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Vol. XXVI No. 281 16 Pages, 3 Sections P18.00 Monday, January 14, 2013

By Joyce Pangco Paares

PNoy offers P2m for Nicoles killer

Year revelry. I have authorized a P2million reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant, the President said. His bounty is on top of the P400,000 raised by Caloocan Mayor Recom Echiverri and
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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has raised the reward money for the capture of the killer of seven-year- old Stephanie Nicole Ella, who was felled by a stray bullet during the New

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Flu epidemic hits US

SNAPSHOT Flu season

Influenza activity in 50 states

HERE is a snapshot of u activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama: Like many states, Alabama is having an earlier and busier u season than a year ago - though not as bad as the 2009 pandemic. The state Department of Public Health doesnt tally statewide u cases but emergency departments have been busy treating patients with u symptoms. Hospitals have been able to handle the load without using tents or other unusual measures. Alaska: Flu in Alaska is widespread and occurring throughout the state, though not at the high levels being reported in some other states. There is no vaccine shortage and no u deaths have been reported in children. Arizona: Flu cases are increasing in Arizona but authorities arent calling it a worse-than-usual season so far. Plenty of vaccine remains. Like many states, Arizona only tallies u deaths in children; none have been reported so far this season. Arkansas: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that Arkansas is among a few states in the southeast in which u cases spread less rapidly in the past week, but a state Health Department spokesman said its too early to say cases have peaked there. Nine people have died from the u so far in Arkansas, including one child, California: Flu activity is on the rise in California, but the increase is not unexpected, state health ofcials said Friday. The nations most populous state typically sees a surge in u cases in late December or early January, peaking in February or March. Four u-related deaths have been reported this year. Ofcials said there is no vaccine shortage and urged residents to get vaccinated. Colorado: At least two children have died from u-related complications in Colorado. Several providers have reported temporary vaccine shortages, and one large health group, Kaiser Permanente, stopped offering u shots this week but expected to resume vaccinations with new shipments expected by this weekend. Connecticut: There were 1,680 conrmed cases of u in Connecticut as of Jan. 5, an increase over the past two years. Three u deaths have occurred, all in people older than 65. Vaccine supplies are adequate. Delaware: Flu activity is widespread in Delaware, and the number of cases is higher than at this time in recent years. No u deaths have been reported and vaccine supplies are adequate. District of Columbia: Washington, D.C. has seen a big spike in u cases this year - 310 since the season began on Sept. 30, an increase of more than 300 percent over the entire 2011-2012 u season. There have been no reported deaths. Health ofcials are still urging residents to get vaccinated, and there have been no reports of shortages. Florida: Most Florida counties are reporting mild or moderate u activity. There has been an increase in u-like illness treated in emergency rooms and doctors ofces, and two children have died. Vaccine demand is up but u shots are readily available. Next page

Doctors are being swamped by patients complaining of u-like symption. Flu activity levels are measured by the percent of outpatient visits due to ue compared to the average during the fall and spring. Map shows frequency of reported inuenza-like illnesses by State.
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20,000 down in NYC, health emergency up

NEW YORKNew Yorks governor declared a public health emergency Saturday for the state because of the severity of the u season, as ofcials across the US grapple with the worst u outbreak in several years.
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos executive order suspends for the next month the state law that limits the authority of pharmacists to administer immunizing agents only to individuals 18 years of age or older. Pharmacists now will also be allowed to administer u vaccinations to patients between 6 months and 18 years of age. The order comes as nearly 20,000 cases of inuenza have been reported in New York state this season. Thats more than four times the 4,400 positive laboratory tests reported all of last season. Health ofcials report that the u is now widespread in all but three states. There was one bit of good news Friday with the number of hard-hit areas declining. The u season in the U.S. got under way a month early, in December, driven by a strain that tends to make people sicker. That led to worries that it might be a bad season, following one of the mildest u seasons in recent memory. The latest numbers do show that the u surpassed an epidemic threshold last week. That is based on deaths from pneumonia and inuenza in 122 U.S. cities. However, its not unusual the epidemic level varies at different times of the year, and it was breached earlier this u season, in October and November. And theres a hint that the u season may already have peaked in some spots, like in the South.
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Aquino orders LP bets to shun mudslinging

By Christine F. Herrera
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III ordered the Liberal Party coalition not to engage in mudslinging as the 90-day election period started Sunday, prompting the opposition United Nationalist Alliance and Makabayan to claim tht the vilication campaign was already being carried out against their ranks. According to House Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Taada III, the spokesman of the ruling Liberal Party, Mr. Aquino wanted the administration candidates to focus on the importance of continuity in governance to achieve reforms. President Aquino reminded all local and national candidates that belong to the administration coalition not to engage in mudslinging but to focus on voters education and issues-based campaigning, Taada told the Manila Standard. That also applies to the coalitions senatorial bets. But UNA secretary general and Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco said Palace ofcials had already started abusing their powers to undermine UNAs leaders. Next page

Antidote. In this le photo taken Oct. 17 last year, Bill Staples, a Mississippi health employee, is given a u vaccine shot by registered nurse Rosemary Jones, who is also with the Health Department, in Jackson. At right, a vial of u vaccine is displayed at Philly Flu Shots, a division of Concorde Inc., on Jan. 10, 2013. AP

MMDA asks Comelec to impose liquor ban

By Rio N. Araja
THE Metro Manila Development Authority wants the Commission on Elections to consider a 45-day liquor ban to be observed before, during and after the May 13 elections. Chairman Francis Tolentino urged twitters to post requests supporting his plan to petition the Comelec to impose the liquor ban during his agencys weekly radio program over dzBB radio. I appeal to twitters to support our initiative, Tolentino said. If we can generate positive response as early as this week, we will be ling a petition for the Comelec to pass a resolution on this issue. If there is a 45-day gun ban that started on Jan. 13, why not a liquor ban for 45 days? The 150-day ban on the carrying of rearms outside residences began on Sunday to prevent violence ahead of the May 13 midterm elections. Army-backed police contingents will enforce the ban, and especially in about 800 towns in 15 provinces considered security hot spots due to a recent history of election violence or the presence of armed groups. But as the gun ban took effect, Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes reminded the public to be aware of their rights and wary of illegal searches. The start of the gun ban does not suspend your constitutional rights against illegal searches and seizure. Know and assert your
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16 more cases vs Garcia readied

By Joyce Pangco Paares
THE Liberal Party is preparing 16 more cases against suspended Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia ranging from grave misconduct to malversation of public funds. Liberal Party spokesman for Cebu Democrito Barcenas in a phone insterview said the cases will be led before the Ofce of the Ombudsman in a week or two. He said the cases would be on the back of the alleged illegal use of buses owned by the provincial government during a January 9 prayer rally for Garcia at the capitol. More than 5,000 supporters of the embattled governor trooped to the capitol last week to support her continued deance of a six-month suspension ordered by Malacaang. Barcenas claimed the use of the buses were not cleared with acting Gov. Agnes Magpale, who is the Liberal Partys bet for vice governor in the May elections. We are preparing all these cases and we will be ling them in the next week or two, Barcenas told Manila Standard in a Next page phone interview.

9 Ampatuans to run under admin ticket

DESPITE opposition to the their inclusion in the list of Liberal Party candidates, nine Ampatuans willrun under the administrations ticket in Maguindanao in the May local elections. Budget Secretary Butch Abad said not all Ampatuans are bad. Besides, he said, it was the decision of Maguindanao Gov. Toto Mangudadatu to retain these candidates, and I suppose being a victim of the 2009 massacre the governor knows what he is doing.Next page

ANALYSIS

Will moral outrage vs RH change US attitude toward Aquino?

By Francisco Tatad
AMID the silent rage against the foreign-sponsored Reproductive Health Act, there seems a clear danger that the political backlash against those who had railroaded the measure could extend far beyond President Benigno Aquino III and the pro-RH members of Congress, onto Aquinos foreign patrons, notably the United States government. It could change the attitude of many Filipinos toward the US. Could it change the US attitude toward Aquino? We shall watch and see. At a time when the US is trying to retain its supremacy in the Asia Pacic, amid the shift of soft power from the West to the East, the consequences of such a change of attitudes would not be easy to calculate, especially on the US rebalancing effort or pivot to Asia. The pivot is the most signicant US strategic initiative to address an increasingly assertive China, which has used its territorial disputes with the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan to rufe the otherwise tranquil waters of the South China Sea. China has published maps that incorporate the disputed areas as part of its territory, and has threatened to board and inspect all maritime vessels in the disputed areas of the South China Sea.
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Election season. Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr.

supervises the setting up of a checkpoint being put up by the police along Quirino Avenue in Manila on the eve of the election gun ban. DANNY PATA

Lacson tells Santiago to shut up already

By Macon R. Araneta
SENATOR Panlo Lacson on Sunday told Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago to shut up and stop accusing Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile of giving the senators P250,000 each as a Christmas gift so would keep his post. How does she see her fellow senators, all of them are [shameless] and shes the only one whose good? Lacson told dzBB radio. He warned Santiago against making sweeping statements because she was hurting the senators and the institution they represent. She attacks all of us here, making it appear that we are all terribly bad and shes the only one good in the eyes of the public, Lacson said. Shes hitting at the Senate President, but in the process we are equally being hit here. It seems that were receiving bribes. Next page

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1,100 people has concluded the current flu vaccine is 62 percent effective. That means the average vaccinated person is 62 percent less likely to get a case of flu that sends them to the doctor, compared to people who dont get the vaccine. Thats in line with other years. The vaccine is reformulated annually, and this years is a good match to the viruses going around. The flus early arrival coincided with spikes in flu-like illnesses caused by other bugs, including a new norovirus that causes vomiting and diarrhea, or what is commonly known as stomach flu. Those illnesses likely are part of the heavy traffic in hospital and clinic waiting rooms, CDC officials said. Europeans also are suffering an early flu season, though a milder strain predominates there. China, Japan, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Algeria and the Republic of Congo have also reported increasing flu. Flu usually peaks in midwinter. Symptoms can include fever, cough, runny nose, head and body aches and fatigue. Some people also suffer vomiting and diarrhea, and some develop pneumonia or other severe complications. Most people with flu have a mild illness. But people with severe symptoms need to see a doctor. They may be given antiviral drugs or other medications to ease symptoms. Some shortages have been reported for childrens liquid Tamiflu, a prescription medicine used to treat flu. But health officials say adult Tamiflu pills are available, and pharmacists can convert those to doses for children. Stephanie. She said the NBI team tasked to investigate the incident had told her that they already had a witness who saw the suspect fire the gun near the victims residence. There is one suspect being targeted, De Lima had said. The NBI already has a name, but they cannot disclose it for now because there is still a process to be conducted. De Lima said NBI agents had also been monitoring the suspects movements to make sure he would be present in case they pressed charges against him. The police and the NBI have agreed that the suspect was 50 meters away from Stephanie when he fired his gun. The President had earlier rejected proposals to implement a total gun ban in the country that were revived after Ellas death. He said he preferred a new law that would increase the sanctions on the violators of existing gun laws. He also asked netizens to support Senate Bill 3365 authored by Senator Gringo Honasan, chairman of the committee on public order and dangerous drugs, to increase the penalties against drunk drivers involved in vehicular accidents. Tolentino said 25 percent to 30 percent of the road mishaps in the Metro Manila were due to drunk driving. The road accidents due to drunk driving continued to increase in 2011 and 2012, Tolentino said. We cannot say our roads are safe because despite our programs designed to reduce road accidents, there are still many drivers manning the wheels even when theyre drunk, or, worse, when they are high on drugs. With The AP and PNA tys gubernatorial bet, Hilario Davide III, is lagging behind her brother, third district Rep. Pablo John Garcia. The more cases they file against me, the more they make a political martyr out of me. So thank you to Liberal Party. Thank you for your knee-jerk and unthinking reactions, she said. The Liberal Party is making the elections so much easier for us. They are digging their own political graves in Cebu, and may they rest in peace, Garcia added. Garcias brother accused the Liberal Party of politically harassing the suspended governor to improve their chances of winning in Cebu. The Liberal Party keeps on saying they are clean, but they play dirty, he said. ate President in refusing to give money for additional expenses to Santiago, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, his sister Pia Cayetano and Senator Antonio Trillanes, who have been at odds with him. Interviewed in the same radio program on Sunday, Enrile maintained that there was nothing irregular in giving money for additional expenses to the 18 senators and excluding Santiago and the three other senators as he exercised his discretionary power. If Santiago thought and believed that he violated the law, she should sue him and he was prepared to face her in court. Enrile also denied what he gave was a bribe, adding he hadnt bribed anybody to keep his post. He was elected twice as

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Still, officials there and elsewhere are bracing for more sickness. Despite the early start, health officials say its not too late to get a flu shot. The vaccine is considered a good though not perfect protection against getting really sick from the flu. Flu was widespread in 47 states last week, up from 41 the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The only states without widespread flu were California, Mississippi and Hawaii. The number of hard-hit states fell to 24 from 29, where larger numbers of people were treated for flu-like illness. Now off that list: Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina in the South, the first region hit this flu season. Recent flu reports included

holiday weeks when some doctors offices were closed, so it will probably take a couple more weeks to get a better picture, CDC officials said Friday. Experts say so far say the season looks moderate. Only time will tell how moderate or severe this flu season will be, CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said Friday in a teleconference with reporters. The government doesnt keep a running tally of adult deaths from the flu, but estimates that it kills about 24,000 people in an average year. Nationally, 20 children have died from the flu this season. Flu vaccinations are recommended for everyone 6 months or older. Since the swine flu epidemic in 2009, vaccination rates have increased in the U.S., but more than half of Americans havent gotten this

years vaccine. Nearly 130 million doses of flu vaccine were distributed this year, and at least 112 million have been used. Vaccine is still available, but supplies may have run low in some locations, officials said. To find a shot, you may have to call a couple places, said Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, who tracks the flu in Iowa. In midtown Manhattan, Hyrmete Sciuto got a flu shot Friday at a drugstore. She skipped it in recent years, but news reports about the flu this week worried her. During her commute from Edgewater, New Jersey, by ferry and bus, I have people coughing in my face, she said. I didnt want to risk it this year. The vaccine is no guarantee, though, that people wont get sick. On Friday, CDC officials said a recent study of more than

Filipino held over 50 bullets

CUSTOMS officials the other day arrested A 75-year-old Filipino-American at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for having 50 pieces of ammunition in his luggage. In a report to Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, Customs officers Marlon Alameda and Byron Carbonell said the Filipino-American, Domingo Aquino, arrived at 4 p.m. from San Francisco via Philippine Airlines and underwent routine inspection before heading for Cebu. But at 5:30 p.m. the same day, Customs officer Mark Lozano, who was manning an x-ray machine, suspected that Aquinos luggage contained ammunition. The authorities then found the 50 bullets for a 9mm gun when they opened the luggage. The authorities said Aquino failed to present documents to prove he was authorized to bring the bullets to the Philippines, so they arrested him.

Inuenza...
Georgia: State authorities said Friday that flu has reached epidemic levels in Georgia. Although activity has declined a bit, its uncertain if cases have peaked. Two adult, flu-related deaths, have been reported. Hawaii: Flu in Hawaii is at a low, steady level normal for the state this time of year, and there is plenty of vaccine available. There have been no pediatric deaths or uptick in adult deaths related to the flu. Idaho: In Idaho, eight older adults have died from flu-related illness and doctors are seeing an increase in patients with flulike symptoms. Its definitely shaping up to be a more serious flu season than weve seen in the past several years, said spokeswoman Nikki Forbing-Orr of Idahos Department of Health and Welfare. There have been no runs on flu vaccine and the states supply is in good shape. Illinois: Intensive care unit hospitalizations and flu-related deaths surpass previous years and continue to climb, with 27 adult deaths so far. Eight Chicago-area hospitals turned away ambulances earlier this week because of a surge of patients with flu-like symptoms but that situation eased. Chicagos health department encouraged vaccinations and held a flu chat Friday on Twitter; Mayor Rahm Emanuel tweeted a photo of himself holding a sign that said, Any advice for people who shake a ton of hands? (hash)FluChicago. Indiana: Flu is widespread in Indiana and deaths have climbed to 15 during what health officials call a moderately severe flu season. During the same period last year, no flu deaths were reported; two years ago there were two deaths. During the pandemic of the 2009-2010 flu season, there were 21 deaths by this time of the year. Two of this seasons deaths were in children younger than 18. Iowa: Flu problems are increasing in Iowa and are worse than in recent years. Some locations have run out of vaccine, partly because clinics ordered fewer doses because of recent mild flu seasons. Iowa doesnt track flu deaths. Kansas: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has reported one child flu death. Flu is widespread but vaccine supplies have mostly been adequate in Kansas. Kentucky: Flu has been widespread in Kentucky for the past five weeks, which is earlier than usual. State authorities are not aware of any shortages and there have been no flu deaths in children. Louisiana: High levels of flu-like illness are reported in Louisiana but no child deaths and so far emergency rooms have not had to turn away other patients to accommodate those with suspected flu. This is going to be one of the very busy seasons, said Louisianas state epidemiologist, Dr. Raoult Ratard. Maine: Authorities say flu cases are increasing and reaching epidemic proportions with widespread illness throughout the state. Most hospitals are near capacity, and there have been some spot shortages of vaccine. Maine doesnt tally flu deaths but one school-aged child has died - Maines first flu-related death in a healthy child in years. Maryland: Flu cases are widespread and more numerous than expected in Maryland, but there are signs things may be stabilizing. Most patients are older than 65; no childrens deaths have been reported. Emergency departments at several hospitals in the Baltimore-Washington area were at or near capacity for intensive- and critical-care patients but it wasnt clear to what extent flu was a factor. Massachusetts: Massachusetts has reported a high level of flu activity, with 18 deaths, none in children. The city of Boston declared a public health emergency on Wednesday and is working with health care centers to offer free flu vaccines. Ahead of weekend church services, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston advised priests they may want to encourage parishioners to avoid drinking from communion chalices and skip handshakes when exchanging signs of peace during services until the flu emergency subsides. Michigan: Health officials say the flu season is worse than previous ones, isnt slowing down, but has not reached an emergency level yet. Four Michigan children have died from flu-related illness. The hardest-hit regions are in the southwest, central and southeastern parts of the state. Some pharmacies are running out of vaccine, but enough is available on order.

Minnesota: Flu season has hit hard in Minnesota and many residents have gotten vaccinated. Some clinics have run out of vaccine and had to wait a day or two to get new supplies, but there have no serious shortages. There have been 27 deaths, most in elderly patients. Mississippi: High levels of flu-like illness have been reported in Mississippi but no child deaths and so far emergency rooms have not had to turn away other patients to accommodate those with suspected flu. Missouri: Flu cases began in November in Missouri and authorities cant tell if the season has peaked yet. Illness is widespread, and the state health department recommends that residents seeking flu shots should call ahead to make sure supplies are available. There have been no reported flu deaths in children. Montana: This flu season is shaping up as Montanas worst since 2009. Influenza is increasing with outbreaks occurring in at least half of the state. Increases are expected for at least another few weeks. There are no reported vaccine shortages. One elderly person has died from the flu. Nebraska: One child and two adults have died from the flu in Nebraska, where cases are up this year compared with last year. There are some spot shortages of vaccines, but supplies are adequate in most places. Nevada: Confirmed flu cases are up 57 percent in Nevada from two weeks ago and the increase is continuing. Authorities say it is too soon to tell whether this will be a severe season. New Jersey: Hospital emergency room visits by patients with flu-like symptoms in New Jersey are double the number seen at this time last year. Two children have died, both with underlying medical conditions that made them more vulnerable. Flu activity is highest in central and northeast portions of New Jersey. New York: The governor has declared a flu emergency. The order allows pharmacists give vaccines to anyone 6 months or older, suspending a state law that limits pharmacists to administering immunizing agents to those 18 or older. Flu has been reported in every county and has been widespread for seven weeks. Reported cases declined last week but hospitalizations for lab-confirmed flu were up. Two children and at least 10 New York City adults have died from flu-related illness. Statewide adult deaths arent tracked. North Dakota: Flu activity is earlier than usual but not abnormal; one death, in an elderly resident, has been reported. Ohio: There have been nearly 2,000 flu-related hospitalizations in Ohio since October, compared to 86 in last years unusually mild flu season, and 175 the previous season. One child has died from flu complications; there were no child deaths last season and only one the previous year. The state Health Department says there are sufficient supplies of vaccine available around the state. Oregon: Flu is widespread and increasing in Oregon but authorities say its not outside the normal range. No deaths in children have been reported. New Hampshire: The flu season is more severe in New Hampshire than in recent years, but the state public health director says its not yet alarming. So far, 14 flu-related deaths in adults have occurred, an unusually high number this early in the season, but no child deaths. A Health Department spokeswoman said she was not aware of any vaccine shortages. New Mexico: Flu has hit earlier and harder than usual in New Mexico. There have been no deaths but 88 New Mexicans have been hospitalized with flu-like illness compared with two cases at this time last year. Vaccine supply is ample. North Carolina: Flu is prevalent in every county but declined slightly this past week; authorities say its too soon to know if thats a trend. This was a very early onset of the flu season and the proportion of medical visits that are due to flu-like illness has been higher than weve seen in the past decade, said health department spokesman Mark Van Sciver. As of Jan. 10, there were 17 reported flu deaths, including 14 people older than 65. Local public health departments had adequate vaccine supply. North Dakota: Flu activity is earlier than usual but not abnormal; one death, in an elderly resident, has been reported. Ohio: There have been nearly 2,000 flu-related hospitalizations in Ohio since October, compared to 86 in last years unusually mild flu season, and 175 the previous season. One child has died from flu complications; there were no child deaths

last season and only one the previous year. The state Health Department says there are sufficient supplies of vaccine available around the state. Pennsylvania: Flu is widespread, with cases in at least half the states regions. Of 23 flu-related deaths, one was an infant. Hospitals throughout Pennsylvania have reported an influx of cases; at least one hospital, to free up ER capacity and minimize flu transmission, has erected an outdoors MASH-like surge tent. Other hospitals have mobile flu units. Rhode Island: Health Director Michael Fine says flu is particularly severe in Rhode Island and that it could be the worst season in years. The state has seen 5,568 emergency room visits for flu-like symptoms since Dec. 10, an average of about 180 a day. A Health Department spokeswoman says people are sick everywhere. Many people are seeking vaccination and supplies are plentiful. No children have died from the flu. South Carolina: Flu is widespread in South Carolina but hospitalizations have slightly decreased. Of 22 flu deaths, one was an infant, the rest adults older than 50. The States Division of Health and Environmental Control has ample vaccine; whether there were any shortages elsewhere was unclear. South Dakota: Flu activity is earlier and occurring at higher levels than usual in South Dakota. Nine people have died from flu-related illness, all older than 75. Tennessee: Dr. Kelly Moore, the medical director of the Tennessee Immunization Program, says the flu season seems worse than in recent years but that clinic reporting is often disrupted over the holidays, so whether cases are increasing or not is uncertain. Were not hearing reports of any hospitals being overwhelmed, she said. One child has died from flu-related illness. Texas: Flu cases have been reported in more than half of Texas, and several county health departments say this season is worse than in past years. In the last week of December, nearly 12 percent of doctor visits were for flu-like symptoms, almost double the amount for that week in 2011. The number of cases dropped last week. In the Dallas area, many parents say their doctors dont have the pediatric vaccine so theyve sought the shots at the county health department. At least six Texas children have died from flu-related illness since last fall. Utah: Utah officials say flu cases spiked last week but dipped this week, and call it an early and active season. No deaths have been reported. Utahs vaccine supply is holding steady with no reports of shortages. Vermont: Flu cases appear to be on the rise in Vermont. Three adults have died, all in December. Vermont Health Department officials say flu rates are higher than other years but the number of deaths does not appear out of the ordinary. A total of 10 people died from the flu last year; seven in 2011 and none in 2010. Virginia: Virginia hit widespread influenza activity in December, a month or two early, which hasnt happened since the 2003-2004 season. Outbreaks have been reported in schools and nursing homes in all regions of the state but no children have died. Washington: Flu has spread to more than half the communities in Washington state; thats not unusual but it appears to be increasing and authorities say is could be worse than recent mild seasons. There have been five lab-confirmed flu deaths in adults and one in a 12-year-old boy. West Virginia. State public health officials say fewer than 1,400 cases of flu have been confirmed and flu-like symptoms are widespread. Public Health Commissioner Marian Swinker said Friday that more than 15,000 people have told doctors they were ill last month, with nearly 4,400 reporting they were sick so far this month. There have been no flu-related deaths in the state. Wisconsin: Flu-related hospitalizations in Wisconsin total more than 1,300, versus 389 for all of last year. One child has died. State officials believe they have an ample supply of vaccine and no shortages. In Milwaukee, hospital emergency department visits have tripled over the past few weeks due to patients with flu-like symptoms and ambulances were being diverted elsewhere, a city Health Department spokeswoman said Friday. Wyoming: Flu activity is high in Wyoming. One county ran out of vaccine last week and the distributor wont have any more flu vaccine this season. Supplies are available from many doctors offices and other providers, and thousands of people have already been vaccinated. There have been no reported deaths.

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Valenzuela Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian for information leading to the arrest of the girls killer. We expect arrests to be made, Mr. Aquino said. Hopefully, we will find the evidence that will solidify the case that is being prepared at this time. Stephanie was hit in the head by a bullet while she and her family were watching fireworks outside their house in Caloocan City. She died in a hospital on Jan. 2 after suffering eight cardiac arrests, and was buried in Bulacan on Jan. 12. The girls father on Saturday expressed hope that the authorities would succeed in finding and arresting her killer. On Jan. 8, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the National Bureau of Investigation had already identified the man who had fired the bullet that killed

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And Makabayan said they suspected that the administration had been using the military to mount the red scare against its candidates. Taada said the President had cautioned the administration candidates against early campaigning by following his lead in only introducing the candidates and not officially campaigning for them yet. He said Mr. Aquino wanted to directly campaign for the LP coalition senatorial bets on Feb. 12, when the 45-day campaign period for national candidates begins. The LP coalition senatorial bets were going from province-to-province on their own, Taada said. This was in contrast to UNAs campaign strategy of making an early head-start. UNA is now on the second leg of its provincial sorties by scheduling all its candidates to visit Cagayan, Quirino, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya on Jan. 15 to 17 after it finished visiting Batangas on Jan. 8 and 9. Tiangco said UNA could not take the LPs promise not to engage in mudslinging because the ruling LP had already begun its political harassments against UNAs potentially strong candidates.

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rights at all times, Brillantes said. Tolentino said the Metro Manila Council, the MMDAs policy-making body, may also discuss the liquor ban issue. The liquor ban, if granted, will not only address public safety but will also help protect the integrity of the elections. Such will ensure a sober campaign period, he said. Unlike the nationwide gun ban that is in effect from Jan. 13 to June 12, the ban on the selling of liquor and alcoholic beverage is only enforced on May 12 and the May 13 election day. Tolentino said he recognized the power and influence of social networking sites.

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Sen. Franklin Drilon earlier vowed to push for the revocation of the CONA or certificate of nomination and acceptance issued to members of the Ampatuan clan. I will not agree that they should run under our party, Drilon said then. We should revoke whatever CONA that they have been issued with. I am not in favor of that. This prompted President Aquino to order a review the CONA issued to the Ampatuans. That tasked was gien to Abad, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya. The latest development sustained the CONA issued to nine of the Ampatuan clan. They are Sarip Kasan Ampatuan for mayor of Shariff Aguak, Norodin Masukat Ampatuan for mayor Mamasapano town, Murphy. Senate President and could look anyone straight in the eyes. Not one single centavo of the peoples money is spent just to enable me to cling to my position, Enrile said. Santiago, interviewed in the same radio program, asked why her colleagues were mad at her when she had only revealed the truth. Why is it my fault when I was merely reacting to a story in a newspaper which identified me as among those not given? Santiago said. She also criticized Enrile. Hes higher than the rule of law, she said. He believes there is no law which can restrict him in distributing money. I just dont know his criteria in giving out additional [money for expenses].

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But Garcia claimed the buses were covered by trip tickets from various local government units in Cebu. What else is new? We are used to their pattern of filing cases to gain political clout. I dare them to file cases and include all the mayors and barangay captains who approved the use of those buses, she said in a separate phone interview. How can I approve the use of those buses when I am suspended. If they want to commit political harakiri please do so, Garcia said. Garcia took a jab at the administration party, saying they are resorting to all sorts of dirty tricks because the Liberal Par-

Lacson...
Santiago has described unconscionable and unconstitutional Enriles act of granting P1.6 million to each of 18 senators for additional maintenance and other operating expenses. He said the money came from the Senates savings. Enrile gave another P250,000 cash from the savings of the Office of the Senate President as his a Christmas gift to each of the 22 senators. Santiago returned the amount but retained the P600,000, which was the first tranche of the P1.6- million in additional maintenance and other maintenance and other operating expenses. Enrile invoked the exercise of his sole discretion as Sen-

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a path of destruction in the two provinces, which are mostly planted with bananas. It comprised about a fth of the 80,000 hectares planted with bananas in Mindanao. Bananas is one of the countrys top exports after pineapple. Damage to banana farms caused by the typhoon was estimated at P8 billion and the Department of Trade said it could pull down the total mechandise exports this year. Party-list Rep. Fernando Hicap supported the quick rehabilitation of the farms but the

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Govt asked to rehab banana farms

By Julito Rada and Gigi Muoz-David

FARM owners and workers asked the government on Sunday to rehabilitate more than 14,000 hectares of banana plantations in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley that a powerful typhoon ruined last December, which left tens of thousands of people homeless and out of jobs.

The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) asked President Aquino for an outlay of about P8 billion to nance the the one-year rehabilitation of the farms planted with Cavendish bananas for exports. Fast rehabilitation of the banana farms could spur economic activity in Mindanao and help people rebuild their lives, a PBGEA ofcial said. Hundreds of people were killed and injured when Typhoon Pablo, the worst to hit the area in more than 50 years, cut

big banana monopolies should be distributed to farm workers for free. Malacanang should pursue the rehabilitation of devastated farms. But that should not be in the interest of banana monopolies because that is unfair and unjust to the Filipino taxpaying public and to the banana farm workers, Hicap said. There should be rehabilitation and the rehabilitated agricultural lands covered by banana plantations should awarded to farm workers for free, he said. Hicap identified the mo-

nopolies as the 300-hectare Comval Tropical Fruit Inc, the vast tracts of banana lands in Compostela operated by Sumitomo Fruits, Inc. of Japan, the 1,000-hectare farm operated by Mindanao Alliance of Self-Help Societies, and the 14,000-hectare plantation in Davao City. Hicap sasid the banana growers used the sad plight of farm workers to call on government o rehabilitate the farms, which is an insult to the intelligence and dignity of farm workers and landless peasants in the region.

Interpol to help arrest Amalilio

By Rey Requejo
THE Philippines will seek the repatriation from Malaysia of Manuel Amalilio, who duped 15,000 people in Visayas and Mindanao to invest in a P12 billion investment scam, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Sunday. Mendez, NBI Deputy Director for Regional Operations Services, said they would seek the help of Interpol (International Police) to arrest Amalilio, who was reported to be hiding in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. We are now preparing a request to have Amalilio be included in the Interpols red-notice list, Mendez said. A red notice allows police in various countries to make a provisional arrest of wanted persons, who can be extradited. The NBI can also invoke the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to run after Amalilio. Other than Amalilio, the NBI has also launched a hunt for Dharwin Wenceslao, another ofcer of the Aman Futures Group, who was Amalilios co-accused in syndicated estafa case led at the Pagadian Regional Trial Court. Ofcials said company ofcers who have been under NBI custody include Aman Group President Fernando Luna and his wife, Nimfa, and ve board members: Lelian Lim Gan, Eduardo Lim, Wilanie Fuentes, Naezelle Rodriguez, Lurix Lopez, and Aman manager Dona Coyme. The Department of Justice was still studying their applications to become state witnesses, the NBI said.

Low tide at the bay. Migratory birds gather at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-tourism Area near the Freedom Island during low tide at the Manila Bay. EY ACASIO

Rare PH frog species dying

By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Gigi Muoz-David
AT LEAST 11 rare species of Philippine frogs were at risk of being wiped out because of rapid environment degradation and their extinction could affect the human food chain, a environment protection group said on Sunday. Miguel Zubiri, convenor of the Pilipinas Ecowarriors, said the frogs, which are found only in the Philippines, have been added to the Philippines list of threatened species. These frogs have been tagged either vulnerable or endangered, Zubiri said. Zubiri identied the frogs as Mindanao fanged frog, Mindoro tree frog, Hazels forest frog, Gigante Island limestone frog, Lawtons forest frog, Negros forest tree frog, Polillo Island forest tree frog, Rabors forest frog, Negros limestone frog, Mt. Data cloud frog, and Taylors Igorot frog. Frogs play an important role in the food chain. They prey on insects, including mosquitoes and such pests as locusts that cause extensive damage to farm crops. Species are tagged threatened once their habitats have suffered extreme depletion and their populations have shrunk to dangerous levels. Threatened species become endangered and their survival become unlikely if their risk factors remained unchanged. Zubiri said that other than pollution, the invasion of foreign frog species carrying highly infectious amphibian fungus also contribute to the collapse of Philippine frogs, which are the most excellent indicators of ecological health. Since frogs breathe and drink through their skin, they are directly exposed to their surroundings, whether these are forests, mountain streams, fast-owing rivers, lakes and ponds, he said. The fungus attacks the skin of frogs and destroys their ability to drink water and absorb vital salts, Zubiri said. The predators of frogs include humans, birds, monitor lizards, snakes, civet cats and other frogs. The Philipopines keeps a registry of wildlife species of priority concern for protection and conservation, in compliance with existing international and national laws. The catalogue is updated regularly by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau.

Crash helmets. A customer views a store display of crash helmets with the mandatory Import Commodity Clearance sticker required by the Department of Trade and Industry. EY ACASIO

Foreign Affairs to verify new Chinese maps

By Joyce Pangco Paares
MALACAANG has ordered the Foreign Affairs Department to verify reports that China published new maps that included the disputed territories in the West Philippine sea, a presidential spokesperson said on Sunday. We are aware of the reports released by Chinese media, which is why the Department of Foreign Affairs will be asking our embassy in Beijing to verify that particular report before we make any further comment, Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said. The new maps, published by Chinas national map publisher SinoMaps Press, will be available to the public by the end of January, according to Xinhua, Chinas ofcial press agency. The new maps include more than 130 islands and islets in the West Philippine Sea, including the islands and waters that other countries such as Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia also claim as part of their territory. SinoMaps Press Chief editor Xu Gencai said the new maps was intended to inform Chinese nationals of Chinas territory, safeguard Chinas marine rights and interests and manifest Chinas political and diplomatic stance. The new vertical maps have marked clearly the major South China Sea islands and demonstrated their geographic relations with surrounding island countries as well as surrounding islands and islets, Xu said

150 local bills enacted into law since 2010

By Christine Herrera
PRESIDENT Aquino has signed into law in the past two yeas 150 local bills that created 42 new high schools, two elementary schools, ve congressional districts, and ve component cities, House of Representatives Speaker Feliciano Belmonte said on Sunday.

Medical mission. House Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte (1st

Dist) Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (center, behind) witnesses an operation on a patients neck during a medical and surgical mission held at the Holy Infant Coillege Gymnasium in Tacloban City. The veday medical and surgical mission was sponsored by the US Medical Teams ABC Global Health, Corporal Works of Mercy and Rep. Romualdezs ofce. VER NOVENO

He said local bills under the Aquino Administration focused on countryside development and not just on simply renaming streets and highways all over the country. Focusing on human resource development, among others, is being true to our mandate as representatives of the people, Belmonte said. The ve congressional dis-

tricts were created in Quezon City, North Cotabato, Bukidnon and Palawan. Quezon City now has six districts, three districts each for North Cotabato and Palawan, while Bukidnon, which used to be a lone district, now has two districts. The ve component cities include Bacoor and Imus in Cavite, Cabuyao in Laguna, Mabala-

cat in Pampanga and Ilagan in Isabela. The new high schools were created in Iloilo, Sorsogon, Bulacan, Aurora in Davao Oriental, Mountain Province, Zamboanga del Sur, Batangas, Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Marikina, Nueva Vizcaya, Davao Oriental, Camiguin, Camarines Sur and Southern Leyte.

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hesitate to step in to preserve the equilibrium. We shall see how effectively the PNP and the Comelec enforce the gun ban or how skillfully the agents of local kings and queens keep themselves out of the enforcers radar. Acrimony and bitterness are also common fare. We are not surprised at all that this early, with four months to go before the polls, incumbent ofcials and candidates attempt to smear each others name while raising their own stock before the publics eye. The ongoing standoff in Cebu City is perhaps the more obvious example of political wrangling, despite Malacanangs insistence that it is just adhering to the rule of law. We are prepared to see more clichs: movie stars and other prominent personalities claiming to be residents of a particular district just so they could run, losers crying fraud, and ofcials acting like clowns or doing nothing just because they were elected on the strength of their name

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EDITORIAL
THE election period began midnight Sunday with the Commission on Elections and the Philippine National Police clarifying guidelines for the establishment of checkpoints in various places in the country. The poll body also kicked the season off with a so-called unity walk as part of its campaign for honest and safe elections in May. Comelec employees, the police and military participated in the event which was followed by a prayer rally. All these sound good except that

Tis the season

one wonders how much of the message gets through our national and local ofcials and how much gets stuck as supercial, token calls. Violence has been a staple of the election season in the Philippines. The risks are especially observed in far-ung areas where local politicians lord it over their constituents and view public ofce as a family business that must be protected at all costs. If a few lives happen to pose a threat to their hold, then members of their private army would not nothing else. It will be an exciting rst half of the year, no doubt. But let the excitement be tempered by sobriety upon Filipinos realization that this thing called elections is something to be taken not with fanfare, not with a resignation to violence, but with a recognition that voters have an active hand in shaping the course of a nation. Electing is deliberate and painstaking; we must not allow ourselves to be tempted into believing this is a facile, unthinking exercise.

Anscar Chupungco, OSB

HE requested me to visit him one day. I got a call from Ulan Sarmiento, a dear family friend who told me that Fr. Anscar, then Rector-President of San Beda College, would be grateful for a visit by me. I was glad to make the visit. It was not the rst time I met Fr. Anscar. As a seminary student of theology at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology, I was in attendance when he guest-lectured at a forum of priests, seminarians and religious. At that time, I had already heard the name. It was associated with inculturation of liturgy and with what was at that time a bold experiment -- the Misa ng Bayang Pilipino, an attempt at celebrating Eucharist according to Filipino symbols, thoughtpatterns, metaphors and images. But when I listened to him, there was absolutely no doubt that I was in the presence of genius. I am not easily impressed, but Anscar Chupungco impressed me. Effortlessly, he cited from Cesarius of Arles, Gregory the Great, Ignatius of Antioch, and other writers of the ancient Church, Latin and Greek sources, in fact. He cited the Gelasian sacramentary, the liturgical books of Verona, the Leonianum and other ancient sources like he was reading them every day. No high-own terms; no display of bravura. It was excellence that always impresses without deliberateness! After the lecture, I approached him and it was difcult not to be charmed by him: a very intelligent man who was also a warm-hearted monk. He congratulated me for my interest in liturgy and patiently answered the questions I had for him. When I visited him after Ulans call, he asked me to help him and Ulan organize a Graduate School of Law. I told him I would be happy to help. I would design the curriculum and invite a corps of lecturers from the Philippine Judicial Academy. He had one more request that completely oored me: Would I be its rst dean? I reminded him that although I had a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree appended to my name, I was not a lawyer. He waved off the objection and said that it was not a college of law he was organizing but a graduate school of law. I had no more excuses left, and I accepted. This is my ninth year as dean of the Graduate School of Law of San Beda College, and the gratitude I have for Fr. Anscars trust in my ability to lead the graduate school is as lively and fresh as it was on the evening he asked me rst to be dean. Before turning over the presidency of San Beda College to his successor, he issued me an appointment securing my tenure as one of San Bedas professors. I told him that I had agreed to be dean only because he had asked me to, and that since his term was ending, I was going to re-think my options. To his credit -- and unknown to many -- he asked me to lend his successor the cooperation he acknowledged I had unstintingly given him, and for

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FR. RANHILIO CALLANGAN AQUINO

He lived, worked and died true to the Benedictine motto.

which he was grateful. Not too many Filipinos become Rectors of Roman universities and colleges. Dom Anscar was. He was Rector of the Pontical College of St. Anselm (more formally known as the Pontical Athaeneum of San Anselmo), the internationally recognized center of liturgical studies in Rome and was President of the Pontical Liturgical Institute. It was as such that he published as editor a mutli-volumed resource in pastoral liturgy that remains authoritative and current to this day. And he wrote prodigiously: books and articles in scholarly journals, Liturgies of the Future being one of the most popular among so many others. He was a frequent invitee to congresses, fora and symposia, and the Vatican recognized his expertise by making him consultor of the Congregation for Divine Worship, the Holy Sees dicastery that oversees liturgy. And obviously, he was ubiquitous in schools of theology. But he was not one to keep his encyclopaedic grasp of liturgy to himself. In fact, he delighted in sharing his immense knowledge with others. He founded the Paul VI Institute of Liturgy in Malaybalay, Bukidnon and to it, most of the dioceses of the Philippines have sent priests and religious sisters for summer studies in pastoral liturgy. Later, he founded the Graduate School of Liturgy at San Beda College, that now has Josena Manabat, herself a recognized liturgy expert, as its dean. It is no exaggeration to assert that the rather creditable state of liturgical awareness and scholarship in the Philippines today, we owe in considerable measure to Dom Anscar. I got the news early morning of January 8 that he had passed away -- as quietly as he had lived -- while preparing to celebrate Eucharist. He died as he had lived: preparing for liturgy. It was not for him rubricism, that annoying and really petty concern with such minutiae a how to swing the censer and how to bow to bishops that was his passion, but the theology of the public worship of the church and the sanctication of Gods people through privileged signs and symbols. As soon as I arrived in San Beda, I went to the chapel where he lay in state. For a long time, I looked at him -- garbed in the monks habit, a cowl over his head and a stole on his shoulders. Simple in life, simple to the end -- and yet so great. I kissed his cofn, the least I could do to bid him a nal farewell and to thank him for all that he had meant to me in my formation as a priest and in my professional life. The liturgy is a foretaste of the eternal praise that is the happy and joyful lot of the blessed. I pray, as do all who knew and loved him, that the humble but mighty work of Dom Anscar on earth allow him a place of honor in the Kingdom to which all liturgy leads us. He lived, worked and died true to the Benedictine motto: That in all things, God may be gloried. rannie_aquino@sanbeda.edu.ph rannie_aquino@yahoo.com rannie_aquino@csu.edu.ph

Taking the wind out of Miriams sails

COUNTER-POINT
LONG-TIME admirers of feisty Iloilo Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago must be distressed to see the brilliant senator being blinded by her enmity against her ninong Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and making a big hullabaloo on what is now turning out to be a nonissue. There was initial public furor with the expose, which apparently came from Santiago, that Enrile gave the senators P1.6 million each as Christmas gift except for four Senators Santiago, Antonio Trillanes IV, Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano who only got P250,000 each. The fund release was described by one of the four senators as unconscionable and unconstitutional. The negative public reaction apparently stems from the description of the Senate fund disbursement as a Christmas gift. It turns out that the released funds are not gifts in the sense that they are something given to you freely and which you can use as you please. Rather it has been claried that they are public funds which are subject to regular disbursement rules and are subject to auditing and liquidation. Answering the question of his apparent favoritism in giving smaller amounts to four senators, the Senate President said that two of the four who are claiming favoritism because they were not among those who received additional operating funds from the savings of the Ofce of the Senate Presient are the

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Senates biggest spenders. He said Santiago and Trillanes were in fact the recipients of additional Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses from 2008 to 2011. Enrile explained: They were also the recipients in December 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, they never complained. They never said it was unconstitutional, unconscionable. They only complained now that I have excluded them because they already have bigd budgets. He said that Senate records show that Santiago, Trillanes, and the Cayetano siblings received the rst tranche amounting to P600,000 last November for the additional MOOEs for 2012 along with the other senators and the four were also given a P250,000 check each as Christmas gift from the saving of the Ofce of the Senate President. He said the other senators were given more than the additional MOOEs given to the four since the majority of them chair committee with inadequate budgets. He said Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as minority leader has a big budget, equal to the budget of the Senate President, the Senate president pro tempore and the majority leader. He further explained: Santiago and Trillanes keep on asking for additional budgets. They asked for realignment of savings. So I gave more to the others because during the rst tranche I gave equal amounts to majority and minority senators. Enrile said he could not understand the accusation of Trillanes of favoritism especially since Trillanes spends the most among the senators in his frequent travels. But what has taken all the wind out of the accusations of Santiago on the use by Enrile of the Senates savings for the senators MOOE is the statement re-

leased by Commission on Audit (COA) chair Grace Pulido Tan last October 10 where she rmly stated that the law gives Enrile full discretion over the use of Senate savings. She cited special provisions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2012 where in accordance with the Constitution, the GAA authorizes the Senate President and the House Speaker to augment any item in the general appropriations law for their respective ofces from any savings in other items of the respective appropriation. Pulidos statement effectively rejected Santiagos call for the audit of the Enriles use of Senate savings to augment the MOOE of the senators. It would not be surprising if Pulido becomes the next target of Santiago. Among the senators, it is Senator Ping Lacson who has given the most lucid reaction to this tempest in a teacup created by Santiago who returned the P250,000 of the MOOE released by Enrile last December. I nd nothing wrong accepting the additional MOOE as long as I dont pocket it and instead use the same for its intended purpose, Lacson said. He said that Returning it is tantamount to admitting that he or she had interpreted it as a personal gift and added What I dont understand here is one and the same act cannot be right yesterday and incorrect today. Why was P600,000 of the Senate Presidents MOOE used and then the P250,000 returned for being unconscionable when the nomenclature is the same. With the talk of a COA audit for MOOE started by Santiago, some people are suggesting that if theres anybody who should audited, perhaps it should be Santiago who apparently thinks that the MOOEs are the personal funds of senators.

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The pivot is supposed to be military in nature, and counts on the support of countries from Korea to Japan to the Philippines to Singapore to Australia. The US has deployed 2,000 Marines, ships and aircraft, including drones, to Australia, four littoral combat ships to Singapore, while Japan and Korea have their own range of ships, aircraft and weaponry. This year Japan plans to spend an extra 180.5 billion yen on missiles, ghter jets and helicopters as an emergency economic measure on top of the regular defense spending for the year, according to the Japan Times. Japan will also allow the US to deploy an additional 12 of its tiltrotor Osprey transport aircraft to the US Air Forces Kadena base in Okinawa, bringing to more than 30 the number of Ospreys based in Japan, says the report. Close to 20 Ospreys are already based in US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, causing some protests from the residents there last year. The Osprey is a special aircraft that lands and takes off like a helicopter, cruises like a xed-wing plane, and can be refueled in midair. Still in support of the pivot, Japan is transferring 10 maritime vessels to the Philippines, which does not have enough ships of its own. Although Aquino is one of the rst conscripts to the pivot idea, the Philippines has nothing of material signicance to contribute to it, except for its safe harbor facilities for US nuclear warships and submarines, which are technically covered by the constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. Such ships transfer is expected to signicantly improve the nations maritime capability, after its last acquisition of a recycled coast guard cutter of the Hamilton class from the US, at the height of the Philippine-Chinese maritime standoff at Scarborough. Aquino and Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario discussed increased JapanesePhilippine maritime security cooperation with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on the latters recent visit to Manila. It should enable the two countries provide better support for the US pivot. Some commentators, however, tend to belittle the pivot as more of a trade and diplomatic initiative, with very little military content. This is not a popular view, but it could gain some support if a wave of anti-Americanism were to erupt in this most pro-American country, because of the US governments inexcusably interventionist role in railroading an unwanted and constitutionally questionable RH law. This need not happen even in the worst of times. The Philippines is a former American colony where the most virulent type of pro-Americanism could not be cured by any call for independent thinking years after the country regained independence in 1946. But in one completely avoidable act, the Obama administration succeeded in converting any number of pro-Americans into antiAmericans. Many Filipinos are convinced that without the US intervention, Aquino would not have been emboldened to ram the unnecessary and highly divisive Act through Congress, against the unied opposition of the Catholic Church. But Aquino has apparently come to believe that it was the US, rather than the Catholic Church or the Catholic faithful assembled at EDSA, that was mainly responsible for removing Ferdinand Marcos and installing his late mother, Mrs. Corazon Aquino, as president in 1986. Similarly, it was the support of the Clinton and Bush administrations that kept Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in power from 2001 to 2010, despite persistent questions about her legitimacy and the various efforts to evict her from ofce. Aquino may also be able to state with authority that it was U.S. Ambassador Harry Thomas premature recognition of him as president-elect in 2010, before the completion of the electoral count, that sealed his claim on the presidency and foreclosed all post-election inquiries into the integrity of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines which Smartmatic used in the elections. Aquino apparently believes that with American support he could walk over any law or institution without risking his ofce. But the new opposition knows that majority of Filipinos are on its side, and will support any organized or sustained effort, if any, against Aquino and his foreign backers. For although Aquino won the vote in Congress, only 133 congressmen out of the total membership of 286 voted for RH. Seventy-nine voted against it, while 74 others chose to absent themselves to avoid following Aquinos diktat. Fewer than half of the entire House of Representatives less than the required quorumsupported the Act, despite all the arm-twisting and the vast resources that had gone into it. In the Senate, where the celebrities proved wiser than the intellectual pretenders, the vote was 13 in favor, 9 against. Aquino obviously realized that he stood not on solid ground but on very thin ice. Thus with uncharacteristic prudence, fearing a massive protest on the ground, he signed the RH Act into law in the privacy of his chamber, without the usual media coverage, or ofcial audience. Aquino and his foreign backers may have realized, after the vote, that the whole thing was one costly colossal mistake. The original argument for population control, as spelled out in the original 1974 US documentNational Security Study Memorandum 200 or The Kissinger Reportno longer held: there was no longer any population explosion to be contained. Outside of Africa, global population growth had begun to decline; the demographic winter had become the one unstoppable danger to many rich countries; and the Philippines robust and dynamic population, growing at 1.9 percent a year, had won the praise, condence and hopes of the worlds leading statesmen, demographers and economists. Imposing population control on the Philippines was more the product of ideological inertia, rather than of scientic thinking or analysis, after population control had failed everywhere, but its authors had failed to revise or withdraw their failed policies. In their zeal to subjugate the last prolife and pro-family nation on earth, they violated even their own code. NSSM 200, which argues the need to impose global population control to protect U.S. security and overseas interests, directs the US President and the Secretary of State to make a point of discussing our national concern about world population growth in meeting with national leaders where it would be relevant, but warns against making foreign leaders appear that they are implementing population control at the behest of the US government. Successful family planning requires strong local dedication and commitment that cannot over the long run be enforced from outside, says the Report. The leaders of poor countries should not see developed country pressures for family planning as a form of economic or racial imperialism; this could well create a serious backlash. It appears that although the foreign operatives correctly calculated that Aquino would not mind acting as a tool of racial imperialism, they failed to consider that the Catholic Church, whose rights are usurped and nixed by the unwanted Act, may not take it sitting down. Some have suggested that Aquino and his foreign patrons were probably guided by the fact that during the Commonwealth,

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Birth certicate errors

OUT OF THE BOX
A LITTLE over two months ago, a new law which should interest and benet many Filipinos came into force. This new law, R.A. 10172, authorized the City and Municipal Civil Registrars and the National Statistics Ofce to correct and amend typographical and clerical errors in the birth day and birth month of a person and in the entry of his or her sex. This is in addition to an earlier law which allowed the amendment of rst names or nicknames without going through the judicial process. To the lucky ones who never had a problem about their birth certicates, this law might sound insignicant. But to the millions of Filipinos who have had to contend with varying difculties in getting passports; or applying for visas to enter other countries; or taking government qualifying examinations; or being accepted into college or a job because of errors in their certicates of live birth, this new law is manna from heaven. After all, when one had any kind of erroneous entry in his birth certicate which conicted with his other personal documents such his school records, government identication cards and others, he would have had to spend a substantial amount of money to hire a lawyer and to get the court to order the National Statistics Ofce and the Local Civil Registrar to amend his birth certicate. And since the process used to be exclusively judicial, one had to spend time too testifying in court to prove that what he wanted changed were mere clerical errors. Why is it that only typographical or clerical errors in a persons first names, day and month of birth date and sex are allowed to be administratively amended? Because a change in other entries such as surname, year of birth, citizenship and names of parents could result in the change of a persons identity, blood lineage and legitimacy. This could then affect ones liability for crimes, if any, or his liability for any civil or administrative case. This could also affect his rights to succession or inheritance; or his status, that is, whether he is a legitimate or an illegitimate child. This was the rationale for the old requirement that any change at all in the entries of ones birth certificate needed to be scrutinized and approved by the courts. And this is still the reason whyeven if clerical errors may now be amended administrativelythe law requires that convincing proof be shown to establish that the errors sought to be changed are mere clerical ones. Therefore, for amendments that pertain to surnames, year of birth, names of parents and their marital

Will moral outrage?

President Manuel L. Quezon, a free mason, vetoed a law that authorized religious instruction in schools and which was favored by the Church. Quezon got away with it, without any massive protests. If the suggestion is correct, they have completely misread the Church. The two cases are not of the same class. The law on religious instruction was an attempt to provide a positive good, but the veto aborted it. That deprived the schools of something good, but no moral evil resulted from it. By contrast, the RH Act legislates a moral evil, as far as the Church is concerned. Therefore where Quezon escaped the Churchs wrath, Aquino and his foreign patrons have no right or reason to expect benign treatment. It would not be surprising if Aquino is henceforth caricatured as a running dog of U.S. imperialism, absent a stronger phrase, and asked to vacate his ofce, and the U.S. government is excoriated in public places for seeking to inict the worst of Western values upon Filipinos. The campaign to propagate these values is global. The RH Act is their rst victory in the Philippines, assuming it survives the constitutional challenge. In Costa Rica, a law that prohibits in vitro fertilization was recently struck down by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights as illegal in a ruling that redenes the moment of conception and says the embryo does not have the legal status of a person. This has prompted Pope Benedict XVI in his New Years address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See to express dismay over the ongoing efforts to expand the legalized abortion and the destruction of innocent human life. In the coming days, assuming the country is not overtaken by civil strife, passions are bound to heat up as some groups interpret the enactment of the RH Act as a signal for them to propose the legalization of divorce, abortion, and same-sex marriage, etc. Because the initiative is likely to come from the pro-RH groups, the new opposition may be expected to begin demanding that all foreign agents, masquerading as something else, come out in the open and disclose the identity and interests of their principals as well as their own. The government has a right to know what foreign monies are coming from abroad and for what purposes they are used. Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, every person who is funded wholly or in part from a foreign source in order to carry out an activity on behalf a foreign principal is considered a foreign agent, and may not lobby Congress or transact business with any government ofce or agency without rst making a full disclosure of his or her interests and activities. Thousands of foreign agents are operating in the country, pushing all sorts of programs for women and children in the countryside, working as columnists, editorial writers or commentators in the media, lobbying Congress on a range of issues. But not everyone if at all has complied with the legal requirement. In the committee hearings on the RH law in Congress, not a single committee ever asked any foreign agent whether he or she had registered as lobbyist with the Department of Justice. In the absence of a Senate actively examining foreign policy issues, the new opposition could demand that Aquino make a full public accounting of his ofcial commitments to foreign governments, particularly those with specic implications to national sovereignty and territorial integrity. That may not transform Aquino into a nationalist or a patriot, but it could make him a little less absurd. It could also compel the US and its Western allies to ask themselves whether their continued support of Aquino has been just and fair to the Filipinos. fstatad@gmail.com

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A new law is manna from heaven for those who have always had difculty with their records.

status, as well as citizenship, one still has to go to court and file a petition for correction of entries. Under this new law, if a person wants to change the entry as to his or her sex, say from male to female, he has to show that, at birth, he was indeed born as male. He must therefore present his medical record at birth and a certication from an accredited government physician that he did not undergo any sex change or sex transplant. Apart from this, he has to present early school records, his baptismal certicate, or any equivalent religious certicate, to conrm that he has always been known as a male. And, he must personally le his petition for change of entry as to his sex at the Local Civil Registrar of the place where he was born and where his birth record is registered. He must also submit clearances from the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police and the courts that he has no pending criminal, civil or administrative cases. Another requirement is the publication of the petition to give those with negative information about the applicant a chance to come forward to oppose it. Basically the same documentary requirements need to be submitted when one seeks to amend ones birth day or birth month with the exception of the medical certicate by a government physician that the applicant has not undergone a sex change or sex transplant. When a person seeking amendments to his birth day or month only has transferred residence but still lives within the Philippines and it is impractical and expensive for him to le the petition in his place of birth, he may le his application in the Local Civil Registry of his place of residence. For those who now live in a foreign country, they may le their petition in the Philippine Consulate nearest their residence. *** Equal Dignity and Respect. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno launched his book entitled Equal Dignity and Respect on Friday, January 11 at the UP College of Law. No less than Senator Edgardo Angara and Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes A. Sereno led the attendees composed of incumbent and retired justices of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, the Court of Tax Appeals and legal luminaries. In the words of its author, the book marshals all the legal and philosophical arguments supporting the thesis that the equal protection right, emboldened by the social justice imperative of our Constitution, must be construed as a spade that genuinely levels the playing eld. The book will be discussed in the coming articles in this column with the hope that this writer will do justice to it. Email: ritalindaj@gmail.com www.jimenolaw.com.ph Visit:

Guns and gamblers

AS EXPECTED, the new year in the Philippines started with a bang. But this time, its not from those maletasize recrackers with the force of several Hiroshima bombs that Filipinos detonated to greet the year of the anaconda. I am referring to gun-related tragedies, from the young lives snuffed out by irresponsible revelers who bid adieu to 2012 with a gun salute and to that carnage in Quezon that killed 13. The last one was a product of the toxic combination of guns, gambling and gold if reports are to be believed that the convoy waylaid was carrying money from gold operations in Bicol. Some observers have added the other G that describes Philippine elections in portraying the Quezon ambush goons . But the jury is still out, so it is premature if not unkind to attach that label to either the killers or the killed. So this early, the scourge that is 3G is already rearing its ugly head, and this

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is happening while electionswhich in this country means body bags will be tallied before the ballotsare four months away. As usual, a plethora of suggestions has been aired on how to stop gunrelated crimes. The proposed solutions are as diverse as the kind of recrackers one would see in the market . These range from banning guns to enforcing tighter rules for gun ownership. As to gambling , assorted cures have been prescribed, from scrapping small-town lottery, which critics say merely sticks a legal g leaf on jueteng , to banning all forms of gambling. But these so-called xes merely address the symptoms but not the causes on why guns and gambling proliferate. They respond to the manifestation of the twin phenomena but not on their roots. They dwell on the surface but not on the larger context that birthed the problems that now hound us. *** You dont have to be a rocket scientist to know why gambling is an eternal sunrise industry here. For one, the culture of gambling is something that is nurtured by the state. You look around and you cant escape

the vestiges of state -sanctioned gaming. Fact is, the country is one big Las Vegas, minus the neon lights. You can place a bet on a race horse at the bookie joint at the corner, which is a stones throw away from the friendly neighborhood lotto outlet. If the Basque game of jai-alai is your cup of tea, there is an off-fronton betting station not far from there. Go to the mall, and you see bingo parlors galore. Go to a hotel, and you will nd an array of one-armed bandits and Pachinko machines tucked in a corner not far from the lobby . Internet coffee shops now double as internet gambling dens. Poker dens are now mushrooming. Casino megaplexes are rising from reclaimed land in Manila Bay. They will compete with gaming resorts which have sprouted from once upon a time military camps. These former bases have become glitzy gambling detachments. These developments are hailed with full-throated praise from the government. One gaming rm stock was lionized as a darling of the stock exchange. Pagcor is routinely extolled as third biggest revenue earner for the government.

If this is the social environment that treats gambling as a virtue and not as a vice, then dont be surprised if gambling trickles down to the hoi polloi as a pastime that serves the common good. And dont be surprised too if grassroots entrepreneurs, having been encouraged by the success of big gaming, copy their business model and implement them on a smaller scale and guerilla-style on their own communities . This is probably the reason why illegal cockghts, underground dog ghts, unlicensed sakla joints , secret mahjong dens, and, yes, jueteng , where bets are collected and winnings delivered to your doorstep , are ourishing . All because of the inconvenient truth that we have a turned into a gambling nation. *** The big picture in guns is that they proliferate when peace and order disappears. The vacuum left by state protection is lled by the sense of selfprotection offered by guns. The best antidote to gun protection is a crime-free environment. When crime incidents shoot up, gun sales head north. The best way, therefore, for the government to bankrupt the gun trade is

to put criminals out of business. There is no gun-loving gene in the Pinoys DNA. I dont buy the idea that gun ownership is an integral part of the Filipino males macho image. Majority of those who keep a gun in their homes were probably compelled by circumstances to do so. Ordinary folks I have met, upright citizens who pay their taxes and segregate their trash , admit to an initial allergy to guns but worsening peace and order has forced them to bite the bullet , so to speak. If you are a Filipino worker overseas and marauding akyat bahay gangs have been victimizing your neighborhood, when your car and the daughters you left behind are not safe from carnappers and rapists, and it takes hours for cops to respond to a distress call and years to solve a petty crime, then we cant blame you if before leaving for abroad you insisted that they keep a licensed gun in the house just in case. If a farmer leaving in the boondocks is under siege from carabao rustlers, then how can we blame him if he keeps a rusty Carbine by his side as a weapon of last resort ? Make criminals pay and it will stop the Filipino from paying for guns.

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TriNoma-Clark lounge to open
PASSENGERS with ights at the Clark International Airport will take their bus connection starting Wednesday from TriNoma in Quezon City. CIAC president and chief executive Victor Jose Luciano said the lounge will be open round-the-clock for nonstop ferrying to Pampanga. Connectivity to Metro Manila will be much improved for a fare of only P200, he said. Luciano said Philtranco, Genesis, Victory Liner and Five Star will be elding special trips. The Clark Airport Lounge is fully furnished located at the TriNoma Mall which is open 24/7. Last year, Clark Airport posted 1.3 million passenger volume due to the increase ights of various airlines operating at the Clark Civil Aviation Complex such as Air Asia Philippines, Air Asia Berhad, Cebu Pacic Air, Seair-Tiger, Airphil Express, Jin Air, Zest Air, Asiana Airlines and Dragonair. Eric. B. Apolonio

LA TRINIDADDr. Ben Ladilad, president of the Benguet State University, said ve graduates of the school have developed an anti-mosquito remedy from tomato.
He said their study Lycopersicum Solanum Leaf Extract as an Alternative Mosquito Repellant, would be a respite from expensive commercial products. We are proud of the achievements of our graduates, Ladilad told the Manila Standard, noting the work of Collins Joe Francisco, Alexandra Pelino, Joan Grace Pistola, Maria Lucille Payangdo and Raiza Pumahing. The tomato extract is diluted to plain water, he said. In actual tests, hands of volunteers were exposed to mosquitoes using a solution of 25 percent extract to 75 percent water with satisfactory results. Being a vegetable bowl with planters raising crucifers, root crops and other garden crops, the province is ideal for students doing research on food productivity and health. Ladilad also cited an Israeli study on tomatoes as food that could help to lower blood pressure as well. In his case, four tomatoes in his daily diet was suitable alongside a healthy lifestyle.

Interior design law signed

SENATOR Antonio Trillanes lauded Malacanang for approving the Interior Design Act of 2012, which he said will ensure the sectors global competitiveness. I thank President Benigno Aquino III for signing the amended interior design law, he said. Trillanes, chairman of Senate Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization, said the measure is necessary for us to introduce changes which would modernize the practice of interior design in the country to make it at par with the international standards and to enhance the competitive edge of the Filipino interior designers. He said the law that was signed last Dec. 15 amended a 1998 measure. Under the new law, regulations on the registration, licensing and the practice of interior design will be updated by institutionalizing mandatory continuing professional education of interior design professionals. As provided, special permits of foreign interior designers will be issued without Trillanes prejudice to Filipino practitioners. According to him, Malaysia patterned Trillanes said Filipino interior designers its licensing and regulatory laws on intehave attained international recognition and have been admitted in different internation- rior design from our laws. Macon Ramos-Araneta al organizations.

Payumos donates land to settlers

HERMOSAThe Payumo Family led by former Bases Conversion Development Authority Chairman Felicito Payumo is donating more than 10 hectares of farmland to 27 households in Barangay Bacong, this town. He was accompanied by his son Tonito, nephews Dinalupihan town Mayor Joel Payumo and Bataan Board Member Jojo Payumo in announcing the donation over the weekend. While our family allowed the beneciaries to possess and cultivate the land since 1950s, it is high time that the title be awarded to them, said the former congressman. The transfer of property will be achieved through Department of Agricultures certicate of land ownership award. Sevilla Gigante, in her 80s and the oldest among the beneciaries, expressed gratitude to the Payumos.Butch Gunio Orlando Icban, 76, said the land which he tilled since the 1950s eabled him to support his family and sent his children to school. The Payumos have donated least 12 hectares in Dinalupihan in wehat is now a barangay named after the family. Butch Gunio

Coco fest. Students from San Pablo Elementary School dance during theCoco-bilib festival along Colago Avenue, San Pablo City. Franklin Baker Co. and Minola support the government to revive the coconut industry in Laguna by planting new stocks to replace ageing trees. JEROME BONTO

Department of Public Works and Highways OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR Regional Office No. VIII Government Center, Baras, Palo, Leyte
Telefax No.: (053) 323-5553 Email Add: dpwh.ro8_bacsec@yahoo.com.ph

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INVITATION TO BID
January 11, 2013 1. Contract ID
: 13IO0037 Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Biliran CircumferentialRoad (Almeria Kawayan Section), Km. 1034+000 to Km. 1042+000, with exceptions, Biliran Province Contract Location : Biliran Province Brief Description/Scope of Work : Widening of Roadway and Correction of Grade and Concrete Paving of 2.00 Kms. Roadway. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,523,452.85 Contract Duration : 70 Calendar Days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00 : 13IO0038 : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of National Road alongTacloban Ormoc Baybay Maasin Road, Km. 1060+150 Km. 1064+000, Baybay, Leyte Contract Location : Baybay, Leyte Brief Description/Scope of Work : Reblocking of Road & Concreting of Shoulder. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,649,814.22 Contract Duration : 40 Calendar Days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00 Contract Name : 13IO0039 : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of National Road, alongTacloban Baybay South Road, Km. 0988+000 Km.0993+000 (with exceptions), Baybay Leyte Contract Location : Baybay, Leyte Brief Description/Scope of Work : Reblocking of Road & Concreting of Shoulder. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,649,546.38 Contract Duration : 40 Calendar Days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00 Contract Name : 13IO0040 : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Catarman Calbayog Road, K0769 K0775, with exceptions, Lope DeVega, Northern Samar Contract Location : Northern Samar Brief Description/Scope of Work : Application of Reflectorized Pavement Markings at Center Line and Edge Lines, both sides. Reblocking=336 Blocks. Length=4.5 m., Width=3.05, Thickness=0.23 Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,649,811.90 Contract Duration : 60 Calendar Days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00 Contract Name Infrastructure Project) intends to apply the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the abovementioned contract/s. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

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2. Contract ID

Department of Public Works and Highways SAMAR FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Calbayog City

3. Contract ID

INVITATION TO BID for

I. Contract ID : 13IJ - 0047 Contract Name/Location: REHABILITATION ALONG CALBAYOG CATARMAN ROAD VIA LOPE DE VEGA, K0786 + 000 K0809 + 000 Scope of Work : Rehabilitation of 3,250 sq.m. PCCP and Constructionof 980 lin.m. Grouted Lined Canal Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PHP 11,637,432.00 Contract Duration : 120 CD Cost of Bid Documents : P 10,000.00 1. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office, Calbayog City, through the FY-2012 (Carriageway Fund 101) intends to apply the sum of ELEVEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY TWO PESOS (P 11,637,432.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the abovementioned contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bidding opening. 2. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office, Calbayog City now invites bids for the abovementioned description of works. Completion of the works is required within the above stated contract duration. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders. 3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnership, organizations or joint venture with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office, Calbayog City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00. P.M. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by Interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount stated above. Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on January 15, 2013 February 4, 2013. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PHILGEPS) and the website of the procuring entity provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the bidding documents not later than the submission of their bids. 6. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office, Calbayog City will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 22,2013 at 3:00 P.M. at the BAC Office, DPWHSamar First District Engineering Office, Calbayog City which shall be open to all interested parties. 7. Bids must be delivered at the address below on or before February 4, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. at the BAC Office- DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office, Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened on February 4, 2013 at 2:00 P.M., in the presence of the Bidders representative who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. 8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchase bidding documents and meet the following major criteria; a) prior registration with DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of the contract; c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids through their duly Authorized Liaison Officer only as specified in the Contractors Information (CI). 9. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office, Calbayog City reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability or obligation to the affected bidder or bidders. 10. For further information, please refer to: ALVIN A. IGNACIO OIC, Asst. District Engineer (BAC Chairman) Attention: Head, BAC Secretariat BAC Office, DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Office Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog City

$5-m bribe probe given more time

A PANEL tasked to investigate the alleged bribery of a rm led by Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada has been given more time to nish its job. The members of the panel sought for an extension to complete their work. I am granting it, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said in a text message. I gave them 30 days which I think had lapsed already. They need more time, she said, noting that the probe was ordered two months ago. De Lima made the statement after agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States are reportedly in Manila working with counterparts from the National Bureau of Investigation. On Palace orders, she created a panel to look into an allegation that Rodolfo Soriano, former Pagcor consultant and associate of former Pagcor chair Efraim Genuino, received $5 million payment in May 2010 from a

4. Contract ID

1. The DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte, through the CY-2013 GAA (Regular

2. The DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte now invites bids for the abovementioned

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description of works. Completion of the Works is required for the above stated contract duration. Bidders should have completed at least one (1) contract that is similar to this project/s, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly in Section II, Instructions to Bidders. pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of Bids as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, organizations or joint venture with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary

4. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior

to the set scheduled of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contract Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount stated above. Bidders can make payments for the purchase of the Bidding Documents at any DPWH field offices. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. The significant date and time of procurement activities are shown below: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Deadline for Receipt/Submission of Bids 4. Opening of Bids DATE/TIME January 11 31, 2013 January 17, 2013 @ 2:00 P.M. January 31, 2013 @ 11:00 A.M. January 31, 2013 @ 2:00 P.M.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address

Hong Kong afliate of Universal Entertainment Corp., a company majorityowned and controlled by Okada. The panel is composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Rosalina Aquino; lawyer Marlon Tauli, of the NBI Anti-Graft Division; and lawyer Catherine Camposano, executive ofcer of the NBIs Internal Audit Unit. Rey E. Requejo

6. Pre-Bid Conference will be held at BAC Office, DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, 7. Bids must be delivered at BAC Office, DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte. All

Leyte which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18, or a Bid Securing Declaration as an additional form of bid security, pursuant to GPPB Resolution No. 03-2012. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. at least equal to ABC or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC and the Original Receipt (OR) for payment of bidding documents before dropping of bids. Bidders shall likewise submit their bids through their duly Authorized Liaison Officers only as specified in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) is no longer required to participate in the bidding, pursuant to D.O. No. 64, Series of 2012, per Dept. Memo dtd. 17 Dec. 2012, LIFTING the deferment in the implementation of Section C.3 of D.O. No. 64, series of 2012. any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability or obligation to the affected bidder or bidders. EDGAR B. TABACON, CESO IV Assistant Regional Director (BAC Chairman) Attention: The Head, BAC Secretariat DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte Telefax No.: (053) 323-5553 Email Add: dpwh.ro8_bacsec@yahoo.com.ph (SGD.) EDGAR B. TABACON, CESO IV Assistant Regional Director (BAC Chairman) NOTED: (SGD.) ROLANDO M. ASIS, CESO III Regional Director
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8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC)

9. The DPWH Regional Office No. VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte reserves the right to accept or reject 10.For further information, please refer to:

(Sgd.) ALVIN A. IGNACIO OIC, Asst. District Engineer (BAC Chairman)

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Tandang Sora rites. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte pay homage to Melchora Aquino at the culmination of the Tandang Sora bicentennial birth anniversary with the launching of a museum at her shrine along Banlat Road. Joining them are Josephine Geronimo, president of the Mga Apo ni Tandang Sora Association Inc.; Architect Veronica Dado, of the National Historical Commission; Barangay Chairman Hector Geronimo and other guests.
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Marion, Nowitzki carry Mavs

DALLAS Dirk Nowitzki is coming along gradually. Maybe the Dallas Mavericks are, too.
Nowitzki scored 17 points and was one of three Dallas starters who didnt miss from 3-point range, and Shawn Marion had a seasonhigh 20 to lead the Mavericks to consecutive wins for the rst time in a month with a 104-83 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. The Mavericks, three days removed from dropping 10 games under .500 for the rst time in 13 years, beat a team with a winning record for just the fourth time this season. They did it soundly, too, taking their rst 30-point lead of the season and coasting through the fourth quarter. Its the kind of game we need, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. We need more of these, but theyre hard to come by. The Grizzlies were ragged a night after a big overtime win against Southwest Divisionleading San Antonio. Memphis shot 38 percent and Rudy Gay was the only starter in double gures, in part because all ve of them sat out the entire fourth quarter. Gay led the Grizzlies with 12 points. We didnt have maybe one, maybe one-and-a-half starter that could bring it, Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. Our focus and concentration wasnt there. All ve starters scored in double gures for Dallas, with Chris Kaman stringing together eight straight in the third quarter and nishing with 14. O.J. Mayo had 11 and Darren Collison 10. The Mavericks were 11 of 17 from 3-point range, and the starters made eight of nine. Nowitzki hit three, Mayo two and Collison had one. Marion was the only starter to miss, going 2 of 3. Taking small steps, but that was big against one of the top teams in the league, Mayo said. They were tired and beat up from a tough game last night and we put it on them. Nowitzki had another solid night after Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said earlier he wasnt trading his star forward despite the teams struggles. Dallas hadnt won consecutive games since taking three straight from Dec. 6-10, the last time the Mavericks were over .500. AP

Australian volleybelles. Ofcials and members of the Australian girls high school team from the State of Victoria, led by delegation head Tomas Sant-

amaria (left), also a director of the Asian Volleyball Federation, will arrive Jan. 18 to compete in the Shakeys Girls Volleyball Tournament of Champions set Jan. 21 to 26 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The visiting squad boasts of three six-footers and three national team players.

Jaro vows to pursue legal action vs WBC

By Ronnie Nathanielsz FED up of being given the runaround by the World Boxing Council over its commitment to Silver minimumweight champion Denver Cuello that he would face the winner of the battle for the vacant title won by Chinas Xiong Zhao Zhong, the Filipinos promoter Aljoe Jaro is determined to le a case against the WBC. The Manila Standard learned that Xiongs promoter Lu Gang met with American promoter Gary Shaw regarding a voluntary title defense by the Chinese champion, approved by the WBC board of governors during its December convention in Cancun despite a clear written commitment that Cuello would be given a mandatory shot at the winner. Because of the pleas of WBC president Jose Sulaiman, who wanted to bring China into the mainstream of professional boxing, Jaro agreed to step aside for a fee of $25,000. However, he emphasized that Cuello has waited two years for a title shot and it would be terribly unfair to ask him to step aside once again without even talking to his promoter or making an offer for a step-aside fee, although there was a report that Cuello would be featured on the planned undercard of Xiongs title defense. Jaro told the Manila Standard: There is nothing we can do so we will prepare the case. We are only seeking justice. They could have spoken to me and explained the situation and offered Cuello a step-aside fee, but they did not. Its terribly unfair to Cuello who thought that even if he has to wait a few months for a title shot, he would earn something. Its zero and they have just ignored us.

TAT Filipinas Golf Club honored

TAT Filipinas Golf Club has been recognized by the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. through the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, taking the inaugural Custodians of the Environment Award recently in Brunei Darrusalam. Edna Seeloriquez Pana, the corporate counsel of the TAT Group of companies, received the award at the Asia Pacic Golf Summit Dinner and Award Presentation recently at the Royal Brunei Polo and Riding Clubs Royal Berkshire Hall. The TAT Filipinas Golf Club in San Pedro, Laguna was the rstever golf course to receive the much coveted Custodian of the Environment Award, recognized for successfully transforming its club into a sustainable golf course with a clear mission to serve its members and an awareness of its role in the community and the environment. Pana said the TAT Filipinas Golf Club serves the needs of golfers who appreciate that their sport is not harming the environment. Throughout the transformation of the TAT Filipinas Golf Club, we are often surprised that sustainability does not require expensive innovations at all. And that led to the discovery (of ecofriendly methods and knowledge to maintain the land) that was used by farmers for generations, (such as) the benets of keeping bees healthy for pollination, Pena said. The TAT Filipinas Golf Club collaborated with experts from the College of Forestry at the University of the Philippines, the Philippines Coconut Authority and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to ensure that the course is environmentally green. Pana said the company hoped that its efforts would be replicated by the golf industry globally and that sustainable practices would become the norm. The golf industry in Brunei Darussalam is looking to reduce the negative impact of the sport on the environment. In a bid to promote environmentally sustainable development and practices, Brunei sponsored the inaugural Custodian of the Environment Award. The award is an initiative that was introduced at the Asia Pacic Golf Summit 2012 to give recognition to golf courses in the Asia Pacic for their efforts to promote environmentally sustainable golf facilities.

Chiefs, Blazers prevail

THE Arellano University Chiefs and the College of St. Benilde-B Blazers started the year with a bang with convincing wins last Saturday at the resumption of the 9th Fr. Martin Cup Collegiate Open basketball tournament. James Forrester tallied 14 points for the Chiefs, who fought off the Mapua Cardinals, 89-78, at the St. Placid gymnasium of the San Beda-Manila campus in Mendiola. The Blazers fought back from four points down in the last period and banked on a three-point play by Alfonso Saavedra to beat the University of the Philippines Maroons, 69-67. The Chiefs have picked up their third consecutive win in four matches and this put them in the lead of Group B, while the Blazers hold a 1-0 card in Group A. Levi Hernandez banged in 13 points for the Chiefs, while Prince Caperal had 10, including a pair of drives in the last seven minutes. Paolo Taha red 23 points for the Blazers, while Saavedra hit 11. Caperals contributions came during a decisive 7-0 run at the start of the last period and helped the Chiefs gain a big foothold, 71-63. This allowed the Chiefs to move away and keep the Cardinals at bay, after Mapua moved close, 6364, at the end of the third off Hesed Gabos penetration.

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Department of Public Works and Highways Region VIII OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER Leyte Fourth Engineering District Ormoc City

InvItatIon to BId
January 10, 2013

Minister of Industry and Primary Resources YB Pehin Dato Seri etia Hj Yahya (left) presents the rst Custodian of the Environment Award to TAT Filipinas Golf Club represented by its corporate counsel of the TAT Group of companies Edna Seeloriquez Pana.

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PH Ladies Open lures crack field

THE champion Innity Philippine Ladies Open 2013 res off Wednesday (Jan. 16) with the cream of the local crop slugging it out with the leading players and rising stars from region and beyond at the challenging Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa City, Batangas. Suthavee Chanachai, Benyapa Niphatsophon and Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong head a crack Thailand squad while Aretha Pan Herng, Michelle Koh and scratch player Loy Hee Ying banner the Malaysian team vying for top honors in the 51st staging of the countrys premier ladies golng championship, according to Marissa Romano, president of the organizing Womens Golf Association of the Philippines. Korean Yang Ju Young will also try to keep the crown won by absentee compatriot Lee Jeong Hwa at Wack Wack last year while Australia is elding in Prescila Keogh and Zoe Ticehurst. American Suzette Kirchner and Gillian Sim and Meenah Fong of Singapore have also conrmed participation, ensuring a banner cast in the 54-hole event presented for the second straight year by Champion Innity, the No. 1 local brand in Northern Luzon and Visayas, Newly crowned Philippine Ladies Amateur champion Dottie Ardina and last years runner-up spearhead the ICTSI-The Country Club team along with former winner and reigning Hong Kong Amateur champion Cyna Rodriguez, Santi Cup titlist Jayvie Agojo, Sarah Ababa, Lovelynn Guioguio and new ICTSI members Abegail Arevalo and Sophia Chabon.
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: 13IF0020 : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of National Road Along Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road (Upgrading of Road Shoulder) K1003+000K1003+408; K1003+701-K1003+725 K1004+023-K1004+261, K1005+004-K1005+591.50 Contract Location : Central School, Ormoc City, Phase 3 & 4 Brief Description of Work/Scope of Work : Road Shoulder PCCP=length-1,257.50 meters, width=2.50 meters Thickness=0.23 meters both sides Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,915,226.38 Contract Duration : 75 calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00 The DPWH, Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City, through the General Appropriation Act CY 2012 MVUC FUND, intends to apply the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under contract for the abovementioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The DPWH, Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City, now invites bids for the abovementioned description of works. Completion of the Works is required for the above stated contract duration. Bidders should have completed within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly , in Section II, Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted thru open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of Bids as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act Bidding is restricted to Filipino Citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, organizations or joint venture with at least seventy five (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

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Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH Civil Works are required to register prior to the set scheduled of submission of bids while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contract Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification, Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. A complete set of documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address given below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount stated above. Contractors can make payments for the purchase of the Bidding Documents at any field offices. Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on January 14 February 4, 2013. It may also downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

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Did Old Pity prevail?

fore, Toshiba forever today. Anyways, as I was saying, I had believed that Rain or Shine would win yesterdays Game 3 against Talk N Text. If not, TNT would be toting a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoffs for the PBA Philippine Cup and, in all likelihood, could proceed to win the crowneasily. If not day after tomorrow (Wednesday), itd happen on Friday, if not on Sunday. Easily it could happen pocketing the title-clinching gamebecause, with four chances to win just one more game, it would be next to impossible that the Tropang Texters of coach Norman Black could not do it. Only the totally idiot would miss achieving that. And Black isnt even a bit idiotic or he would not have accomplished only the third PBA Grand Slam in 1989 while still coaching San Miguel Beer. And didnt Black only recently win for Ateneo a rare fth straight year of bagging the UAAP basketball championship? There is no doubt that Black, who is now actually gunning for a sixth straight basketball crown in as many tries, is your block rosary in the neighborhood or you might as well consider him as some kind of a woodo-voodo or something? Unbelievably gifted or demon-possessed? Yeng Guiao, the embattled Rain or Shine coach, could either be on joy mode today with his much sought-after victory yesterday, or woefully licking his wounds as absorbing a third loss would mean they are grotesquely just a foot away from the grave. Guiao is one mentor youd love to hate for his sometimes senseless volcanic temper, if not tempestuous tantrum, but, if only for old Petes sakes, could you not have wished him to win Game 3? Old Pete, of course, is Old Pity. You have pity for one whose back is against the wall, you are good. Now, if, despite your heart pounding out tirelessly for the seemingly loss-laden, and you see your wish going down the drain, be cheerful still. There is nothing like being generous when the deed is needed most. * * * * * ALL IN. Mayor Ed Pamintuan of Angeles City, Pampanga, deserves our warm applause for having been chosen one of the worlds best Top 10 mayors. Cheers, Mayor Ed!...Belated birthday greetings to Lian Entienza (Jan. 10) of Calauag, Quezon, who is a strict professor at St. Benilde-Taft. More to come, Lian!...Also, happy birthday today to Ramon S. Ang, the respected and beloved RSA of San Miguel Corporation. Cheers, Sir!

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I WROTE this with the rm belief that Rain or Shine would win Game 3. It was hours before Game 3 was to start yesterday that I pounded this out in my laptop. No, not pounded really. You pound out the laptop and the poor thing could break, totally disintegrate, before you know it. Its by force of habit that us of the old school use pound out whenever we craft a column, an article or a news item. In the olden days, we pound out our typewriters in trying to squeeze out creative juices, while we are working on our newspaper pieces. Bye typewriters (mine was Underwood, before Olympia), enter laptops (Zenith at rst, and now Toshiba). Olympia forever be-

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The DPWH , Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 24, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.. at the BAC Office, DPWH, Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February 4, 2013 at 10: 00 A.M. at the DPWH, Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18 or Bid Securing Declaration in lieu of a bid security as an additional form, pursuant to GPPBA Resolution No. 03-2012. Bids will be opened on February 4, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

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To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Net Financial Contracting Capacity (INFCC) at least equal to ABC or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC and the Original Receipt (OR) for payment of bidding documents before dropping of bids. Bidders shall likewise submit their bids through their duly Authorized Liaison Officers as specified in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of Letter of Intent is no longer required in pursuance to Department Memorandum dated December 17, 2012 and Memorandum of the Regional Director dated January 4, 2013. The DPWH, Leyte 4th Engineering District, Ormoc City, reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and the reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability or obligation to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: NARCISO C. DUMALAN, JR. Engineer III (BAC Chairman)

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Attention: BAC Secretariat DPWH-Leyte IV, Ormoc City Telefax No. (053)255-5547/255-7851 Email Add: dpwh_4thled@yahoo.com.ph
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the same familiar faces -- Aidric Chan, Riggs Illescas and Rocco Sumabat -- leading the assault. La Salle-Greenhills claimed the juniors crown even without top gun Miggy Yee, while La Salle-Zobel went unbeatable in Girls 2 in the tourney that capped a four-month series in four different courses. It was in Girls 1 where an upset was posted as La SalleZobel turned back St. Pauls Pasig, which played minus Miya Legaspi because of a prior commitment. La Salle-Zobels Pauline del Rosario and Annika Guangko combined for 167 to beat Daniela Uy and Annika Cedo by 27, which enjoyed the support of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. and organized by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines.
Talk N Texts Ranidel de Ocampo (center) tries to protect the ball from Rain or Shines Jireh Ibanez (right) and Larry Rodriguez in Game 3 of their teams PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. SONNY ESPIRITU

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Buendia Ateneo, La Salle split honors in ICTSI inter-school finals to handle Blazers; Co for Cards?
MIKE Buendia could be the next head coach of the College of St. Benilde Blazers, while former Philippine Basketball Association star Fortunato Atoy Co has been introduced as the new head mentor of the Mapua Cardinals to members of the team. School ofcials of CSB have not announced any more changes in the coaching staff of the Blazers after Buendia began handling the team as its interim coach last December. Buendia, an assistant coach of Rain or Shine mentor Yeng Guiao in the PBA, took the post left by Richard del Rosario, who quit last month. He has started handling the squad in their offseason campaigns. We are still waiting for a nal decision, said Buendia, who tops a short list also composed of Gabby Velasco, Rico Perez and Tonichi Pujante. School ofcials are expected to make an announcement within the week. Meanwhile, Co has been introduced by school ofcials to members of the team during one of their daily practices. Sources said he is expected to come aboard today. However, school ofcials have yet to announce his ofcial status. The school said in a statement that the search committee has already decided on a new coach for the Cardinals, but they are still tackling the ner details of the appointment. Co emerged as a top candidate to handle the Cardinals, along with Horacio Lim and Bong Ramos. Co won two National Collegiate Athletic Association Most Valuable Player awards with the Cardinals. Peter Atencio ATENEO and La Salle picked up three victories as favored teams lived up to expectations in the recent national nals of the International Container Terminal Services Inc. Inter-School golf championships at the Player course of the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Dasmarinas, Cavite. The Ateneans took the Midgets 1, Midgets 2 and seniors titles all in runaway fashion with It was also supported by Golf Depot, Pancake House Group, Sizzlin Pepper, Pancake House and Philippine Airlines. Luigi Guerrero, AR Ramos, JP de Claro and Raymundo Inigo picked up from where Yee left off to give LSGH a comfortable victory over La Salle Zobel 301-274, while Bernice Ilas and Mikhaela Fortuna totalled 202 to handily beat the Assumption pair of Sam Bruce and Andrea Pineda.

Chan joined hands with Carl Corpus and Marc Corrales for 281 and a comfortable win over Learning Links Academy (252) in Midgets 1, while Illescas teamed up with Miles Conding for 206 that gave them a 28-point win over Xavier in Midgets 2. The seniors crown also went to Ateneo, with Sumabat, Moshe Baldo and Mikey Punzalan pooling 250 to nish ahead of La Salle Taft.

Pacman: Manila out as venue

Choices down to Macau, Singapore, Abu Dhabi
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WHAT appeared to be an overly ambitious plan for Manny Pacquiao to ght in Manila, with World Boxing Organization/Ring Magazine super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire and WBO/World Boxing Council yweight champion Brian Viloria on the same card on April 20, has been scuttled. Pacquiao himself said the planned comeback ght after his sixth-round knockout at the hands of Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez, will not take place in Manila. His adviser Michael Koncz conrmed that should the ght push through, the venues being considered are Singapore, Macau and Abu Dhabi. Top Rank president Todd duBeof visited Macau to discuss possibilities with the big hotel and casino operators in the gambling capital of Asia, while Koncz is preparing to speak to tourism ofcials in Singapore and representatives of the ruling family in Abu Dhabi. Asked about possible opponents Koncz, said: We have a list of nine possible opponents, but will only discuss who Manny will ght after we have settled the issue of the venue. Under the original proposal from a Team Pacquiao member, undefeated junior welterweight Brandon Bam Bam Rios and welterweight Humberto Sotto were mentioned. However, the front-runner appears to be Ukraines 35-year-old Vyacheslav Senchenko, who has a record of 33-1 with 22 knockouts and scored a ninth-round technical knockout over Ricky Hatton in his comeback ght last Nov. 24. The Ukraine ghter sent Hatton into retirement for the second time in his career after the British ghter announced he was hanging up his gloves following his second-round knockout at the hands of Pacquiao on May 2, 2009. Also considered a leading prospect for Pacquiao is undefeated welterweight Jessie Vargas, who has a record nine knockouts in 22 wins. Vargas, a 2008 Mexican Olympian, is a protg of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Archers rip Warriors in UAAP tennis

DEFENDING champion La Salle downed University of the East, 4-1, for its second straight victory, even as National University needed to snatch the last two matches to survive University of Santo Tomas, 3-2, for a winning start in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 75 mens tennis tournament Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center. The Bulldogs, who placed second in their initial stint last season, banked the heroics of doubles players Jigo Pea and Leander Lazaro and singles specialist Fritz Verdad to escape with the win. Pea and Lazaro nipped rookie Randy Delavin and Bernardine Baring, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, in the second doubles, while Verdad edged out Arn Procianos, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, in the decider. University of the Philippines defeated Ateneo in the other mens match, 5-0, for its rst win. The Blue Eagles, who lost to the Green Archers in Saturdays opener, dropped to their second consecutive loss. The Lady Maroons, third placers last year, defeated the Lady Eagles, 4-1, in the lone womens tie. At the nearby Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium, the Growling Tigers rallied from a two-run decit in the top ninth inning to turn back defending baseball champion Bulldogs, 7-5. UST improved to 3-0 alongside Ateneo, a 14-6 winner over UP, on top of the standings, while NU slipped to third at 2-1.

Henley, Langley ahead

Painters coach Guiao not losing hope
By Jeric Lopez
RAIN or Shine is down, but not certainly out. The Elasto Painters outspoken coach Yeng Guiao is not losing hope despite the odds clearly stacked against them in the ongoing nals of the 2013 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup. Guiao acknowledged that improvements are needed to be done by his wards for them to get back in the series against title favorite Talk N Text, which is closing in on its third straight Philippine Cup championship. Were not losing hope though were down, said Guiao. We need to make some adjustments, but not big adjustments. Its just that we need to gain back our condence with our shots. A Game 3 win by the Tropang Texters will virtually shut the door on Rain or Shine, who will have the difcult task of recovering from a 0-3 hole, where no PBA team has ever come back. But if the Painters mark their rst win in the nals, it will be anyones series again with a 2-1 score. Falling behind 0-3, thats almost lights out, said Guiao. But win or lose, the Painters will still be down in the series against the defending champions. However, Guiao emphasized that theres just no quit in his team no matter what the circumstances are. Were not going to give up this series just like that. Game 4 is scheduled on Wednesday also at the Big Dome. Meanwhile, Rain or Shine said that it is willing to lend any of its players to the National Team, when needed anytime. Elasto Painters owners Raymond Yu and Terry Que reiterated that they will do their part of fully supporting the cause of the Smart Gilas National Team. HONOLULUScott Langley and Russell Henley joked around as if they were a couple of rookies fresh out of college. They sure dont play like rookies. After they set the Sony Open scoring record at 17-under 193 to share the lead, Henley walked into a news conference Saturday evening and realized Langley, who moments earlier had been sitting in the same chair, left behind his PGA Tour credentials and sunglasses. Langley came back into the room - turns out he forgot his golf clubs, too - and Henley waved the credentials and called out to him, What a rookie. Put them on the golf course, though, and they look awfully tough to beat. Langley relied on his stinger 3-wood on the fast fairways of Waialae and another solid round putting for a 5-under 65. Henley took a suspect swing from the range and made it work on the course, turning a so-so round into a 67 by keeping bogeys off his card for the second straight day. He smashed a high draw on the par-5 18th over the bunker and just through the fairway, leading to a two-putt birdie that allowed him to catch Langley. They had a three-shot lead over Tim Clark, who is nally feeling healthy again. Im sure they wont be too intimidated, Clark said. Thats going to be fun to see them play. Theres all these young guys coming out these days, and theyre ready to go right from the start. So its going to be a fun battle. AP

No. 1 Djokovic hopes to make history

MELBOURNE, Australia Novak Djokovic shelved the conventional preparations for a while, warming up for a shot at a third consecutive Australian title with a bit of weekend hit-and-giggle and a Gangnam Style dance with Serena Williams. That was for kids day, when thousands of people ocked to Rod Laver Arena to see 2012 Australian champions Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka hitting in a just-for-fun match with players including past champions Roger Federer and Williams, a cast of human-sized cartoon characters and a marching band that played the tune to Michael Jacksons Thriller. Come Monday, the No. 1-ranked Djokovic will be back to work, hoping his opener against Paul-Henri Mathieu is the rst of seven matches this month at the venue where hes had the most success in Grand Slam tennis. His veset, 5-hour, 53-minute win over Rafael Nadal in the nal last year has already been written into Australian Open folklore, and followed his titles at Melbourne Park in 2008 and 2011. The fun matches, the joking around and the break from ofcial tournaments in the offseason are crucial ingredients to Djokovics success in Australia. You get time to recover, regroup, recharge your batteries mentally, physically, try to get ready for the new season, said the 25-year-old Djokovic, who had a nal practice session early Sunday afternoon with fellow Serbian Viktor Troicki . You come here fresh. Youre motivated and inspired to play some good tennis. This is my most successful Grand Slam. But this Grand Slam is also known for a lot of surprises, players who have been reaching the nal stages who are not expected to. Well see. The Australian Open always brings something interesting. No man has won three successive Australian titles in the Open era, which dates back to 1968 - Jack Crawford (193133) and Roy Emerson (196367) did it before then. Nine players have won back-to-back titles in the meantime, but were unable to complete the hat trick. Williams also has three on her mind, as in three majors in a row. The No. 3-ranked Williams is a hot favorite to win her sixth Australian Open title after a run of 35 wins in her last 36 matches since a shocking rst-round defeat at the French Open. She nished off last year by winning at Wimbledon, the London Olympics, the U.S. Open and the season-ending Djokovic championships. AP

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BayanTel gets relief on Globe agreement

By Lailany P. Gomez

ERC orders big power users to pick suppliers

By Alena Mae S. Flores
THE Energy Regulatory Commission asked power consumers with a monthly demand of at least one megawatt to sign a supply contract with retail electricity suppliers before March 20. The ERC issued the order after adopting the transitory rules for the implementation of the open access and retail competition. An open access regime will allow consumers to choose their own suppliers that can provide quality and reliable power at reasonable prices. The supplier of electricity could be a power generator, distribution utility or an independent aggregator. The ERC resolution said large power users or contestable customers with no contracts by March 25 could seek the assistance of the ERC. The ERC shall provide advice regarding contracting with an RES, the regulator said. To ensure the smooth transition from the existing structure to a competitive environment and to promote the interests of all stakeholders in the electricity industry, the ERC adopts these transitory rules for the competitive market that is established upon open access at the distribution level, it said. The retail electricity suppliers must submit a customer switch request to the central registration body or to Philippine Electricity Market Corp. between June 3 and June 14 for the initial switch to take effect by June 26. The ERC said if large power users failed to procure supply from the retail electricity supplier or would not buy their requirement from the wholesale electricity spot market, they would be disconnected by the distribution utility on June 26. It said such date would also be the effective date of the disconnection or transfer to the supplier of last resort, if the customers opted to avail of the service. The ERC said the distribution utility should continue to supply electricity to these customers during the open access transition period from Dec. 26, 2012 to June 25, 2013.

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has obtained a 30-day extension of the provisional approval granted by the National Telecommunications Commission for the joint use of frequencies with Globe Telecom Inc.
Jan. 23, 2013 from the original date of Dec. 13, 2012, following absence of the presiding judge. Any activity of Bayan like this one [joint use], it needs to get the approval by the Rehabilitation Court, since it has jurisdiction over Bayan, Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba of the NTC told reporters. But Cordoba said the NTC gave BayanTel just an additional 30 days from Jan. 6, 2013 to Feb. 5, 2013 to secure conrmation of the court on the joint use of the frequencies. The NTC approved the joint

BayanTel, according to documents from the NTC, asked the regulator for another 60-day extension, after the original 60day period to seek conrmation from the rehabilitation court expired on Jan. 6. The NTC approved the joint use of the frequencies 17501760 MHz and 1845-1855MHz assigned to BayanTel late last year, on the condition that Bayan would secure conrmation from the court within 60 days from the day of the approval. However, the hearing of the motion in the court was reset to

use of the frequencies to maximize spectrum amid rising incidence of mobile communications complaints on the quality of service. The improvement in quality of service was noted during the last quarter of 2012, when both Globe and Smart Communications Inc. passed the tests conducted by the NTC. They performed above or within the standards in ve of the most important parameters of mobile network services, such as blocked calls or grade of service, dropped calls, average receive signal level, average signal quality and call set up time. Globe Telecom, meanwhile, completed the tender offer on the restructured debt of BayanTel and unit Radio Communications of the Philippines Inc. Globe said at least 92.9 percent of the aggregate remaining principal amount of notes was validly tendered and not withdrawn when the tender offer late last year.

The Ayala-controlled telecommunications company earlier said it would pay holders an amount in cash equal to $310 for each $1,000 remaining principal amount of notes. Globe made the tender offer in preparation for its bid to acquire rival BayanTel. The tender offer is representative of Globes belief in the value of BTI as a nationally enfranchised entity. Potentially combining Globes assets and capabilities with BTI through collaborative business efforts will enable both companies to become more competitive and help accelerate the completion of BTIs rehabilitation, said Globe chief nancial ofcer Albert de Larrazabal. BayanTel, which has $184.5 million in debt, is covered by a court-supervised rehabilitation since 2003. The rehabilitation plan anticipates that BayanTel and RCPI will remain in rehabilitation until 2023.

Harbor Star readies IPO to raise P600m

By Jenniffer B. Austria
HARBOR Star Shipping Services Inc., which provides harbor services to port operators and shipping companies, plans to conduct an initial public offering to raise nearly P600 million in fresh capital. The company said in a ling with the Securities and Exchange Commission it would sell 181.6 million primary common shares at an offer price of P3.27 per share. The shares represent 30 percent of the company issued and outstanding common shares. The company, headed by Geronimo Bella Jr. as president and chief executive, plans to list its shares under the rst board of the Philippine Stock Exchange. Abacus Capital and Investments Corp. is the lead issue manager and underwriter of the offering. Harbor Star plans to offer shares out of the existing authorized capital stock of P1.5 billion, comprising 1.5 billion shares with a par value of P1 apiece. The company said it would use proceeds from the IPO, estimated to reach P593 million, to acquire tugboats for domestic and international expansion and reeeting and nance the acquisition of landing craft tank barges and anchor handling tug supply and for debt retirement. Harbor Star also specializes in ship salvage, wreck removal, reghting, oil spill abatement and recovery, handling hazardous chemical, deep sea towing diving and underwater searches. The company has a eet of 27 tugs. The tugs are used at the major ports in Bataan, Batangas, Quezon, Cebu, Dipolog, Ilo-ilo, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Leyte and Davao. The tugs are mainly used to transfer various products, including oil, petroleum and mineral products from larger to smaller vessels capable of entering shallow draft ports.

Dutch trade explored

THE Ministry of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands encouraged small and medium enterprises to take advantage of a matchmaking facility to explore trade opportunities in the European country. The goal is to stimulate joint business relations [investment, trade, knowledge transfer] that will strengthen the private sector in developing countries and upcoming markets, the Dutch agency said. Local companies can establish joint ventures with counterparts in the Netherlands and allow the transfer of Dutch expertise, knowledge or experience in the Philippines, according to Patricia Alvendia, senior commercial ofcer of the economic affairs section of the Netherlands embassy. She said eligible beneciaries were locally-registered companies operating for at least two years, with a solid nancial base and a workforce of at least 10 people. Alvendia said applicants should provide a detailed business plan and dened prole of required future Dutch partner and identify unique selling points of their products or services. The company should also be willing to visit The Netherlands for a tailor-made matchmaking visit program, Alvendia said. This will improve the chance that Dutch companies will be interested in your proposal, she said. Julito G. Rada

IN BRIEF

Best-managed. Leading international magazine Euromoney named Robinsons Land as the overall best-managed company in the Philippines in Euromoneys Best Managed and Governed CompaniesAsia poll 2013. Robinsons Land president Frederick Go (right) receives the award from Marcus Langston, Euromoney senior manager-Asia. With the award, the real estate arm of JG Summit Holdings Inc. of the Gokongwei Group cemented anew its foothold in the local real estate market, proving itself to be a major player in property development with 32 malls, eight ofce buildings, nine hotels, 59 residential condominiums and 32 housing subdivisions, strategically located across the country.

Ongpin sues AMLC chief for graft

By Anna Leah Estrada
BUSINESSMAN Roberto Ongpin, after ling graft charges against Bangko Sentral Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr., led another criminal case, this time against Anti-Money Laundering Council executive director Vicente Aquino. Ongpin sued Aquino for allegedly violating the antigraft law and based on gross inexcusable negligence, despite records available on the conroversial loan granted by the Development Bank of the Philippines to Philex Mining Corp. The former trade minister said he was also suing Aquino for perjury after swearing to a petition led before the Court of Appeals, which caused his shareholdings to drop by P8 billion. My reputation has been tarnished by bureaucrats who have not done their homework properly. I have spent a lifetime building it and I will not let anyone get away with reckless and unfounded accusations that undermine a lifetime of hard work, Ongpin said in a statement. I have decided to le these cases as a signal of protest and warning to would-be detractors, who have no basis in making false accusations to get away with it. He said that Aquino swore under oath that the two loans he obtained from DBP were undercollateralized and that they violated banking laws, rules and regulations. Like Espenilla, Aquino has caused my reputation the gravest damage by his signing an ex-parte petition for a freeze order and swearing to that petition under oath. As Ive previously said, this action, which is totally without basis, is never taken lightly by anyone, not my international business partners, and certainly not by the investing public, which has lost for me several billions in market value of my listed shares, Ongpin said. I cannot allow AMLCs Aquino to take this most serious action, whether deliberate or not, and let him get away with it, Ongpin added. In 2009, Deltaventure Resources Inc., a company owned by Ongpin, borrowed P660 million from DBP to nance the businessmans acquisition of Philex shares. The transaction enabled DBP to earn prots, including trading gains amounting to a total of P1.4 billion. Ongpin noted that in 2010, the DBPs new board questioned the transactions, and a Senate investigation ensued. Espenilla declared under oath in the Senate hearings that the transactions of DBP with Ongpin were prudent and positive that resulted in trading gains for the bank.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Friday, January 11, 2013
Indonesia Thailand UAE Euro Korea China India Malaysia New Zealand Taiwan Rupiah Baht Dirham Euro Won Yuan Rupee Ringgit Dollar Dollar 0.000104 0.033014 0.272257 1.326000 0.000945 0.160658 0.018352 0.330929 0.842602 0.034560 0.0042 1.3448 11.0898 54.0120 0.0385 6.5441 0.7475 13.4797 34.3217 1.4077
Source: PDS Bridge

Alcantara ready to spend over P1b for Iligan plant

THE Alcantara Group reiterated it is prepared to spend over P1 billion to acquire and rehabilitate the 102-megawatt Iligan diesel power plant. The group said it hopes the Commission on Audit will issue a ruling to promptly resolve ownership issue of the plant. The Alcantara Group said it could start rehabilitation work on the power plant once the ownership issue was settled and the nal price resolved by CoA. We trust that the commissions prompt resolution of these matters will allow Mapalad Power Corp. to commence the necessary work on the IDPP that will help mitigate the power crisis currently aficting the people of Mindanao, the Group said. CoA issued several conditions on the City of Iligans disposal of the diesel plant. The City of Iligan earlier asked CoA to reconsider the conditions, especially those that questioned its ownership of the plant. The City of Iligan acquired proprietorship of the facility through a tax delinquency sale on April 25, 2007. State-owned National Power Corp. formally turned over the plant to the city in December 2010. The city claimed the cases led by Napocor were already disposed of. It cited a court order dismissing the petition led by the Napocor and denying the state rms appeal. It said there was no more question on the validity and propriety of the auction it conducted in April 2007. Alena Mae S. Flores

Geothermal data
CLEAN Rock Renewable Energy Resources Corp. asked the Energy Department to develop database protocols and tools for geothermal resource assessments. Clean Rock chief operating ofcer Fernando Penarroyo said the department should develop the tools for geothermal assessment and make them available to the public to encourage more investors. Clean Rock is developing the Natib geothermal prospect in Bataan and the Daklan geothermal prospect in Benguet. Penarroyo, in a presentation, also called for the inclusion of enhanced geothermal systems and low enthalpy for feed-in tariff availment. Public-private partnership must be encouraged in the eld of research and development and demonstration for new technologies in resource, the executive said. He said geothermal projects were affected by some issues with local government units. He said the law was silent on whether LGU consent was needed for exploration and development. Penarroyo said the national government should develop a transparent system of accounting for and allocating revenues and taxes with LGUs. Alena Mae S. Flores

E ATE PSE COMPOSITE INDEX F OREIGNUnitXCHANGE RPeso Currency US Dollar

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P584-P695 LPG/11-kg tank

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40 42 44 46 48

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Business W Philex awaits govt ruling on P1-b fine

JANUARY 14, 2013 ManilaStandardToday
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By Othel V. Campos

PHILEX Mining Corp. is waiting for the decision of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau on whether it can use the P1billion penalty for the rehabilitation of areas affected by the mine waste spill in Benguet last year.
We continue with our ongoing rehabilitation [and] remediation efforts while waiting for the MGB decision, Philex senior vice president for corporate affairs Michael Toledo said in an interview. The company, he added, remained hopeful their petition would be granted within the 45-day deadline imposed by the agency. The MGB submitted on Nov. 21, 2012 its verdict on the mine waste spill at Philexs Padcal mine in Itogon, Benguet. The agency asked Philex to pay the pollution charges amounting to P1.034 billion within 45 days after receipt of the letter. Philex was also required to conduct massive rehabilitation of the affected sites and water sources that may cost the company another P1 billion. The Environment Department issued an order that all mining companies found to have discharged solid fractions of tailings should be ned P50 per metric ton. The Padcal mine tailings accident dumped at least 20.7

million metric tons of mine waste to the nearby Balog Creek and its convergence area near Agno River. Philex said it already cleaned the silt off about half of the 2.5-kilometer stretch of Balog Creek, collecting 85,000 bags which have since been hauled off to and kept in temporary storage areas. The company also said it installed eight silt traps along the Maligaboy Creek, another tributary of Agno River, to contain the silt coming from upstream. Another silt trap was being constructed at the 2.1kilometer mark near Balog Creeks convergence area with Agno River. Philex Mining also constructed riprap walls in designated areas, and improving access to and along the waterway by constructing footpaths on rugged terrain and building hanging bridges and elevated pathways down the creek.

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

Talent reinvention
MONICA R. FORTALEZA

TALENT search shows have emerged popular in international and local TV stations. These shows allocate millions in search for the best talents in town and take months to nally crown the best among the best. In the corporate world, competitive organizations also identify the best talents, study if acquiring this talent will increase revenue and contribute to a more signicant bottom line, and decide if they would offer employment to these identied individuals. However, hiring the best talents in the industry is not only expensive because organizations have to pay for the qualications of the talent, but also risky because culture-t has to be considered. Jewels of success I commend the management leaders of organizations that hold the paradigm that its human resources are its greatest assets. Organizations have to keep their performing people who are the jewels of their success. These jewels have to be recognized and rewarded. Retaining performers is not as expensive as getting the best practitioner in the industry. Some may think that it is costly because you have to indulge them with compensation and perks, but rewards need not be exclusively monetary and tangible items. Organizations nowadays have stretched the functions of HR to talent/career management. This reinvention of HR is in recognition of its evolving role in taking care of homegrown talents. Growing talents from within brings pride to the organization because it signies that it knows how to develop and retain its people. In addition, these talents have already been living and dealing with the organization culture, thus practices and norms have been adapted. Talent/career management focuses on identifying employee career path and the development and retention of high-potential employees. Performing employees signicantly contribute to the

GREEN LIGHT

organization and organizations have to reciprocate by giving value to these employees. Career progression is one way of valuing employees. This option is not only limited to promotion, i.e., giving attractive and elite position titles, but also includes developing and strengthening employees competencies. Competency development is a step forward and helps in achieving career goals, which can retain valued employees. Not jobs but careers Employees often ask, before or upon delivering tasks, What is in it for us? For the employers, remember that the best answer to this question may not always be money. While it is clich, they offer not jobs but careers. Opportunities for career progression, such as mentoring sessions with seasoned professionals and stretch assignments, can be effective rewards for your jewels. You can be as creative as you can be in crafting these career boosters. In this way, performing employees will feel that they are given attention and feel their value in the organization. Now is the time to prioritize your employees career. Do not treat them as mere expendable machines that you can replace anytime. The fact that you hired talents means you, as an employer, have a responsibility to care for these talents. Managing talents is as important as sustaining the business. Everybody in the organization wears the HR hat in one way or another; therefore, it is not just the employers responsibility but also the supervising ofcers and other employees as well. Then again, the top management has to be the driver for talent management to have more impact as it trickles down to various employee levels in an organization. Monica Fortaleza is an MBA student at the Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business of De La Salle University. She is currently working for China Bank as a senior HR assistant. The views expressed above are the authors and do not necessarily reect the ofcial position of De La Salle University, its faculty, and administrators.

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

Anchor Land Holdings Inc. A. Brown Co., Inc. Araneta Prop `A Arthaland Corp. Ayala Land `B Belle Corp. `A Cebu Holdings Cebu Prop. `A Centennial City City & Land Dev. Cityland Dev. `A Crown Equities Inc. Cyber Bay Corp. Empire East Land Ever Gotesco Global-Estate Filinvest Land,Inc. Highlands Prime Interport `A Keppel Properties Megaworld Corp. MRC Allied Ind. Phil. Estates Corp. Phil. Realty `A Primex Corp. Robinsons Land `B Rockwell Shang Properties Inc. SM Development `A SM Prime Holdings Sta. Lucia Land Inc. Starmalls Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. Vista Land & Lifescapes 2GO Group ABS-CBN Acesite Hotel APC Group, Inc. Asian Terminals Inc. Berjaya Phils. Inc. Bloomberry Boulevard Holdings Calata Corp. Cebu Air Inc. (5J) Centro Esc. Univ. DFNN Inc. Easy Call Common FEUI Globe Telecom GMA Network Inc. I.C.T.S.I. Information Capital Tech. Imperial Res. `A Imperial Res. `B IPeople Inc. `A IP Converge IP E-Game Ventures Inc. IPVG Corp. Island Info ISM Communications Leisure & Resorts Liberty Telecom Lorenzo Shipping Macroasia Corp. Manila Bulletin Manila Jockey Pacic Online Sys. Corp. Paxys Inc. Phil. Racing Club Phil. Seven Corp. Philweb.Com Inc. PLDT Common PremiereHorizon Puregold STI Holdings Touch Solutions Waterfront Phils. Yehey

Maybank buys more D&L shares

By Jenniffer B. Austria
MAYBANK ATR Kim Eng Capital Partners Inc. said it exercised in full its option to acquire additional P691 million worth of shares of listed D&L Industries Inc., as part of the companys initial public offering. D&L said in a disclosure to the stock exchange Maybank, which was the lead underwriter for the IPO, purchased additional 160.714 million shares at the same offer price of P4.30 per share. With the exercise, D&L Industries sold in its initial public offering a total of 1,232,143,000 common shares for total gross proceeds of approximately P5.3 billion, the company said. The sale of the overallotment shares further increased in the companys public oat to 33.4 percent. Maybank ATR earlier reported D&Ls IPO was two-times oversubscribed here and abroad and the overallotment set aside by majority shareholder Jadel Holdings was likely to be exercised since D&L shares were trading above its IPO price. Share price of D&L on Friday closed at a new high of P4.98 per share or 16 percent above its IPO price of P4.30 on strong foreign buying. About 80 percent of the companys revenues come from the food ingredients business and 18 percent from specialty plastics, with the bulk supplied to the automotive industry. D&L Industries expects to post stronger sales as the robust economy boosts consumer spending this year. D&L executive vice president Alvin Lao said consumer spending was seen to rise given the strength of the local economy, the low interest environment and the condence of both local and foreign investors. D&L is primarily engaged in product customization and specialization for the food, plastics, and chemical industries. The companys principal business activities include manufacturing of customized food ingredients, specialty raw materials for plastics, and oleochemicals for personal and home care use.

STOCKS Greenergy IP E-Game Ventures Inc. Philodrill Corp. `A Manila Mining `A Megaworld Corp. Manila Mining `B Alcorn Gold Res. United Paragon Oriental Pet. `A Filinvest Land,Inc.

VOLUME 1,984,900,000 1,821,800,000 1,659,400,000 1,395,920,000 591,627,000 590,000,000 451,970,000 371,600,000 363,300,000 278,445,000

WEEKLY MOST TRADED

STOCKS Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. Ayala Corp `A Metrobank PLDT Common Megaworld Corp. SM Investments Inc. GT Capital SM Prime Holdings Alliance Global Inc. Metro Paci c Inv. Corp.

VALUE 2,872,043,077.00 2,645,621,445.00 2,549,051,194.00 2,168,690,570.00 1,894,940,060.00 1,803,790,785.00 1,747,811,810.00 1,243,685,828.00 1,179,358,800.00 1,058,911,414.00

Abra Mining Apex `A Apex `B Atlas Cons. `A Atok-Big Wedge `A Basic Energy Corp. Benguet Corp `A Benguet Corp `B Century Peak Metals Hldgs Coal Asia Dizon Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. Lepanto `A Lepanto `B Manila Mining `A Manila Mining `B Nickelasia Nihao Mineral Resources Omico Oriental Peninsula Res. Oriental Pet. `A Oriental Pet. `B Petroenergy Res. Corp. Philex `A PhilexPetroleum Philodrill Corp. `A Semirara Corp. United Paragon ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. Ayala Corp. Pref `A First Gen G First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. GMA Holdings Inc. PCOR-Preferred SMC Preferred A SMC Preferred B SMC Preferred C SMPFC Preferred Swift Pref

Megaworld Corp. Warrants Megaworld Corp. Warrants2 Makati Fin. Corp. Ripple E-Business Intl

M S T
JANUARY 07-11, 2013 CLOSE VOLUME
75.15 99.50 0.72 54.90 1.99 19 30.05 10.94 0.84 2.89 560.00 26 106.30 1.74 79.00 88.35 105.50 68.00 414 59.5 162.4 1038.00 113.80 2.46 38.05 8.3 2.04 1.35 18.8 58.00 4.3 73 65.00 2.95 27.3 4.98 6.99 10.60 2.00 11.50 24.3 98.05 17.50 0.0200 13.16 4.05 0.640 107.50 11.6 49.00 2.1 12.88 1.6 15.48 15.6 33.15 6.2 17.020 278.60 6.10 7.54 6.4 10.40 11.50 9.00 5.00 3 4.55 108.90 244 1.79 0.140 1.71 1.45 87.00 1.42 1 9.20 1.60

EEKLY

STOCKS REVIEW
VALUE JANUARY 02-04, 2013 CLOSE VOLUME
74.50 97.85 0.71 54.90 2.05 19 31.85 10.28 12,954,930 4,965,330 8,000 246,780 96,000 320,300 4,444,800 1,300 128,000 2,320 27,200 7,612,980 462,000 1,450 2,183,190 140

VALUE
953,913,587.50 480,457,148.00 5,650.00 13,529,330.50 189,840.00 6,087,370.00 137,220,995.00 13,344 353,590.00 1,192,840.00 672,695.00 776,884,582.00 802,570.00 115,125.00 202,853,790.50 14,570.00

38,223,390 7,634,940 1,037,000 1,465,340 299,000 167,900 13,772,700 7,700 692,000 1,059,000 3,540 33,500 24,396,470 2,428,000 120 4,262,520 6,980 2,000 114,640 4,388,490.00 3,168,990 3,385 2,388,050 687,000

FINANCIAL

2,872,043,077.00 764,592,493.00 742,030.00 80,467,128.50 602,860.00 3,180,082.00 429,813,510.00 81,954 567,880.00 3,059,470.00 1,869,440.00 854,885.00 2,549,051,194.00 4,233,720.00 9,410.00 383,723,142.50 730,705.00 136,000.00 47,540,374.00 260,465,728.00 510,792,021.00 3,460,620.00 271,776,204.00 1,678,890.00 393,524,030.00 1,465,774.00 20,066,910.00 9,731,010.00 552,822.00 17,135.00 1,399,350.00 3,325.00 42,900.00 4,695,100.00 7,538,440.00 469,259,390.00 834,965,624.00 45,702,350.00 759,320.00 2,599,162.00 516,972,000.00 842,110,561.50 501,230.00 40,140,800.00 8,883,540.00 1,615,700.00 349,450.00 261,390,470.00 44,346,650.00 125,800.00 24,923,990.00 23,926,530.00 12,800.00 11,473,560.00 3,917,280.00 545,804,615.00 12,264,930.00 31,941,402.00 825,381,884.00 610.00 423,672.00 41,084,231.00 144,009,620.00 1,692,566.00 12,214,875.00 58,444,259.00 939,500.00 682,160.00 363,395,485.00 20,664,346.00 263,180.00 1,936,560.00 1,271,330.00 263,488,440.00 538,546,372.50 29,225,090.00 4,146,310.00 235,012.00 14,754,500.00

2.79 525.00 25 101.80 1.74 79.80 93.45 105.00

417 59.3 160.9 1010.00 113.00 2.43 37.95 8.4 2.01 1.29 19.3

50,660 1,065,970.00 1,304,220 2,700 884,140 263,000 5,441,200 237,800 1,889,000 1,849,000 27,800

21,144,884.00 63,174,587.00 209,433,539.00 2,734,180.00 99,840,701.00 641,420.00 205,202,290.00 2,008,310.00 3,773,540.00 2,395,770.00 529,676.00 506,050.00 20,600.00 650.00 1,748,430.00 6,255,220.00 56,025,080.00 383,075,754.00 25,572,104.00 1,280,110.00 1,516,542.00 130,075,530.00 144,207,466.50 252,984.00 16,461,300.00 1,994,162.00 520,780.00 103,040.00 145,009,055.00 39,295,802.00 10,670,600.00 71,723,838.00

10,348,400 183,000 9,999,000 7,253,000 29,000 320 328,000 40 660 1,599,000 281,300 100,970,000 118,956,000 4,389,900 343,000 209,300 21,620,300 10,371,450 29,400 1,984,900,000 684,300 395,000 542,000 2,433,770 3,904,300 2,600 10,657,000 1,831,200 8,000 748,700 257,900 16,503,600 1,911,700 1,782,200 2,999,280 100 56,100 6,296,900 13,814,000 154,400 1,361,900 11,624,400 316,000 150,000 3,344,330 84,810 150,000 13,460,000 742,000 190,023,000 6,226,010 20,324,000 4,141,000 26,600 9,495,000

INDUSTRIAL

4.49 125 65.00 2.90 27 4.36 6.87 10.26 2.30 12.38 23.05 90.2 17.98 0.0210 12.90 4 0.640 107.60 11.3 2.82 13.48

119,000 170 10 599,000 240,200 12,787,000 55,745,900 2,483,100 583,000 129,000 5,653,500 1,591,300 14,800 781,400,000 151,100 132,000 161,000 1,358,230 3,456,600 4,515,000 5,305,500

16.9 16.7 32.45 6.9 18.720 270.00 6.10 7.62 6.65 10.40 10.90 9.05 4.93 2.93 4.6 105.40 242 1.75 0.152 1.71 1.31 87.00 1.5 1.02 9.00 1.49

1,939,200 1,195,700 12,927,700 3,037,300 1,756,600 1,719,250 1,300 6,300 8,687,400 5,422,400 36,900 1,713,800 4,110,800 91,000 93,000 845,910 80,450 174,000 2,580,000 130,000 171,605,000 2,727,010 31,749,000 6,124,000 14,600 3,325,000

30,202,086.00 18,953,102.00 415,200,920.00 20,518,649.00 32,873,194.00 461,014,544.00 7,929.00 48,462.00 57,264,931.00 56,342,888.00 405,328.00 15,440,514.00 20,046,731.00 271,940.00 424,430.00 183,948,681.00 19,591,762.00 303,980.00 380,070.00 222,510.00 225,745,670.00 236,697,562.00 46,109,140.00 6,237,550.00 128,464.00 4,897,860.00

0.69 56.60 0.1420 17.26 2.32 5.65 5.08 0.95 0.94 550 54.20 3.3 3.2 4.72 0.240 645 6.56 39.75 7.4 4.8 5 6.9 0.99 0.460 1.93 4.86 6.8 6.15 0.0510 1.300 0.600 2.37 1.91 0.320 920.00 2.20 1.10 0.2800 0.2950 0.370

9,573,000 11,520,950 451,970,000 67,836,700 31,502,000 717,100 519,500 595,000 2,950,000 4,822,520 11,567,850 21,000 2,000 1,663,000 350,000 2,668,610 1,015,100 11,362,100 5,800 20,000 18,900 133,846,406 4,279,000 6,380,000 3,896,000 214,625,400 5,938,700 15,500 56,340,000 84,000 12,729,000 127,000 330,000 8,660,000 1,940,520 10,274,000 425,000 4,230,000 5,610,000 12,790,000

HOLDING FIRMS

6,508,600.00 630,994,981.00 64,194,700.00 1,179,358,800.00 70,992,280.00 4,000,626.00 2,647,881.00 563,360.00 2,680,220.00 2,645,621,445.00 643,780,335.50 62,300.00 6,400.00 7,937,770.00 79,580.00 1,747,811,810.00 6,501,979.00 453,740,445.00 43,060.00 78,100.00 94,500.00 273,698,815.00 4,208,680.00 2,892,600.00 7,447,680.00 1,058,911,414.00 38,488,852.00 94,150.00 2,890,590.00 110,910.00 7,369,430.00 300,990.00 590,140.00 2,775,550.00 1,803,790,785.00 22,095,330.00 466,470.00 1,155,200.00 1,683,300.00 4,664,550.00

0.69 53.50 0.1400 16.84 2.20 5.45 5.20 0.96 0.95 544 55.90 3.3 4.79 0.245 674 6.41 40.35 7.3 4.5

4,650,000 3,543,990 469,240,000 33,819,600 11,707,000 450,600 493,700 7,503,000 2,724,000 1,759,770 6,724,590 2,000 905,000 10,000 552,990 122,600 4,498,400 47,500 3,000

3,146,020.00 189,240,023.50 66,394,150.00 569,272,480.00 26,337,770.00 2,432,764.00 2,586,381.00 6,973,690.00 2,479,300.00 941,308,105.00 373,985,364.50 6,360.00 4,329,140.00 2,450.00 366,671,280.00 774,228.00 180,253,625.00 339,600.00 13,700.00 88,139,176.00 3,105,120.00 24,000.00 6,076,590.00 522,445,410.00 5,327,502.00 697,296.00 294,500.00 19,470.00 2,949,900.00 40,060.00 15,750.00 189,350.00 863,664,450.00 4,878,630.00 1,184,600.00 12,500.00 1,134,200.00 1,332,000.00

6.52 1 0.410 1.88 4.90 6.01 6.15 0.0500 1.300 0.550 2.36 1.93 0.315 912.00 2.08 1.10 0.2500 0.3000 0.360

13,631,500 3,162,000 60,000 3,214,000 110,092,000 883,600 115,600 5,870,000 15,000 5,357,000 16,000 9,000 590,000 958,860 2,390,000 1,074,000 50,000 3,780,000 3,600,000

17.00 3.00 0.800 0.190 25.85 5.06 4.03 5.1 1.79 2.32 1.13 0.074 0.80 1.050 0.390 1.94 1.62 2.00 1.17 2.30 3.16 0.1290 0.6400 0.455 2.71 21.40 2.79 3.21 5.97 16.88 0.68 3.99 0.560 5.070

57,900 2,157,000 4,589,000 12,020,000 213,577,780 60,633,600 8,539,000 22,400 142,132,000 602,000 1,496,000 130,000 8,513,000 145,028,000 121,480,000 29,425,000 278,445,000 32,000 2,836,000 20,000 591,627,000 160,490,000 32,142,000 90,000 54,000 13,844,900 7,631,000 1,224,000 12,265,700 73,453,800 2,481,000 223,000 1,665,000 150,341,000

PROPERTY

985,290.00 6,558,830.00 3,648,820.00 2,506,740.00 699,097,555.00 309,122,067.00 33,606,420.00 114,240.00 243,478,080.00 1,371,240.00 1,695,830.00 9,620.00 6,747,080.00 155,313,580.00 50,089,750.00 58,552,310.00 447,687,550.00 64,000.00 3,357,450.00 46,000.00 1,894,940,060.00 21,080,020.00 20,954,520.00 41,050.00 148,890.00 300,693,780.00 21,802,440.00 3,596,360.00 73,726,384.00 1,243,685,828.00 1,531,330.00 884,500.00 937,120.00 735,074,700.00 156,330.00 56,884,040.00 924,300.00 27,910,040.00 558,300.00 252,250.00 560,203,148.00 20,114,640.00 11,101,380.00 68,459,177.00 117,822.00 3,098,680.00 125,530.00 32,100.00 941,158,440.00 13,979,851.00 347,646,440.00 587,850.00 25,080 4,950 845,170.00 3,573,280.00 49,222,200.00 6,263,440.00 1,534,320.00 997,370.00 21,398,118.00 602,090.00 172,970.00 428,460.00 92,690.00 3,725,060.00 16,581,354.00 11,030,530.00 174,219,363.00 941,950.00 227,379,460.00 2,168,690,570.00 5,709,900.00 744,906,035.00 187,503,480.00 24,347,294.00 365,600.00 1,697,270.00

17.20 3.08 0.800 0.184 26.60 4.89 4.2 5.1 1.57 2.40 1.13 0.068 0.79 1.080 0.395 1.96 1.56 1.99 1.23 2.25 3.06 0.1470 0.6400 3.54 21.50 2.58 3.10 6.03 16.70 0.7 3.95 0.570 4.850

14,600 3,171,000 2,479,000 560,000 21,775,200 10,479,000 395,000 40,000 60,701,000 76,000 368,000 240,000 12,052,000 120,473,000 35,650,000 5,055,000 63,736,000 25,000 299,000 33,000 267,178,000 35,560,000 21,638,000 395,000 12,583,500 1,183,000 343,000 3,915,900 21,475,900 401,000 52,000 1,259,000 32,240,000

241,790.00 9,849,760.00 1,993,980.00 102,680.00 600,853,645.00 51,068,120.00 1,647,820.00 204,000.00 90,393,870.00 180,810.00 417,440.00 15,740.00 9,497,370.00 127,177,060.00 13,983,650.00 9,855,570.00 99,524,660.00 49,750.00 363,670.00 74,250.00 784,331,690.00 5,283,130.00 14,056,570.00 1,406,200.00 267,225,815.00 3,007,960.00 1,053,820.00 23,459,772.00 355,676,260.00 272,180.00 203,770.00 688,480.00 156,543,760.00

1.74 39.85 1.32 0.840 9.75 26 12.96 0.1330 4 62.50 11.9 4.88 2.65 1070 1073 9.61 76.95 0.400 7.60 49.5 8.7 3.7 0.026 0.63 0.0510 2.4000 8.20 2.60 1.35 2.67 0.77 2.67 14 2.92 9.85 87.50 14.02 2688.00 0.340 32.05 1.00 9.18 0.410 1.310

88,000 1,471,800 710,000 33,482,000 57,200 9,700 59,882,100 145,880,000 2,787,000 1,104,250 11,000 659,000 47,000 30 877,895 1,463,900 4,536,530 1,430,000 3,300 100 89,200 1,071,000 1,821,800,000 9,730,000 28,370,000 433,000 2,587,000 246,000 106,000 161,000 125,000 1,346,000 1,183,200 3,777,000 17,406,900 10,500 16,860,600 816,165 16,080,000 22,594,300 187,605,000 2,568,000 910,000 1,290,000

SERVICES

1.75 38 1.25 0.830 9.71 26 13.70 0.1350 3.83 62.00 11.92 4.68 2.55 1080 1078.00 9.50 74.8

80,000 1,160,400 165,000 26,549,000 76,400 2,900 18,863,400 76,340,000 1,770,000 1,170,930 100 250,000 34,000 25 620,525 1,127,900 1,627,590

136,310.00 43,076,925.00 208,850.00 22,551,860.00 741,217.00 75,400.00 258,171,460.00 10,304,200.00 6,791,100.00 72,714,522.50 1,192.00 1,170,120.00 87,070.00 26,000.00 675,980,080.00 10,696,795.00 122,359,322.50 25,411,915.00 2,556,120.00 4,580,600.00 12,608,880.00 626,250.00 191,830.00 28,284,296.00 143,240.00 76,600.00 12,880.00 378,570.00 5,999,680.00 1,689,856.00 2,972,980.00 9,550,577.00 539,035.00 90,117,186.00 1,131,436,470.00 10,480,750.00 405,266,390.00 46,319,210.00 34,392,691.00 124,500.00 416,500.00

9.4 3.5 0.026 0.68 0.0590 2.3400 8.26 2.43 1.3 2.68 0.78 2.85 14.04 2.95 9.54 90.00 13.00 2650.00 0.355 32.25 1.04 9.98 0.405 1.280

2,732,800 738,000 175,700,000 19,330,000 11,380,000 80,000 3,392,400 60,000 57,000 5,000 494,000 2,136,000 120,000 992,000 1,005,300 5,800 7,042,600 431,705 30,930,000 12,520,300 44,130,000 3,889,700 310,000 326,000

0.0057 4.46 4.49 20.70 20.45 0.280 18.5 19 1.15 1.01 15.20 0.53 1.090 1.180 0.0620 0.0650 20.25 5.07 0.5600 3.670 0.0200 0.0220 6.22 16.72 32.85 0.041 242.40 0.0190

163,000,000 308,000 761,000 12,837,000 12,900 25,130,000 47,100 117,800 16,726,000 40,431,000 498,800 10,121,000 195,971,000 56,648,000 1,395,920,000 590,000,000 19,210,600 3,772,300 477,000 5,321,000 363,300,000 49,700,000 186,200 42,574,700 1,925,300 1,659,400,000 2,087,120 371,600,000 6,288,900 3,170 53,530 62,110 22,749,000 23,700 4,743,720 500 247,400 34,495 9,000 4,682,000 80,000 10,000 20,000

MINING & OIL

928,000.00 1,381,250.00 3,646,070.00 256,823,712.00 261,692.00 7,173,450.00 890,590.00 2,195,584.00 19,695,170.00 41,297,710.00 7,684,496.00 5,314,590.00 209,414,100.00 66,691,310.00 86,045,420.00 37,353,890.00 370,837,266.00 19,658,431.00 273,640.00 18,882,330.00 7,284,500.00 1,056,800.00 1,156,697.00 696,354,184.00 62,600,040.00 69,249,400.00 503,490,036.00 6,560,000.00 253,094,495.00 1,671,840.00 5,494,960.00 6,272,147.00 218,319,426.00 2,565,133.00 355,771,861.50 37,625.00 18,517,111.50 34,945,200.00 11,820.00

0.0057 4.45 4.80 19.50 21.20 0.285 19 19.8 0.87 1.03 15.50 0.52 1.050 1.160 0.0610 0.0630 16.6 5 0.5600 3.350 0.0210 0.0200 6.20 15.50 29.2 0.041 238.00 0.0180 38 525 103.5 102 9.55 108.3 74.9 74.95 75 1015 1.3 1.96 1.95 2.3 9.3

166,000,000 172,000 20,000 5,268,600 8,200 41,220,000 12,100 29,100 4,155,000 24,951,000 68,400 1,908,000 95,152,000 24,350,000 296,600,000 237,620,000 1,450,100 472,500 269,000 959,000 803,400,000 122,100,000 123,500 12,759,900 464,100 672,300,000 2,155,170 354,600,000 3,861,400 1,660 85,870 26,110 12,946,600 11,580 946,330 73,490 85,260 160 10,000

937,600.00 765,470.00 96,000.00 102,064,676.00 162,932.00 11,707,750.00 233,350.00 533,810.00 3,490,290.00 25,552,890.00 1,042,646.00 972,390.00 98,511,450.00 27,859,520.00 17,706,040.00 14,631,830.00 23,975,058.00 2,382,930.00 147,800.00 3,181,470.00 16,084,100.00 2,563,200.00 761,685.00 195,528,784.00 13,531,120.00 27,616,500.00 509,755,082.00 6,382,100.00 144,415,720.00 871,310.00 8,879,449.00 2,690,520.00 123,005,215.00 1,251,195.00 70,974,385.00 5,511,140.00 6,362,380.00 162,400.00 13,130.00

41.5 530 102 100.7 9.6 108.2 75 75.25 74.95 1011 1.3

PREFERRED

2.1 2.2

WARRANTS & BONDS

10,224,300.00 176,000.00 23,750.00 170,583.00

1,541,000 186,000 1,000 20,200

2,889,530.00 337,300.00 2,300.00 174,806.00

2.25 8.99

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MONDAY

JANUARY 14, 2013

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APDC-BAI Compd., R. Valenzuela Ext., Marulas, Valenzuela City

Department of Public Works and Highways National Capital Region METRO MANILA III DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE

Republic of the Philippines

INVITATION TO BID for

A. The DPWH-MM3DEO, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s): 1. Contract ID: Contract Name: 13OD001 Construction of Box Culvert leading to Maypajo Pumping Station along J.P. Rizal Street Caloocan City Construction of Box Culvert

For fast ad results, please call 659-48-30 local 303 or 659-48-03

Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA

The Health Sciences Center
Tel. # 554-8400 loc. 3587; 554-8435 E-mail Address: baciv.upm@gmail.com

Taft Avenue, Manila

INVITATION TO BID
1. The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) hereby invites UPM-PGH suppliers and interested parties to participate in the bidding for the supply of the following commodities as funded by UPM and PGH Fund 164/101 and 439-8-80 Sen. Legarda 12-11-035: Description Contract Duration Dropping/ Opening until 9:00 AM/10:00 AM Php5,000,000.00 12 February 2013 Approved Budget

Contract Location: Scope of Work: Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,046,666.27 Contract Duration: 150 calendar days Cost of Documents: Php 25,000.00 B.

MABALACAT CITY Province of Pampanga

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

The Mabalacat City, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites suppliers to apply for eligibility and to bid for the hereunder project: Project/Location Rental of Dump Trucks for Hauling Collection and Delivery of Garbage at MRFs Approved Budget For the Contract P 2,400.000.00 Contract Duration 360 days

Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

Supply of Analog Mammography Single Bid Only Machine Supply of Console Type Ultrasound Single Bid Only Php6,000,000.00 12 February 2013 Machine Supply of Chemicals and Reagents March 2013 February 2014 Php82,771,719.42 12 February 2013 with use of Machine 2. 3.

Interested parties should have a Certificate of PhilGEPS Registration to be able to participate in the bidding. Prospective bidders should have undertaken a similar project within the last two (2) years amounting to at least 50% of the Approved Budget for the Contract. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use the non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated responsive bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification, Award of Contract and Performance Security shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. Bidding documents containing general conditions and specifications including the schedule of Pre-Bid Conference shall be issued starting 14 January 2013 at the PGH-Department of Pay Patient Services any time during office hours upon payment of a non-refundable amount to be determined upon issuance to the UP Manila Cashiers Office. A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled on 29 January 2013; 9:00 oclock in the morning at the Bidding Room, Purchasing Office, PGH. Sealed bids in duplicate copies of the respective commodities shall be received on or before 9:00 AM of 12 February 2013 at the UP Manila Internal Audit Office, 8th Floor, Central Block Building, PGH, Manila. Late bids will not be accepted. Sealed bids will be opened on 12 February 2013 at 10:00AM at the Bidding Room, Purchasing Office, 2nd Floor, Right Service Wing Bldg., near Ward 8, Philippine General Hospital, Taft Avenue, Manila by the Bids and Awards Committee IV in the presence of the attending bidders. The University of the Philippines Manila hereby reserves the right to reject any/and or all proposals, or to waive any formality therein and/or accept the bids or not to make an award as may be considered most advantageous to UP Manila. For further information, prospective bidders may call the BAC-IV Secretariat and look for Ms. Maria Bernadette P. Idjao at Tel. Nos. 554-8400 local 3587/3588. (Sgd.) Dean NINA GLORIANI, MD, PhD Chair- Bids and Awards Committee IV

C.

TOTAL ABC: P2,400,000.00 Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last (10) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, PostQualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: ACTIVITIES 1. Posting 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-bid Conference 4. Submission of Documents SCHEDULE January 14 - 20, 2013 January 14 February 4, 2013 Office of the BAC Secretariat, City Hall, Xevera Complex, Brgy. Tabun, Mabalacat City January 21, 2013 2:00 P.M. at the Mayors Office City Hall, Xevera, Brgy. Tabun, Mabalacat City January 14 to February 4, 2013 Until 2:00 P.M. (Technical and Financial) at the Office of the BAC Secretariat, CPDC Office, City Hall, Xevera, Brgy. Tabun, Mabalacat City February 4, 2013 2:00 P.M at the Office of the Mayor , City Hall, Xevera, Tabun, Mabalacat City February 8, 2013 February 11, 2013 February 13, 2013

4.

D.

Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central Procurement Office (CPO), 5th, DPWH Bldg. Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 pm. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways, Central Procurement Office (CPO) and DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 am 5:00 pm. Submission of letter of intent is until January 30, 2013. The DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 18, 2013, 10:00 AM at Conference Hall, APDC-BAI Compound, R. Valenzuela Ext., Marulas, Valenzuela City, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February 1, 2013, 10:00AM at DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Office, APDC-BAI Compound, R. Valenzuela Ext., Marulas, Valenzuela City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted.

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E.

6.

F.

4. Opening of Bids 5. Bid Evaluation 6. Post-qualification 7. Notice of Award

7.

G.

8.

Bid Documents will be available only to prospective bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of P3,000.00 to the City Treasurer. The Mabalacat City reserves the right to reject any and all bids to declare a failure of bidding or not to award the contract and assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. Approved by: (SGD.) ROGELIO C. TANGLAO BAC Chairman

H.

9.

(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

I.

The DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. Approved By: (SGD.) REYNALDO N. SUGA BAC-Chairman
1.

Kagawaran ng Pagawain at Lansangang Pampabayan

Telefax 221-6444; 226-2035; 226-2112 L. Ma. Guerrero St., Lungsod ng Dabaw, Rehiyon XI

Republika ng Pilipinas

Department of Public Works and Highways

Republic of the Philippines

Tanggapan ng Distrito Inhenyero

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Surigao del Sur 1st Engineering District Tandag City, Surigao del Sur

Noted By: (SGD.) MARLO B. CORREA District Engineer

(MST-JAN. 14, 2013)

INVITATION TO BID FOR

The DPWH-Davao City District Engineering Office through Priority Development Assistance Fund FY 2012, General Appropriations Act, R.A 10155, intends to apply the sum being the Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) to payments for the following projects listed below, hereunder. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. a) Contract ID No. Contract Name : 12LB-0128 : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building (Juvenile Justice Welfare Council Facility) Davao City : Davao City : Structure Excavation, Embankment, Reinforced Concrete, Masonry Works, Steel Windows, aluminum casement windows, Steel Trusses, Prepainted Metal Sheets, installation of flashing, gutter & downspouts, sanitary works, electrical works, construction safety & health and billboard. : : : : Php 1,960,000.00 One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days PDAF, FY 2012, GAA Php 5,000.00

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Surigao del Sur 1st Engineering District Office, Tandag City through the SARO No.BMB-A-12-T000003785, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: Contract ID Contact Name : : 13NH 0003 Package 23 - Construction of Multi-Purpose Building 1. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Taganito, Carrascal 2. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Bugsukan, Cantilan 3. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Magosilom (Pob.), Cantilan 4. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Parang, Cantilan 5. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Sitio Ayoki, General Island, Cantilan 6. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Tigabong, Cantilan 7. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Bayogo, Madrid 8. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Linibunan, Madrid 9. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Magsaysay, Madrid 10. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Patong Patong, Madrid 11. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Quirino (Pob.), Madrid 12. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. San Antonio, Madrid 13. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. San Juan, Madrid 14. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. San Roque, Madrid 15. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Songkit, Madrid Carrascal, Cantilan & Madrid, Surigao del Sur earthworks, concrete works, reinforcing steel bars, roofing, masonry works & other provisions Php 5,121,635.76 60 C.D. Php 10,000.00 13NH 0004 Package 24 - Construction of Multi-Purpose Building 1. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Carmen 2. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Agsam, Lanuza 3. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Sibahay, Lanuza 4. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Capandan, Cortes 5. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Matho, Cortes 6. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Buenavista 7. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Rosario, Tandag City 8. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, San Isidro, Tandag City 9. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Anahao Bag-O, Tago 10. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Anahao Daan, Tago 11. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Badong, Tago 12. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Brgy. Kinabigtasan, Tago 13. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Umbay, Tago 14. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Sitio Arangasa, Aras-Asan, Cagwait 15. Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, San Isidro, Lianga Carmen, Lanuza, Cortes, Tandag, Tago, Cagwait & Lianga, Surigao del Sur earthworks, concrete works, reinforcing steel bars, roofing, masonry works & other provisions Php 4,926,799.15 60 C.D. Php 5,000.00

ANNEX A

Contract Location Brief Description

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS Palawan I District Engineering Office Roxas, Palawan
January 7, 2013

Republic of the Philippines

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Duration Source of Fund Non-refundable fee

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Palawan I District Engineering Office, Roxas, Palawan, through the CY 2011 Department of Agriculture (DA)-Farm to Market Road Project (First Batch) invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned project: 1. Contract ID Contract Name: 13EE0002 Construction of Barangay Luac Farm to Market Road, km.4+470-km. 5 + 215.80 Contract Location : Culion Palawan Scope of Work : Construction of Farm to Market Road Approved Budget for the Contract ABC : Php. 4,999,973.53 Contract Duration : 50 C.D.

b) Contract ID No. Contract Name Contract Location Brief Description

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Duration Source of Fund Non-refundable fee c) Contract ID No. Contract Name Contract Location Brief Description

: 12LB-0143 : Construction of MPB (Barangay Hall) @ Brgy. Tamayong, Calinan, Davao City : Davao City : Removal of Structure & Obstruction, Structure Excavation, Backfilling, Embankment, Reinforced Concrete, Masonry works, wooden ceiling, sliding window, panel door & PVC door, railings, prepainted metal sheets, steel trusses, installation of ridge roll, tiles, cement plaster finish, plumbing works, electrical works, construction safety and health and billboard : : : : Php 980,000.00 Sixty (60) calendar days PDAF, FY 2012, GAA Php 1,000.00

The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid. To bid for this contract. a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use nondiscretionary pass/fall Criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration With complete requirements and Issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders 4. Submission` of Bids 5. Opening of Bids From: January 10, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM Date: January 30, 2013 Time: Time: Until 11:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. To: January 16, 2013 Date: January 17, 2013 Time: Until 10:00 a.m. Date: January 30, 2013 Date: January 30, 2013
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Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Duration Source of Fund Non-refundable fee d) Contract ID No. Contract Name Contract Location Brief Description Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Duration Source of Fund Non-refundable fee 2.

: 12LB-0144 : Completion of Multi-Purpose Building at Brgy. San Juan, Agdao, Davao City : Davao City : Structure Excavation, Embankment, Reinforced Concrete, Masonry works, Roofing & roof framing works, installation of Gutter & downspout, finishes, electrical works and construction safety and health : : : : Php 588,000.00 Sixty (60) calendar days PDAF, FY 2012, GAA Php 1,000.00

Contract Location Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents Contract ID Contact Name

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: 12LB-0146 : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building @ Military Intellegence Group, Panacan, Davao City : Davao City : Structure Excavation, Embankment, Reinforced Concrete, Masonry, Roof framing works and Construction Safety & Health : : : : Php 343,000.00 Thirty (30) calendar days PDAF, FY 2012, GAA Php 500.00

The DPWH- Davao City District Engineering Office now invites bids for the above listed project. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project costing at least 50% of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184) otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidders is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. LOIs and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class A Documents (Contained in the Contractors Registration Certificate-CRC) are to be accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other relevant documents on or before the deadline for submission of Bids. Contractors/Applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post qualification. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH-Davao City District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from [8:00 -12:00 A.M and 1:00 -5:00 P.M.]. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchase by interested Bidders at the BAC-TWG Secretariat, DPWH, Davao City District Engineering Office, L. Ma. Guerrero Street, Davao City and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount as stated above. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGeps) and the website of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the set deadline for the submission of bids.

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Contract Location Scope of Work

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Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Contract Duration : Cost of Bidding : Documents

The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bidding documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Activities Issuance of Bidding Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Receipt of Bids Opening of Bids Schedule January 10-29, 2013 January 17, 2013@ 9:00 a.m. January 28, 2013@ 10:00 a.m. Deadline: January 29, 2013@ 8:45 a.m. January 29, 2013 @ 9:00 a.m.

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The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Palawan I District Engineering office, Roxas, Palawan, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of PhP 5,000.00. 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 bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the 8AC Chairman, The first envelope shall contain the technical component or the bid, which shall include a copy or the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the Financial component of the bid. Contract Will be awarded to the lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and postqualification. The DPWH, Palawan 1st District Engineering Office. Roxas, Palawan 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.) REMY B. CONDE Engineer III BAC Chairman
(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

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The DPWH- Davao City District Engineering Office will hold Pre-Bid Conference on January 17, 2013 @ 10:00 A.M. at the Conference Room, DPWH-Davao City District Engineering Office, L. Ma, Guerrero Street, Davao City , which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Letters of Intent (LOI) including the NFCCs or Credit Line Commitments (CLCs) must be delivered to the address below on or before January 24, 2013 at 12;00 Noon. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before [ January 29, 2013 @ 2:00 P.M.] at The BAC, Chairman, DPWH-Davao City District Engineering Office, L. Ma. Guerrero Street, Davao City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose to attend at the address below at 2:00 P.M., January 29, 2013. Late bids shall be not be accepted.

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The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: Issuance of Bidding Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Receipt of LOI Receipt of Bids Opening of Bids : : : : : January 11-29, 2013 @ 10;00 A.M., January 17, 2013 @ 12:00 Noon, January 24, 2013 @ 8:00 .A.M.-2:00 P.M., January 29, 2013 @ 2:00 P.M., January 29, 2013

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Surigao del Sur 1st Engineering District Office. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. The DPWH Surigao del Sur 1st Engineering District Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to affected bidder/s.

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The DPWH-Davao City District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

10. For further information, please refer to: The BAC, Secretariat DPWH, Davao City District Engineering Office L.M. Guerrero Street, Davao City Tel No.(082)226-47-75 (SGD.) GREGORIO C. YEE OIC, Asst. District Engineer (BAC, Chairman)

Approved by: (SGD) AGUSTIN R. ESTAL, MPA Engineer III (BAC-Chairman)

(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

Noted: (SGD.) LORNA T. RICARDO District Engineer

(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

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Fireghters face new blazes in Queensland

AUSTRALIAN emergency services turned their attention to northern New South Wales and Queensland states as temperatures climbed and lightning strikes ignited new bushres. Fire bans are in place in northern areas of New South Wales as temperatures reached 45.7 degrees Celsius (114 degrees Fahrenheit) in the town of Bourke, and 42.5 degrees in Dubbo, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Temperatures in some areas of Queensland have risen above 47 degrees. Severe re conditions have developed in southern areas of Queensland where high winds and low humidity are adding to the risk, the bureau said. By contrast, cooler weather has eased the danger in southern New South Wales, and re bans in place in southeastern regions for the past two days have been lifted, according to the Rural Fire Service. The worst res in the nations history, the so-called Black Saturday blazes, killed 173 people as they swept through rural areas of Victoria state in February 2009. Bloomberg

French block Mali rebel offensive

FRENCH airstrikes sought to halt an offensive by Islamist rebels in northern Mali as west African nations pledged to send about 2,000 soldiers to oust the militants fully. Frances intervention in its former colony will last as long as is needed President Francois Hollande said yesterday in a televised speech in Paris. Separately, in Somalia, French special forces failed to free a French intelligence ofcer who had been held hostage for three years, resulting in his death. In Mali France has no other objective than to safeguard a country that is a friend, Hollande said. It doesnt have another goal than ghting terrorism, and it has the backing of the international community, he said. France and west African states want to stop Mali from being overrun by the militants, a development they say would give terrorists a base for destabilizing the region and Europe akin to Yemen or Somalia. Rapid progress by the rebels last week prompted France to start military action, almost nine months earlier than most analysts had predicted. While the French action will temporarily stop the Islamist advance, a larger ground force will have to be sent in to destroy them, said Sebastian Spio-Garbrah, managing director of New York-based risk consultancy DaMina Advisors LLP. Frances unilateral military action weakens that Africa- led UN mandate for forces and introduces an anti-colonial element to the Islamist ght, he said yesterday in an e- mailed reply to questions. Ecowas is totally not ready, and France is not willing to keep the commandos on the ground for too long either. Ecowas is a 15nation west African economic bloc. The rst contingent of Ecowas troops from Nigeria, Togo, Niger should be in Mali no later than today, Ivorian Integration Minister Ally Coulibaly said by telephone yesterday from Abidjan. Ivory Coasts president holds the rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States. Bloomberg

This picture released by the French Army Communications Audiovisual ofce shows a French Mirage 2000 D aircraft refueling while ying to NDjamena overnight Jan. 11 to 12, after taking off from the French military base of Nancy. AP

Beijing pollution hits record

BEIJINGS pollution levels hit a record high over the weekend, prompting authorities to tell residents to stay indoors for a third day and warn that the hazardous air quality will persist until Wednesday.
bic meter. A monitor at the US Embassy, whose website described the pollution as beyond index, showed levels of more than 800. This is the worst pollution on record since Beijing started a trial publication of the PM 2.5 air quality report at the beginning of last year, Ma Jun, a Beijing-based environmentalist and founder of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, a nonprot organization that monitors corporate environmental performance, said in a telephone interview. China, which the World Bank estimates to be home to 16 of the worlds 20 mostpolluted cities, is the worlds largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Beijing began to release real-time air quality data that measures pollutants of 2.5 micrometers in size in September, and 74 cities started publishing data including PM 2.5, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide starting Jan. 1, the ofcial Xinhua News Agency reported on Dec. 28. State media criticized the governments previous plan to make the data available by 2016 for being too slow. The seriously polluted air quality will remain for another three days, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center said on its ofcial account on Sina Corp.s Weibo microblog service. During this time, residents are suggested to avoid going outdoors or undertaking strenuous activities. Data published by the US Embassy in Beijing using a monitor in its compound in the east of the capital showed the Air Quality Index measurement peaked at 728 at 4 p.m. yesterday, exceeding its highest level of hazardous while the PM2.5 reading reached 845 micrograms per cubic meter. The China Daily newspaper said the central and northern parts of the country were also hit by pollution, with the provinces of Hebei and Henan among the worst affected. An air quality report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection ranked Handan, Baoding and Shijiazhuang in Hebei and Henans capital, Zhengzhou, as the top four most-polluted cities among 120 monitored nationwide, the paper reported. In the past years theres been robust growth in heavy industries in areas surrounding Beijing such as steel making, smelting, power generating and petrochemical sectors, Ma said. Increased demand for heating in winter, more vehicles running on roads, have all contributed to the high level of pollutants in the air. Bloomberg

Many monitoring sites around the Chinese capital showed serious pollution levels, the worst classication of air quality yesterday, according to the local environmental protection bureau. Ofcial readings of PM2.5, ne airborne particulates that pose the largest health risks, were more than 700 micrograms per cu-

HK airport posted 57m visitors in 12

IN BRIEF Czechs elect president by direct vote

PRAGUEA former leftist prime minister Fischer, was a distant third with 16.35 percent. and the Czech Republics conservative forZeman and Schwarzenberg will advance to the eign minister will face each other in a presirunoff, since no candidate achieved a majority. They dential runoff later this month after nishing were among nine candidates in the race. Saturday as the top two candidates in the balIt will be a presidential race between a candilots rst round. date for the left and a candidate for the right, ZeEx-Premier Milos Zeman and Foreign Minman said. Well start from scratch for the second ister Karel Schwarzenberg will compete in the round. second round of voting for the largely ceremoZeman and Fischer were considered favorites, but nial post on Jan. 25 to 26. Schwarzenberg nished his campaign in style, atCzechs are electing the countrys president in tracting an unusually big crowd of about 10,000 in a a direct popular vote for the rst time, to replace rally in the capital this week. euroskeptic President Vaclav Klaus, whose secSchwarzenberg said he would do all he can for the ond and nal term ends March 7. Czech Republic to be a successful country. Since Czechoslovakia ofcially split into Zeman, 68, is attempting to stage a return to power Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993, the Presidential candidate Vladimir after he retired following a failure in the 2003 presirepublic has had two presidents elected by Franz arrives to cast his ballot Friday dential election. Parliament: Vaclav Havel and Klaus. But bick- at a polling station in Prague. AP A chain smoker with a soft spot for alcohol, Zeman ering during those votes led the legislature to made international headlines as prime minister with give that decision to the general public. outspoken comments. For example, he compared late With the votes from all of the 15,000 polling stations counted on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Adolf Hitler, drawing condemnaSaturday, Zeman was leading with 24.21 percent of the vote, followed tions from the EU and the Arab League, and called the Austrians who by Schwarzenberg with 23.40 percent. Another former premier, Jan opposed a Czech nuclear plant idiots. AP

HONG KONG International Airport set records in passenger volume and ight trafc last year, as local residents traveled more and air freight shipments to North America and China increased. The airport welcomed 56.5 million passengers and handled 352,000 aircraft movements last year, growth of about 5 percent for each, according to a press release today. Freight shipments rose 2.2 percent to 4 million tons, it said. The airport also reported a one-month record 30,800 ight movements in December. Despite the challenging global economic environment, regional economic growth continued to drive trafc increases, Stanley Hui Hon-chung, chief executive of the citys Airport Authority, said in the release. This past year we welcomed nine new airlines and expanded our global network to about 170 destinations. Limousine and coach trafc between the airport and Pearl River Delta destinations swelled 3.5 percent to more than 1.9 million passengers, while ferries carried 2.6 million travelers, an increase of 8 percent, according to the release. Bloomberg

Belgian shepherd gets articial legs

MEXICO CITYA dog reportedly mutilated by Mexican drug trafckers is recovering at a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs. Sanctuary owner Patricia Ruiz says Pay de Limon, or Lemon Pie, was tted with prosthetic front legs last year. The Belgian shepherd mix now walks, jumps and runs. Ruiz says the dog was left in a trash can to die after his two fronts legs were cut off. She says people who asked her to help Pay de Limon told her that drug trafckers used the dog to practice for mutilating humans. Pay de Limon is one of 128 abused dogs living at the Milagros Caninos sanctuary. Dogs on wheelchairs, blind, deaf or ill frolic and run around the huge sanctuary in the southern part of Mexico City. AP

Palestinian protesters evicted from West Bank site

JERUSALEMPalestinian protesters who pitched tents at a strategic West Bank site to protest plans to build a Jewish housing project there were evicted early Sunday, police said. Palestinian activists erected tents in the area known as E-1 on Friday saying they wanted to establish facts on the ground to stop Israeli construction in the West Bank. The Palestinian activists were borrowing a phrase and a tactic, usually associated with Jewish settlers, who believe establishing communities means the territory will remain theirs once structures are built. Palestinian activist Abdullah Abu Rahma said the protesters hoped to repitch their tents to continue their protest. Today, we will see if we can return, he said. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police evicted about 100 protesters from the site early Sunday morning after a court decision authorizing their removal. He did not know which court had allowed the eviction. Haaretz reported that the eviction was carried out despite a temporary High Court injunction preventing it. Rosenfeld said no arrests were made during the half hour operation and that no injuries were sustained on either side. He said the tents were not dismantled and that a decision on that would be made later in the day. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening ordered roads closed leading to the area and had the military declare a closed military zone and shut off access. Netanyahus ofce said that the state was petitioning the Supreme Court to rescind an earlier injunction blocking the evacuation. Israel announced it is moving forward with the E-1 settlement after the UN recognized a de facto state of Palestine in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in November. AP

Pakistan, India seek to ease tension over Kashmir

ISLAMABAD Despite the worst bout of violence in years along the disputed Kashmir border, Pakistani and Indian ofcials have kept tension from spiraling out of control. Its an example of just how far the archenemies have come since relations were shattered by the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Risk of escalation remains, but senior ofcials from both nations have sought to limit the potential damage to relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors, which have slowly warmed since Pakistani militants killed 166 people in the Indian coastal city of Mumbai. The violence may have a negative impact and slow down the reconciliation process, but it will not end the process because, despite the incidents, the two governments at the ofcial level are not in favor of escalation, said Pakistani political analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi. Private Indian media has hyped the Kashmir violence, which killed two soldiers on each side, but the response in Pakistan has been more muted, even among Islamic hard-liners who are opposed to better relations with India and have suspected ties to the Pakistani military, Rizvi said. That indicates the army generally wants to improve relations with India, he said. These groups make noise, but the noise stays within limits. India and Pakistan have been rivals for decades. The two have fought three wars since they were carved out of British India in 1947 two of them over the Himalayan region of Kashmir. The region is divided between the two countries, but each claims it in its entirety. They suspended peace talks after the Mumbai attack, but both countries have reasons for wanting better ties. AP

F-35 jet testing halted over cracks

DURABILITY testing on the most complicated version of Lockheed Martin Corp.s (LMT) F-35 was halted last month after multiple cracks were discovered in the ghter jet, according to the Pentagon. The previously undisclosed halt in high-stress ground testing involves the F-35B, the Marine Corps version that must withstand short takeoffs and landings on carriers and amphibious warfare vessels, according to an annual report on the F-35 that Defense Department testing chief Michael Gilmore sent to Congress yesterday. Flight testing wasnt affected. Development of the F-35, the Pentagons costliest weapons system, has been marked by delays and cost increases. The Pentagon estimates the total cost for development and production of 2,443 F-35s will be $395.7 billion, a 70 percent increase since the initial contract with Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin was signed in 2001. Durability testing is intended to stress an airframe, assessing its capability to achieve a projected aircraft lifetime of 8,000 equivalent ight hours.

Testing for the Marine shorttakeoff-and-vertical landing version was progressing this year until last months halt after multiple new cracks were found in a bulkhead ange on the fuselages underside during an inspection after the equivalent of 7,000 hours of testing, according to the report to Congress. The cracks were conned to that area. Bloomberg

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A dress from the Zac Posen Spring 2013 collection during Fashion Week in New York. The rich, vibrant shade of emerald green is Pantone LLCs Color of the Year for 2013. AP

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This product image released by Pantone LLC shows a Tiffany emerald and diamond ring. The rich, vibrant shade of emerald green is Pantone LLCs Color of the Year for 2013, beating out all the other shades of the rainbow. AP This emerald green color swatch released by Pantone is Pantone LLCs Color of the Year for 2013, beating out all the other shades of the rainbow. AP

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with an all-black ensemble. If green shoes are too much for you, perhaps a lovely green bag will do. But if you are wearing an emeraldcolored blouse or dress, dont pair it with a belt or earrings and necklaces of the same color, and opt for gold or antique brass accessories. Emerald green will also look good with white, beige, gold or nude. The color of the year also looks well with royal blue, fuchsia or purple jewel tones. Green makeup may be a bit tricky to pull off so makeup artists suggest wearing emerald eye liners on the waterline and pairing it with a dark-pink lipstick with purple undertones. The Sephora + Pantone Universe 2013 Color of the Year beauty collection will be launched in March and it will include eye shadows, lid liner stain, mascara, jumbo eyeliner and glitter dust. A good way to wear emerald is on nails, a suggestion that looks better on short nails and warm skin tones. Yes, anyone can pull off Pantones Color of the Year without looking like a tree. Its all about knowing how much of it you can wear and what you should pair it with.

Hot Colors over the years

2013: Emerald 2012: Tangerine Tango 2011: Honeysuckle Pink 2010: Turquoise 2009: Mimosa

GREEN is a color long associated with money and prosperity. We say looking for greener pastures when someone wants a better life or the grass is greener on the other side of the fence when we look at other people and we think they are more prosperous.
This is because green is the color of growth, this is symbolic of renewal and rebirth. There is also something about green that is relaxing and calming. As 2012 ended, it was goodbye, Tangerine Tango, and hello, Emerald. That is the color of the year for 2013, according to Pantone, the color standards division of Kentwood-based X-Rite Inc. The color is known more formally as Pantone 17-5641. The color of the year is a vivid, verdant shade of green that enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight, as well as promoting balance and harmony, said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. Since antiquity, this luminous, magnicent hue has been the color of beauty and new life in many cultures and religions, said Eiseman in a press release.

Its also the color of growth, renewal and prosperity no other color conveys regeneration more than green. Fashion designers who are featuring Pantone 2013 colors into their spring collections include Tracy Reese, Nanette Lepore, Barbara Tfank, NAHM and Marimekko. Pantone is also teaming up Sephora for a limited edition Color of the Year beauty collection to be released in March, which will feature products in emerald. Pantone experts put a great deal of effort into choosing the annual color of the year, looking for inuences in entertain-

ment, traveling art collections, popular destinations or even sporting events that garner worldwide attention, according to the company. For more than a decade, Pantones Color of the Year has inuenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design, the news release said. So how does one incorporate emerald green into the wardrobe? If your wardrobe is full of neutrals, you can use green as an accent. For instance, you can wear emerald green ats

2008: Blue Iris 2007: Chili Pepper 2006: Sand Dollar 2005: Blue Turquoise 2004: Tigerlily 2003: Aqua Sky 2002: True Red 2001: Fuchsia Rose 2000: Cerulean

MY GOOD friend, the effervescent Nene Leonor, always gets all revved up every time she tells me about the annual ball staged by her group of wellmeaning personalities, the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP) of which she is President. They come up with this sparkling, glittering affair every year, primarily to raise funds for their various charities, and I hasten to add, they have a lot! Thank goodness for these kind-hearted souls, the world is a better place to live in, the reason why I always extend my all-out support to them as I share their concern for the needy. This years proceeds went to FCCPs scholars at the UP College of Music and Fine Arts, to the organizations outreach programs for public schools and rural communities, their heritage and cultural trips, as well as their other undertakings related to arts and culture. This year, their get-together was a dinner-concert, headlined by our very own Broadway star, Lea Salonga, and her friends. A glamorous crowd, all dressed to the nines, trooped to the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La, eager to listen to the vocal calisthenics of our well-loved international artist who was accompanied by a 37-piece orchestra conducted by her brother, Gerard. All the preparations for this highly successful Annual Ball were spearheaded by Nene, with the able assistance of director Nene Pe Lim and chairperson Noni

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Basilio. The FCCPs annual ball always turns out to be the most glamorous event of the year as the metros fashion police are overwhelmed keeping tabs not only of what guests wear but also who they wear! This, aside from counting how many carats of divine sparklers are found on each guest. FCCPs ties with Lea Salonga go a long way. The organization was founded in 1979 by a group of musically inclined ladies, to develop and nurture young and talented Filipinos. It was then that she was rst From left: Nene Pe Lim, Nene Leonor, Karen Macasaet, Jun Leonor, Dra. introduced to the Filipino Elenita Binay, Amb. Cristina Ponce Enrile, and Nonie and Bert Basilio audience via the musical, Annie, which was FCCPs rst fund-raiser. Generous sponsors of the event were: BPL Group of Companies, PGA Cars, DMCI Homes, Imelda CoVice Pres id juangco, Cats Motors, AmElenita B ent Jejomar Bina y inay and bassador and Tonet LagdaBeth Victo , Gilda Salonga, D ra. ria meo, Anita Magsaysay-Ho Foundation, Carlo Caparas and Donna Villa, Ernie Yu, Nene and Jun Leonor, Palmy Layug, Mabek & Peter Kawsek, and Nini Layug Mely and Paeng Hechanova, Sally Maliuanag, Wilcon Depot, and Joel Cruz. Bulletin board Hong Kong Arts Festival. Launched in 1973, the Hong Kong Arts Festival reels off February 21 to March 22 this year. It offers a broad spectrum of programs, ranging from classical fare to cutting-edge producAmb. Tonette and Linda Floirendo Lagdameo, Nene tions, including works in Amb. Philippe Lhuillier, Fredy Consunji, Edna Lhuillier and Nini and June Leonor theater, chamber opera, and Licaros

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IT WAS initially reported as authentic. Then, it was revealed to be a hoax. The Twitter hashtags #cuttingforbieber and #cutforbieber, a joke allegedly started by members of social media forum 4chan, caused widespread concern online, not because Justin Bieber was doing pot, but because cutting is a serious problem affecting teens and young adults.
The hoax was that fans of the pop star cut themselves and displayed pictures of the act on Twitter as a reaction to the image, in which Bieber was seen smoking what appears to be marijuana. Cutting was supposedly their protest against the act and plea (or threat) to the singer to stop living a druggie lifestyle. Cutting, a form of self-harm, is intentionally physically injuring oneself, commonly the wrist, as a form of release, rebellion and/or expression. Selfharm, in general, is a mental condition that affects millions worldwide. Research indicates that 4 percent of American adults and 15 percent of adolescents suffer from the condition while as much as 33 percent of British youths could be at risk. Historical data suggest that kids as young as 5 years old have been reported to self-harm. Anecdotal evidence supports the notion that cutting is prevalent in the Philippines as well. This goes to show that joking about it is rather insensitive. The hashtag trended nationwide in the United States within hours of its inception last Monday and response has been negative. Some of those who believed that it was real voiced their disapproval, shock and dismay. Others made fun of people who cut. When it was revealed that it was a hoax, most agreed that the pranksters went too far. The trending hashtag was then replaced by #SelfHarmIsNotAJoke. The Hufngton Post published the statements of Cornell University professor and expert on teens and self-injury Janis Whitlock. The professor said that the idea of cutting as self-expression is reinforced or maybe even legitimized by putting it out there in this manner. It may not convince people to cut themselves, but those who already engage in the practice (and those thinking about it) may be validated and continue down the road of self-destruction. Whitlock told the online news outlet that images of cutting can potentially serve as triggers for those already vulnerable or prone to self-injury. And that is not funny at all.

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OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Alaminos City, Pangasinan Department of Public Works and Highways Region I 1st Pangasinan Engineering District
Republic of the Philippines

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OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Alaminos City, Pangasinan

Department of Public Works and Highways Region I 1st Pangasinan Engineering District

Republic of the Philippines

Telefax No. (088)856-8774/E-mail Ad dpwhcdodistrict@yahoo.com

Region X Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City

Department of Public Works and Highways

Republic of the Philippines

INVITATION TO BID for:

13AG0006 : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Alaminos-Bolinao Road at KO355+500 to KO356+470 1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, 1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, through the MVUC, intends to apply the following sum of Php 9,899,946.27 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Alaminos-Bolinao Road at KO355+500 to KO356+470 Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Brief Description: Asphalt Overlay and Concreting of umpaved shoulders Pavement Dimension-width=6.10m Thickness=50mm Shoulder Dimension- width=2.50m thickness=150mm

INVITATION TO BID for:

13AG0007: Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Pangasinan-Zambales Road at KO268+(-814) to KO268+314 1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, 1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, through the MVUC, intends to apply the following sum of Php 9,899,826.71 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Pangasinan-Zambales Road at KO268+(-814) to KO268+314 Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Brief Description: Asphalt Overlay with drainage and Slope Protection Pavement Dimension-Thickness=50mm Shoulder width=1.50m

INVITATION TO BID
Contract ID 13KD0001- Construction of Access Road Leading to Dao Heritage Tree and Pelaez Ecopark in Malasag, Barangay Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City 1. The DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office, through the CY 2012 Department of Tourism intends to apply the sum of Thirty Eight Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 38,800,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payment under the Contract ID No. 13KD0001 Construction of Access Road Leading to Dao Heritage Tree and Pelaez Ecopark in Malasag, Barangay Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City. Bids received in excess of the ABC automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. The DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office now invites bids for the Construction of Access Road. Completion of the Works is required within 150 Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders. 3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizen of the Philippines. 4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php 20,000.00). It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, www.dpwh.gov.ph provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. 6. The DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 22, 2013 at 2:00 pm at DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office, Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City, which shall be open to all interested parties. Deadline of Submission of Letter of Intent is on January 31, 2013 until 12:00 noon. 7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February 5, 2013 until 12:00 noon at DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office Conference Room, Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below on February 5, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Late bids shall not be accepted. 8. The DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 9. For further information, please refer to: The BAC Secretariat DPWH, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering office Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. No.(088) 856-8757 (Sgd.) CESAR M. HIPONA JR. Assistant District Engineer BAC Chairman Noted:

2. The DPWH, 1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan now invites bids for works briefly described above . Completion of the Works required is 60 Calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within ten ( 10 ) years from the date of submission receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. 3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-Discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), other wise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., January 10, 2013-January 28, 2013 5. A complete set of Bidding Document may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php 10,000.00 It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippines Government Electronics Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Document not later than the submission of their bids 6. The DPWH-1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan will hold a Pre-Bid Confernce On January 16, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at DPWH BAC Room, 1ST PED, Conference Hall, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. 7. Bids must be delivered on or before January 28, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at DPWH BAC Room, 1ST PED, Conference Hall, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted. 8. The DPWH- 1 PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding Process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
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2. The DPWH, 1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan now invites bids for works briefly described above. Completion of the Works required is 45 Calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC. 3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-Discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulation(IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), other wise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., January 10, 2013-January 28, 2013 5. A complete set of Bidding Document may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php 10,000.00 It may also be downloaded free of charge from the websit e of the Philippines Government Electronics Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Document not later than the submission of their bids 6. The DPWH-1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan will hold a Pre-Bid Conference On January 16, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at DPWH BAC Room,, 1ST PED, Conference Hall, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. 7. Bids must be delivered on or before January 28, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at DPWH BAC Room, 1ST PED, Conference Hall, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted. 8. The DPWH- 1st PED, Alaminos City, Pangasinan reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding Process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

9. For further information, please refer to: JUNE MIGUEL V. RAMOLETE, SR. BAC Chairman DPWH 1ST Pangasinan Engineering District Pandayan Street, Alaminos City, Pangasinan 075-552-7213 (Sgd.) JUNE MIGUEL V. RAMOLETE, SR. Engineer III BAC Chairman NOTED: (Sgd.) SMILE D. FERMIN OIC, District Engineer
(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

9. For further information, please refer to: JUNE MIGUEL V. RAMOLETE, SR. BAC Chairman DPWH 1ST Pangasinan Engineering District Pandayan Street, Alaminos City, Pangasinan 075-552-7213 (Sgd.) JUNE MIGUEL V. RAMOLETE, SR. Engineer III BAC Chairman NOTED: (Sgd.) SMILE D. FERMIN OIC, District Engineer
(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

(Sgd.) ALLAN S. BORROMEO, DM OIC-District Engineer

(MST-Jan. 14, 2013)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
2nd Street, Port Area MANILA

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

Region X BUKIDNON 3 RD DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE Office of the District Engineer Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

Republic of the Philippines

Republika ng Pilipinas Department of Agriculture Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig (NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION) Urdaneta, Pangasinan Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876

Invitation to Bid
Contract ID No. 13OO0004-Construction /Widening of C-6 Extension, Taytay, Rizal, Sta. 0+000-Sta. 3+340
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR), through the General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of Php94,675,506.55 being The Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Construction /Widening of C-6 Extension, Taytay, Rizal, Sta. 0+000-Sta. 3+340. Bids received in excess of ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region, now invites bid for theConstruction /Widening of C-6 Extension, Taytay, Rizal, Sta. 0+000-Sta. 3+340. Completion of the Works is 300 calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project costing at least 50% of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. 3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184) otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 4. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractor Profile Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualification. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central Procurement Office (CPO), 5th Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders at the National Capital Region, 2nd Street, Port Area, Manila upon payment of non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P 50,000.00). It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the procuring entity, provided the bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. 6. 7. Issuance of Bidding Documents: Jan. 14 to February 5, 2013

invitation to BiD ConstruCtion of Dipalo ris

The National Irrigation Administration through the General Appropriation Act of 2013 now invites bids for the ConstruCtion of Dipalo ris under GAA 101. The project is located in San Quintin, Pangasinan. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Contract Ref. No. A. Package 1 R1-PIMO-13-01-019 B . Package 2 R1-PIMO-13-01-020 C. Package 3 R1-PIMO-13-01-021 D. Package 4 R1-PIMO-13-01-022 E. Package 5 R1-PIMO-13-01-023 F. Package 6 R1-PIMO-13-01-024 G. Package 7 R1-PIMO-13-01-025 H. Package 8 R1-PIMO-13-01-026 I. Package 9 R1-PIMO-13-01-027 J. Package 10 R1-PIMO-13-01-028 K. Package 11 R1-PIMO-13-01-029 L. Package 12 R1-PIMO-13-01-030 M. Package 13 R1-PIMO-13-01-031 1. Php4,106,858.67 Canal Structures, Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 30, 2013 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Php3,995,121.91 Canal Structures, Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 30, 2013 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Php3,530,491.59 Canal Structures, Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 30, 2013 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Php3,150,257.84 Php3,308,699.26 Canal Structures & Canal Lining Canal Structures, Canal Lining & Turn Out Facilities. 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 30, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Pangasinan January 15, 2013, January 30, 2013 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Php3,458,078.75 Canal Lining. 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 2:00 PM, Pangasinan Php4,112,358.40 Canal Structures & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 2:00 PM, Pangasinan Php3,959,393.00 Canal Structures & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 2:00 PM, Pangasinan Php2,719,456.71 Canal Structures & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 2:00 PM, Pangasinan Php3,300,771.16 Canal Structures & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Pangasinan Php3,397,131.24 Canal Structures & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Pangasinan Php3,554,020.09 Canal Structures & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Pangasinan Php3,550,855.52 Canal Structure & Canal Lining 120 c.d. January 15, 2013, January 29, 2013 NIA-Reg. Office Conf. Room, Urdaneta City, 2:00 PM at 10:00 AM, Pangasinan Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Description of Work Contract Duration Pre-bid Conference Opening of Bids Location of Pre-bid & Opening of Bids

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of DPWH, Bukidnon 3rd District Engineering Office, Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon hereby notifies the following contractors classified by and duly registered with the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) and in the DPWH Registry of Contractors, to bid for the proposed projects to be implemented thru Alternative Method of Procurement (Negotiated Procurement) Pursurant to Rule XVI, Section 53.2 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184, viz: 1. a.) Contract ID: b.) Name of Project: 13KC0001 Emergency Restoration Rehabilitation/ Upgrading of CDO City Dominorog Camp Kibaritan Road, K1515+300 K1515+420, K1505+285 - K1505+405 & K1514+820-K1514+938 Talakag, Bukidnon Php 9,800,000.00 60 Calendar Days Php 10,000.00

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c.) Location: d.) ABC: e.) Contract Duration: f.) Cost of Plans & Bid Documents:

NAME OF INVITED CONTRACTORS: 1.) Hi-Tri Development Corporation 2.) Jejors Construction 3.) M Montesclaros Ent., Inc. 4.) Charlz Construction 2. 13KC0002 Repair/Reconstruction of Damaged Abutment B Tal-Uban Bridge, K1485+460 along CDO City Dominorog Camp Kibaritan Road c.) Location: Talakag, Bukidnon d.) ABC: Php 9,800,000.00 e.) Contract Duration: 76 Calendar Days f.) Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00 a.) Contract ID: b.) Contract Name: NAME OF INVITED CONTRACTORS: 1.) Jejors Construction 2.) Charlz Construction 3.) M Montesclaros Ent., Inc. 4.) Hi-Tri Development Corporation Bidding will be conducted through Alternative Method of Procurement (Negotiated Procurement) procedures as specified in the Implementation Rules and Regulations A (IRR-A) of Republic Act No. 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. All particulars relative to Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Pre-bid Conferences, Bid Evaluation and Award of Contractor shall be governed by the provisions of this Act.
The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Biddings Documents 2. Pre-bid Conference 3. Receipt of Bids 4. Opening of Bids From: January 11 January 29, 2013 January 18, 2013 , 10:30 am Deadline: January 29, 2013, 10:00am January 29, 2013, 10:30am

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The Department of Public Works and Highways will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 24, 2013 at 10:00 am at Department of Public Works and HighwaysNational Capital Region, NCR Conference Room, 2nd Street, Port Area, Manila which shall be open to all interested parties. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Bids must be delivered on or before February 5, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region BAC Secretariat Office, 2nd Street, Port Area, Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids will not be accepted.

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Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/ fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from National Irrigation Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (office of the Head, BAC Secretariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 PM: A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND PESOS (Php4,000.00 per Package. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the first day of advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of interest until submission and receipt of bids. Late bids shall not be accepted. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. All bids must be accompanied by a Certificate of Site Inspection issued by the implementing office. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids, declare a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incurring any liability if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been withheld or reduced through no fault of its own. Awarding of Contract shall be held in abeyance prior to receipt of the Agency Budget Matrix (ABM) or Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the full cost of the project.

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10. The DPWH-NCR reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 11. For further information, please contact : The BAC Secretariat National Capital Region 2nd St. Port Area, Manila Tel. No. (02) 3043893 (SGD,) AUDENCIO B. REYES Chief, QAHD Chairman, NCR-BAC NOTED: (SGD.) REYNALDO G. TAGUDANDO Regional Director

The DPWH reserves the right to accepts of 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. (SGD.) RONALD T. GEMPISAO BAC Chairman NOTED: (SGD.) HONORATO B. SALDUA, JR. OIC, District Engineer
(MST-JAN. 14, 2013)

For further information, please refer to: ENGR. MYRNA C. MARTINEZ - Head BAC Secretariat NIA-Regional Office No. 1 Barangay Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Telefax No: (075)568-8442 E-mail address: niaengineeing@yahoo.com (Sgd.) ROBERTO Q. ABULE BAC Chairman

(MST-JAN. 14, 2013)

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Manila Standard TODAY

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

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Filipino values in new campaign
INNATELY helpful and caring, Filipinos have been known to go out of their way to assist those in need, friends and strangers alike. The Pinoys pleasant nature and easy smile can make anyone feel at ease, while their compassion and nurturing spirit can lift spirits even in the most distressing of times. Blend 45 celebrates these exemplary Filipino traits, and more, with its new Gising Pinoy! campaign. Directed by Henry Frejas, the latest series of TV commercials seeks to bring out the good and the admirable in the Filipino. Depicting the thoughtfulness of Pinoys, Maalalahanin (Blend 45 Puti) shows that a steaming cup of coffee and the kindness of a stranger are all it takes to make a tired soul feel better. Matulungin (Blend 45 Barako) showcases the readiness to lend a helping hand and proves that acts of help do not go unappreciated. The sweetness and soft hearts of Pinoys take center stage in Malambing (Blend 45 Pula), while Maalaga (all variants) highlights their caring nature. Just like these time-honored Filipino values, Blend 45 also shows off the best homegrown Filipino flavors in its new 3-in-1 coffee blends. Blend 45 Puti captures the richness and creaminess of carabaos milk, while the delicate sweetness of brown sugar is showcased in Blend 45 Pula. Those with a fondness for the strong and bold taste of kapeng barako can find satisfaction in Blend 45 Barako. Watch for the latest Blend 45 commercials and wake up to the goodness of Filipino coffee flavors, only P4 per sachet in all leading supermarkets and groceries nationwide.

INDIO
rolls out tonight
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ISAH V. RED
Malaki ang utang na loob ko sa GMA na akoy binigyan ng ganito kalaking proyekto para i-alay sa ating mga taga-hanga. Pinagpaguran ng lahat ng mga tao sa harap at likod ng camera, para mabigyan kayo ng isang bago at napakagandang pagkakalibangan. Ang Indio ay isang pagbubunyi sa pagiging marangal ng bawat Pilipino, isang pagkilala sa mga magagandang katangian natin bilang isang lahi mula pa noon hanggang ngayon. Though staged in pre-colonial setting, the Indios story crosses generations. Starring with Revilla, Jr. are Jennylyn Mercado as Esperanza; Jackie Lou Blanco as Victoria; Ramon Cristopher as Don Antonio and Michael de Mesa as Juancho. Appearing as gods and goddesses are Rhian Ramos as Dian Magayon; Sarah Lahbati as YnaGuiguilid; Sam Pinto as Lidagat; Rachelle Anne Go as Libulan, Ehra Madrigal as Lihanghin; Ellen Adarna as Dalikmata; Paolo Paraiso as Adlaw; Will Devaughn as Barangaw; Steven Silva as Ribung Kilat, Kyle Jimenez as Santonillo and Solenn Heussaff as Lalahon. Playing Taga-Ilaya are Jomari Yllana as Tarong; Agot Isidro as Linang; Ronnie Lazaro as Waray Lupig; Sheena Halili as Mayang, Daria Ramirez as old Linang and Dante Rivera as old Tarong with Taga-Ilawods Melissa Mendez as Alicia; Vaness del Moral as Elena; Pekto as Pedro; John Feir as Juaning; Marco Alcaraz as Javier, Ping Medina as Diego and Robert Arevalo as Cosme. Portraying very special roles in the series are Maxene Magalona as Rosa; Bea Binene as the teen Rosa; Jillian Ward as the young Rosa; Alden Richards as Malaya/Simeon; Luis Alandy as Hangaway (Father of Malaya/Simeon); Bobby Andrews and Chinggoy Alonzo as Hernando; Lucho Ayala as the young Juancho; Carlos Morales as Mariano Sebastian; Princess Snell as the young Victoria, Winwyn Marquez as Maria; Jon Achaval as Frayle and Mark Gil as Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. With the production teams dedication to its craft together with the guidance of historians from the University of the Philippines Dr. Vic Villan and Dr. Rolando Borrinaga, production designer Rodel Cruz and musical scorer Von de Guzman, Indio is anticipated to be primetimes most valuable offering. What seemed at rst a petty intramural between a talent and a networks talent management has now become a full-blown legal battle. Atty. Annette Gozon Abrogar, GMA Films president and concurrently member of a committee that oversees GMA Artist Center with which Sarah Lahbati is under contract as talent until 2015 after winning the StarStruck search three years ago, has led a criminal case for libel vs Labhati on Wednesday afternoon last week with the Ofce of the City Prosecutor of Makati. Gozon Abrogar found Lahbatis posts on her Twitter account accusing the former of pressuring her to sign a co-management deal with ICONS and hinted at under-the-table arrangements with GMA Artist Center. According to Gozon Abrogar, Sarahs tweets contain false and malicious claims and cannot be used to defend her actions. I have treated artists and all

THE much anticipated drama-fantasy series Indio starring Bong Revilla, Jr. in his rst primetime drama project rolls out tonight.
talent managers professionally, fairly and above board. Moreover, Sarahs projects and shows for the whole of 2012 easily belie her claims of being treated unfairly by the Network. Furthermore, as Lahbati continued to blast the social media network with accusations against GMA Artist Center, the GMA Network management released a statement answering the Filipino Moroccan talent based on her tweets on Jan. 9. Sarah mentioned, It has been three days since Annette Gozon Abrogar uses GMA News to bombard me and make my image look bad. GMA Network categorically denies this. GMA News has fairly aired both Sarahs tweets and the Networks statements thus she cannot accuse anyone of using the Networks News Department to make her image look bad. Sarah added, Why cant you give a statement about your involvement in ICONS management company dealing with GMA? Atty. Annette Gozon-Abrogar reiterates that she never asked or referred Sarah to ICONS for a comanagement contract. According to Atty. Gozon-Abrogar, The only referral to ICONS that was ever made was for branding assistance, not for co-management, in order to get more endorsements. Sarah also mentioned about xing these issues privately with GMA management. Sarah submitted her complaints last Nov. 2012, which was promptly and thoroughly investigated by the Network. After the investigation, however, Sarahs allegations were found baseless. Further, as stated in the Networks statement yesterday on Jan. 9, The Network found no proof of her allegation that there was an under the table deal between GMAAC and ICONS Management. The Network has a policy of prohibiting and penalizing any such under the table deal between any of its executives and employees and others dealing with the Network. This policy is strictly enforced and implemented. In reference to her tweet saying I was even guaranteed protection by Mr. Gozon if I tell every detail, but when the blame pointed towards Annette, it became a different story, Atty. Felipe L. Gozon claries that what he said to Sarah and her mother was that he was grateful to them for sharing the details about the ICONS referral issue. Atty. Gozon, contrary to what Sarah is now Atty. Annette Gozon Abrogar claiming in her tweets, never guaranteed them protection, She did not ask for protection and I did not guarantee that I will protect her. I cannot protect anyone who is not telling the truth. What this 19-year old girl doesnt know is that its going to be a lonely battle in court against a corporate giant. Granting she is telling the truth, hasnt anyone told her or did her future manager failed to inform her that, in legal battles, the prosecution can actually turn everything around, and make the defendant appear a perjurer? Sarah Lahbati

Sarah Lahbati sued

Anyb o d y who follows Lahbati on Twitter can read between the lines her motivations for her accusations. She simply wants to be released from her GMA Artist Center contract. Her thoughts, I am inclined to believe, is not totally hers. Someone more accustomed to the wheeling a n d dealings of show business could have been feeding her ideas. Personally, GMA Network should just release Lahbati, but on the condition that anyone who picks her up as a talent should buy out her contract with the network. If that entity is unable to pay the price, then Lahbati should stay until her contract expires. And the option to give her assignments or not lies shall be the networks decision.

Maalaga showcases the caring nature of Filipinos in the latest heartwarming commercial of Blend 45.

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JOSEPH PETER GONZALES

Derek Ramsay resurrects Kidlat

rewarded! Last Christmas, I had a vacation in Cagayan De Oro with my family and I was elated that all the kids whom I met were calling me Kidlat. I was truly amazed of my new screen characters instant recall among the young viewers. Thats a good gauge already. I feel like a winner with this project for its grandiosity. At the rate things are going, moving to the Kapatid network proved to be a wise career move for the handsome actor. Of course it is! Im grateful to TV5 for believing in me, for giving me project after project. Kidlat is really a good vehicle to start my 2013. The turnout of the scenes were shooting is simply fantastic! Im hats-off to our director Mike Tuviera. Hes a genius! *** Alden Richards denies the rumor that theres love blossoming between him and Julie Ann San Jose at present. Any guy would fall for Julie Ann because of her endearing qualities but honestly, theres no love angle between us, no courtship whatsoever. Thats to set the record straight, he states. There are talks that he is planning to court Julie Ann since last Christmas, they gave each other presents: he gave her a neck pillow, she has given him chocolates. Yes, we exchanged gifts last December but thats just it. Were okay. We get to talk during Party Pilipinas and did some out-of-town shows, but not to the extent of going out on dates. We havent reached that stage yet. Many are curious what he sees in Julie Ann that makes him admire her. Shes very down-to-earth and sincere. Isnt he afraid to appear as the villain before the Julielmo fanatics? I hope not! Ha-ha-ha! Im not snatching Julie Ann from Elmo (Magalona). I hope they wont take it against me if Im befriending her, says Alden.

AFTER The Amazing Race, Derek Ramsay is top-billing TV5s Kidlat. Im so happy with this project, he says. Its my rst full-length superhero role. To be honest, this is the coolest thing Ive done so far on the small screen. Ive worked so hard for this and it feels good that Ive been receiving positive feedbacks from the public. At least, all my efforts are

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