSTONSay goodbye to
Linsanity, New York.
Jeremy Lin is taking his
game off Broadwayway off
to Houston after the Knicks
announced Tuesday night they
would not match the Rockets
three-year, $25 million offer
for the restricted free agent.
Extremely excited and hon-
ored to be a Houston Rocket
again!! Lin posted on his
Twitter account.
Much love and thankful-
ness to the Knicks and New
York for your support the past
year...easily the best year of
my life.
The 23-year-old point guard,
undrafted out of Harvard, be-
came an international phe-
nomenon and the biggest story
in sports during one dazzling
month in the Big Apple. But
the Knicks decided keeping the
show in town was too costly.
Rockets general manager
Daryl Morey celebrated the re-
acquisition on Twitter:
Welcome to Houston. We
plan to hang on this time. You
will love RedNation.
The Rockets waived Lin after
two weeks in their training camp
in December. Team owner Les-
lie Alexander said in a statement
late Tuesday that the team was
thrilled to have Jeremy back.
In his limited opportunity
last season, Jeremy showed
that he has all the skills to be
a great player in this league for
many years to come, Alexan-
der said. In addition to being
a great passer, he is also ex-
ceptional at driving to the rim
and nishing plays. He also
showed a poise well beyond
his years by making winning
plays at the end of numerous
games last season. Jeremy is
a winner on and off the court
and we view him as an impor-
tant part of our plan to build a
championship contender. AP
THREE-TIME collegiate nal-
ist Giza Yumang will be among
the top contenders for the crown
in the third leg of the 2012 Petron
Ladies Beach Volleyball Tourna-
ment, which starts today at the
sand-courts of the University of
the East-Caloocan campus.
Yumang, who made it to the Na-
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion nals thrice while with College
of St. Benilde years ago, is now with
Centro Escolar University and is
teaming up Melissa Tebangin.
The two, who are among 12
teams seeking a slot in the Battle
of Champions, are the main threats
to the title aspiration of University
of the East standouts Jessica Paron
and Francislyn Cais.
Enjoy lang ako sa laro ko ngay-
on. Pinaghahandaan ko ito, said
Yumang, who is coming off a year-
long layoff from playing the sport.
Paron and Cais, winner of the
Battle of Champions honors last
year, are also among the top contend-
ers expected to take on challengers,
who are volleyball titleholders from
the University Athletic Associa-
tion of the Philippines, the National
Collegiate Athletic Association and
the National Athletic Association of
Schools, Colleges and Universities.
Organizer Tisha Abundo said
most of the participants from the
12 teams are newcomers, who
want to experience the thrill of
playing the beach sport.
Adamsons Paulina Soriano and
new partner Sheila Pineda, who
made it to the UAAP Final Four last
season, are also a threat, along with
former La Salle-Dasmarinas spiker
Satchel Senupe and Anna Adolfo.
Centro Escolar U bet favored in Petron beach volleyball
By Ronnie Nathanielsz

TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum plans to visit
Manila in early August to meet with Manny
Pacquiao and discuss plans for his next ght
tentatively scheduled for Nov. 10 in Las Vegas.
Arum said there is no indication, who
Pacquiao wants to ght.
I havent had an opportunity to even
talk to Michael (Koncz) who is with his
(Pacquiaos) family, said Arum.
Pacquiao and his family are now at the
Orange County in the US after his trip to
Israel and Paris.
The Filipinos choice at the moment has
been reportedly narrowed down to either a
rematch with Timothy Bradley, who won
Pacquiaos World Boxing Organization
welterweight title in a scandalous split
decision that was condemned around the
world last June 9 in Las Vegas, or a fourth
ght with Juan Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiaos third ght against Marquez was
hugely controversial with Pacquiao winning
a 12-round majority decision last Nov. 12 to
retain his WBO welterweight title.
Arum to visit Pacquiao
PBA SCORES
FRESH from overseas training, archers Mark Javier and Rachel Anne
Cabral and Fil-Japanese Judoka Tomohiko Hoshina leave tonight for
London via Hong Kong to join eight other teammates seeing action in
the 30th Olympic Games.
Javier, Cabral and Hoshina comprised the last group of Filipino athletes to take
off for an 18-hour ight to the British capital, more than a week before the worlds
biggest sporting spectacle opens with a glitzy welcome party on July 27.
Philippine team chef de mission Manny Lopez, who left on Tuesday eve-
ning, will meet Javier and Co. at the Heathtrow airport and accompany them
to the high-rise, vast Olympic Village, home to more than 16,000 athletes and
ofcials from 204 nations for the next three weeks.
Any day now, long jumper Marestella Torres, long distance runner Rene
Herrera, shooter Brian Rosario, boxer Mark Anthony Barriga, swimmers Jas-
mine Alkhaldi and Jessie Khing Lacuna will also check in in one of the 2,818
apartments across 11 residential blocks inside the 65-acre Olympic Village in
east London.
These seven athletes are now in the closing phase of a free three-week train-
ing camp in several world-class facilities leading to the games, while BMX
rider Danny Caluag, presently training in the Netherlands, is expected to join
his teammates early next week.
The Philippine participation is supported by ICTSI, Bank of Philippine
Islands, Smart Sports, Mizuno, Samsonite, Procter and Gamble, Philracom,
Philippine Sports Commission, TV5 and Petron.
Last batch off to London
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Painters
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Knicks
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walk
lio and Rich Clementi. He holds a black belt
in Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo, giving him
a reputation as one of the best submission
specialists in the sport.
ONE FC Chief Executive Ofcer Victor
Cui presented both ghters with Universal
Reality Combat Championship founder Al-
vin Aguilar.
Participants of the ONE FC: Pride of a Nation are shown with ONE FC chief executive ofcer
Victor Cui (center) and URCC founder Alvin Aguilar (fth from left). ROMAN PROSPERO
The New York Knicks decided that Linsanity
would have only a one-season run on Broadway.
Jeremy Lin, shown here during his one of his
magical runs in New York, is headed back to
Houston after the Knicks decided that they
wouldnt match the Rockets three-year, $25
million offer for the restricted free agent. AP
RAIN OR SHINE 92Chan 25,
Cornley 16, Buenafe 11, Cruz 9, Lee
8, Norwood 7, Belga 7, Quinahan 7,
Ibanes 2, Tang 0, Arana 0.
B-MEG 82Blakely 18, Yap 12,
Villanueva 11, Barroca 10, Simon 9,
Pingris 8, De Ocampo 6, Gaco 4, Reavis
4, Urbiztondo 0.
Quarters: 23-20, 49-41, 74-58, 92-82
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing July 18, 2012
5,220.55
64.57
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695.00
LPG/11-kg tank
P47.15-P53.07
Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.7330
Japan Yen 0.012644 0.5277
UK Pound 1.565400 65.3288
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128934 5.3808
Switzerland Franc 1.023541 42.7154
Canada Dollar 0.988045 41.2341
Singapore Dollar 0.793399 33.1109
Australia Dollar 1.025536 42.7987
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 110.7035
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1288
Brunei Dollar 0.790264 32.9801
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000106 0.0044
Thailand Baht 0.031686 1.3224
UAE Dirham 0.272272 11.3627
Euro Euro 1.229600 51.3149
Korea Won 0.000874 0.0365
China Yuan 0.156914 6.5485
India Rupee 0.018172 0.7584
Malaysia Ringgit 0.316156 13.1941
NewZealand Dollar 0.794407 33.1530
Taiwan Dollar 0.033372 1.3927
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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42
44
46
48
P41.680
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5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
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VOLUME 931.550M
HIGH P41.570 LOW P41.680 AVERAGE P41.630
IN BRIEF
Ayala raises P6b for infra jobs
SE Asia
is now a
haven for
investors
PPP projects would have added 2% to 2011 growth
Coordinate oil drillings
in South China SeaDoE
DMCI Power bags Palawan power supply deal
SOUTHEAST Asia, the heart
of the 1997 currency crisis,
produced the best risk-adjusted
returns for Asian stocks since
global markets started to
rebound three years ago, as
investors sought a haven from
Europes debt turmoil.
Benchmark indexes in the
Philippines, Malaysia, Thai-
land, Indonesia and Singapore
returned the most among Asia-
Pacic markets worth more
than $100 billion in the three
years ended July 17, accord-
ing to the Bloomberg Riskless
Return Ranking. All ve beat
an index of developed markets
by risk-adjusted returns, and
four came out on top over ve
years.
Investors have been focused on
and rewarded in the smaller Asean
markets because they have been
more defensive and domestic-
oriented, said Timothy Moe,
a Hong Kong-based strategist
at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,
referring to the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations. Thats
been a better source of growth
than what we see in the other more
cyclical markets in North Asia. It
probably will continue, he said in
a Bloomberg television interview
in Hong Kong on June 26.
Southeast Asian govern-
ments have bolstered spending
on infrastructure and stepped
up efforts to spur domestic
consumption in a bid to reduce
their economies reliance on ex-
ports. Thats helping to shield
the nations from Europes debt
crisis and a global economic
slowdown, which has fueled
volatility in the northern Asian
markets. Bloomberg
PNB Tandang Sora. Philippine National Bank opened its newest branch at Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Leading the
ribbon-cutting ceremonies are (from left) PNB executive vice president Diego Allena Jr., PNB retail banking group head Jovencio
Hernandez; clients Noveth Cleofas and Antonio Renato; and PNB vice president and Metro Manila area head Cesar Evasco. The
branch is located at San Miguel Village, Pasong Tamo, Tandang Sora and offers a complete range of banking services, including
deposits, investments, loan products and remittance services.
AYALA Corp., one of the largest conglomerates
in the country, said it raised P6.45 billion from
the sale of 15 million shares in the stock market
Wednesday to invest in infrastructure and power
projects.
Ayala shares tumbled 5 percent to
P435 after the company sold the shares
at a discount and at the middle end of
the indicative price range of P430 to
P440 and 6 percent below the previous
closing price.
The company plans to spend as much
as $1 billion in the next ve years in
transport infrastructure, airports and
power generation under the governments
public private partnership program,
Ayala said in a statement.
It has teamed up with Metro Pacic
Investments Corp. to pursue light
rail projects in Metro Manila and has
collaborated with Trans-Asia Oil &
Energy Development Corp. to build a
135-megawatt power plant.
The company is in a phase of active
investment and is eyeing to build new
businesses in power and transport
infrastructure, Ayala president and
chief executive Fernando Zobel de
Ayala said in a statement.
In the same manner Ayala invested
in the telecom and water sector in
the past, we believe the power and
infrastructure sectors are critical for the
countrys growth and development. We
hope to be able to contribute in some
measure to the development of these
sectors and at the same time create
future sources of earnings and value
for the group, Ayala said.
Ayala own the contract to build
the Daang HariSLEX Connector
road in December last year, the rst
infrastructure project rolled out.
It said other projects of interest
include the Naia Expressway, the
Cavite-Laguna Expressway and the
LRT Line 1 extension and operation
and management contract. Ayala
recently formed a strategic partnership
with Metro Pacic Investment Corp. to
jointly pursue light rail projects in the
Metro Manila area.
Ayala said it was also keen to
participate in the development of
airports such as the Mactan Cebu
International Airport.
Ayala has established a platform of
conventional and renewable technologies
and has committed around $100 million
of equity on approximately 180 MW of
gross generating capacity in the power
generation sector.
It began construction of a 135-MW
coal thermal plant in Calaca, Batangas
in partnership with the Phinma groups
Trans Asia Oil and Development Corp.
It is also currently working on a possible
second phase of expansion of the plant.
Julito G. Rada
By Maria Bernadette Lunas
THE economy would have grown
2-percentage-point faster last year, had
the government successfully awarded
the 10 infrastructure projects under the
public-private partnership program, a
nance ofcial said Wednesday.
Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran
said the gross domestic product growth
in 2011 could have reached 5.7 percent,
instead of the actual 3.7 percent, provided
the 10 PPP projects were awarded.
The 2-percentage additional point
to GDP growth is just for PPP. It was
the projection of the administration per
year, Beltran told reporters.
The Aquino administration
initially listed 10 projects under
PPP for 2011, which included the
Ninoy Aquino Expressway Phase
II, Cavite-Laguna Expressway,
MRT/LRT expansion program,
MRT Line 3 extension, Bohol
airport, Puerto Princesa airport,
North Luzon Expressway-South
Luzon Expressway link, Daraga
international airport, Diosdado
Macapagal International Airport
terminal, and the Laguindingan
airport operation and maintenance.
We really need the rst 10 PPP
projects. Take for example the case of
airport trafc due to lack of development
in airports and runways, Beltran said.
The government bid out only
one project in 2011. Ayala Corp.
bagged the Daang Hari-South Luzon
Expressway link road project on
Dec. 22 last year.
Beltran said despite the shortcomings
in the implementation of PPP projects,
the economy posted a strong growth of
6.4 percent in the rst quarter, owing to
private sector spending.
But the private sector is also waiting
for the infrastructure projects [and hope]
the PPP that will be bid out, he said.
Beltran said that in 2012, the economy
was expected to grow by 2 percent if the
planned eight projects were bid out and
began construction this year.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
DMCI Power Corp., the power
unit of Consunji Groups DMCI
Holdings Inc., announced
Wednesday it won the bid to
supply 25 megawatts of power
to Palawan Electric Co., a
development that may put an end
to brownouts in the area.
DMCI Power said it offered the
lowest bid of P9.38 per kilowatt-
hour in terms of generation cost
to bag the contract.
DMCI Power president Nestor
Dadivas said after winning the
bid, the company would start
construction of a 27-MW diesel
power plant which would be
completed by September next
year in time for the start of its
supply contract.
Dadivas said the company
would also begin preparations
for the construction of a 15-
megawatt coal plant which was
expected to be operational by
October 2014.
We will also make preparations
for 15-MW coal plant, but as
demand grows, depending on their
[Paleco] forecast, we may increase
by another 15 MW, he said.
Dadivas declined to say the
cost of the plants construction.
Puerto Princesa, the capital
of Palawan, experienced recent
brownouts due to lack of power
generation capacity due to
Palecos failure to choose a
power supplier.
The brownouts affected the
capability of the city to host
thousands of tourists arriving
to visit the Puerto Princesa
Underground River, which
was recently acknowledged as
one of the worlds new natural
wonders.
Paleco as early as April last
year initiated bidding for its third
power provider in anticipation of
the expiration in October 2013
of the Napocor-Paleco interim
supply agreement for 10 MW to
45 MW of energy.
New geothermal power
THE government targets to generate additional
2,000 megawatts of geothermal energy by 2030,
doubling the countrys geothermal capacity to
4,000 MW, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almen-
dras said Wednesday.
My dream is to generate an additional 2,000
MW of geothermal in the Philippines, Energy
Secretary Jose Rene Almendras told reporters at
the sidelines of the Geothermal Investment and
Regulation Forum sponsored by the New Zealand
Trade and Enterprise and New Zealand Embassy.
Almendras said New Zealands presence dur-
ing the forum would be helpful in achieving the
departments long-term geothermal goal.
If we all come and work together, I think we
can accelerate the development of geothermal re-
sources in the Philippines, Almendras said.
The Philippines currently has geothermal ca-
pacity of 1,972 MW, making it the second-largest
geothermal producer in the world after the US.
Bulk of the countrys geothermal production
comes from the steam eld and power plants of
Energy Development Corp., an afliate of Lopez-
controlled First Gen Corp.
Almendras said the remaining unexplored geo-
thermal eld had lower generating capacity, but
this could be addressed by the use of new technol-
ogy or geothermal expertise from countries such
as New Zealand. Alena Mae S. Flores
Eastern Petroleum nets P41m
EASTERN Petroleum Corp., an independent oil
retailer, said Wednesday sales reached P3.45 bil-
lion in 2011, up by 9.3 percent from P3.15 billion
in 2010.
Eastern Petroleum chairman and chief execu-
tive Fernando Martinez said the P3.45-billion
sales in 2011 was the highest in the companys 15-
year history and would serve as its strong founda-
tion in improving its market share with the rollout
of more gasoline stations.
Martinez said despite the increase in sales, the
companys net income reached only P41 million
last year, below the P100-million target, as ex-
traordinary expenses related to aggressive prop-
erty acquisitions rose.
The company expects to increase its number of
retail stations to 100 by the end of 2013.
Martinez said the company would also increase
its authorized capitalization to P1 billion within
the year to support the expansion program from
its current P500-million capitalization.
He said sales would likely pick up in the second
half because of higher fuel prices and opening of new
stations in the provinces of Rizal, Laguna, Cavite,
Palawan and Pangasinan in Luzon, Cebu and Southern
Leyte in the Visayas and South Cotabato, Sarangani,
Agusan del Norte and Surigao in Mindanao.
This expansion is part of Easterns push to boost
its presence in least served areas of the country, there-
by contributing in market efciencies benecial to
consumers, Martinez said. Alena Mae S. Flores
THE Energy Department has asked
oil exploration companies to give
a 90-day notice prior to doing any
activity in the West Philippine Sea,
or South China Sea.
We are asking for better
coordination with us, Energy
Secretary Jose Rene Almendras
told reporters Wednesday at the
sidelines of a geothermal forum
sponsored by the New Zealand
Trade and Enterprise and the
New Zealand Embassy.
Almendras assured oil and gas
companies of adequate security
in the West Philippine Sea but the
government wanted to be informed
about vessels sailing in the area.
Its hard if there is a vessel
there. They can say its a shing
vessel from China or Vietnam,
but Filipinos dont know. This
areas getting a lot of attention.
So they have to inform us of their
activities, thats all I ask, he said.
The government said the 90-
day notice was not in response
to the claims of China over the
Recto Bank, which is covered
by service contract 72 held by
Forum Energy Plc., a company
majority controlled by Philex
Mining Corp.
We want to make sure that all
parties who are supposed to be in
charge know what exactly is being
undertaken in the West Philippine
Sea. We want the service
contractors to perform work
obligations and commitments,
Energy Undersecretary Jay Layug
said. Alena Mae S. Flores
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 11,075,858 608,615,035.05
INDUSTRIAL 406,196,308 943,002,820.656
HOLDING FIRMS 373,629,841 8,931,843,305.22
PROPERTY 226,178,898 706,310,541.44
SERVICES 92,122,912 1,087,139,343.6
MINING & OIL 1,145,256,320 362,336,154.222
GRAND TOTAL 2,254,460,137 12,639,247,200.186
FINANCIAL 1,311.6 (DOWN) 2.74
INDUSTRIAL 7,917.45 (DOWN) 13.26
HOLDING FIRMS 4,384.37 (DOWN) 104.46
PROPERTY 1,892.14 (DOWN) 42.54
SERVICES 1,785.46 (DOWN) 8.27
MINING & OIL 23,352.04 (DOWN) 363.31
PSEI 5,220.55 (DOWN) 64.57
All Shares Index 3,464.7 (DOWN) 30.96
Gainers: 49; Losers: 110; Unchanged: 42; Total: 201
Stocks fall on hints
of new US recession
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High Low STOCKS Close High Low Close Change Volume Trade/Buying
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 63.80 64.15 63.50 63.70 (0.16) 2,153,690 6,201,202.50
76.80 50.00 Bank of PI 73.15 73.45 72.95 73.15 0.00 639,610 21,581,987.00
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.00 2,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 488.60 488.60 487.00 487.00 (0.33) 1,290
23.90 12.98 COL Financial 22.40 22.40 22.25 22.25 (0.67) 502,200
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 19.00 19.10 18.56 18.62 (2.00) 1,706,000 158,910.00
22.00 7.56 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 0.00 100
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 81.00 81.00 78.50 78.50 (3.09) 230
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.45 2.48 2.32 2.35 (4.08) 11,000
681.00 450.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 451.20 451.20 451.20 451.20 0.00 180 22,560.00
98.00 60.00 Metrobank 98.35 98.70 97.80 98.00 (0.36) 2,078,850 48,807,313.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.99 2.00 1.97 1.97 (1.01) 2,507,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 74.00 73.50 71.50 71.50 (3.38) 275,320 (2,434,271.00)
95.00 63.50 Phil. Savings Bank 86.00 86.00 82.00 86.00 0.00 4,010
500.00 204.80 PSE Inc. 358.00 358.00 356.00 358.00 0.00 8,050 (712,620.00)
45.50 25.45 RCBC À 44.40 44.10 44.00 44.00 (0.90) 151,900.00 3,720,550.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 139.90 143.00 139.80 141.00 0.79 899,390 26,692,478.00
1240.00 890.00 Sun Life Financial 908.00 920.00 905.00 920.00 1.32 940
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 100.00 103.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 133,810
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.20 34.40 34.05 34.40 0.58 1,607,600 33,956,245.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 9.08 9.15 8.82 9.00 (0.88) 67,700 215,374.00
23.90 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 17.00 18.10 18.00 18.00 5.88 12,000
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.45 1.45 1.42 1.42 (2.07) 132,000 65,280.00
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 29.25 29.30 29.25 29.30 0.17 2,500
1.65 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.45 1.45 1.42 1.42 (2.07) 725,000
Asiabest Group 31.60 32.00 30.90 31.50 (0.32) 42,900
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 15.12 15.10 15.10 15.10 (0.13) 3,500
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.36 2.40 2.38 2.38 0.85 30,000 (23,960.00)
3.07 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.59 2.59 2.55 2.55 (1.54) 300,000 204,000.00
9.70 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.20 9.24 9.00 9.20 0.00 8,000
7.00 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.18 6.18 6.08 6.11 (1.13) 14,221,800 24,425,717.00
6.75 2.80 EEI 6.95 7.00 6.85 6.85 (1.44) 595,700 3,485.00
18.00 12.50 First Gen Corp. 18.08 18.18 17.94 18.00 (0.44) 8,785,600 94,397,062.00
78.55 51.50 First Holdings A 79.00 79.00 77.80 78.00 (1.27) 864,270 3,920,730.00
30.90 22.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 20.50 21.00 20.50 21.00 2.44 81,200
0.02 0.0099 Greenergy 0.0140 0.0150 0.0140 0.0150 7.14 328,100,000
12.36 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.86 11.64 11.64 11.64 (1.85) 6,700 47,552.00
7.40 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 0.00 65,000 184,500.00
2.35 0.74 Ionics Inc 0.670 0.670 0.650 0.660 (1.49) 248,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 105.00 105.60 104.00 105.00 0.00 450,300 5,673,886.00
Lafarge Rep 8.96 8.90 8.03 8.90 (0.67) 37,500
91.25 25.00 Liberty Flour 43.50 43.50 43.00 43.00 (1.15) 3,100
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.96 1.98 1.88 1.93 (1.53) 446,000 1,960.00
3.20 1.05 Manchester Intl. A 3.05 3.00 3.00 3.00 (1.64) 2,000
26.00 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 25.50 25.80 25.50 25.75 0.98 6,531,500 45,413,765.00
15.30 8.12 Megawide 16.80 16.80 16.00 16.60 (1.19) 40,000 (402,980.00)
295.00 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 256.00 262.80 256.00 261.20 2.03 295,290 64,351,808.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 10.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 10.00 1,000
3.00 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.89 2.88 2.81 2.88 (0.35) 530,000 1,101,440.00
17.40 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.16 10.16 10.10 10.12 (0.39) 1,396,100 (1,251,230.00)
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.70 8.90 8.70 8.85 1.72 41,700 133,354.00
3.78 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.40 3.45 3.36 3.40 0.00 974,000 1,694,060.00
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.85 5.84 5.30 5.35 (8.55) 7,900
33.00 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 33.50 34.00 33.50 33.90 1.19 163,000 1,105,500.00
132.60 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 113.90 113.90 121.90 113.10 (0.70) 258,260 1,837,165.00
1.90 1.25 Seacem 2.00 2.01 1.95 1.95 (2.50) 6,387,000 (586,400.00)
2.44 1.80 Splash Corporation 1.81 1.82 1.81 1.81 0.00 181,000 18,200.00
0.250 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.147 0.151 0.140 0.147 0.00 23,720,000 (127,500.00)
5.30 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 4.46 4.50 4.46 4.48 0.45 1,894,000 1,557,710.00
3.00 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.12 2.20 2.08 2.10 (0.94) 503,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.25 1.24 1.22 1.23 (1.60) 874,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 62.30 62.30 61.60 61.65 (1.04) 2,124,390 (28,077,605.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.20 1.25 1.18 1.19 (0.83) 2,354,000
1.12 0.310 Vitarich Corp. 0.630 0.640 0.630 0.630 0.00 471,000
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 10.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 (1.96) 6,100
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.89 0.96 0.88 0.90 1.12 66,516,000 1,931,000.00
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.50 48.50 48.00 48.40 (0.21) 432,900 13,941,055.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.00 189,800,000
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 11.88 11.94 11.54 11.54 (2.86) 13,813,200 43,931,548.00
2.97 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 1.98 1.99 1.99 1.99 0.51 120,000 19,900.00
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.80 4.82 4.72 4.80 0.00 148,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.24 5.10 5.00 5.00 (4.58) 20,200
3.15 1.49 ATN Holdings A 2.12 2.22 2.12 2.22 4.72 44,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 458.00 445.00 433.80 435.00 (5.02) 2,431,040 (777,616,490.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.70 59.30 58.80 58.90 0.34 9,912,280 132,452,240.00
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.95 2.90 2.79 2.79 (5.42) 22,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.00 4.04 3.95 3.99 (0.25) 761,000
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.219 0.240 0.219 0.225 2.74 390,000 (14,400.00)
520.00 455.40 GT Capital 535.00 535.00 525.00 526.00 (1.68) 70,780 (604,655.00)
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.05 5.07 4.96 5.06 0.20 39,800 111,239.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 33.30 33.30 31.50 31.75 (4.65) 3,075,300 (6,979,865.00)
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.98 5.97 5.80 5.92 (1.00) 663,800 (474,626.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.17 1.18 1.13 1.16 (0.85) 7,254,000 118,160.00
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.460 0.560 0.550 0.560 21.74 130,000
3.82 1.790 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.51 2.54 2.50 2.51 0.00 329,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.22 4.25 4.12 4.12 (2.37) 51,335,000 (24,805,200.00)
6.24 2.55 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.27 5.50 5.20 5.40 2.47 172,700 26,500.00
7.50 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.50 6.60 6.03 6.59 1.38 56,400
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0570 0.0570 0.0570 0.0570 0.00 1,200,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.600 1.590 1.400 1.480 (7.50) 82,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.470 0.490 0.490 0.490 4.26 10,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 0.00 3,000
2.40 0.91 Seafront À 1.55 1.63 1.55 1.55 0.00 181,000 (1,550.00)
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.340 0.340 0.335 0.335 (1.47) 600,000
750.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 741.00 735.50 720.00 725.00 (2.16) 294,660 (68,983,050.00)
1.78 1.00 Solid Group Inc. 1.51 1.55 1.52 1.52 0.66 791,000 (22,940.00)
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.2800 0.00 10,000
0.620 0.620 Wellex Industries 0.3300 0.3300 0.3200 0.3300 0.00 1,510,000 (19,800.00)
1.370 0.185 Zeus Holdings 0.475 0.475 0.460 0.460 (3.16) 6,390,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 22.00 21.05 20.10 21.00 (4.55) 4,700 16,800.00
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.56 2.60 2.60 2.60 1.56 10,000
0.83 0.38 Araneta Prop À 0.640 0.680 0.610 0.610 (4.69) 106,000
0.218 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.190 0.188 0.175 0.180 (5.26) 4,860,000
22.85 13.36 Ayala Land `B 20.80 20.80 20.30 20.35 (2.16) 9,714,100 (67,777,045.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.08 5.10 4.97 4.98 (1.97) 3,323,800 (1,130,116.00)
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.80 5.83 5.77 5.77 (0.52) 12,600
5.60 2.00 Cebu Prop. À 4.86 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.88 30,000
5.66 0.80 Century Property 1.44 1.46 1.44 1.44 0.00 427,000 2,900.00
2.90 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 0.00 12,000
1.50 1.07 Cityland Dev. À 1.17 1.29 1.19 1.24 5.98 125,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.87 0.86 0.83 0.84 (3.45) 2,115,000 (33,200.00)
0.90 0.54 Empire East Land 0.890 0.900 0.850 0.860 (3.37) 32,559,000 852,840.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.183 0.205 0.181 0.181 (1.09) 4,470,000 (640.00)
3.06 1.63 Global-Estate 2.11 2.12 2.00 2.04 (3.32) 8,568,000 3,860,280.00
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.30 (0.76) 21,100,000 9,349,470.00
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 1.66 1.89 1.70 1.70 2.41 11,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.28 1.38 1.20 1.28 0.00 254,000 1,300.00
4.50 1.50 Keppel Properties 2.10 1.98 1.98 1.98 (5.71) 20,000
2.33 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.26 2.27 2.15 2.15 (4.87) 112,322,000 (8,562,250.00)
0.42 0.168 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1630 0.1670 0.1610 0.1610 (1.23) 4,510,000 268,580.00
0.990 0.080 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6700 0.6700 0.6600 0.6700 0.00 760,000
3.50 2.08 Primex Corp. 3.41 3.47 3.29 3.45 1.17 31,000
18.86 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 18.36 18.36 18.00 18.00 (1.96) 1,353,800 11,383,712.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.25 3.40 3.02 3.09 (4.92) 1,298,000 47,700.00
2.70 1.80 Shang Properties Inc. 2.52 2.58 2.50 2.57 1.98 242,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.18 6.21 6.14 6.15 (0.49) 6,179,800 (33,369,805.00)
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 13.70 13.70 13.38 13.40 (2.19) 5,830,500 14,932,010.00
1.03 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.70 0.69 0.69 0.69 (1.43) 685,000 (75,900.00)
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.85 4.09 3.95 4.05 5.19 426,000
0.80 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.540 0.530 0.520 0.520 (3.70) 298,000
4.50 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.090 4.090 4.040 4.070 (0.49) 3,518,000 (332,920.00)
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 0.00 1,000
42.00 28.60 ABS-CBN 36.90 36.90 36.90 36.90 0.00 200
18.98 1.60 Acesite Hotel 2.15 2.14 2.04 2.08 (3.26) 742,000 (29,560.00)
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.660 0.680 0.610 0.630 (4.55) 24,129,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.00 9.23 9.00 9.20 2.22 64,200 80,654.00
102.80 4.12 Bloomberry 10.20 10.22 10.00 10.06 (1.37) 6,639,200 (8,643,142.00)
0.5300 10.2000 Boulevard Holdings 0.1380 0.1400 0.1360 0.1360 (1.45) 20,670,000 24,760.00
24.00 6.66 Calata Corp. 9.30 9.49 9.08 9.20 (1.08) 324,100 (80,056.00)
86.90 62.00 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 68.50 68.60 67.90 68.00 (0.73) 898,990 1,281,081.50
9.70 5.40 DFNN Inc. 6.00 5.90 5.84 5.84 (2.67) 21,600
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 3.01 2.54 2.54 2.54 (15.61) 6,000
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1134.00 1144.00 1130.00 1139.00 0.44 43,090 38,785,450.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 10.26 10.26 10.10 10.10 (1.56) 351,200
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 71.50 71.70 70.80 71.00 (0.70) 4,433,840 75,490,446.50
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.410 0.500 0.430 0.470 14.63 7,670,000 (95,250.00)
4.70 2.00 IP Converge 2.35 2.40 2.04 2.04 (13.19) 930,000 (94,320.00)
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.038 0.039 0.038 0.038 0.00 6,400,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.09 1.09 1.07 1.07 (1.83) 32,000
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0490 0.0500 0.0490 0.0490 0.00 3,800,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.9900 2.9700 2.7200 2.9700 (0.67) 57,000
3.79 1.62 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.43 2.44 2.44 2.44 0.41 7,000
11.12 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.70 8.79 8.49 8.59 (1.26) 1,047,000 924,284.00
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.81 2.80 2.80 2.80 (0.36) 1,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.73 0.74 0.73 0.74 1.37 46,000
3.15 1.10 Manila Jockey 2.44 2.63 2.44 2.45 0.41 4,157,000 (4,548,740.00)
22.95 14.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.14 14.14 14.14 14.14 0.00 5,300
8.58 4.60 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.29 7.36 7.27 7.28 (0.14) 47,600
3.32 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.03 3.08 3.01 3.05 0.66 380,000
60.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 57.15 60.00 58.00 59.00 3.24 4,660 109,500.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 14.54 14.70 14.50 14.70 1.10 1,812,200 (7,349,162.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2734.00 2734.00 2714.00 2722.00 (0.44) 135,405 1,218,690.00
0.48 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.330 0.325 0.320 0.320 (3.03) 1,000,000
30.10 10.68 Puregold 27.00 27.05 26.10 26.10 (3.33) 4,950,400 (66,816,530.00)
0.79 0.27 Waterfront Phils. 0.440 0.440 0.440 0.440 0.00 40,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0041 0.0041 0.0040 0.0040 (2.44) 189,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.97 5.09 5.07 5.07 2.01 40,000
25.20 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.64 17.70 17.54 17.56 (0.45) 92,900
0.380 0.148 Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 0.260 0.255 0.255 (1.92) 3,800,000 130,000.00
30.35 19.98 Benguet Corp À 23.30 23.30 23.30 23.30 0.00 100
2.51 1.62 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.28 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.56 510,000 584,370.00
61.80 5.68 Dizon 32.50 33.70 31.35 31.35 (3.54) 336,100 315,000.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.69 0.69 0.63 0.63 (8.70) 34,837,000 320,000.00
1.82 0.9000 Lepanto À 1.250 1.260 1.240 1.240 (0.80) 20,403,000
2.070 1.0200 Lepanto `B 1.320 1.330 1.290 1.300 (1.52) 8,777,000 (369,780.00)
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0670 0.0680 0.0670 0.0680 1.49 138,450,000
0.087 0.042 Manila Mining `B 0.0680 0.0690 0.0680 0.0680 0.00 52,390,000 48,300.00
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 29.85 30.00 29.10 29.30 (1.84) 242,900 (3,574,010.00)
12.84 2.13 Nihao Mineral Resources 9.90 10.10 9.81 9.89 (0.10) 553,100
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.7300 0.7500 0.7500 0.7500 2.74 2,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.100 5.150 5.020 5.080 (0.39) 1,785,200 5,120.00
0.032 0.012 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0180 0.00 97,300,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0190 0.0180 0.0190 0.00 15,300,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 5.95 5.93 5.95 (0.83) 900
28.95 18.50 Philex À 22.75 23.00 21.90 22.00 (3.30) 4,096,300 (17,127,310.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 42.15 42.00 39.30 39.30 (6.76) 1,882,700 9,740,690.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.052 0.052 0.050 0.051 (1.92) 518,900,000
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 231.00 231.00 226.80 227.00 (1.73) 253,500 (10,137,052.00)
0.029 0.014 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0180 0.00 55,600,000
PREFERRED
47.90 27.30 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 35.50 35.50 35.50 35.50 0.00 10,000
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 550.00 552.00 550.00 552.00 0.36 600
First Gen F 101.00 101.00 101.00 101.00 0.00 20,000
First Gen G 101.60 101.70 101.60 101.70 0.10 15,100
18.00 12.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.90 103.50 103.00 103.50 0.58 35,410
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 10.20 10.20 10.00 10.08 (1.18) 1,202,800 2,591,490.00
116.70 107.00 PCOR-Preferred 110.20 110.20 110.00 110.00 (0.18) 41,090
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred 1 74.70 74.80 74.80 74.80 0.13 3,000
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1015.00 1015.00 1015.00 1015.00 0.00 350
6.00 0.87 Swift Pref 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14 0.00 5,000
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.26 1.24 1.20 1.20 (4.76) 938,000 115,200.00
1.38 0.67 Megaworld Corp. Warrants2 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 0.00 40,000
RAY S. EANO
Lucio Tan wants commissions
on planes plowed back to PAL
SAN Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang is rmly
at the helm of Philippine Airlines after taking
over the management of the beleaguered airline
early this year. He has outlined an ambitious but
sensible plan to turn around the countrys ag
carrier through the acquisition of newer planes
and expansion of routes to the United States and
Europe. He is even condent that PAL will return
to protability one year after acquiring a 49-
percent interest in the airline.
But there may be a hitch in what could be
PALs smooth ride to recovery. The grapevine
said tobacco tycoon Lucio Tan has made it
known to management headed by Mr. Ang that
fat commissions from the purchase of new jets to
bolster the airlines eet should be plowed back to
the coffers of PAL.
A source said the two tycoons are trying to
resolve the issue before it becomes a major irritant.
The same issue cropped up back in the 1990s,
when Mr. Tan asked the then management team to
plow back the huge commissions to the company.
That disagreement led Tan to take full control of
PAL, after taking the backseat for sometime.
Mr. Tan, meanwhile, has raised over $2 billion
in China, presumably for his own acquisition
plans. The grapevine said the fresh money has
also restored Mr. Tans nancial muscle and given
him a war chest, in case the issue with Mr. Ang
worsens. Mr. Tan, after all, has the option to buy
back the 49-percent equity purchased by San
Miguel.
PALs forthcoming orders are enormous. It plans
to order at least 100 new planes in the medium-
term period, with RSA and Mr. Tan coughing up
a combined $1 billion to help fund the reeeting
plan.
San Miguel will infuse $750 million in PAL
and unit Air Philippines Corp., including the $500
million it injected as equity, while Mr. Tan will
nance the balance.
PAL aims to y non-stop to New York within
the next three months, Toronto within the year
and Europe within a one-year period. Ang said the
airline would utilize two Boeing 777-300 ERs to
be delivered this year for the ight to New York
and Toronto. Two more Boeing 777-300 ERs are
scheduled for delivery by 2013.
PAL is launching the non-stop ights amid the
decision of US authorities to strip the Philippines
of its Category 1 status. Ang is hoping the countrys
problems with US and EU aviation authorities
will soon be resolved to enable the carrier to
y to European destinations like London, Paris,
Frankfurt and Rome.
Pantranco simmers
The issue over the legitimacy of the franchises
owned by Pantranco employees is not about to
simmer down. It can get protracted as the dismissed
and retrenched workers of the closed Pantranco
bus company appealed to Transportation Secretary
Mar Roxas to reverse his unnumbered department
order declaring the Pantranco franchises null and
void.
The franchises for 489 bus units were supposed
to satisfy a Supreme Court judgment in 2005
awarding the workers claim of P722.7 million
for non-payment of separation and retirement
benets.
The Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board on May 21, 2012 extended
the effectivity of the Pantranco franchises in
compliance with the Supreme Court decision
of 2005. It conducted a public auction to satisfy
the claims of the Pantranco workers belonging
to the Pantranco Employees Association and the
Pantranco Retrenched Employees Association.
The LTFRB declared Victory Liner, Pangasinan
Five Star, Bataan Transit and Cisco as the winning
bidders, with the auction proceeds of just P100
million going to the workers.
Three bus companies protested the sale
Saulog Bus Lines, Partas and Dagupan Lines.
They trooped to Roxas to inform him that the
LTFRB decision was illegal because the Pantranco
franchises were no longer in existence.
Roxas, in turn, suspended the implementation of
the LTFRB and referred the matter to his lawyers
for review.
The Pantranco workers in 2007 led a petition
with the LTFRB to extend the effectivity of the
franchises for 489 units. The agency denied the
petition sometime in 2009, prompting the union to
appeal the decision. The LTFRB in May reversed
its order.
Pantranco, the former Pangasinan Transportation
Co., was established before World War II and
taken over in 1986 by the Presidential Commission
on Good Government. The PCGG renamed it
Pantranco North Express Inc.
After incurring huge losses, PNEI in 1993 went
under a rehabilitation program, dismissing in the
process 1,500 workers without paying them their
retirement and separation pay. Creditor banks,
meanwhile, promptly foreclosed the property.
The Pantranco workers sued PNEI before the
National Labor Relations Commission, before
the Supreme Court in 2005 ruled that the workers
were entitled to retirement, separation and other
benets amounting to P722.7 million. The workers,
however, could not collect the full amount after
the assets of Pantranco and PNEI were foreclosed
or garnished by other creditors.
E-mail: rayenano@yahoo.com;
extrastory2000@gmail.com
STOCKS fell for the second day, amid
concern Asian companies prots are
falling and following Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernankes bleak
assessment of the US economy.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-
company benchmark, declined
64 points, or 1.2 percent, to
close at 5,220.55 Wednesday,
pulled down by the losses of
holding rms and property
companies.
The heavier index,
representing all shares, also
lost 30 points, or 0.9 percent,
to P3,464.70, as losers
outnumbered gainers, 110 to 49,
with 42 issues unchanged. Value
turnover hit P12.6 billion.
Ayala Corp., owner of the
nations biggest developer,
decreased 5.0 percent to
P435, the sharpest loss since
June 4. The company sold 15
million shares at P430 each,
chief finance officer Delfin
Gonzalez said. Unit Ayala
Land Inc. also dropped 2.2
percent to P20.35.
Holding rms mostly ended
in the red, with SM Investments
Corp. dropping 2.2 percent to
P725 and Alliance Global Inc.
falling 2.9 percent to P11.54.
Among 20 most actively
traded stocks, only three
companies posted gains. DMCI
Holdings Inc. rose 0.3 percent to
P58.90, Manila Water Co. Inc.
added 1 percent to P25.75 and
Security Bank Corp. increased
0.8 percent to P141.
Victorias Milling Co., a sugar
rener, climbed 1.7 percent to
P1.22, after a stock exchange
ling showed nine-month prot
rose 9.9 percent to P343.86
million.
Meanwhile, most Asian
stock markets closed lower
Wednesday, despite upbeat
US corporate earnings as the
Federal Reserve chief warned
another recession is possible
without giving a hint at plans
for stimulus.
Hong Kongs Hang Seng
was down 0.8 percent at
19,305.26 and South Koreas
Kospi dropped 0.7 percent to
1,810.05. Australias S&P/
ASX 200 lost 0.5 percent to
4,156.30 while Japans Nikkei
225 added 0.4 percent to
8,789.88. Chinas Shanghai
composite index was little
changed 2,161.77.
Investor sentiment was
dampened as Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke gave
a bleak assessment of the US
economy in his testimony to the
Senate. Without a congressional
agreement, tax increases and
deep spending cuts would take
effect in the US at years end.
Bernanke noted Tuesday
what the Congressional Budget
Ofce has warned: A recession
would occur, and 1.25 million
fewer jobs would be created in
2013.
The fed chief gave no signal
on what steps that the Fed might
take to support the economy
and whether any action was
imminent, disappointing
investors who expected a more
aggressive stance.
Overnight gains in the US
markets failed to cheer investors
in Asia. On Tuesday, stronger-
than-expected earnings reports
from big US companies lifted
Wall Street. Shares of the
US biggest toy maker Mattel
and Coca-Cola climbed after
reporting earnings that beat
expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial
Average rose 0.6 percent and
the Nasdaq gained 0.5 percent.
The Standard & Poors 500
added 0.7 percent.
Bloomberg, AP
ManilaStandar dTODAY THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 | B3
TUBBATAHA PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board
Administrative Order No. 01
Series of 2012
REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT
10067 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE TUBBATAHA
REEFS NATURAL PARK (TRNP) IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN AS
A PROTECTED AREA UNDER THE NIPAS ACT (RA 7586) AND THE
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN (SEP) FOR PALAWAN ACT (RA 7611),
PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Pursuant to Section 13 (a), (e) and (l) of Republic Act No. 10067 or the TRNP
Act of 2009 and consistent with other environmental laws relevant to the TRNP,
the Implementing Rules and Regulations for TRNP issued through TPAMB
Resolution 10-004 dated 26 October 2010 is hereby revised incorporating and
integrating all existing regulations relevant thereto.
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND APPLICATION
Rule 1. Title. This Order shall be known as the Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Act of 2009.
Rule 2. Declaration of Policy. It shall be the policy of the TPAMB to protect and
conserve the globally signifcant economic, biological and socio-cultural values of
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park into perpetuity for the enjoyment of present and
future generations. This shall be pursued by prohibiting all extractive activities
within the park. Participatory and collaborative management shall be pursued
and public awareness and concern for TRNP heightened through education and
information activities.
Rule 3. Defnition of Terms. As used in this Rule, the following terms are
defned as follows:
a. Bioprospecting refers to research, collection and utilization of
biological and genetic resources for purposes of applying the
knowledge derived therefrom solely for commercial purposes;
b. Buffer Zone refers to the identifed area outside the boundaries
of and immediately adjacent to TRNP that needs special
development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the
protected area;
c. Boat Operator/Owner shall refer to a person, either natural or
juridical, who owns, charters, or rents a vessel and conducts
tourism or other activities within TRNP;
d. Boat Manager shall refer to a person who oversees the activities
of a vessel while conducting activities inside the Park;
e. Commercial Fishers/Fisherfolk refers to persons who catch fsh
and other fshery products using fshing vessels of more than three
(3) gross tons;
f. Commercial tourism operations refers to operations involving
delivery of tourism services to either local or foreign tourists for
proft;
g. Commercial flming and photography refers to digital or flm
recording of a visual image or sound recording, or the use of
photographic equipment to capture images by a person, business,
or entity for a market audience, such as but not limited to a
documentary, television or feature flm, advertisement, or similar
project.
h. Conservation Fees refer to fees collected from authorized users
of the TRNP;
i. Corals refers to all bottom dwelling animals under the phylum
Cnidaria, which are a major part of the reef community. The
defnition includes four types of corals: 1) those that produce a hard
skeleton out of calcium carbonate such as all scleractinian corals,
the hydrozoan corals (frecorals), and the blue and red corals
under the genera Heliopora and Tubipora; 2) the antipatharian or
black corals with a rigid, chitinous skeleton; 3) the gorgonians with
a horny and/or calcareous axis; and 4) the soft bodied anthozoans
such as sea anemones, and the soft corals under the systematical
group of Alcyonaria or Octocorallia;
j. Emergency refers to an event or situation which threatens
serious damage to human welfare, property, the environment or
to security.
k. Entrants shall refer to any person, either natural or juridical,
or vessel entering TRNP, with or without a permit and further
classifed as follows:
i. Visitors shall refer to any person entering TRNP
for purposes of tourism, research, or other activities
or offcial business allowed by the TPAMB;
ii. Crew shall refer to all employees of the boat who
man the vessel;
iii. Dive masters shall refer to scuba diving
professionals employed by a boat operator/
owner who conducts commercial tourism
operations in TRNP.
l. Exotic Species refer to species or subspecies that do not
naturally occur within the biogeographic region of the TRNP at
present or in historical time;
m. Explosives refer to dynamite or other chemical compounds that
contain combustible elements or ingredients which upon ignition
by friction, concussion, percussion or detonation of all or parts
of the compound will kill, stupefy, disable or render unconscious
any species. It also refers to any other substance and/or device,
including blasting caps or any other component or part of
explosive devices, which causes an explosion that is capable of
producing the said harmful effects on any resources and capable
of producing the said harmful effects on any resources and
capable of damaging and altering the natural habitat;
n. Fishing means the taking of fshery species from their wild state
or habitat, with or without the use of fshing vessels. The mere
casting or deployment of fshing gear consummates fshing,
whether or not any fshery species are actually caught;
o. Gear refers to any instrument or device and its accessories
utilized in taking, catching, gathering, killing, hunting, destroying,
disturbing, removing or possessing resources within the TRNP;
p. Holding Tank refers to a closed container mounted in the sewage
system on board a vessel which collects toilet waste products for
treatment or discharge;
q. Kayakas refers to the fshing method known as the local version
of the muro-ami but smaller in size, using bamboo or trunk trees as
scaring devices aside from coconut or other leaves or materials to
drive the fshes and other marine resources out of the coral reefs,
at the same time pounding the corals;
r. Littering refers to the disposal of small amounts of non-
biodegradable solid waste materials, such as, but not limited to,
cigarette butts, candy wrappers, plastic materials, bottles and
glasses in the TRNP;
s. Management Plan refers to the fundamental strategy and/or
scheme which shall guide all activities relating to the TRNP in
order to attain the objectives of RA 10067;
t. Monitoring shall refer to activities aimed at examining the
progress of ongoing management interventions vis a vis pre-
determined objectives and performance targets for the TRNP.
u. Moorings refers to fxtures on the sea bottom installed by the
TPAMB to provide sea crafts and vessels a steady position on
which to tie to avoid damaging corals and drifting. Moorings shall
include ropes, chains, buoys, and all other attendant components
attached to the concrete blocks or drilled pins necessarily used by
the boats for tying;
v. Municipal Fishers/Fisherfolks refers to the persons who catch
fsh and other fshery products using fshing vessels of three (3)
gross tons or less, or whose fshing does not require the use of
fshing vessels;
w. Muro-ami refers to the method used in reef fshing consisting
of movable bagnet, detachable wings and scarelines having
plastic strips and iron/steel/stone weights, effecting fsh capture
by spreading the net in an arc around reefs or shoals and, with
the use of scarelines, a cordon of people drive the fsh towards the
waiting net while pounding the corals by means of heavy weights
like iron/steel/stone or rock making it destructive to corals;
x. Nongovernment Organization (NGO) refers to any civic,
developmental, environmental or philanthropic nonstock, nonproft
organization, duly registered, having bylaws, democratically-
elected representatives, with qualifcations, expertise and
objectivity in activities concerning community organizing and
development, or resource and environmental conservation,
management and protection related to the protected area;
y. Non-Renewable Resources refer to those resources that cannot
be remade, regrown or regenerated on a scale comparative to its
consumption;
z. Noxious or poisonous Substances refer to any substance,
plant extracts or juice thereof, sodium cyanide and/or cyanide
compounds or, other chemicals either in raw or processed form,
harmful or harmless to human beings, which will kill, stupefy,
disable or render unconscious any marine organism and capable
of damaging and altering the natural habitat;
aa. PASu refers to the Protected Area Superintendent of the TRNP;
bb. PCSD refers to the Palawan Council for Sustainable
Development as created under Republic Act No. 7611, otherwise
known as the Strategic Environment Plan for Palawan Act;
cc. Peoples Organization (PO) refers to a group of people which
may be an association, cooperative, federation, aggrupation of
individuals or groups with an identifable structure of decision-
making and accountability, established to undertake collective
action to address community concerns and needs in relation to the
protected area;
dd. Poaching refers to fshing, gathering and/or purchase or
possession of any fshery products within the TRNP by any foreign
person, foreign corporation or foreign entity or operating any
foreign fshing vessel by any person, corporation or entity within
the TRNP;
ee. Protected Area refers to identifed portions of land and water set
aside by reason of their unique physical and biological signifcance,
managed to enhance biological diversity and protected against
destructive human exploitation;
ff. Protected Species refer to any plant or animal declared protected
under Philippine laws, rules and regulations. These shall include
all species listed under the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna and all its Annexes,
the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, those
specifed under the red-list categories of the International Union
for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, or any
plant or animal which the Tubbataha Protected Area Management
Board (TPAMB) or any government agency may deem necessary
for conservation and preservation in the TRNP;
gg. Purse Seine refers to the gear characterized by encircling net
having a line at the bottom passing through rings attached to
the net, which can be drawn or pursed. In general, the net is
set from a boat or boats around the school of aquatic resources.
The bottom of the net is pulled close with the purse line. The net
is then pulled aboard the boat or boats until the resources are
concentrated in the bunt or bag;
hh. Repeat Offender shall refer to a person, either natural or juridical,
who has previously violated this Rule, or has a pending case with,
or has been fnally sanctioned, adjudicated or penalized by the
TPAMB, TMO, or by a court of law for any violation involving this
Rule, TRNP Act, NIPAS Act, SEP Law, the Philippine Fisheries
Code, the Wildlife Act or other pertinent laws, committed within
TRNP;
ii. Research refers to any gathering of data, information or facts
for the advancement of knowledge with or without the intent of
publishing its results.
jj. Resources refer to all natural endowments, whether aquatic or
terrestrial, living or non-living, found in the TRNP;
kk. Resource Provider refers to the TPAMB from where the biological
resources are to be collected;
ll. Resource User refers to the local or foreign individual, company,
organization, institution, or entity, either public or private that will
utilize biological resources in TRNP for bioprospecting purposes
on the basis of a Bioprospecting Undertaking entered into with
the TPAMB;
mm. Stakeholders refer to individuals, communities, agencies,
institutions, organizations, aggrupations of specifc interests or
sectors which have particular interest in the achievement of the
objectives of this Act, and/or enjoyment or utilization in any form of
the resources within the TRNP;
nn. Superlight refers to a type of light using halogen or metal halide
bulb which may be located above the sea surface or submerged
in the water. It consists of a ballast, regulator, electric cable and
socket. The source of energy comes from a generator, battery or
dynamo coupled with the main engine.
oo. Trawl refers to the gear consisting of a bag-shaped net which is
dragged or towed along the bottom or through the water column to
take aquatic resources by straining them from the water, including
all variations and modifcations of trawls in bottom, mid-water,
baby trawls and tow nets;
pp. TRNP refers to the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park;
qq. Vessel includes every description of watercraft, including non-
displacement crafts and seaplanes, used or capable of being used
as a means of transportation on water. It shall include everything
found therein, except personal effects;
rr. Waste refers to discarded items of solid, liquid, contained
gaseous or semi-solid form, from whatever source, which may
cause or contribute to the deterioration of the resources or habitats
in the TRNP.
Rule 4. Management of Buffer Zone. The Tubbataha Protected Area
Management Board (TPAMB), shall exercise authority over the buffer zone,
which shall include management prescriptions pertaining to the buffer zone in its
management plan. The TRNP buffer zone is established to protect the Park from
direct or indirect impacts resulting in the conduct of activities in its periphery, such
as, but not limited to, energy exploration and navigation.
The TPAMB shall indicate the allowable uses within the buffer zone in the TRNP
Management Plan. The same shall be communicated to relevant agencies, such
as, but not limited to, the NAMRIA, MARINA, DOE, DFA, etc.
Rule 5. Other Management Zones. Aside from the buffer zone, other management
zones and their uses which may be established by the TPAMB shall form an integral
part of the TRNP Management Plan.
Rule 6. Scope and Coverage. This Order shall cover all acts of persons or entities
within the TRNP and/or to matters over which the TPAMB has jurisdiction. The
TPAMB shall exercise quasi-judicial power in adjudicating administrative cases as
provided for under RA 10067 (TRNP Act of 2009) and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations, and all other pertinent guidelines, rules and regulations to be issued
by the TPAMB.
Rule 7. Jurisdiction. The TPAMB shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over
all administrative complaints pertaining to violations of this Rule and other policies
of the TPAMB.
Chapter 2 - MANAGEMENT OF THE TRNP
Rule 8. The Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board (TPAMB).
Rule 8.1. Designation of Regular Members. Each member as
enumerated under Section 10 of the Act shall designate a duly authorized
representative who shall sit in person as regular member of the TPAMB.
Rule 8.2. Permanent Alternate. Apermanent alternate may be designated
by a regular member to sit in the TPAMB in the absence of the latter. The
permanent alternate shall have the authority to bind the regular member and
the agency represented.
Rule 8.3. NGO Representation. There shall be one (1) representative
each from three (3) NGOs that are involved in the conservation and
management of TRNP, preferably locally-organized groups. Interested
NGOs shall forward to the TMO a letter of interest to join the TPAMB as
a member. The Executive Committee shall screen the applicants and
endorse the most qualifed, based on the above criteria, to the TPAMB.
Should there be more than three (3) qualifed NGOs, the ExeCom shall
convene a meeting of the NGOs to select who to endorse to the TPAMB.
Representatives of NGOs chosen as members shall be endorsed by their
respective heads of organizations.
Rule 8.4. PO Representation. There shall be one (1) representative each
from two (2) POs based in the municipality of Cagayancillo that are engaged
in the conservation and management of TRNP. Should there be more than
two (2) qualifed POs, the same procedure in Rule 8.3 shall apply.
Rule 8.5. Representation of Academic Institutions. There shall be one
(1) representative each from two (2) academic institutions based in the
Province of Palawan that offer courses on natural resources management.
Should there be more than two (2) such academic institutions, the same
procedure in Rule 8.3 shall apply.
Rule 8.6. Entry into Offce. Each member shall take an oath of offce before
any public offcer authorized to administer oath prior to entry into offce.
Rule 8.7. Meetings. Written notices to regular meetings shall be provided
by the PASu at least seven (7) days before the scheduled meeting. It shall
include the agenda, time and venue of the meeting. When necessary, the
TPAMB may hold more than one (1) regular meeting in one quarter.
In case of urgency, the PASu may initiate a special meeting with the approval
of any of the Chairs. Notices shall be served at least one day before the
scheduled meeting indicating the agenda, time, date and venue, and may
be in any form, e.g., text, telephone, e-mail, or other expeditious means.
The Presiding Offcer shall be the signatory of minutes of meetings,
resolutions and decisions.
Rule 8.8. Quorum. A simple majority shall constitute a quorum for the
TPAMB and the ExeCom to conduct business.
Rule 8.9. Disciplinary Measures. Habitual absences in regular TPAMB
meetings constitute negligence of duty pursuant to the Uniform Rules on
Administrative Cases in the Civil Service. Three (3) absences in a year
constitute habitual absenteeism. The TPAMB shall call the attention of
habitual absentee members and the agency or organization they represent
in the form of a resolution without prejudice to the fling of appropriate
administrative cases.
Rule 8.10. Removal from the TPAMB. The following grounds shall be
cause for removal of representatives from the TPAMB:
a. More than three (3) absences during scheduled
meetings of the TPAMB
b. Commission of acts prejudicial to the management of
protected areas
c. Dissolution of the agency or organization being
represented
The concerned agency shall replace its representative not later than the
succeeding TPAMB meeting.
Rule 9. The Executive Committee (ExeCom). The TPAMB may delegate some
of its powers and functions to the Executive Committee.
Rule 9.1. Composition. The following shall constitute the Executive
Committee of the TPAMB:
a. Philippine Navy
b. Philippine Coast Guard
c. DENR
d. PCSD
e. Mayor of Cagayancillo or his/her representative
f. Three (3) NGO representatives
g. Governor of the Province of Palawan or his/her
representative
The body shall choose a presiding offcer from among themselves.
Rule 9.2. Meetings. Written notices to regular meetings shall be provided
by the PASu at least seven (7) days before the scheduled meeting. The
ExeCom shall meet once a month or as often as may be necessary Regular
members shall attend the ExeCom meetings. In the absence of the regular
member, the designated permanent alternate may attend the ExeCom
meetings.
The Presiding Offcer shall be the signatory of minutes of meetings,
resolutions and decisions.
Rule 9.3. Powers and Functions. The following powers and functions are
delegated to the ExeCom:
a. Review all proposals and plans emanating from the TMO
b. Endorse to the TPAMB operational guidelines, proposals
and work plans
c. Disburse restricted funds in accordance with the
provisions of the grant agreement
d. Authorize bridge fnancing from the Trust Fund not
exceeding One Million Pesos (PhP1M)
e. Exercise supervision of the TMO
f. Evaluate the administrative and fnancial performance of
the TMO annually
g. Perform other powers and functions as the TPAMB may
delegate from time to time
Rule 10. Incentives of TPAMB and Executive Committee Members.
Regular TPAMB and Executive Committee members or their designated
permanent alternate are entitled to honoraria, the amount of which is to be
decided by the TPAMB through a resolution. Representatives of regular
members other than their designated permanent alternate are not entitled
to honoraria.
Rule 11. The TPAMB Investigation Committee (TIC). The TIC is hereby
established pursuant to Section 11 of the TRNPAct. It shall be charged with
accepting and investigating all administrative cases brought before it.
Rule 11.1. Composition of the TIC. The Committee shall be
composed of the members of the ExeCom as provided for in Rule
9.1. Regular members may constitute the Committee, or in their
absence, their designated permanent alternates. They shall select
a chairman from among themselves. Resource persons may be
invited by the Committee in aid of the investigation.
In the event that the membership of a TIC member in the TPAMB
expires, or the position is vacated, the TPAMB shall designate any
regular member as a member of the Committee, until such time as the
successor to the vacated post is duly admitted as TPAMB member.
Rule 11.2. Jurisdiction, Powers and Functions of the TIC. When
convenedas theTIC, thecommitteeshall performthefollowingfunctions:
a. Issue summons and/or subpoena to parties and
witnesses in connection with the exercise of its
functions;
b. Conduct summary hearings, when deemed
necessary, in compliance with the requirements of
administrative due process;
c. Receive evidence and take custody thereof pending
fnal disposition of the case;
d. Adopt its own internal rules to expedite disposition of
cases, if necessary;
e. Issue orders as may be necessary in the
performance of its functions;
f. Draft decisions for endorsement to the TPAMB;
g. Perform such other powers and functions as
may be relevant and necessary in the conduct
of investigation involving violations committed in
TRNP.
Rule 11.3. Quorum. The majority of the members shall constitute a
quorum for the TIC to conduct business.
Rule 11.4. Procedural Guidelines for Adjudication of
Administrative Cases. The procedural guidelines for adjudication
of administrative cases fled before the TPAMB shall be in
conformity with the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases
(A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC).
Rule 11.4.1. Scope of Application. These guidelines shall apply
to all cases involving the violation of this Order and other TPAMB
policies that may be adopted for the effective implementation of RA
No. 10067, otherwise known as the Tubbataha Reefs Act of 2009.
Rule 11.4.2. Technical Rules in Administrative Proceedings.
Administrative proceedings before the TIC shall be summary in nature,
as herein provided for the conduct thereof, without strictly adhering to the
Rules of Court which shall only have suppletory application.
Rule 11.4.3. Prohibited Pleadings or Motions. The following
pleadings or motions shall not be allowed:
a. Motion to dismiss the complaint or petition;
b. Motion for a bill of particulars;
c. Motion for extension of time to fle pleadings, except
to fle Answer, the extension not to exceed ffteen
(15) days;
d. Motion to declare the defendant in default;
e. Reply and rejoinder; and
f. Third party complaint or petition.
Rule 11.4.4. Verifed Complaint or Petition. The complaint or
petition shall be verifed and shall contain the names of the parties,
their addresses, the cause of action, the reliefs prayed for, and a
certifcation of non-forum shopping.
All evidence proving or supporting the cause of action consisting of
the affdavits of witnesses, documentary evidence and if possible,
object evidence, shall be submitted. The affdavits shall be in
question and answer form.
Rule 11.4.5. Who May File a Complaint or Petition. Any person
who has personal knowledge of the facts and circumstances
constituting a violation of this Order and other policies of the TPAMB
may fle a complaint or petition against any person or persons,
natural or juridical, involved in such violation/s. And, in case a
juridical person is thus charged, then its president, manager or head
of offce shall also be impleaded in his/her offcial capacity. In the
absence of personal knowledge on the part of the complainant, the
complaint or petition must be supported by an affdavit under oath of
the person/s who has personal knowledge of the violation.
Rule 11.4.6. Manner of Filing. The complaint or petition together
with the affdavit/s and other supporting documents shall be fled
with the TIC through the Tubbataha Management Offce (TMO).
However, the complaint or petition shall be deemed fled upon receipt
by the TIC Secretariat as provided under Rule 11.4.11 hereof.
The complaint or petition and the supporting documents must be
fled in nine (9) copies. Additional copies equivalent to the number of
respondents shall be required when the number of respondents as
indicated in the complaint or petition is more than one.
Rule 11.4.7. Docket Fees. No docket fees shall be imposed in fling
a complaint or petition.
Rule 11.4.8. Number of Copies of all Pleadings before the TIC.
All pleadings before the Board must be fled in nine (9) copies and
must show proof of service thereof to the adverse party.
Rule 11.4.9. Assistance of Counsel. The respondent may be
assisted by counsel of choice for purposes of the proceedings before
the TIC or to litigate his own action, claim or defense before it.
Rule 11.4.10. Recording of the Complaint or Petition. The
receiving offcer or staff of the TIC shall record the receipt of any
complaint or petition in the docket book, and assign a specifc
identifcation number for reference purposes.
Rule 11.4.11. Summons. After evaluation of the complaint
or petition, the TIC shall immediately issue the corresponding
summons to the respondent/s named in the complaint or petition,
attaching therewith a copy of the complaint or petition and other
supporting documents. The summons shall state the following:
a. Names of the parties to the action;
b. The specifc alleged violation/s;
c. The specifc provision of the rules or order allegedly
violated;
d. The applicable penalty, and;
e. A direction that the respondent must answer within
the time fxed by these rules and that failure to
answer would constitute a waiver of his/her right
to refute the allegations in the complaint and
petition and the case shall be decided based on the
documents submitted by the complainant/petitioner.
Rule 11.4.12. Answer. The respondent/s shall fle an answer or
counter affdavit, copy furnished the complainant/petitioner, within
ffteen (15) calendar days from receipt of the summons.
Proof of Service in the form of an affdavit of service
of such copy to the complainant/petitioner shall be
fled prior to or simultaneous with the fling of such
answer or counter affdavit to the TIC. Said copy shall
be served through personal service or by registered
mail with registry return card if it cannot be effected
by personal service.
Rule 11.4.13. Failure to File Answer/Waiver. If no
answer is fled within the period provided under the
immediately preceding rule, the respondent shall be
considered to have waived his right to answer and
to present evidence. Motu proprio or on motion of
the complainant/petitioner, the TIC shall formulate its
recommendation as may be warranted by the facts
alleged in the complaint or petition and the evidence
on record.
Rule 11.4.14. Consolidation. Cases involving
a common cause of action and involving the
same respondent/s may be consolidated to avoid
unnecessary costs and delay.
Rule 11.4.15. Preliminary Conference. Not later
than ffteen (15) days upon receipt of the answer, the
preliminary conference may be held before the TIC.
Rule 11.4.16. Proceedings before the TIC. Where
necessary, after all the issues have been joined, the
TIC shall determine whether or not there is a need for
a clarifcatory hearing. Otherwise, it shall issue an order
that the case is submitted for resolution.
The affdavits of the parties and their witnesses shall
take the place of their direct testimony.
In case hearings are held, only those witnesses
who have submitted their affdavits on or before the
preliminary conference or specifed date shall be allowed
to testify. The affdavit of any witness shall constitute his
direct testimony, subject to cross-examination by the
other party.
Rule 11.4.17. Resolution. Within ffteen (15) days after receipt of
position paper or after the expiration of the period to fle position paper
or after the last hearing, the TICshall recommend a decision to TPAMB,
stating therein the facts and the law upon which the same is based as
well as the evidentiary bases thereof. The TPAMBshall resolve the case
within thirty (30) days fromthe receipt of the recommendation of theTIC.
The Resolution of the TPAMB shall become fnal and executory ffteen
(15) days after receipt of a copy thereof by the parties and if no motion
for reconsideration is received or fled.
Rule 11.4.18. Motion for Reconsideration. Any party may fle a
motion for reconsideration, furnishing a copy to the opposing party,
within ffteen (15) days upon receipt of a copy of the TPAMB Resolution.
Only one motion for reconsideration shall be allowed.
Rule 11.4.19. Resolution on the Motion for Reconsideration. The
TPAMB shall resolve the motion for reconsideration within ffteen (15)
days from receipt of the motion for reconsideration. It may maintain or
reverse its previous resolution.
Rule 11.4.20. Finality of the Decision. The decision of the TPAMB
shall be fnal. The said decision shall become executory ffteen (15)
days following the receipt of a copy thereof.
Rule 11.4.21. Execution of the Decision. When the decision
becomes fnal and executory, the TPAMB shall issue an order directing
the party concerned to comply with the decision within ffteen (15) days
from receipt of such order. The respondent or any person acting for
and in his behalf, his assigns or heirs, who shall fail or refuse to comply
with the fnal and executory decision without justifable cause, after
being required to do so, shall be punished for contempt pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the New Rules of Court promulgated by the
Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Rule 11.4.22. Penalties. The TPAMB shall impose the appropriate
penalties provided under RANo. 10067 and/or other TPAMB Rules and
Policies.
Rule 11.4.22. Notices. All parties before the TPAMB en banc shall be
furnished copies of all orders, issuances or processes from the said
bodies personally or by registered mail.
Rule 11.5. Prosecution of Administrative Cases. The TPAMB shall organize
its prosecutorial arm to represent the complainant of the cases within the
jurisdiction of the TIC.
Rule 11.6. Place of Hearing. All hearings before the TICshall be held in Puerto
Princesa City, Palawan or at any place as may be designated by the TPAMB.
Chapter 3 - ALLOWABLEACTIVITIES
Rule 12. Conduct of Activities. Only non-extractive and non-destructive activities
allowed by the TPAMB, as the sole policy-making and permit-granting body of the TRNP,
shall be conducted inside the Park which includes but is not limited to the activities set
forth in this Chapter and as may be subsequently determined by the TPAMB.
Rule 13. Tourism. Tourism activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, bird
watching, and the like may be allowed in TRNP. Entry and conduct of tourismactivities
inside the Park shall be allowed only upon issuance of the necessary permit by the
Tubbataha Management Offce (TMO), subject to the requirements and procedures set
forth in the following sub-rules.
Rule 13.1. Commercial Tourism Operations. Any person or entity who shall
conduct commercial tour operations in TRNP should secure a Permit to Operate
(PO) fromthe TMOat least two (2) months prior to the frst scheduled entry.
Rule 13.1.1. Requirements. The following shall be submitted to TMO
for the issuance of a PO:
a. Completed Application Form
b. Vessel/s Profle
i. Certifcate of Vessel Registry
ii. Passenger Ship Safety Certifcate
iii. MinimumSafe Manning Certifcate
Rule 13.1.2. Procedure.
a. Acompleted application formand a copy of all requirements
shall be submitted to TMO;
b. TMOshall process applications with complete documentary
requirements within fve (5) business days;
c. Permits may be issued in person or online.
Rule 13.1.3. Validity. The Permit to Operate shall be valid within the
year of its issuance.
Rule 13.2. Non-commercial tourismactivities. Any person or entity entering
TRNP for the conduct of non-commercial tourism activities shall secure an
entry permit from the TMO prior to such entry subject to the compliance of the
requirements set in Rule 13.3 herein.
Rule 13.3. Issuance of Entry Permit. All entrants must secure a Vessel Entry
Permit and/or Visitor Entry Permit before entering TRNP. Failure to secure the
necessary permit shall constitute a violation of this Rule and of the TRNP Act
of 2009.
Rule 13.3.1. Requirements for Vessel Entry.
a. For Local-Registered Vessels:
i. Fully accomplished Vessel Entry Form
ii. Certifcate of Vessel Registry
iii. Passenger Ship Safety Certifcate
iv. MinimumSafe Manning Certifcate
v. Payment of Fees
b. For Foreign-Registered Vessels:
i. Fully accomplished Vessel Entry Form
ii. Boat Registration
iii. Last Port Clearance, if originated fromforeign country
iv. Crew list
v. Record of Vessel Boarded /Custom Clearance
issued by Bureau of Customs
vi. Payment of Fees
Rule 13.3.2. Requirements for Visitor/Crew/Divemasters.
i. Fully accomplished Visitor Entry Form
ii. List of boat crew and dive masters employed as
certifed by the boat owner or boat operator
iii. Photocopy of valid diving certifcation of all employed
divemasters
iv. Special Working Permit (SWP) or Alien Employment
Card (AEC) for foreign crew and dive masters
employed by boat operators or boat owner
v. Payment of Fees
Rule 13.3.3. Procedure.
a. A completed application form and a copy of all
requirements shall be submitted to TMO;
b. The TMO shall process only applications with complete
documentary requirements within fve (5) business days;
c. Payment of conservation fees;
d. Permits may be issued in person or online.
Rule 14. Research and Monitoring. Any person or entity who shall conduct research
and monitoring activities in TRNP must frst secure a Research/Monitoring Permit.
Rule 14.1. Requirements.
a. Aresearch or monitoring proposal specifying the following:
i. objectives of the research or monitoring activities,
ii. the institutions and the people involved, including
profle of lead researchers,
iii. the proposed date,
iv. duration,
v. methodology, and
vi. particular sites where the activities will be undertaken;
b. Both scientifc and common names of all the organisms
subject of the research shall be indicated in the proposal;
c. If collection of samples will be required, a subsequent local
transport permit shall be obtained from PCSD pursuant
to RA 9147. The proposal must include the names of
organisms or objects to be sampled, the quantity and
specifc collection sites of the specimens and the fnal
disposition of the said specimens in the proposal.
Rule 14.2. Procedure.
a. Complete requirements shall be submitted to the TMO.
b. The TMO shall initiate the assessment of the proposal
based on the impact on the environment, e.g., introduction
of alien species or use of chemicals;
c. The TMO shall make the appropriate recommendations
to the TPAMB Executive Committee. Research and
monitoring proposals which contributes to Management
Effectiveness Evaluation as indicated in the Management
Plan may be approved at the level of the PASu.
d. The implementation of approved proposals shall be
properly coordinated with the TMO to ensure that the
following measures are observed:
i. The proponent registers with the Tubbataha
Management Offce and secures the necessary
vessel and visitor entry permits prior to entry into the
Park;
ii. The proponent informs the TMO of any changes
in the research (i.e. sites, number of samples,
methodology, etc.);
iii. The TMO assigns a counterpart staff to assist
in the activities of the applicants within TRNP
and to facilitate transfer of skills, technology and
learning experiences to Park staff for the beneft of
management;
iv. The proponent provides the TPAMB with a copy of
any written or electronic material and pictures that
may emanate fromthe research conducted in TRNP;
v. The proponent includes people and institutions
involved in the conduct of the research in the
acknowledgements of the written materials.
Rule 14.3. Suspension or Revocation of Permit. The TPAMB may withdraw,
suspend or revoke the Research Permit in case of violation of this Rule, without
prejudice to the fling of criminal and/or civil action/s, should it be warranted.
Rule 15. Bioprospecting. Any commercial scientifc researches to be conducted
inside TRNP by any person or entity shall be governed by the provisions of DENR-
DA-PCSD-NCIPAdministrative Order No. 01. The TPAMB shall be the sole Resource
Provider for any bioprospecting activities inside TRNP and from whom the Resource
User shall secure a Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Certifcate which shall constitute a
permit from the TPAMB. As provided for in Section 21.1 of the said Order, mutually
exclusive commitments entered into by the TPAMB and the Resource User shall be
executed in a contract. Any infractions therein shall constitute a violation of this Rule
without prejudice to the fling of criminal and/or civil actions.
Rule 16. Commercial Filming and Photography. ASpecial Permit must be obtained
to cover commercial flming and photography activities in TRNP. No flming may restrict
or interfere with operations in the Park.
Rule 16.1. Requirements. Applicants must submit to the TMO a letter of intent
specifying the following:
a. Objectives
b. Nature of activities
c. Equipment to be used
d. Schedule of activities
e. Institution/s and persons involved
Rule 16.2. Procedure.
a. Letter of Intent shall be submitted to PASu;
b. Upon approval of the PASu, a Special Permit shall be issued and an
agreement/contract executed;
c. The applicants shall also comply with the requirements provided in Rule
13.1 herein.
Rule 17. Conservation Fees. Applications for an entry permit must be accurately
completed and conservation fees for vessels and visitors paid prior to the issuance
of a permit to enter the Park. Fees must be paid in Philippine currency. The rates of
conservation fees shall be those indicated below:
Rule 17.1. Vessel Entry. A Vessel Entry Permit must be secured by the boat
owner/operator/captain or his/her representative prior to entry. Vessel entry fees
are as follows:
a. 100 gross tons and below P3,000.00
b. 101-200 gross tons P4,500.00
c. 201 gross tons and above P6,000.00
Rule 17.2. Visitor Entry. Entrants to the park must secure a Visitor Entry Permit
and pay the corresponding conservation fees before entering TRNP. Minors
aged 12 years old and below, and boat crew are exempt from the payment of
conservation fees. Visitors returning within the same year shall be entitled to a
50%discount. Visitor entry fees are as follows:
a. Visitors P3,000.00/person

b. Divemaster P250.00/person
Rule 17.3. Refundability. Conservation fees paid by boat owners/operators
or visitors for trips that have been aborted prior to entry into the Park may be
reimbursed, provided that only 80%of the conservation fees may be refunded.
Rule 18. Protocol andStandards. The following shall be observed while inside the Park:
a. Upon entry of the vessel to the Park, the captain or boat manager or his/her
representative must register with the Ranger Station by radio. If this is not
possible, they must report in person;
b. All vessels shall use mooring buoys provided within TRNP. No vessel shall
be allowed to tie to a moored boat.
c. Vessels 200 gross tons and above shall tie to mooring buoys at their own
risk and are required to untie during rough weather. The TPAMB shall not
be responsible for any loss or damage that may result in the use of mooring
buoys. Users are therefore required to check all lines and accessories prior
to use;
d. The following shall constitute negligence on the part of the user:
i. Running over or dragging rope and marker buoy; and
ii. Other similar acts resulting to damage of moorings;
e. The Ranger Station shall be informed of the buoy used prior to mooring
and upon disengaging. Data on buoys, the time and date of use shall be
recorded on the vessel logbook;
f. TMOrepresentatives reserve the right to board and inspect vessels within
TRNP at any time;
g. All vessels must have the necessary frst aid and emergency equipment,
including but not limited to oxygen and Safety of Life and Property at Sea
(SOLAS) equipment and an emergency response plan;
h. There shall always be a divemaster to act as group leader during all dives.
The diver-divemaster ratio shall be 8:1 at most;
i. Vessels used for commercial tourism operations shall be at least 25
gross tons;
j. By 2013, all vessels entering TRNP must have a holding tank. Disposal
from the holding tank may be allowed beyond one (1) nautical mile
distance away fromthe reef, but not along the channel between the South
and NorthAtolls. Disposal of shower discharge may be allowed within the
Park, provided that biodegradable soap shall be used on board.
k. All vessels must have the necessary frst aid equipment including
adequate amount of oxygen to transport divers to Puerto Princesa City,
and trained and currently certifed personnel.
l. In the conduct of entry level courses, a ratio of one instructor per student
for Discover Scuba Diving and one instructor per two students for Open
Water Course shall be observed. Marine park rangers shall be duly
advised of the conduct of the said course. The identifcation of the site
for the conduct of the activity is in the discretion of the dive operators
provided that no damage to the reef shall occur as a result.
Rule 19. Liability. The TPAMB and TMO shall not be liable for any passenger
accidents/incidents for thenegligenceof theboat operator/owner. It is theresponsibility
of the boat operators/owners and/or managers to ensure that all visitors and crew are
cognizant of the rules set herein.
Rule 20. Limitations in the Conduct of Allowed Activities in the Park. The
following acts are not allowed in the conduct of activities under this Chapter:
a. Tying to a moored vessel. This prohibition shall not be applicable to
service boats such as, dinghies, zodiacs, rubber boats and the like,
used by park management/personnel for enforcement and boarding
operations, and by vessels to transfer divers or visitors from the main
vessel to the dive or research sites. Such watercraft is allowed to tie
to larger vessels during the course of their operations. Boat owners/
operators and boat managers of both vessels shall be liable.
b. Not stowing fshing gear. All fshing gear, whether in their assembled formor
separated into parts, shall be stowed in a locked container prior to entry to
TRNP. Each fshing gear, component or accessory found not stowed shall
constitute a distinct violation and it shall be forfeited in favor of theTRNP.
c. Use of motorized sports equipment aside fromservice boats used to ferry
passengers;
d. Constructing or installing any kind of structure, fence or enclosure, except
when authorized by the TPAMB;
e. Cruising less than 100 meters around South or North Islets and without
obtaining clearance frommarine park rangers;
f. Landing a boat or setting foot on the North Islet, South Islet or the
emergent cay in Jessie Beazley, except when authorized by the TPAMB;
g. Swimming, snorkeling or diving around North or South Islets or in the
lagoons, except when authorized by the TPAMB;
h. Use of gloves while diving;
i. Vandalismin any form.
j. Decompression dives without prior certifcation, training and equipment;
k. Handling, touching, feeding, chasing resources during the conduct of any
of the allowed activities under this Chapter;
l. Use of superlights.
Chapter 4 - PROHIBITEDACTSAND PENALTIES
Rule 21. Damage to the Reef. Damage to the reef shall subject the responsible
person or entity to the payment of administrative fnes set by the TPAMB based on
the current valuation standards, which shall not be less than Twelve Thousand Pesos
(PhP12,000.00) per square meter. The violators shall be also liable for the payment
of the cost of restoration which shall not be less than 12,000.00 per square meter, or
as may be determined by the TPAMB.
Rule 22. Non-payment of Conservation Fees. Any person or entity who shall enjoy
or utilize the TRNP and its resources without payment of the conservation fees shall,
in addition to the payment of the conservation fee, pay the administrative fne which
shall be double the amount of the conservation fee set by the TPAMB for the activity
undertaken. The violator may opt to immediately pay the administrative fne which
shall constitute a waiver of the proceedings before the TPAMB.
Rule 23. Anchoring. Any person or entity who shall hold fast or secure a vessel in
place either by using an anchor or by tying on to any part of the reef shall be penalized
with an administrative fne of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) and
not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) without prejudice to the
payment of the cost of the damage under Rule 21.
Rule 24. Dumping of Waste. An administrative fne of not less than One Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) and not more than Three Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P300,000.00), and an order to clean up the waste or to pay for the clean-up shall be
imposed upon any person or entity who shall be found liable for dumping of waste. In
determining the fne, the maximumamount shall be imposed whenever the following
wastes are involved:
a. Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants (POL) products
b. All noxious substances
c. Any other chemical substances
Rule 25. Littering. Any person or entity found liable for littering shall be penalized
with an administrative fne of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) to One Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00). The maximum amount of fne to be imposed shall
depend on the following:
a. Volume
b. Kind
c. Repetition of offense
Rule 26. Bioprospecting without Permit. It shall be unlawful to conduct
bioprospecting within the TRNP without a permit from the TPAMB and other
concerned agencies. An administrative fne ranging from Five Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P500,000.00) to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00), and confscation or
forfeiture of the resources subject of the offense, equipment, gears and vessels shall
be imposed.
Rule 27. Introduction of Exotic Species. Any person or entity who shall introduce
exotic species of plants or animals into the TRNP shall be penalized with an
administrative fne of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00) to One Million
Pesos (P1,000,000.00); and confscation or forfeiture of the resources subject of the
offense, equipment, gears and vessels. Maximumpenalty shall be imposed when:
a. The act may result in the colonization or massive outbreak of the
introduced species;
b. The introduced species acts in competition with endemics resulting in
scarcity or extirpation of the latter.
Rule 28. Hunting, Catching, Fishing, Killing, Taking, Gathering, Removing,
Destroying, Disturbing or Possessing Resources. It shall be unlawful for any
person to actually or attempt to hunt, catch, fsh, kill, take, gather, remove,
destroy, disturb, or possess any resource, whether living or nonliving, or
products derived therefrom. The unauthorized entry of a vessel in the TRNP shall
be prima facie evidence of violation of this Rule.
Violations of this Rule shall be punished as follows:
(a) Where the offender uses explosives, noxious or poisonous substances, the
TPAMB shall impose an administrative fne ranging from Three Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P300,000.00) to Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00), and
confscation and forfeiture of the resources subject of the offense, equipment, gears
and vessels.
(b) Where the offender merely possesses explosive, noxious or poisonous
substances, within the TRNP, the TPAMB shall impose an administrative fne ranging
from One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) to Three Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P300,000.00), and confscation and forfeiture of the resources subject of the
offense, equipment, gears and vessels.
(c) Wheretheoffender takes, removes, fshes, gathers, kills, destroysor possesses
corals, except for scientifc or research purposes authorized by the TPAMB, an
administrative fne ranging from One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) to
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P250,000.00) shall be imposed. In addition, the
corals subject of the offense, equipment, gears and vessels shall be confscated and
forfeited in favor of the government.
(d) Where the offender uses any fshing gear or method that destroys coral reefs,
seagrass beds, or other marine life habitats as determined under the TRNP Act, the
operator, boat captain, master fsherman, and recruiter or organizer of fshworkers
involved shall be administratively fned from Four Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P400,000.00) to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00). Confscation and forfeiture of
catch, fshing equipment, gears and vessels shall also be imposed.
(e) Where the offender gathers or removes pebbles, stones, rocks, sand or other
materials or otherwise engages in the quarrying or dredging of any portion of the
TRNP, an administrative fne shall be imposed ranging fromOne Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P100,000.00) to Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P750,000.00). The
substance taken, and equipment and vessels used in the commission of the violation
shall be confscated and forfeited.
(f) Where the subject of the offense are protected species as defned in the TRNP
Act, an administrative fne shall be imposed ranging from Five Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P500,000.00) to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) for every threatened or
endangered organism subject of the offense. Confscation and forfeiture of catch,
equipment, gears and vessels shall also be imposed.
Where the classifcation of the protected species subject of this offense
is threatened under IUCN, or higher under the Philippine Wildlife Act or other
government rules and regulations, the maximumfne shall be imposed.
(g) Where the violations of this Rule are not covered by the preceding paragraphs,
an administrative fne ranging from Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P300,000.00)
to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00), and confscation and forfeiture of catch,
equipment, gears and vessels shall be imposed.
Rule 29. Poaching by Foreigners. Any foreign person, foreign corporation or
foreign entity who shall fsh, gather and/or purchase or possess any fshery products
within the TRNP, or operating any foreign fshing vessel therein shall be fned
administratively of not less than Fifty Thousand US Dollars (US$50,000.00), but not
more than Two Hundred Thousand US. Dollars (US$200,000.00) or its equivalent
in Philippine Currency, in addition to the confscation and forfeiture of the fsh catch,
fshing equipment and fshing vessel. The violators may be required to post a
bond for the vessel which shall not be less than one hundred thousand US Dollars
(US$100,000.00) to ensure appearance of the accused in court proceedings and
presentation of the vessel upon order of the TPAMB. Failure to appear and present
the vessel shall be grounds for forfeiture of the bond.
Rule 30. Violation of Environmental Impact Assessment System. The TPAMB
shall adjudicate violations of laws and rules on Environmental lmpact Assessment
System. An administrative fne of One Hundred Thousand (Pl00,000.00) shall be
imposed for every day each violation subsists. The TPAMB shall further order the
violator to rehabilitate the affected area or to pay the amount equivalent thereto; and
confscate and forfeit the vessels, structures, effects, materials and equipment used,
and the products of such violation.
Rule 31. Violation of Standards. The owner, operator and top three (3) offcers of
any vessel violating the standards such as, but not limited to, safety and sanitation
standards as set forth under Rule 13, shall suffer administrative penalty of fne ranging
from Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00)
for every day each violation subsists, and from suspension of three (3) months to
cancellation of permit to operate in the TRNP. The maximumpenalty shall be imposed
when violation causes injury or death to passengers of the vessel.
Rule 32. Obstruction of Law Enforcement Offcer. The boat owner, master,
operator, offcer, or any person acting on his/her behalf, of any vessel who evades,
obstructs or hinders any law enforcement offcer in the TRNP to performhis/her duty,
shall be administratively fned Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00). In addition, the
TPAMB shall recommend the cancellation by the issuing agency of the registration,
permit and/or license of the vessel including the license of the offcers thereof.
Rule 33. Unauthorized Entry, Enjoyment or Use. Any person or entity who shall
enter, use or enjoy any portion of TRNP and the resources therein for whatever
purposes without permission fromthe TPAMB as set herein shall be fned the amount
of not less than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00) but not more than Three
Hundred Thousand Pesos (P300,000.00).
Rule 34. Violation of the Limitations in Chapter 3. Any person or entity who
shall violate the provisions under Rule 20 shall be fned the amount of not less than
Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than One Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P100,000.00) per violation, exclusive of the value of damage and required
rehabilitation or restoration costs as determined by relevant provisions of this Rule.
The maximumpenalty shall be imposed if the violator is a recidivist.
Rule 35. Misrepresentation. Any person or entity who submits false statements
or misrepresents his application for entry permit, submits fraudulent certifcates
or documents shall be fned in the amount of not less than Ten Thousand Pesos
(P10,000.00) but not more than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) per violation.
Rule 36. Aggravating Circumstances. In determining imposable fnes within the
given range, the maximum fne shall be imposed as may be applicable under the
following circumstances:
a. Multiple violations resulting in the commission of an offense
b. Recidivism
c. Attempt to fee apprehension
d. Possession of unlicensed frearms
e. Use of force or intimidation against TRNP enforcement offcers
Chapter 5 - COMMON PENAL PROVISIONS
Rule 37. Solidary Liability. Boat owners/operators/charterers and boat managers of
the vessel shall all be solidarily liable for the payment of fnes.
Rule 38. Additional Penalties. The TPAMB may impose the following additional
penalties as they may deemappropriate:
a. Cancellation of permit to operate for commercial tourismoperators;
b. Prohibition from operating within TRNP for one (1) year from the date of
the imposition of the penalty for repeated violations;
c. Non-renewal of permit to commercial tourism operators with a record
of violations in other marine parks/reserves, upon the endorsement of
DENR or a resolution from marine parks/reserves management board;
and/or
d. Banning of individuals for acts such as repeated violations, acts affecting
endangered species, and/or willful disregard of TPAMB notices or orders.
Chapter 6 - FINAL PROVISION
Rule 39. Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Rule
is declared as unconstitutional, other parts or provisions thereof not affected thereby
shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Rule 40. Repealing Clause. All orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which
are inconsistent with this order are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modifed
accordingly.
Rule 41. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect ffteen (15) days after its complete
publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Copies of the same shall likewise
be deposited at Offce of the National Administrative Registrar at the UP Law Center,
Diliman, Quezon City.
ISSUED this 12
th
day of July 2012 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
So ordered.
GOV. ABRAHAMKAHLIL B. MITRA EDGARDOO. GALEON
Chairman, Palawan Council for Sustainable Regional ExecutiveDirector, RegionIV-B
Development DENR
Co-Chairman, TPAMB Co-Chairman, TPAMB
ILOCOS NORTE 2
ND
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
SAN PABLO, SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE
(MST-July 19, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce, San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte through the RA Fund 101-General Fund &
MVUC -153 , invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
1. Contract ID: 2012-AB-0060
Contract Name: Construction of Lined Canal & Reinforced Concrete Box
Culvert along Manila North Road
Contract Location: San Nicolas & Batac City Section
Scope of Work: Construction of Lined Canal & Reinforced Concrete Box
Culvert
Contract Duration: 140 calendar days
Contract Name: Inst al l at i on/Appl i cat i on/Const ruct i on of Road Saf et y
Devices along Batac-Banna Road
Contract Location: Km. 470+330 to Km. 490+128
Scope of Work: Inst al l at i on/Appl i cat i on/Const ruct i on of Road Saf et y
Devices
Contract Name: Inst al l at i on/Appl i cat i on/Const ruct i on of Road Saf et y
Devices along Manila North Road
Contract Location: Km. 448+900 to Km. 465+900 with exceptions
Scope of Work: Inst al l at i on/Appl i cat i on/Const ruct i on of Road Saf et y
Devices
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR
of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b)
Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture,
(c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10%
of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The
DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only process contractors' applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From : July 18 - August 2, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 25, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
On or before 2:00 P.M. on August 2, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: August 7, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 7, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at Department of Public
Works and Highways, Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, San Pablo, San Nicolas,
Ilocos Norte, upon presentation of two (2) valid D's and payment of a non-refundable fee
of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) for Contract ID No. 2012-Ab-0061 & 0062 & Ten
Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) for Project ID No. 2012-AB-0060. Prospective bidders
may also download the BD's from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BD's 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 BD's. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Mailed intents
shall not be entertained.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BD's
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second
envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Depart ment of Publ i c Works and Hi ghway , Il ocos Nort e 2
nd
Di st ri ct
Engineering Ofce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process
at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:

(Sgd.) JIMMY P. TUGAS, SR.
BAC Chairman

NOTED:
(Sgd.) ERNESTO C. FARAON
OIC-District Engineer
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
(MST-July 19, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Sur 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
Contract ID No. : 12AD0100
Contract Name : Construction of Flood Control
Contract Location : Calaoaan-San Nicolas-Paras, Candon City, Ilocos
Sur
Brief Description : Construction of Flood Control
Approved Budget for : P 11,639,985.64
The Contract
Source of Fund : SARO No. BMB-A-12-T000001506
Contract Duration : 190 calendar days
Cost of Bid Documents : P 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
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of
10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit
line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO.
The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents : From July 19, to August 9, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference : July 27, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M. , BAC Offce
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders : From July 19 to August 3, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids : August 9, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : August 9, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at locos Sur
2
nd
District Engineering Offce, upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay
the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. The Pre-bid
Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BD's.
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 BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
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 Ilocos Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:

(Sgd.) RENATO G. GAGNO
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) RAY A. ELAYDO
District Engineer
Region I
Ilocos Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Candon City, Ilocos Sur
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Zamboanga del Sur 3
rd
Engineering District
Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
(MST-July 19, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways, 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), invites prospective suppliers/bidders to apply
to bid for the following contracts/s:
Contract ID: 2012JG17
Contract Name:
Construction of Rainwater Collector System
Facilities (RWCSF)
Contract Location: DPWH 3
rd
DEO, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
Brief Description:
Supply and Delivery of Materials used in the
Construction of Rainwater Collector.
Appropriation: P154,828.55
Contract Duration: 5 Calendar Days
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a bidder must meet the following criteria: (a)
prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships,
corporations/partnerships/cooperatives/organizations with at least sixty
percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belongs to the citizens
of the Philippines, (c) completed similar contract whose value must be at
least 50% of the 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 suppliers/bidders, however, shall submit their applications
for registration to the BAC for Goods, Secretariat, DPWH Central Offce
seven (7) calendar days before the deadline for the submission and
opening of bids. The BAC for Goods, DPWH Central Offce will only
process suppliers applications for registration with complete requirements,
and issue the Suppliers' Registration Certifcate (SRC). Registration forms
may be secured from the Secretariat, BAC for Goods Offce, Ground Floor,
DPWH Central Offce.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 24-31, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 20, 2012
3. Receipt of Bids August 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM
4. Opening of Bids August 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC for
Goods Secretariat, DPWH 3
rd
Engineering District, Guipos, Zamboanga
del Sur, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Five Hundred Sixteen &
10/100 Pesos Only (Php 516.10). Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. Prospective bidders that will
download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or
before the submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in the
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 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 Department of Public Works and Highways 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime
before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.
(Sgd.) INOCENCIO P. SABUGAL
BAC Chairman
(MST-July 19, 2012)
LUNGSOD NG MAKATI
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City
Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988
www.makati.gov.ph
INVITATION TO BID
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
We are inviting interested accredited / eligible bidders to bid for the Proposed Projects as follows:
1. Proposed Pembo Parking Building Phase I (Ospital ng Makati), located at Sampaguita St.,
Brgy. Pembo, Makati City
P94,124,239.00
Interested parties may proceed to the Bids & Awards Conference Room, 9th Floor, New
Makati City Hall Building located at J.P. Rizal Street corner F. Zobel Street, Brgy. Poblacion, Makati
City for details of the above projects.
Bid Documents will be available 1 (one) day after posting / publication of the above projects.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor July 26, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor August 09, 2012 (2:00 P.M.)
3. Bid Evaluation August 09-16, 2012
4. Post-Qualifcation August 16, 2012
5. Notice of Award August 23, 2012
The City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects
or informalities therein and to accept such proposal as may be considered most advantageous to
the Government.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MARJORIE A. DE VEYRA
Chairperson
B4
Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
Abra takes on private armies
By Dexter A. See and Florante S. Solmerin
BANGUEDAbra leaders on
Wednesday morning showed up
before National Police Chief Nicanor
Bartolome and other ranking ofcials
and gave up their guns in another
painstaking step toward stamping out
warlordism that has left a pattern of
violence dating from 1950s.
Turning in a 12-gauge Street
sweeper shotgun and a .45-
cal. pistol, Governor Eustaquio
Bersamin urged fellow politicians
to follow suit amid posturings for
the mid-term polls.
Abrenians should freely
decide who will lead them in
next years elections, he said.
Let us make the surrender of
our rearms serious.
Also at the turnover were
Chief Supt. Benjamin Magalong,
Cordillera police head, and his
deputy for operations and Task
Force Abra chief, Senior Supt.
Roberto Soriano along with
provincial director Senior Supt.
Alexander Rafael.
Let this gesture of our
politicians be the beginning of
our relentless efforts to convince
other politicians and individuals
to voluntarily surrender their
licensed or unlicensed rearms
in support of our peacekeeping
efforts, Bartolome said.
The inventory showed that
La Paz Mayor Joseph Sto.
Nino Bernos yielded seven
licensed firearms followed
by Bangued Mayor Ryan
Seares Luna with five while
Boliney Mayor Ronald Balao-
as surrendered four rifles with
defaced serial numbers.
Not to be outdone, Former
Rep. Cecilia Seares Luna, her son
Barangay Chairman Jendricks
Seares Luna and San Juan Mayor
Marco Bautista gave up three
rearms each
Vice-Governor Rolando
Somera Dolores Mayor Robert
Victor Seares Langiden Mayor
Noel Castillo and Barangay
Chairman Dominique Valera
each handed over two guns.
Those who delivered one
rearm each were Baay-Licuan
Mayor Christopher Millare,
Lagangilang Mayor Patrocinio
Baya, Malibcong Mayor Benido
Bacuyag, Lacob Mayor Jun
Barona and Tineg Mayor Edwin
Crisologo Sr.
By Roman S. Baldovino
PANGASINAN Rep. Gina de
Venecia and Rep. Berdanette
Herrera-Dy have led a resolution
to bestow the Congressional Medal
of Distinction on the late Rodolfo
Quizon.
The led House Resolution
2581 to honor him with the highest
award from the House recognizing
Dolphy for his outstanding
accomplishments as a stage,
television and movie actor across
seven decades, earning the title
Comedy King of Philippine Show
Business.
According to De Venecia of
the fourth district, Tito Dolphy
is worthy of that honor more so
for his role in making the Filipino
people laugh amidst crisis and
poverty, a feat not every actor is
able to achieve while maintaining
humility and kindness.
House accolade for comedy icon
De Venecia is the daughter of
the late Dr. Jose Doc Perez,
Sampaguita Pictures owner,
who gave Quizon the screen
name Dolphy and popularized
the comedy duo of Dolphy and
Panchito. Sampaguita was
Dolphys home studio for the
rst 10 years of his illustrious
movie career.
Herrera-Dy, of Bagong
Henerasyon Partylist, said
she expected the resolution to
receive strong support from their
colleagues.
Mang Dolphy deserved that
distinction because he was very
inuential in eradicating gender
bias by portraying homosexuals
in his movies, she said. He was
also recognized for championing
the plight of the common man,
through John En Marsha.
National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome receives an automatic shotgun with rotary drum magazine from
Governor Eustaquio Bersamin during turnover rites in Camp Villamor witnessed by Chief Supt. Benjamin
Magalong and Senior Supt. Alexander Rafael (right). MANNY PALMERO
SECRETARY Enrique Ona on
Wednesday asked health workers
and emergency managers in 80
provinces, 1,500 towns and 137
cities to use texting to update
data on disasters.
Ona launched a three-day
simulation of Surveillance in
Post Extreme Emergencies
and Disaster system to test the
readiness of the departments
contingency plans.
To date, SPEED has provided
valuable data during and after
the eruption of Mt. Bulusan
in Sorsogon, oodings in
Northern Mindanao, onslaught
of typhoons Juaning, Pedring,
Quiel and the recent storm
Sendong in Cagayan de Oro
and Iligan Cities.
Health speeds up emergency response
With SPEED, texting has now
become a life-saving skill by its
ability to report and monitor
health conditions in a timely,
accurate and relevant manner,
said Ona. Historically, it is
one of the biggest simulation
exercise ever to take place in the
whole country.
Macon Ramos Araneta

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