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By Christine Herrera, Joyce Pangco Panares, Macon Ramos-Araneta, Merck Maguddayao and Maricel Cruz
THE opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) blamed Malacanang on Thursday for leaking reports about alleged irregularities in the disbursement of funds in the Senate, which an ofcial said was part of a plot to unseat Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and take control of the assembly. The UNA ofcial, who asked not to be identied, said President Aquinos Liberal Party (LP) need to take control of the Senate during the midterm elections in May as part of preparations for the 2016 presidiential elections. The 2013 senatorial race is crucial. It is a prelude to the 2016 presidential elections, the ofcial said. If UNA gets more seats in the Senate, it would be hard for the administration candidate to beat the UNA standard bearer in 2016, he said. Enrile was reported to have released P30 million cash gifts to 18 senators lsat December. Some Senators described the use funds as unconscionable and unconstitutiional. The senate president claimed the release of funds was legal and was usual practice. He challenged his critics to go to court and said he was prepared to face the Commision on Audit. Next page

Pickup made u-turn before checkpoint

By Florante S. Solmerin and Rey E. Requejo
AUTHORITIES are now looking for the mysterious white vehicle that was with the three-vehicle convoy used by the group of Supt. Alfredo Consemino, one of the 13 people killed in the alleged shootout with a group of policemen and soldiers on Sunday in Atimonan, Quezon, a source said on Thursday.
He said the vehicle was with the two Montero sports utility vehicles where Consemino and suspected gambling operator Victoriano Siman Jr. had been shot. Earlier reports said the white vehicle was able to ee the supposed shootout scene as the two other vehicles were being red by a group of policemen and soldiers who claimed that their occupants were guns for hire. I was informed that the driver of the white Mitsubishi pickup was a certain Allan from Batangas, the driver of a illegal gambling nancier and a friend of Victoriano Siman Jr., the source said. He said Allans boss was operating small town lotteries and the illegal numbers game jueteng in Batangas. I was informed that the group of Allans boss had tied up with Siman in operating jueteng, STL and bookies where they came from, he said. Simans group is operating in Laguna, but Siman had also been nancing illegal gambling operations in other places, the source said. Next page

Courtesy call. President Benigno Aquino III greets Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during his courtesy call in Malacaang to discuss bilateral relations. Kishida also called on Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosariow. AARON FAVILA, AP

Sea disputes draw PH, Japan closer

By Joyce PangcoPanares and Sara Susanne Fabunan
THE Philippines and Japan on Thursday agreed to join forces in addressing a common challenge in Chinas continuing aggressive stance in claiming almost the entire South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), including islands that belong to Manila and Tokyo as provided by international law. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said that President Benigno Aquino III and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan discussed how to peacefully resolve the conict in the disputed territories when the Japanese envoy paid a courtesy call in Malacanang. We talked about the possibility of trying to learn about the various strategies of Japan and the Philippines. I think theres a mutual agreement that we should pursue peaceful resolution to these disputes and were trying to nd out what the right formulation is, Del Rosario said. I think they (Mr. Aquino and Kishida) were all aware of the magnitude of the challenge. I think we all understand that the assertions being made by China in terms of their nine-dash line claim do pose threats to the stability of the region. We also need to be able to address the possibility that the freedom of navigation would be adversely impacted, del Rosario added. Kishida, for his part, underscored the need for closer cooperation with the changing strategic environment in the region. Next page

PNoy asks Comelec for gun ban exemption

By Joel E. Zurbano
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III, a gun enthusiast, has asked the Commission on Elections to exempt him from the gun ban that begins on Sunday, the Commission on Elections said on Thursday. Commissioner Elias Yusoph, head of the committee on the ban on rearms and security personnel, said Mr. Aquino had asked the commissions permission to allow him to carry his revolver during the election period from Jan. 13 to June 12. Just this morning I received his application for an exemption. I think hes using it in practical shooting, Yusoph said. He said the President would undergo the same vetting process imposed on other applicants. He already has his [Presidential Security Group], so he will go through the same process. We will be evaluating his application for personal exemption, Yusoph said. He said Mr. Aquino had the right to ask for an exemption because he was the Chief Executive, and anyway he had been a victim of an ambush in 1987. Mr. Aquino aside, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senators Ramon Revilla Jr, Antonio Trillanes, Miriam Santiago and Vicente Sotto III have also asked the Comelec to exempt them from Next page the gun ban.

Appeals court hints no TRO for Garcia

By Rey Requejo
SUSPENDED Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia invoked a rule that the Court of Appeals in hearing her petition to stop her suspension could not issue a restraining order over and she could lose her case on a technicality, Associate Justice Vicente Veloso said on Thursday. He said Garcias petition to stop her six-month suspension might be denied because her lawyer, Tranquil Salvador, invoked Rule 43 instead of Rule 65 of the Rules of Court during the hearing of the case, which had been submitted for resolution. While in rule 65 we can issue a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order), in Rule 43, we cannot, Veloso said. Rule 43 of the Rules of Court covers appeals on judgements or orders of the Ofce of the President in the exercise of its quasijudicial functions. But the Court needs to determine the effect of irreparable injury on both parties. Rule 65 of the Rules of Court provides appeal to decisions of a tribunal or board with quasi-judicial functions and the Court can issue a TRO on the basis of grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction. Veloso said even if the CA stops Garcias suspension she will again be suspended after it lapsed and the governor will again be in the same position as today. He said irreparable injury on Garcia will be less because she can still get back wages, but irreparable injury on the government will be more because it will lessen the penalty it imposed on Garcia. Irreparable injury is a very restrictive ground, Veloso said. President Aquino ordered the suspension of Garcia on December 19 on the basis of charges of alleged abuse of authority when she slashed the budget and hired employees of then Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez. The administrative case carries penalty of suspension from Next page ofce.

Launching. Models dressed as astronauts pose during the

launching of a contest to send people to space by Axe, a mens personal care brand. LINO SANTOS

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A FILIPINO will have the opportunity to travel to outer space just like Filipino-American engineer Gregory Villar and Lloyd Manglapus, who are working in various capacities on the Mars-mission Curiosity rover. A private company has announced an undertaking to select and train the rst ever Filipino astronaut who will train in Orlando Florida in preparation for the journey. The online contest that promises to send 22 winners to the edge of space and back aboard a private spaceship was launched globally on Thursday. The winning space travelers will come aboard the
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5-day protest vs cyber law set

By Christine F. Herrera
AN alliance of 15 petitioners vowed on Thursday to bring its opposition against the anti-cybercrime law from cyberspace to the streets by staging a ve-day protest starting on Friday until Jan. 15, when oral arguments would be held at the Supreme Court. The ght will resume, both online and ofine Friday when thousands rejecting the unconstitutional anti-cybercrime law would troop to the streets, said the petitioners, who formed the Anti-Cybercrime Law Broad Alliance at the UP College of Education. It is no longer enough to ght online. The battle will spill to the streets. We will show the Supreme Court, and the government the peoples wrath against the Aquino regimes e-Martial Law that is RA 10175, said Kabataan President and legal counsel Terry Next page Ridon.

Show of support. Suspended Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia addresses her supporters at the provincial capitol on Wednesday. A Court of Appeals justice said Thursday she was likely to lose her appeal against her suspension.
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to conduct the re-autopsy to determine whether or not the 13 fatalities were marked targets of a premeditated killing. She said the teams included technical experts and investigators who visited the supposed shootout site Wednesday night. De Lima also ordered the NBI to look for the supposed third vehicle was said to have escaped and to find out where exactly in Bicol the ill-fated convoy came from and where they were going. She said the victims were on board three vehicles when the police supposedly agged them down at a checkpoint. Part of the task of the team of NBI investigators is they will try to trace the route of the convoy, De Lima said. They also need to nd out what actually was the mission of the government forces led by Superintendent Hansel Marantan who emerged wounded in the encounter. De Lima said she had sent a letter to the National Police requesting that it turn over all documents, reports, and pieces of evidence in the case to the NBI. On Wednesday, the relatives of seven people killed in the supposed shootout called on President Benigno Aquino III to ensure

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An initial report provided by the Philippine National Polices Fact-Finding Committee says Simans group came from Pananiban, Camarines Norte and were on their way to Calamba, Laguna, when they were red on by the group of Supt. Hansel Marantan who led 15 policemen in civilian uniforms. The only uniformed person in his group was the chief of police of Atimonan. Also involved in the alleged shootout were 25 soldiers led by Lt. Col. Monico Abang, commander of the 1st Special Forces

Battalion of the Army. The source said Allans group including his boss and two other people made a u-turn before they could reach the rst checkpoint when they heard the volley of gunre. I was told that the white pickup was carrying jueteng materials, machines for small town lotteries and millions of pesos in cash, the source said. A report in the ABS-CBN website has said a red luggage was also missing, citing a report of its dxMM radio correspondent who had said he saw it among the items recovered from a bullet-riddled vehicle. in terms of interdiction of ships in those areas. So strike three already, del Rosario said. The Foreign Affairs chief later said that Manilas strategy on dealing with Beijing, however, remained the same. He said that the Philippines would continue to adopt a threetrack approach: the political, diplomatic and legal. Nothing has changed, he said. In a separate interview, a source within Foreign Affairs said that the legal track was almost done and the department hoped to present their case before the United Nations. The source, however, said they were still waiting for the right timing to present the case. Del Rosario also recognized Japans assistance in strengthening the countrys maritime security, and conrmed that Japan has agreed to loan ten brand new coastal boats and an advanced communication system to the Coast Guard to enhance Manilas maritime defense capability. Aside from the maritime issues, Mr. Aquino and Kishida also discussed measures to boost economic ties. There is an ongoing review in terms of how the economic partnership agreement can be improved. One such area is the provision that we are trying to get erating expenses, was legal and part of normal practice. He said 283 members of the House were also given P500,000 last December, which was a practice for many years since the time of former speaker Prospero Nograles. This has been the practice every December, but thats not bonus, Noel said. House Minority Leader and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said there was nothing wrong about the additional fund because the money was utilized for the 13th month pay and bonuses of congressional staff. Its being practiced every Christmas. This is my sixth Congress already. Ive been here for 18 years. I know that

The luggage allegedly contained 12 bars of gold and pieces of diamond worth P100 million. On Wednesday, National Police chief Alan Purisima relieved Quezon provincial police director Senior Supt. Valeriano de Leon, Marantan and all the other policemen involved in the incident. Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it would be conducting a re-autopsy of the remains of the 13 people killed in the supposed shootout with the policemen and soldiers in Atimonan. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said three teams from the NBI had been sent to different places more nurses and more caregivers to be accepted by the institutions in Japan and that is, of course, a work in progress, del Rosario said. Del Rosario, who had a closeddoor meeting with the Japanese envoy on Wednesday which he described as very productive, added that he also discussed with Kishida other issues such as economic diplomacy, and the protection of overseas Filipino workers in Japan. The meeting also tackled trade, investments, tourism, development assistance, people-to-people exchanges and the Mindanao peace process. In a statement, Kishida said they had agreed to advance cooperation in expanding trade and investments, specically in improving infrastructure in the Philippines through Japans ofcial development assistance. Through the ODA, Kishida said, Tokyo will extend loans for two projects: the extension of LRT 1 and 2 and the construction of a new airport in Bohol. Kishida added that Tokyo also welcomed the signing of the framework agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and expressed Japans willingness to provide as much support towards achieving peace. With PNA, Kyodo News every Christmas, the leadership gives a little something for you to spread it out among your staff not entitled to any benet, Suarez said. Enrile said he was prepared to face COA auditors to defend the releases, which came from the savings of the Senate last year and was intended as additional fund for maintenance and operating expenses. I am ready. We are audited every year by the way. Were not exempted from audit, he said. The money did not go to the pockets of the senators. They used it in their committee. Sen. Miriam Santiago, one of the most vocal critics of Enrile, said the COA must study and recommend ways to check the

that justice was served. In a press conference at the NBI, the relatives of the seven men rejected claims that they had been involved in jueteng. Christinne Consemino, the eldest child of Supt. Alfredo Consemino, the highest ranking police ofcer slain in the incident, also said that all the rearms retrieved from the fatalities were licensed and the two vehicles were registered with the Land Transportation Ofce. Christine also said that all the windows of the 2 vehicles were not rolled down, which meant that the passengers did not re their guns as the police claimed.

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It is necessary for us to share recognition of the situation, enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries, and cooperate towards shaping peaceful and prosperous Asia-Pacic region, he said. Manila had been at odds with Beijing since April last year over their overlapping claims in the Scarborough Shoal and the Kalayaan Islands, which were within the countrys 200 nautical mile, or exclusive economic zone, as provided by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or Unclos. Tokyo, on the other hand, has an ongoing dispute with Beijing over the Diaoyu Island, which the Japanese call Senkaku. Tokyo, however, took a hard stance in laying claim to the island, which forced China to bring the issue before the Unclos. Del Rosario described Chinas posture in the West Philippine Sea as threatening. They have an excessive claim in violation of international laws strike one. Strike two - in order to reinforce that claim, they have established administrative units to oversee the entire area covering Paracels, Maccleseld Bank and Bajo de Masinloc. Then they come up with this new law which provides for enforcement

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suborbital Lynx space plane built by the American company XCOR Aerospace and operated by the tourism rm Space Expedition Curacao. Space travel for everyone is the next frontier in the human experience, said Buzz Aldrin, who became the second person ever to walk on the moon during NASAs Apollo 11 mission in 1969, said in a statement. Im thrilled that Axe is giving the young people of today such an extraordinary opportunity to experience some of what Ive encountered in space. Axe, a mens personal care brand, has teamed up with American space travel agency Space Expedition Corp. (Space XC) in the global project to send civilians to space. Those who ill sign up for the mission at www.AxeApollo.com will be invited to go through a series of challenges. The two candidates found most t will then train at the Axe Apollo Global Space Camp in Orlando, Florida. After spending some time in space camp, one of the two Filipino representatives will be handed the mission to go where no Filipino has gone before, Axe Philippines said. The program weve launched is an opportunity for our great nation to join the global community in taking the next big leap. Were very excited to meet the rst Pinoy astronaut. It could be anyone, said Axe brand manager in the Philippines Gem Laforteza. The contest is open to men and women in more than 60 countries who will sign up on the AXE Apollo Space Academy Web site and write about why they should be chosen to y in space, while others will vote on the entries. The deadline to enter is Feb. 3. The Winning space travelers will y, one at a time, aboard Lynx space planes once Space Expedition Curacao begins operational ights. The reusable space planes are designed to y two peopleone pilot and a passengerto an altitude of 100 kilometers during suborbital ights. The rocket plane is built to take off and land horizontally on a runway. Space Expedition Curacao will oversee commercial Lynx ights from the Caribbean island of Curacao. Tickets for a ight are set at $95,000. XCOR Aerospace is expected to begin the rst test ights of a high-altitude Lynx design sometime later this year. The rst passenger ights could begin in 2014. dane stressed that an effective enforcement of the laws was needed to deter crime. Even if we do re-impose the death penalty and impose a gun ban, it will not matter for as long that there are inadequacies among ofcials enforcing these, said Ebdane, son of Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane. House Assistant Majority Leader and Citizens Battle Against Corruption party-list Rep. Sherwin Tugna said a total gun ban would work only if the authorities recovered all loose rearms. I will support a total gun ban provided the government can conscate every gun in every household, he said. With Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz

Another smuggling case. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon

holds up a copy of the criminal case he has led with the Justice Department against 31 people in Central Luzon for attempting to smuggle in 78,000 sacks of rice from Vietnam worth P93 million. SONNY ESPIRITU

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Malacaang said the Senate has fiscal autonomy and officials declined to comment on legal aspects and other considerations of the issue, Presidential Communications Secretary Ramon Carandang said. The Senate has scal autonomy from the executive. We cant tell them how to spend their money and there is a separation of powers, Carandang said. At the House of Representatives, Anwaray party-list Rep. Florencio Bem Noel, chairman of the house committee on accounts, said the cash gifts, which were described as additional funds for maintenance and op-

widespread abuse of the word savings, and the constitutional phrase public purpose. The purpose of this request is to advise the Senate Committee on Revision of Code and Laws, which I chair, on a potential bill to reduce corruption, by stopping such abuses, and by giving the public what they have the right to know --- the total income of high public ofcials, not just their salaries, Santiago said. She said COA should enumerate what savings are valid so as to prevent heads of offices from refusing to incur necessary expenses in order to produce savings that will be distributed among themselves at yearend.

Should not COA also enumerate which public purposes are valid so as to prevent abuse? Santiago asked. COA Chairperson Ma. Gracia Pulido-Tan said she will look into the re-alignment of the Senates savings into additional budget for maintenance and other operating expenses and auditors will come up with a report taken from the standpoint of law. COA can only be as effective for as long as the people will continue to be vigilant and involved. At the end of the day, the sense of proportion on whether funds were used excessively is something only the constituents of the respective legislators can determine, Tan said.

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The alliance gathered several petitioners against the cybercrime law, including UP Law Professor Harry Roque, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General Renato Reyes, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino and Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares. We may have scored victories in the past year, with the Supreme Court issuing a TRO after 15 separate petitions were led against RA 10175. But the ght for in-

ternet freedom is far from over, Ridon said. During the oral arguments on Jan. 15, the petitioners said they would push to declare RA 10175 as unconstitutional, which they said contain provisions that grant the Department of Justice superpowers over cyberspace, online libel, and other vague provisions. The alliance said they plan to mobilize support from schools and communities in the in the days leading to Jan. 15. They dubbed the start of the protest on Friday, as the Black Friday Against Cybercrime,

when they plan to ll cyberspace with black prole pictures and cover photos. On January 14, the group will hold a vigil in front of the Supreme Court, led by campus journalists under the College Editors Guild of the Philippines. The alliance said the anti-Cybercrime Law protest will reach its peak on Jan. 15, when thousands of protesters gather in Padre Faura in Manila to express opposition to RA 10175. Meanwhile, militant lawmakers lamented Congress utter lack of support for proposed

bills calling for the repeal of the contentious provisions in RA 10175. Despite both Congress and Senates alarm over the passage of an unconstitutional law, both chambers did nothing, nothing at all to expedite the passage of amendatory bills, Bayan Muna Rep. and Makabayan senatorial bet Teddy Casio said. Casio and Palatino earlier led House Bill 6613, which sought to repeal several contentious provisions in RA 10175. The bill remained stuck at the committee level.

Palatino said that with very little time left, the Congress remained lukewarm on the issue. Sessions in both houses of Congress would resume on January 21, and will continue only until February 8 to give way to the campaign period. It is obvious that Congress leadership is not keen on passing the Cybercrime repeal bill. Yet we still have one potent tool left -- great public pressure. Just as what happened in the RH Law, mounting public pressure will force the House leadership to act, Palatino said.

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Garcia resisted her suspension and camped inside her ofce at the provincial capitol and vowed to cling on until the CA ruled on her petition. She claimed her suspension was illegal and politically motivated. Salvador argued that the case was not about back wages but about Garcias lost opportunity to serve her constituents and her besmirched reputation as a resul of her suspension from ofce. He said the suspension should be nullied because it violated Garcias right to speedy trial and that under the Local Government Code an administrative case must be re-

solved within 30 days. The complaint was led in November 2010 and the investigation was terminated on August 31, 2011, but the suspension was carried out on December 11, 2012, or 474 days after the complaint was led, Salvador said. The Ofce of the Solicitor General said the 30-day period for the government to resolve an administrative case is not mandatory because of other duties and responsibilities of the president. Justice Veloso said the case has been submitted for resolution and they are expected to come out with a decision in the next few days. Thats why we met immediately. We want to diffuse the tension in Cebu.

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In December last year the Comelec announced that the personnel from 33 government ofcesincluding the National Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Customswere included in the list of those authorized to carry rearms during the election period. Meanwhile, Senator Gringo Honasan, head of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, on Thursday said he supported the stand of the National Police for gun control instead of a total gun ban. They are asking for a stricter implementation of the law, Honasan told reporters after a public hearing on rearms and recrackers.

He said he would be proposing to increase the penalties on the illegal sale of rearms and on crimes involving the use of guns. In the House of Representatives, lawmakers on Thursday rejected or supported the calls to revive the death penalty and the proposal for a total gun ban. House Deputy Majority Leader and Marikina City Rep. Romero Federico Quimbo and Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said gun control and not a gun ban would address the increasing number of crimes involving guns. I dont support either, Quimbo said. These proposals are but an overreaction that will complicate yet not solve the problem. The death penalty has been proven

as ineffective in curbing crime. What we need is enforcement. Castelo, vice chairman of the House committee on dangerous drugs, said the re-imposition of the death penalty was not the solution to crime. What we need is Japan-like gun-control laws, strict but efcient and effective, Castelo said. Rep. Angelo Palmones, author of House Bill 4084, a bill seeking to revived the death penalty, admitted that his proposal and a similar one led by the late Bohol Rep. Erico Aumentado will die a natural death as the 15th Congress was nearing its end while the House committee on justice led by Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. had failed to conduct a hearing on those measures. Zambales Rep. Jun Omar Eb-

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Govt subsidy for bets eyed

By Maricel V. Cruz
LAWMAKERS on Thursday urged the Senate to give priority to the passage of a measure designed to level the playing eld among candidates and political parties during elections. This measure will also curb graft and corruption, they said. Congressmen Juan Edgardo Angara of Aurora and Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro were referring to House Bill 6551, also known as Political Party Development Act of 2012, which would grant state funding for the candidates and parties. Angara and Rordiguez authored the bill. The House approved the bill by 168 votes last October. HB 6551 applies to political parties duly registered with and certied by the Commission on Elections. It has to have a counterpart bill in the Senate to become law unless rejected by President. Rodriguez underscored the need to institutionalize and strengthen our political parties by introducing reforms in campaign nancing through effective and transparent mechanism to level the playing eld and eliminate opportunities for corruption. Rodriguez said the proposed Political Party Development Act mandates that a State subsidy be created to augment the operating funds of the Accredited National Political Parties (APPs) and shall be used directly and exclusively for party development and campaign expenditures. Covered expenditures include party administration, recruitment and civic education, research and policy development, education and training of members, institution-building and constituent outreach programs, and other reasonable logistical and operational expenses that are essential in strengthening the party. Also included are operating and traveling expenses, information dissemination, advocacy campaigns, production and distribution of electoral paraphernalia and other expenditures under Section 102 of the Omnibus Election Code.

President Benigno S. Aquino III receives the credentials of several non-resident ambassadors in a ceremony held at Malacanang on Thursday in the presence of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis and Chief of Presidential Protocol Ambassador Celia Anna Feria. MARCELINO PASCUA/MALACANANG PHOTO

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Amalilio, Aman execs facing more lawsuits
By Rey Requejo

THE Department of Justice has led two counts

of syndicated estafa charges against Manuel Amalilio and other ofcials of Aman Futures Group Philippines in connection with their alleged involvement in the P12-billion investment scam that duped 15,000 people in Visayas and Mindanao.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said that the criminal complaints were led Thursday before the Regional Trial Court in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur and has been rafed off to Judge Dennis Bicoy of the Pagadian RTC Branch 20. De Lima said she has ordered the special panel of prosecutors to le a motion asking the court to immediately issue a warrant of arrest against Amalilio and other respondents. Apart from these complaints, De Lima said two more cases against Aman and another case involving the Rasuman group have already been submitted for resolution. In the resolution on the rst complaint, the DOJ special panel of prosecutors headed by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela found sufcient basis to indict Amalilio, and Amans incorporators, namely, Fernando Luna, Nimfa Luna, Lelian Lim Gan, Eduardo Lim, Wilanie Fuentes, Naezelle Rodriguez and Lurix Lopez, for syndicated estafa for allegedly defrauding ve investor-complainants the total amount of P46,665,069.56. The DOJ dismissed the charges against Amans legal counsel and corporate secretary, Isagani Laluna for lack of evidence. In the second complaint, the DOJ also found probable cause to indict the same respondents, along with Dhurwen Wenceslao and Dona Coyme, for duping investors in the total amount of P43,241,267.22, including interests. Prosecutors also recommended that further investigation and ling of appropriate action be conducted by the

Securities and Exchange Commission against respondents Amalilio, Fernando Luna, Gan, Lim, Fuentes, Rodriguez and Lopez. A nding of probable cause does not require an inquiry as to whether there is sufcient evidence to secure a conviction. It is enough that the act or omission complained of constitutes the offense charged. It is merely based on opinion and reasonable belief. A trial is intended precisely for the reception of prosecution evidence in support of the charge, the resolution stated. However, the complaint against the following agents of the rm were dismissed for insufciency of evidence, namely: Reggie Luna, Vanessa Gilbolingo, Araceli Pasco-Julian, Jiesvey Caballero, Alfreda Marilous Caballero, Rogelio Caballero, Marichu Caballero, Roderick Luna, Edwin Caballero, Liezel Paner, Connie Flor Paner, Edward Amaro, Marion Paul Paner, Elen Tan, Judy Amaro, Mike Heres, Alfredo Aspera Jr., Grace Empalmado, Ariel Empalmado, Toto Roda, Noel Luna, Liezel Pabe, Marcelo Andale, Martin Eric Louis Lasaca, Connie Pabe, Shiela Luna Lasaca, PO2 Ariel Real, Ernesto Luna Sr., Noel Luna and PO3 Rey Chang. De Lima said the DOJ panel estab-

lished probable cause against the respondents through the paper trail and documentary evidence which point to their direct and actual participation in the Ponzi-like investment scheme, which victimized about 15,000 depositors in the Visayas and Mindanao areas. According to her, Pagadian mayor Samuel Co, who was named respondent in the two other cases still pending at the DOJ, has not been included in the charges even though it was noted in the complaint that he had caused the issuance of a business permit to Aman. Co, distancing himself as an associate of Aman incorporators, also led separate complaints against the Aman group and its ofcers, saying he and his family had been gypped of over P41-million investment, including rollover interests. There is a separate complaint against Mayor Co, and that is not yet ready for resolution. So hindi totoo yung lumabas sa dyaryo na norward na ng special panel sa Ombudsman yung case vs. Mayor Co. Nasa panel pa din ang kaso, there has to be a resolution rst. But Co is not named respondent in this case, although these cases may be related, she said.

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US drone washed ashore from Guam

By Joyce P. Paares
MALACAANG has exonerated the United States government from any violations of existing defense agreements after the recovery of a USmade drone off Masbate on Sunday. The information that we have is that it was not a drone that was used in Philippine waters. It was used in a US naval training exercise outside the Philippine waters so we have no reason to doubt that explanation at this point, Presidential Communications Development Secretary Ramon Carandang said.Were satised with the explanations that have been given to us so far. `But Carandang said the probe started by the Visiting Forces Agreement Commission will continue. For now, there does not seem to be anything suspicious about the explanation (but) there will be fact-ndings that are being conducted, he said. The US embassy said the drone was used in a military exercise in Guam. `The unarmed target drone that washed ashore off the coast of Masabate Island is an expended BQM74E Aerial Target drone that was launched from the USS Chafee (DDG 90) during exercise Valiant Shield 2012 on September 19, 2012 off the coast of Guam. It appears that ocean currents brought the drone to where it washed ashore last week off Masbate Island, the US embassy said. `However, VFACom executive ofcer Edilberto Adan has been instructed to look into the matter and le a full report according to Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez. `The presence and activities of US military personnel in the Philippines is governed by the VFA between the Philippines and the US. This matter will be dealt with in accordance with the treaty obligations contained in this agreement, Hernandez added. The drone is now with the Naval Forces Southern Luzon. The militant group Bayan has called on senators to start a probe, saying there are no clear guidelines on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in Philippine territory. It appears that the US government has been using the VFA to gain unrestricted movement in Philippine airspace, Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said. Reyes said the recovered drone may have been a violation of Article 8, Section 3 of the VFA which provides that aircraft operated by or for the United States armed forces shall observe local air traffic control regulations while in the Philippines.

A US-made drone was discovered by a sherman off Ticao island in Masbate on January 6, 2013, according to Navy Capt. Jason Galang. FILE PHOTO

LABOR Department on Thursday released the list of declared Regular Holidays, Special (nonworking) Days, and Special Holiday (for all schools) for the Year 2013. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the employers of private workers should observe pay rules for holidays in 2013. President Benigno S. Aquino III issued Proclamation No. 459 on Aug. 16, 2012, consistent with the laws of the Philippines governing the observance of holidays, to wit: Republic Act (RA) No. 9492, dated 24 July 2007, which amended Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order (EO) No. 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987, by declaring certain days, specic or movable, as special or regular holidays. She said that under Proclamation No. 459, there are 10 regular holidays, seven special nonworking days, and one special holiday for all schools for the year 2013, as follows: Regular Holidays: New Years Day, Jan. 1 (Tuesday); Maundy Thursday, March 28; Good Friday, March 29; Araw ng Kagitingan, April 9 (Tuesday); Labor Day, May 1 (Wednesday); Independence Day, June 12 (Wednesday); National Heroes Day, Aug. 26 (Last Monday of August); Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30 (Saturday); Christmas Day, Dec. 25 (Wednesday); and Rizal Day, Dec. 30 (Monday). Special (Non-Working Days): Black Saturday, March 30; Ninoy Aquino Day, Aug. 21 (Wednesday); All Saints Day, Nov. 1 (Friday); Additional special (non-working) days, Nov. 2 (Saturday); Dec. 24 (Tuesday); and Last Day of the Year, Dec. 31 (Tuesday). Special Holiday (for all schools): Edsa Revolution Anniversary, Feb.25 (Monday). She said that Black Saturday, together with Nov. 2, and Dec. 24, 2013, are declared special non-working days nationwide, to give enable time to Filipino people to observe their most cherished traditions, Holy Week, All Saints Day, and Christmas, without prejudice to the public interest. The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eidl Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic Holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient. Vito Barcelo

Poll mess in Tagaytay exposed

By Joel E. Zurbano
ELECTIONS Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. sould look into the election-related irregularities in Tagaytay City, particularly the questionable list of registered voters, according to House deputy speaker Jesus Remulla. The Cavite lawmaker said he was concerned over the unusual growth of the number of Tagaytay City voters, which has risen to 50,000 (from 40,000 in the 2010 elections when viewed against the citys population growth at 62,500 based on the latest growth rate gure of only 4.5%. From the August to October 2012 registration lone, there appeared to be 6,881 new registrants and applicants for transfer, said Remulla in his Jan. 8 letter to Brillantes. Remulla said they have identied almost 400 deceased persons, most of whom passed away between 2001 and 2010, that remain in the voters list of ten barangays of the city. Tagaytay City has 34 barangays. One longdeceased person is even included as an applicant for transfer of registration record in the October 2012 list. The unusual increase in the number of voters, according to Remulla, cannot be supported by a physical examination of the barangays where no visible new residents can be identied. In one such barangay, the voting population even climbed by more than 600 voters, he said. The various anomalies leading to the unacceptable ballooning of the Citys voting population apparently has the approval of City Election Ofcer Winston Gaffud, Remulla said. Remulla accused Gaffud of bias in favor of the wife of incumbent Mayor Tolentino, a candidate running for Mayor in May, 2013 election (that) was made more apparent when he allowed registration even on Sundays and non-registration days (e.g., dates for ling of certicates of candidacy). Suspiciously, by way of further example, the ERB in the October 2012 registration approved 786 transferees when there were only 774 applicants, Remullas letter stated. The lawmaker has declared his candidacy for mayor in Tagaytay under the Nacionalista

Magsaysay awardee missing

FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has expressed concern for Sombath Somphone, a Lao national who won the 2005 Ramon Magsaysay Award for community development, after his wife reported last year his disappearance. In an earlier press conference, he said the Lao government has yet to give an update on the respected advocate since he was last seen in Vientaine on Dec. 15, 2012. The Philippines is one of the founding member of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation. Congress has enacted enacted the Anti-desaparecidos Act, indicating its strong opposition against state-sanctioned human rights violations, particularly involuntary disappearance. Sombath, 62, helped organize the 9th AsiaEurope Peoples Forum in October last year in Laos on universal social protection and access to essential services, food sovereignty and sustainanble land and natural resources management, sustainable energy production and use, and just work and sustainable livelihoods. Footage from a close circuit television camera showed that Sombaths left the ofce before his vehicle was stopped at a police post. He was reportedly driven off accompanied by two unidentied people. Sara Susanne D. Fabunan

Party and is running against Liberal Party candidate, dentist Agnes Delgado-Tolentino, wife of incumbent Mayor Abraham Bambol Tolentino who is running for congressman of 7th district to be vacated by Remulla.

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or capital equipment. These socalled enforced savings are then distributed among the highest ofcials in the guise of Christmas bonuses, Santiago said. The senator issued the blunt remark in reaction to the public admission of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile that he authorized the release of the Christmas bonuses of 22 senators totaling almost P30 million from unspent funds. At least 18 senators received P1.6 million each and four senators P250,000 each. Enriles admission was unconscionable, even if he defended his action as purely discretionary on the part of the Senate President. The savings remain public funds that could be reallocated to more deserving sectors such as health and education. They could contribute to the funding of farm-to-market roads, purchase medicines in behalf of many indigent Filipinos or rehabilitate bridges or other structures damaged by recent typhoons. Senator Enrile should be reminded that the national

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and secret funds, which the Commission on Audit would not dare review for fear of clashing with politicians. The so-called savings of each public ofce has turned into a national scandal, the grandmama of all scandals, Santiago said. Such savings are allowed by the Constitution to be used at the end of the year. But in reality, the head of ofce manipulates the books and creates so-called savings, by refusing to ll up vacancies, or refusing to buy essential ofce supplies or services, government is still incurring a budget decit, which means a great part of expenditures are funded by borrowings due to a shortfall in tax revenues. The bonuses he doled to his fellow senators could have at least reduced the budget decit and cut the borrowings of the government he serves. The high ofcials who received their bonuses from Senator Enrile should immediately return the money in consideration of the scal problems facing the government, and should not behave as if they are above reproach.

SENATOR Miriam Santiago said a mouthful that should put many of her colleagues in the Senate and the House of Representatives to shame. The feisty senator called a spade a spade when she exposed the practice of her colleagues to pocket, every year, hundreds of millions of pesos in pork barrel kickbacks, unspent money in their budgets and numerous bonuses coming from secret funds. Senator Santiago accused the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives of creating and spending savings

The jerking knee in Malacaang

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THERE will be justice, said President Noynoy Aquino, as he ordered a deeper investigation into the killing of 13 people at a policemilitary checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon. But before that, there will also be a lot of stupid statements from the authorities, like the one made by Aquinos own spokesman right after the incident, to the effect that everything seemed to be as the police initially reported it. Now, of course, its becoming clearer that the truth is not as simple as the police (and Malacaang, at the beginning) would have us believe. And even Aquinos defense that a presumption of regularity made the authorities swallow the polices original version of what happened doesnt cut it. It is revealing that Aquino, speaking about calls for tighter gun control, accused anti-rearms advocates of making a knee-jerk reaction. As if his spokesman, who passed on the Quezon polices story that the Atimonan killings were the result of a legitimate operation against a supposed gun-for-hire gang, were not guilty of shooting from the hip about what happened on that stretch of deserted highway. But its likely that, had the media not continued to ask questions about what went down in Atimonan, the Palace would never have strayed from its belief that there was no massacre and that the police were just doing their job when they red more than 200 bullets on two SUVs that held 13 men, all of them now dead. The policemen and soldiers on the ground were not political enemies of Aquino, after all, so the presumption that they were not doing anything wrong went unquestioned. End of story. But the nagging questions refused to go away. And Aquino himself has decided to veer from his administrations knee-jerk response and to call for a more thorough probe. Tellingly, longtime presidential crony, classmate and ring-range buddy Rene Almendras, the Cabinet secretary, also riffed on the same theme. Our President is denitely not a hip-shooter, Almendras told a television interviewer. He likes to think things through... is very deliberate in his decisions and [does not decide until] he has studied and he has looked at numbers and analyzed certain things. Suddenly, Aquino is a deliberate leader who weighs things thoroughly, not just the clueless President who has once again believed only what he is told by the subordinates he implicitly trusts. And what about that spokesman who was so quick to dismiss what happened in Quezon as routine police work? She keeps her job, naturally,
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I wouldnt be so hard on the spokesman, who is merely the mouthpiece of her boss.

because she gets to look like the unauthorized knee-jerker while Aquino pretends to be the sage by the Pasig River. I wouldnt be so hard on the spokesman, who is merely the mouthpiece of her bosswho more than likely had green-lighted all that she said. In the Atimonan case, the administration was just caught noynoying again, and Aquino just isnt honest enough to admit that the only knee that was jerking was his. *** Speaking of implicit trust, Aquino has just named yet another former classmate, Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, as the new chief presidential legal counsel. Nothing illegal about this new appointment, certainly, although you may wonder if there are still any of Aquinos Ateneo classmates who havent found jobs in his administration. Ive said it before and Ill say it again: Aquino is different from his predecessors in that he feels he has to surround himself with people he has known since he was in grade school because he values loyalty more than qualications and likemindedness more than competence. Surely, the administration will always be able to justify the propriety of Aquinos naming his cronies to high government ofce. In the case of Caguioa, the palace press release has highlighted his credentials as a distinguished private practitioner, law-school instructor and senior partner in the white-shoe Sycip Salazar law rm. Still, I pine for the days when Presidents would appoint people they had never heard of or met, basing their decisions solely on the strength of their stellar accomplishments. This is not to say that Aquinos predecessors did not keep coteries of cronies; but in the past, these people belonged to kitchen Cabinets and were not so blatantly rewarded for the mere accident of having known the President when he was a nobody. It is difcult to say if Aquinos top ofcials are the very best he can appoint. It is clear, though, that the President has decided that his personal knowledge of someone is the foremost consideration when he goes head-hunting. Im sure the presidential hiring policy does little to improve bureaucratic morale. Even if it greatly increases the employment prospects of even the most mediocre of his former classmates. *** I apologize to the people of Butuan City for saying, in yesterdays column, that they were hard hit by typhoon Sendong, just like Cagayan de Oro City. I meant Iligan City, as some eagle-eyed readers have pointed out. Forgive this lifelong Manilenyo his occasional ignorance of Mindanao geography. Mea culpa.

Lincoln revisited II
FIRST THINGS FIRST
LOS Angeles, CA.In his enduring classic, The English Constitution, Walter Bagehot pays homage to Abraham Lincoln as a prize one could get, though not necessarily expect, from a presidential government. The English essayist argues that the parliamentary system generally produces better leaders than the presidential, even though many prime ministers these days tend to act more like presidents. Occasionally the presidential system begets a Lincoln, but this is like winning in a lottery, and winning in a lottery is no argument in favor of a lottery, he says. In Spielbergs Lincoln, you get to look at that lottery prize at close range. What makes him possible? In an age when the best that a world power could seem to produce is a dedicated pro-abortion and same-sex union campaigner at the White House, and the most that a Christian democratic country like the Philippines could conjure is a small-town politician like Benigno Aquino III, we have to ask, is it still possible to produce a Lincoln? Is he not the product of a bygone age, or can he and his Age ever be recreated for our time? We can only ask the questions. And Lincoln encourages us to ask the questions. As the world grows more complex, and challenges to human dignity intensify, far more enduring qualities of leadership are needed to govern a nation. Lincoln exudes those qualities. But the untrammeled advance of relativism in our century tends to empty society of its transcendent moral and intellectual values, while the globalization of technology and the pervasive use of high-velocity media

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in all aspects of human activity tend to narrow down to the barest minimum its tolerance for deep reection on any question, and we are left with nothing but an inexhaustible supply of shallow and inept political leaders. These are individuals heavy with ambition but vacant of vision, full of show but empty of quality or substance, men and women who are (to borrow Bagehots words once more) popular for no other reason than that they are popular, but who have the unnatural inclination and zeal to present themselves as leaders. They thrive best where the moral imagination has vanished, where what is necessary no longer seems necessary nor possible. The challenge not just of the present or next generation but rather of the new millennium is to restore the moral imagination, and make the necessary once again necessary and possible. We need to do the impossible. For the United States, this means going back to its roots and reafrming those Truths which the 1776 American Declaration of Independence solemnly proclaims as self-evident, and which, in the language of Alexi de Tocqueville, made religion Americas rst political institution. America was rst of all a moral power before it became an economic or military power; the abolition of slavery made America the protector of human dignity and equality everywhere, the torch-bearer of morality for all mankind. By making the Negro slave a free man, America consigned to perpetual infamy Chief Justice Roger Taneys view of him (in Dred Scott) as an article of commerce and trafc to be bought and sold whenever prot could be made of him. And America made it possible for a black man to become its president 135 years later. In a sense, Barack Obama owes what he is today to Lincoln. One may therefore ask what Obama has done

to keep alive Lincolns hope and dream that the 13th Amendment, which permanently abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude in the US and any place under its jurisdiction, would free from slavery every black person in America for all time, including the millions yet unborn. The evidence seems to suggest very little. For a new slavery now singles out the unborn, without their having to be black at all, and spreading its practice around the world has become one of the Obama administrations top foreign policy concerns. In 1973 Roe v. Wade would decree that the unborn fetus is less than the Negro slave and is not a human being at all, and that a woman has the right to destroy it inside her womb for any reason whatsoever. Years before that at Nuremberg, an international military tribunal condemned as a war crime the Nazis program of contraception, sterilization and abortion on their captured peoples. Today the most liberal societies have legalized abortion as a human right of, and a service to, women. Popular attitudes in the US may be changing. Time magazines latest cover story (Jan. 14, 2013) says, 40 years ago, abortion-rights activists won an epic victory with Roe v. Wade: Theyve been losing ever since. The New York Times (Jan. 5, 2013) says pregnancy centers in the US now outnumber abortion providers, 2500 to 1800. But the US ofcial abortion campaign is undeterred, even in countries where the constitution, religious belief and practices of the people openly reject and condemn it. In the Philippines, at the behest of his foreign patrons, Aquino has rammed through a Nazi-type reproductive health law, which could tear the nation apart and disgrace his funders. We need a Lincoln to intervene. fstatad@gmail.com

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expires March 31, 2007 was still valid when the PSI board approved the sale on March 9, 2007. Unfortunately, the members of the PSI board, who were sure had no knowledge of the details of this transaction have been dragged into the case as respondents. The respondents in the case are the President and CEO of PSI, former Health Secretary Alfredo R.A. Bengzon and the vice president of the business division Benito Macalagay. The directors of PSI who are well known businessmen and medical practitioners have also been named respondent including Dr. Augusto Sarmiento (chairman), Jose Xavier Gonzales, Mona Lisa dela Cruz, Oscar Lopez, Arthur de Guia, Dr. Mediaora Saniel, Dr. Rolando Hortaleza, Dr. Herminio Germar, Jorge Lichauco, Fr. Roberto Yap, and Alberto Buenviaje. The case is in the last stage of courtordered mediation but it seems that the prospect of settlement is dim. It might be inevitable that these prominent personalities who are directors of PSI do not look forward to appearing in court to testify in a case that could drag on for years. *** Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon is caught in a bind. He has taken the position that the revenue target set for his agency by the multi-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee composed of the governments top tax and revenue experts is bloated, unreasonable and unrealistic. The revenue target for the Bureau of Customs for 2012 was P347 billion but as of mid-December, the agencys collection has reached only P278 billion. Biazon has not yet disclosed what the

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A good year for Apeco

classmates and shooting mates) is to appoint them to constitutional ofces to prevent them from getting convicted for crimes they committed while in nonconstitutional ofces. Is this the straight path our President has in mind? *** The year 2012 was a good year for the Aurora Pacic Economic Zone Freeport Authority as several of its blueprint projects saw fruition and are now very much on stream. There was the launching of a seaweed farm that could easily earn a family P30,00 every 45 days; the ground-breaking of a P202-million, ve-story hotel which is part of a master plan to transform the once-isolated town of Casiguran into a tourist haven; the construction of a cultural and training center for indigenous people and local residents; the seeding of hectares of water with 50,00 ngerlings where people can sh for free; a 500-unit housing project; and an iceplant that can service the refrigeration needs of areas even outside Casiguran. Apecos top honcho, lawyer Malcolm Sarmiento Jr., also reports the fast-tracking of its bamboo development livelihood project whereby residents will be schooled and trained to plant, process and market nished bamboo products that can substantially augment their income. It was also in 2012 when Apecos budget was approved by the Senate amid the vehement protestation of Cebu Senator Serge Osmea, who has never seen Apeco, backed up by a motley band of rallyists, who held a demonstration in front of the Senate building calling for an end to the Apeco project. It is common knowledge that such placard-bearing, slogan-chanting groups time their activities with the congressional budget hearings. My gulay, it makes one wonder: Who foots the bill for such mass actions! Towards the end of last year, Apeco announced that ve locators were already in the process of putting up their businesses in the 12,000-hectare ecozone, and that negotiations with other interested businessmen were already in their advanced stages. This effectively shot down Apeco bashers claim that prospective locators would not take a second look at what will eventually become the rst green ecozone in the Pacic rim and Eastern Seaboard of Luzon. December also saw the positive reaction to the project of hundreds of Casiguran residents, workers and stakeholders together with Dumagat chieftains and barangay leaders as they marched to the Aurora provincial capitol to denounce those opposed to the building of a commercial and industrial hub in the province. They also debunked allegations of land grabbing, environmental devastation and ancestral lands intrusion. Apeco must be doing something right in that once quiet town. The icing in the case, however, was President Aquinos rm decision not to succumb to the sob stories and theatrics of the anti-Apeco group who walked from Casiguran to Manila to ask the President to put the project on ice. If you are wondering why Apeco has morphed from an alleged villain to good guy in the last few months of 2012, it is because of its critics who have given Apeco the opportunity to present its side.

Biazon in a bind
THE case is commonplace but it is news simply because so many prominent people are involved. At the heart of the civil case is the sale of the more than one hectare property at the heart of the Ortigas business center in Pasig City which used to be occupied by Medical City Hospital before its transfer to its present location. The property is owned by Professional Services, Inc. (PSI) which also owns and runs Medical City. In 2001 PSI engaged the services of Justo M. Ortiz, president of Ziro Real Estate to sell the property and he was given an Authority to Find Buyer by PSI expiring on March 31, 2007. As the authorized agent among those Ortiz had approached was Robinson Land Corporation of the Gokongweis and Ortiz says he has documents to show that RLC has acknowledged that it was evaluating such an offer. Ortiz was shocked to nd out that on March 9, 2007 the sale of the property to RLC for P1 billion was approved by the board of PSI but he was out of the picture because apparently RLC and PSI negotiated for the sale using a yetundisclosed broker. Ortiz, as expected, sued PSI to collect the agreed brokerage fee of P30 million equivalent to the regular 3 percent brokerage fee. He says that authority to sell which BOCs nal revenue collection for 2012 is but it is almost certain that it would be close to P270 billion. Just to put things in perspective, the nearly P70 billion shortfall is equivalent to two years projected collection from the additional sin tax which has generated a lot of acrimonious debate and which is expected to lead to thousands of job losses. Biazons dilemma is that his mantra that the collection target set for the BOC is unreasonable and unreachable is now also the same chant being sung by the Custom collector under him. How can Biazon now impose sanctions on poor performing collectors when they are using the same excuse that he is using to justify his abject failure to even come near the revenue target set BOC? Biazons excuse for his shortfall is now also the excuse of the district collectors who have said that they are all supportive of Biazons appeal to lower the bureaus revenue target for 2013 which have been raised to P397 billion. Echoing Biazon, Clark district collector Edward dela Cuesta said We hope our target will be lowered to make it doable. MICP district collector Ricardo Belmonte, according to an MST news report supported dela Cuestas position saying one reason for the shortfall is the high percentage of increase of our 2012 target compared with the 2011 target. The message of the district collectors to Biazon is clear: Your excuse for your shortfall is our excuse for our shortfall so dont rock the boat and talk of a major revamp because we didnt meet collection targets. What applies to you also applies to us.

THE case of the shootout between Atimonan, Quezon policemen and alleged guns-for-hire gang members, together with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, becomes murkier as the days pass. Family members of the 13 killed insist that what happened was not a shootout but a rubout. Santa Banana, even President Noynoy Aquino is getting confused! Recall that the Palace earlier said that the incident was a legitimate shootout by the police. Now the President says he is having doubts because of inconsistencies and contradictions. Now many angles are coming out of the woodwork. We hear illegal drugs, jueteng and even politics. I wonder whether we would really get to know the truth. *** President Aquino is against a total gun ban and rightly so. Dutiful citizens like us would be at the total mercy of lawless elements, what with no less than 600,000 loose rearms going around. I also think that there should be an honest-to-goodness campaign against loose rearms which are mostly in the hands of criminals and private armies. Stricter gun control should be adopted by Congress and Malacaang. My gulay, the country is getting a reputation as a violent nation with so many gun encounters between the police and lawless elements. Its worse when it is reported that even the police themselves are involved in so many crimes. The upsurge of criminality is getting out of hand. With the coming midterm elections, politically related crimes can only worsen. The problem is that President Aquino doesnt seem to realize the need to make the ght against crime a priority. My gulay, when you are no longer safe outside and inside your home, what kind of country do we have? Early on in his administration, the President named his Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa his crime czar. What has Ochoa done, if at all? Nothing! We have PNP Chief Alan Purisima. But what is he doing? *** It is good to know that state prosecutors have decided to proceed with the Sandiganbayan case of malversation of funds and graft against Comelec Commissioner Grace Padaca. The alleged violation irregularities were done when she was still governor of the province of Isabela. Padaca is now out on bail after the President personally paid P75,000 for her. Her lawyers are now claiming that since the Constitution grants constitutional officers immunity from crime, they can only be removed by impeachment. Thus it would be futile for the Sandiganbayan to proceed with the case against Padaca. I believe however that the case against her at the Sandiganbayan should proceed. Her innocence, or guilt, has to be established. Otherwise, all the President has to do in the case of his KKKs (partymates,

Most importantly, it was able to prove its critics wrong.

Forced into poverty

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OUR care and assistance for victims of calamities should extend to less fortunate people even during ordinary times. Shamelessly, some victims choose to be free riders when they can well afford to stand on their own. They look for loopholes in a chaotic aid distribution system and partake of the limited assistance intended for the really needy ones. They discourage donors from giving more. Proud victims choose to be self-reliant and shy away from aid. They rebuild their lives fast and even improve from their previous conditions. They inspire donors to maximize their assistance. And there are those who are truly pitiful. These families of widows, orphans and the elderly are already poor even before calamities bring them out to light. But indeed, when calamities claim lives and destroy livelihoods and properties, livestock included, people are forced into poverty. These new and old poor need our continuing care and assistance. The Department of Social Welfare and Development and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council must not only extend relief to them in the immediate aftermath of calamities but must also attend to their everyday needs thereafter. They never contributed to, and thus would get nothing from the Social Security System, Government Service Insurance System, Pag-IBIG and other contributory pension schemes. They are not to be blamed entirely for their poverty. They are victims, ever caught in its web. Their ascendants would be poor, too, unless helped to escape from the vicious cycle. They will remain excluded from decent society unless government intervenes

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through the conditional cash transfer, social pension and PhilHealth programs and funded out of general revenues. Only a cruel society can exclude from sharing in its afuence those who are uneducated, unhealthy and socially nonconforming. Yet a few among us still attribute their poverty to their laziness. But could ones industry enough to keep him out of poverty? Because we care about and assist our poor, we should prevent others from falling into poverty. Let us keep the productively employed in payrolls, and let government lead the way. It should adopt measures to increase the productivity of public servants, but cautiously and wisely. It cannot rush into adopting the methods employed by a few private and global companies, especially the extremely controversial and unorthodox ones. They could only be trends that would result in irreparable damages. We would only regret we ever adopted them. The forced ranking method is an example. Jack Welch of General Electric popularized it using a 20-70-10 percent forced distribution. Done well, it rewards generously the most productive 20 percent and identies from the bottom 10 percent the undesirables who must be weeded out. Implemented improperly, it brings down employee morale and results in quick employee turn-overs. It promotes individualism but erodes teamwork. But it was required by the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations and the Department of Budget and Management as the basis for the grant of a performancebased bonus to all government employees in 2012. All employees had to be ranked from highest to lowest. They were then forced into a 10-60-20-10 percent grouping distribution and categorized as having Exceeded Expectations (Best), Met All Expectations (Better), Met Most Expectations (Good) and for performing Below Expectations (Below Satisfactory).

For those employed by protable corporations, the Best were entitled to a bonus of 2.5 times their salary, the Better 1.5 times, and the Good 1.25 times. By design, 10 percent of 1.4 million public servants were to get nothing. For those who were ranked high enough, the bonus was released just in time for Christmas expenditures, and much appreciated by their ecstatic dependents. But for those who honestly toiled in the bureaucracy but still ended up in the bottom 10 percent it was a calamity before Christmastime. They may have met their work targets and thought that they have earned their bonus but nobody told them that others who performed better would instead get it. They performed tasks of the highest quality of service, the type that endears government to our people. Their outputs, non-quantiable perhaps, supported the performances of the teams Best. Unfortunately, their supervisors had to put names in the bottom of the performance list. Now they worry being labeled as a Below Satisfactory performer, dreading dismissal, which is the companion of the forced ranking method. After all, it is also called the rank-and-yank evaluation system. Does the government have the guts to yank out these 140,000 workers and force them into poverty? Most employees were caught unaware. Forced ranking was no longer seriously discussed in employee forums after it was implemented once and thence discarded decades ago. The undesirables are being purged regularly anyway. Were unions involved in this evaluation? They must have been shell shocked, never realized what hit them, and couldnt react even until now. Or was it a case of I got my reward, why should I rock the boat? My son Jun used to remind me that a happy worker is a productive worker. If previously productive government workers turn unproductive in 2013, it is because they are unhappy about this forced ranking.

CHASING HAPPY
OUR notion of justice is that those who commit crimes must be caught, tried, convicted and punished. They should be locked up and kept away from society lest they do more harm to more people. But justice is also ensuring that no man or woman is put behind bars for something he or she did not commit. This is the rationale that drives Innocence Project Philippines, a collaboration various groups that was launched last month at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa and the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong. The Innocence Project will seek to exonerate wrongfully convicted people through the strength of DNA evidence. This option was not available until October 2007, when the Supreme Court issued its Rules on DNA Evidence. According to the Rules, even those found guilty through nal and executory decisions may seek to have their case re-examined using DNA technology so long as there are biological samples to be evaluated. Imagine a man convicted of rape.

ADELLE CHUA

The other face of justice

A DNA test will conclusively establish his innocence is his DNA prole does not match the prole collected from the victims body. Similarly, if the proles do match, his guilt will be established even if he denies his crime to the high heavens. *** Among those on board the network are religious volunteer groups (CBCP Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, Coalition Against Death Penalty and the Philippine Jesuit Prison Service), the Free Legal Assistance Group, the UP DNA Analysis Laboratory, UP College of Law, De La Salle University College of Law and Ateneo de Davao College of Law. Innocence Project US (www. innocenceproject.org), which has by far exonerated 302 individuals through DNA evidence, similarly relies on the help provided by law students. It is afliated with the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York. Why these young people? We want to tap into the volunteerism and idealism of law students, says Lawyer Jose Jose from the Ofce of Legal Aid-UP Law. We want to impress upon them that they have a role in making society better. The cases will also likely demand a lot of time and leg worksomething that only a few already-practicing lawyers may be willing to commit to. Under the guidance of the lawyers group, the volunteer students will serve as a clearing house to evaluate cases which could be taken on. At last months launch, there were long lines of inmates eager to tell their stories. Jose says that our justice system heavily relies on testimonial evidence. Victims and witnesses may make mistakes, inadvertently or on purpose, and there is no other way to reconstruct what happened aside from their testimonies. A scientic determination of guilt or innocence would do away with these pitfalls. Then again, since DNA testing is a comparative process, there has to be two sets of biological samples: one to be taken from the suspect, and one from the victim/ crime scene taken during the period of investigation. Alas, while the samples offered by the suspects asking to be evaluated are easy to obtain, evidence preservation, collection and storage remain weak here in the Philippines. There is no established chain of custody. Take the case of Hubert Webb, who petitioned the Supreme Court for a DNA analysis with regard to his involvement in the Vizconde massacre in the early 1990s. His request was granted; the Court even ordered the UP DNA Analysis Laboratory to conduct the test. But there was a glitch: the biological evidence taken from the crime scene was nowhere to be found. Investigators said they turned it over to the court; the court said it received no such thing. Webb and company were eventually acquitted, not because their innocence had been established. Thus, another objective is to raise the standards of investigations. There must be clear protocols on how to collect evidence (like rape kits), preserve and store them. It must also be clear which agency has responsibility for the physical evidence at which stage of the process. Innocence Project Philippines is a non-government undertaking. Its lofty objectives will be accomplished through practical, day-to-day functions things that would cost money. Jose says that they are looking at grants from institutions like the European Commission, but are open to donations from private groups and individuals as well. A small amount will go a long way. Some victims groups may ask Jose and company: Why focus on establishing the innocence of suspects? Why not help victims and their families round them up? Innocence Project Philippines answer: It is likewise an injustice to put a person any personbehind bars just to be able to say that the case has been closed and that somebody has been made to pay. If the wrong person is convicted, it means the real perpetrator is out there, smugly saying he got away with it and likely planning to harm another again. Sure, there might be a conviction, but there might not be justice at all. For donations and additional information, please go to h t t p : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / InnocenceProjectPhilippines/info. adellechua@gmail.com

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JANUARY 11, 2013

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InvItatIon to BId Supply of Rolling Stock Spare Partsunder ITB No. 1212-373-01 and PR No.RS1-0812-278
Pre-bid Conference - January 18, 2013 @ 10:00 A.M. Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot Santolan, Pasig City - January 30, 2013 @ 9:00 A.M. Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig City Submission and Opening of Bids

Contract ID/Name/Location : 12HN0081 - Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Cebu North Road (Canduman) K II +657 to K 12+585 Mandaue City, Cebu _______________________________________________________________ Cebu 6th District Engineering Office A.C. Cortes Avenue, Mandaue City, Cebu Tel. No.: 5202044

BID BULLETIN NO. BB2013-001

Series of 2013 Subject: New Schedule of Bid Opening
This is to notify all prospective bidders of the above-mentioned project under Advertisement No. 12-009 dated December 17, 2012, to please be informed that the Road Board Secretariat had verbally informed this office of its approval an the Asphalting Scope of Work for the above-mentioned project. Consequently, the Bidding and Awards Committee has decided to revoke the cancellation of the Bid Opening which was posted on January 8, 2013. and officially announced that a new dropping and opening of Bids will be on January 16, 2013. Please find details below; Issuance of Bidding Documents : until January 16, 2013 at 9:00am Receipt of Bids (dropping) : January 16, 2013 @ 9:00am to 12:00pm Opening of Bids : January 16. 2013 @ 2:00pm You may call the BAC Secretariat Office at Tel. No. (032) 5202044 for your queries. For your information and guidance. (Sgd.) MYRNA A. DELA SERNA BAC Chairman/Chief. MQC Section

Technical Specifications: 100 pcs.Rubber Ring V60 Designation: Rubber Ring v60 dia. 495 or its approved equivalent Part Number: 100084 or 006671/004 or its approved equivalent 5,000 pcs.Wheel Stud M14 x 100mm Part Number: 005399/007 or 006406/005 or its approved equivalent Size: M14 x 100mm

In Classified Ads section must be brought to our attention the very day the advertisement is published. We will not be responsible for any incorrect ads not reported to us immediately.
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS

5,000 pcs. Wheel Nut M14 Part Number: 005399/002 or its approved equivalent Size: M14 The complete technical specifications are available at the bidding documents The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget, intends to apply the sum of a Total of Seven Million One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Five Hundred Pesos Only (Php7,132,500.00) inclusive of all duties, taxes and/or other charges being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the afore-mentioned contract/s. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Delivery period is required on or before 7 months upon receipt of Purchase Order. LRTA now invites bids from Interested Bidders with the following details:

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
We are inviting interested accredited / eligible bidders to bid for the Proposed Projects as follows: 1. Proposed Improvement of New Makati City Hall Building (Air-Conditioning system), located at J.P. Rizal St., Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City P146,773,641.00 2. Proposed Rehabilitation of Tejeros Tenement Phase V, located at H. Santos St., Brgy. Tejeros, Makati City P29,680,053.00 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 1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor 2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor 3. Bid Evaluation 4. Post-Qualification 5. Notice of Award SCHEDULE January 17, 2013 (2:00 P.M.) January 31, 2013 (2:00 P.M.) January 31 to February 07, 2013 February 07, 2013 February 14, 2013

(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

QUEZON II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE Dalahican Road, Lucena City Tel. No. (042) 373-4252

Description

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)

Bid Security ** Cash/CCMCBank draft/ guarantee or ILC(2%)* Php62,100.00 Php59,550.00 Php21,000.00 Php142,650.00 Surety bond (5%)* Php155,250.00 Php148,875.00 Php52,500.00 Php356,625.00 Cost of Bid Documents

INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Quezon II District Engineering Office through 2013 DA FUND intends to apply the sum of Sixty nine million eight hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred thirty nine pesos and 16/100 (P 69,899,939.16 ) to payments under the contract for Contract ID Nos. 13DJ02840 CLUSTER 24: et;al. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Quezon II District Engineering Office now invites bids for the following Contract ID Nos. : 1. 13DJ028- CLUSTER 24 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Masalukot 2, Candelaria,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Malabanban Sur,Candelaria,Quezon c) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Malabanban Norte, Candelaria,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 5,999,992.85 2. 13DJ029- CLUSTER 25 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Sta. Catalina Norte, Candelaria,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Sta. Catalina Sur, Candelaria,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,999,997.76 3. 13DJ030 - CLUSTER 26 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. San Mateo, Dolores, Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Putol,Dolores, Quezon c) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Antonino,Dolores, Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 5,999,992.05 4. 13DJ031 - CLUSTER 27 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Sampaga, San Antonio,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Bagong Niing,San Antonio,Quezon c) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Arawan, San Antonio,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 5,999,994.01 5. 13DJ032 - CLUSTER 28 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Guis-Guis Talon, Sariaya,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Janagdong 1, Sariaya,Quezon c) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Janagdong 2, Sariaya,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 5,999,985.66 6. 13DJ033 - CLUSTER 29 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Manggalang 1,Sariaya,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Concepcion 1,Sariaya,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,999,991.96 7. 13DJ034 - CLUSTER 30 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Sampaloc 2,Sariaya,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Pili, Sariaya,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,999,993.48 8. 13DJ035 - CLUSTER 31 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. San Pedro,Tiaong,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Ayusan 1,Tiaong,Quezon c) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Ayusan 2, Tiaong,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 5,999,999.17 9. 13DJ036 - CLUSTER 32 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. San Jose, Tiaong,Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Lagalag, Tiaong, Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,999,998.27 10. 13DJ37 - CLUSTER 33 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Talisay,Tiaong, Quezon b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Palagaran,Tiaong,Quezon Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,999,996.74 11. 13DJ038 - CLUSTER 34 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Ibabang Talim,Lucena City b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Salinas, Lucena City Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,999,999.26 12. 13DJ039 - CLUSTER 35 a) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Silangang Mayao, Lucena City b) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Mayao Castillo, Lucena City c) Concreting of FMR at Brgy. Mayao Parada, Lucena City Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 5,999,997.95 P 1,999,995.09 P 1,999,998.88 P 1,999,998.88

100 pcs. Rubber Ring V60 5,000 pcs. Wheel Stud M14 x 100mm 5,000 pcs. Wheel Nut M14 Total

Php3,105,000.00 Php2,977,500.00 Php1,050,000.00 Php7,132,500.00

Php10,000.00

*Only those issued by universal or commercial banks **In lieu of a bid security, the bidder may submit a Bid Securing Declaration pursuant to Section 27.5 of RA 9184 and itsRevised IRR

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:
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

(Sgd.) ATTY. ELENO M. MENDOZA, JR. Chairperson

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing on January 11, 2013 until not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids at the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PhP10,000.00 only. Pre Bid Conference shall be open to all interested Bidders. Bidders who have not purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to participate and may raise their queries or clarifications therein. However, only those who have purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to raise or submit written queries/clarifications after the Pre Bid Conference. Submission and Opening of Bids will publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders authorized representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in theInstructions to Bidders and the Bid Data Sheet. LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva Head, BAC Secretariat Administration Bldg., LRTA Cmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314 Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com Facsimile No. 551-5946 Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee
f. 2. a. b.

ANNEX

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Office Narra, Palawan

P 1,999,998.88 P 1,999,998.88

INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Office, Narra, Palawan, through the FY 2013 Regular Infra Projects and Dep-Ed Regular School Building Program intends to apply the hereunder Approved Budgets for the Contract to payments of the corresponding contracts listed below. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 1. a. b. 13EF0008 Cluster II-1. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Mangsee ES, 2. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Bancalaan ES, 3. Construction of Three (3) classrooms, Caguisan Annex, 4. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Dumaga ES, 5. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Pasig ES, 6. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Maria Hangin ES Contract Location : Balabac, Palawan Scope of Work : Construction of one (1) storey Building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1. 1,219,680.00 2. 1,180,080.00 3. 1,737,450.00 4. 1,199,880.00 5. 1,199,880.00 6. 1,180,080.00 Php7,717,050.00 Contract Duration : 150 cal. days 13EF0020 Cluster XIV-1. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Malapandeg ES, 2. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Panalingaan ES, 3. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Candawaga ES, 4. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Canipaan ES, 5. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Canipaan ES Extension 6. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Colandanum PS Contract Location : Rizal (Marcos), Palawan Scope of Work : Construction of one (1) storey Building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1. 1,180,080.00 2. 1,180,080.00 3. 1,180,080.00 4. 1,180,080.00 5. 1,180,080.00 6. 1,180,080.00 Php7,080,480.00 Contract Duration : 120 cal. days 13EF0021 Cluster XV-1. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Culasian ES (old), 2. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Latud ES, 3. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Guilingan ES, 4. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Tagbita ES, 5. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Tagpas PS, 6. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Ransang South ES, 7. Construction of Two (2) classrooms, Sicud ES Contract Location : Rizal (Marcos), Palawan Scope of Work : Construction of one (1) storey Building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1. 1,180,080.00 2. 1,180,080.00 3. 1,180,080.00 4. 1,180,080.00 5. 1,180,080.00 6. 1,180,080.00 7. 1,180,080.00 Php8,260,560.00 Contract Duration : 120 cal. days Contract ID Contract Name 13EF0025 Cluster I-1. Replacement of Molpog Bridge along Palawan Circumferential Road, 2. Replacement of Sayab Bridge I along Palawan Circumferential Road 3. Replacement of Sayab Bridge 2 along Palawan Circumferential Road Contract Location : Bataraza, Palawan Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Timber Bridges, Bridge Excavation, Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base, PCCP (230mm thick), PreCast Concrete Piles, Test Piles, Reinforcing Steelbars (Grade 40 & 60), Structural Concrete Class A, Painting, Grouted Riprap, Detour and Road Safety Device Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1. 3,600,000.00 2. 7,291,200.00 3. 7,232,400.00 Php18,123,600.00 Contract Duration : 200 cal. days : : : : 13EF0026 Cluster II-1. Replacement of Salongsong Bridge along Quezon-Punta Baja Road, 2. Replacement of Sumurong Bridge along Palawan Circumferential Road Rizal, Palawan Removal of Existing Bailey Bridges, Bridge Excavation, Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base, PCCP (230mm thick), Pre-Cast Concrete Piles, Test Piles, Reinforcing Steel bars (Grade 40 & 60), Structural Concrete Class A, Painting, Grouted Riprap, Detour and Road Safety Devices : : Contract ID Contract Name : : Contract ID Contract Name : : Contract ID Contract Name : :

P 1,999,997.35 P 1,999,997.35 P 1,999,997.35

P 1,999,997.35 P 1,999,997.35 P 1,999,999.31

c. d. e.

P 1,999,995.22 P 1,999,995.22 P 1,999,995.22

P 1,999,995.22 P 1,999,996.74

P 1,999,996.74 P 1,999,996.74

(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

c. d. e.

P 1,999,999.37 P 1,999,999.90 P 1,999,999.90

f.

P 1,999,999.90 P 1,999,998.37

For The Supply of Labor and Materials for the upgrading of Airconditioning System at Depot-LRT Line 2 System under ITB No. 1209-291-09R Schedule of Activities:
c. d. e.

InvItatIon to BId

3. a. b.

P 1,999,998.37 P 1,999,998.37

Pre-Bid Conference

- January 18, 2013 @ 10:00 A.M. Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig City

P 1,999,999.63 P 1,999,999.63

Submission and Opening of Bids - February 01, 2013 @ 9:00 A.M. Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig City DESCRIPTION& QUANTITY Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) PhP5,000,000.00
4.

f. a. b.

P 1,999,999.63 P 1,999,999.16 P 1,999,999.16

Supply of Labor and Materials for the upgrading of Airconditioning System at Depot-LRT Line 2 System (1 Lot) [(Project details are outlined in the Terms of Reference (TOR)]

c. d.

13. 13DJ040- Repair/Rehab./Improvement of MSR- Sariaya Section KO114+800KO116+000 (w/exceptions) Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 9,900,000.00 Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least One (1) contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may submit their letter of intents from January 9-25, 2013. They may obtain further information from DPWH, Quezon II District Engineering Office, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M 5:00 P.M A complete set of bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Five thousand Pesos (5,000) for 1M up to 5M Projects & Ten thousand pesos (10,000) for 5M up to 20M Project. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids. The DPWH, Quezon II District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH Quezon II DEO Conference Room, which shall be open to all interested parties. Bids must have delivered to the address below on January 31, 2013 until 2:00 P.M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The DPWH reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: JEREMIAS B. LICAS JR. BAC Chairman Attention: Head, BAC Secretariat DPWH,Quezon II District Engineering Office Dalahican Road, Lucena City Tel. No. (042) 373- 4252 Approved by: (Sgd.) JEREMIAS B. LICAS JR. Chief, Construction Section Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee Noted by: (Sgd.) CELESTIAL S. FLANCIA District Engineer
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar Year 2012, intends to apply the sum of a Total of FIVE MILLION (PhP5,000,000.00) PESOS ONLY inclusive of All Duties, Taxes and other charges being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the afore-mentioned contract/s. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Contract period is required within Thirty (30) Calendar Days and to proceed within Five (5) calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP). LRTA now invites bids from Prospective/Interested Bidders with the following details: Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Supply of Labor and Materials for the upgrading of Airconditioning System at Depot-LRT Line 2 System (1 Lot) TOTAL Bid Security** Cash/CC-MC Security: Bank draft/ Surety bond guarantee or CLC (5%)* (2%)*
5.

e.

f. a. b. c. d.

Contract ID Contract Name Contract Location Scope of Work

Description

Cost of Bid Documents

e.

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Contract Duration :

Php 1. 11,348,400.00 2. 11,395,440.00 Php 22,743,840.00

150 cal. days

PhP5,000,000.00

PhP100,000.00

Php250,000.00

PhP5,000.00

f.

The DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Office, now invites bids for the above named projects. Bidders should have completed a single largest completed contract (SLCC) equivalent to twenty five (25%) of a contract similar to the project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am-5:00pm. A complete set of Bidding Documents (BDs) may be purchased by the interested Bidders from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount shown in the table below. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. CONTRACT ID 13EF0008, 13EF0020, 13EF0021 13EF0025 13EF0026 AMOUNT OF BID DOCUMENTS Php 7,500.00 Php 12,000.00 Php 18,000.00

PhP5,000,000.00

PhP100,000.00

Php250,000.00

PhP5,000.00

*Only those issued by universal or commercial banks ** In lieu of Bid Security, bidder may submit Bid Securing Declaration pursuant to Section 27.5 of RA9184 and its IRR Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing on January 11, 2013 until not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids at the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PhP5,000.00 only. Pre Bid Conference shall be open to all interested Bidders. Bidders who have not purchase the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to participate and may raise their queries or clarifications therein. However, only those who have purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to raise or submit written queries/clarifications after the Pre Bid Conference. Submission and Opening of Bidswill publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders authorized representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in theInstructions to Biddersand the Bid Data Sheet. LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva Head, BAC Secretariat Administration Bldg., LRTA Cmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314 Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com Facsimile No. 855-7796 (Sgd.) Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

The Pre-Bid Conference to be held at the Office of the BAC, DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Office, Narra, Palawan at 2:00pm, January 18, 2013 shall be open to all interested parties. Bids must be delivered to the address below. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Deadline for payment of Bid Docs, Receipts and Submission of Bids 3. Opening of Bids January 11-31, 2013 10:00 a.m., January 31, 2013 02:00 p.m., January 31, 2013

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualification. The DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Office, Narra, Palawan reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and to reject all bids at any time prior to Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: KALIKOZAMAN T. TAHA DPWH-Palawan II DEO 5303 Antipuluan, Narra, Palawan 09198108431 bac_dpwhnarra@yahoo.com Approved by: (Sgd.) EDDIE R. UY Engineer-III BAC Chairman
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS Cordillera Administrative Region OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR Engineers Hill, Baguio City

Republic of the Philippines

Re-Invitation to Bid
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Cordillera Administrative Region (DPWH-CAR, through the General Appropriations Act intends to apply the amount of the Approved Budget Cost to payments under the contract and now invites bids for the contract: Contract ID No: Contract Name: Contract Location: Fund: Approved Budget Cost: Scope of work: Contract Duration: Cost of Bidding Documents: 12PO0059 Road Opening/Construction of Kabugao, ApayaoSolsona, Ilocos Norte Road (Apayao Side) Apayao FY 2013: Regular Infrastructure Program Php 120,763,752.11 Roadway Excavation (Common Earth) Surplus, Roadway Excavation (Solid Rock), etc. 269 Calendar Days Php 40,000.00

Re-Invitation to Bid
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Cordillera Administrative Region (DPWH-CAR, through the General Appropriations Act intends to apply the amount of the Approved Budget Cost to payments under the contract and now invites bids for the contract: Contract ID No: Contract Name: Contract Location: Fund: Approved Budget Cost: Scope of work: 12PI0083 Preventive Maintenance along Mt. Province Nueva Vizcaya Road (Intermittent Section) K0383+070 K0384+000 and K0384+153 K0384+471 Mt. Province CY 2013 Regular Infrastructure Program

InvItatIon to BId For The Contract for the Repair and Restoration of Wheel Truing Machine of Line 1 System under ITB No. 1209-289-09
Schedule of Activities: Pre-bid Conference Submission and Opening of Bids January 18, 2013 @ 10:00AM Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot Santolan, Pasig City February 1, 2013 @ 9:00 A.M. Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot Santolan, Pasig City

The complete detail of the project is in the Terms of Reference which is included in the bidding documents. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget, intends to apply the sum of NINE MILLION NINE HUNDRED FORTY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TEN PESOS AND EIGHTY-FIVE CENTAVOS ONLY (Php9,946,610.85) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) inclusive of labor cost and all Duties, Taxes and / or other charges to payments under the afore-mentioned contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Contract period is Seventy-Five (75) Calendar days upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed. LRTA now invites bids from Prospective/Interested Bidders with the following details: Bid Security ** Cash/CC-MC/ Bank draft/ Surety bond guarantee (5%)* or ILC (2%)* Contract for the Repair and Restoration of Wheel Truing Machine Php9,946,610.85 Php198,932.22 Php497,330.54 Php10,000.00

Bids received in excess of the Approved Budget Cost shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Completion of the Works is required within the contract duration. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Document particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contract Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the cost of Bidding Documents. Interested bidders can also make payments for the purchase of the Bidding Documents at any DPWH Field Offices. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of bids. Letters of Intent and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class A documents are to be accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other relevant documents on or before the deadline for submission of bids. The Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013, 10:00 AM at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office, 2nd Floor Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, Engineers Hill, Baguio City, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways- Cordillera Administrative Region, Engineers Hill, Baguio City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Bids must be delivered on January 29, 2013, not later than 10:00 a.m. at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office, 2nd Floor Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, Engineers Hill, Baguio City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1. Bids will be opened in the presence of the owner or the bidders authorized representatives who choose to attend at the above. Late bids shall not be accepted. The Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: ATTY. MICHAEL S. VILLAFRANCA Attorney IV HEAD, BAC Secretariat (074) 300-6047

Php 10,066,537.69 Instapave Surface Treatment (Surface Correction), Instapave Surface Treatment Contract Duration: 42 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00

Bids received in excess of the Approved Budget Cost shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Completion of the Works is required within the contract duration. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Document particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contract Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the cost of Bidding Documents. Interested bidders can also make payments for the purchase of the Bidding Documents at any DPWH Field Offices. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of bids. Letters of Intent and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class A documents are to be accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other relevant documents on or before the deadline for submission of bids. The Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013, 10:00 AM at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office, 2nd Floor Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, Engineers Hill, Baguio City, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways- Cordillera Administrative Region, Engineers Hill, Baguio City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Bids must be delivered on January 29, 2013, not later than 10:00 a.m. at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Office, 2nd Floor Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region - Regional Office, Engineers Hill, Baguio City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1. Bids will be opened in the presence of the owner or the bidders authorized representatives who choose to attend at the above. Late bids shall not be accepted. The Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera Administrative Region reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: MICHAEL S. VILLAFRANCA Attorney IV HEAD, BAC Secretariat (074) 300-6047

Description

Approved Budget for the Contract

Cost of Bid Documents

*Only those issued by universal or commercial banks ** In lieu of Bid Security, bidder may submit Bid Security Declaration pursuant to Section 27.5 of RA 9184 and its Revised IRR (6th Edition) Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing on January 11, 2013 until not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids at the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php10,000.00 only. Pre Bid Conference shall be open to all interested Bidders. Bidders who have not purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to participate and may raise their queries or clarifications therein. However, only those who have purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to raise or submit written queries/clarifications after the Pre Bid Conference. Submission and Opening of Bids will publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders authorized representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the Instructions to Bidders and the Bid Data Sheet. LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva Head, BAC Secretariat Administration Bldg., LRTA Cmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314 Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com Facsimile No. 551-5946 Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO Chairman - Bids & Awards Committee
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

Department of Public Works and Highways

Government Center, Calumpang, Binangonan, Rizal Telephone #: 652-3652/652-3657/652-5093

Republic of the Philippines

DPWH-Rizal I District Engineering Office

Region IV-A (SouthernTagalog Region)

INVITATION TO BID
(Sgd.) CONSTANTE R. SARMIENTO Chief, Maintenance Division BAC Chairman
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Rizal I District Engineering Office, through the CY 2012 PDAF (Sen. Loren Legarda) and PDAF FY 2012, intends to apply the sum stated hereunder to payments under the contract for the aforementioned projects: 1. Contract ID No. : 13DN0008 Contract Name : Construction of Health Center Contract Location : Binangonan, Rizal Scope of Work : Construction of Health Center Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 2,000,000.00 Contract Duration : 60 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 5,000.00 2. Contract ID No. Contract Name Contract Location Scope of Work 13DN0009 Improvement/Concreting of Road, So. Pagrai, Mayamot First District Antipolo City Concreting/Improvement of Road and Construction of Single Barrel Box Culvert Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,999,934.02 Contract Duration : 60 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 5,000.00 : : : : : 13DN0010 : Repair/Rehabilitation of Roads, GSIS Avenue, Brgy. Bagong Nayon Contract Location : First District Antipolo City Scope of Work : Concreting of Road and Repair/Improvement of Drainage System Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 3,000,000.00 Contract Duration : 45 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 5,000.00 : 13DN0011 : Improvement/Riprapping of Flood Control Structures 1. Purok 4C, Mayamot 500,000.00 2. So. Tanglaw, San Isidro 500,000.00 3. Blk. 14, Phase 2, San Isidro 500,000.00 4. Siruna Phase I, Mambugan 2,000,000.00 5. So. Mabolo, Mambugan 1,000,000.00 6. Beverly Hills 750,000.00 Contract Location : First District Antipolo City (Cluster-Flood Control) Scope of Work : Construction of Slope/Creek Protection Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,250,000.00 Contract Duration : 90 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00 : 13DN0012 : Improvement/Repair/Rehabilitation of MP Pavement 1. Sitio Kabute, Dela Paz 2,000,000.00 2. Zontaville, San Isidro 1,500,000.00 3. So. Maligaya School Site, San Isidro 50,000.00 4. Phase 1, San Isidro 1,000,000.00 Contract Location : First District Antipolo City (Cluster-Other Infrastructure) Scope of Work : Improvement/Repair/Rehabilitation of Various Multi-Purpose Pavements Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,150,000.00 Contract Duration : 90 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00

(Sgd.) CONSTANTE R. SARMIENTO Chief, Maintenance Division BAC Chairman

(MST-Jan. 11, 2013) (MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Manila

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Manila

Republic of the Philippines

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION AND BIDS 11 January 2013 Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase II JICA Loan Agreement No. PH-P250:
I. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) has received a Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) toward the cost of the Road Upgrading and Preservation Project on March 30, 2012. It is intended to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Loan to eligible payments for which this Invitation for Prequalification and Bids is issued. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) hereinafter referred to as the Employer, invites local and foreign contractors and/or firms to apply for prequalification and bids for: Project Contract ID Name of Project : 12Z00094 : Contract Package III, Plaridel Bypass Road Section (Sta. 47+400.00 Sta. 49+625.00) under the Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase II, Plaridel Bypass. Net length : 2.22 Km Location : Province of Bulacan Duration : 1,080 Calendar Days Major Scope of Works : a.) b.) Construction of 1.063 Kms. new PCCP Road 7.00 m wide and 230.00 mm, 280.00 mm & 300.00 mm thick Construction of Angat Bridge, a 1,120.70 meters long bridge with seven (7) spans Continuous Prestressed Concrete Box Girder Main Span Erected by Balance Cantilever Method and twelve (12) span Connected Continuous P.C. Girders Side Spans on each sides on Bored Piles Foundation and one (1) PCDG Bridge on Precast Concrete Piles Foundation. Construction of Drainage & Slope Protection Structures and Miscellaneous Works I.

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION AND BIDS 11 January 2013 Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase II JICA Loan Agreement No. PH-P250:
The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) has received a Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) toward the cost of the Road Upgrading and Preservation Project on March 30, 2012. It is intended to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Loan to eligible payments for which this Invitation for Prequalification and Bids is issued. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) hereinafter referred to as the Employer, invites local and foreign contractors and/or firms to apply for prequalification and bids for: Project Contract ID Name of Project : 12Z00095 : Contract Package IV, Plaridel Bypass Road Section (Sta. 49+625.00 Sta. 57+362.35) under the Arterial Road Bypass Project, Phase II, Plaridel Bypass. Net length : 7.74 Kilometers Location : Province of Bulacan Duration : 780 Calendar Days Major Scope of Works : a.) Construction of 7.666 Kms. new PCCP Road 7.00 m wide and 230.00 mm, 280.00 mm & 300.00 mm thick b.) Embankment Construction (average of 2.00 to 3.00 meters high) c.) Construction of two (2) PCDG Bridges on seat type abutments and Precast Concrete Piles Foundation. d.) Construction of Drainage & Slope Protection Structures and Miscellaneous Works III. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Guidelines for Procurement under Japanese ODA Loans, dated March 2009, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. (i) Foreign contractors/applicants should be licensed in their own countries and areas and authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate in their country. (ii) Local contractors/applicants should be holding PCAB License with Category AAA and Certificate of Registration and Classification of Contractors as Large B for Roads and Bridges issued by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) and duly included in the DPWH Registry of Contractors (iii) Both foreign and local contractors/applicants should have an ISO 9001:2008 Certification per DPWH D.O. No. 01, Series of 2011. IV. In case of a Joint Venture Applicant (JVA), the lead firm and member partners must satisfy the registration and classification requirements in order to meet the jointly and severally liable provision for any/all obligations, which the JVA may incur. The combined JVA shall meet the requirements of all the qualifying criteria (Eligibility, General Experience, Historical Contract Non-Performance and Financial Situation). JVA minimum percentage requirement only for Average Annual Construction Turnover of Financial Situation shall be; (i) Each member of the JVA is required to meet individually a particular percentage (usually not less than 25%) of the qualification requirements.

3. Contract ID No. Contract Name

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c.) III.

Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Guidelines for Procurement under Japanese ODA Loans, dated March 2009, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. Foreign contractors/applicants should be licensed in their own countries and areas and authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate in their country. (ii) Local contractors/applicants should be holding PCAB License with Category AAA and Certificate of Registration and Classification of Contractors as Large B for Roads and Bridges issued by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) and duly included in the DPWH Registry of Contractors (iii) Both foreign and local contractors/applicants should have an ISO 9001:2008 Certification per DPWH D.O. No. 01, Series of 2011. (i)

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Rizal I District Engineering Office, now invites bids for the above stated projects. Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1) contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly in Section II. Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH, Rizal I District Engineering Office, BAC Secretariat Office, Brgy. Calumpang, Binangonan, Rizal and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Interested bidders are also required to present the originals of their Contractors Registration Certificate to the DPWH, Rizal I District Engineering Office BAC for authentication. Submission of Letter of Intent is from January 11-30, 2013. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents stated above. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGeps) and the website of the DPWH, if available, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids. The DPWH, Rizal I District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. in the DPWH, Rizal I District Engineering Office (Conference Room), which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered to the address below on January 31, 2013 until 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18; Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted; The DPWH reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. DPWH, Rizal I District Engineering Office likewise assumes no obligation whasoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses or loss that said party(ies) may incur in its participation in the pre-bidding and bidding process nor does it guarantee that an award will be made. For further information, please refer to: ENGR. ELISOR M. NIERVA Head, BAC Secretariat DPWH-Rizal I District Engineering Office Brgy. Calumpang, Binangonan, Rizal Tel. No. (02) 652-36-52 / 652-36-57

IV.

In case of a Joint Venture Applicant (JVA), the lead firm and member partners must satisfy the registration and classification requirements in order to meet the jointly and severally liable provision for any/all obligations, which the JVA may incur. The combined JVA shall meet the requirements of all the qualifying criteria (Eligibility, General Experience, Historical Contract Non-Performance and Financial Situation). JVA minimum percentage requirement only for Average Annual Construction Turnover of Financial Situation shall be; (i) (ii) Each member of the JVA is required to meet individually a particular percentage (usually not less than 25%) of the qualification requirements. At least one member of the JVA is required to meet a particular percentage (usually not less than 40%) of the qualification requirements. V.

(ii) At least one member of the JVA is required to meet a particular percentage (usually not less than 40%) of the qualification requirements. The Applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: PARTICULARS Minimum Requirements Average Annual Construction Turnover for the last P 609.00 M five (5) years Successful experience in the execution of the projects similar in nature and complexity comparable to the proposed project within the last ten (10) years: a) Construction/Rehabilitation of three 7.0 Kms. total length (each project) (3) PCCP Road Project with minimum thickness of 230.00 mm. Construction of three (3) PCDG Bridges 30.00 l.m. span length (each bridge) AASHTO Girder, Type IV-B Construction of one (1) Project (Road, Dam, Airport, etc.) with Embankment Works 250,000 cu.m. total volume

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The Applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: PARTICULARS Minimum Requirements Average Annual Construction Turnover for the last P 778.00 M five (5) years Successful experience in the execution of the projects similar in nature and complexity comparable to the proposed project within the last ten (10) years: a) Construction/Rehabilitation of three (3) PCCP 1.0 km. (each project) Road Project with minimum thickness of 230.00 mm. 40.00 l.m. span length (each bridge) Construction of three (3) PCDG Bridges 320.0 l.m. total length Construction of one (1) Prestressed Concrete Continuous Box Girder Bridge with a minimum span length of 50.0 l.m.

b) c) VI.

b) c) VI.

Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information and inspect the Prequalification and Bidding documents at: Philippine-Japan Highway Loan-Project Management Office (PJHL-PMO) Department of Public Works and Highways 2nd Street, Port Area, Manila 1018 Telephone No.: (632) 304-3679; (632) 304-3804 Fax No.: (632) 304-3658; (632) 304-3805 Office Hours: 8:00 am 5:00 pm

Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information and inspect the Prequalification and Bidding documents at: Philippine-Japan Highway Loan-Project Management Office (PJHL-PMO) Department of Public Works and Highways 2nd Street, Port Area, Manila 1018 Telephone No.: (632) 304-3679; (632) 304-3804 Fax No.: (632) 304-3658; (632) 304-3805 Office Hours: 8:00 am 5:00 pm

VII. A complete set of Prequalification and Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Applicant(s) starting 14 January 2013 upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of P 40,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currency. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that Contractors/Bidders shall pay the fee for the Prequalification and Bid Documents not later than the submission of their bids. VIII. Application for Prequalification and Bids should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below on or before 5 March 2013, 10:00 a.m. and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the following amount: 1. P 23.35 Million or its equivalent in US Dollar or Japanese Yen; if bid security is in cash, cashiers or certified check, bank draft/guarantee or irrevocable letter of credit. IX. Bids will be opened in the presence of the prequalified Bidders representatives who choose to attend on 3 May 2013, 10:00 a.m. at the address below;

VII. A complete set of Prequalification and Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Applicant(s) starting 14 January 2013 upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of P 40,000.00 or its equivalent in foreign currency. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that Contractors/Bidders shall pay the fee for the Prequalification and Bid Documents not later than the submission of their bids. VIII. Application for Prequalification and Bids should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below on or before 5 March 2013, 10:00 a.m. and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the following amount: 1. P 13.20 Million or its equivalent in US Dollar or Japanese Yen; if bid security is in cash, cashiers or certified check, bank draft/guarantee or irrevocable letter of credit. IX. Bids will be opened in the presence of the prequalified Bidders representatives who choose to attend on 3 May 2013, 10:00 a.m. at the address below; Central Procurement Office (CPO) Function Room, 5th Floor, DPWH Building Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila

Central Procurement Office (CPO) Function Room, 5th Floor, DPWH Building Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila (Sgd.) ALFREDO G. TOLENTINO Undersecretary Chairman, BAC for Civil Works for FAPs
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

Approved by: (Sgd.) FERDINAND T. MONAKIL Chief, Construction Section BAC Chairman Noted by:
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

(Sgd.) ALFREDO G. TOLENTINO Undersecretary Chairman, BAC for Civil Works for FAPs
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

(Sgd.) EDGARDO P. PERALTA District Engineer

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Metro lm fest makes P767m

THE 38th Metro Manila Film Festival, held from December 25 to January 8, made a record-breaking P767.8 million in gross ticket sales, surpassing 2011s earnings of P636.7 million by 21 percent, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino announced on Thursday.
The comedy ick Sisterakas topped the box-ofce with gross receipts of P342 million, followed by One More Try which earned P170.5 million. Si Agimat, Si Enteng, at Si Ako earned P133.5 million, while Shake, Rattle and Roll 14, P45.3 million made it to the top 4. Completing the ofcial line-up are El Presidente, The Strangers, Sosy Problem and Thy Womb. Sisterakas, starring popular comedian Vice Ganda, also broke several records with the biggest opening day earnings at P39 million and highest box-ofce sales for local lm. Tolentino said the festivals new wave section, which ran from December 18 to December 24 in Glorietta cinemas also did well. We are optimistic that we can duplicate the same feat for this years MMFF, if not surpass it, with the participation of the movie producers who will showcase quality lms and the support of the moviegoing public, he added. Proceeds from the MMFF went to some beneciaries in the lm industry, such as the Mowelfund, Film Academy of the Philippines, Motion Picture Anti-Film Piracy Council, Optical Media Board, and Film Development Council of the Philippines. A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to the victims of typhoon Pablo in Compostela Valley and Negros Oriental. The overwhelming support of the movie-going public proves that the lms are all impressive, he noted. But the plaudits were also accompanied by derision with many viewers complaining of mediocrity and even plagiarism. The MMFF is not for serious lms, said lm critic and Manila Standard Today entertainment editor Isah Red. Many viewers also complained about participating moviehouses pulling out some MMFF entries and replacing them with better-selling ones. But the MMDA maintained that theater assignments to the eight ofcial entries were done fairly, but it just so happened that moviehouse owners in the provinces were allowed pull out entries and replace them with either of the two top sellers.

Barefoot in the park. Barefoot devotees of the Black Nazarene wait for the end of the high mass at the Luneta Park on the day of the procession that left 192 tons of garbage in areas where the parade passed. EY ACASIO

Procession leaves 192 tons of trash

By Rio N. Araja
AFTER an 18-hour procession of millions of devotees on Wednesday, street and garbage cleaners were left with an overwhelming number of bags for 192 tons of trash, equivalent to 32 truck loads. Francis Martinez, head of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Parkway Clearing Group, said most of the materials collected were plastic bottles, plastic bags for iced water, wrappers of candies and biscuits and spoiled food. He said a re truck had to spray water on the pavement of Plaza Miranda infront of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila to remove the stench left by some people who urinated at isolated corners of the plaza and around the church. The EcoWaste Coalition, an anti-pollution watchdog, slammed devotees for widespread littering that smeared the religious celebration of the festivity. We are dismayed by the immense trashing of the entire processional route from Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo during the feast day as if littering is an essential part of our devotion to the Black Nazarene, said EcoWastes zero waste campaigner Tin Vergara said in a statement. Time and again, our spiritual fervor for the eminent Black Nazarene has not been manifested in our consequent actions as we continue to dele the streets passed by the procession, she added. The group noted that littering in public places is prohibited by Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, and carries a ne of P300 to P1,000 or one to 15 days of community service, or both. The group, however, commended street cleaners and volunteers from government and civic groups who helped cleaned and retrieved recyclable items from areas along the procession route. We salute the waste pickers, who readily look after the immediate recovery of discards that could have ended up in canals, dumps, or burned; wasting valuable resources, polluting the environment, and endangering the health of the people, said Rey Palacio, the groups informal waste sector project ofcer.

IN BRIEF
Pipelaying starts in QC
THE Manila Water Company is currently undertaking a large-scale pipe rehabilitation project at the Libis area along C-5 Road in Quezon City to replace the current pipe network in the area, which is estimated to be more than 15 years old. The pipelaying project, which will cost P48.6 million entails the laying of 1,350 meters of pipes along the stretch of C-5 Road also known as Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (Libis area) and the replacement of the existing line along Calle Industria, Manggahan and Mercury streets. The pipelaying and rehabilitation works will be undertaken every day from 10 in the evening until 5 in the morning beginning at C5 southbound fronting Mercury Avenue, crossing to the other side of the road, continuing to C5 northbound lanes. Only one to two lanes will be closed during the pipelaying works while the remaining four lanes of C-5 will remain passable during the day. The project is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2013 and will serve as an alternate route once the DPWH EDSA road rehabilitation commences this year.

Business school hikes tuition to $45,000

By Roderick T. dela Cruz
THE Asian Institute of Management said Thursday it will increase its tuition by more than 87% from $24,000 to $45,000 within three years, the prestigious business schools president said on Thursday. AIM president Steven DeKrey said this means tuition at the Makati-based AIM would go up in peso terms from P976,800 (at yesterdays prices) to P1,831,500 for the 16-month Master in Business Administration program. We are raising our tuition considerably. We are going from $24,000 to $31,000 starting this year. Next year, we will go to $38,000, then the next year, $45,000, DeKrey said. DeKrey, an American who became the ninth president of AIM in August last year, said raising tuition was one of the strategies being considered to upgrade the quality of education at the business school. DeKrey served as the senior associate dean and a director of the masters program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Business and Management and helped build that business school into one of Asias leading management education institutions. He said AIM will also upgrade its facilities and they are already in discussions with the Lopez Group and Ayala Land Inc. to modernize its buildings, but he declined to give more details. DeKrey said the school will also strengthen its curriculum and hire more professors from other countries to attract more international students. Some 400 students enroll at AIMs MBA programs each year while more than 1,000 take up executive courses. About 65 percent of students are nonFilipinos, most of them from India.

Our goal is to have every major Asian city represented in AIM classrooms, said DeKrey, adding that he plans to make AIM one of the top ve business schools in Asia. At present, AIM was not even ranked among the top ten institutions by business publications Economist or Financial Times. DeKrey said the average tuition of top business schools in Asia was $45,000. I was amazed to see that we are charging so little. Our goal is to get to the average of the top ve schools in Asia. We have a three-year plan to go to $45,000, he said.

Court sees need to reopen closed pipeline

THE Court of Appeals recognizes the need to reopen the 117-kilometer Batangas-Manila fuel pipeline and may allow pipeline operator First Philippine Industrial Corp. to do so, provided it gets a safety certication from Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla. That was the gist of the appelate courts former 11th divison in its December 21 report and recommendation to the Supreme Court, which tasked the CA to determine whether the pipeline will be allowed to resume operations after it issued a writ of kalikasan against the pipeline in November 2010. The Court recognizes the importance of pipeline for a more effective and cheaper distribution of petroleum products to end-users, read the CA decision penned by Associate Justice Fernanda Lampas Peralta and concurred in by Associate Justices Mario Lopez and Socorro Inting. Nonetheless, the right of the people, including generations yet unborn to a balanced and healthful ecology cannot be sacriced in the name of progress, the decision added, noting that the pipeline provides around 60 percent of the fuel supply in Metro Manila through the Pandacan depot, the countrys largest oil depot. The Court said FPIC must get a certication from the energy secretary that the white oil pipeline is safe to operate. This certication should take into consideration the adoption of the appropriate leak detection system to be used in monitoring the entire pipelines mass input versus mass output. It must also consider the necessity of replacing the pipes with existing patches and sleeves in 15 segments along the pipeline enumerated in the decision. FPICs failure to submit the Energy departments certication within 60 days from notice of the Supreme Courts afrmation of the CA decision will result in the permanent closure of the pipeline.

Best re ghters named

FIRE marshals of Maguindanao province and Malabon City were among the eight outstanding re ghters of 2011 recognized for doing their job even in the line of re and for teaching re prevention to school children. The eight men have made a lifetime commitment in advocating safety as a way of life. And even at the risk of their own safety and lives, they are willing to live out that commitment, says Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. Vice President for Communications Roberto S. Kanapi during the awarding ceremony held at the Hotel Rembrandt. The Safety Organization of the Philippines and the Bureau of Fire Protection hold the TOPF Awards every year with Pilipinas Shell as the sponsor, which also provided each of the awardees with a P100,000 check as cash prize. One of the awardees was Insp. Ronald Ali M. Ampang, the rst Maguindanaoan re ghter to receive the award. At 31, he is also the youngest among the 2011 awardees. For risking his life to perform his public duty, Ampang exemplies the bravest of brave re ghters in the world as what BFP Deputy Chief for Operations Maria Sophia Mendoza described 2011s outstanding re ghters in her remarks at the awarding ceremony.

Ampatuan case goes to pre-trial

ALTHOUGH several bail petitions are still pending before her court, Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judge Jocelyn Reyes of Branch 221 nally convened the pre-trial conference for the November 2009 massacre of 58 people, including 34 journalists, in Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Prosecutors asked the judge to summon allies of former president and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as witnesses against the 198 accused, which include members of the politically powerful Ampatuan clan. Lead prosecutor Aristotle Reyes identied the Arroyo allies as former congressman Prospero Pichay, ex-presidential political adviser Gabby Claudio, ex-executive secretary Eduardo Ermita and ex-national security adviser Norberto Gonzales as their potential witnesses. He said the possible witnesses could testify about some meetings with then Buluan vice mayor and now Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu, whom they supposedly warned not to run against then governor Maguindanao Andal Ampatuan Sr. Broadcast journalists Anthony Taberna of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. and Joseph Morong of GMA News Inc., and former Maguindanao election ofcer Lintang Bedol have also been recommended as witnesses. Taberna and Morong will testify on the interviews they conducted with former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan, who claimed he was in Manila at the time of the massacre. Rio N. Araja

Loud and clear. Leftist activists rally in front of the Presidential Commission on Good

Government to protest the governments supposed failure to return the controversial coconut levy funds to coconut farmers. MANNY PALMERO

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PTA trainees dominate Andrada tilt

WHATEVER the Philippine Tennis Academy is doing in training some of the sports young hopefuls, it must be working well if the results of the recently concluded Buddy Andrada Age-Group Tennis Cup will be used as basis. The PTA is a private sector initiative started in August of 2011 by tennis patrons Jean Henri Lhuillier, Oscar Hilado, Rommis Chan, and Hanky Lee, with the involvement of former tennis great Felix Barrientos, Roland So and Reymund Suarez, with former national player Jun Toledo as head coach for the PTA training program. With its objective of identifying young talents in the provinces and training them, the PTA has selected three athletes, Iggy Pantino from Ormoc, Leyte and now in the United States for training and competition; Cagayan de Oro native Roxanne Mae Resma, and Kim Iglupas, who hails from Tubod, Iligan City, as regular trainees. The academy also helps other young hopefuls like Bryan Otico from Bukidnon, Jan Godfrey Sen from from Cebu, Nicole Amistad from Tuguegarao and recent trainees Rafa Villanueva and Stefan Suarez in their training. The 15-year-old Resma ruled both the 16-under and 18-under age groups, beating teammate Iglupas in the 16-under, while besting Isabella Orteza in the 18-under, while Otico went home with the 14-under boys crown. Suarez copped the 16-under title. It must be our all-day training in the PTA. We train our athletes six hours a day, six days a week. The training covers all aspects of the game, from the physical side to the mental side. Discipline is a must for the athletes, otherwise they get out of the program, said Toledo. For this year, the PTA will evaluate their trainees from their last years performance and the improvement areas and how they were able to address said areas, before deciding on who to send abroad where they can compete.

Spurs nip slumping Lakers

SAN ANTONIONot even a hardfought loss against a longtime rival did little to brighten the mood of one of the more tumultuous seasons in the storied history of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Tony Parker scored 24 points and the San Antonio Spurs handed the slumping Lakers their fth straight loss with a 108-105 victory Wednesday night. Manu Ginobili added 19 points and Tiago Splitter and Stephen Jackson had 14 each for San Antonio (28-10), which has won 11 straight at home. Splitter also had a career-high 14 rebounds. Kobe Bryant had 27 points, Metta World Peace added 23 and Earl Clark 22 for Los Angeles (15-20). Bryant was 10 for 24 from the eld, missing a 3-pointer on his nal attempt that would have tied the game. Clark missed a follow-up 3 off a long rebound. What can the Lakers take from such a battle? We lost ve in a row, Bryant said. Its pretty self-explanatory. Coming off a 125-112 loss at Houston on Tuesday, the Lakers fought until the nal buzzer. Bryants 3-pointer pulled Los Angeles to 105-99 with 3:32 remaining. The 3 led to dueling cries of support between a large contingent of Lakers fans seated near the Los Angeles bench and Spurs fans. Did the effort give Lakers coach Mike DAntoni reason to smile? No, not really, he said. Im proud of their effort. They fought. They fought last night against Houston. You can see the team getting some traction, but were a long ways away from a smile. Antawn Jamisons layup pulled the Lakers to 105-102 following a timeout, but Artest missed a layup and 3-pointer on consecutive possessions. Ginobili hit a 3-pointer that gave the Spurs a six-point lead, but Clark responded with his own 3 to close to 108-105, setting up Bryants nal attempt. AP

Cage champ. The second Mayor Bernabe Basketball League was recently concluded with the Paraaque police team winning the championship, the Youth and Sports Development Ofce as runner-up. They are followed by DepEd-Paraaque Schools Division and the City Health Ofce. At the awarding rites are Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. (second from left), City Councilor Benjo Bernabe (left) and San Antonio Barangay Chairman Leopoldo Casale (partly hidden), joined by Dr. Olga Virtusio, health chief.

Tolentino tops Del golf tourney

JOAQUIN Tolentino ruled the premier Class A of the third Mayor Del De Guzman Golf Classic Tournament at the Valley Golf and Country Club, Antipolo City recently. Other winners were Rommel Panopio (Class B), Claro Bagalso (Class C), Enzo Flores (Class D), Inez Del Rosario (Ladies), Anthony Suntay (Celebrities), Bejie Magada (Professionals), Romeo Avila (Seniors), and Tony Andres (Super Seniors). One-hundred-sixty-eight golfers joined the tournament organized by overall chairman Noel Flores and co-chairman Vice Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz, in cooperation with the Philippine Constructors Association Marivalley and the Marikina Golfers Association. The 3rd Mayor Del De Guzman Golf Classic Tournament aims to collect funds to support the Marikina Watershed Reforestation projects of the Rotary Club of Marikina, Flores said. The tournament categories were based on the declared handicap. Format was Modied Blind Callaway. Elmer De Leon was the overall Low Net champion, while the overall Low Gross champion was Jeff Bernaldez. Registration started at 8 a.m., with the Shotgun Tee Off at 10 a.m. Fees are P2,000 for non-members of Valley Golf and Country Club; P1,500 for members; and P1,500 for senior citizens, inclusive of the green fee, giveaways, rafe, and buffet dinner. The tournament was also held in line with the 50th birthday celebration of Mayor De Guzman, who is also the president of the Rotary Club of Marikina.

Republic of the Philippines

Department of public Works anD HigHWays Quezon 4th District Engineering Office lucena city
itb no. 13-02

invitation to biD
The Department of public Works and Highways (DpWH), Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, Lucena City, through fy 2013 Dep. ed, intends to apply the sum of forty seven million five HunDreD eigHty four tHousanD pesos (p47,584,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments for Contract ID Nos. 13-DL0012 13-DL-0019. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Department of public Works and Highways (DpWH), Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, Lucena City, now invites bids from eligible bidders for the following Contract ID Nos.: 1. Contract ID : 13-DL-0012 Contract Name : Construction of 4 storey 8cl. School Building, Atimonan NCHS Contract Location : Atimonan, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 14,967,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 145 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P25,000.00 2. Contract ID : 13-DL-0013 Contract Name : Cluster I a. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,216,000.00 School Building, Manggalayan Bundok ES b. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 689,000.00 School Building, Montes Balaon ES c. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 669,000.00 School Building, San Andres Bundok ES d. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Sta. Catalina ES Annex Contract Location : Atimonan, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 3,213,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 40 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P5,000.00 3. Contract ID : 13-DL-0014 Contract Name : Cluster II a. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,166,000.00 School Building, Gayagayaan ES b. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 669,000.00 School Building, Cawayan ES c. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Hagakhakin ES d. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Pagsabangan e. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Sastre ES Contract Location : Gumaca, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 3,752,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 45 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P5,000.00 4. Contract ID : 13-DL-0015 Contract Name : Cluster III a. Construction of 1 storey 3cl. P1,712,000.00 School Building, Sta. Catalina ES b. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,216,000.00 School Building, Binahian A ES c. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 719,000.00 School Building, Banabahin ES d. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Lourdes ES e. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 669,000.00 School Building, Samat ES f. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, San Rafael ES Contract Location : Lopez, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 5,594,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 60 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P10,000.00 5. Contract ID : 13-DL-0016 Contract Name : Cluster IV a. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,166,000.00 School Building, Anahawan ES b. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,316,000.00 School Building, Anas ES c. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,166,000.00 School Building, Catangtang ES d. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,216,000.00 School Building, Villa Magsino ES e. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 689,000.00 School Building, Atulayan ES f. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Buli ES g. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Lungib ES h. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Tabansak ES i. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Apad NHS (Sto. Domingo NHS Apad Ext. Classes) Contract Location : Calauag, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 8,109,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 85 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P10,000.00 6. Contract ID : 13-DL-0017 Contract Name : Cluster V a. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,216,000.00 School Building, Cabibihan NHS b. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,166,000.00 School Building, Bukal ES c. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,166,000.00 School Building, Maguibuay ES d. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,166,000.00 School Building, Mahinta ES e. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. P1,216,000.00 School Building, Manato ES Annex Contract Location : Tagkawayan, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 5,930,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 65 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P10,000.00 7. Contract ID : 13-DL-0018 Contract Name : Cluster VI a. Construction of 1 storey 2cl. - P1,166,000.00 School Building, San Roque ES b. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 669,000.00 School Building, Cabuguang ES c. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 689,000.00 School Building, Del Rosario ES d. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 639,000.00 School Building, Mansilay ES e. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 689,000.00 School Building, Munting Parang ES f. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 689,000.00 School Building, San Diego ES Contract Location : Tagkawayan, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 4,541,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 50 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P5,000.00 8. Contract ID : 13-DL-0019 Contract Name : Cluster VII a. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 739,000.00 School Building, Del Pilar ES b. Construction of 1 storey 1cl. P 739,000.00 School Building, Sabang ES Contract Location : Quezon, Quezon Scope of Work : construction of school building Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 1,478,000.00 Source of Fund : FY 2013 Ded Ed Contract Duration : 25 CD Cost of Bidding Documents : P5,000.00 Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1) contract similar to the project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, In Section II Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships/partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy-five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Upon submission of Expression of Participation from January 10 - 25, 2012, interested Bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, BAC Secretariat Office, Lucena City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00A.M. 5:00 P.M., Monday to Friday. Interested contractors are also required to present the originals of their Contractors Registration Certificate (CRC) to the BAC for authentication, together with the printed copy of the Philgeps Order Form (Documents Request List DRL). A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the Website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, if available, provided that bidders shall pay the fee of Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, Lucena City will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH, Quezon 4th DEO Conference Room, which shall be open only to all interested parties. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00 P.M. of January 31, 2013. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bid opening shall be on January 31, 2013 after 2:00 P.M. at DPWH, Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, Lucena City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late Bids shall not be accepted. The DPWH Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, Lucena City, reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. DPWH - Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, Lucena City, likewise assumes no obligation whatsoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses or loss that said party(ies) may incur in its participation in the pre-bidding and bidding process nor does it guarantee that an award will be made. For Further information, please refer to: The BAC Chairman Attention: BAC Secretariat DPWH - Quezon IV District Engineering Office Inmaculada Concepcion Subdivision, Brgy. Isabang, Lucena City Tel. No. (042) 373-5626 Approved By: (Sgd.) ricarDo v. De guio Chairman, BAC Tel. and Fax No. (042) 373-5626 N O T E D: (Sgd.) Jose e. almero OIC District Engineer (MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

Womens Volleyball Leagues 17th season lures big cast

A TOTAL of 63 teams will compete in four divisions of the Best Center-organized and Milo-sponsored 17th Womens Volleyball League, which is set to start on Sunday at the Xavier School courts. Former national coach Florentino Kid Santos is the tournament commissioner with Monica Jorge, daughter of Best Center founder and president Nic Jorge, as his assistant. Competing in the 13-Under Developmental Division are Assumption Antipolo, Assumption College, Baesa Adventist Elementary School, Child Jesus of Prague School Colegio San Agustin-Makati, Holy Family School, Jubilee Christian Academy, King Solomon Christian School International, La Salle College-Antipolo, Saint Pedro Poveda College, San Beda-Alabang, School of St. Anthony, Southville International School and Colleges, St. James Academy, St. Joseph School of Fairview, St. Paul College-Makati, St. Scholasticas-Manila and St. Scholasticas-Westgrove. The 13-Under Competitive Division will have Colegio San Agustin-Makati, Dr. Rafael V. Palma Elementary School, Saint Pedro Poveda, SBC-Alabang and St. Scholasticas-Manila as participants. Taking part in the 17-Under Developmental Division are Assumption-Antipolo, Assumption College, Baesa Adventist, Child Jesus of Prague, Colegio de Sta. Rosa-Makati, Escuela de Sophia of Caloocan, Inc., Espiritu Santo Parochial School, Holy Trinity Academy, Immaculate Concepcion Academy, Immaculate Heart of Mary College, La SalleAntipolo, Miriam College, O.B. Montessori Center-Greenhills, Philippine Womens University, PWU-JASMS, Saint. Pedro Poveda, SBC-Alabang, SAS, School of the Holy Spirit, St. Bridget School, St. Joseph-Fairview, St. Marys College, St. Paul-Makati, St. Peter the Apostle School, St. Scholasticas-Manila, St. Scholasticas-Westgrove, St. Theresas College and UP-Integrated School.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF QUEZON CITY filipino savers bank, inc., Mortgagee/s. - versus Jerry v. velasco m/to amelia t. velasco, anD Juan marcos c. arellano, Jr. (aif) Mortgagor/s. x--------------------------------------------------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER ACT 3135 (AS AMENDED) UPON extra-judicial petition under ACT 3135, as amended by ACT 4118 and pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Real Estate Mortgage executed under the date of July 29, 2011 by Jerry v. velasco m/to amelia t. velasco anD Juan marcos c. arellano, Jr.(aif) - #24 B. Gonzales St., Xavierville I, Loyola Hts. Diliman, QC. / #47 Molave St., Valle Verde, Pasig City / 37 Set. De Guia, QC. mortgagor/s in favor of filipino savers bank, inc.,mortgagee/s to satisfy the mortgage debt in the amount of p2,498,205.56 as of october 12, 2012 including penalties, interest and other charges together with all the lawful fees and expenses of foreclosure sale, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, hereby announces that on february 5, 2013 at 10:00 oclock in the morning or soon thereafter, in front of the main entrance of the Hall of Justice of Quezon City (beside Quezon City Hall) Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, she will sell at public auction to the highest bidder and for cash, in Philippine currency, the following described real property/ies with all its improvements. transfer certificate of title no. 0042011004357 registry of Deeds-Quezon city A parcel of land (Lot 24, Blk. 6, of the cons. subdn. plan (LRC) Pcs-6818 (Sheet 2), being a portion of the cons. of Lots 1-18, Blk. 1; 1-13, Blk. 2; 1-14, Blk. 3; 1-16, Blk. 5; 1-122, Blk. 6; 1-23, Blk. 7; 1-9, Blk. 8; 1-21, Blk. 9; 1-3, Blk. 10; 1-16, Blk. 11; 1-13, Blk. 12; . Park Lots 1, 2 and 3 and Streets Lots 4-8 and 10-16, all described on plan Psd-35337, LRC (GLRC) Rec. No. 7672), situated in Q. City, Is. of Luzon. Bounded on the N., pts. 5 to 1 by Lot 23; on the E., pts. 1 to 2by Lot 26, both of Blk. 6; on the S., pts. 2 to 4 by Road lot 4; and on the W., pts. 4 to 5 by lot 47 (Alleys) Blk. 6, all of the cons. subdn plan. x x x x containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (421) SQ. METERS, more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. Interested parties are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the said property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be. In the event that public auction should not take place on said date due to fortuitous event or if the aforesaid scheduled date is declared a non-working holiday, it shall be held on february 12, 2013 at the same time and place without further notice. Quezon City, Metro Manila, January 7, 2013. Checked & Verified By: (Sgd.) perlita v. ele Clerk. of Court VII & Ex-Officio Sheriff (Sgd.) raymonD a. buenaventura Assisting Deputy Sheriff Warning: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this Notice of Sheriffs Sale on or before the date of the auction sale under penalty of the law
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Malcolms mission
BACK in May of 2000, MalDENNIS PRINCIPE colm Tunacao did the PORTS HAT country a huge favor by reclaiming a cherished world crown, which boxing idol Manny Pacquiao lost to a determined champion from Thailand. After 12 years, Tunacao plans to reprise that role when he meets a well-known Japanese world champion this year. The 35-year-old Tunacao revealed he received a phone call from his Japanese manager Masato Yamashita Wednesday morning stating that an agreement was reached for him to ght World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka. My manager told me it will be on April 8 in Tokyo. I was supposed to leave this week because initially, a March 17 date was being discussed, said Tunacao. My manager said I can start doing roadwork here in Cebu then leave on the 23rd. The southpaw Tunacao revealed that an added motivation for this ght is the fact that the WBC crown of Yamanaka was once held by compatriot Nonito Donaire, Jr. who relinquished the crown when he moved up and campaign in the superbantamweight class. I want to regain that belt for our country like what I did before when Manny lost his crown. We once enjoyed that belt when Nonito wore it and proudly raised it during his reign, said Tunacao. Tunacao gained the mandatory challenger status after he disposed of Mexican Christian Esquivel in seven rounds of their 12-round encounter last December 22 in Kobe, Japan. Tunacao has an impressive record of 32-23, with 20 knockouts. PACMAN SAVIOR. Soon after Medgoen Singsurat of Thailand stopped Pacquiao in three rounds to grab the WBC yweight title in 2000, the handlers of the newly crowned champion contacted Filipino promoter Rex Wakee Salud to arrange a title defense versus Tunacao. Initially, Salud was having second thoughts of agreeing to the title shot as Tunacao back then only had 10 professional ghts. The Thais probably thought Tunacao would be easy picking for them because the Mandaue born ghter only had 10 professional ghts back then.

I convinced my manager (Salud) to agree to the offer because I was condent I can beat Medgoen. They were not aware I won hundreds of ghts against the best amateur ghters, said Tunacao. It also helped, Tunacao said, that the belt he was aiming for was once owned by the already popular Pacquiao. BEST JAPANESE CHAMP. While Tunacao prefers to challenge the most popular Japanese champion in Koki Kameda, he is still eager to battle Yamanaka, whom he considers as the best Japanese ghter in this division. Yamanaka is stronger and a more intelligent ghter. He may not be as popular as Kameda, but beating Yamanaka will give me the same satisfaction because he beat the best challengers to his throne, said Tunacao. The 30-year-old Yamanaka (17-0-2, 12 KOs) won the vacant crown when he stopped Esquivel in the 11th round of their title ght last November 2011 in Japan. Yamanaka then made two successful title defenses in 2012 by scoring a decision win over multi-division world champion Vic Darchinyan of Australia, before knocking out Tomas Rojas of Mexico in the seventh round. His right hand is strong I felt its power when we sparred twice last year. But its his only weapon. I believe I can handle his style, said Tunacao. Though he insist he is focused solely in ghting Yamanaka, Tunacao eventually admitted his dream ght remains to be Kameda, who is the holder of the World Boxing Association bantamweight belt. POSTPARTUM. Allow me to thank Dra. Carelle Roux-Ong, the OB-Gyne par excellence of the University of Sto. Tomas hospital. My wife Queenny knows a lot of painful ideas in terms of a woman giving birth, being a nurse herself. But under Dra. Ongs care, my wife had a trouble-free delivery of our rst baby, Prince Zian Erik last Dec. 22. We felt Dra. Ongs sincerity as she took care of us before, during and after Queennys pregnancy. We later on learned from hospital nurses that Dra. Ongs well-known for her genuine care. Dra. Ongs clinic is located at room 403 of USTs building, where their doctors clinics are located and is available daily except Sundays and Tuesdays from 1 to 5 p.m.

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Riera U. Mallari, Editor able to crawl back and give the Tropang Texters a huge scare. Rain or Shine inched to within just four points, with more that two minutes left before the Tropang Texters shut the door on their rally with key baskets. The ery Rain or Shine mentor wasnt shy in pointing out the things his team needs to work on to equalize the series. Well be ne if we can consistently do the things were supposed to be doing. If we can run, have a good start, hit our outside shots and most importantly have a balanced attack, we will be ne. We werent able to do those things in Game 1 and hopefully, we can correct them and have a better Game 2, said Guiao. He said the series was still a toss-up between his team and the Tropang Texters. I am still very condent and positive about our chances. Its just one game and we still have every chance in this series, said Guiao. His top two gunners Jeff Chan and Paul Lee need to step up if the Painters want a tied series after today. The two scorers combined for just 7-of-26 shooting in Game 1.

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AFTER his team drew first blood,

Talk N Text coach Norman Black emphasized the importance of pressing their advantage.
The Tropang Texters shoot for a commanding 2-0 series lead against Rain or Shine in Game 2 of their best-of-seven 2013 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Finals. Game 2 is slated today at 6:45 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, with one team looking for a vital edge and the other seeking the equalizer. Black, whose wards are up 1-0, emphasized the importance of a follow-up win for their earlier victory to be fully maximized. Were off to a good start and were up 1-0, but we need to win Game 2 or else that last win wouldnt matter much, said Black. Talk N Text kept its poise down the stretch for an 87-81 triumph in Game 1 over the Elasto Painters Wednesday night. Knowing that the burden to make the necessary adjustments is now on Rain or Shine, Black predicted how the Painters and their coach will approach todays game. This is where the fun begins for us coaches in a series like this. Im sure Coach Yeng (Guiao) will make adjustments and we have to be prepared for that and counter. We know they can bounce back, said Black. The veteran American mentor then went on to name the specic things his squad needs to do. I am very happy with our defense so far and we need to keep that up, while we need to improve our rebounding. The only thing that stands out to me was that they went small for a long stretch and that allowed them to have a good ow. We need to gure how to counter that, said Black. The Tropang Texters waxed hot in the rst three quarters in Game 1, but the positive note for the Painters was that they were

TNTs Riego Gamalinda (right) is forced to foul a driving Rain or Shines Jeff Chan to prevent him from scoring on an easy baket in Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Araneta Coliseum. The Texters drew rst blood, 87-81. SONNY ESPIRITU

Tiger vows to play at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGOTiger Woods is returning to Torrey Pines to start his PGA Tour season. Woods is a seven-time winner at Torrey Pines as a pro, including the U.S. Open in 2008. He skipped the Farmers Insurance Open last year to play in Abu Dhabi. He again will make his 2013 debut in Abu Dhabi next week, but that tournament is a week earlier this year. That enables Woods to get back to San Diego for the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 24-27. The eld at Torrey Pines already includes Phil Mickelson, Masters champion Bubba Watson and defending champion Brandt Snedeker. Woods won what was then the Buick Invitational six times. The last time he played Torrey Pines in 2011, he tied for 44th for his worst nish ever at that event. AP

Donaire is also Yahoo Sports Fighter of the Year

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
NONITO Donaire has added the Yahoo Sports Fighter of the Year accolade to his collection of similar honors from other prestigious entities such as ESPN, Ring TV and Boxing Scene and is a strong contender for the Philippine Sportswriters Association award as Athlete of the Year. Donaires biggest rival for the PSA award is two-division world champion and Brian Viloria. Donaire won the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight title with a comfortable 12-round decision over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. of Puerto Rico, whom he dropped with his patented left hook in the ninth round on Feb. 4, 2012. He then successfully defended his title and grabbed the International Boxing Federation crown from South African world champion Jeffrey Mathaebula, whom he dropped in Round 4, which resulted in Mathebulas jaw being broken in two places. Donaire then took Japans highly touted super champion Toshiaki Nishioka to school, dropping him in Round 6 and then again in Round 9, before the ght was stopped by referee Raul Caiz Sr. at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California in the process winning the coveted World Boxing Council Diamond Belt. It was also the venue of the Mathebula title ght, although Donaire subsequently relinquished the IBF title rather than pay a $25,000 sanction fee and be forced into mandatory defenses against ghters, who he didnt consider a draw. In his nal bout in 2012, Donaire capped a run of four impressive victories with a third-round stoppage of Mexican warrior Jorge Travieso Arce at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, dropping the veteran three times en route to the big win on Dec. 15, 2012 one week after the painful loss of Manny Pacquiao to Juan Manuel Marquez. In choosing Donaire as Yahoo Sports Fighter of the Year, boxing writer Kevin Iole said that none of the other ghters in contention for the honor, including Mexican legend Marquez, had the goods in 2012 because of what Iole referred to as the brilliance of a quiet, understated guy who consistently went out and performed at a high levelNonito Donaire. He added: Donaire showed the complete package, using speed, power, accuracy, ring generalship, defense and courage to post decision wins over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Jeffrey Mathebula and stoppages over Toshiaki Nishioka and Jorge Arce. What also impressed Iole, just like it has many other media people is that signicantly, Donaire did his job as a clean athlete. He enrolled in the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association program and was subject to random blood and urine testing 24/7/365.

Jaro in non-title fight against Latino champ

PUERTO Ricos PR Best Boxing Promotions has accepted the proposal of former World Boxing Council yweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro that instead of a title ght, he will face World Boxing Organization Latino champion McWilliams Arroyo in a 10-round non title ght at 114 pounds. The ght card, headlined by the return of former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Juanma Lopez against Brazils Aldimar Silva Santos, will also feature Filipino southpaw Al Sabaupan and will take place at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on Feb. 2. The 30-year-old Jaro, who has a record of 34-11-5 with 24 knockouts, had originally refused to ght at the 112-pound limit in a title bout because of the short notice to battle Arroyo, the reigning WBO Latino yweight champion, who has a record of 13-1 with 11 knockouts. Jaro won the WBC yweight crown with a sixth-round technical knockout over longtime champion and WBC Fighter of the Decade Pongsaklek Wonjongkam on March 2, 2012, but lost the title by a split decision to Japans Toshiyuki Igarashi on July 16, 2012. Arroyo won the Latino title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Luis Maldonado of Mexico on March 10, 2012. Maldonado was the same fighter, who lost by an eighth-round technical knockout in an International Boxing Federation/International Boxing Organization flyweight title fight against Nonito Donaire on Dec. 1, 2007. Arroyo, who is ranked No. 6 by the WBO, is coming off a fth-round TKO over Ronald Ramos in a title defense last Sept. 27. The 24-year-old Sabaupan, also a southpaw like Jaro, who has a record of 20-1-1 with 15 knockouts, will battle for the WBO Latino lightweight title held by 29-yearold Jose Gonzalez, another Puerto Rican, who is undefeated with a record of 21-0 with 16 knockouts. Ronnie Nathanielsz

PH Touring Car tourney on Sunday

THE competition gets more intense as rivalries spice up the hunt for the titles at stake this weekend Jan. 12 and 13 in the third leg of the Philippine Touring Car Championship Series at the Batangas Racing Circuit. Frontrunners Willian Tan of 2GO-Promithium Racing Team and Leo San Juan of TRS-Nissan Commonwealth will try to preserve their hold on solo leaderships in their respective divisions in this event organized by Automobile Association Philippines and promoted by Philippine Race Car Drivers Inc. and co-presented by Tiarra Commercial (Kumho Tires), in partnership with Seaoil Extreme 97, 2GO Travel, Speedlab, Forex, Promethium, Velocity Motors, Honda Cars Kaloocan and Aeromed Ambulance Transport. But as witnessed in the last leg, both Tan and San Juan may face tough ordeals against the challenge of other drivers who are also seeking crucial wins to improve their chances for the top plums. Tan, despite clinching a runner-up feat and a third-place nish in the three races last month, continues to keep the top spot in Division 1 (for 200hp cars) with 87 points as he hopes for a repeat of his three-race sweep in the kickoff leg to fortify his chances for the crown.

Orcollo is worlds no. 3 pool top earner

By Peter Atencio
DENNIS Orcollo emerged as the worlds no. 3 money-earning professional billiards player for 2012. He grossed a total $102,650 after seeing action in 15 money tournaments over the last 12 months, according to AZbilliards.com. Orcollos biggest payout was $40,000, which came his way when he won the China Open last September in Shanghai. The 33-year-old Orcollo also became $30,000 richer when he snagged the top purses of $15,000 in the US Open 9-ball and 10-ball competitions. Also known as Robocop, Orcollo ranks behind top earner Shane Van Beoning ($147,923) and Darren Appleton ($114,904). Alex Pagulayan ranks eighth with yearlong earnings of $52,250. Meanwhile, the Philippine Sports Commission included Orcollo in the list of pool players, which the agency will support for the rest of the year. His request for assistance when he competes in a world championship in Colombia this July was approved by the PSC board. PSC chairman Ricardo Richie Garcia said Orcollo is in the list of of priority athletes, along with womens champion Irish Ranola. Orcollo and Ranola, both listed as priority athletes by the PSC, were supposed to be dropped in a planned revamp of the national pool by the Billiards Sports Confederation of the Philippines. But after a meeting with the Philippine Olympic Committee last Wednesday, Garcia explained that it will defer the decision on the BSCPs plans until they can give a valid reason. This is a roster of prominent players. All are world champions and medalists of the last Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games. So, I think it will not be easy to say that they should be removed from the national pool, said Garcia.

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Ray S. Eano, Editor business@mst.ph Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com The SEC last year issued the draft rules on foreign ownership in connection with the SC decision on the case of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., limiting foreign ownership to 40 percent. The draft rules called for uniform application of the 60-40 ownership rule in favor of local investors in every class of share, whether common, preferred, nonvoting, preferred voting or any other class of shares. With the formal ruling of the

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SEC to ease rules on ownership

The SEC will now come up with rules that lessen conict and controversy. One that is Securities and Exchange Commission acceptable to all but we also address the need for foreign may come up with less stricter rules on foreign ownership after the Supreme Court capital to come in and we have to weigh all consideration, issued a formal order stating that the 60-40 Herbosa said. The Supreme Court said ownership requirement is based only on the term capital merely referredthe to voting shares. shares of stock that are entitled to vote in the election of directors SEC chairman Teresita base the draft rules on foreign and not to the total outstanding Herbosa said in a press brieng ownership on the courts so- capital stock [common and nonthe commission would now called entry of judgment. voting preferred shares].

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high court, Herbosa said the SEC might no longer require the 60-40 ownership requirement in every class of share, which was contested by many foreign investors. The SEC had computed foreign ownership based on all shares, including non-voting and preferred shares, prior to this ruling, Herbosa said the SEC would come up with another draft rules by March for comments and issue the nal version in June. Lazard Asset Management

LLC, a global investment manager with nearly $1 billion in the Philippine capital markets, warned the Securities and Exchange Commission of a possible pullout of investments in the country if the rules on foreign ownership would be revised. Rohit Chopra, portfolio manager of Lazard Asset, said in a letter to Herbosa that proposed changes in the computation of restricted foreign ownership in corporations may negatively impact the country as a destination capital.

IN BRIEF
Exports increase 5.5%
EXPORTS rose 5.5 percent in November from a year ago, but declined by nearly a fth from the previous month, the National Statistics Ofce reported Friday. The NSO said merchandise exports amounted to $3.6 billion in November 2011, up from $3.4 billion during the same month in 2011. The gure, however, was down from $4.4 billion in October. The positive performance can be traced to the observed improvement of business sentiment indicators globally, which may have prompted the increased foreign purchases, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said in a statement. Electronics, which account for about half of total shipments, increased 13.3 percent to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion. Exports in the rst 11 months showed an average growth of 7 percent to $48 billion from $44.9 billion posted in the same period of 2011. Anna Leah Estrada better if not for the supply constraints experienced by most brands during the rst quarter of 2012 due to the short supply of vehicles coming from Thailand as a result of ooding during the last part of 2011, the group said in a statement. Car manufacturers capitalized on vehicle sales in December, which is a peak period for vehicle manufacturers, through aggressive holiday and yearend promotions. Julito G. Rada

Tetangco honored
A REGIONAL publication named Bangko Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. as Central Banker of the Year for Asia-Pacic. The Banker said the Central Bank Governor of the Year Awards celebrate the ofcials who successfully steered their countries through the economic turbulence of 2012. Governor Erdem Basci of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey representing Europe was chosen as Global Central Bank Governor of the Year. Other awardees were Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carneny, Banco Nacional de Angola Governor Jose Massano and Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Governor Fahad Al-Mubarak. The Philippine economy has performed strongly in the past year, and its growth in the third quarter of 2012 was the second highest in Asia after China. Ratings upgrades in the past year have put the Philippines just one notch away investment grade, the level of Indonesia which the country now has its sights on, The Banker said. Anna Leah Estrada

Huawei donation. Huawei Philippines donated $10,000 to the mobile classroom project of the Education Department in Mindanao and tapped leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom Inc. to facilitate the implementation. Huawei is the technical partner of Globe in its ongoing $700-million network modernization program. Huawei Philippines director Albert Antig (third from right) hands over the ceremonial check to Education Undersecretary Francisco Varela. With them (from left) are Educations Adopt-a-School Program operations manager Merlie Asprer, Education Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Laguda, Globe Telecom head for corporate social responsibility Rob Nazal and Huawei Philippines public relations manager Zhao Rui.

Car sales climb 11%

CAR sales by member-companies of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. accelerated 11 percent in 2012, powered by a 48percent growth in December. Campi said members sold 156,649 vehicles last year, or 15,479 units more than the 141,170 units in 2011, on the back of more stable supply condition and strong demands in the commercial and passenger car categories. The commercial vehicle segment posted a 12.2-percent increase in sales over 2011 while the passenger car category grew more than 8 percent. Growth could have been much

Ongpin loses P8b, files case vs. Espenilla

By Anna Leah Estrada
FORMER trade minister Roberto Ongpin on Thursday led a complaint against Bangko Sentral Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. for freezing his bank accounts and causing the stock values of his companies to shrink by P8 billion. Alex Poblador, Ongpins legal counsel, said in a statement they led a complaint-afdavit against Espenilla for allegedly violating the anti-graft law, when the BSP ofcial caused grave damage to Ongpins reputation by signing an ex-parte petition with the Court of Appeals to freeze his bank accounts. Poblador said Espenillas actions caused Ongpin to lose several billions of pesos in the market value of his listed shares. The Bangko Sentral earlier defended Espenilla, saying the Court of Appeals cited probable cause to freeze the subject bank accounts based on the petition led by the lawyers of the Ofce of the Solicitor General, the Anti-Money Laundering Council statutory counsel. The Ombudsman issued a resolution in September nding probable cause to indict Ongpin along with other respondents in the criminal case led by the Development Bank of the Philippines with the Ombudsman related to loans granted for the acquisition of shares of the Philex Mining Corp. Poblador, however, claimed that Espenillas act of signing the AMLC resolution, which ran counter to the position which he earlier took and declared under oath before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, was the proximate cause of undue injury to Ongpin and his companies. Poblador said following the freeze order, the value of Ongpins shareholdings in publicly-listed Philweb, Alphaland, Atok, ISM and PBCom plunged by about P3 billion on Dec. 10, the rst trading day after the freeze order was publicized. The freeze order was extended for another six months on Dec. 26. As a result, the value of Ongpins shareholdings in the mentioned listed companies dropped by another P5 billion for a total of P8 billion in market values which were wiped out as a result of Espenillas action, Poblador added. Ongpin said because of this allegedly enormous nancial damage done by Espenilla, he would also le a major civil suit against the Bangko Sentral ofcial. We have faith in the judicial system and we hope that the Ombudsman will be impartial in evaluating the complaint we led against a ranking ofcer of the Bangko Sentral, Poblador said.

GT Capital raises P14b, hikes public float to 40%

GT CAPITAL Holdings Inc. of the Ty family said Thursday it raised P14.3 billion through an overnight placement of 23.027 million shares to institutional investors. The share sale increased GT Capitals public oat to 40 percent from 30 percent. The placement is the largest overnight share sale executed in the Philippines. It was more than three times oversubscribed with 100 global investors in the order book. UBS acted as sole book runner for the placement. GT Capital has interests in banking, real estate development, power generation, automotive and life insurance. It is the primary vehicle for the holding and management of the diversied business interests of business tycoon George Ty. We are extremely pleased with the continuous support and condence that the global investor community has given to GT Capital since our IPO, GT Capital chairman Arthur Ty said. It said the company would use the bulk of the proceeds to acquire an additional 30-percent stake in Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. from Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., which the company announced late last year. The balance will be used for general corporate purposes. GT Capital said in a disclosure to the stock exchange the placement was priced at P620 per share. It raised P10.1 billion of primary proceeds and P4.2 billion of secondary proceeds for controlling shareholder Grand Titan Holdings. The offer price was a discount to its closing price on Wednesday at P672 per share. The primary component was realized via a top-up structure, where Grand Titan is concurrently subscribing to 16,300,000 new shares to be issued by GT Capital, at the same price as the placement. Jenniffer B. Austria

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ITS almost the middle of January and I have not yet even begun to write my 2013 resolutions. A post by one of my friends actually inspired me to begin with this: Find bizarre holidays and celebrate them with your friends and family. Now, this may seem a little odd. But consider this: This week alone, I have the following holidays to choose from: Man Watchers Day (January 8th), Play God Day (9th), Peculiar People Day (10th), Step in a Puddle and Splash your Friend Day (11th) and Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day (12th). Best of all, this Sunday, the 13th, is Make your Dream come True Day. I suspect I nd some of these silly days appealing because so much of my time is occupied by very serious matters and I have found that the best way to nd time to unwind is to explicitly carve out time for it. Play I suspect that, by now, virtually everyone is convinced that maintaining productivity requires that periods of relaxation be interspersed with work. There are, however, some very logical reasons for supporting the celebration of some of these days within your work force. Lets take the most obvious factorcelebrating some of these bizarre holidays requires the ability to play. The research actually shows that play is intrinsic to innovation. And in todays fast-paced business environment, innovation is crucial to remaining competitive. Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Health in California, and a pioneer in the research on play, actually stumbled onto the importance of play when he observed its absence in a studied group of homicidal young males. This observation led to research that showed that lack of play is a signicant contributing factor to violent behavior. Browns research shows that play is not only enjoyable and energizing, it is also deeply involved in human development. Browns research shows that that play is important in personal health and in healthy relationships. He asserts that play is a catalyst for learning. In fact, he asserts that play can make you smarter at any age. Brown also believes that play can be a powerful force in corporate innovation. Like many other authors, Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, argues that success in todays fastchanging world requires more than the traditional analytic, sequential left-brain thinking that is the center of traditional approaches to education and work. In A Whole New Mind, he identies an additional six essential aptitudes for success: Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play and Meaning. Innovation In fact, Stanford actually offers an engineering course about the use of play in creative thinking and design. The course, From Play to Innovation (ENGR 280) is designed to help students understand how the principles of play can be used to promote corporate innovation through design thinking. The course is taught by Brendan Boyle, a partner at Ideo, one of the foremost design companies in the world. Boyle heads up Ideos Toy Lab and his job also involves promoting entrepreneurial thinking globally for Ideo. In an interview with Jake Cook, Boyle quotes Stuart Brown, who asserts that the opposite of play is not work, the opposite of play is boredom or depression. Boyle says

MAYA BALTAZAR HERRERA

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that play is anything you enjoy. However, he also says that play is a ton of effort. In the article, Cook quotes Tom Wilcox, toy inventor at Ideo: Try to encourage open-ended behavior. Its not about goals, its about pushing the boundaries and discovering something. At Ideo, were often trying to design around a narrative its less about the object and more about the experience, the story of that objectso were looking for social and environmental cues as to what that experience is or could be. Through playing with different scenarios, through prototyping different possibilities, we get to that narrative. Clearly, this is not about providing time for playing video games or charades at work. Its about an attitude and an approach. And it does, as Boyle explains, require a ton of effort. At Ideo, the physical space is designed to encourage innovation. Rules to preserve the sanctity of play time (such as no email for certain periods of the day) are set up. Play at Ideo is a serious matter. In the book, The Ten Faces of Innovation, Tom Kelley, general manager of Ideo, explains that innovation is not self-starting or self-perpetuating. People make it happen through their imagination, willpower, and perseverance. Why not? In the book, Kelley explains how important people and their behavior are to creating a culture of innovation. It is about the roles people can play, the hats they can put on, the personas they can adopt. He explains how harmful the devils advocate persona can be and how helpful the other personasthe learning personas, the organizing personas and the building personascan be. Kelley juxtaposes this persona with the experimenter persona not the voice who points out what could go wrong but the voice who seeks the possible. In the interview with Cook, Wilcox has this to say: Wed still be living in caves if we relied on the sceptics. This, of course, is nothing new. Managers have always known that it is people who push the boundaries who create the future. What we often forget though is that experimentation requires not just a sense of play but also courage the courage to be different. Those days when we actively choose to do something different. Those days will help us build courage. So Friday this week, Im going to nd me a puddle and nd a friend who will splash water with me. And on Sunday the 13th, I will nd a dream I can make true. Life is about choices. This week I will try to remember that I can choose to be silly on some days, and that can be a perfectly logical choice. This year, I will remember that the world laughed at the most important inventions of our time. The ideas behind them were called silly and their inventors were called foolish. This year, I will choose to be the voice that seeks the possible. The list of bizarre American holidays can be found in the Oracle Thinkquest online library. You can e-mail Maya at integrations_manila@yahoo. com. Please like the Integrations Manila Facebook page or visit her archives at manilastandardtoday.com/author/ maya-baltazar-herrera/ or integrations.tumblr.com or www.mayaherrera.aim.edu.

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Plucky PNoy
IT WOULD seem that President Noynoy Aquino is getting the hang of being top executive, exhibiting more condence (or gumption, as some Happy Hour old timers described it) judging from his stance on the RH bill, the current gun controversy (total gun ban will only benet criminals, he said) and the green light he recently gave for the completion of the Baguio Circumferential Road project despite the howl of protest from some groups (whose complaint incidentally was junked by a court). PNoys pluck probably stems from the knowledge that people are beginning to appreciate the inroads that his daang matuwid are making, and the fact that he is proving to be the kind of leader who will do things his way if he thinks he is doing the right thing despite strong resistance from groups perceived to be inuential (and just plain relentless). One of the problems in Baguio is trafc congestion particularly at the central business district, and the road project will help ease the congestion since the road system will be developed in such a way that motorists will not have to pass through the CBD, those in the know explained. SM Citys expansion plans also took the trafc congestion into perspective, which is why the malls project integrates the construction of additional parking spaces precisely to ease vehicle congestion on roads leading to the mall and thereby help reduce fuel consumption in the process. Of course, critics will always have something to say against SMdespite the fact that the complaint led by some organizations (one of them allegedly led by a certain individual with self-serving interests) was junked by the Baguio regional trial court in December. Just recently, a certain Mary Anne Alabanza Akers expressed criticism about the planned mall expansion, expressing doubts about the carrying capacity of the area. Thats the trouble with so-called experts, Happy Hour buddies commentedthey freely express opinion based on personal experience and without actually getting factual basis. Apparently, Akers is the rst dean of the School of Architecture and Planning of Morgan State University in Maryland (a traditionally all-black public school in the US, ranked Number 647out of 650 in Forbes 2012 list of Americas Top Colleges based on educational outcomes and other criteria that include postgraduate success and the prestigious scholarships and fellowships awarded to students) and is a favorite resource person of certain environmentalist groups. Sources said Akers is also the same person who suggested limiting the number of viewers to the popular Baguio Flower Festivals street dancing and oat parade by selling tickets. Of course, she gave her expert opinion without having experienced the popular festival itself as she herself has admittedagain invoking what seems to be a favorite sound bite: carrying capacity. And if a Baguio visitor misses the festival because he is unable to buy a ticket to the parade? Akers solution: come back next yearor something to that effect, making it sound as if traveling to Baguio is as easy or as inexpensive as going to the next barangay, Happy Hour observers noted. Sources said SM has already secured an amended environmental compliance certicate after submitting the Engineering Geological and Geo-hazard Assessment Report or EGGAR, clearly stating that the area where the mall expansion will be built is deemed suitable for development, with the design incorporating such critical aspects as allowable carrying capacity and other technical parameters. Apparently, SM has made a very detailed environmental impact assessmentwhich includes the carrying capacity of the area in terms of sustainability in the report it submitted to the DENR. All these, of course, were based not on the personal opinion or baseless evaluation of self-styled experts, but on technical research and studies conducted by geotechnical engineers and geologists, all of which were veried and conrmed by appropriate authorities both from the local government and the DENR, the sources commented. Happy Hour nibbler: Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative now open Heres good news for bright kids with leadership potential: The 12th Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative is now accepting applications from students enrolled in the ve participating universities, namely UP Diliman, Ateneo de Manila, La Salle (Taft), UST and University of San Carlos-Cebu. HYLI is a regional thought leadership and corporate social responsibility program that aims to identify Asias future leaders. It offers an opportunity for top studentsnot just academically but as active social contributorsin Asia to discuss regional economic and social infrastructure issues with prominent regional opinion leaders from the private, public and academic sectors. The top four students will represent the country in the forum which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand sometime this year. Presidential cousin and senatorial aspirant Paolo Benigno Bam Aquino served as moderator for the 11th HYLI forum held in Vietnam last year, where students from Asean countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and of course, the Philippines interacted. Interested students may get application forms from their respective universities. For comments, reactions, photos, stories and related concerns, readers may e-mail to happyhourtoday2012@ yahoo.com.

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SHARES 20,793,796 1,114,007,681 224,184,552 280,354,788 170,103,535 342,425,109 2,151,870,564

VALUE 1,600,972,840.00 1,287,417,249.38 17,640,296,344.03 933,516,698.72 1,315,668,584.99 423,199,009.35 23,201,079,978.97

FINANCIAL 1.560.64 (down) 28.12 INDUSTRIAL 9,147.53 (down) 68.69 HOLDING FIRMS 5,370.42 (down) 69.54 PROPERTY 2,373.38 (down) 14.11 SERVICES 1,775.51 (down) 12.28 MINING & OIL 20,672.48 (down) 232.24 PSEI 6,018.57 (down) 72.61 All Shares Index 3,798.61 (down) 36.68 Gainers:52; Losers: 120; Unchanged:40; Total: 212

0.0039 4.01 3.00 16.80 10.00 0.210 18.60 17.70 0.82 1.02 12.10 0.48 0.8600 0.9200 0.047 15.78 4.70 0.008 3.07 0.016 0.017 5.62 12.52 8.50 0.024 200.00 0.014 22.65 505.00 101.00 6.52 104.10

ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. Ayala Corp. Pref `A First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. GMA Holdings Inc. PCOR-Preferred SMC Preferred A SMC Preferred C 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 0.68 4.21

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Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. Bank of PI Bankard, Inc. China Bank COL Financial Eastwest Bank Filipino Fund Inc. First Abacus I-Remit Inc. Maybank ATR KE Metrobank Natl Reinsurance Corp. Phil. National Bank Phil. Savings Bank PSE Inc. RCBC `A Security Bank Sun Life Financial Union Bank Vantage Equities

Aboitiz Power Corp. Agrinurture Inc. Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. Alsons Cons. Asiabest Group Calapan Venture Chemphil Chemrez Technologies Inc. Cirtek Holdings (Chips) DNL Industries Inc. Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) EEI Euro-Med Lab. Federal Chemicals First Gen Corp. First Holdings A Ginebra San Miguel Inc. Greenergy Holcim Philippines Inc. Integ. Micro-Electronics Ionics Inc Jollibee Foods Corp. Lafarge Rep LMG Chemicals LT Group Manchester Intl. A Manchester Intl. B Manila Water Co. Inc. Mariwasa MFG. Inc. Megawide Mla. Elect. Co `A Panasonic Mfg Phil. Corp. Pancake House Inc. Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. Petron Corporation Phinma Corporation Phoenix Petroleum Phils. RFM Corporation Roxas Holdings Salcon Power Corp. San Miguel Corp `A San MiguelPure Foods `B Splash Corporation Swift Foods, Inc. TKC Steel Corp. Trans-Asia Oil Universal Robina Victorias Milling Vitarich Corp. Vivant Corp. Vulcan Indl. Abacus Cons. `A Aboitiz Equity Alcorn Gold Res. Alliance Global Inc. Anglo Holdings A Anscor `A Asia Amalgamated A ATN Holdings A ATN Holdings B Ayala Corp `A DMCI Holdings Filinvest Dev. Corp. Forum Pacic GT Capital House of Inv. JG Summit Holdings Keppel Holdings `B Lopez Holdings Corp. Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. Mabuhay Holdings `A Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. Minerales Industrias Corp. MJCI Investments Inc. Pacica `A Prime Media Hldg Prime Orion Sinophil Corp. SM Investments Inc. Solid Group Inc. South China Res. Inc. Unioil Res. & Hldgs Wellex Industries Zeus Holdings

Anchor Land Holdings Inc. A. Brown Co., Inc. Araneta Prop `A Arthaland Corp. Ayala Land `B Belle Corp. `A Cebu Holdings Century Property City & Land Dev. Cityland Dev. `A Cyber Bay Corp. Empire East Land Ever Gotesco Global-Estate Filinvest Land,Inc. Interport `A Megaworld Corp. MRC Allied Ind. Phil. Estates Corp. Phil. Realty `A Robinsons Land `B Rockwell Shang Properties Inc. SM Development `A SM Prime Holdings Sta. Lucia Land Inc. Starmalls Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. Vista Land & Lifescapes

2GO Group ABS-CBN Acesite Hotel APC Group, Inc. Asian Terminals Inc. Berjaya Phils. Inc. Bloomberry Boulevard Holdings Calata Corp. Cebu Air Inc. (5J) Centro Esc. Univ. DFNN Inc. Easy Call Common Globe Telecom GMA Network Inc. I.C.T.S.I. Information Capital Tech. Imperial Res. `B IPeople Inc. `A IP Converge IP E-Game Ventures Inc. IPVG Corp. Island Info ISM Communications Leisure & Resorts Liberty Telecom Lorenzo Shipping Manila Bulletin Manila Jockey Pacic Online Sys. Corp. Paxys Inc. Phil. Racing Club Phil. Seven Corp. Philweb.Com Inc. PLDT Common PremiereHorizon Puregold STI Holdings Touch Solutions Waterfront Phils. Yehey

Abra Mining Apex `A Apex `B Atlas Cons. `A Atok-Big Wedge `A Basic Energy Corp. Benguet Corp `A Benguet Corp `B Century Peak Metals Hldgs Coal Asia Dizon Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. Lepanto `A Lepanto `B Manila Mining `A Nickelasia Nihao Mineral Resources Omico Oriental Peninsula Res. Oriental Pet. `A Oriental Pet. `B Petroenergy Res. Corp. Philex `A PhilexPetroleum Philodrill Corp. `A Semirara Corp. United Paragon

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FINANCIAL 75.50 75.50 74.70 102.60 102.60 98.50 0.74 0.74 0.70 55.00 55.00 54.65 19.00 19.00 18.98 31.50 31.60 30.00 10.28 10.94 10.78 0.81 0.85 0.81 2.79 2.71 2.70 26.00 25.25 25.00 105.70 108.00 104.00 1.74 1.74 1.72 89.00 91.00 88.00 106.00 105.40 101.00 416.00 416.80 409.00 59.70 60.20 59.00 161.10 161.10 160.00 1021.00 1021.00 1020.00 113.40 114.20 113.60 2.45 2.46 2.43 INDUSTRIAL 38.20 38.20 37.75 7.96 7.96 7.88 1.99 2.00 1.95 1.36 1.36 1.34 19.36 19.38 19.00 4.35 4.07 4.05 124.00 73.00 73.00 2.96 2.95 2.89 27.30 27.30 25.00 4.45 4.700 4.48 7.08 7.09 6.96 10.40 10.80 10.36 1.92 1.92 1.91 11.70 13.98 11.80 24.00 24.30 23.40 96.60 99.10 97.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 0.0200 0.0210 0.0200 13.02 13.30 12.80 3.99 4.10 3.94 0.630 0.630 0.630 107.30 107.80 107.30 11.80 11.62 11.50 2.07 2.10 2.00 13.00 13.00 12.84 14.30 15.80 14.80 14.80 15.86 14.50 33.30 33.30 32.75 6.08 6.30 6.01 17.960 17.960 17.500 277.00 281.60 274.00 6.10 6.10 6.10 7.50 7.51 7.51 6.55 6.60 6.40 10.46 10.46 10.38 11.00 11.20 11.20 8.95 8.95 8.88 4.92 5.15 4.96 2.98 2.90 2.90 4.60 4.69 4.50 109.30 109.50 106.00 244.00 244.00 242.00 1.74 1.79 1.79 0.150 0.150 0.150 1.73 1.75 1.70 1.37 1.45 1.39 86.40 86.50 85.70 1.43 1.45 1.41 1.00 1.01 0.96 8.60 9.00 8.96 1.50 1.53 1.50 HOLDING FIRMS 0.68 0.69 0.68 55.10 55.50 54.00 0.1420 0.1430 0.1420 17.42 17.44 17.06 2.16 2.33 2.18 5.60 5.65 5.55 5.20 5.20 5.00 0.92 0.95 0.90 0.91 0.94 0.90 550.00 550.00 544.00 56.50 56.50 54.90 4.74 4.74 4.67 0.230 0.250 0.219 672.00 666.00 645.00 6.57 6.56 6.40 39.90 39.90 39.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.86 6.99 6.75 0.98 1.00 0.98 0.485 0.500 0.470 1.95 1.93 1.90 4.92 4.98 4.85 6.37 6.60 6.35 6.00 6.15 6.05 0.0510 0.0510 0.0490 1.320 1.190 1.190 0.610 0.620 0.590 0.315 0.325 0.315 947.00 944.00 919.50 2.07 2.21 2.06 1.12 1.12 1.12 0.2900 0.2700 0.2500 0.3050 0.3100 0.2950 0.365 0.370 0.365 PROPERTY 17.00 17.00 17.00 3.05 3.10 2.95 0.790 0.790 0.750 0.212 0.209 0.200 26.60 26.60 25.90 5.10 5.11 5.05 3.90 4.15 3.95 1.72 1.75 1.68 2.38 2.37 2.22 1.20 1.15 1.14 0.80 0.80 0.79 1.060 1.070 1.030 0.400 0.405 0.390 1.95 1.95 1.93 1.61 1.63 1.58 1.21 1.20 1.18 3.18 3.20 3.09 0.1260 0.1370 0.1270 0.6700 0.6700 0.6600 0.470 0.455 0.455 22.30 22.60 21.50 2.92 2.92 2.75 3.22 3.21 3.06 6.00 6.00 5.91 17.08 17.06 16.72 0.68 0.74 0.68 3.99 4.00 3.84 0.570 0.580 0.560 4.860 4.960 4.860 SERVICES 1.72 1.73 1.72 38.00 38.80 37.20 1.31 1.33 1.32 0.830 0.830 0.820 9.82 9.85 9.74 26.00 26.05 26.00 13.40 13.40 12.84 0.1370 0.1370 0.1340 4.09 4.11 3.98 61.50 61.70 61.00 11.92 11.90 10.10 4.68 4.80 4.65 2.80 2.69 2.69 1072.00 1076.00 1058.00 9.53 9.58 9.53 77.00 77.05 75.50 0.415 0.415 0.410 33.00 49.50 49.50 9.50 9.50 8.70 3.55 3.68 3.58 0.027 0.027 0.026 0.66 0.67 0.62 0.0530 0.0510 0.0500 2.3000 2.4000 2.3100 8.35 8.32 8.18 2.50 2.50 2.33 1.30 1.64 1.64 0.77 0.77 0.73 2.75 2.79 2.69 14.00 14.02 13.98 2.90 2.98 2.92 9.85 10.00 9.85 90.00 90.00 90.00 13.44 13.88 13.40 2648.00 2650.00 2634.00 0.355 0.340 0.340 33.10 33.70 31.90 0.98 1.00 0.98 8.88 9.55 8.89 0.410 0.410 0.400 1.340 1.370 1.300 MINING & OIL 0.0058 0.0057 0.0056 4.60 4.50 4.46 4.48 4.49 4.49 19.68 19.82 19.46 21.00 20.70 19.62 0.280 0.290 0.280 19.20 19.00 18.50 19.94 18.70 18.40 1.25 1.34 1.18 1.03 1.03 1.01 15.30 15.74 15.02 0.53 0.53 0.52 1.050 1.050 1.030 1.180 1.160 1.140 0.0620 0.0620 0.0600 19.18 19.20 18.30 5.34 5.38 5.08 0.5600 0.5600 0.5700 3.620 3.690 3.530 0.0200 0.0210 0.0200 0.0210 0.0210 0.0210 6.22 6.22 6.20 16.60 16.820 16.280 33.95 33.95 32.45 0.042 0.042 0.041 244.00 244.00 241.40 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 PREFERRED 38.95 40.00 38.05 526.00 530.00 530.00 100.90 101.00 100.70 9.60 9.60 9.50 108.30 108.30 108.00 75.00 75.00 74.95 75.00 75.00 74.95 1014.00 1014.00 1011.00 WARRANTS & BONDS 2.15 2.18 2.10 SME 9.00 9.00 8.99

4,328,180 622,200 66,000 109,210 4,800 4,197,900 3,700 682,000 16,000 6,000 4,628,960 140,000 687,570 100 34,460 1,164,070.00 293,140 0.00 828,080 82,000 1,681,400 30,400 971,000 1,622,000 3,400 20,000 20 111,000 33,600 34,940,000 9,839,800 873,000 19,000 179,400 3,012,600 2,826,360 500 989,200,000 244,100 49,000 56,000 364,910 1,073,800 734,000 267,100 150,100 54,800 2,420,600 60,200 475,400 686,680 100 200 2,531,300 1,851,900 500 138,700 1,065,000 22,000 37,000 529,900 18,280 1,000 10,000 78,000 50,403,000 814,270 2,452,000 801,000 8,600 1,134,000 666,000 1,317,470 75,240,000 10,118,000 9,962,000 46,800 112,200 125,000 477,000 1,642,260 1,910,740 534,000 240,000 1,564,160 351,500 2,636,300 1,000 5,365,700 764,000 1,700,000 466,000 59,738,000 2,307,700 12,300 11,060,000 6,000 1,683,000 1,030,000 573,160 3,045,000 10,000 100,000 620,000 680,000

30,566.00

(66,502,546.00) 537,653.50

208,600.00 3,852,380.00 (8,745,800.00) 905 (1,164,992.00) 14,560,760.00 770,140.00 207,800.00 29,500.00

(0.92) (0.75) 0.50 (1.47) 0.10 (6.90) (41.13) (0.34) (0.37) 3.60 (1.27) 0.00 (0.52) 10.09 (0.62) 1.60 0.00 5.00 2.15 (0.25) 0.00 0.09 (1.53) (2.90) (0.92) 5.45 3.92 (1.50) (0.99) (2.56) (0.51) 0.00 0.13 (2.29) (0.76) 1.82 (0.67) 2.03 (2.68) (2.17) (3.02) 0.00 2.87 0.00 (0.58) 2.19 (0.12) (0.70) (3.00) 4.65 0.67 0.00 0.18 0.00 (1.26) 5.56 0.00 (1.54) 3.26 2.20 (0.55) (2.65) (0.42) 4.35 (0.89) (0.15) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.02 (3.09) (1.54) (0.81) 3.61 0.83 (1.96) (9.85) (3.28) 0.00 (2.85) 3.86 0.00 (13.79) 0.00 0.00

7,256,490.00 (9,797,930.00) 4,550,488.00

(8,610.00) 6,708,575.00 106,669,724.50 14,518,000.00

(9,341,267.00) 7,787,800.00 18,100.00 12,016.00 30,456,755.00 24,040.00 (3,952,678.00) 2,451,626.00 (1,852,186.00) (5,496,600.00) 101,416.00 4,158,790.00

(2,409,610.00) 52,792.00

320,970.00 24,465,623.00 28,820.00 (300,800.00) (5,400.00) 680.00 14,879,808.00 (175,290.00) 28,331,208.00 (145,940.00) 9,000.00 222,348,685.00 (19,851,799.00) 14,160.00 (21,862,505.00) (33,753,890.00) 7,336,083.00

0.68 55.20 0.1420 17.20 2.28 5.60 5.12 0.95 0.93 547.00 55.00 4.72 0.240 666.00 6.56 39.90 5.00 6.86 0.99 0.470 1.92 4.88 6.60 6.05 0.0500 1.190 0.590 0.315 920.00 2.15 1.12 0.2500 0.3050 0.365

(47,000.00) 115,909,590.00 (394,848.00)

(65,000.00) (240,722,415.00) (80,780.00)

17.00 2.95 0.770 0.200 26.60 5.06 4.00 1.74 2.28 1.14 0.79 1.040 0.390 1.94 1.60 1.18 3.11 0.1320 0.6700 0.455 21.65 2.78 3.21 5.91 17.00 0.69 3.90 0.570 4.960

0.00 (3.28) (2.53) (5.66) 0.00 (0.78) 2.56 1.16 (4.20) (5.00) (1.25) (1.89) (2.50) (0.51) (0.62) (2.48) (2.20) 4.76 0.00 (3.19) (2.91) (4.79) (0.31) (1.50) (0.47) 1.47 (2.26) 0.00 2.06

29,000 920,000 259,000 2,200,000 6,404,400 5,797,600 69,000 11,090,000 136,000 426,000 2,521,000 27,150,000 5,540,000 2,967,000 31,585,000 258,000 72,114,000 54,610,000 1,630,000 50,000 2,550,900 569,000 57,000 631,900 7,471,900 1,919,000 20,000 481,000 40,678,000

(1,015,630.00)

(33,427,485.00) 1,094,785.00 10,295,320.00 26,640.00

1,592,460.00 (1,065,770.00) 39,539,260.00

1,307,710.00 73,950.00 (66,000.00) 6,890,555.00 509,140.00 1,263,495.00 46,955,426.00 28,400.00 119,795,180.00

1.73 38.05 1.32 0.820 9.75 26.00 12.92 0.1360 4.01 61.50 11.90 4.65 2.69 1066.00 9.56 76.65 0.415 49.50 8.70 3.62 0.026 0.65 0.0500 2.3100 8.28 2.50 1.64 0.77 2.73 14.00 2.93 9.98 90.00 13.88 2636.00 0.340 32.00 0.99 9.20 0.410 1.370 0.0056 4.46 4.49 19.68 20.70 0.280 18.50 18.50 1.20 1.02 15.02 0.53 1.040 1.160 0.0610 18.78 5.12 0.5800 3.550 0.0210 0.0210 6.20 16.58 33.00 0.041 242.00 0.0180

0.58 0.13 0.76 (1.20) (0.71) 0.00 (3.58) (0.73) (1.96) 0.00 (0.17) (0.64) (3.93) (0.56) 0.31 (0.45) 0.00 50.00 (8.42) 1.97 (3.70) (1.52) (5.66) 0.43 (0.84) 0.00 26.15 0.00 (0.73) 0.00 1.03 1.32 0.00 3.27 (0.45) (4.23) (3.32) 1.02 3.60 0.00 2.24 (3.45) (3.04) 0.22 0.00 (1.43) 0.00 (3.65) (7.22) (4.00) (0.97) (1.83) 0.00 (0.95) (1.69) (1.61) (2.09) (4.12) 3.57 (1.93) 5.00 0.00 (0.32) (0.12) (2.80) (2.38) (0.82) 0.00

3,000 223,600 65,000 1,719,000 40,200 9,700 19,950,400 10,550,000 351,000 221,110 4,400 237,000 1,000 249,360 290,500 642,330 360,000 100 76,000 388,000 89,800,000 2,325,000 1,260,000 72,000 329,300 18,000 103,000 17,000 251,000 308,100 496,000 3,840,700 130 6,674,400 106,680 250,000 5,419,700 20,342,000 360,700 60,000 135,000

9,840.00 (186,734,128.00) 3,900.00 72,120.00 (73,807,355.00)

(8,612,377.50)

(1,920,800.00) 2,496.00

(13,980.00) (148,000.00) (7,227,019.00) (4,356,936.00) (41,545,740.00) 10,200.00 (7,211,710.00) (760,400.00) (49,335.00) (4,100.00)

16,000,000 17,000 2,000 2,554,600 3,500 2,490,000 17,000 16,000 3,285,000 6,330,000 54,500 1,913,000 22,930,000 4,119,000 24,890,000 1,275,400 635,000 246,000 815,000 158,300,000 13,100,000 70,000 6,007,300 170,000 52,100,000 315,130 24,000,000 1,965,200 30 12,740 575,600 4,150 62,920 16,700 (0.30) 207,000 1,000

10,263,222.00

(277,950.00)

699,660.00 (1,396,682.00) (3,660.00)

(2,348,644.00) 1,596,655.00

28,410,250.00 37,249,145.00 3,322,385.00 6,460

39.80 2.18 530.00 0.76 100.70 (0.20) 9.60 0.00 108.10 (0.18) 75.00 0.00 74.95 (0.07) 1011.00 2.10 (2.33) (0.11)

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Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, was met with an order from Beijing that newspapers must print an editorial saying there is no place for a free media in the Communist state. Xi chooses to nip in the bud a movement that can potentially become a challenge to the position of the party or its highly important Propaganda Department, Steve Tsang, director of the China Policy Institute at the University of Nottingham in England, said in an e-mail. Having made a stand without being punished

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Zorb ride in Russia proves deadly

MOSCOWIt was supposed to be a thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inatable ball that is to be one of the symbols of next years Winter Olympics; it ended in tragedy for the two Russian men inside. The transparent plastic ball known as a zorb veered off course and sailed over a rock ledge in the rugged Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia. The ball picked up speed as it ew down the steep slope, rolling and bouncing. One man was killed and the other badly injured. The man who died, 27-year-old Denis Burakov, was with friends at the Dombai ski resort, where they frequently went snowboarding, on Jan. 3 when he decided to take a ride in a zorb being operated next to a beginners slope. His friend Vladimir Shcherbakov joined him. An eight-minute video taken on Burakovs phone by one of his friends shows the two men being tted into harnesses inside the zorb, which consists of two polyurethane balls with a layer of air between them. The zorb is then released to roll down the hill, the two men spinning inside. But the zorb bounces off of the intended path, and a man waiting for it at the bottom of the hill tries in vain to catch the ball before it pops over a rocky ledge and disappears down a gorge below Mount Mussa-Achitara. The person lming the video is heard swearing and asking Whats down there? The answer from someone off camera: Its a catastrophe down there. The Emergencies Ministry said both men were ejected from the zorb as it tumbled and they landed on the snow about 10 meters apart after having rolled about 1.5 kilometers. Still conscious and able to stand, they were rescued by two skiers, who then pulled both men up to the top of the hill. Burakov suffered serious spinal injuries and died on the way to the hospital. Shcherbakov suffered a concussion and other injuries and remains hospitalized. AP

Back to work: China newspaper standoff ends

A STANDOFF between journalists at a Chinese newspaper and Communist Party propaganda ofcials ended as employees reported for work and the weekly was published following a public outcry over a censored commentary. The Guangzhou-based Southern Weekly featured a cover story about an orphanage re. It also published part of an ofcial Peoples Daily commentary from Jan. 7 on management of the media. A postscript added by Southern Weekly said the main theme of the article was that while the Party must maintain control over the media, different methods were needed. It said changing how China manages opinions would be as tough as gnawing a hard bone. The standoff sparked three days of demonstrations outside of the papers ofces that continued yesterday and resulted in an outpouring of support from some of Chinas most famous celebrities. The confrontation, a challenge to Communist for it is an achievement in the political environment in China today. The demonstrations were sparked after former journalists at the Southern Weekly said in an open letter Jan. 4 that Tuo Zhen, the propaganda chief in Guangdong, Chinas richest and most populous province, replaced a New Years editorial calling for respect for constitutional rights with a commentary saying the people were closer than ever to achieving their dreams, according to excerpts of the two texts posted on the China Media Projects website. Editors and reporters at the Southern Weekly returned to their ofces in Guangzhou, according to two employees of the Nanfang Media Group, who requested anonymity because they werent allowed to speak to foreign reporters. Citing journalists at the newspaper, the New York Times reported that staff reached a deal with party ofcials that would end the vetting of story ideas and the review of the papers content before publication. BLOOMBERG

Winter storm batters Middle East; 8 dead

slogans during a protest against Pakistan, in Jammu, India, Jan. 10, 2013. India has complained about an attack on an Indian army patrol in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir that killed two soldiers and left their bodies mutilated. India says Pakistani troops crossed the cease-re line Tuesday and attacked Indian soldiers patrolling in the Mendhar region before retreating. AP

Kashmir heats up. Activists of the World Hindu Council, shout

AMMANThe ercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted trafc on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region.
In Lebanon, the Red Cross said storm-related accidents killed six people over the past two days. Several drowned after slipping into rivers from ooded roads, one person froze to death and another died after his car went off a slippery road, according to George Kettaneh, Operations Director for the Lebanese Red Cross. In the West Bank town of Ramallah, a Palestinian ofcial said two women drowned after their car was caught in a ash ood on Tuesday. Nablus Deputy Governor Annan Atirah said the women abandoned their vehicle after it got stuck on a ooded road, and their bodies were apparently swept away by surging waters. Their driver was hospitalized in critical condition. In the Gaza Strip, civil defense spokesman Mohammed al-Haj Yousef said storms cut electricity to thousands of Palestinian homes and rescuers were sent to evacuate dozens of people. Parts of Israel were bracing for snow a day after the military was forced to send helicopters and rubber dinghies to rescue residents stranded by oodwaters in a weather, which Israeli meteorologists said was the stormiest in a decade. The unusual weather over the past few days hit vulnerable Syrian refugees living in tent camps very hard, particularly some 50,000 sheltering in the Zaatari camp in Jordans northern desert. Its been freezing cold and constant rain for the past four days, lamented Ahmad Tobara, 44, who evacuated his tent when its shafts submerged in ood water in Zaatari. A camp spokesman said that by Wednesday, some 1,500 refugees were transferred to mobile homes normally used for schools. Weather ofcials said winds exceeded 70 kilometers per hour and the rain left 70 centimeters of water on the streets. AP

Group: Release Bin Laden photos

IN BRIEF Hamas university grooms Hebrew teachers

GAZA CITY Hamas agship university in Gaza has a new diploma on offer Hebrew, the ofcial language of its arch-foe Israel. Gazas Hamas rulers say they want to produce qualied teachers as the government gradually introduces Hebrew studies in its high schools. The aim is simple: It wants Palestinians in Gaza to learn their enemys language. As Jews are occupying our lands, we have to understand their language, said Education Ministry ofcial Somayia Nakhala. There are 19 students enrolled in the rst one-year Hebrew diploma course offered at the Islamic University in Gaza City, a stronghold of Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007. Hamas does not recognize Israel, is ofcially pledged to its destruction and has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings, rocket strikes and other attacks. Ofcials hope graduates will become Hebrew teachers. Hamas has already begun offering Hebrew studies as an elective to ninth graders in 16 schools, and plans to expand the program to dozens of other schools in the coming months. Israel occupied Gaza for 38 years after capturing it, along with the West Bank and east Jerusalem, in the 1967 Mideast war. Since withdrawing its settlers and troops from Gaza in 2005, Israel has fought two wars against Hamas and restricts access to the territory by air, land and sea. The coastal strip still relies on Israeli-run crossings for most consumer goods, and Gaza patients must receive special permits to reach medical care in Israel or the West Bank. Students need to understand whats going on, like wars, medical treatment in Israel, in the West Bank, said the Education Ministrys Nakhala. There is no shortage of Hebrew speakers in Gaza, at least among older residents. For years, Gaza Palestinians entered Israel to work in restaurants, construction and other menial jobs. Thousands of others learned the language while held in Israeli prisons. In quieter times, many Israelis would come to Gaza to x their cars, bargain hunt or eat at local restaurants. AP

A WATCHDOG group wants the photographs of Osama bin Ladens corpse and burial at sea--ordered condential by President Barack Obam--be made public under the Freedom of Information Act. Judicial Watch Inc., in arguments set Wednesday before a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, will contend the Central Intelligence Agency has failed to show how images of Bin Ladens body -- specically those showing it cleaned and prepared for burial -- would harm national security or reveal classied intelligence, according to court papers. Defendants would have the court believe that the only images at issue in this case are gruesome, graphic images depicting a bullet wound in Bin Ladens head, Michael Bekesha, a lawyer for Washingtonbased legal-activist group, wrote in his ling. Yet at least some of the 52 responsive images depict more than just a bloody mess. BLOOMBERG

Serbia: No Pakistani truckers of NATO goods on strike to Kosovo recognition

BELGRADE Serbias new nationalist-led government pledged Wednesday never to recognize Kosovo, adopting a hard-line resolution that could jeopardize reconciliation talks between the bitter Balkan rivals. The resolution, proposed by President Tomislav Nikolic, said Serbia will never recognize the secession of Kosovo, the former province that declared independence in 2008. It calls for full autonomy for Kosovo Serbs, who represent about 10 percent of the ethnic Albaniandominated region of some 2 million people. The document has to be approved by Serbias nationalistdominated parliament before it becomes ofcial. Nikolic said he does not see Kosovo as an independent state and that the resolution makes sure that Serbian negotiators wont imperil the countrys national interests in ongoing talks with Kosovo ofcials. A draft of the resolution, leaked to the public last month, has been criticized by Western ofcials and rejected by Kosovos leadership because it proposed de-facto partition of Kosovo along ethnic lines. AP
PESHAWAR Truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan have gone on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay, inadequate security and corrupt ofcials who demand bribes from the truckers, ofcials said Wednesday. The supply route is an important lifeline for international forces in landlocked Afghanistan. The coalition ships a signicant portion of its nonlethal supplies through Pakistan into southern Afghanistan. The other land route into Afghanistan through Central Asia and Russia is longer and more expensive. The strike began in response to the governments decision to require truckers to go through authorized companies to carry NATO supplies instead of making individual deals with the government-run National Logistics Cell, said Jehanzeb Khan, head of a transport workers union in northwest Pakistan. The companies pay the truckers less, said Khan. He also claimed the government was not providing adequate protection to the drivers from Taliban attacks, and each truck had to pay corrupt security ofcials about $165 in bribes to pass through the Khyber tribal area on the way to the border. Khan said truckers in northwest

JAL explains fuel leak

BOSTON--Japan Airlines is giving more details about a fuel leak on one of its Boeing 787s that delayed a ight from Boston to Tokyo. A spokeswoman said Wednesday one of four valves connecting the center and left main fuel tanks was open. That led to fuel owing between those tanks to a surge tank near the wing tip and then out a vent, spilling about 150 liters) She says that valve was deactivated and the ight was cleared to depart later Tuesday. A more detailed inspection was scheduled in Tokyo. The leak Tuesday was the second problem in two days for Japan Airlines at Boston Logan. A re broke out in a battery pack in the belly of a different Boeing 787 on Monday, after passengers had exited. AP

Pakistan stopped carrying NATO supplies Wednesday, and he was reaching out to others throughout the country to get them to join the strike. Haneef Khan Marwat, head of a transportation company in the southern city of Karachi, said some truckers began their strike as early as Jan. 4 and thousands of vehicles are involved. He said the strike would continue until the government reversed its new policy. No trucks carrying NATO supplies crossed the northwest Torkham border on Wednesday, said local political ofcial Tahir Khan. AP

Killing pythons for cash lures hunters to Florida

A FLOURISHING population of Burmese pythons in South Florida is devouring animals such as bobcats and opossums, and threatening endangered species. So the state devised a solution: offer cash for hunters to kill them. More than 550 hunters from 30 states have signed up for a contest called the Python Challenge, which begins Jan. 12 and offers $5,000 in prize money for those who slay the longest and largest number of the invasive snakes. Theyll troll 526,091 hectares, including part of the Everglades National Park, looking for snakes that the state says threaten the ecosystem and native wildlife. It sounds like a fun thing to do, said Adam Danker- Feldman, 24, a New York nancial analyst who said hes never hunted and signed up based on a friends suggestion. He said, Book your tickets, this is going to be an adventure. Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, eat endangered animals in and around the Everglades, including the Key Largo woodrat, a brown and white rodent with a hairy tail found only in the Florida Keys. Federal, state and local governments have spent more than $6 million in Florida since 2005 trying to control pythons and other invasive constrictor snakes, according to the US Fish & Wildlife Service. There are an estimated 30,000 pythons in the Florida Everglades, according the National Park Service website. Since 1995, the number that have been observed in the Everglades has increased dramatically, according to the park service. In 2010, Florida banned Burmese pythons from being acquired as pets. Last year, President Barack Obamas administration banned the snakes from being imported or sold across state lines.

Hunters from 30 states have signed up for Python Challenge, which begins Jan. 12 and offers $5,000 for those who slay the longest and largest number of the snakes. Photo from South Florida Water Management District via BLOOMBERG

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Pound-for-pound kings
Text and photos by Dino Ray V. Directo, III
More engaging cockpit

A drifting icon gets a modern makeover

Korean rocket on wheels

THE domestic automotive industry got an adrenaline boost last year with the entry of two prize ghters from two of the Worlds most aggressive brands, Toyota and Hyundai. Although Hyundais Sports Coupe has been the performance benchmark for the past couple of years, the hugely popular Genesis Coupe has drawn its sword and is ready to exchange blows with the tail happy Toyota 86.
throughout the Hyundai model range, this gapping front end actually improves engine cooling and greatly compliments the sweeping headlamp design and the stylish fog lamps. As part of the safety element of the Coupe, daytime LED running lights run through the bottom part of the head lamp assembly. The Toyota on the other hand is a design evolution and engineering marvel from the Houses of Fuji Heavy Industries and Toyota Motors Corporation of Japan. It has a more slanted nose reminiscent of the earlier versions of the Toyota MR2 and equipped with ush headlamps that compliment the oversized fenders and character lines. The bone of contention between the Korean and the Japanese Sports Coupe lies in the engine propelling these metal beasts. The 2013 Genesis 2.0T goes to battle with a Multipoint Fuel Injected Dual CCVT with Twin Scroll Turbocharger engine pumping out 274 bhp@6,000 rpms. The Toyota 86 with a robust 2.0 liter-DOHC-4-valves per cylinder VVTi engine capable of pushing 200 bhp@7,000 rpms. Despite having less horses under the hood in comparison with its Korean rival, the Toyota 86 is throatier. Pop the clutch and push the Stop/ Start button and the 86 comes to life like a pit bull about to chase a cat. This Boxer engine was developed by Subaru, with its direct plus fuel injectors designed by Toyota. In terms of whos the better drivers car, The Toyota 86 has a more engaging cockpit starting with the bucket seats, meaty three-spoke steering and red stitching throughout the cabin. Driving the 86 makes you feel cocooned, and the responsive

2013 Genesis gets an upgraded interior

The front engine-rear wheel drive Genesis is not about to budge to make space for the latest iteration of the Hachi-roku. The Gods of Speed provided me an opportunity to enjoy these two cars during the Holiday season and driving them is an experience that must be shared by our loyal readers. For 2013, Hyundai introduced a face lifted version of the Genesis Coupe. Visible changes are evident in the angular front fascia, faux hood scoops and the trademark gapping front grille bumpers which seem to smile right at you. A design feature stamped

steering plus the Boxer engine layout makes the Toyota more fun to thrash around. The Genesis on the other hand is more comfortable to drive than the 86 and Hyundai upgraded the interiors with a new set of analog gauges, more ergonomic steering, Bluetooth for the excellent sounding audio system, plus a racing center stack that displays torque, boost and the oils temperature. It even has an ionizer to remove odors inside the cabin. The Genesis is a Coupe that can be driven out of town for a shopping run to Tagaytay for fresh vegetables.

As a journalist who test drive automobiles for a living, this comparison test is a close ght since both cars have the fun factor worth your every centavo. Both the Genesis Coupe and Toyota 86 are priced at the P1.5M mark, with the Toyota having a price difference of P50,000. However, the Toyota 86s superb Subarubuilt at four engine, precise shifting, suspension system and collectability factor makes it the true sports car. I suggest you pay a little more for the A/T version Toyota 86 to have a more extended fun behind the wheel of this future collectible.

FASTLANE Nismo collaborates with Motul

RENOWNED tuning rm Nissan Motorsports International Co. Ltd has tapped Motul to be its ofcial lubricant and oil provider for its Nissan GTR GT3 project for 2013. After having racked up race victories from across the globe with its 2012 version GTR GT3, NISMO is set to conquer new grounds with this 2013 version GT3. The most signicant improvements were made to the following crucial points: Engine performance & durability; Aerodynamic performance; Brake balance; Suspension setting to suit new aerodynamics package; and gear ratio to optimize engine output increase. NISMO engineers stated that their long standing relationship with Motul has helped the tuning rm achieve its target performance for the Japanese GT car. Were delighted to be working with Motul, a company with a very strong heritage and which has successfully taken part in many championships. We have used many different lubricants in the past, across the different series for which we provide engines, and have been very impressed with the performance Motuls oils showed. We hope that this partnership between ourselves, for use on the Nissan engines we provide to sports car teams in endurance racing, will help us both with our product development and to achieve further success, relates the Nismo engineer. Motul engine oils have excellent anti oxidation properties preventing premature thickening and ageing due to thermal stress. Its high performance anti-wear additive increases engine life duration and decreases wear by reducing engine internal frictions resulting in smooth and light acceleration. Motuls line of 100 percent fully synthetic oils have been the lubricant of choice of racing teams in the World Rally Championship, Japan Super GT and Moto GP.

Nissan rolls out global sedan

NISSAN Motor Philippines, Inc. is welcoming 2013 with the ofcial introduction of Nissans much-anticipated global sedan the Nissan ALMERA. NMPI will launch the all-new ALMERA on January 16 at the Makati Shangrila Hotel, formalizing its entry into the highly competitive B-segment. The Nissan ALMERA has been enjoying acclaimed success particularly in the U.S., Thailand and China, and has sold more than 500,000 units worldwide. NMPI is condent that its success will also be reected in the Philippines. The Nissan brand has always carried a great legacy and reputation for exceptional product quality and reliability, NMPI President and CEO Allen Chen said. With the Nissan ALMERA, consumers will be pleasantly surprised and pleased with the upscale design, features and comfort that will give more style, technology and space. Already open for bookings, the all-new Nissan ALMERA truly lives up to its promise of letting customers experience more. With upscale features and spaciousness that are usually found in more premium vehicles, the all new Nissan ALMERA is priced competitively, in line with NMPIs commitment of providing affordable cars at the highest levels of quality and functionality to Filipinos. The Nissan ALMERA is built on an all-new global V (versatile) platform which utilizes a lightweight yet rigid body, powered by Nissans latest 1.5-liter HR15DE four-cylinder engine featuring with Continuously Variable-valve Timing Control (CVTC) offering excellent fuel efciency. The Nissan ALMERA comes in three variants the 1.5L base manual, 1.5L base automatic and 1.5L mid automatic with exciting colors including titanium grey, brilliant silver, alpine white and bluish black. Experience more with the all-new Nissan ALMERA visit any of the Nissan dealership nationwide and schedule a test drive. To nd out which showroom is nearest you, visit www.nissan.com.ph.

Physicians honor Agudo

HYUNDAI Asia Resources, Inc. president-CEO Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo was recently honored with a plaque of appreciation by the directors of the Philippine College of Hospital Administrators for sharing her expertise in innovative management of the countrys third top-ranking automotive company. Agudos keynote address, The Hyundai C.A.R.E.S. Theory, tackled Hyundais customer-focused management philosophy, from which her prestigious audience drew key insights on planning for the future of their respective hospitals. With Agudo (center) are PCHA directors, from left, Dr. Alfredo D. Padua, PRO; Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, Secretary; Dr. Marina Yulo-Bringas of the Advisory Council; Jessie H. Contreras, Treasurer; Dr. Evangeline del Rosario of the Board of Regents; Dr. Elmer Pedregosa, President; Dr. Margarito D. Hernandez, Convention Chairperson; Dr. Antonio A. Chang of the Board of Regents; Carlo Brion of the Board of Regents; Dr. Evangeline Morales, former PCHA President; and Sr. Normita L. Guevara of the Advisory Council.

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WE ARE in the era where everyone wants to work anywhere, says Johny Dermawan, senior brand manager for Dells Client Product Solutions.
He is right. Gone are the days of bulky computers which performance is miles behind the capabilities of todays line of portable computing machines, as well as the constraints of owning and carrying multiple devices in order to accomplish your professional and personal tasks. To address to the growing demands of the business-centered market and the demand for computers that will enable them to carry out basic and complex nonwork and work-related stuff, Dell is introducing new computing devices with a redesigned portfolio that combines work and play in one and takes advantage of the advances in the new Windows 8 operating system. Windows 8 is our boldest operating system. Its a game changer. Win 8 allows people to work and play as much as they want. You have that choice and option, says Christopher Papa, country manager, Dell Philippines. Dell has launched the Latitude 10 tablet, Latitude 6430u Notebook and OptiPlex 9010 All-in-One with touch. These new systems join the XPS 12 convert-

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ible, which was announced earlier. These new offerings offer unparalleled security and manageability, empowering users to keep pace in an always-connected world. These stylish new products include clean and intuitive touch experiences, the security and manageability required by IT departments, and features to allow anytime, anywhere access to data and applications, says Papa. Built for work and play Computer have been proven useful to execute simple to complex tasks, which in effect, replaced laptops for many. Built for work and play, the 10-inch Latitude 10 (price starts at US$768) tablet ts simply and securely into existing IT environments and offers rich multi-media features, accessory compatibility, and full compatibility with current Windows applications. Like all products in Dells commercial laptop line, the Latitude 10 plugs easily into existing management consoles, features a swappable battery and touts robust optional security features such as Dell Data Protection Encryption for encryption from the hard drive to USB port. The new tablet also offers up to 18 hours of battery life and an optional productivity dock and active stylus. Further, the Latitude 10 will feature an optional ngerprint and smart card reader for twofactor authentication which will be available early this year, and will be ideal for various private industries and government ofces, not to mention great for home and personal use. Meanwhile, the XPS 12 (P65,990) claims to be two devices in one. A fullpowered laptop that easily becomes a fully-featured touch-powered tablet, it also has a unique ip hinge touch screen display which is elegant, innovative and easily transitions between laptop and tablet mode with a simple ip. When in tablet mode, the display completely covers the keyboard, protecting it from dirt and spills. The vibrant Full HD display provides 90 percent more pixels than a standard HD display for an exceptionally crisp reading and viewing experience. Making home and the enterprise cool Being Dells rst business Ultrabook,

the Latitude 6430u (US$1,508) is the perfect balance between aesthetic and corporate needs as it features a thin, highly-mobile form factor with striking design and the security, manageability and durability companies require. Apart from being a highly manageable notebook, the Latitude 6430u also claims to be the most durable, having undergone a broader set of United States Militarys MIL-STD 810G standard tests than any other system in its class. With 10 hours of battery life on a single charge, the Latitude 6430u delivers all day battery life, crucial for road warriors and on-the-go executives. The sleek 23-inch OptiPlex 9010 Allin-One (P48,885) empowers productivity while preserving limited desk space. Because as businesses incorporate touch interfaces into work environments, collaboration and productivity can increase, some workers have space limitations. With its multipoint touch screen, an option for xed or rotating camera, an articulating stand, and optimized for Microsoft Lync to enhance the users work experience with Windows 8, the All-in-One PC screams business, productivity, and sophistication in all its edges and specs. For information and product images and specications, visit www.dell.com.

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Start the year right

FOR a nation with citizens who love to eat, Dusit Thani Manila starts 2013 with an exciting line-up of delectable offerings this January for everyone to enjoy. Straight from the holidays, cleanse your palate with a refreshing variety of fresh fruit and vegetable juices plus rejuvenating smoothies at Basix All-Day Dining Restaurant. Priced at P320 net each, enjoy these cool drinks during lunch and dinner the whole month of January. Meanwhile, embark on a delectable Thai journey like no other, and savor a selection of Gung Paeng Chom shrimp dishes cooked to perfection at Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant from the 17th to 31st, all served at P750 net each. Umu Japanese Restaurant welcomes the New Year with a collection of Teppanyaki Treasures for you to uncover, all sets are served complete with salad, garlic rice, pickles, miso soup and ice cream. The Lobby Lounge salutes to the New Year with an exciting slew of cocktails. Get a free drink of the same kind when you order any of the fabulous vodka-infused cocktails available daily from 8PM to 12MN for P500 net.

Party like an Aussie

KICK off the rst month of the year with a party and eating experience like a trueblue Aussie on January 26 from 6:30PM to 10:30PM, Australia Day for a lavish pool side barbecue and wine party for only P2500 net. At this price, expect a good value all-you-eat-anddrink night thats also synonymous to fun. Regal, rened, and right tasty Australian, the lengthy al fresco buffet features shrimps, petit grilled steaks, lamb, sh, meat pies, cured meats, and desserts with butter, cream and jellies. Beverage selections from sparkling water to wine are courtesy of the Wine Warehouse all located in a seductive corner. Plus, the cocktails and drinks are either erce or ingenious, a symbol of Australias stylish boozers everywhere. And as an antidote to this exciting food coma in the making, the band plays starkly cool classic rock songs to launch the evening.

A la carte meal on sale

TO CELEBRATE the start of a brand new year, Gambrinus Bar at InterContinental Manila will have an a la carte dining sale from January 2 to 31. Indulge in one food item from its new lunch, dinner or late snack menu and get 50 percent off on the price of the second item. Gambrinus Bar features music entertainment by some of the countrys talented lounge artists in the evening. Its oorto-ceiling windows overlook the hotels sprawling tropical poolside garden.

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SM Accessories highlights todays Baroque ourishes in its Vogue Baroque and Shakespeare in Love collections with two of the countrys young classic beautiesAnne Curtis and Georgina Wilsonleading the way. Vogue Baroque is all about black and gold sophistication and style. Dramatic black stones and lots of gilt are infused in dazzling neckpieces, elegant earrings, and over the top cuffs. Nothing is left to chance in this collection, with every accessory studied and embellished. The combinations are endless and always bold, rich, and luxurious.

Elizabethan inspired statement necklace from the Shakespeare in Love collection Elegant Shakespeare in Love earrings

Opulent cuff from the Vogue Baroque collection

THE Baroque trend has come back to us from the seventeenth century, stealing the show all over fashion runways for fall 2012. The Baroque period was marked by artistic inuences in clothing, art, or architecture think Michelangelos 16th century works with volutes, spiraling shapes, and embellishments. And designers such as Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Oscar de la Renta, Aquilano Rimondi have drawn inspiration from this rich, opulent look in their luxe runway collections.

Elegant Shakespeare in Love earrings

The Shakespeare in Love collection, on the other hand, highlights Elizabethan romance and femininity. Tiny rosettes, acanthus leaves, and delicate ligree accents exqui-

sitely adorn ornate bracelets, neckpieces, and earrings. The SM Accessories Vogue Baroque and Shakespeare in Love collections are available at all SM Stores.

Young classic beauties Anne and Georgina go for Vogue Baroque with SM Accessories

Nokia introduces new Nokia Lumia 620

Is 2013 Philippine tourisms moment?

By Ed Biado
THE Tourism Departments comprehensive multimedia Its More Fun in the Philippines campaign is surely heating up and showing a lot of promise for 2013. Not only is its latest TV spot, Sleepless Nights, getting plenty of attention and praise here and abroad, but it denitely was instrumental in making the country more visible in the international tourism community. Once lagging behind its Asian neighbors, the Philippines is now a common xture in several best-of lists, earning marks for its impressive beaches, adventure offerings and mix of old and new. Boracay was named the number one island destination by Travel + Leisure, claimed the sixth spot in TripAdvisor.coms best beaches of 2012 list and, most recently, was voted Asias number one destination for relaxation and the number three destination for nightlife by users of Agoda.com. Manila, on the other hand, took the 22nd spot in the nightlife category; Cebu was 19th in relaxation. But perhaps, the most prominent recognition for the country is being one of the 10 destinations to watch in 2013, determined by prestigious travel publication Conde Nast Traveller. Listed among the likes of Brazil, Amsterdam, the Galapagos Islands and Kashmir, the Philippines is described as a nation with around 7,000 of the most heavenly islands in the world. The magazine says that while its still not the most obvious beach-holiday destination... it soon will be. Manila, it adds, is also having a moment, noting the opening of several hotels, including the Fairmont Makati City, as a positive indicator. The Philippines is also now one of the few places with the unhotel scheme, where tourists pay to stay in peoples homes instead of hotels to save money and experience a truly immersive vacation. The concept was introduced to the country by San Francisco travel website Airbnb.com, which recently chose Manila to host its 12th global sales ofce (and only the second in Southeast Asia, after Singapore). As of this writing, there are 975 Filipino homes listed on the website; 530 of which are in Metro Manila. All these are counting towards more tourist arrivals. And the DOT is taking note. Last December, the Philippines welcomed Kook Nam Han, its one millionth Korean visitor, who was greeted at NAIA by a marching band and presented with a complimentary tour package, including PAL business class tickets, hotel accommodations courtesy of Shangri-la Hotels and other tokens. Another highlight came from the Immigrations Bureau, which disclosed that 2012 saw a notable increase in visa extensions, indicating that foreigners are staying longer in the country. The agency processed more than 172,000 visa extensions last year, up by 13 percent from a little under 152,000 in 2011.

NOKIA recently introduced the Nokia Lumia 620, the third and most affordable in its range of Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Alongside the agship Nokia Lumia 920 and mid-range Nokia Lumia 820, the Nokia Lumia 620 offers a more fun, youthful appeal, and compact design. The Nokia Lumia 620 uses a new dual-shot color technique to deliver a variety of striking color and texture effects. Dual-shot adds a second layer of colored, transparent or translucent polycarbonate on top of a base layer to produce secondary color blends and depth effects. With seven different exchangeable shells to choose from, people can adapt the look of their Nokia Lumia 620 to their own personal taste and style. We continue to execute on our strategy to reach new audiences and new markets, said Jo Harlow, executive vice president, Nokia Smart Devices. With its innovative design, the latest Windows Phone 8 software and signature experiences from Nokia, like Nokia lenses, Nokia Maps and Nokia Music, the Nokia Lumia 620 is a highly competitive smartphone at this price point. Among the features shared with the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 are exclusive camera lenses that transform the creative power of the Nokia Lumia 620s ve megapixel main camera and VGA front-facing camera. The Cinemagraph lens adds simple animations to still photographs, while Smart Shoot creates a single, perfect shot from multiple images, even removing unwanted objects from the picture. The Nokia Lumia 620 also provides access to the worlds best maps and location experience, including Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and the exclusive Nokia City Lens. Nokia City Lens displays information about local surroundings overlaid onto buildings as seen through the camera viewnder.

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Bake a cheesecake with McVitie's

MILLIONS of packs of McVitie's Digestives, whose name is said to have come from the baking soda in the biscuits, are sold all over the world every year. After its creation in 1892 by Sir Alexander Grant, McVities Digestives, now sold in over 100 countries, including the Philippines, became well-loved for their whole-wheat taste. Today, 120 years after, McVitie's Digestives are not just a snack but is now a popular and awesome ingredient for baked goodies like cheesecakes and even tiramisu. Cheesecake is a true favorite among many, and with a cheesecake base made with McVitie's Digestives, it will definitely be tastier, thicker and has more texture. Heres a popular cheesecake recipe using McVitie's Digestives: Digestive Cheesecake Ingredients: For the base McVities Digestive 2/3 of 400 g pack Unsalted butter 1/3 pack (75 g) For the filling Cream cheese 4 packs (800 g) Fresh cream 1 liter Egg yolks 2 Icing sugar 2 cups (200 g)

UNIQLO bares holiday promo winners

UNIQLO announced the names of the winners of its recent Wish Tree holiday treat for its loyal shoppers. The complete list of winners of the Uniqlo Wish Tree holiday promo can now be viewed at Uniqlo Philippines Facebook page, www.facebook.com/uniqlo.ph. The promo started last November 30 and allowed shoppers at Uniqlos two stores in the PhilippinesSM Mall of Asia and SM City North Edsato choose their desired wish list and hang them at the specially-designed Uniqlo tree located at each store. To win their wish list, shoppers only need to purchase any Uniqlo item such as the Ultra Light Down, Heattech, Heattech Micro Fleece or Micro Fleece products. The special wish list created by Uniqlo for the Wish Tree campaign promo includes a free buffet meal for a family of four at Vikings Buffet Restaurant located at SM Mall of Asia, IMAX movie tickets, and a shopping spree at Uniqlo worth P5,000 for a family of four. A total of 10 winners of Vikings family buffet meal and IMAX movie tickets were drawn from both the SM Mall of Asia and SM City North EDSA stores while eight winners were drawn from both stores who will win the Uniqlo shopping spree. Present during the rafe draw were Jasmin Cruz, assistant marketing manager of Fast Retailing Philippines Inc.; Jheric Saracho, Trade and Industry Development analyst; and Tanaka Takatoshi, Uniqlo SM Mall of Asia Store anager. Uniqlo first store in the Philippines is located at the 2nd Floor, Main Mall of SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, while the second store is located at the SM City North Edsa The Block in Quezon City. Uniqlo SM Mall of Asia store is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. while UNIQLO SM City North Edsa The Block is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

Vanilla, 1 sachet (5 g) Grated lemon peel (from 1 lemon) For the topping Blackcurrant jam 3 1/2 cups (350 g) For Chocolate Cheesecake, blend 100 g of cocoa powder into the cheese filling Procedure: Crush the biscuits in a blender. Melt the butter and mix with the biscuit crumbs Press the butter and biscuit mixture into the base of a baking tin or dish Beat the cream cheese until soft Add the egg yolks, vanilla and grated lemon peel Gradually add the fresh cream and continue beating until fluffy Pour the mixture on top of the biscuit base & refrigerate for about 2 hours until it sets Top with blackcurrant jam Serve cold

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INVITATION TO BID for the CONSTRUCTION/REHABILITATION OF IGSORO SITIO URETA ROAD, KM. 15+040.00 KM. 15+771.00 WITH EXCEPTION, BUGASONG, ANTIQUE
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique, through the SARO-BMB-A-12-T000004621 dated September 25, 2012 intends to apply the sum of NINETEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THREE PESOS & 19/100 (P 19,295,103.19) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract no. 13GB0001. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique now invites bids for the const./rehab. of a 731 ln.m. roadway which includes items of work such as mobilization/demobilization, project sign board, const. safety and health, roadway excavation (surplus common, hard rock & unclassified), structure excavation (common soil), embankment, subgrade preparation (common excavation), aggregate sub base course, PCCP plain 200mm thick and grouted riprap lined ditch (class A) as per plans and specifications. Completion of the Works required is 121 C.D. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, partnerships or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique and inspect Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P 25,000.00). It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than 8:30 A.M. before the submission of their bids. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013 @ 10:00 A.M. at Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. LOIs and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class A documents are to be accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other relevant documents on or before the deadline for submission of Bids. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 30, 2013 @ 9:00 A.M at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms as prescribed by the GPPB and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened @ 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Antique Engineering District, San Jose, Antique reserves the right to accept or deny any bid, to annul bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, refer to: PREXY M. SANCHEZ Head, BAC-Secretariat DPWH, Antique Engineering District San Jose, Antique Sgd:
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Scout Reyes Street, corner Panay Avenue, Quezon City Tel. No. (02) 374-3987 Fax No. (02) 374-2505 Invitation to Bid for the SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOR THE NTA AGRIPINOY MILLING COMPLEX
1. The National Tobacco Administration (NTA), through its Corporate Operating Budget (COB) for CY 2013, intends to apply the sum of PhP48,118,529.90, being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the Contract for the SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOR THE NTA AGRIPINOY MILLING COMPLEX. Bids in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at Bid Opening. The NTA now invites bids from eligible Bidders, for the SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOR THE NTA AGRIPINOY MILLING COMPLEX at Brgy. Sulvec, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. Completion of the Works is required within one hundred sixty (160) days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Bidding will be conducted through Public Bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty per cent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the NTA and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., beginning January 11, 2013 to February 04, 2013. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address given below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (PhP50,000.00). The NTA will hold a Pre-bid Conference on January 23, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Training Room, 3rd Floor of the NTA Building, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February 05, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Training Room at NTA Building, cors. Scout Reyes and Panay Avenue, Quezon City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the ITB. Sealed Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids will not be accepted. 9. The NTA reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Third Judicial Region BRANCH 4 Mariveles, Bataan (Stationed at Balanga City) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Represented by the Regional Executive Director of DENR, Plaintiff, - versus FILIPINO MERCADO and the REGISTRAR OF DEEDS OF BALANGA CITY, Defendants, CIVIL CASE NO. 918-ML x-------------------------x SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: FILIPINO MERCADO, last known address at Barangay Lamao, Limay, Bataan 13.

Aguilar (LAO vs Director of Lands, 43 off Gaz 504), and such private ownership was not affected by issuance of free patent No. 2540, at the instance of the appellant herself since the Public Land Law applied only to lands of the public domain and the Director of Lands has no authority to grant to another a free patent for land that has ceased to be a public land and has passed to private ownership, and a title so issued is null and void. (Lacaste vs. Director of Lands, 63 Phil 654; Lizarda vs. Umanan, 59 Phil 547, 555); Subsequently, on September 22, 1998, PNOC- Petrochemical Development Corporation conveyed a 10.8441 hectaresportion of the properties covered by TCT No. D- 167629 to the Republic of the Philippines, represented by the DENR, by virtue of a waiver of Rights and Acceptance of even date. Said property is the same Lots 1-A and 1-B of Lot 1 of approved survey plan Swo-03-000028 of the PNOC. A copy of the said instrument is hereto attached as Annex H. Miscellaneous Sales Patent No. 030806-94-170 and OCT No. 2961 as well as any and all certificates of title derived therefrom are, therefore, null and void ab initio. PRAYER WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that after trial, this Honorable Court: 1. Declare Miscellaneous Sales Patent No. 030806-94-170 in the name of defendant Filipino Mercado, OCT No. 2961, and all subsequent certificates of title emanating thereform, null and void ad initio; Order said defendant, his agents, assigns and successors-in-interest to surrender the owners copy of OCT NO. 2961 as well as its derivative certificates of title to defendant Registrar of Deeds of Balanga City, Bataan; Direct defendant Registrar of Deeds of Balanga City, Bataan to cancel said miscellaneous sales patent and certificates of title: Direct defendant or any other person claiming under him to surrender possession of aforesaid land; land Grant plaintiff such other reliefs as are just and proper under the premises.

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WHEREAS, a complaint for Cancellation of Miscellaneous Sales Patent and Original Certificate of Title was filed with this court on June 16, 2011, stating this: 1. Plaintiff is a sovereign entity to whom all lands of the public domain belong. It may be served with judicial processes through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) with address at the OSG Building, 134 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Metro Manila; Defendant Filipino Mercado is of legal age, with capacity to sue and be sued, and a resident of Barangay Lamao, Limay, Bataan where he may be served with summons and other court processes; Defendant Registrar of Deeds of the Province of Bataan holds office at the Registry of Deeds, Balanga city, Bataan, where he may be served with summons and other processes. He is impleaded as a nominal party, he being the official charged with the duty of registering patents and issuing the corresponding certificates of title over land in the Province of Bataan; The administration, management and ownership of the parcels of land of the public domain surveyed as Lots 1 and 2 of survey plan Swo-000027 and Lots 1 and 2 of survey plan Swo-03-000028 containing a total area of 3,813,161 square meters situated at Barangay Lamao, Limay, Bataan were transferred to the Philippine National Oil Company by virtue of P.D. No. 949 dated June 17, 1976. In accordance with the said P.D. No. 949, a special patent was issued to the PNOC covering the said lots which was registered on March 18, 1977 in the Registry of Deeds of Balanga City, Bataan. Consequently, Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 3 was issued in favor of the PNOC, The said title was cancelled subsequently in view of the issuance of Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T- 67687 in favor of the PNOC covering the same lots. The latest derivative Title of OCT No. 3 is TCT No. T- 167629 registered on September 21, 1994 in favor of the PNOC- Petrochemical Development Corporation, a subsidiary corporation of the PNOC. A photocopy of TCT No. 167629 is hereto attached as Annex A. On November 23, 1993, defendant Filipino Mercado filed his Miscellaneous Sales Application (MSA) No. 030806-71 with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office, Balanga City, Bataan over Lot 4, Block 15 of the subdivision plan Csd- 1422 approved on July 15, 1967, containing area of four hundred seventeen (417) square meters situated at Barangay Lamao, Limay, Bataan. Copies of the said application and subdivision plan Csd- 1422 are hereto attached as Annexes B and C, respectively. On November 29, 1994, an Order: Award and Issuance of Patent was issued covering a Lot 4, Block 15 in favor of defendant Mercado. This resulted in the issuance of Miscellaneous Sales Patent No. 030806-94-170 in the name of herein defendant. A photocopy of the said order is hereto attached as Annex D. The said patent was transmitted to defendant Registrar of Deeds of Balanga City, Bataan who registered the same and issued the corresponding OCT No. 2961 on February 13, 1995 in the name of defendant Mercado. A photocopy of the said title is hereto attached as Annex E. In a subsequent investigation and verification conducted by the DENR Region III Office, it was found out that the land covered by OCT No. 2961 falls within Lot 1 of approved survey plan Swo-03000028, is hereto attached as Annex F. Prior to the issuance of the said OCT No. 2961 in the favor of defendant Mercado, the tract of land covered by the same was already a titled property in the name of PNOC under OCT No. 3 issued several years ahead of defendants OCT No. 2961. In fact, PNOCs TCT No. T- 167629 was already existing at the time defendant Mercados OCT No. 2961 was issued. The verification survey conducted DENR- CENRO Pilar, Bataan reveals that the aforestated area embraced under defendant Mercados OCT No. 2961, as well as the technical description depicted under Csd- 1422, do not conform with the metes and bounds of the lot actually occupied by defendant Mercado. They overlap adjoining Lots 1-A and 1-B of Lot 1 of approved survey plan Swo-03000028 of the PNOC. A certified copy of the result of the ground verification survey conducted by Engr. Florencio Yambao of DENR- CENRO Pilar, Bataan is hereto attached as Annex G. The foregoing findings shows that OCT NO. 2961 was erroneously issued in favor of defendant Mercado as the land covered by the same was no longer alienable and disposable land that could be disposed of by a miscellaneous patent (MSA) under the Public Land Act (Commonwealth Act No. 141). It is a titled property of the PNOC which is outside the jurisdiction of the DENR. Furthermore, the area of the land described on OCT No. 2961 does not conform with the metes and bounds with the area actually occupied by defendant Mercado. Accordingly, in Garcia, et. al., Director et. al., Supreme declared: x x x The possessory information registered as early as 1901 is of course prima pacia proof of ownership in the part of Angelo Aguilar, father of Francisca

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Makati City for Balanga City, Bataan, September 15, 2010. (SGD.) JOSE ANSELMO I. CADIZ Solicitor General ROLL NO. 35072 IBP Lifetime No. 02819 MCLE Exemption No. III-000920 (SGD.) ERIC REMEGIO O. PANGA Assistant Solicitor General ROLL NO. 39377 IBP Lifetime No. 04291 MCLE Exemption No. III-000365 (SGD.) DIONIS P JACOBE . Associate Solicitor ROLL NO. 54225 IBP No. 717016, 01-22-09 MCLE Exemption No. III-0003795 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL 134 Amorsolo St., Legazpi Village Makati City VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING I, RICARDO L. CALDERON, Regional Executive Director, DENR Region III Office, Dolores, San Fernando City, Pampanga, after having sworn to in accordance with law, depose and state: 1. 2. I have caused the preparation of the foregoing complaint. I have read and understood the contents thereof; and the allegations contained therein are true and correct of my own personal knowledge and based on authentic records. I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issue and parties in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or difference divisions thereof or any other tribunal or agency; and No such action or proceeding is pending in the Supreme Court of different divisions thereof or the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency; and I hereby undertake to notify this Honorable Court within five (5) days from notice should I learn that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of appeals or difference divisions thereof or any other tribunal or agency.

10. For further information, please refer to : CRISTINA C. LOPEZ, DBA National Tobacco Administration Cors. Scout Reyes and Panay Avenue, Quezon City Tel. No. 372-3188 cclnta@yahoo.com Fax No. 373-2095 Website address: nta.da.gov.ph (Sgd.) CRISTINA C. LOPEZ, DBA Chairman, NTA Bids and Awards Committee (NTA-BAC)
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REINVITATION TO BID
The DPWH, Southern Leyte Engineering District through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites prospective suppliers/bidders to apply to bid for the following contract/s: Contract ID Contract Name : 12-IL-0076 S : Purchase of Common - Use Supplies (Fuel, oil & Lubricants) for CY 2013 Contract Location : DPWH-SLED, Maasin City. Southern Leyte Brief Description : Purchase of fuel, oil and lubricants Approved Budget for the Contract-(ABC): Php.10,895,642.04 Contract Duration : 360 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, corporation/ partnership/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 __ years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least ] 0% of the 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 Office seven (7) calendar days before the deadline for the submission and opening of bids. The BAC for Goods, DPWH Central Office will only process suppliers applications for registration with complete requirements, and issue the Suppliers Registration Certificate (SRC). The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre - Bid Conference 3. Submission and Receipt of Bids 4. Opening of Bids January 9 -31, 2013 January 18, 2013; 2:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m, January 31, 2013 2:00 p.m., January 31, 2013

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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila

Republic of the Philippines

INVITATION TO BID FOR Supply of Security Services for 2013

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines, through its GF and STF, intends to apply the sum of Twenty Million Nine Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Three Pesos and Ninety Five Centavos(Php 20,968,743.95) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Supply of Security Services 2013. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Polytechnic University of the Philippines now invites bids for the Supply of Security Services for 2013 with 65 security guards to be deployed in PUP Mabini Campus in Sta. Mesa, Manila and other Campuses outside Manila. Bidders should have completed, within three years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on January 09 to January 31, 2013 from the address below upon submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) and payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (Php 25,000.00). The Polytechnic University of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 21,10:00 am at Dr. Mateo Conference Room, 2nd floor, South Wing, Main Building, Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 31,2013,1:30 pm. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bid opening shall be on January 31, 2:00 pm at Dr. Mateo Conference Room. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The Polytechnic University of the Philippines reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: Dir. Adam V. Ramillo Bids and Awards Committee 3rd floor, South Wing, Main Building, Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila 5227252 or 7167832 local 397 Approved by: (Sgd.) Dr. Manuel M. Muhi Chairman
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

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(SGD.) RICARDO L. CALDERON, CESO III Affiant DENR ID NO. RXI- 1499 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this December 30, 2010 at _________. Doc No. 254; Page No. 51; Book No. XIII; Series of 2010 (SGD.) WILFREDO R. CORTEZ NOTARY PUBLIC Until December 31, 2011 PTR NO. 4007271; 1-6-10 MCLE COMPLIANCE III0010081-3-8-10 ROLL NO. 3788 CITY OF SAN FDO. PAMP.

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The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Southern Leyte District Engineering Office, Maasin City. Southern Leyte upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 10,000.00 Pesos only (Php 10,000.00), Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (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 Section 27.2 of the revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post -qualification. The Southern Leyte District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process at anytime prior Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. Approved by: (Sgd.) VINCENT T. SY III Chief, Planning & Design Section Chairman BAC DPWH, SLDEO Asuncion, Maasin City, Southern Leyte Tel. No. 053-381-3581 Fax No. 053-381-3581 Noted: (Sgd.) CARLOS G. VELOSO District Engineer
(MST-Jan. 11, 2013)

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WHEREAS, a Motion to Issue Summons by Publication was filed by the plaintiff. WHEREAS, a service of summons by publication was authorized by this court in its Order dated April 19, 2012. NOW, THEREFORE, defendant Filipino Mercado, is hereby summoned and required to file with this court, RTC, Branch 4, Balanga City, Bataan, his answer to the complaint within sixty (60) days after the last publication of this summons, serving a copy thereof upon the plaintiff through counsels, Atty. Jose Anselmo I. Cadiz, Atty. Eric Remegio O. Panga, Atty. Dionis P. Jacobe of the Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City. Upon failure on his part to do so as aforesaid, plaintiff shall take judgment against him by default and demand from the court the reliefs prayed for in the complaint. Let this summons be published by the plaintiff at his own expense in a newspaper of general circulation in the country once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. SO ORDERED. Balanga City, Bataan, April 19, 2012. (SGD.) BARTOLOME V. FLORES Judge
(MST-Jan. 4, 11 & 18 2013)

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Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com

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show-on-wheels is characteristically Filipino. Lucky commuters across Metro Manila stand the chance to win cash and prizes just by answering simple questions. Whoever said commuting is a bore will be in for a great ride in Jeepney Jackpot, which airs weekdays at 5 p.m, Our dynamic push for 2013 represents TV5s commitment to lead with innovative programming and quality shows that respond to the Pinoys evolving tastes and needs saysTV5 president and CEO Atty. Ray C. Espinosa. More than ever, the entire Kapatid network stands by its
Derek Ramsay as Kidlat

SIMPLY RED
SHE is FHMs December 2012 cover girl. And her name is Meg Imperial.
The 19-year old has appeared in a number of TV5 shows like Bagets, Lokomoko U, Pidols Wonderland, Game and Go, Maynila, and Just Got Lucky. Now, she steps on another level in her career in show business as the star of the new adult drama from Viva Entertainment. The movie is called Menor de Edad, and Meg says she isnt so minor anymore as she turns adult this year. A talent of Viva Artists Agency (VAA), she has also played contra vida to Ritz Azul in Glamorosa and is about to start work on a new series, also for the Kapatid network, very soon. Meg admits TV work has to take a back seat temporarily so she can go full time on her most daring project, Menor de Edad, directed by Joel Lamagan. She stars with Wendell Ramos as her leading man. In an interview, she says, Mahirap mag-say no sa ganyang offer. Big break ko na po ito at nangako ako sa Viva na gagawin ko ang makakaya ko para sulit ang tiwala nila sa akin. Malaki naman din po ang tiwala ko sa kanila dahil magaling na director ang humawak sa pelikula namin, si Direk Joel. Alam kong magandang

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MEG IMPERIAL
The new face of sexy
falling in love with her. Meg says that while she may be inexperienced, she gave her all in this movie, including passionate love scenes with Wendell Ramos. She said, she discussed what will happen in the movie and the scenes that she had to go through with her parents. Okay naman sila, for as long is it is for the good of the movie and my career, she added. Meg doesnt want lalabas ang pelikula namin kaya hindi na po ako nag-in-arte pa. The stirring tale of a troubled teenage girls sexual awakening is due in theaters Jan. 23. It also serves as Megs birthday offering as the screen neophyte turns 20 three days What is in and what is out in the hair and beauty this year? Find out in GMA News TV lifestyle show Gandang Ricky Reyes Todo Na Toh this Saturday, 9 to 10 a.m. None other than the shows hostproducer and Ricky Reyes along with other popular and respectable beauty experts of the country will discuss forecast on hair style a n d

Forecast for 2013

CALLING all college and university bands! This is your chance to show off those killer riffs and rock the crowd with your high-octane performance at Sun Broadband Quest, a battle of broad music styles between college and university bands all over the country. Open to all unsigned and amateur college bands composed of three to ve members between 16 to 25 years old, Sun Broadband Quest is an opportunity for up-and-coming bands to showcase their talents, share their music and get noticed in the music scene. The winning band will get a staggering cool prize of P150,000 cash, record deal, guaranteed gigs plus their own music video. A project of Sun Broadband and MCA Music, Inc., the competition is powered by the allnew Sun Broadband Entertainment Stick . This is the revolutionary and rst-of-its-kind broadband product in the local market that lets users access the hippest tunes and download chart toppers from their favorite artists for free. To join Sun Broadband Quest, participating band must purchase a Sun Broadband Entertainment Stick, register online at www. sunbroaband.ph/bandquest and upload two videosone video recording an all-original song and one video recording a cover version of any song. Videos should not exceed ve minutes. Top 10 bands will be selected and receive professional coaching through a full-day workshop and one-one-one session with the top OPM bands and artists under MCA Music, Inc. Grand winner will be chosen by way of a big concert where all top 10 bands will perform their all-original song and be judged by ve music professionals based on originality, musicality and showmanship. Deadline of submission of entries is until Jan. 15. So get your instruments ready and rise up to the music challenge! For more information, visit www.sunbroadband.ph/bandquest.

Battle of college and university bands

before the actual play date. In the movie, Meg plays a 15-yearold Jen Guilarman, a third year high school student who leads a lonely, troubled existence in a tenement housing. A dysfunctional mom (Ara Mina) and her moms lesbian live-in partner brought her up. Jen experiences a hellish life from which she tries to escape. He hooks up with a teacher, played by Wendell Ramos who is himself undergoing a difcult marriage. His wife, Laida, has been in and out of the hospital, diagnosed with cancer of the uterus, and they are saddled with nancial problems. A loner himself, the teacher is sympathetic to the equally lonely Jen and their counseling sessions lead to a friendship misconstrued by others as more than just platonic. Jen, being the more vulnerable one, imagines herself in love with her teacher and fantasizes about him

to say if she is still a virgin. I think vision for a truly national network thats too personal a question, she that celebrates the best and the answered when a member of the brightest of the Filipino and to raise media asked her. the standards by which Philippine television would be seen by the rest Happy Networks 2013 of the world. We are optimistic that TV5 will make even more Filipino opening salvo TV5 starts the year on a high note viewers happy all over the country with a fresh wave of programs. and wherever they may be in the Leading the pack is this years globe, he added. biggest superhero, Kidlat, expected The Kapatid network also brings to electrify the young and the old back two fan favorites from the alike. rst season of The Amazing Race Kidlat stars Kapatid hunk Derek Philippines for their very own reality Ramsay, Ritz Azul, Nadine show, Alabang Housewives! Pamela Samonte, Baron Geisler, Wendell Spella and Vanessa Ishitani are Ramos and acclaimed actor ready for new kinds of adventures, Christopher de Leon. starting Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m. before The superhero action series Face to Face. The new program will debuted Monday right after Aksyon. see Pam and Vanessa, as well as their Also on Jan. 7, Jeepney Jackpot celebrity guests, completing different rolled in the laughs with Mr. Fu and tasks with elan and style, sharing Valeen Montenegro, along with with us their humor and grit which sexy Saida Diola and charming have made them fan favorites in The driver Andres. This fast-paced game Amazing Race.

make up. The show features different places here and abroad that GRR-TNT visited last year. It was inspiring to hear stories of Filipinos who earned not only renown and success but nancial stability as well on foreign places. You will admire our kababayans who continue to prove na magaling talaga ang Pinoy kahit kailan kahit saan, says Ricky. Users of the wonder fruit Garcinia Mangostana will be interviewed about the benets derived from it. For these believers in the food supplement that comes in MX3 capsule, coffee and tea forms, it is now goodbye to Western medicines they used to patronize. It may not be a cure-all but they attest that it gives great relief. For a bonus, the show will go to the various Ricky Reyes Salons where only the latest and the best services are available to men and women.

Success at the Carnival!

ANIME fans enjoyed a Sunday of fun and games when Animax, Asias rst channel specializing in anime for everyone, held its inaugural Animax Carnival Philippines recently. Thousands of anime fansfrom kids to adults ocked to Robinsons Place Manilas Midtown Atrium in Ermita to be part of the event. The day started with enthusiasts queuing and waiting for the mall to open with many of them already cosplaying. When the gates opened, the fun started with traditional carnival games such as smash the cans, hook and sh, tic tac toss, coin toss and popping balloons. Onstage, the host quizzed attendees on anime trivia and many won prizes. The highlight of the Animax Carnival was the nals of Animaxs search for its new Ani-Mate TV presenter. Selected from the dozens of local AniMate hopefuls, seven nalists took to the runway to win the hearts of a panel of ve judges headed by Animax Ani-Mate TV presenter and regional celebrity cosplayer, Alodia Gosiengao. Declared the next Animax Ani-Mate TV presenter was 19-year-old Rhianna Floresca, who cosplayed as Hikaru Shidou from Magic Knight Rayearth. Taking home the trophy, Rhianna had the strongest support at the event, with supporters wearing red shirts emblazoned with her name. Rhianna was awarded P25,000 cash, becomes Animaxs representative at events and also earned the chance to co-host with Ani-Mate Alodia on Animax. Animax Carnival goers also got to experience being an anime voice actor at the event. A special dubbing booth offered everyone the chance to be the voice behind their favorite characters from pop-

Alodia Gosiengao together with AXN Networks Philippines James Dumlao (extreme left)listens intently as new AniMate Rhianna Floresca thanks her supporters

ular Animax anime programs including Beelzebub, Naruto, Bleach, K-On!, Fairy Tail, and Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan. In addition, the AniChan Kids Corner delighted the younger ones with activities like anime eyes painting as well as a manga (comic) drawing workshop for aspiring young artists. Another favourite was the photo booth where attendees donned different costumes to shoot a keepsake of the wonderful Animax experience. Just outside the area, anime fans were treated to the sights of their favourite anime, manga and video game characters coming alive by participants

of Animaxs cosplay competition. Many posed in character for photos through to the cosplay contest on stage to compete for cash and prizes. As a surprise, Ani-Mate Alodia appeared in her latest cosplay costume at the Carnival as Neko, the felinelike femme fatale from Animaxs hottest new show, K that is currently simulcasting at 12.30am on early Friday mornings, at the same time as Japan. The Animax Carnival Philippines was truly an extension of the channels great entertainment experience away from the TV screens with the Sunday of wholesome fun and excitement for everyone.

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