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CJ nominees now
must sign waiver
PH one of best places
to view celestial show
House panel drops
penalties for media
Carpio, De Lima inhibit selves in deliberation
By Christine F. Herrera
THE House on Monday dropped
a controversial provision in the
data privacy bill that imposes
hefty nes and jail sentences on
journalists breaching conden-
tiality, but adopted the Senate
version of other penalty clauses
that press groups say will curtail
the freedom of information.
The entire Section 30 is
out, said Taguig City Rep.
Sigfrido Tinga, chairman of the
House contingent to the bicam-
eral conference committee.
Echoing Senator Edgardo
Angara, chairman of the Senate
contingent and principal author of
the bill, Tinga said the bicameral
committee saw nothing wrong
with Sections 28 and 29 that
would penalize the source of such
information.
But Vergel Santos, chairman
of the editorial board of Busi-
ness World and a trustee of the
Philippine Press Institute, said
Congress was using data priva-
cy to narrow the scope of infor-
mation freedom.
You penalize the source and
you restrict truthful reporting,
Santos said.
The National Union of Jour-
nalists of the Philippines agreed.
Deleting the provision on
penalties for media does not ne-
gate the fact that such a law will
still prevent journalists from
performing their duty of provid-
ing the public relevant informa-
tion, said Rowena Paraan, the
groups secretary general.
This runs contrary to the
avowed transparency that the
Aquino administration suppos-
edly adheres to. While laws
such as these are being hatched
By Maricel V. Cruz
TWO party-list lawmakers on Monday said
thousands of public high school students were
being compelled to go to school only once a
week as a result of the classroom shortage.
Kabataan party-list Rep. Raymond Pala-
tino and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio
Tinio said they had found that schools near the
Batasan complex in Quezon City were giving
their students homework and exercises through
the Internet Monday to Friday and requiring
them to go to class only on Saturdays.
The alternative delivery mode or home
schooling allowed the schools to accommo-
date more students, but was counter-produc-
tive and unsustainable, they said.
Most of these students [in home school-
ing] are repeaters. This runs contrary to our
policy of public schools accepting as many
students as they can. Instead, the public
schools are rejecting students, Palatino said.
OIL distributor Flying V said
Monday it was condent
about the possibility of more
cuts in pump prices as a re-
sult of the continuing decline
in oil prices abroad.
I think there will be more
price cuts because of the pres-
ent world prices, company
chairman Ramon Villavicencio
told the Manila Standard.
He made the statement the
same day that oil plunged to
fresh eight-month lows near
$82 a barrel in Asia as a dismal
jobs report sparked the selling
of stocks and commodities.
Benchmark oil for July
delivery was down $1.09 to
$82.14 per barrel, the lowest
A RARE alignment between
Earth, Venus and the Sun,
a phenomenon that will not
be repeated for the next 105
years, will take place on
Wednesday at 6:09 a.m. to
produce a silhouette.
The Philippine Atmo-
spheric, Geophysical and As-
tronomical Services Adminis-
tration says this years Transit
of Venus between the Earth
and the Sun will become vis-
ible as a dark spot moving
across the ery solar disk.
Venus will become fully
tangent to the suns interior
around 6:27 a.m., Ofcer-in-
Charge Mario Raymundo said.
The greatest transit will
be at 9:29 a.m., and Venus
last contact with the Sun will
be at 12:31 p.m.
Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Malaysia, China, Ja-
pan, Korea and the Philippines
are the best places in the world
Corona packs
things at SC
OUSTED Chief Justice Renato
Corona went to his ofce at the
Supreme Court to pack his things
Monday, almost a week after the
Senate sitting as an impeach-
ment court removed him from
ofce after nding him guilty
of not disclosing all his assets as
mandated by law.
Accompanied by his wife
Cristina and their daughter Carla,
Corona arrived at the Supreme
Court building around noon and
was welcomed by some justices
and heads of ofces.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III and several
members of his Cabinet boarded a chartered
Philippine Air Lines ight to London on
Monday for a week-long ofcial visit to Brit-
ain and the United States.
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa said the
countrys top businessmen joined the presiden-
tial party to explore tie-ups and close deals with
European investors in the elds of tourism,
information technology, business process out-
sourcing, renewable energy and electronics.
Britain is one of the top investors in the
Philippines and the biggest tourism market
UNITED States Joint Chiefs of
Staff head Gen. Martin Dempsey
repeated to President Benigno
Aquino III Washingtons position
that the United Nations Conven-
tion on the Law of the Sea must
be used to peacefully resolve the
Philippines and Chinas claim to
areas in the South China Sea, an
ofcial said Monday.
There were some broad dis-
cussions on the support of the
United States for a peaceful reso-
lution, Foreign Affairs Secretary
Albert del Rosario said after Mr.
Aquinos meeting with Dempsey
at the Palace.
The US continued to say that
they advocate a peaceful resolution,
By Florante S. Solmerin
THE pro-Aquino Akbayan Party
on Monday expressed fears of a re-
newed communist campaign to liq-
uidate its leaders and allies that they
suspect of aiding the military.
We strongly condemn the
Communist Party of the Philip-
pines statement tagging [the] Ak-
bayan Party as the civilian com-
ponent of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines in the area of Bondoc
Peninsula, Quezon, the political
party said in a a statement.
Earlier, the CPP claimed that
Akbayan was conniving with some
military units in violating human
rights in the Bondoc Peninsula,
Senator Francis Escudero,
the Senate representative to the
eight-member council, said his
proposal to require such waiv-
ers was immediately approved
as the panel met to search for
a replacement for ousted chief
justice Renato Corona, who was
removed by impeachment.
Under the council rules, the
candidates from the government
will be asked to submit all their
statements of assets, liabilities
and net worth since joining the
bureaucracy. The bets from the
private sector will be required to
ll up such a statement for last
year.
Classroom shortage
compels students to
report once a week
Top businessmen
join PNoy in trips
US military exec pushes
peaceful shoal solution
Akbayan fears Reds hitmen
Oil rms see
more cuts in
pump prices
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Military top brass. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed
Forces, and Gen. Jesse Dellosa, Chief of Staff of the
Philippine Armed Forces, stand shoulder-to-shoulder
during a ceremony in Quezon City.
Transiting planet. Venus makes a rare appearance between the Earth and the Sun in a phenomenon that happens only once every 105 years. See path of Transit of Venus 2012 below.
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STORY BELOW
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Judicial and Bar Council ruled
Monday that all the nominees for
the next Supreme Court chief justice
should be required to sign a waiver
on the secrecy of their bank deposits.
The JBC added a new re-
quirement for the aspirants to
execute a waiver allowing the
disclosure of bank deposits
so that we can look into these
and compare [them] with their
SALNs, Escudero said.
Milagros Fernan-Cayosa,
who represents the Integrated Bar
of the Philippines in the council,
said the new requirement was
meant for evaluation only by the
members of the council.
This will only be for pur-
poses of evaluating the tness
of the nominees to the position
of chief justice, Cayosa said.
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Venus path. The unshaded portion shows
the progress of the Transit of Venus in differ-
ent time zones from sunrise to sunset.
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Corona...
Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo
De Castro, Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez,
Presbitero Velasco Jr. and Bienvenido
Reyes visited him.
Supreme Court employees, some of
them tearful, lined up at his ofce on the
second oor to bid him farewell as the
Judicial and Bar Council convened at
the conference room of the session hall,
which was right across his ofce.
They thanked Corona for his fair,
humble and hardworking leadership as
they wished him well in his new life out-
side the institution, where he had spent 10
years.
The high courts employees and some re-
porters regard Corona, the 23rd chief justice,
as probably the most approachable and ac-
cessible head of the Supreme Court.
Corona briey addressed his support-
ers and asked them to move on and to
support his successor. He urged them to
continue faithfully serving the judiciary
and defending its independence.
It was not yet clear as of yesterday
whether Corona would receive the ben-
ets due a retiring justice. Rey E. Requejo
Classroom...
What if the students parents
are working in the day? How can
they oversee their childrens stud-
ies? Yes, the students are allowed to
use the library [during weekdays],
but what if the library does not have
enough computers, or an Internet
connection? What if there are few
computer shops in the area where
the students live? Can you imple-
ment K12 successfully in such a
set-up?
Gabriela Rep. Emmi de Jesus
accused the Aquino government
of sowing false hopes through the
K12 program, which adds two more
years to basic education.
[The Education Departments]
claim that the universal kinder
program will prepare the children
socially, physically, mentally and
emotionally is clearly debunked
by this situation which glaringly
exposes our governments disre-
gard for quality education, De
Jesus said.
She said the new program would
only worsen the problems in the
public school system, which suffers
from a shortage of 132,483 teach-
ers, 97,685 classrooms, and 153,709
water and sanitation facilities.
The situation from last year has
not improved and yet the govern-
ment continues to banner the K12
program, De Jesus said.
Tinio said K12 was unnecessary
and would not solve the problems in
the school system. It would even ag-
gravate the classroom shortage.
The country requires 25,000
more classrooms to accommo-
date the 1.6 million kindergarten
enrollees this year.
The Education Department has
hired 20,000 contractual kindergar-
ten teachers with salaries ranging
from P3,000 to P6,000 a month
way below the P18,000 monthly
salary of regular teachers.
Palatino said the government
must allocate about P100 billion to
implement the K12 program effec-
tively.
We need an assurance [from the
Palace and the Budget Department]
that there will be funding. Other-
wise, it will be a same old, story,
Tinio said.
On Monday, the Education De-
partment issued guidelines to pub-
lic schools barring the collection of
mandatory fees during the school
year.
The department said the new
guidelines would address the con-
cerns of parents who didnt want to
send their children to class because
of the school fees.
We can only encourage more
parents to bring their children to
school if they are not intimidated
by school fees, that is why I urge
all school ofcials to strictly ob-
serve these guidelines under the
pain of administrative sanctions,
Education Secretary Armin Lu-
istro said.
The new order bars all schools
from collecting any fees from kin-
dergarten up to Grade 4 anytime
during the school year. It also bars
the collection of such fees from
June to July 2012 for students above
Grade 4.
Starting in August, schools may
collect fees on a voluntary basis, and
for membership in the Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts at P50 per learner,
the Red Cross at P35 per learner, the
anti-TB drive at P5 per learner, and
the school publication fee of P60
for elementary students and P90 for
high school students. The fees for
parent-teachers associations must
be reasonable, the department
said.
Let me be clear on this: In no
case shall non-payment of voluntary
school contributions or member-
ship fees be made a basis for non-
admission, non-promotion or non-
issuance of clearance to a student,
Luistro said.
And that includes the withhold-
ing of school cards.
Metro Manila ofcials on Mon-
day said the opening day of classes
went smoothly because of a cam-
paign to keep illegal school buses
off the roads. With Gigi Muoz-
David and Rio N. Araja
Top...
for the Philippines in the European
region, Mr. Aquino told reporters be-
fore take-off.
We will witness the signing of
business deals between Shell, Gaz
Asia and Aboitiz as well as that of
Rolls Royce and Cebu Pacic, he
said.
Mr. Aquino will meet Prime Min-
ister David Cameron at 10 Downing
Street to discuss economic coopera-
tion and Britains participation in the
International Contact Group for the
Philippine governments peace talks
with the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front.
Queen Elizabeth will host a lun-
cheon for the President, but it will
be presided by the Lord Mayor of
London, David Wootton, at Lan-
caster House, where several busi-
ness agreements will be signed,
Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary
for European Affairs Elizabeth
Buensuceso said.
She said the President will also
meet Prince Andrew, the Duke of
York, and then receive a delegation
from the 250,000-strong Filipino
community in the United Kingdom.
Wootton, who visited Manila last
week, said three British companies
engaged in mass transport systems--
-Balfour Beatty, Halcrow and SKM-
Colin Buchanan---were eying invest-
ments in the Philippines through the
Aquino administrations Public-Pri-
vate Partnership Program.
Mr. Aquino and his party will y
to Washington DC on June 6 for a
three-day visit that will include a
one-on-one meeting with President
Obama at the Oval Ofce. It will be
their fourth meeting since 2010.
On top of their agenda is a broad
range of bilateral, regional and global
issues.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
will host a luncheon for Mr. Aquino
and his party at the Benjamin Frank-
lin State Dining Room of the State
Department in the US capital.
The President will also meet the
leaders of the US Senate at a recep-
tion organized by Senate President
Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye on Capi-
tol Hill.
He will be the guest of honor at
the launching of the US-Philippine
Society, a private sector initiative
designed to boost economic ties,
promote trade and investment, sup-
port common strategic and political
goals, and strengthen cultural, tech-
nological, educational and people-to-
people linkages, the Foreign Affairs
Department said.
Before heading home to Manila on
June 8, President Aquino will make
a stopover in Los Angeles to meet
the leaders of the Filipino-American
community, which represents 3.1
percent of the citys population.
The government will spend P87.1
million for the trip, including ex-
penses for hotel accommodation,
telecommunication, transportation
and food, Ochoa said.
The Cabinet members joining
Mr. Aquino are Foreign Affairs
Secretary Albert del Rosario, Trans-
portation Secretary Manuel Roxas,
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima,
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gaz-
min, Trade Secretary Gregory Do-
mingo, Tourism Secretary Ramon
Jimenez, Energy Secretary Rene
Almendras, and Communications
Development Secretary Ramon
Carangdang.
The business delegation include-
Manuel Pangilinan, Jollibee fast
food chain chairman Tony Tan Cak-
tiong, Cebu Pacic president Lance
Gokongwei, Ayala Corp chairman
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Philippine
Investment Management Inc. head
Ramon del Rosario, and Internation-
al Container Terminal Services Inc.
head Enrique Razon.
CJ...
waiver to the public, thats their
option.
Acting Chief Justice Antonio
Carpio and Justice Secretary Leila
de Lima inhibited themselves dur-
ing Mondays deliberation on the
vacancy, citing their possible nomi-
nation for the post.
De Lima said they made the deci-
sion on the ground of delicadeza.
Carpio was supposed to be the
ex-ofcio chairman of council as
the acting chief justice, but he is
deemed automatically nominated
for the top post as the most senior
magistrate in the high court. Al-
though he has not yet accepted the
nomination, he has begged off from
sitting as chairman of the council.
De Lima was then chosen to sit
as presiding ofcer following Car-
pios inhibition, but she said she
wanted to keep her options open
if and when she was nominated
to the post. She also chose to inhibit
herself.
Retired Supreme Court Justice
Regino Hermosisima, the most
senior member of the council, was
then chosen to head the JBC in the
search for a replacement for Coro-
na, who was removed by the Senate
on May 29 after an impeachment
trial that found him guilty of fail-
ing to disclose $2.4 million and P80
million in his statement of assets.
Integrity is very important, said
Cayosa when asked what would be
the most important qualication she
would consider in their search for
the next chief justice.
Cayosa said the council was set
to formally invite nominations and
applications in a newspaper an-
nouncement this week. The aspi-
rants will be given 10 days from
June 8, or until June 18, to submit
their applications or acceptance of
nomination.
She said they were expecting to
hold public interviews of the bets
by the rst week of July and come
up with a shortlist to be submitted to
President Aquino by July 16.
Carpio and De Limas inhibi-
tion means only six members of the
council will vote on the nominees.
Apart from Hermosisima, Es-
cudero and Cayosa, the other
three are House justice commit-
tee chairman and Iloilo Rep. Niel
Tupas Jr., Jose Mejia from the
academe, and retired Court of
Appeals Justice Aurora Lagman
from the private sector.
In the same meeting, the council
members also conrmed that an
outsider from the judiciary could
be appointed chief justice.
Theres no prohibition on that,
Hermosisima said.
But Senator Panlo Lacson on
Monday said De Lima was auto-
matically disqualied from the the
position because she had a pending
disbarment case led against her.
Lawyer Agustin Sundiam led
da isbarment case against De Lima
and Presidential Spokesman Edwin
Lacierda in April for their remarks
on national television where they
called Corona a lawless tyrant.
A disbarment case was also
led against De Lima in Novem-
ber when she deed the temporary
restraining order issued by the Su-
preme Court allowing former Presi-
dent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to
seek medical treatment abroad.
Lacson also said propriety dictat-
ed that De Lima decline nomination
since she was at loggerheads with the
justices, and not only with Corona,
when she defied Courts order.
Senator Miriam Defensor San-
tiago said the role that De Lima
and Revenue Commissioner Kim
Henares played in the impeach-
ment trial would raise doubts in
the minds of the public that they
were testifying so they can get rid
of the incumbent and replace him.
Im afraid they have disquali-
ed themselves morally from that
vantage point. I think that they
should just inform the JBC that on
their own volition they are not ac-
cepting the JBC nomination, San-
tiago said.
Also on Monday, Senators
Ramon Revilla Jr. and Antonio
Trillanes IV agreed to sign waivers
allowing the Ofce of the Ombuds-
man to open their bank accounts
and review their past and present
statement of assets, liabilities and
net worth.
They did so in response to Escu-
deros challenge to all lawmakers
to follow the lead of deposed chief
justice Corona, who signed waivers
to his own bank accounts.
With Joel E. Zurbano
US...
that they continue to advocate a pursuit of the validation of claims
using UNCLOS, and that they also continue to emphasize that there
should be no use of force.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier said China exceed-
ed the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone provided under
UNCLOS when it claimed owning the entire South China Sea or
West Philippine Sea.
Del Rosario said Mr. Aquino and Dempsey discussed the Scarbor-
ough Shoal, which is being claimed by China and the Philippines, but
only in broad terms.
We said that we are pursuing a bilateral consultation with China
through our people here... Del Rosario said.
Were honestly trying to de-escalate the situation in search of a
peaceful solution, so we remain faithful to that.
Del Rosario said there was nothing unusual in the meeting that
Dempsey had sought.
It is part of his regular visit, Del Rosario said.
Earlier, Mr. Aquino said he would bring up the countrys territorial
dispute with China in his bilateral meetings with US President Barack
Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron this week.
This is a body of water where a substantial amount of trade pass
through, so it is a concern for everyone, the President said.
Dempsey also met with Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie
Dellosa in Camp Aguinaldo, but it had been a closed-door meeting.
Military spokesman Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. said
Dempsey and his delegation arrived at 11 a.m. and that they stayed
for more than an hour.
Im not privy as to the details of the meeting, but Im sure some of the
things that were discussed are security issues, strengthening of military-
to-military partnership through the Mutual Defense Treaty, and future
Balikatan ][Shoulder-to-Shoulder] exercises, Burgos said.
He said Dempseys last visit here was ve years ago.
Amilitary source said Dempseys talks with Dellosa centered on Chi-
nas encroachment into the Scarborough Shoul off Masinloc in Zambales
and into some areas in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan.
Another source said the military leadership repeated to Dempsey
the Philippines need for a credible defense force to defend its terri-
tory. Joyce Pangco Paares and Florante S. Solmerin
Akbayan...
but the military claimed that it violated no
human rights in the same area in the rst
four months of the year.
The deliberate statement is a prelude
to the CPPs armed wing, the New Peo-
ples Army, to continue vicious attacks
against Akbayan members and agrarian
reform movement leaders in the area,
Akbayan said.
We denounce the continuous intimi-
dation of our members and the terrorizing
of the broad agrarian reform movement
in Southern Quezon and the Bondoc Pen-
insula. This latest statement is part of the
continuing ploy of the CPP to instigate
NPA attacks against Akbayan members
and leaders.
In 2005 the CPP released a dia-
gram containing the names of people
it deemed as counter-revolutionaries
and class enemies.
Akbayan said the hit list included Ak-
bayan Rep. Walden Bello, former Akbayan
president Ricardo Reyes, Akbayan leaders
Nathan Quimpo and Sixto Carlos, and cur-
rent Commission on Human Rights chair-
woman Loretta Ann Rosales.
The CPP-NPAdid not hesitate to mur-
der Agusan Del Norte Akbayan leader Flor-
ente Ocmen and Bondoc Peninsula peasant
leader Raymundo Tejeno in 2003, or Mas-
bate Akbayan peasant leader Butchoy Vale
in 2008, Akbayan said.
With this statement, the CPP is once
again laying the basis for the cold-blood-
ed murder of more Akbayan members.
Akbayan says the CPP has long hated
groups such as Akbayan, which has a dif-
ferent take on effecting change.
Oil...
since October, in electronic trading on
the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The contract fell $3.30 to settle at
$83.23 in New York on Friday.
In London, Brent crude for July de-
livery was down $1.07 at $97.36 per
barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
If [prices] go down further, ex-
pect more price rollbacks due to the
European crisis which has damp-
ened the demand in China, the US
and Europe, Villavicencio said.
But Fernando Martinez, chairman of
Eastern Petroleum Corp., was more cau-
tious, saying it was too early to tell if oil
prices would continue to go down.
We will not sure of the trend un-
til Friday, he said.
The oil distributors adjust their
prices weekly to reflect the movement
in world oil prices. They announced
another round of price cuts on Sun-
day effective Monday, reducing diesel
prices by P.065 a liter, kerosene by
P0.60, regular gasoline by P0.40 and
premium gasoline by P0.35.
The US Labor Department said
Friday that employers in the US
added just 69,000 jobs in May, the
fewest in a year and well below
what economists expected. The un-
employment rate rose for the rst
time since last June, up to 8.2 per-
cent from 8.1 percent.
Fridays employment report was
so mind-numbingly bad, energy
trader and consultant The Schork
Group said in a report.
It was the third month in a row
of disappointing US job growth,
suggesting the economy is slowing
and oil demand will likely grow less
than expected this year.
Crude has plummeted 23 percent
in the last month amid signs of weak
global economic growth. A s
Europe struggles to contain its debt
crisis, signs of sputtering Chinese
growth have coupled with a falter-
ing US recovery to undermine in-
vestor condence.
Oil traders often look to global stock
markets as a barometer of overall in-
vestor sentiment, and Asian equities
were sharply lower Monday after the
Dow Jones industrial average dropped
2.2 percent Friday.
In other energy trading, heating
oil was down 1.4 cents at $2.61 per
gallon while gasoline futures fell
2.2 cents at $2.63 per gallon. Natu-
ral gas gained 1.6 cents at $2.34 per
1,000 cubic feet. Alena Mae Flores,
with the AP
Foiled again. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon,
left, assisted by Optical Media Board Chairman Ronnie
Ricketts, inspects seized DVDs, laptops, cellphone
accessories, and chemicals worth P10 million from China
that were declared as housewares and consigned to
Richow Trading Co. EY ACASIO
PH...
to witness the space phenomenon
based on the global map of Transit
of Venus 2012.
The transit of Venus happens in
pairs, and the rst in this century
was in June 2004. The last pairs
were on Dec. 9,1874 and Decem-
ber 6,1882, and the next one will
happen in 2117.
Scientists advise people not to
stare at the sun and to use some
type of projection technique or a
solar lter, such as a strong weld-
ers glass. Rio N. Araja
House...
quietly and without consultation
with stakeholders, the Freedom of
Information Act remains in the dust-
bin of legislation.
Melinda Quintos de Jesus, execu-
tive director of the Center for Media
Freedom and Responsibility, says
Senate Bill 2965 denes personal
information as any information
whether record in a material form
or not, from which the identity of
an individual is apparent or can be
reasonably ascertained by the entity
holding the information, or when
put together with other information
would identify an individual.
The denition would therefore
include information vital to the
imperatives of transparency and
accountability in both government
and those sectors of the private
sector whose work has a bearing
on public interest, De Jesus said
in a statement.
She says the bill runs counter
to the freedom of information bill
pending in Congress.
But Tinga defended the bill, say-
ing American and other foreign
companies using business process
outsourcing services from the Phil-
ippines wanted guarantees that their
data would remain condential.
He said American and foreign
companies were going to India for
such services because it had a law
ensuring such condentiality.
In short, these foreign compa-
nies wanted protection, thus the data
privacy law, Tinga said.
He said the booming IT-BPO
business in the Philippines would
lure more foreign investors if the
data privacy law were ratied.
The bicameral conference com-
mittee report was circulated for
signing Monday, but Tinga put the
process on hold after press organiza-
tions balked at the bills provisions.
He said Congress could not scrap
the other penalty clauses because
these were the meat of the bill.
We have to put penalty clauses
because that is the only way we
can protect the privacy of data,
Tinga said.
The PPI board of trustees, in-
cluding the representatives from
Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao,
are expected to meet Tuesday to
discuss what to do about the bills
punitive clauses.
The data privacy act would cre-
ate a National Privacy Commission
with the power to monitor the pro-
cessing of personal information in
all forms and media of communica-
tion, to halt the process in the name
of privacy and national security, and
to penalize violators, including pri-
vate entities, government ofcials
and agencies as well as the media,
for obtaining, or causing the release
or publication of personal informa-
tion, De Jesus said.
The press groups said the bill, it
became law, would have a chilling
effect on journalists by restricting
their reporting.
Under the bill, a breach of con-
dentiality will carry the penalty
of imprisonment ranging from two
years and four months to ve years
and a ne of not less than P500,000
but no more than P2 million.
JUNE 5, 2012 TUESDAY
A3 News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
CDO-Unilab public
health partnership
Lagman advocacy cited
Comelec gains reprieve
on Arroyos fraud case
Pattern
of killings
revealed
Drop in remittances seen with money laundering
Customs to hog raisers:
Keep smugglers at bay
By Joyce Pangco
Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno
Aquino III on Monday
ordered the Department
of Justice to lessen
the risks on witnesses
in the Maguindanao
massacre after a
second witness was
chopped to pieces last
week.
Mr. Aquino said he
expected a report from
Justice Secretary Leila
de Lima soon.
It (process) is
really taking so much
time. We are looking
for ways and means
to try and expedite the
process and to lessen
the risks on witnesses,
the President said.
But Mr. Aquino
admitted that he was
not that familiar that
there was a pattern of
killings of witnesses in
the Maguindanao case.
Prosecutor Nena
Santos said witness
Esmail Amil Enog went
missing in March after
he testied last year
about the alleged role
of the Ampatuan clan
in the November 2009
murders of 57 people.
Enog, an employee of
the Ampatuan family,
had told the court
that he had driven the
clans armed followers
to a site where the
57 victims were later
abducted.
The victims included
32 journalists and media
workers.
The rst slain
witness, Suwaib
Upham, confessed to
being one of the killers.
He had agreed
to testify as a state
witness in exchange
for immunity but he
was murdered before
he could be included in
the witness protection
program of the DoJ.
REP. Edcel Lagman of Albay has been
recognized by the European Parliamentary
Forum on Population and Development
as an International Legislative Champion
for his indispensable role in pushing for
the enactment of a reproductive health
law in the Philippines.
The award was conferred on Lagman
in absentia by EPFPD President
George Tsereteli on May 25 during
the Fifth International Parliamentarians
Conference on the Implementation of
the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI/
ICPD) in Istanbul, Turkey.
Lagman was recognized as the rst
awardee of this global recognition,
which is described by the EPFPD, as a
concrete way to draw the attention of
IPCIs participants to the real champions
that are at work in the Population and
Development eld and to recognize the
individual actors from the political eld
who are being particularly outstanding
in pushing the achievement of the ICPD
agenda.
In his speech, Tsereteli commended
Lagman for being an outspoken
advocate of sexual and reproductive
health rights in a very hostile
environment, where religious forces
within and around government have a
huge inuence on the most personal
aspects of womens reproductive health,
rights and choices.
Tsereteli underscored that the award
was to honor the efforts of the author
of the Reproductive Health Bill, who
has tirelessly fought the variety of
ways in which opposition forces have
deliberately tried to impede, water down
and block his efforts.
Lagman is among the members of
the House who is known not only as an
advocate of the reproductive health but
also of womens rights.
The award was received on behalf of
Lagman by Rep. Raymond Palatino of
Kabataan Partylist and Rep. Emmeline
Aglipay of Diwa Partylist, fellow
reproductive health advocates who
represented the country in Istanbul.
CDO-Foodsphere, Inc. through its
corporate social responsibility arm
CDO-Odyssey Foundation, has
partnered with local pharmaceutical
company United Laboratories, Inc.,
through its Social Partnership Unit, and
the Valenzuela City health department
to conduct community health projects
which aim to strengthen the local health
delivery system.
Focusing primarily on maternal
health and child care, nutrition, anti-
tuberculosis, and prevention of non-
communicable diseases, the partnership
intends to build the capabilities of
Valenzuelas barangay health workers,
the local health center staff, the barangay
nutrition scholars, and barangay nutrition
workers.
Participants in the initial pilot
orientation session engaged in a series of
community development interventions
aimed at increasing knowledge and
awareness, improving the monitoring
of clients, highlighting partnership and
bayanihan in the community.
With the barangay health workers
are the physician facilitators Dr. Jake
Tamayo, Dra. Bernadette Bordador, Dr.
Ricardo Gabitan and Dr. Marie Aquino,
the staff of Odyssey Foundation Sim
Mallari Jr. and Ella J. Vergara and
the Unilab Social Partnerships Unit
representative Mr. Raymond Santiago.
Off to UK. President Benigno Aquino III and Armed Forces chief General Jessie Dellosa troop the line during the send-off ceremony
at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2. Mr. Aquino leaves for the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on a working
visit. MALACAANG PHOTO
Back-to-school blues. College students at the University of the East go through routine inspection.
At least 21 million students troop back to public and private schools nationwide. JUN DAVID
Judge Jesus Mupas of RTC 112
granted the request of Comelec
prosecutor Maria Juana Valesa
to extend the courts deadline to
le a formal offer of evidence
on Arroyos pending petition for
bail.
Comelec was originally given
until yesterday to wrap up its
case after its failure to present its
two supposed key witnesses on
Arroyos electoral fraud case last
Thursday.
RTC 112 Spokesperson Felda
Domingo said the court agreed on
the extension without prejudice
to the Comelecs pending motion
for reconsideration asking that
it be given another chance to
present its witnesses.
Mupas shortened the Comelec
prosecutors presentation of
evidence in the bail hearings
after the elections body again
failed to present its witnesses,
former elections ofcer
Russam Mabang and former
Maguindanao administrator
Norie Unas.
We will know on Thursday if
the court will give the prosecution
panel another chance to present
their evidence and witnesses,
Domingo said.
Valesa and her co-prosecutors
earned the ire of the presiding
judge last Thursday when
Mabang and Unas failed to
show up in court to give their
testimonies.
Mabang had allegedly gone
missing while Unas withdrew
because of death threats.
Mabang, who was an
elections ofcer in Pandag,
Maguindanao during the 2007
elections, earlier testied that
he encoded tampered election
documents submitted to
former Maguindanao elections
supervisor Lintang Bedol.
Unas, on the other, would
have testied that he overheard
Arroyo ordering former
Maguindanao Governor
Andal Ampatuan, Sr., to
alter the results of the 2007
elections to ensure the win of
the administration senatorial
candidates.
After the prosecutions failed
to again present its witnesses,
Mupas ordered the Comelec
counsels to rest their case
and submit their formal offer
evidence on Monday.
Bedol and Ampatuan were co-
accused of Arroyo in the electoral
sabotage trial.
Should the court nally ter-
minated Comelecs presenta-
tion of evidence, Domingo said
the defense would take its turn
starting on June 21.
By Ferdie Fabella
THE Commission on Elections has
three days to present its nal arguments
on the bail petition of former president
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who is
facing charges of election fraud, the
regional trial court of Pasay City said
on Monday.
By Macon Araneta
SENATOR Franklin Drilon on
Monday warned of a decline in
remittances from migrant workers
and related nancial transactions if
the government should fail to stop
money laundering.
He said that the failure to improve
on the anti-money laundering
act and the terrorism financing
prevention and suppression act
would lead to the blacklisting of
the Philippines by the Financial
Actions Task Force, the global
financial police.
If we are placed on the blacklist,
the rest of the world could refuse to
transact with the Philippines, Drilon
said. As a result, remittances into
the country as well as the banks and
the regular banking system would be
adversely affected, he said.
He said that remittances from
workers contributed to a 6.4 percent
growth rate in the rst quarter of 2012.
Last year, remittances reached $20.1
billion, or 7.2 percent higher than in
2010.
Because of these reasons, Drilon
stressed the urgent need to pass the bill
amending the two laws.
Drilon sought to retain his
proposed amendment to Amla that
would enable the Amlc to inquire
into bank deposits without notifying
rst the depositors.
He emphasized that this specic
amendment was a move to correct
the erroneous decision in the case of
People vs. Eugenio penned by Justice
Dante Tinga when the Court ruled the
AMLC, when it applies for authority
to inquire into a bank deposit, must
notify the depositor.
If you notify the depositor before
you inquire into his accounts, the
next minute he will withdraw all
those accounts. To me, that is totally
wrong, said Drilon.
He pointed out that the authority
to inquire into bank accounts
was nothing different to a search
warrant.
When you apply for a search
warrant, you never notify the owner
of the base where youre going to
search. Thats the same thing in an
application to inquire into a bank
account, he said.
CUSTOMS Commissioner Ruffy Biazon on Monday renewed his
call on members and ofcers of the Hog Raisers Association of the
Philippines to enforce the agreement they signed, giving industry
experts the role of monitoring Customs clearance procedures and
ensuring that meat smuggling would be kept in check.
This arrangement worked with the Federation of Philippine
Industries and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Biazon said. There is no reason why this will not
work with the hog raisers association, Biazon said.
Under the Customshog raisers agreement, the group
representatives were supposed to get themselves involved in
the inspection of imported meat products and see to it that
the requirements were met.
The Customs opened up the participation of the private sector
in the ght against smuggling, paticularly those affecting the
local manufacturers and agricultural producers, Biazon said.
We are doing everything we can on our end. But, there are
things that experts from the meat industry can help enhance
our initiatives. I therefore, urge them to take advantage of
this openness, like what the other business federations in the
country did, the Customs chief said.
The hog raisers claimed that meat smuggling was rampant
and the Customs bureau placed on alert all shipments
declared as fat, offal and skin.
Fernandino Tuason, Customs Intelligence and Investigation
Service (CIIS) director, ordered stricter monitoring of all reefer
vans to prevent unscrupulous traders from bring in smuggled
pork and chicken meat products. Joel Zurbano
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com JUNE 5, 2012 TUESDAY
A4
FOR President Benigno Aquino III, the
big taskthat of removing Renato Corona
from his post as head of the Judiciary
has been accomplished. Now the bigger
tasknaming Coronas replacementis
upon him.
If Mr. Aquino had his way, he would
most likely name someone friendly to
the administrationin the same way that
current Ombudsman Conchita Carpio
Morales is to Mr. Aquino. Recall that
just after former Ombudsman Merceditas
Guttierrez quit her post to avert a costly
and potentially embarrassing
impeachment trial, the President said he
wanted to install somebody friendlier
to help him advance his much-touted anti-
corruption programs, and in keeping with
the so-called straight and narrow path.
It did not come as a surprise, then, that
Carpio-Morales herself appeared in the
trial of Corona, armed with documents
supplied her by the Anti-Money Laundering
Council. A less friendly ofcial would
have refused to take the stand.
Several names are being oated to ll the
vacancy created by Coronas conviction.
There is another Supreme Court associate
justice who, many believe, should have
been named to the top post had not former
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
appointed Corona at a questionable
time. There is an administration senator,
a Liberal Party stalwart, who had made
up his mind about Coronas guilt even
before the trial started. There are at least
two cabinet ofcials playing coy about
the oating of their names as the potential
next chief justice.
The prerogative is the Presidents, of
course, but he must know that his decision
will determine whether we can still take
him seriously. Former President Gloria
Arroyo was severely criticizednot
the least by Mr. Aquino and his allies
themselvesfor handpicking associate
justices perceived close to her. Should Mr.
Aquino now do the same, would that make
the practice acceptable?
Certainly not. The Corona-led Supreme
Court just weeks ago afrmed its ruling
ordering the Presidents family to hand over
Hacienda Luisita to its farmers at a much
lower price than the family wanted. If the
new chief justice immediately intervened
in the case even as the judgment is already
nal, then we would know what exactly
just happened.
The Judiciary needs a leader and an
executive. Foremost, he or she must be
able to transcend politics and inspire his
or her colleagues to forget who it was that
appointed them. He or she must defend
the Judiciary from the two other branches
of government that constantly threaten to
subvert it.
President Aquinos choice for the
countrys next chief justice will speak
volumes about why exactly he moved
heaven and earth to get rid of Corona.
It will tell us whether his path is really
straightor only selectively so.
The Philippines next top judge
20 Lito Lapids
EDITORIAL
Good news
FORMER Senator Kit Tatad: The Senate
has shown it could convict an illegally
impeached ofcial by proclaiming itself
above the Supreme Court, acting on a
constitutionally unveried complaint,
and using illegally obtained evidence to
prove a crime that is either not included
in the Articles of Impeachment or not
impeachable at all.
***
I must confess to being deeply
puzzled by the Presidents refusal
to sign a waiver that will allow the
authorities and the public to examine his
bank accounts. Even if he has already
disclosed his Statement of Assets,
Liabilities and Net Worth, this waiver
is needed to cross-check his SALN
against his bank recordsno different
from what was done in order to trip up
the former chief justice.
Such a waiver is nothing but the
same promise Aquino made during
his election campaign. Two years
later, it was the challenge hurled by
the embattled former chief justice at
his colleagues in government. Today
it is the predictable demand from an
aroused citizenry that has bought into
the Presidents anti-corruption rhetoric,
hook line and sinker.
Absent satisfaction by him, the public
might well conclude that the President is
no better than his impeached enemy, and
maybe even worsethat he is criminally
hypocritical. And so I wonder: Why
would Aquino leave himself open to
such potential damage to his reputation
by choosing to stonewall like this?
I can only surmise three reasons:
One, he has nothing to hide, but he
doesnt want people to think he was
baited by a challenge from a man whom
he so openly despised and persecuted.
But the President already has his
victory; why fear someone whos been
so thoroughly vanquished?
Two, he has something to hide, but
hes hoping that the furor will eventually
die down and people will forget. Fat
chance of that; hes the one who raised
peoples expectations so high with all his
talk about tuwid na daan, and there are
too many sincere believers out thereas
well as ideologues and charlatansto let
him off the hook so easily.
Three, he has something to hide,
but he needs more time to cover his
trail. That may well be possible, with
the ministrations of the likes of Heidi
Mendoza, Conchita Carpio Morales,
Leila de Lima, Kim Henares, and
their cohorts inside the Anti-Money
Laundering Council. Not to mention
assorted fairies and small ladies.
More ominously, there may be a fourth
reason as well: Whether the President
has something or nothing to hide, maybe
he just doesnt believe that he is subject
to the same rules of consistency and
transparency that govern the conduct
of mortals lesser than him. By virtue of
his sheer virtue, he may think hes been
elevated above the rest of us.
I certainly hope thats not the case,
not in someone who is generally
credited with possessing (if little else) a
good heart and good intentions. If he has
nothing to hide, a touch of megalomania
might be excused simply as an excess of
self-righteousness. But if he IS hiding
something, then its a case ofas I said
earliercriminal hypocrisy.
How culpable that offense might
be, of course, is something I would
leave to the wisdom of our legislators in
both houses to decide.
***
The reason I worry about the
President hanging on to his credibility
is the arrival of some real good news for
a change.
The National Economic and
Development Authority has announced
that the economy grew by 6.4 percent
year-on-year during the rst quarter of
2012. This is an achievement that gives
Aquino another opportunity to convert
rhetoric into reality and build his own
legacy, provided the people continue
to support him in his unorthodox, often
barely legal methods of leadership.
The growth was apparently broadly
based, with the exception of private
construction spending (down 10
percent) on the demand side, and
possibly agriculture on the supply side
of GDP estimation. The major driver
was, not surprisingly, government
activity, whether expressed in terms of
demand-side government consumption
(up 24 percent) or supply-side public
construction spending (up 62 percent).
At this point I would raise only a
couple of issues:
Some of that growth is simply due
to base effects. In other words, the
6.4 percent growth was so high partly
because GDP growth was so low a year
earlier. The latter of course was the
result of the now well-known decision
of the administration to deliberately
suppress growth by refusing to spend,
in the name of anti-corruption.
Much of the rst-quarter growth this
year is still inherited momentum from
the scal reforms, external resiliency,
infrastructure spending, and social
amelioration programs that were put
in place during the Arroyo decade. The
abiding signicance of that momentum
has already been pointed out by such
diverse sources as the BSPs annual
economic report the other month, the
ADB annual meeting last month, the
various rating agency upgrade reports
even the latest newspaper column by the
estimable Dr. Gerardo Sicat, the very
rst NEDA head.
Along with the new good news,
however, can still be found the same old
bad news: unemployment is up by ten
points, together with self-rated poverty
and hunger, together with prices of
basic commodities. This is why I worry
about the President maintaining his
popularity and credibility, which he will
sorely needas soon as he puts aside
his vendettasin order to put in the
hard work and make the hard decisions
to lead us forward.
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SUPREME Court Chief Justice
Renato Corona has been convicted.
Now, the people who worked to
remove him have to make sure that all
the effort expended to reach that goal
doesnt actually lead to something
uncont rol l abl e
and unintended,
like real reform
and transparency.
To some,
the residual
vindictiveness of
those who plotted
Coronas ouster
long after the
deed was done
is surprising.
To those who
believe that the
conviction must
be contained
without causing any damage to anyone
beyond Corona himself, however, the
continuation of the move to vilify him
makes perfect sense.
Why, for instance, would this
administrations internal revenue
commissioner continue to hound the
convicted chief justice for alleged tax
fraud, when that charge was never
alleged in all the months that he was
tried? And yet, this same ofcial
inexplicably felt the need to give an
assurance that Corona would still
be pursued for alleged non-payment
of taxes.
It was as if getting the top
magistrate to pay the proper taxes was
what prompted the move to unseat
him since the end of last year. Perhaps
the campaign to impeach and convict
Corona will ultimately be declared
part of the governments drive to
arrest big-time tax evaders; stranger
propaganda spins from this media-
obsessed administration have been
seen before.
The belated entry of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue in the mopping-
up operation initiated by the Aquino
administration, which is still savoring
how it had engineered the rst-ever
removal of a sitting chief justice, is
logical. Even now that Corona has
been convicted, there remains the task
of making sure that the pressure on
him is kept up, so that the focus on the
real goal is maintained.
Left untended, the aftermath could
turn the tide of sympathy in favor
of the convicted magistrate. And, as
if that were not bad enough, people
may actually start insisting that
every public ofcialfrom President
Noynoy Aquino on downdeclare all
assets and allow detailed scrutiny of
bank accounts.
That is certainly not what the
framers of the Corona impeachment
trial and conviction had intended. All
Aquino and his minions really wanted
was to get the chief justice out of
ofce by whatever legal subterfuge
they could come up with.
Aquino himself has repeatedly
pooh-poohed the call for him, his
Cabinet subordinates and his Congress
minions to sign any sort of waiver
that will allow such investigations
into their bank dealings. That, more
than any other declaration from
Malacaang Palace in the wake of
Coronas conviction, should make
everyone understand what this entire
political mega-production was all
about.
It was never about transparency
under an administration that cannot
even make good on its campaign
promise to pass a Freedom of
Information Act. It certainly isnt
about Aquino following through on
the unbidden
vow he made
during the same
c a m p a i g n ,
together with two
other candidates,
to open his
bank accounts
to anyones
scrutiny.
This was
always about
controlling the
Judiciary by
cutting off its
head, in order to
appoint a more compliant one and to
strike the fear of God in those who
remain. This was about ensuring the
conviction of a top magistrate who
asked uncomfortable, unanswerable
questions about, among other things,
Aquinos family evading land reform
for so longand then demanding
obscene sums in payment when it
became clear that they could not do
so anymore.
The removal of Corona was
always about marshaling the entire
awesome forces of government to
remove someone who did not agree
with itsomeone who (mistakenly, it
turns out) believed that the truth, law,
fairness and even common decency
were enough weapons to defeat his
accusers with. It was about removing a
chief justice because that was possible
and because of the discouragement
such a dubious accomplishment
would cause on anyone foolish
enough to test the axiom that City
Hall just cant be fought.
Thats all this has always been
about.
* * *
One day, some scholar of the
Philippine Senate will be able to
nd out how and why 20 members
of a supposedly ercely independent
branch of the legislature sold their
soulsand their legacyto an
incumbent President. Right now,
only the 20 who convicted Corona
know why, in their hearts, they
could not side with the law and
fairness in the midst of a determined
but ultimately pointless siege by
Malacaang.
Oh, the 20 senators tried to explain
their vote to hand over their integrity
and independence to Aquino in every
way they could. But it was truly
revealing that, ultimately, all their
legal and verbal contortions could be
framed only in the context of the pithy
defense of the totally clueless Lito
Lapid of his vote.
Yes, Lapid, who said he did not
understand the law but voted to
convict anyway, for reasons he could
not truly explain. That, in a nutshell,
is what happened in the Senate last
week.
For one shameful and tawdry
moment, all 20 senators were Lito
Lapid.
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For one shameful
and tawdry
moment, there
were 20 Lapids in
the Senate.
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
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WELL, President Aquino got his
wish. He has ousted former Supreme
Court Chief Justice Renato Corona
and has perpetually barred him from
holding any public ofce.
Corona, now a private lawyer, may
have been found guilty as charged by
20 of the 23 senator-judges. In my
book, Corona has been the underdog
from Day One. The President, through
his awesome powers, mobilized the
entire government machinery against
Corona.
The former chief justice could have
sought the easy way and resigned.
This was what former Ombudsman
Merceditas Gutierrez did when
she was impeached by the Aquino-
controlled House of Representatives.
As an Aquino Doberman stated,
Corona and his family would be
stripped naked before the public eye if
he did not call it quits. The stripping
did take place, but
Corona, like a good
Batangueo, fought
to the end.
I have had
always a soft spot
for underdogs.
I admire them
more when they
go against all
odds. Corona did
not only ght for
himself and for his
family. He also did for the integrity,
independence and credibility of
the Judiciarysupposedly a co-
equal and independent branch of
government which the Executive
and the Legislative were trying to
subvert.
Most of all, the Corona trial has
set a new level of transparency and
accountability. This may not sit
well with President Aquino and his
loyalists, but it gives meaning to the
constitutional provision that public
ofce is a public trust.
***
I do respect the decision of the
impeachment court to convict Corona
for not including his bank deposits
in his Statement of Assets and
Liabilities. But why did not the court
subpoena bank ofcials to verify
those accounts?
It was in this trial, after all, where
we saw strange things happen: a
small lady handing documents to
a prosecutor, a mysterious envelop
being left at the gate of the residence
of another congressman, that
congressman visiting a bank branch
to casually ask about the bank
accounts of Corona, a Corona-hater
who admitted sending documents to
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
And then the impeachment court
failed to verify these peso and dollar
accounts.
Of course we can argue that
impeachment is a quasi-judicial and
mostly political process. We saw how
the senator-judges decided, taking
into consideration their own interests
as they gave weight to public opinion
over evidence.
***
What hypocrisy! I refer to the lame
excuse offered by Aquino allies who
refuse to execute waivers to open
up their bank deposits to the public,
because they say they are not the ones
on trial.
Worse, an Aquino mouthpiece says
the President also does not have to
sign that waiver.
They miss the point. The point is
that Mr. Aquino himself must set the
example of showing transparency and
accountability in public ofce.
At least, now we know there are
different standards for enemies of the
President on one hand, and his allies
(even himself!) on the other.
Doubly tragic is that the
Presidents Dobermansthe Ofce
of the Ombudsman and the Bureau
of Internal Revenueare now set to
investigate Corona for tax evasion,
plunder and ill-gotten wealth after
his revelation of his peso and dollar
accounts.
Thats what one gets for going
against the President.
***
Senator Serge Osmea is at it
again beating a dead horse!
Osmea is now accusing
b u s i n e s s m a n
Bobby Ongpin
of short-swing
prots. Osmea
has already been
rebuffed many
times, after
accusing Ongpin
of obtaining behest
loans, practicing
insider trading and
manipulating the
market.
My gulay, Ongpin has already
been cleared by no less than Bangko
Sentral Deputy Governor Nestor
Espenilla when he testied before the
hearing that the former did not violate
any banking laws. Ongpin obtained
loans amounting to P550 million
from the Development Bank of the
Philippines.
The very fact that the Monetary
Board of the Bangko Sentral has
approved the acquisition of a
controlling stake in the Philippine
Bank of Communications by an
investor group led by Ongpin shows
that the latters dealings with the
bank were all above board.
More importantly, the loans used
by Ongpin to buy shares of stock
which he later sold to businessman
Manny Pangilinanearned DBP
more than P3 billion.
The Securities Regulation prohibits
short-swing prots, meant to curtail
unfair use of company information by
corporate ofcers in their trading of
company shares to the detriment of
the company itself and the investing
public.
There was no detriment to Philex,
the investors and the public.
In short, the Securities and
Exchange Commission has no
business in determining whether
short-swing prots were earned or
not. It is a purely private matter
between the company issuing the
traded shares and the corporate
ofcer doing the trading.
Osmea obviously is clueless
about what short-swing prots mean.
I really cant blame Ongpin for calling
these new accusations baloney. No
matter how thinly you slice baloney,
its still baloney.
Beating
a dead horse
Gov Grace, environmental hero
TODAY, World Environment Day, I
honor a living hero of the Philippine
environmental movement: Grace
Padaca, former governor of the province
Isabela.
Who would have thought that this
lady would defy such overwhelming
odds? A physically handicapped radio-
commentator without a well-oiled
political machinery to back her up and
armed only by her unshakable principles
and a gargantuan will to serve, Governor
Grace Padaca took on the scion of a
formidable political clan and won the
2004 and 2007 gubernatorial elections.
In a country where deeply-entrenched
political dynasties are a dime a dozen,
where political patronage is the accepted
norm, where the will of the people in
elections is regularly frustrated by the
proverbial guns goons and gold, the
electoral victory of Gov Grace was a
whiff of fresh air.
I rst got to know Gov Grace
because of her work on an issue that
ranks high among my personal and
professional prioritiesthe protection
of forests. As governor, she took on
the formidable challenge of stopping
deforestation in the Isabela portion
of the Sierra Madre National Park,
one of our remaining forests. When
the Philippine Judicial Academy, the
Supreme Courts training and research
arm, awarded me the 1989 Metrobank
Professorial Chair for Constitutional
Law, I personally reviewed Governor
Graces campaign against big-time
illegal logging syndicates in her
province. I was impressed by her
courage and effectiveness but worried
that her commitment to the environment
could cost her re-election.
Later, I became even more familiar
with Governor Grace because of her
participation in the founding of the Kaya
Natin Movement for Good Governance,
a movement incubated by the school I
lead, the Ateneo School of Government.
In fact, when she lost in the 2010
elections (a protest is pending), I asked
her to join the school as an adviser of
our environmental program.
For her achievements in good
governance, Governor Grace became
the recipient of several prestigious
awards including the International
Women of Courage Award in 2007 and
the 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Award for
Government Service for empowering
Isabela voters to reclaim their
democratic right to elect leaders of their
own choosing, and to contribute as full
partners in their own development. She
also paid off 2/3 of the provinces debts
and launched a program to subsidize
rice and corn farmers.
Ironically, because of the latter
program, a pro-poor initative, recently,
a warrant of arrest was issued by the
Sandiganbayan against Gov Grace for
alleged violation of the Anti-graft and
Corrupt Practices Act and malversation
of public funds.
The case started when on December
2005, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of
Isabela authorized then-Governor Padaca
to negotiate and enter into a contract of
loan to nance the Priority Agricultural
Projects of the Province, among others, the
Priority Hybrid Rice Program designed
to uplift the rice farmers of Isabela by
increasing their productivity with the
introduction of new farming methods
and new technologies. Although the
Priority Hybrid Rice Program was seen
as a qualied success, the complainant, a
known political opponent of the governor,
led a complaint before the Ombudsman
for alleged violations of law. For her part,
Padaca emphasized that all her acts were
performed with the authority, approval
and afrmation of the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan. Incidentally, Gov Grace
is not being accused of having beneted
from this transactiononly for alleged
technical omissions.
A petition assailing the resolution of
the Ombudsman is now pending before
the High Court.
While it would be unwise if not
improper to discuss the merits of the
case since the same is yet to be resolved
by the Supreme Court, I am one with
Senators Francis Pangilinan and TG
Guingona in saying that in the end the
truth will prevail and that she will be
absolved.
I end this column with words from our
environmental heroThe last thing that
I want to happen is for people, especially
the young, to whom we have shared our
stories and hopes for good governance
and ethical leadership in our Kaya Natin
caravans, to say Pare-pareho rin pala
kayong lahat. Salita kayo nang salita
laban sa mga kurakot, kayo rin pala ang
gumagawa. . . . It is important that our
people do not get confused with our
message, specially that people like us
who denounce and ght what is wrong in
government are the rst and easy targets
of the vengeful acts of the people who get
hurt by what we are doing.
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EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
DEAN TONY
LA VIA
EAGLE EYES
By John Edgar Tiu
I AM fortunate to have had the chance
to visit Japan, as a student ambassador
from the Philippines, for nine days
last month under the Japan-East Asia
Network of Exchange for Students and
Youths Programme, or JENESYS for
short.
Most of us would think that Japanese
people who were affected by the
earthquake and tsunami on March
11 last year must be on their way to
recovery now. Actually, we have no
idea what theyre doing to recover what
they have lost.
Coming from a developing country,
we may think that recovering from an
upheaval is as difcult as starting out
from scratch. We might think rst-
world countries may nd it easier,
considering the fund allocation and the
support the Japanese are getting from
their government.
Thousands of lives perished,
livelihoods disappeared. It must be
a nightmare to see the fruits of your
hard work disappear with the giant
waves. Your dreams must be washed
away, too.
Not until our visit to Kesennuma
City. Part of the nine-day programme
was to try cultivation of oyster and
scallops. Fishing accounts to more
than 80 percent of jobs in this city. The
tsunami has swept this city. More than
a year after, we could still see smidgens
of the wrath the tsunami brought them.
We were welcomed by a family
which cultivates oysters and scallops.
They were all warm when they
received us no melancholy on
their faces. Its surreal to see them
work again as if nothing happened.
If it were me, I would have been so
traumatized seeing my only source of
revenue swept away by the waves. I
would denitely think of quitting and
nding another job.
We interacted with them. We told
them we were impressed by how they
were coping with the disaster.
I asked them how they recovered
their business and returned to normal.
They said: Fishermen from other
prefectures who are also engaged in
shing helped us return to business. We
were rivals before because we have the
same source of revenue, but theyre one
with us in recovering from the cataclysm
that struck our nation.
I was surprised to hear that. Their
being rivals before did not matter. I
became teary-eyed when I realized
that this was the true spirit of giving.
It was not about money it was about
friendship, connection as a people.
What I heard and saw was a noble act
of cohesion and resilience as a nation.
In the city of Ofunato in Iwate
prefecture, we visited the Saito-seika
Co.Ltd.,. a company producing and
distributing Japanese and western
confectionary.
Kenji Saito, managing director,
showed us collated footages he took
himself when the tsunami struck one
of their factories. Yes, you read it right.
He had a personal experience with
seeing the tsunami destroy one of their
factories. Actually, the tsunami smashed
six out of their seven factories.
In just a matter of 30 minutes after
the great quake, the city was ooded.
They were fortunate to climb up the
hill and save themselves just before
the raging waters started hitting the
city. Thankfully, all of their employees
survived the fury.
Again, I was impressed. These people
never quit. Instead, they moved forward
and tried getting back to business.
The company was generous enough
to let us try their agship product.
The sweets they make are the fruits of
their hard work and determination to
advance. The sweets complemented
the emotion I had while discerning how
strong Japanese people are.
They had difculties too in
recovering but their fervor and ghting
spirit are what make them go forward.
These are traits, aside from cohesion
and resilience, that are essential to their
recovery.
At rst, I thought I would see a nation
weeping over what happened last year.
But what I learned when I got there was
the complete opposite of that thought.
I saw the recovering strong people of a
strong nation.
Indeed, my trip changed the way I
value life, friends, and richness.
EVERYMAN
A strong nation of strong people
Does Senator
Osmea know
what he is talking
about?
By William Pesek
SUDDENLY, its not much fun
being Hong Kong.
Riding the dragons tail was
thrilling while it lasted. The 10 years
after China joined the World Trade
Organization in 2001 saw one of
historys greatest booms, one that
bestowed enormous riches on the city
of 7 million people. The ranks of Hong
Kongs billionaires swelled along with
hubris about its central place in the
Asian century.
That was until the Chinese
slowdown, which almost everyone said
could never happen. Data on Chinas
trade, production and construction
paint a grim picture, as do Europes
debt crisis and slowing world growth.
Hong Kongs wide-open economy
might have a problem that few want
to admit: It may be a case study in the
aws of one brand of capitalism.
The city is more than a proxy
for concerns about China. Its a
laboratory for the brand of nance-
driven capitalism that not so long
ago was heralded as the model for
others to follow. Small, laissez-faire
Hong Kong was the worlds special-
enterprise zone. Now the world awaits
a judgment on the Anglo- Saxon
economic model.
Economic canary
As test cases go, Hong Kong hardly
looks like a breakthrough. The free-
market crowd adores the city for its
low taxes, unrestricted entry of foreign
capital and rule of law. It is routinely
ranked the freest economy anywhere.
Never mind that its leader is picked
by China; its currency is pegged; it is
home to the only state-backed Disney
theme park; and a handful of oligarchs
rule the place. To the true believers,
this is market-freedom central.
Yet what have Hong Kongers gotten
out of their emancipated economy?
The highest income-inequality gap in
Asia. A widening divide between rich
and poor is tolerable if it is tempered
with hope that it is bridgeable. But
Hong Kongs government is failing
on this front. Politically connected
tycoons have enriched themselves
from monopolies in power generation,
real estate, transportation and
telecommunications. The 99 percent
are falling further behind.
Hong Kongs plan to ride out the
global nancial storm was twofold:
First, encourage visits from 28 million
mainland tourists a year to splurge
at luxury shops; second, to spur
immigration by hyper-wealthy bankers
seduced by beggar-thy- neighbor
tax policies. It isnt clear that the
opportunities created by this strategy
are empowering locals to share in
Hong Kongs growth in the long run.
Promoting itself as the center of
offshore yuan transactions doesnt
look like a long-term growth strategy,
either. Once China brings those
markets onshore, Hong Kong may be
left out of the loop.
The school system churns out well-
trained young people, but Hong Kongs
job-creation machine is coming up
short. True, unemployment is just 3.3
percent. But what does the average
Hong Konger who cant get a job at
HSBC Holdings Plc or billionaire Li
Ka-shings Cheung Kong Group do
for work? Pouring concrete, driving
a bus or selling Gucci sunglasses or
Prada shoes to their wealthy mainland
cousins is ne, but do these jobs fulll
Hong Kongs promise as an economic
Mecca?
Local leaders seem clueless about
all this. Donald Tsang, Hong Kongs
chief executive, dismissed the wealth
gap as a byproduct of capitalism.
Economics 101 tells Tsang that he
can no more ignore the fallout from
growing inequality than residents can
overlook their citys worsening air
quality.
Clueless leaders
And then theres Henry Tang, who
thankfully lost his bid to replace Tsang
come July. Tangs Basement-gate
scandal left Hong Kong residents
aghast as they were squeezed by
surging rents and living costs. His
lavish and illegally constructed
underground playpen enraged the
masses. Not the most perceptive head
in the crowd, Tang says theres ample
proof that Hong Kongs model works:
Just look at the steady inux of chief
executives and bankers.
Tangs basement, replete with wine
cellar and movie theater, became a
rallying cry. So might the widening
ethics investigation focusing on
Tsangs overseas trips on the yachts
and jets of business owners. It is
feeding outrage over the collusion
between politics and the corporate
world, not unlike the one sweeping the
mainland.
The Bo Xilai scandal is shining
a bright and unsparing spotlight on
ofcial corruption in China and how
it stymies much-needed economic and
political reforms. The epic wads of
cash being amassed by the so-called
princelings, the descendants of the
Mao Zedong leadership generation,
are making huge waves in the Chinese
blogosphere. The timing poses a
challenge to the legitimacy of Chinas
elites as the nations economic outlook
turns negative.
Hong Kong has its own troubles
with billionaires. The arrest of the
Kwok brothers in March offered
the possibility that Hong Kong was
nally clamping down on the rich and
unaccountable. In time, we will know
if the bribery case against Raymond
and Thomas Kwok, co-chairmen of
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., is a
pivotal moment.
Yet if the worlds showcase
economy cant get things right, what
hope is there for China? Or Vietnam
and Myanmar, for that matter? Not
much when the bellwether of this
version of capitalism seems to be
pointing in the wrong direction.
Bloomberg
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(MST-June 5, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways-Misamis Oriental First District Engineering Offce (DPWH-MOFDEO),
invites contractors to bid for the projects as specifed below:
1)
Contact ID : 12KK0025
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of BCIR,
Contract Location : Binuangan Section, Misamis Oriental-km 1370+000 to
km 1371+000
Scope of Work : Drainage Asphalt Overlay of Existing Concrete Paved National
Roads Along BCIR -791 Ln.m with 791Ln.m Pavement Markings
Availability of Fund : 151-MVUC Fund CY 2012
Approved Budget for The Contract (ABC) : Php 9,900,000.00
Contract Duration : 50 calendar days
Cost of Bid Documents : Php10,000.00
LOI : (Free) D.O. No. 52 S. 2011
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To bid for these contracts, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with the DPWH. (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the
type and cost of these contracts, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The
BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH
POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration with
complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
Issuance of Bid Documents From: May 30 to June 19, 2012,10:00 A.M.
Pre-bid Conference June 7, 2012, 10:00 A.M.
Deadline for the Submission of LOI June 14, 2012, 3:00 P.M.
Receipt of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M., June 19, 2012
Opening of Bids June 19, 2012, 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will only receive Contractors LOI/Expression of Interest (NR-003) and
issue Bidding Documents upon presentation of the original copies of their PCAB
License and Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC) in person or thru their
authorized representative as refected in their CRC; Special Power of Attorney will not
be accepted.
The BAC will issue hard copies of bidding documents (BDs) at BAC Secretariat,
3
rd
Floor DPWH Building, Purok 5, Brgy. 26, Gingoog City, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of the amount stated above. Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs from the DPWH website, if applicable. Prospective bidders that will download
the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their Bid Documents. The Pre-bid Conference shall be open only to interested
parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security,
in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy
of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways-Misamis Oriental First
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul
the bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved:
(Sgd.) PEDRO M. MERCADO
OIC-Assistant District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) OMAR P. DIRON
OIC-District Engineer
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Misamis Oriental First District Engineering Offce
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Brgy. 26., Gingoog City
Tel./Fax No. (088) 861-1185
www.dpwh.gov.ph
INVITATION TO BID FOR ONE (1) LOT THREE (3)-YEAR
JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR PAGCOR CORPORATE
HYATT UNDER ITB NO. 06-01-2012
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is inviting all interested bidders in
its forthcoming public bidding for the project stated hereunder:
T e c h n i c a l
Description:
ONE (1) LOT THREE (3)-YEAR JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR
PAGCOR CORPORATE HYATT
Contract Duration: Three (3) Years
Approved Budget: SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY NINE PESOS and 76/100 (PhP6,760,799.76)/
Annual Budget
TWENTY MILLION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED NINETY NINE And 28/100 (PhP20,282,399.28)
for Three Years
Source of Fund: Internally Funded
This bidding is open to all suppliers; provided that the winning bidder should be registered with
PAGCOR prior to award of contract. Unregistered suppliers must register at the Suppliers
Registration & Evaluation Section (SRES), Procurement Department (PD), 2nd Floor PAGCOR
House, 1330 Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Manila, Tel. No. 526-0573.
Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) years before the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in
the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted
through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as
specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at
least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines,
and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or
privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
All particulars relative to Pre-Bid Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of
Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR.
The schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bid Documents June 5, 2012 June 25, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 11, 2012 (10:00 am)
3. Deadline for Submission of Bids June 25, 2012 (2:00 pm)
4. Opening of Bids June 25, 2012 (2:00 pm onwards)
Complete details of the project are indicated in the bid documents which will be available to
prospective bidders at the BAC Secretariat Unit, Procurement Department (BSU-PD), upon
payment of a non-refundable bidding fee of Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Five Pesos and
12/100 (PhP9,465.12).
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents free of charge from the following
websites: www.pagcor.ph and www.philgeps.net and may be allowed to submit bids provided
that bidders pay the non-refundable bidding fee not later than the date of the submission of bids.
The Pre-bid Conference is open to all interested bidders. Prospective bidders should present to
PAGCORs Cashier at 6th foor, PAGCOR Corporate Offce, M.H. del Pilar cor. Pedro Gil Sts.,
Malate, Manila either the Bidding Fee Slip which may be secured from the BSU-PD or a copy of this
ITB in effecting payment for the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security
in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
PAGCOR assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any
expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.
PAGCOR reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject
all Bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.
Please address all communications to the Bids and Awards Committee thru the BAC Secretariat
Unit, Room 205, Second Floor, PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila, Tel No.:
524-3911, 521-1542 local 223/571.
(Sgd.) EDUARDO D. LAGMAN
Chairperson
Bids and Awards Committee 1
(MST-June 5, 2012)
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF BIDDING
In view of the recommendation of Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo,
Undersecretary for Regional Operations, to the Honorable Secretary
Rogelio L. Singson to grant to the Regional Director of DPWH Region
VIII, the authority to conduct the bidding, award and approval of contract
for the Concreting/Upgrading of Gaps along Lapinig-Arteche Road, (Km
0860+000 to Km. 867.52) Northern Samar, Project ID No. 12Z00048, due
to the request of the Hon. Congressman Emil L. Ong, 2
nd
Congressional
District, Northern Samar, the submission, reception and opening of bids
for the herein named project, scheduled at 10:00 oclock in the morning of
June 5, 2012 per Invitation to Bid as published in the May 10,2012 issue
of the Manila Standard Today is hereby cancelled.
(Sgd.) JAIME A.PACANAN, Ph. D., CESO I
Undersecretary for Support Services
Bids and Awards Committee for Civil Works
(MST-June 5, 2012)
(MST-June 4 & 5, 2012)
Department of Public Works and Highways
Cebu 4th District Engineering Offce
Poblacion, Dalaguete , Cebu
Tel. No. (032) 484-8411 to 14, Fax # 484-8410
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Department of Public Works & Highways, DPWH Cebu 4
th
District
Engineering Offce, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for
Civil Works, invites Contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts,
viz:
1. Contract ID No. : 012-HG-085
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement along
Natalio Bacalso Avenue, Oslob, Cebu,
K0113+000 K0116+000 with exception
Contract Location : Oslob, Cebu
Scope of Work : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement along
Natalio Bacalso Avenue, Oslob, Cebu,
K0113+000 K0116+000 with exception
Approved Budget for the Contract ABC : P 9,900,000.00
Contract Duration : 45 CD
Cost of Plans and Bidding Documents : P 10,000.00
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen of 75% Filipino owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative of joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and(e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration for the DPWH POCW Central Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW Central Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements,
and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are
shown below:
BAC Pre-Con Activities Schedule
1 Issuance of Bid Documents May 29 June 18, 2012 (8:00 A.M -5:00 P.M.)
2 Pre-Bid Conference June 7, 2012 (2:00 P.M)
3 Deadline on Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
June 11, 2012 (8:00 A. M 5:00 P.M)
4 Receipts of Bids June 18, 2012 ( 8:00 A.M 12:00 Noon)
5 Opening of Bids June 18, 2012 (2:00 P.M)
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at
DPWH Cebu IV DEO, Poblacion, Dalaguete, Cebu.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from DPWH web
site, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from
DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their
bids documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount
and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain in the technical component of
the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
The DPWH Cebu 4th District Engineering Offce reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all Bid and to annul the bidding process anytime
before Contract Award, without incurring any liability to the affected
Bidders.

(Sgd.) AMELIA B. CARACUT
BAC Chairman
(MST-June 4, 2012)
ILOCOS SUR FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
BANTAY, ILOCOS SUR
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Sur First District
Engineering Offce, through the PDAF FY 2012 GAA, RA 10155 with SARO-
A-12-T000001289, invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
1. Contract ID. : 12AC0035
Contract Name : Cluster- Construction of School Building
Contract Location : San Sebastian & San Vicente Integrated
School
Scope of Work : Construction of School Building
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) : Php9,900,000.00
Contract Duration : 280 CD
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable
to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract
costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least
equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria
in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
registration to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline
for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue
the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents May 31-June 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 8, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
June 15, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids June 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids June 20, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce
of the BAC Chairman, DPWH, Ilocos Sur First District Engineering Offce,
Bantay, Ilocos Sur, upon presentation of two (2) valid IDs and payment of
a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00). Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have
purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall
include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Ilocos Sur First District Engineering Offce, reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior
contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RAYNALDO R. ABLOG, MAPA
BAC Chairman
May 29, 2012
(MST-May 29 & June 2, 2012)
Cebu 1st District Engineering Offce
Regional Equipment Services Compound
V. Sotto Street, Cebu City
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public
Works and Highways, Cebu I
st
District Engineering Offce, through
its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned project :
Item No. 1
Contract ID : 12HD0019
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement (Asphalt
Overl ay) al ong Bogo-Curva-Medel l i n-
Daanbant ayan Road, KO121+720 t o
KO122+895, Antipolo Section
Contract Location : Medellin, Cebu
Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,899,311.83
Contract Duration : 15 Calendar Days
Funding Source : Special Road Support Fund (Fund 151)
Bid Document Fee : Php10,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and
cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least
10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the
eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and
issue the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents : June 05, 2012 to June 15, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference : June 04, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
3. Receipt of LOIs from
Prospective Bidders
: June 05 2012 to June 08, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids : June 15, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids : June 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accompanied forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded
to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the evaluation
and the post qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways Cebu I
st
District
Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid
and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without
incurring any liability the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RICHEL A. VILLEGAS
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) WILDREDO AV. ENCISO, CEO VI
District Engineer
The way to go. A trafc enforcer helps pupils cross a pedestrian lane on Samson Road in
Caloocan City on the same day the Metro Manila Development Authority intensied its anti-
jaywalking drive . JUN DAVID
Watchmen disarm cop
who meddled in arrest
BARANGAY watchmen and residents
of Barangay Kamuning in Quezon City
disarmed a policeman who allegedly
demanded the immediate release of a
suspected snatcher who was arrested
Sunday night.
The policeman was identied as Po-
lice Ofcer 1 Antonio Aquino of the Ka-
muning Police Station who was charged
with light threat after he pulled out and
pointed his gun at Kamuning barangay
tanod Jerry Uy.
The police said Uy was one of the ba-
rangay watchmen who arrested robbery
suspect Rommel Vergara who allegedly
snatched the shoulder bag of a female
teenager at the corner of K5th and Judge
Jimenez Streets in Barangay Kamuning.
Fortunately, Uy and other barangay
tanods were then patrolling the area and
arrested the suspect, but when the watch-
men were about to bring Vergara to the
police station, PO1 Antonio approached
them and demanded that Vergara be re-
leased.
According to Uy, they refused to re-
lease Vergara because there was a com-
plainant against him and that apparently
irritated Antonio who supposedly pulled
out and pointed his gun at the barangay
tanods. But Uy managed to get the gun
from the policeman until the barangay
tanods and people around them ganged
up on him.
Responding policemen controlled the
situation and brought both Antonio and
the robbery suspect to Kamuning Police
Station. Jonathan Fernandez
Pasig City launches
Carless Day in Ortigas
PASIG City launched on Sunday a
Carless Day along F. Ortigas Road
in Barangay San Antonio in the Ortigas
Center business district which will be
repeated on the same day every week.
The Car-less Day which was enforced
6 a.m. to 12 noon was well-received by
residents who lauded its impact on pol-
lution, said Pasig City Mayor Robert
Eusebio.
Eusebio said the city is already identi-
fying other roads that can implement the
policy without inconveniencing other
motorists. Among the suggested roads
are Emerald Avenue in the Ortigas Cen-
ter and C. Raymundo Street in Barangay
Caniogan.
By Rio N. Araja
TRYING to live up to its moniker as the
Philippines City of the Stars, Quezon
City is planning to revive the moribund
Quezon City Film Festival in November
and is asking philantrophists as well as
movie and television industry leaders
to help in the initiative, Vice Mayor Joy
Belmonte said on Monday.
Being the home of nine television networks and 13 radio sta-
tions, the city rst attempted to organize a lm festival, known as
the Quezon City Film Festival, in the early 1970s but the event was
eventually stopped.
In 2007, another lm fest, called the Quezon City Independent
Film Festival, was organized after the city granted incentives to the
television and movie industry and started calling itself The City of
The Stars, but the QCIFF also did not last.
The QCIFF was essentially a lm making competition among the
citys colleges and universities, the University of the Philippines in Dili-
man, the Ateneo De Manila University, Miriam College, St. Paul Univer-
sity of Quezon City, Trinity University of Asia and Angelicum College.
Belmonte, who heads the QC Film Development Commission,
said the trouble is mainly because of the cost of putting a lm fes-
tival that would rival the more popular Metro Manila Film Festival
and the commission has resolved to solve the problem with the cre-
ation of the QCFDC Foundation Inc.
The vice mayor said she the commission recently drew up a list
of people who may be willing to help raise funds for the QCFDC.
The list included philanthropist Bea Zobel de Ayala or her daughter-
in-law Catherine Marie Zobel de Ayala, media mogul Liza Gokeng-
wei-Cheng, philantrophist Tessa Prieto-Valdez, lawyer-lm p[roducer
Joji Alonzo and President Aquinos celebrity sister Kris Aquino.
Belmonte also welcomed suggestions to include actor Dingdong
Dantes; Hans Sy of Save More supermarkets; Antonio Tuviera of
Television and Production Exponents Inc., producer of noontime Eat
Bulaga; Vic del Rosario of Viva Entertainment Inc.; Wilson Tieng
of Solar Films Inc.; Ronald Arguelles of ABS-CBN Broadcasting
Corp.s Cinema 1; Teddy Go, a lm critic; Nes Jardin of Cinema-
laya; Ernie Lopez of ABS-CBN; Malou Santos of ABS-CBNs Star
Cinema, and Jimmy Duavit and Annette Gozun of GMA Network
Inc. as foundation members.
ALTHOUGH the repainting of Metro Ma-
nilas pedestrian lanes has yet to be com-
pleted, anti-jaywalking enforcers clad in red
were deployed throughout the metropolis to
remind residents of the dangers of jaywalk-
ing and inform them that they will be ned
P200 the next time they are caught.
The repainting of pedestrian lanes has
yet to be completed but our personnel are
working on it. Meanwhile, our anti-jaywalk-
ing unit will help people, especially the el-
derly, cross the street, said Metro Manila
Development Authority Chairman Francis
Tolentino.
Tolentino said the Red Shirts were de-
ployed on Monday simply to remind the
public that the Metro Manila Council, the
MMDAs policy-making body, has increased
the ne for jaywalking from P150 to P200.
But the Red Shirts will start issuing cita-
tion tickets today to pedestrians who insist
on ignoring pedestrian lanes and footbridges
all over the metropolis.
Tolentino said those who cannot pay the
ne will get an on-the-spot 15-minute lecture
on disaster preparedness in order to increase
public awareness on what to do in the event
of natural calamities and enlist volunteers
to rescue groups that agency can tap during
emergencies.
The Metro Manila Council approved on
May 29 the amendment of its old anti-jay-
walking ordinance and modied the deni-
tion of a jaywalking offense to include un-
safe pedestrian practices that have become
common in the metropolis.
IN BRIEF
Former Pacman foe loses
Blue Eagles blast Maroons
Blue Eagles blast Maroons
UNDEFEATED junior lightweight
sensation Joel Diaz kept his perfect
record intact following an impressive
fifth-round stoppage of title contender
Emmanuel Lucero Saturday evening
at the Emerald Queen Casino in
Tacoma, WA.
Lucero was one of the many Mexican
challengers stopped by eight-division
world champion Manny Pacquiao
when the latter was the International
Boxing Federation super bantamweight
champion.
Pacquiao won by a third-round TKO at
the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles
against the then 23-year-old undefeated
Lucero on July 26, 2003.
Diaz improved to 10-0 with 9
knockouts, while Lucero slipped to 23-
11-1 with 14 KOs. Ronnie Nathanielsz
OPING Sumalinog and Nikko Salva
propelled Ateneo to a 65-58 triumph over
University of the Philippines Sunday
in the 18th Fr. Martin Summer Cup
basketball tournament at the St. Placid
gymnasium of the San Beda College-
Manila campus.
Sumalinog, who had 14 points, and
Salva struck hardest late in the rst
quarter, enabling the Blue Eagles to take
charge the rest of the way and formally
end the elimination round with a seven-
game sweep of Group A.
The San Beda Red Cubs, starring
Jayvee Nocom (23 points) and Axel Inigo
(16), blasted the La Salle-Zobel Junior
Archers, 96-55 to enter the seminal
round with their 7-0 record in Group A in
the junior division.
The Blue Eagles are set to meet the
University of Perpetual Help Altas in
their quarternal assignment at 12 noon,
Tuesday, in San Beda.
OPING Sumalinog and Nikko Salva
propelled Ateneo to a 65-58 triumph over
University of the Philippines Sunday
in the 18th Fr. Martin Summer Cup
basketball tournament at the St. Placid
gymnasium of the San Beda College-
Manila campus.
Sumalinog, who had 14 points, and
Salva struck hardest late in the rst
quarter, enabling the Blue Eagles to take
charge the rest of the way and formally
end the elimination round with a seven-
game sweep of Group A.
The San Beda Red Cubs, starring
Jayvee Nocom (23 points) and Axel Inigo
(16), blasted the La Salle-Zobel Junior
Archers, 96-55 to enter the seminal
round with their 7-0 record in Group A in
the junior division.
The Blue Eagles are set to meet the
University of Perpetual Help Altas in
their quarternal assignment at 12 noon,
Tuesday, in San Beda.
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
And after one nal defensive
standmaybe assisted by a
Garden ghostthe Boston
Celtics were two wins away
from an improbable chance to
play for another championship.
Rondo had 15 points and 15
assists, and scored the nal
three points of the Celtics 93-91
overtime victory over the Miami
Heat on Sunday night that
evened the Eastern Conference
nals at two games apiece.
Getting a huge break when
LeBron James fouled out for
the rst time since joined the
Heat, the Celtics recovered
after blowing an 18-point lead
in regulation and moved two
games away from a third trip to
the NBA nals in ve years.
Garnett added 17 points and
14 rebounds for the Celtics,
while Paul Pierce scored 23
points before fouling out. Ray
Allen nished with 16 points.
Stops, Rondo said when
asked what was the difference
in the tight game. I think we
executed offensively, came up
with some lucky plays and we
got stops at the end.
James had 29 points and
Wade scored 20 after another
dismal start for the Heat, who
host Game 5 on Tuesday.
Not stressed the series
is tied 2-2, James said.
Its great basketball, great
competition. We wanted to get
one up here and we didnt.
In a game that started as a
Celtics blowout and turned
into a foul- and tension-lled
fourth quarter, followed by the
second overtime in this series,
the Celtics held on when Wade
missed a potential winning
3-pointer on the last possession.
It was a good look. It was
online but didnt want to go in,
Wade said. Got the shot off I
wanted and that is all you can
ask for.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers had
his own unusual reasoning for
Wades oh-so-close shot.
Red wasnt going to let
that go in. Not in the Boston
Garden, he said of former
coach Red Auerbach.
Mickael Pietrus drew James
sixth foul and grabbed two huge
offensive rebounds that extended
consecutive possessions for
the Celtics, who lost Game 4
in overtime in a second-round
series against the Heat last year
with a chance to tie the series.
This time, they overcame their
second-half stall on the offensive
end by limiting the Heat to just
one basket in overtime, by Udonis
Haslem, who nished with 12
points and 17 rebounds.
At the end you have a
chance to win after 50-plus
minutes and losing the MVP.
Hey, youll take that, Heat
coach Erik Spoelstra said. AP
Rondo carries Celtics past Heat
BOSTONRajon Rondo delivered
the trash talk at halftime and the big
plays in overtime.
CYAN MAGENTAYELLOW BLACK
Novak, Roger move on at French Open
PARISThe Eiffel Tower might have taken a
back seat.
The best Parisian sunset on this Sunday night
could very well have been overlooking the red
clay at Roland Garros, where a few dozen rowdy
fans waved the tricolor and a few thousand more
shouted out Allez Tsonga - willing their beloved
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to close out this
unpredictable day of tennis with a win before the
light ran out.
Tsonga couldnt quite do it, and his ve-set match
against Stanislas Wawrinka will be continued.
But that hardly did damage to a roller-coaster
of a day at the French Open that included one big
upset (of top-seeded Victoria Azarenka), one big
comeback (by top-seeded Novak Djokovic) and a
couple of young up-and-comers who fell a bit short
but still walked away smiling (Sloane Stephens
after her loss to Sam Stosur and David Gofn after
he fell to Roger Federer).
Before Tsonga and his fan base took over, Philippe
Chatrier Court was Djokovics stage. For two sets, his
play was as drab as the gray, windy weather but he
fashioned the third comeback of his career from two
sets down for a 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 victory over
22nd-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy.
Not one to put in the archives, but not one to
complain too loudly over, either.
The top-seeded Serb won his 25th straight Grand
Slam match, made his 12th straight Grand Slam
quarternal and stayed alive in the quest to wrap
up the career Grand Slam and hold all four major
titles at once - the Novak Slam.
Im not worried, Djokovic said. Im just
hoping that I can wake up tomorrow morning
knowing that Im in the quarternals. Forget this
match today. Take the best out of it, which is that
Im proud Ive been ghting, coming from two sets
down.
Across the way from Djokovics match, at Court
Suzanne Lenglen, a quite different scene played
out. Azarenka got off to a similarly bad start,
except she never recovered - and wound up with
a 6-2, 7-6 (4) loss to No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova
that made her grumpy.
Azarenka bashed her racket into the ground
during a second-set changeover and received a
warning for racket abuse.
Her frustration was still showing after the match,
when, asked what she would do to recover from
the loss, she answered sarcastically.
Im going to kill myself, she said. This
tournament is over for me. Whats to recover from?
Its (time) to really look forward and improve.
Thats it.
Gofn, in the draw as a lucky loser after
falling in qualifying, found himself with a one-set
lead against none other than his childhood favorite,
Federer, before losing 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. At the
end, the 21-year-old, 109th-ranked Gofn got a
hug from the 16-time major champion that left him
smiling. AP
TOP contenders face their nal test in the
last round of 2012 Philippine Drag Racing
Championships Southern Series this Saturday
at the Batangas Racing Circuit Drag Strip in
Rosario, Batangas.
The top drivers expect a grueling showdown as
they try to push their bids for the overall titles at
stake in this event sanctioned by the Automobile
Association Philippines and sponsored by GT Radi-
al, HKS Motor Oil, M&H Race Master, Yokohama
and powered by Racing Beat@Wave 89.1.
Drag Racing director Fil Guln urged all
drivers to come early to have more time to
adjust their set-ups for the qualifying runs. The
Drivers Brieng is set at 8 a.m.
He likewise urged drivers to observe utmost
safety with the strict implementation on the use of
safety gears like helmets, race suits and the required
roll cages in their cars, particularly those who are
competing in the Quick 8, M&H Super Pro and
M&H Pro that runs 12 seconds and faster.
Multi-titled Jonathan Tiu of JCT-Blanche
Racing guns for the crucial victory that will
complete his sweep of the Quick 8 division of
the Southern Series. A win will also seal his 11th
career crown and fortify his quest for a seventh
national Drag Racing Driver of the Year plum.
Though hes a cinch for the crown after his third
win, Tiu is wary of his toughest rivaldefending
champion Martin Manalo of RSL Motorsports.
Manalo ruled the M&H Pro class twice in
the Southern Series and another win in this
championship leg will also boost his quest for
the national crown.
According to the rules, the M&H Pro class
will be the main basis in determining the Drag
Racing Driver of the Year, and only a certain
percentage of the points earned in the Quick
8 division will be considered in the nal
tabulation for the said plum.
Tiu, Manalo brace for duel
REIGNING Philippine amateur champion
Lovelynn Guioguio and Philippine Ladies
Open runner-up Princess Superal have
joined the crack roster of players from the
countrys various clubs in Southern Ladies
Open golf tournament ring off tomorrow
at Cebu Country Club in Cebu City.
Guioguio and Superal head the
four-player list from the International
Container Terminal Services Inc.-backed
squad that includes Hong Kong Amateur
Open winner Jayvie Agojo and Sarah
Ababa, who will be slugging it out with
the likes of Rainstar Roque, Eva Minoza,
Apple Fudolin and Ping Jarales from
Del Monte and Rivieras Seo Yon Kwon
and Jan Punzalan for top honors in the
centerpiece Championship Division.
But equally interesting is the
competition in the other groups, including
Classes A, B, C and D, where the leading
players of Tagaytay Highlands and
Midlands, Sta. Elena, Forest Hills, AFP
Golf Club, Mactan Island, Del Monte,
Pueblo de Oro, Orchard, Riviera, Wack
Wack, and host Cebu Country Club are
seeing action.
Also on tap in the 49th staging of the
annual three-day event serving as part of the
Globe Amateur Golf Circuit and conducted
by the National Golf Association of the
Phils. is the 36-hole seniors for 55-years-
old-and-above players.
For details, contact the organizing NGAP
at (02) 5179778 or fax (02) 7065926 or
Susan Facundo (0917-5607074) or email
ngapgolf@hotmail.com.
The local bets are also expected to gure
well in the 54-hole tournament, sponsored
by the Philippine Sports Commission,
WWWExpress-DHL Worldwide Express,
Directories Phils. Corp. Yellow Pages,
Leisure and Resorts World Corp, Security
Bank and St. Lukes Medical Center with
Fords Inn as the ofcial hotel, owing
to their familiarity with the at but tight
layout in Banilad.
They include Hannah Wong, Ryojo
Nacal, Jungja Bae, Lalay Lava, Eva Hino,
Conchita Van Gelder, Lucile Colina,
Yukiko Ushioda, Mercy Bejar, Flor
Streegan, Mila Chan and Annie Libi.
Guioguio, Superal head Southern Ladies golf cast
Lyceum,
NU rule
cage tilt
NATIONAL University and Ly-
ceum of the Philippines Univer-
sity posted contrasting victories
at the conclusion of the 2012
Sandugo-Collegiate Develop-
ment League summer confer-
ence last weekend.
The Bulldogs easily beat the
Informatics Icons, 87-64, for the
mens crown, while the Lady Pi-
rates, down by 20 points at one
time, pulled off a close 53-50 vic-
tory over University Athletic As-
sociation of the Philippines cham-
pion Far Eastern University to
secure the womens division title.
The Bulldogs rode on hero-
ics of Cameroon import Alfred
Aroga, JJ Alejandro and Mark
Porter in the nals held at the
Trinity University of Asia gym
in Quezon City.
It was the Bulldogs second
straight tournament champion-
ship after snaring their rst CDL
crown back in October last year.
Holding a slim 33-30 edge at
the turn, the Bulldogs turned on
the heat in the second half. NUs
combined defensive and offensive
intensity in the nal two periods
enabled the Henry Sy-owned
Bulldogs to put the game beyond
reach, 73-53, with less than four
minutes left in the game.
For his consistent performance,
Aroga bagged the regular season
Most Valuable Player award, be-
fore being named the Finals MVP
after nishing the championship
game with 13 points, nine re-
bounds and nine shot blocks.
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas
coach Odjie Mamon stressed
the need to be aggressive in
their bid for a weep, but
expect Ateneo to attack
and defend to force a
sudden death in their
title showdown in the
ninth Shakeys V-League
Presented by Smart at The Arena
in San Juan today.
We need to be consistent in all
skills, said Mamon after steering
the Tigresses to a thrilling come-
from-behind 16-25, 25-20, 25-22,
25-23 win in Sundays
opener of their best-of-
three series. Despite our
height advantage, they
beat us in blocking. This
is one area that we have
to work on.
The Eagles, on the other hand,
must improve on their reception
although Game One couldve
gone either way as the last two
sets were decided in down-to-
the-wire fashions.
Like UST, Ateneo is also
tipped to impose its will early on a
combination of Alyssa Valdez, Fille
Cainglet, Dzi Gervacio, Gretchen
Ho and Thai ace blocker Phee Nok
Kesinee, ensuring another explosive
encounter between the leagues top
hitting teams at 4 p.m.
UST Tigresses go for clincher
Courtesy call. Table Tennis Association of the Philippines President Ting Ledesma, national player Rodel
Valle and members of Batangas City table tennis clubs, headed by regional president Victor Lopez, meet
Batangas Governor Vilma Santos during a courtesy call recently at the provincial capitol to talk about the
development of table tennis in the province.
Best goalie.
Juan Pablo A. Sison
of champion Marist
Football Club was
chosen best goal
keeper (for the
born in 1998-2000
category) during
the recent Tarlac
Governors Cup at
the Jose V. Yap Sports
and Recreational
Park in Tarlac City.
The trophy was
awarded by Kit de
Ocampo, head coach
of the Tarlac Football
School, which Marist
faced in the nals.
Marist Football Club
is coached by Frank
Muescan of the
champion University
of the Philippines
soccer team.
Games today
2 p.m. SSC-R vs
UPHSD (for third)
4 p.m. ADMU vs
UST (for finals)
The sonic boom that erupted when the ball fell
shook the whole course. The rest of the eld, those
who didnt already know anyway, were reminded
that Woods still can summon the thunder.
Well, obviously, I knew something was going on
up in front, said Rory Sabbatini, who held a one-
shot lead until Woods chip-in.
Rickie Fowler, one of the games most popular
young players, was paired with Woods in a grouping
that drew thousands of spectators. Fowler suffered
through a miserable day that would end with him
shooting a career-worst 84. But at the 16th, he knew
he was witnessing some magic hed seen before
from Woods.
It came out perfect, Fowler said of the shot. It
landed right on the crown of that ridge there - and the
rest is history.
Nicklaus called it a shot for the ages.
Ive seen a lot of shots in golf, he said during
the presentation ceremony. I dont think Ive ever
seen a better one.
Woods sounded as if even he didnt expect it to fall.
The shot was obviously difcult, but it wouldnt
have been so bad if I had a good lie, Woods said.
The lie was just a little marginal where it brought
the water into play. Thats the reason I took such a
big cut at it. I went for it, I pulled it off and for it to
land as soft as it did was kind of a surprise.
Still, he was only tied. While he was parring the
17th hole, Sabbatini bogeyed the 16th. AP
Tiger...
From A8
A8
Dragon boat team rips own record
THE national mens dragon
boat team surpassed its own
Southeast Asian Games record
and a pair of twins and two
teenage kayak rowers made their
presence felt in the dragonboat
and canoe-kayak competitions
of the second 2012 Philippine
National Games staged over the
weekend at Lake Caliraya in
Laguna.
The mens dragon boat squad
in the 20-seat event clocked one
minute and 48.82 seconds in
winning the games 500 meters
gold medal.
More importantly in the
process, it surpassed the SEA
Games record of 1:54.00 it set in
Indonesia last November.
A total of 768 rowers in
all three disciplines took part
in the games supervised by
the Philippine Canoe Kayak
Federation, Inc. headed by Dr.
Sim Chi Tat, the most among the
38 national sports associations
in the PNG that was staged in
different parts of the country.
The nationals were so
overpowering in the 500-meter
event that Philippine Navy
could only clock 1:54.10 for the
silver and Lake Buhi 1:55.35
for the bronze in the event
backed by the Philippine Sports
Commission, the Philippine
Olympic Committee, Laguna
Gov. ER Ejercito, Pagsanjan
Mayor Maita Ejercito, Lumban
Mayor Freddie Paraiso and the
Caliraya Resorts Club. Also
witnessing the event was Col.
Agane Adriatico of the Special
Service Unit of the AFP.
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DUBLIN, OhioFor those who
thought Tiger Woods run as the worlds
best golfer was over, the 747-sized roar
that emanated from the 16
th
green at
Muireld Village likely shocked them
to their senses.
With one ick of his wrists,
Woods reminded everyone of who
he was and what he has done.
Woods slid a 60-degree sand
wedge under a ball hidden by
tall grass behind the 16th green,
popped the ball straight up into
the air where it seemed to hang
for an instant, and then watched
as it rolled ever so slowly toward
the cup before dropping in for a
50-foot birdie that tied him for the
lead at the Memorial Tournament
on Sunday.
If that birdie served notice, then
another on a sneaky-fast 10-foot
THE Philippine Azkals national
football team and the visiting
Indonesian Merah Putih meet
in a friendly match tonight at
the Rizal Memorial Football
Stadium.
Interesting game ito. Tapos
na ang Suzuki Cup. Maraming
nag-eexpect na magpakita
kami ng maganda dito, said
Azkals team skipper Emilio
Chieffy Caligdong during a
press conference yesterday at
the Discovery Suites in Ortigas
Center.
Irfan Bachdim, the Indonesian
squads poster boy in football
back in home with his numerous
endorsements, said the team is
not the same squad, which beat
the Azkals, 2-0, in their 2010
Suzuki Cup semis.
This is because only him,
goalie Markus Maulana and
Oktovianus Maniani are the
only ones left after the team
underwent changes over the last
two years.
We want to win against the
Philippines. But, its a different
team from two years ago. For
me, its a game that we have to
win, said Irfan, who has so far
played 14 international matches
for the Indonesian side, now
coached by Nil Maizar.
The Azkals are coming off a
scoreless draw against Malaysia
last Friday and will return to
action with many of its Europe-
based players reporting for duty.
As many as seven Fil-foreign
booters, who are coming from
professional clubs in Europe, will
be available in todays friendly.
Among the Fil-foreign booters,
who will show up against the
Indonesians are Dennis Cagara,
Jeffrey Christiaens, Jerry
Lucena, Paul Mulders, Roland
Muller, Manuel Ott and Denis
Wolf. Peter Atencio
Azkals condent against Indonesians
Tiger quiets doubters
Pacman
spars one
last time
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANNY Pacquiao will spar
one more time on Monday
before he and his entourage
take off in a convoy for the
MGM Grand in Las Vegas,
Nevada, where on June 9,
the eight-division world
champion and Fighter of
the Decade will put his
World Boxing Organization
welterweight title on the line
against undefeated junior
welterweight champion
Timothy Bradley.
Strength and conditioning
coach Alex Ariza and trainer
Freddie Roach both agreed
that Pacquiao is in excellent
physical shape, enhanced
by his change in lifestyle,
which has cut out late nights,
drinking, gambling and
other vices in an amazing
turnaround with Bible
studies nightly and a close,
well-knit family life.
Pacquiao, his wife Jinkee
and their children attended
Mass on Sunday.
Both Roach and Ariza
believe that if Pacquiao
stays this way until ght
night, then there is no doubt
he will win by stoppage no
matter how well Bradley has
trained and how tough he is.
Pacquiaos adviser
Michael Koncz said earlier
that with his disappointing
performance in his last
ght against Juan Manuel
Marquez, Pacquiao knows
he has to put on a show and
thats exactly what he hopes
to do on Sunday.
Ariza told the Manila
Standard that sparring has
gone very well so far and in
his last ve-round session
on Saturday against Russian
Ruslan Provodnikov,
Pacquiao looked good and
sharp.
downhill putt at the 18th assured him
of his fth victory at the tournament
that Jack Nicklaus built.
So, Tiger was asked, do you
think youre back?
I won, he joked with a wide
smile. Im sure by Tuesday Ill be
retired and done, and then by the
time I tee it up at the US Open (at
Olympic Club in San Francisco
in 11 days) it might be something
different. But Ill let you guys
gure that out.
Adding to the weight of the
moment, the win tied Woods
with Nicklausthe tournament
founder and host who handed him
the crystal trophy on the 18th green
with 73 tour wins for second
behind Sam Sneads record 82.
Woods said it was awfully
special to tie Nicklaus at the
Golden Bears own tournament.
Well, he had to rub it in my
face right here, didnt he?
Nicklaus cracked.
Then he added, The last time
he won here three years ago, he
came here struggling a little bit
and just absolutely blitzed it.
And he did it again this week.
Woods, four shots back and in
fourth place at the start of the nal
round, closed with a 67 to match the
best round of the day. He also saved
his best for last, birdieing three of
the nal four holes under pressure
conditions to make up a two-shot
decit as he teed off on the 15
th
hole.
After a big drive, he hit a 3-iron
second shot on the par-5 15
th
to 40
feet past the ag. He two-putted for
birdie. At the 16
th
, he hit an 8-iron
that rode the wind and bounced off
the green and about 15 feet into deep
grass. A little too soft a shot and he
would be left with a treacherous,
twisting putt for par. Catch it a
little thin and the ball could easily
run all the way through the green
and into a pond. Turn to A7
NOTHING beats hard work,
most especially when the chips
are down.
Gary David stressed that
anew by coming up with back-
to-back big games to help snap
Powerade out of its rut in the
Philippine Basketball Association
Governors Cup and earn for
himself the Accel-PBA Press
Corps Player of the Week honors
for the period May 28 to June 3.
In the Tigers wins over Alaska
and heavy favorite Talk N Text,
David averaged an eye-popping
29.5 points on top of 3.0 rebounds
and 3.5 assists to emerge as the
scribesunanimous choice.
Whatever performance Gary
does on court is a direct result of the
hard work he spends in practice,
said Powerade coach Bo Perasol.
The Philippine Cup Best
Player does not want to hog all
the credit, specically pointing
out new import Omar Sneed,
who came in at a time Powerade
needed to arrest a 0-2 start in the
season-ending tourney.
Iyung game namin sa Alaska
napakahalaga dahil pag natalo pa
kami dun, sa ibaba na kami talaga.
Kaya talaga ginawa namin lahat
para manalo. Tapos may bago pa
kaming import na maaasahan tala-
ga, said the former Lyceum Pirate.
Powerades
David named
weeks best
Banal in
line for
title shot
WITH Mexican warrior Jorge
Arce reportedly relinquishing
his World Boxing Organization
bantamweight title to move up
in weight, the Philippines No.1-
ranked AJ Bazooka Banal is in
line for a shot at the vacant title
against No. 2 Pungluang Sor
Singyu of Thailand.
ALA Promotions president
Michael Aldeguer told the
Manila Standard that they are
in negotiations to stage the
ght in the Philippines, but that
Songchai Promotions is hell-
bent on promoting the battle
for the vacant title in Thailand,
which the Filipino promoter is
not prepared to do.
Aldeguer said they, along
with their partner ABS-CBN,
are looking at a late August
or September bout, since the
WBO super bantamweight
title defense of Nonito Donaire
against International Boxing
Federation champion Jeffrey
Mathebula will take place at
the Home Depot Center in
Carson, California on July 8
(Manila time) and is also being
telecast by ABS-CBN.
The 23-year-old southpaw
Banal has a record of 27-1-1
with 20 knockouts and is the
reigning WBO Asia Pacic
champion, having won the title
with a fth-round knockout of
Japans Hayato Kimura on July
17, 2010. Banal has successfully
defended the title four times, his
last win being a rst-round TKO
over Raul Hidalgo of Mexico on
March 24 this year.
Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE Philippine national football
team, famously known as the Phil-
ippine Azkals, will face three of the
most aggressive football teams in
the worldthe Harimau Malaya
(Malaysia),the Garuda (Indonesia)
and the Guam Football Association.
The matches are part of the
FIFA-sanctioned series of inter-
national friendly games aimed at
developing camaraderie among
national teams.
Packed with their feistiness, the
Garuda (Indonesia) will taste the
erceness of the Azkals as they
face off on Tuesday.
On the day the Philippines cel-
ebrates and commemorates its
independence on June 12, the Az-
kals host the visiting Guam squad
at the Panaad Football Stadium in
Bacolod.
Balls will air replays of the
matches on June 12 (Philippines v
Malaysia), June 14 (Philippines v
Indonesia) and June 16 (Philippines
v Guam) all at 3:30 p.m.
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Tiger Woods hits out the the sand trap on the 10th hole during the nal round of the Memorial golf tournament at the Muireld Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, Sunday. Woods
won the tournament at 9-under par. AP
Golf kings. Members of Team South, headed by skipper Charles Hong,
pose with International Container Terminal Services Inc. PR manager
Narlene Soriano, Alabang Golf Club president Jojo Gana and general
manager Cynthia Matias after beating Team North in singles matches,
9-3, and winning the rst DuelNorth vs South golf showdown, 16-12,
at Alabang Country Club recently.
Gintong Pangarap. Philracom chairman Angel Castano Jr.
(second from left) presents the championship trophy to Ike dela
Cruz during the awarding rites of the Ang Gintong Pangarap race,
a benet event for the Philippine Olympic team, which horse Top
Meat won last Sunday at the San Lazaro Leisure Park. With them are
PH chief of Mission Manny Lopez (center), Commisioner Jess Santos
(left) and Ariel Paredes of SportsCore. The other entities supporting
the London-bound athletes are ICTSI, Bank of Philippine Islands,
Mizuno and Samsonite.
East Finals tied at 2-2
Business
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Ray S. Eano, Editor mst_biz@manilastandardtoday.com
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
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PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing June 4, 2012
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OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P780-P895.00
LPG/11-kg tank
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P46.10-P49.90
Diesel
P52.34-P57.85
Kerosene
P38.50-P39.20
Auto LPG
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Japan Yen 0.012809 0.5577
UK Pound 1.534400 66.8124
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128866 5.6112
Switzerland Franc 1.033912 45.0196
Canada Dollar 0.960984 41.8441
Singapore Dollar 0.773455 33.6786
Australia Dollar 0.968242 42.1602
Bahrain Dinar 2.652520 115.4987
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266652 11.6108
Brunei Dollar 0.770475 33.5488
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000107 0.0047
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UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.8552
Euro Euro 1.241400 54.0543
Korea Won 0.000846 0.0368
China Yuan 0.157011 6.8367
India Rupee 0.018038 0.7854
Malaysia Ringgit 0.312793 13.6199
NewZealand Dollar 0.753296 32.8008
Taiwan Dollar 0.033411 1.4548
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Monday, June 4, 2012
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Domestic demand
drives PH economy
Shell, Chevron eye
Batangas LNG hub
PSALM
to bid out
contracts
of 2 plants
Sy raising $1b from BDO share sale today
HENRY Sy went from running a shoe store
in Manila to become the Philippines richest
billionaire and owner of the nations largest
retailer. Now, the Chinese immigrant plans
to raise $1 billion to expand his bank.
Sys BDO Unibank Inc., the nations
largest lender by assets, will price a rights
offer today, it said in May. The share sale will
be a record for the nation and give the bank
funds to compete for infrastructure lending,
said Teresita Sy-Coson, eldest child of the 87-
year-old Sy and vice chairman at his agship
company and the parent of BDO.
The bank aims to reduce its dependence
on consumer loans by tapping credit
demand from the nations biggest
companies, including Ayala Corp. and San
Miguel Corp., as they bid for $16 billion
in infrastructure projects unveiled in 2010
by President Benigno Aquino. The fund
infusion will also bolster Manila-based
BDOs risk buffers and spur overseas
expansion, Sy-Coson said.
Infrastructure is not our area of expertise,
but we intend to join the governments
initiatives by providing funding for those
who will take up those projects, Sy-Coson,
61, said in a May 21 interview. We want to
be a real nationwide bank and at the same
time have some play in the region.
Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG,
JPMorgan Chase & Co., United Overseas
Bank Ltd. and BDO Capital & Investment
Corp. are managing the sale of 896 million
shares in a one-for-three rights offer from
June 18 to June 27, according to a May
24 ling. The shares were valued at P59.1
billion ($1.36 billion), based on the June 1
closing price. BDO has climbed 15 percent
this year, even after falling 6.4 percent to
P66 in Manila trading on June 1.
I doubt anyone will pass up the rights
offer, said Jesse Ang, chief representative
in the Philippines for International Finance
Corp., which gave BDO a $20-million loan
in 2002. You are buying shares in a good
bank at a discount.
A successful rights offer may be the
biggest in Asia this year, excluding Japan.
BDO has grown phenomenally since
IFC, the private-sector afliate of the
World Bank, invested in the bank to bolster
development of the local capital market,
Ang said. IFC has a 5-percent stake in
BDO, according to the investor-relations
department at Sys SM Investments Corp.
Sy, who emigrated from China at the
age of 12, started selling rice, sardines
and soap in his fathers Manila store in
1936. He opened a shoe store in 1948,
and eventually built his business empire in
the 1980s by opening malls that sold low-
priced consumer goods.
His retail operations include 176
department stores, supermarkets, grocers
and hypermarkets. The familys agship
SM Investments is the countrys third-
largest company by market value, and
his publicly-traded holdings are valued
at about $9.9 billion, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg.
Sy bought Acme Savings Bank, set up in
1968 as a thrift bank, in 1976 and renamed
it as Banco do Oro Savings and Mortgage
Bank the following year. The lender sold
shares in a P1.8-billion initial public
offering in May 2002. SM Investments
owns about 46 percent of BDO, according
to its annual report, giving Sy a stake worth
about $1.8 billion.
BDOs net income grew 15 percent in
the rst quarter, lagging the 40-percent
prot growth at Metropolitan Bank &
Trust Co., the nations no. 2 bank by assets,
and the more than doubling at third-ranked
Bank of the Philippine Islands.
Bank of the Philippine Islands, which
has 20 percent less assets than BDO Bank,
has a market value of 242 billion pesos, and
Metropolitan Bank & Trust has a valuation
of 187 billion pesos. BDO Bank has a 177
billion-peso market value. Bloomberg
By Alena Mae S. Flores
SHELL Philippines Exploration B.V. and
Chevron Malampaya LLC have expressed
interest in building a liqueed natural
gas terminal in Batangas to supplement
their Malampaya natural gas project, an
industry source said.
They are evaluating
possibility of putting up their
own LNG terminal to supplement
Malampaya, the source said.
The Malampaya gas eld has
proven reserves of 2.7 trillion to
3.2 trillion cubic feet, of which
around 1 trillion cubic feet has
already been extracted.
Spex, a member of the Royal
Dutch Shell Group and Chevron
each have a 45-percent stake
in service contract 38 or the
Malampaya gas eld while
PNOC Exploration Corp. owns
the remaining 10 percent.
The source said there was no
clear indication if they [Spex and
Chevron] will do it jointly.
He said the LNG terminal
would be constructed in Batangas
and oating storage receiving
unit is one of the technologies
considered.
The Spex-led Malampaya
consortium is embarking on
a $1-billion investment for
the second and third phase of
development designed to enhance
natural gas production from the
wells and extend the supply until
the end of its term by 2024.
The government had expressed
concern over the results of
exploratory drilling that found
no additional discoveries
beside existing reserves at the
Malampaya gas eld.
Spex conducted exploratory
drilling at the Camago-2 well in 2010
but found no additional reserves.
The government was instead
looking at LNG supply, if no
additional gas is extracted from
the Malampaya gas eld or no
other gas eld is discovered after
2024.
The Shell Group, for its part,
has been pursuing LNG globally,
putting up the worlds rst
oating liqueed natural gas
facility.
Aside from Shell and Chevron,
more than 10 local and foreign
rms expressed interest to supply
liqueed natural gas and put up
LNG terminals.
Energy Undersecretary Jay
Layug earlier said investors were
interested in the governments
plan to construct the 100-
kilometer Batangas-Manila
natural gas pipeline (Batman 1)
estimated to cost $150 million.
By Elaine R. Alanguilan
STRONG domestic demand
driven by public and private
spending will shield the
Philippine economy from the
adverse impact of the worsening
euro zone debt crisis, the
sluggishness of the US economy
and slower growth in China,
a Bangko Sentral ofcial said
Monday.
The economy continues
to feed from strong domestic
demand, said Assistant
Governor Ma. Cyd Amador.
The gross domestic product
expanded 6.4 percent in the rst
three months of the year from
a year ago, signicantly higher
than market consensus of 4.3
percent.
The strong GDP outturn
for the rst quarter makes
the ofcial target of 5 to 6
percent GDP growth [for the
year] more manageable. We
are, of course, hopeful that
this trend would continue
as the national government
accelerates spending and
private consumption remains
robust, Bangko Sentral
Governor Amando Tetangco
Jr. earlier said.
Higher capital outlay by
the government, especially
in infrastructure and social
services, have bolstered
economic activity. It, in turn, has
prompted more businesses to
expand on expectations of faster
economic growth this year.
Latest data showed the
government disbursed P122.24
billion in April, up 9 percent
year-on-year.
Cumulative disbursements as
of April have reached P517.13
billion, 12 percent higher than a
year ago.
Cautious government spending
last year was blamed for the slower-
than-expected GDP growth. But
rising revenue collections have
given the government enough
scal exibility to spend on
critical projects.
POWER Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp.
plans to bid out the contracted
capacities of the 640-megawatt
Unied Leyte geothermal
plant and 150-MW Casecnan
hydropower plant late this year.
We are targeting Unied
Leyte and Casecnan later this
year [4
th
quarter], Emmanuel
Ledesma, president of the
power privatization rm, told
reporters.
PSALM said it would
proceed with the Unied Leyte
and Casecnan bidding shortly
after the rebidding of Power
Barge Nos. 101 to 104 in mid-
September.
The bidding of the power
barges was declared a failure in
May, after only one of the seven
qualied bidders submitted an
offer for the assets.
The previous draft bidding
rules state that the Unied
Leyte capacity will be divided
on a 60-40 basis, which means
the capacities will be bid out
at 384 MW and 255 MW,
respectively.
Sixty-forty is the current
division in the bidding process
for Unied Leyte that has been
suspended, Ledesma said.
The 19
th
status report on the
implementation of the Electric
Power Industry Reform
Act said the Unied Leyte
capacities would be split due to
the concern of investors on the
market cap for the Visayas.
In order not to violate the
market cap provisions under
the Epira, the bidding rules has
indicated that capacities will be
divided at 60-40, which means
that the capacities will bid
out at 384 MW and 255 MW,
respectively, the report said.
The report said four investor
groups signied interest when
the government announced in
June 2010 the resumption for
the bidding of the contracted
capacity of the Unied Leyte
geothermal power plants.
The bidding for the Unied
Leyte contracts was postponed
in 2010 in line with the
governments deferment of the
privatization process.
The administrator of the
Unied Leyte power plants will
manage the contracted annual
energy output from the power
purchase agreements between
state-owned National Power
Corp. and Lopez-controlled
Energy Development Corp.
These contracts will expire in
2025 and 2026.
Alena Mae S. Flores
Mangosteen capsules.
Agriculture Secretary
Proceso Alcala (second
from left) listens as
Sister Concordia Pingoy,
superior general of the
Handmaids of Christ the
King, explains in Tagum
City the health benets of
mangosteen rind, which
her congregation processes
into capsules (inset).
Mangosteen rind contains
antioxidants, particularly
xanthones, that can cure
a wide range of illnesses,
allergies and skin disorders,
and strengthen the bodys
immune system. The DA
has provided the group
with a hammermill and a
food grade dryer to further
increase their production.
With them are ACR Sisters
and Tagum City coordinator
Arturo Maigo Jr.
Cement buyers reminded
WHEN buying cement products, it would
be wise to check the labels of cement bags to
ensure the quality and type of the product.
This is to avoid problems in the future,
the Cement Manufacturers Association of the
Philippines said Monday.
CeMAP president Ernesto Ordoez said
consumers should buy the type of cement
suitable for their construction needs, adding that
there are different types of cement for different
types of structures.
Our members are undertaking an
information campaign to provide consumers
a better understanding of cement labels. They
continue to give full support and compliance to
government-imposed standards, Ordoez said.
Ordoez said knowing and understanding
cement bag labels would assure consumers
they were buying the product suitable for their
requirements.
It is important to look for the Product Quality
and Safety mark for domestically produced
cement or the Import Commodity Clearance
mark for imported cement, Ordoez said.
AirAsia eyes more seats
TWO local airlines are seeking separate
approvals from the Civil Aeronautics Board for
ight entitlements to international destinations,
documents from the CAB show.
AirAsia Inc. Philippines is seeking approval
for the re-allocation of entitlements, or 1,428
seats, to Hong Kong previously allotted to Zest
Airways Inc. and South East Asian Airline.
The regulator allotted Zest Airways Inc.
1,250 weekly seats to Hong Kong while Seair
received 178 weekly seats.
AirAsia chief executive Marianne Hontiveros
earlier said the budget carrier would mount
ights from Clark International Airport in
Pampanga to Hong Kong in July.
She added AirAsia would also begin ights
to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in June just two
months after launching its domestic ights.
The CAB will conduct a hearing on the case
on June 14.
Zest Airways, meanwhile, has sought
the approval of the CAB for designation as
Philippine ofcial carrier and allocation of
entitlements to Australia. Lailany P. Gomez
NHA receives P5.5b
THE Budget Department has released P5.5
billion to the National Housing Authority to
bolster the governments housing program and
benet informal settlers and residents in high-
risk areas nationwide.
The recent release will allow the NHA to
meet the rehousing requirements of families
and communities living as informal settlers or
currently in calamity-stricken areas, Budget
Secretary Florencio Abad said in a statement.
The resettlement program, which will be
implemented by NHA, will cover the provision
of 12,227 house and lot packages, 10,188
housing units, and 16,527 lots to beneciary
families nationwide.
Budget is earmarking P4.16 billion to NHA-
administered rehousing activities, with P2.7
billion to be used to relocate informal settler
families living in high-risk areas in Metro Manila,
Rizal, Laguna, Bulacan and Pampanga.
Maria Bernadette Lunas
Business
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FINANCIAL
70.00 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 66.00 65.40 64.85 64.95 (1.59) 5,743,480 (89,382,093.00)
76.80 50.00 Bank of PI 68.00 67.60 65.95 66.00 (2.94) 2,419,010 (27,364,474.50)
512.00 370.00 China Bank 551.00 555.00 548.00 550.00 (0.18) 14,550
1.95 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.79 1.74 1.72 1.72 (3.91) 19,000
28.50 27.80 Citystate Savings 27.00 29.50 28.50 29.50 9.26 2,900
23.90 12.50 COL Financial 23.40 23.00 22.50 22.60 (3.42) 12,700
Eastwest Bank 18.82 18.80 18.56 18.56 (1.38) 1,553,100 (2,798,948.00)
22.00 7.56 Filipino Fund Inc. 9.33 9.36 9.36 9.36 0.32 2,100
0.95 0.62 First Abacus 0.84 0.73 0.73 0.73 (13.10) 50,000
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.35 2.35 2.22 2.35 0.00 67,000
775.00 475.20 Manulife Fin. Corp. 476.00 475.00 470.00 470.00 (1.26) 250
29.00 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 37.70 37.05 35.90 36.30 (3.71) 18,700 54,450.00
93.50 60.00 Metrobank 88.45 87.00 84.25 84.30 (4.69) 3,187,280 (66,024,608.00)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 2.10 2.05 2.05 2.05 (2.38) 20,000
16.85 41.00 Phil. National Bank 72.00 71.20 68.95 70.00 (2.78) 84,020 1,474,778.00
539.00 204.80 PSE Inc. 350.00 350.00 345.00 350.00 0.00 23,140 (4,480,000.00)
44.40 25.45 RCBC À 44.00 43.70 42.10 42.90 (2.50) 478,400.00 602,680.00
151.50 77.00 Security Bank 134.00 131.00 129.10 129.90 (3.06) 353,580 (1,693,413.00)
1390.00 950.00 Sun Life Financial 910.00 900.00 910.00 910.00 0.00 120 (81,020.00)
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 98.20 98.00 95.00 96.60 (1.63) 382,870 (10,378,558.00)
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79 0.00 197,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.50 34.50 33.20 33.50 (2.90) 2,922,600 (13,777,535.00)
13.58 7.32 Agrinurture Inc. 11.40 11.36 11.20 11.20 (1.75) 109,000
23.50 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 23.50 23.50 23.50 23.50 0.00 6,700
1.86 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.47 1.49 1.37 1.49 1.36 48,000 1,390.00
54.90 26.00 Alphaland Corp. 30.10 30.20 30.20 30.20 0.33 200
1.65 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.32 1.33 1.28 1.33 0.76 201,000
Asiabest Group 25.50 25.50 23.70 24.50 (3.92) 24,000
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 49.00 49.00 49.00 49.00 0.00 400 (19,600.00)
102.80 3.02 Bloomberry 8.88 8.76 8.28 8.37 (5.74) 14,554,100 (32,596,833.00)
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 13.04 17.90 15.00 17.80 36.50 170,600
144.00 36.00 Conc. Aggr. À 56.00 69.00 60.00 60.00 7.14 1,010
3.07 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.51 2.51 2.46 2.46 (1.99) 56,000
8.33 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 8.79 9.25 8.52 9.24 5.12 1,228,700 (189,695.00)
7.06 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 5.84 5.75 5.60 5.70 (2.40) 20,887,000 (41,825,423.00)
6.28 2.80 EEI 6.40 6.40 5.98 6.00 (6.25) 4,076,600 (6,430,272.00)
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 2.27 1.80 1.72 1.80 (20.70) 104,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 10.50 10.74 10.50 10.50 0.00 11,100
15.58 12.50 First Gen Corp. 15.90 16.00 15.62 15.00 (5.66) 8,233,500 (20,819,830.00)
67.20 51.50 First Holdings A 70.60 70.50 68.60 69.25 (1.91) 799,620 (12,775,462.50)
31.50 22.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 20.90 20.90 20.50 20.50 (1.91) 10,100
0.10 0.0095 Greenergy 0.0130 0.0130 0.0130 0.0130 0.00 34,500,000
13.50 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.78 11.76 11.76 11.76 (0.17) 700
9.00 4.71 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.00 4.01 4.00 4.00 0.00 139,000 (536,200.00)
2.35 0.95 Ionics Inc 1.700 1.710 1.600 1.610 (5.29) 488,000 96,600.00
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 110.00 108.00 103.50 104.60 (4.91) 408,550 (20,403,769.00)
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.79 1.80 1.61 1.69 (5.59) 989,000
1.55 0.99 Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.54 1.50 1.50 1.50 (2.60) 200,000
3.20 1.05 Manchester Intl. A 1.82 1.83 1.83 1.83 0.55 12,000
24.70 17.94 Manila Water Co. Inc. 24.60 24.70 24.50 24.60 0.00 261,000 (3,074,090.00)
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.99 2.61 2.60 2.60 (13.04) 3,000
15.30 8.12 Megawide 17.70 17.70 17.50 17.50 (1.13) 2,200
295.00 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 240.00 239.00 228.20 236.40 (1.50) 335,980 14,351,348.00
6.75 4.50 Panasonic Mfg Phil. Corp. 5.40 5.20 5.20 5.20 (3.70) 3,600 (12,480.00)
11.00 7.00 Pancake House Inc. 9.13 10.98 10.98 10.98 20.26 100
3.00 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.79 2.78 2.78 2.78 (0.36) 10,000 11,120.00
17.40 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.20 10.14 10.04 10.06 (1.37) 2,307,400 (13,159,152.00)
14.00 10.30 Phinma Corporation 10.20 10.20 10.20 10.20 0.00 3,200
15.24 9.01 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.50 8.68 8.32 8.40 (1.18) 138,100 811.00
9.50 5.25 Republic Cement À 8.90 8.30 8.30 8.30 (6.74) 2,100
2.55 1.01 RFM Corporation 2.91 2.88 2.76 2.79 (4.12) 413,000 488,650.00
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 1.53 1.51 1.51 1.51 (1.31) 2,000
3.49 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60 0.00 1,000
33.00 27.70 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 28.00 29.00 28.50 29.00 3.57 1,300
132.60 105.70 San Miguel Corp À 114.90 114.40 112.00 112.00 (2.52) 370,380 (12,222,159.00)
1.90 1.25 Seacem 1.80 1.80 1.75 1.75 (2.78) 414,000
2.50 1.85 Splash Corporation 1.86 1.90 1.86 1.90 2.15 15,000
0.250 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.127 0.130 0.126 0.126 (0.79) 133,000
5.46 2.92 Tanduay Holdings 3.90 3.81 3.80 3.80 (2.56) 271,000
3.62 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.20 2.25 2.16 2.16 (1.82) 110,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.25 1.24 1.21 1.23 (1.60) 1,279,000
68.00 36.20 Universal Robina 62.30 62.20 59.20 60.20 (3.37) 1,642,750 (3,287,151.50)
Victorias Milling 1.26 1.69 1.29 1.50 19.05 9,127,000 616,840.00
1.12 0.285 Vitarich Corp. 0.700 0.720 0.650 0.690 (1.43) 658,000
1.22 0.68 Vulcan Indl. 0.92 0.92 0.91 0.91 (1.09) 117,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.71 0.00 26,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 50.90 50.90 47.10 47.85 (5.99) 1,994,750 (33,235,859.50)
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0150 0.0140 0.0140 0.0140 (6.67) 14,300,000
13.48 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 12.40 12.32 11.74 11.74 (5.32) 29,246,800 (18,982,912.00)
2.97 1.67 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 1.96 1.96 1.96 (2.00) 100,000
4.60 3.00 Anscor À 4.41 4.41 4.40 4.40 (0.23) 103,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.60 4.62 4.30 4.36 (5.22) 36,000
3.15 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.94 1.94 1.83 1.91 (1.55) 72,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 2.26 2.29 2.29 2.29 1.33 1,000
437.00 272.00 Ayala Corp À 455.00 442.80 427.00 428.00 (5.93) 907,710 (19,362,374.00)
59.45 30.50 DMCI Holdings 55.35 54.90 51.80 52.00 (6.05) 5,035,640 (57,388,438.00)
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.62 2.62 2.55 2.55 (2.67) 20,000
5.25 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.10 4.10 4.00 4.00 (2.44) 287,000
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.215 0.215 0.215 0.215 0.00 10,000
GT Capital 499.00 497.00 476.00 476.20 (4.57) 106,130 (11,246,868.00)
5.22 2.90 House of Inv. 4.60 4.40 4.40 4.40 (4.35) 15,000
34.80 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 32.75 32.55 31.20 31.20 (4.73) 2,914,300 (40,539,665.00)
6.95 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.90 5.87 5.61 5.84 (1.02) 213,200
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.03 1.07 1.00 1.02 (0.97) 1,997,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.450 0.440 0.420 0.420 (6.67) 310,000 12,900.00
3.82 1.500 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.66 2.61 2.50 2.50 (6.02) 5,984,000 (3,093,170.00)
4.45 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.23 4.15 4.00 4.09 (3.31) 23,076,000 18,078,220.00
6.24 2.10 Minerales Industrias Corp. 4.65 4.65 4.65 4.65 0.00 1,000
4.72 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 4.96 4.01 4.00 4.00 (19.35) 25,000
0.0770 0.054 Pacica À 0.0540 0.0520 0.0520 0.0520 (3.70) 3,030,000
2.20 1.42 Prime Media Hldg 1.620 1.620 1.550 1.550 (4.32) 53,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.460 0.460 0.440 0.440 (4.35) 870,000 (142,600.00)
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.07 0.00 2,000
699.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 692.00 689.00 660.00 660.00 (4.62) 899,480 336,471,270.00
1.78 1.00 Solid Group Inc. 1.44 1.40 1.36 1.40 (2.78) 97,000
0.420 0.099 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2300 0.2500 0.2200 0.2200 (4.35) 490,000
0.620 0.056 Wellex Industries 0.3700 0.3700 0.3450 0.3550 (4.05) 4,680,000
1.370 0.178 Zeus Holdings 0.470 0.490 0.470 0.470 0.00 1,020,000
P R O P E R T Y
39.00 11.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 40.00 38.00 37.55 38.00 (5.00) 600 11,400.00
2.82 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.80 2.80 2.70 2.80 0.00 58,000
0.75 0.31 Araneta Prop À 0.690 0.680 0.680 0.680 (1.45) 100,000
22.40 13.36 Ayala Land `B 19.98 19.60 19.30 19.40 (2.90) 8,038,400 4,547,342.00
6.12 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.74 4.75 4.69 4.70 (0.84) 322,000
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 6.15 6.10 5.90 5.91 (3.90) 384,400 (132,260.00)
5.66 0.26 Century Property 1.50 1.50 1.43 1.45 (3.33) 4,430,000 (4,437,260.00)
2.85 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.40 2.42 2.35 2.42 0.83 12,000
1.65 1.07 Cityland Dev. À 1.23 1.23 1.12 1.23 0.00 10,000
1.16 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.80 0.80 0.77 0.80 0.00 954,000
0.90 0.54 Empire East Land 0.690 0.670 0.660 0.670 (2.90) 4,873,000
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.180 0.170 0.170 0.170 (5.56) 550,000
3.06 1.76 Global-Estate 1.83 1.80 1.70 1.72 (6.01) 12,059,000 1,301,240.00
1.35 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.26 1.27 1.23 1.24 (1.59) 8,785,000 (3,056,130.00)
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 1.99 2.04 1.90 2.00 0.50 171,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.04 (3.70) 245,000
2.48 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 1.99 1.98 1.92 1.94 (2.51) 73,618,000 19,865,930.00
0.80 0.215 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1870 0.1960 0.1750 0.1780 (4.81) 4,070,000
0.990 0.072 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6400 0.6600 0.6300 0.6400 0.00 11,283,000 (318,600.00)
4.77 1.80 Polar Property Holdings 3.82 4.21 3.70 4.01 4.97 3,076,000 (43,020.00)
18.86 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 17.30 17.16 16.00 16.18 (6.47) 6,273,600 20,125,822.00
Rockwell 3.15 3.15 3.04 3.14 (0.32) 126,000
2.70 1.74 Shang Properties Inc. 2.52 2.52 2.48 2.50 (0.79) 419,000 (22,480.00)
9.47 6.50 SM Development À 6.14 6.13 6.00 6.00 (2.28) 1,058,800 (525,566.00)
18.20 10.90 SM Prime Holdings 12.86 12.72 12.48 12.50 (2.80) 14,730,200 (27,662,178.00)
1.14 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.67 0.69 0.67 0.69 2.99 666,000
0.80 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.530 0.510 0.510 0.510 (3.77) 600,000
4.30 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.120 4.110 4.000 4.000 (2.91) 5,395,000 (9,475,170.00)
S E R V I C E S
2GO Group 1.80 1.75 1.75 1.75 (2.78) 5,000 8,750.00
43.00 28.60 ABS-CBN 36.70 35.70 35.20 35.20 (4.09) 9,900
14.76 1.60 Acesite Hotel 16.22 16.18 14.70 15.36 (5.30) 277,600 31,260.00
0.80 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.630 0.700 0.620 0.630 0.00 415,000
0.5300 0.0660 Boulevard Holdings 0.1590 0.1580 0.1530 0.1540 (3.14) 3,230,000
Calata Corp. 22.00 24.00 14.00 23.95 8.86 38,196,700 (4,081,325.00)
98.15 62.50 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 68.60 68.60 67.00 67.50 (1.60) 106,840 (1,628,060.00)
9.70 5.40 DFNN Inc. 5.70 5.68 5.60 5.60 (1.75) 93,300 (28,400.00)
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 3.25 4.08 3.60 3.75 15.38 69,000
1750.00 765.00 FEUI 940.00 940.00 940.00 940.00 0.00 80
1270.00 825.00 Globe Telecom 1097.00 1097.00 1040.00 1040.00 (5.20) 18,235 (2,602,850.00)
10.34 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 10.36 10.44 10.00 10.28 (0.77) 2,785,000
69.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 70.50 70.50 68.05 68.05 (3.48) 2,057,390 15,329,334.50
0.98 0.34 Information Capital Tech. 0.420 0.420 0.420 0.420 0.00 30,000
5.80 4.00 Imperial Res. `B 130.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 (50.00) 10
34.50 0.123 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.048 0.047 0.045 0.046 (4.17) 35,500,000
3.87 1.16 IPVG Corp. 1.07 1.05 1.04 1.04 (2.80) 522,000
5.1900 2.900 ISM Communications 2.6400 2.6500 2.6200 2.6200 (0.76) 80,000
3.79 1.58 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 0.00 10,000
11.68 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 6.75 6.70 6.64 6.64 (1.63) 55,800
4.28 2.65 Liberty Telecom 2.85 2.80 2.75 2.80 (1.75) 65,000
2.35 0.92 Lorenzo Shipping 1.85 1.72 1.72 1.72 (7.03) 8,000 (13,760.00)
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 0.00 84,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.00 140,000
3.00 1.00 Manila Jockey 2.10 2.10 1.98 1.98 (5.71) 712,000
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 6.10 7.35 7.30 7.35 20.49 9,500
21.00 17.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 20.55 20.35 20.35 20.35 (0.97) 900
8.58 4.50 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.30 7.35 7.10 7.32 0.27 32,100
3.32 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.93 2.92 2.79 2.80 (4.44) 2,647,000 28,500.00
10.00 4.60 Phil. Racing Club 9.21 9.21 9.00 9.00 (2.28) 39,200 335,999.00
60.00 17.02 Phil. Seven Corp. 42.00 42.00 41.00 42.00 0.00 30,300 1,268,200.00
17.18 14.50 Philweb.Com Inc. 15.50 15.50 15.20 15.46 (0.26) 150,500 (614,018.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2420.00 2404.00 2350.00 2400.00 (0.83) 172,920 39,811,080.00
0.48 0.23 PremiereHorizon 0.320 0.330 0.315 0.330 3.13 80,000
23.75 10.68 Puregold 24.50 24.25 23.10 23.60 (3.67) 1,284,000 23,671,275.00
Touch Solutions 3.53 3.55 3.55 3.55 0.57 6,000
0.79 0.26 Waterfront Phils. 0.440 0.430 0.400 0.400 (9.09) 1,660,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0036 Abra Mining 0.0043 0.0042 0.0041 0.0041 (4.65) 84,000,000 (126,000.00)
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.99 4.70 4.70 4.70 (5.81) 99,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 0.00 99,000
25.20 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 18.00 17.66 17.40 17.50 (2.78) 1,149,900 6,086,574.00
31.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 29.95 30.20 28.50 28.50 (4.84) 4,600 (36,040.00)
0.380 0.148 Basic Energy Corp. 0.255 0.255 0.250 0.250 (1.96) 1,270,000
34.00 14.50 Benguet Corp `B 23.20 24.00 23.50 24.00 3.45 7,200
2.51 1.62 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.49 1.49 1.47 1.48 (0.67) 518,000 19,370.00
50.85 4.35 Dizon 33.50 33.45 30.20 30.95 (7.61) 533,800 (61,875.00)
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.72 0.73 0.69 0.71 (1.39) 3,069,000
1.82 0.5900 Lepanto À 1.290 1.270 1.240 1.260 (2.33) 15,886,000
2.070 0.6700 Lepanto `B 1.300 1.300 1.250 1.290 (0.77) 9,836,000 3,133,520.00
0.085 0.035 Manila Mining À 0.0620 0.0620 0.0590 0.0610 (1.61) 116,490,000
0.087 0.035 Manila Mining `B 0.0620 0.0620 0.0610 0.0620 0.00 53,470,000
34.80 15.04 Nickelasia 29.10 29.00 27.80 27.80 (4.47) 279,200 (532,355.00)
12.76 2.08 Nihao Mineral Resources 8.94 8.94 8.70 8.70 (2.68) 389,400 178,216.00
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.7000 0.7000 0.6900 0.6900 (1.43) 150,000
8.40 2.12 Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.200 5.200 5.010 5.100 (1.92) 1,347,900 126,600.00
0.032 0.012 Oriental Pet. À 0.0170 0.0170 0.0160 0.0170 0.00 41,800,000
0.033 0.013 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 3,000,000
28.95 17.08 Philex À 24.45 24.40 23.00 23.05 (5.73) 3,203,200 2,684,210.00
14.18 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 40.90 40.00 36.50 36.80 (10.02) 1,233,100 272,630.00
0.058 0.013 Philodrill Corp. À 0.043 0.043 0.040 0.040 (6.98) 653,600,000 1,285,900.00
252.00 161.10 Semirara Corp. 226.00 224.80 218.20 222.00 (1.77) 157,610 (7,540,360.00)
0.029 0.013 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 (5.56) 4,800,000
PREFERRED
2GO Group P 2.10 2.20 2.20 2.20 4.76 1,000
570.00 520.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 545.00 545.00 544.00 544.00 (0.18) 2,070
First Gen G 100.70 100.80 100.60 100.70 0.00 35,470
109.80 100.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 106.00 105.00 105.00 105.00 (0.94) 10
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 10.26 10.38 9.96 10.20 (0.58) 3,692,800 (10,794,040.00)
116.70 106.20 PCOR-Preferred 111.60 111.90 111.50 111.50 (0.09) 1,150
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred 1 75.00 76.00 75.00 76.00 1.33 16,400 230,250.00
1050.00 990.00 SMPFC Preferred 1022.00 1022.00 1022.00 1022.00 0.00 1,900
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.35 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.00 1.00 0.97 0.98 (2.00) 345,000
0.210 0.00 Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0670 0.0770 0.0770 0.0770 14.93 600,000
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 15,379,272 10,258,441,30.65
INDUSTRIAL 109,056,843 890,160,936.46
HOLDING FIRMS 97,927,547 1,972,661,629
PROPERTY 164,225,902 703,728,938.86
SERVICES 94,282,684 1,511,306,843.95
MINING & OIL 997,142,354 286,130,205.419
GRAND TOTAL 1,478,014,602 6,389,832,684.34
FINANCIAL 1,212.09 (down) 34.26
INDUSTRIAL 7,604.67 (down) 183.91
HOLDING FIRMS 4,201.22 (down) 224.75
PROPERTY 1,776.01 (down) 54.14
SERVICES 1,618.11 (down) 28.27
MINING & OIL 23,113.45 (down) 715.81
PSEI 4,890.20 (down) 172.24
All Shares Index 3,279.09 (down) 86.72
Gainers: 28; Losers: 146; Unchanged:34; Total: 208
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TOP GAI NERS TOP LOSERS
CHIN WONG
DIGITAL LIFE
EVERYONE needs a break. For some folks, its
a game of Solitaire, Mah Jong or, heaven forbid,
Farmville. Others are more serious about their
leisure computing and buy the latest games online
or from their favorite software stores.
For a number of reasons, I havent spent too
much time playing on my computer recently. The
type of games I enjoyed in my youth, epic role
playing fantasies (Ultima and Baldurs Gate) and
clever point-and-click adventures (Broken Sword,
The Neverhood), no longer seem to be in vogue,
replaced by a seemingly endless parade of mindless
rst-person shooters. The graphics have improved
tremendously, but as far as Im concerned, the
game play has not.
Another reason I stopped playing was my
migration from Windows some years back. Linux
is a wonderful operating system with excellent
applicationsall freebut there havent been
many commercial-quality games written for it. And
running Windows games using Wine, a compatibility
tool, has always been an iffy proposition at best.
This week, however, I felt the urge to play again
after receiving an offer that was difcult to refuse.
A company called Humble Bundle (http://www.
humblebundle.com/) had put together ve excellent
games that would run on Windows, Mac OS X or
Linux. The prospect of being able to play the same
games that were running on Windows and Mac was
intriguing.
Just as amazing, for a limited time of two weeks, I
could pay whatever I wanted for the bundleas little
as 1 US dollar if I were so cheaply inclinedand
download the games, free of any copy protection,
on any platform that I wanted. Purchased separately,
the games would be worth about $110, so this was a
bargain by any standard.
Theres an incentive for not being too cheap,
though. You get only four games if you pay less
than the average price offered by all buyers (in this
case, $7.86) but get the fth gamean action role-
playing gameif you pay over that price.
Another unique feature of the Humble Bundle is
that a portion of the proceeds go to charitiesin
this case, Childs Play, which donates game systems
for sick children in hospitals, and the Electronic
Frontier Foundation, a non-prot organization
that defends individual rights in the digital world
to protect privacy and free expression online and
throughout the world. You can even specify what
portion of your purchase goes to the charities (or
simply use the default setting of 55 percent for the
developer, 30 percent to the charities and 15 percent
to Humble Bundle to pay for bandwidth costs).
I plunked down $8just over the averageand
got the entire bundle.
So what do you get? Humble Indie Bundle
Vthe fth such offeringincludes:
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a rst-person,
survival horror adventure from Frictional Games
that pits a weaponless protagonist (that would be
you) against the darkest secrets of a castle.
Psychonauts, an action-platform game
originally released on the XBox from Double Fine
in which you play Raz, a psychically gifted kid at
a summer camp-slash-training facility for mentalist
super agents. When the camp falls to a dastardly
deception, its up to Raz to traverse through the
minds of various camp characters to save himself
and his friends.
Limbo, a puzzle-platform game from the Danish
indie studio Playdead that puts you in control of a
boys journey through a dark and hostile world.
Keep your cool or lose your head.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, an
exploratory action adventure video game from
Superbrothers Inc. in which you traverse a mythic
little realm, use a sword to do battle and evoke
sorcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Bastion, an award-winning action role-playing
game from Supergiant Games in which you play the
Kid, who must restore the world after a disastrous
calamity. The game, which is the bonus for paying
above the average price, has been widely praised
by reviewers, primarily for its story, art direction,
narration, and music.
I havent had time to download and play all the
games yet, but the prospect of copy-protection-free,
multi-platform games at an attractive price was too
good to pass up.
Apparently, many other people think so. Humble
Bundle V racked up $2 million in sales in just 24
hours. In what might be seen as a sign that theres
a market just waiting for the right product, Linux
users offered to pay more (average of $12.23) than
Mac ($9.47) and Windows ($7.26) users.
Column archives and blog at:
http://www.chinwong.com
STOCKS sank Monday, after weak data
from the US and China added to evidence
of a global economic slowdown.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-company
benchmark, lost 172 points, or
3.4 percent, to close at 4,890.20,
its lowest level since May 18,
when it nished at 4,879.42. All
six counters ended in the red,
with holding rms posting the
biggest decline of 5.1 percent.
The heavier index representing
all shares also tumbled 86 points,
or 2.6 percent, to 3,279.09, as
losers outnumbered gainers, 146
to 28, with 34 issues unchanged.
Some P6.4 billion worth of
shares were traded Monday.
Calata Corp., the Bulacan-based
agricultural products supplier, was
the most actively traded stock that
bucked the downtrend. The stock
rose 8.9 percent to P23.95.
Holding companies were the
biggest losers. SM Investments
Corp. shed 4.6 percent to P660
while Ayala Corp. fell 5.9
percent to P428. Alliance Global
Group Inc. dipped 5.3 percent to
P11.74.
Copper and nickel miners
also saw their stocks dwindle.
Atlas Consolidated Mining &
Development Corp. declined 2.8
percent to P17.50, the lowest
close since Feb. 14. Philex
Mining Corp. sank 5.7 percent to
P23.05. Copper futures fell 3.6
percent in Shanghai.
Nickel Asia Corp., the nations
biggest producer of the metal,
declined 4.5 percent to P27.80.
NiHao Mineral Resources
International Inc., an explorer
and producer of nickel, retreated
2.7-percent to P8.70. Nickel for
delivery in three months rounded
a 5.6 percent weekly loss last
week, the most since September.
Meanwhile, Asian stock markets
took a beating Monday as another
setback for the US economic
recovery sent investors eeing.
Weak US hiring in May pushed
Wall Street indexes to their biggest
declines of the year on Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial
average fell 275 points, its
biggest one-day decline since
November. Japans Nikkei 224
index dropped 1.9 percent to
8,277.56 and Hong Kongs Hang
Seng tumbled 2.4 percent to
18,119.01.
South Koreas Kospi shed 2.9
percent to 1,781.99. Key indexes
in mainland China and Singapore
fell, while benchmarks in Taiwan
and Indonesia were down more
than 3 percent.
US jobs numbers were
not the only weak reading as
manufacturing output data in China
and the US were also lower, and
euro area unemployment reached
a record level, Stan Shamu of
IG Markets in Melbourne, said
in an e-mail. There arent many
positives for risk assets at the
moment, he said.
American employers added just
69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in
a year, and the unemployment rate
increased to 8.2 percent from 8.1
percent. Economists had forecast
a gain of 158,000 jobs.
The report, considered the
most important economic
indicator each month, also said
that hiring in March and April
was considerably weaker than
originally thought.
But the bleak outlook was
balanced by what some analysts
said was a sell-off that could result
in good bargains for oversold
stocks. With Bloomberg, AP
Business
ManilaStandardToday mst_biz@manilastandardtoday.com extrastory2000@gmail.com JUNE 5, 2012 TUESDAY
B3
Malaysian investors
keen on PHBinay
Govt arranges deal
to buy Vietnam rice
Trade urges sari-sari
to list business names
Auto logistics facility. The world-class logistics and pre-delivery inspection facility of Ceva Logistics Philippines Inc. for imported vehicles
started operations inside the Batangas Porta multi-purpose marine terminal managed by publicly-listed Asian Terminals Inc. At the opening
ceremony are Bureau of Customs deputy commissioner Prudencio Reyes (center), ATI executive vice president Andrew Hoad (extreme left) and
Ceva Asia Pacic president Didier Chenneveau (second from right). With them are Ceva ofcials Inna Kuznetsova (third from left), logistics chief;
and Seng Tak Loo (extreme right).
MALAYSIAN businessmen are
excited about the Philippines and
plan to explore more investment
opportunities in agriculture and
agribusiness, housing, nance,
tourism and infrastructure, Vice
President Jejomar Binay said.
The Malaysian business
community, to use their own
words, is very excited about the
Philippines. They are attracted by
the broad business opportunities
and a business environment that
encourages growth. They gladly
welcome the new policy directions
set by the administration of
President Aquino promoting
transparency and a level playing
eld, he said.
Binay was in Malaysia from
May 27 to 29 as head of an
ofcial delegation that included
35 business leaders. His visit
was the rst high-level visit to
Malaysia in ve years.
Binay said the revival of the
Malaysian-Philippines Business
Council, which includes some
of the big names in Malaysian
business, and the successful
holding of the Philippines-
Malaysia Investment Partnership
Forum where he was the keynote
speaker showed Malaysias
excitement and enthusiasm about
investing in the Philippines.
I believe my interaction
with the Malaysian business
community has further fueled
their enthusiasm. Before my
departure for the United States,
I was informed that several
investors will be arriving in Manila
within the next few weeks to
explore investment opportunities,
particularly in agriculture,
agribusiness, housing, banking
and nance, energy, tourism and
infrastructure, he said.
Binay witnessed the signing of
an agreement between the MTD
Group of Malaysia, Isabela
Power Corp. and Greenpower
Resources Corp. to build nine
mini-hydro power plants in
Isabela at a cost of $240 million.
Manila
Standard
TODAY
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Cordillera Administrative Region
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Engineers Hill, Baguio City
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cordillera Administrative
Region (DPWH-CAR) through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to bid for the aforementioned project/s:
1. Contract ID : 12P00031
Contract Name : Improvement/ Rehabilitation Works Along
Kennon Road
Contract Location : K0229+840 K0229+870 Camp 3, Tuba,
Benguet
Scope of Work : Rubble concrete, structural concrete, etc.
Approved Budget Cost : Php 2,003,996.79
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 5,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with Revised IRR
of R.A. 9184, Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of
this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within
a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to
ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use the non-
discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration,
to the DPWH-POCW -CentraI Ofce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. Letter of Intent submitted thru mail will not be accepted. Only
Authorized Liaison Offcer as refected in the Contractor's Registration Certifcate
(CRC) will be allowed to transact with the BAC.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From June 5, 2012-June 26, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 14, 2012; 10:00am
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
Deadline: June 21, 2012; 5:00pm
4. Submission/Receipt of Bids Until 10:00am; June 26, 2012
5. Opening of Bids June 26, 2012; 10:00am
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-CAR,
BAC-Secretariat, upon payment of non- refundable fee for Bidding Documents as
stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available from the
DPWH web site. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased
the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184.
the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cordillera Administrative
Region (DPWH-CAR), reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and
to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) CONSTANTE R. SARMIENTO
Chief, Maintenance Division
BAC Chairman
DPWH-CAR, Regional Offce
Engineers Hill, Baguio City, 2600
Fax/Tel. No. (074)-444-88-38
(MST-June 5, 2012)
Cordillera Administrative Region
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Engineers Hill, Baguio City
(MST-June 5, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cordillera Administrative Region
(DPWH-CAR) through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for
the aforementioned project/s:
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (gravel to concrete) of
Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road
Contract Location : K0505+000 - K0523+399 (i.s) Pinukpuk, Kalinga
Scope of Work : PCCP, Concrete curb & gutter, aggregate subbase
course, etc.
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (gravel to concrete) along Mt.
Province Boundary Calanan Pinukpuk
Road
Contract Location : K0499+674 - K0523+640 (w/ exception)
Pinukpuk, Kalinga
Scope of Work : PCCP, Stone Masonry, Structural concrete, etc.
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with Revised IRR of R.A.
9184, Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of
bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),purchase bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH,
(b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative or joint
venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least
10% of ABC. The BAC will use the non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check,
preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration,
to the DPWH-POCW -CentraI Ofce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for registration,
with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Letter of
ntent submitted thru mail will not be accepted. Only Authorized Liaison Offcer as refected
in the Contractor's Registration Certifcate (CRC) will be allowed to transact with the BAC.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From June 5, 2012-June 26, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 14, 2012; 10:00am
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline: June 21, 2012; 5:00pm
4. Submission/Receipt of Bids Until 10:00am; June 26, 2012
5. Opening of Bids June 26, 2012; 10:00am
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-CAR, BAC-
Secretariat, upon payment of non- refundable fee for Bidding Documents as stated above.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available from the DPWH web site.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be
open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by
a bid security in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BD's
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cordillera Administrative Region
(DPWH-CAR), reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding
process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.)CONSTANTE R. SARMIENTO
Chief, Maintenance Division
BAC Chairman
DPWH-CAR, Regional Offce
Engineers Hill, Baguio City, 2600
Fax/Tel. No. (074)-444-88-38
DPWH INFRA-07-Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar
District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 11IB0071
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Revetment along Wright-Taft-Borongan
Road
Contract Location: km.914+500 - km. 916+000 with exceptions,
San Julian,Eastern Samar
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehab. of Revetment along Wright-Taft-Borongan
Road; length=70 ln.m. and others scope of work per approved POW
Major Items of Work: Items 506, 405, 404
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 14,299,383.08
Contract Duration: 300 CD
Cost of Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
Bidding will be conducted through open, competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of
bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed
by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. The LOIs
shall be submitted by the Authorized Liason Offcer as specifed in the Contractor's
Information (CI). Submission of LOIs by persons with a Special Power of Attorney
shall not be allowed. The contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet
the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen
or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with
PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of ten years, and (d)
Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the
eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO.
The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
Registration (CRC).
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline: June 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents June 5- 26, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference June 15, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids June 26, 2012 until 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids June 26, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar District Engineering Offce,
upon payment of a non-refundable fee of as stated above for Bidding Documents.
Prospective Bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from DPWH web
site and PhilGeps. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website and PhilGeps shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid
Documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar District
Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and annul the
bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the
affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RUDYARD M. LIM
BAC CHAIRMAN
Noted:
(Sgd.) RICARDO D. ODITA
OIC- District Engineer
(MST-June 5, 2012)
Eastern Samar District Engineering Office
Brgy. Alang-Alang, Borongan, Eastern Samar
Tel. No. (055) 560-9423
Fax No. (055) 261-2196
THE Trade Department urged small businesses, like tiangge and
sari-sari stores, to register with the Philippine Business Registry to
legalize their business and avail of services from the government.
All kinds of businesses, whether large or small scale, should
register they can avail of government services, and they can use
their registered business name in marketing their business, Trade
Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said in an interview.
Tiangges and sari-sari stores are classied under micro-enterprises.
Micro-enterprises are dened as any business activity or enterprise engaged
in industry, agribusiness, or services, whether single proprietorship,
cooperative, partnership or corporation whose total assets amount to P3
million or less, and employs about one to nine people.
Tiangges and sari-sari stores are considered parts of the
underground economy due to their small size and lack of business
registration with appropriate government agencies.
The department reminded entrepreneurs to register their businesses
through the Philippine Business Registry, which was launched in
March in all eld ofces, to accommodate transactions for new
business registrations. A transaction will just take 15 to 30 minutes
and require a two-page PBR application form.
Maglaya said registering a business name would assure owners
that their trade name was protected and could not be used by other
people or businesses.
The Business Name Law states that a registered business holds
the exclusive right to use the business or trade name in doing
transactions. Julito G. Rada
By Othel V. Campos
THE government is nalizing a deal to
import 100,000 metric tons of rice from
Vietnam to augment the declining local
stock.
National Food Authority
administrator Lito Banayo said it
was imperative to import rice this
month since our inventory will
not hit the 30-day buffer stock
requirement by June 30.
Majority of the NFA council
agreed to get 100,000 metric tons
of imported rice from Vietnam.
It is now nalizing [the deal],
Banayo said in an interview.
The NFA earlier asked
Thailand and Vietnam for price
quotes involving 100,000 MT of
rice. It said it found the current
prices in Thailand prohibitive
and preferred the Vietnamese
rates.
The Philippines has existing
gover nment - t o- gover nment
agreements with both Vietnam
and Thailand. Vietnam has
committed to export up to
1.5 million MT of rice to the
Philippines while Thailand
agreed to sell 1 million MT.
It was also planning to import
rice from Cambodia, and
Agriculture Secretary Proceso
Alcala said a contract between
the Philippines and Cambodia
may be signed soon.
The government early this
year held an auction for the
importation of 380,000 MT of
rice, in two separate tranches
of 190,000 MT that the private
sector would bring in before
end-June. Rice imports in 2012
were capped at 500,000 MT.
Banayo said based on recent
computations, the remaining
buffer stock in government
depositories was good for only
22 to 23 days.
The assumption is that the
second quarter [output] will be
good but were still awaiting
gures, Banayo said.
Rice output in the rst quarter
contracted 1.1 percent to 3.99
million MT from 4.03 million
MT a year ago.
The Bureau of Agricultural
Research, in its latest rice and
corn situation outlook, said the
1.1-percent decline in the rst
quarter could be offset by the
projected 8.7-percent increase in
harvest in the second quarter and
the 7.7-percent hike in the third
quarter.
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Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
Salceda: Going
cold turkey works
Ecija adopts public-private code
Full disclosure
key to governance
Franchise
group to
inaugurate
Cebu ofce
Bulacan holds green month
By Florencio P. Narito
LEGAZPI CITYSecretary
Jesse Robredo said full disclosure
on budget expenditure is the key
to good governance.
Keynoting last weeks
Tapatan Roadshow on Disaster
Preparedness at La Piazza
Convention Center, he said
the policy was central to the
Aquino administrations core
principles of transparency and
accountability in public ofce.
Local executives and
national agency ofcers at the
conference on Harmonizing
Initiatives Toward Disaster
Risk Reduction and
Climate Change Adaptation
Mainstreaming in Local
Governance discussed best
practices for local government
units.
Last year, we started the
Seal of Good Housekeeping
Awards to LGUs which were
certied by the Commission
on Audit, Robredo said.
He said the cash incentives
came from the Performance
Challenge Fund which has been
increased to P715 million this
year from P500 million in 2011.
There will be a PCF on the
Seal of Disaster Preparedness,
Robredo said. The PCF is
given to LGUs that know how
to manage their funds.
Albay Governor Joey
Salceda discussed the Albay
Public Safety and Emergency
Management Ofce and its
operations.
Established in 1994, APSEMO
is the rst of its kind in Asia
managed by an LGU, he said.
Joining him were Gov.
Rizalina Lanete and Gov.
Joseph Cua, of Masbate and
Catanduanes, repectively,
and Legazpi Mayor Carmen
Geraldine Rosal along with 29
town mayors; Camarines Norte
Gov. Edgardo Tallado was
represented by Dr. Carlos Valdez
and Sorsogon Gov. Raul Lee by
Engr. Raden Dimaano.
Director Bernardo Alejandro
IV and senior adviser Dr.
Marqueza Reyes represented
the Ofce of Civil Defense.
Robredo was assisted by
regional head Blandino Maceda
and his assistant Elouisa Pastor
in presenting awards.
CITY OF MALOLOS-Governor
Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado declared
on Monday Environment Month
at the Bulacan Medical Center
followed by a short program at the
Bulacan Capitol Gym.
Livelihood and solid waste
management program such as the
Eco-Trike project will be launched
too as well as the turn-over of
classroom chairs out of recovered
logs, he said.
Alvarado said the historical
marker at the Real De Kakarong in
Pandi will be unveiled on June 15
to promote and protect eco-tourism
along with the KKK (Kalikasan,
Kasaysayan at Kasarinlan) painting
contest and tree-planting.
The Bulacan Environment
and Natural Resources Office
will hold a summit on June 21
at the Bulacan Hiyas Pavilion
to enlist residents in the fight
against climate change joined by
representatives of the academe,
industries, local government
units, House of Representatives
and environment officials.
Basic training on Environmental
Law Enforcement will be held
at the municipal and city levels
leading to the launch on June 29 of
the Collaborative Governance of
Urbanizing Watersheds.
Santa Rosa outreach.
Don Bosco scholars
of Toyota Motor
Philippines Foundation
remove debris along a
waterway in Barangay
Caingin in Santa Rosa
City as part of the drive
to clean up Lagunas
river systems along
with maintaining a
11.4-hectare forest in
the special economic
zone. The company also
minds the $3-million
referoestation on a
2,500-hectare land in
Peablanca, Cagayan.
THE Philippine Franchise
Association opens this month a
Cebu office, said an top executive.
PFA president Yvette Pardo-
Orbeta, also Wendys chairman,
the Visayan presence would
boost the mission to create
enterprises and generate jobs.
As the pioneer and
most respected franchise
organization in the country, we
in PFA have been relentless in
our mission of spreading the
benets of franchising in the
countryside through seminars
and road shows, she said.
PFA is putting up regional
ofces nationwide to sustain
this mission, and opening an
ofce in Cebu, is just one of our
many initiatives in furthering
this commitment.
PFA chairman Robert
Trota, also Maxs president,
commended the move.
Our Cebu team, ably
supported by PFA regional
director for Cebu, Mr.
Virgilio Nonoy Espeleta,
and PFA regional director for
Visayas, Mr. Jay Aldeguer
will be steered by highly-
accomplished franchise and
business executives whose
vision and expertise blend well
with PFAs thrusts, he said.
Orbeta said the office would
help spur growth among Cebu and
Visayas-based enterprises through
benchmarking best practices in
business and franchising to be able to
meet national and global competition,
exchange ideas and explore areas
of cooperation with other members
of the PFA, and widen linkages to
partners and enablers.
By welcoming more
qualied franchises and allied
members in our group, we
are able to create exponential
expansion of network and
develop strategic alliances
crucial to PFAs goal of making
the Philippines the Center for
Franchise Development in
Asia, Trota said.
By Ferdie G. Domingo
CABANATUAN CITY--Nueva Ecija
has enacted its Code on Public-Private
Partnerships, the rst among seven
provinces in Central Luzon.
Governor Aurelio Umali said
the measure would enable his
administration to pursue big-
ticket projects.
Recognized as the
countrys rice granary,
Nueva Ecija can use the
code to optimize programs
on infrastructure, power
and renewable energy
development, health care,
education upgrade, water
management for domestic,
production and irrigation
among other priorities,
he said.
The plan to advance
the PPP program is
consistent with the thrust
of President Aquino to
implement projects with
the private sector, he told
business leaders.
Since local governments
have broad powers in
adopting measures that are
responsive to the needs
of the people provided
no law will be violated,
I am encouraging other
provinces and cities to have their
PPP Codes, he said.
Umali also signed on Monday
an Executive Order prescribing
the schedules for bidding and
Swiss Challenge for unsolicited
proposals for projects.
Nueva Ecija is only the
fth among the 89 provincial
governments to have adopted
PPP ordinances.
Umali said the code would
wean local governments away
from the aid mentality, waiting
for grants and subsidies.
The PPP Code lists 16 project
modalities: Build-and-Transfer;
Bui l d- Lease- and- Tr ansf er ;
Build-Operate-and-Transfer;
Bu i l d - Own - a n d - Op e r a t e ;
Build-Transfer-and-Operate;
Cont ract -Add-and-Operat e;
Develop-Operate-and-Transfer;
Rehabi l i t at e- Oper at e- and-
Transfer; Rehabilitate-
O w n - a n d - O p e r a t e ;
Concession Arrangement;
Joint Venture; Lease or
Affermage; Management
Contract; Service Contract;
Divestment or Disposition; and
Corporatization.
By Manilyn Ugalde
LEGAZPI CITYAlbay
Governor Joey Salceda signed
into law Thursday last week,
a provincial anti-smoking
ordinance after going cold
turkey.
I have already started with
myself since last February and I
succeeded, he said with a sigh
of relief.
Kicking the habit took a
turn during his second term
as congressman while having
coffee at a hotel here for a
conference.
Forgetting that he was on a
non-smoking area, Salceda was
promptly reminded by the staff
to mind the sign.
That person deserves a
reward, he said, adding that
he had a healthy respect for the
waitress who had no qualms in
confronting a public ofcial.
The measure that Salceda
has signed dovetails ordinances
in the cities of Legazpi (2nd
district), Ligao (3rd district),
and Tabaco (1
st
district).
Albay board member Herbert
Borja said his version departed
from the city formula of
designating places where lighting
up a cigarette is allowed.
There is no more
designated smoking area in
public places, he said, noting
that penalties are about the
same for violators.
Salceda has always been
candid about his advocacies,
showing no sign of backsliding.
Let us make Albay not only
a model in environment and
climate change concerns but
on our health as well by not
smoking in public places or
simply, stop smoking, he said. Calm waters. Boats in Sabang Island await visitors going to the Undergroung River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. SONNY ESPIRITU
Landmark. A ower garden
adds to the charm of an old
belltower in Dumaguete City.
LINO SANTOS

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