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Senator-judges vote 20-3 to convict Corona for non-disclosure of assets

By Christine F. Herrera

THE Senate on Tuesday voted 20-3 to

convict Chief Justice Renato Corona for failing to fully disclose his assets, making him the rst chief justice to be removed from ofce by impeachment.
The 20 senator-judges who convicted Corona based their decision not on hard evidence presented by the prosecution, but on the chief justices own admission that he did not declare some of his bank deposits because he considered thOse condential under bank secrecy laws, which are now under review by Congress. For not disclosing his $2.4 million in dollar deposits and P80.7 million in peso deposits, the senators declared Corona morally unt and said he could not remain a chief justice any minute longer. Those who rendered a guilty verdict were Senator-Judges Edgardo Angara, Alan Peter Cay-

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etano, Pia Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, Francis Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, Teosto Guingona III, Gregorio Honasan, Panlo Lacson Jr., Manuel Lapid, Loren Legarda, Sergio Osmena III, Francis Pangilinan, Aquilino Pimentel III, Ralph Recto, Ramon Revilla Jr., Vicente Sotto III, Antonio Trillanes IV, Manuel Villar and Presiding Judge and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Senator-Judges Joker Arroyo, Miriam Defensor Santiago and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. voted to acquit Corona, agreeing with his interpretation of the Foreign Currency Deposits Act, which grants absolute condentiality to dollar accounts. Next page

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Corona accepts fate, but insists on his innocence

By Rey E. Requejo
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona on Tuesday accepted the Senates decision nding him guilty of violating the Constitution by failing to disclose his cash assets. In a statement released hours after the Senate rendered its verdict, Corona said he had surrendered his fate from the start when he submitted himself to the impeachment process. If this is for the good of the country, I am accepting the calvary that I have suffered. From the start, I had been ready to offer my own life for the country, Corona, who still conned at The Medical City, said in a statement. I am entrusting my future and the future of the judiciary to God and the people who are the powers in our democracy. The head of Coronas defense team, retired
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By Joyce Pangco Paares and Maricel Cruz
MALACAANG on Tuesday hailed the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona, saying the Senates verdict strengthened the democratic institutions. The verdict of the Senate is a step forward in terms of restoring public condence in our courts and trust in the members of the judiciary, deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte said. Mr. Corona is merely the public face of the Next page things that ail our justice system.

Final ruling. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile bangs the gavel for the last time to declare a guilty verdict
on the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. SONNY ESPIRITU

Business sector expresses relief, but workers wary

THE business conglomerates on Tuesday were condent the Senate impeachment courts nding Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty as charged will not affect investor sentiment. Security Bank Corp. President Alberto Villarosa said it was important that the Filipino people get over it and go on with life. Its a necessary distraction, but lets get over it, he said. But a left-leaning group accused President Benigno Aquino III of using all the powers of the government to convict Corona. We fear that Coronas conviction in the impeachment trial will lead to Aquinos full control over the Supreme Court, the Kilusang Mayo Uno or May First Movement said in a statement. That would mean that the Aquino government can ram its anti-worker and anti-people policies down the workers and peoples throats. Next page

Carpio to serve as acting chief justice

ANTONIO Carpio, the most senior associate justice, will be the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as a result of the removal by impeachment of Renato Corona, an ofcial said Tuesday. Senior Justice Carpio, by operation of law, will be acting chief justice, said a Supreme Court magistrate who asked not be named because he has no authority to speak for the Court. He said Carpio will assume the role as chief magistrate until President Benigno Aquino III appoints a permanent chief justice from a list to be submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council. Voting 20-3, the impeachment court ordered Coronas dismissal for violating the Constitution, citing his failure to declare all his assets in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. They pointed to the $2.4 million and the more than P80 million in bank deposits that he said he owned. The Constitution says a vacancy in the judiciary must be lled within 90 days. If Carpio is appointed chief justice, an assciate justice will be named to complete the line-up of 15 members. Corona has accused Carpio of being part of a conspiracy to oust him and
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Filipino painter makes waves; Lhuillier faces raps over land row Lhuillier work auctioned by Christies By Ferdinand Fabella pawnshops, has been charged Makati after personnel and with trespassing, malicious his security alBy Jonathan Fernandez
A YOUNG Filipina has joined the ranks of Filipino artists who are making waves in the Innocence. Lazy Daisy by the young Filipino real- Asian art scene after she sold her rst painting at the Chrisist painter Aleah Angeles fetched a hefty price in ties Asian Contemporary Art Hong Kong. day sale in Hong Kong on May 27. Twenty-four-year-old Aleah Angeles sold her Lazy Daisy for US$13,755 (P594,491 at yesterdays exchange rate), twice the estimated value of $4,138 to $7,759. Next page AMBASSADOR to Portugal Philippe Lhuillier faces a string of criminal cases over a land dispute involving a 346-square-meter prime property in San Miguel Village, Makati City. Lhuillier, who owns the chain of Cebuana Lhuillier mischief, grave threats, grave coercion, slight physical injury and robbery led by one Roberto Santos, a 74-yearold retired employee of San Miguel Corp. Santos led the criminal complaint before the Ofce of the City Prosecutor of legedly prevented him from entering his lot along N. Garcia Street in San Miguel Village, right across Lhuilliers PJ Lhuillier Building. Santos included in the charge sheet some of Lhuilliers security guards and Next page employees.

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to inuence this Courts and the publics opinion, Enrile said. Enrile said Corona did not stand accused of amassing ill-gotten wealth and so the court disallowed the charge contained in Paragraph 2.4 of Article 2 that the chief justice was suspected and accused of having accumulated ill-gotten wealth, acquiring assets of high values and keeping bank accounts with huge deposits. To this day, I strongly maintain it was an invalid charge, it being based on mere suspicion, on so-called reports, rather than on factual allegations, Enrile said. Enrile also criticized the prosecution for its poor preparation and for taking its case to the public through the media. As a lawyer, I must confess that I was personally frustrated by the loose and hasty crafting and preparation that characterized the presentation of the charges contained in the Articles of Impeachment. It seemed that the case was being built up only after the charges were actually led. The repeated recourse to this courts compulsory processes to obtain evidence which normally should have formed the factual basis of the charges in the rst place further burdened and, at times, taxed the patience of this court, Enrile said. He cited how the letter of the administrator of the Land Registration Authority which contained, as an attachment, a list of 45 properties supposedly owned by Corona, was fed to the media even before the Senate could begin the actual trial of the case. Even before the Hon. Ombudsman, Conchita Carpio Morales, was called to testify before this Court, her letter to the Chief Justice requiring him to explain in 72 hours an alleged aggregate amount of $10 million in several dollar accounts was leaked to the media right before the resumption of this trial last May 7, Enrile said. We have sternly cautioned against unethical and unprofessional conduct, the penchant to engage in trial by publicity, to use the media to disseminate and advance so called information or evidence, to provoke and disrespect this court and its members, and to irresponsibly hurl disparaging insinuations and accusations, he said. But Enrile also faulted the defense and Corona himself for reviving the nature of his assets by introducing evidence to prove that his income and assets were legitimate, and by testimony to show how he and his wife had saved and invested these savings in foreign currency over so many decades. I submit that the Chief Justice had justiable and legal grounds to rely on the Supreme Courts procedural and policy guidelines governaldine Javier, Janet Balbarona, Arturo Sanchez, Ronald Ventura, Luis Lorenzana, Yasmin Sison, Rodel Tapaya, Randy Solon, Lynyrd Paras and Neal Oshima. Angeles joins a growing group of young Filipino artists who have been breaking records at Christies and Sothebys, the other premiere art auctioneers in Asia. Geraldine Javier aside, whose work also fetched a record price at Christies in 2010, the other rising ing such disclosures as embodied in a resolution promulgated way back in 1989 when the respondent was not yet a member of the Supreme Court, he said. Enrile also contradicted Santiagos position that the burden of proof was on Coronas accusers. He said Corona would have been better off if he had simply presented bank documents as evidence to either conrm or refute the documents showing his bank transactions as presented by the Ombudsman. Even as the Chief Justice had full access to his own bank accounts and all the opportunity to introduce evidence to disprove the data, ndings and analysis presented by the Ombudsman or the report of the AMLC, the defense did not introduce any such evidence, Enrile said. Because of this, Enrile said, the impeachment court could only rely on the documents supplied by the Ombudsman, which showed Coronas bank transactions but which did not show the actual bank balances of his bank accounts. Finally, Enrile said he disagreed with Coronas defense that the law allowed him to exclude his dollar deposits and co-mingled peso deposits from this statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. If, indeed, any of the respondents cash deposits were co-mingled with the funds belonging to other parties such as the Basa Guidote Enterprises, Inc. (BGEI) or his children, the respondent was still duty bound to declare these deposits in his SALN, they being admittedly under his name, Enrile said. He added that Corona had provided no evidence that he was holding the funds in trust. Assuming that any part of such deposits in truth belonged to third parties, the respondent could have indicated such third-party funds as corresponding liabilities in his SALN. That would have reected his real net worth, Enrile said. With all due respect, I believe that the respondent chief justices reliance on the absolute condentiality accorded to foreign currency deposits under Section 8 of Republic Act No. 6426 is grossly misplaced, Enrile said. Are we now to say that this Constitutional command is limited to a public ofcials assets or deposits in local currency? If so, would we not be saying, in effect, that the Constitution allows something less than a full, honest and complete disclosure? It bears noting that the prescribed form of the SALN quite simply requires public ofcers and employees to declare their assets, real and personal, the latter to include cash and bank deposits, bonds, etc. It does not require the pubFilipino artists include Ronald Ventura, Andres Barrioquinto and Jon Jaylo. Ventura, 37, the current leader of the pack, sold his Grayground (5ft by 15ft) last year for HK$8.4 million (P46.2 million), eclipsing the HK$2.5 million that his entry had attracted in Sothebys October 2010 auction. It set a world record for any contemporary Southeast Asian painting at auction and for Ventura, and

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas, accepted the impeachment courts verdict but said Corona had the option to question the guilty verdict. He said Corona may ask the Supreme Court to void the impeachment courts decisions for grave abuse of discretion. If the chief justice decides to do so, we will bring this issue before the Supreme Court, Cuevas said. We noticed many instances of grave abuse of discretion. But defense counsel Dannis Manalo said the impeachment courts decision may not be appealed. We respect the impeachment court, he said. Maguindanao Rep. Simeon Datumanong said he hoped that the Aquino administration would be able to focus on the countrys pressing problems now that the impeachment trial was over. Let us hope that the decision of the impeachment court will now make government focus on solving the problems besetting our nation, he said. Zamales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay urged the Aquino administration to begin focusing on the gut issues. Genuine reforms should take place and true governance for the benefit of the Filipino people should prevail, she said. House Assistant Majority Leader and Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles said he hoped the Senates decision would put a closure to the case. It is time to move on, he said. Western Samar Rep. Mel Senen said: The majesty of the law should always reign in all levels of society, he said. Ang Kasangga party-list Rep. Teodorico Haresco urged the Filipinos to work together to build a better nation. Corona accepted the impeachment courts verdict but appealed to his critics and accusers to end the politics of personal attacks and vanguish the poison caused by too much divisiveness . He asserted his innocence. He said the President used the full powers and resources of the government to go after him. He thanked Senators Joker Arroyo, Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for finding him innocent. With Maricel V. Cruz and Joel E. Zurbano

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They also said Coronas accusers were equally guilty, if not more guilty of not declaring all their assets. The Senate is being asked to remove the chief justice only because he submitted allegedly an erroneous SALN. Thus far, what has happened? We were getting close to a bill of attainder, a law passed by one house and approved by another, creating an offense, inventing a crime willful or not. It is a legislative act of convicting an accused, and through a vote instead of a trial, on the basis of accusation taken as proof, Arroyo said. Arroyo said Corona was a victim of political assassination. I cannot imagine on account of a SALN, we will remove the chief justice, Arroyo said. I vote to acquit. Santiago said the Constitution provides that the impeachable offenses are culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust. An omission in good faith in the SALN carries a light penalty, and is even allowed to be corrected. Thus, it is not impeachable, Santiago said. Santiago said the Constitution simply provides that a public officer shall submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities, and net worth. That is all. There are no details. The Constitution is a brief declaration of fundamental principles. Many constitutional provisions are only commands to the Congress to enact laws to carry out the purpose of the charter, she said. As a general rule, Santiago said, constitutional provisions are not selfexecutory but the usual exceptions are the Bill of Rights, and constitutional prohibitions. All other constitutional provisions, such as the SALN provision, she said, need implementing laws to provide the details. Hence, Congress, to implement this constitutional provision, has passed a number of laws, including the Foreign Currency Deposit Act, which confers absolute condentiality on dollar deposits, Santiago said. She also said there was no conict between the Constitution and the Foreign Currency Deposits Act. The perceived conict is so simplistic that it is seriously laughable. If there is any conict, it is between the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards, which provides for a waiver of condentiality; and the Foreign Currency Act, which provides for absolute condentiality, Santiago said. It is for Congress to balance on the one hand, the need for public accountability from public ofcers; with, on the other hand, the desper-

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pointed to Carpios cousin, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, as the one used by Malacaang to pin him down by inventing 82 accounts amounting to $10 million to $12 million that he allegedly owned. Senator Francis Escudero and Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas, said they would immediately convene to fill the vacancy left by Corona. We will discuss when we would open the post for nomination so that we can elect and recommend at least three names to the President, Tupas said. Rey E. Requejo and Christina F. Herrera

ate need for foreign investment, which entails condentiality, on pain of driving away investors from our country. Santiago said the argument that a dollar deposit protected from inquiry would nullify the principle of transparency is for Congress to resolve. I am deeply disappointed that on at least three occasions, the prosecution claimed that its documents came from an anonymous source. Are you for real? Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. False in one thing, false in all things, she said. She accused Coronas accusers of being hypocrites and asked the heavens to give her one more life so she can investigate the accusers one by one to nd out who was dishonest in ling his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. Santiago also said the Constitution provides that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent, she said, until the contrary is proved. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. How much proof is necessary? In other words, what is the standard of proof? I have adopted the very high standard of overwhelming preponderance of evidence. My standard is very high, because removal by conviction on impeachment is a stunning penalty, the ruin of a life. The defendant admitted that he did not declare his dollar accounts and certain co-mingled peso accounts in his SALN. Did this omission amount to an impeachable offense? No, Santiago said. When she started to leave the podium without casting her vote and was reminded to do so, she said: Will you be surprised if I vote not guilty? Marcos, for his part, lamented that instead of granting Corona due process, the government used all its resources to ensure the chief magistrates conviction. After four hours in which the senators took turns explaining their vote, Enrile, who was the last to cast his vote to convict, announced the verdict and ordered that the Chief Justice, the Vice President, the Speaker and President Benigno Aquino III be given a true certied copy of the conviction. Revilla Jr. was the 16th senator to vote for conviction, delivering the winning vote to the prosecution. Enrile, in explaining his vote, pointed to the irregularities that marred the trial. We have witnessed with disdain, the indiscriminate, deliberate and illegal machinations of some parties who have been less than forthright with this court in presenting dubiously procured and misleading documents which were spread to the media obviously typal rendition of corrupted girlish innocence Lazy Daisy portrays Angeless alter-ego falling asleep under a tree with her half-read book draped over her face. Trapped in the pages of her fairytale or fantasy novella, the heroine in her slumber is sweetly unaware of the looming dream-forest behind her, as though conjured directly from her unfinished tale, the lot notes read. The other Filipinos who had works at the days sale were Ger-

lic ofcer or employee to indicate whether or not he or she has foreign currency notes or deposits. Neither does it require details such as account numbers, account names, bank identity nor any branch address. All that it requires is a declaration of the total amount of the funds deposited in any bank account or accounts maintained by the public ofcial or employee concerned, he said. Surely, the Chief Justice knows the equivalent value in local currency of his foreign currency deposits to be able to declare the same as part of his assets, especially since the aggregate amount of these foreign currency deposits, by his own account, amounts to $2.4 million, Enrile said. The non-disclosure of these deposits, in both local and foreign currency, would naturally result in a corresponding distortion of the chief justices real net worth, Enrile said. He said the provisions of RA 6426 cannot be interpreted as an exception to the unequivocal command and tenor of Article XI, Sec. 17, of the 1987 Constitution, and I regret that the Highest Magistrate of the land, no less, would think otherwise. Enrile also said the Foreign Currency Deposit Act prevented other parties from revealing details of bank deposits, not the depositor himself. Enrile sought to answer why the chief justice should be held accountable when others were guilty of the same offense. Here lies what many have posited as a moral dilemma. I believe it is our duty to resolve this dilemma in favor of upholding the law and sound public policy. If we were to agree with the respondent that he was correct in not disclosing the value of his foreign currency deposits because they are absolutely condential, can we ever expect any SALN to be led by public ofcials from hereon to be more accurate and true than they are today? Enrile said. I am not oblivious to the possible political repercussions of the nal verdict we are called upon to render today. I am deeply concerned that the people may just so easily ignore, forget, if not completely miss out, the hard lessons we all must learn from this episode, instead of grow and mature as citizens of a democratic nation, he said. And so, with full trust that the Almighty will see us through the aftermath of this chapter in our nations history, I vote to hold the Chief Justice, Renato C. Corona, guilty as charged under Article 2... and that his deliberate act of excluding substantial assets from his sworn statement of assets, liabilities and net worth constitutes a culpable violation of the Constitution, Enrile said. With Macon Ramos-Araneta beat the works of such established masters as Fernando Amorsolo and Vicente Manansala that sold for less than HK$1 million. Barrioquinto, 35, also set a new record for himself when his piece Arms Around Your Love (5ft by 7 ft) sold for HK$550,000, topping the HK$500,000 that his entry in the October auction had attracted. Jaylos A Song for Alice (5ft by 7ft), his rst entry in any Sothebys auction, sold for HK$275,000.

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Angeles was in exalted company as her rst Christies sale also saw the sale of BenCabs 1984 ink and acrylic on paper Yellow Confetti, which sold for HK$500,000. Also a top seller was the diptych Reprise III & IV bvy by Patricia Eustaquio, which sold for HK$225,000. The lot note on Christies website described Lazy Daisy as an arche-

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San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang said investor sentiment on the Philippines would remain positive. I think, by and large, the Filipino people will abide by whatever decision the Senate will take, he said. Said Jonathan Ravelas, a market strategist of BDO Unibank: It seems the market has discounted the news. Antonio Moncupa, president of East West Banking Corp., said the verdict was secondary. What is most important is the credibility of the proceedings and to show that our democratic processes work, and I think the Senate had shown that it does. Economist Benjamin Diokno said the Sen-

ates decision was a game changer. It increases the bar of transparency in public service, he said. President Aquino... should ask his Cabinet to sign a waiver, too with respect to their peso and dollar deposits. said Citigroup Global Markets Inc. analyst Jun Trinidad: Fiscal bias to spend may shield the local economy and market sentiment from any fallout arising from Coronas trial. Said Philippine Savings Bank president Pascual Garcia III: We respect the decision of the [impeachment] court and its authority to do so. Sergio Ortiz-Luis, president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, said the Filipinos should move on following the Senates verdict on Corona. The government should focus more on poverty alleviation, job generation and attracting

more investments, he said. A farmers group in the Aquino familyowned Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, which the Supreme Court has ordered distributed to farmers, said it was saddened by the Senates decision on Corona. We salute [the chief justice]. We salute him for his courage to against the Cojuangco family, said the Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid as Asyenda Luisita. The Supreme Courts employees bewailed the guilty verdict. W know in our hearts that [the chief justice] is innocent, said Jojo Guerrero, president of the SC Employees Association. They convicted an innocent person. Its really politics. Lailany P. Gomez, Elaine Ramos-Alanguilan, Julito G. Rada, Jess Malabanan, Rey E. Requejo erty had been fenced by security guards. When he tried to tell them that he owned the property, he said, the security guards and some of Lhuilliers employees ganged up on him and threatened him with physical harm. The alleged harassment took place on April 12, 26, and 27. The respondents totally covered and fortied my property with metal enclosures and roong, which made it impenetrable... Santos said in his complaint. He said Lhuilliers men also stole P20,000 worth of furniture and equipment from his commercial building.

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Let us never forget that those who come to court, be they rich or poor, must do so in the expectation of receiving impartial justice from those who uphold both the spirit and the letter of the law. Valte said the President had 90 days to appoint a new chief justice. She insisted that the Senate verdict was immediately executory and Coronas position became vacant immediately. Lead impeachment prosecutor and Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. described the conviction as a victory for the Filipino people. We have no personal gain here. We just did what we should do in support of the Aquino governments reform agenda, he said. Rep. Erin Taada and Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara said Coronas removal signaled a new beginning for the judiciary. This is the start of putting our republic back in order, Taada said. We are hopeful that this historic decision of the Senate impeachment court will help restore the peoples faith in the judiciary and in government, Angara said.

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I spent my life paying for this property, only to be taken away by an ambassador who is a very rich and powerful man, Santos told the Manila Standard during the preliminary investigation held by Assistant City Prosecutor Edna Conde Tuesday afternoon. He should not do this to someone like me. Lhuillier, the ambassador to to Italy from 1999 to 2010, did not appear in court. His lawyer said the ambassador was in Portugal, and that he would answer the

charges against him in due time. Santos counsel Jonas Castro said the case stemmed from an equitable mortgage case between Santos and one Lourdes Mendoza, who allegedly faked an order from the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 147 that supposedly awarded the property in question to her. The forgery allegedly took place after the court declared Santos as the lawful owner of the property. Mendoza later transferred the ownership of the property to her daughter Maria Lourdes, who then sold it to Lhuillier at an undisclosed amount.

Mr. Lhuillier bought the property from the wrong owner without conducting the standard due diligence in buying real estate, Castro said. If he claims he is the real owner, then he should show to us a genuine title. Santos said he wrote the ambassador informing him that he made a mistake in buying the piece of property from the wrong person. He said his lawyers meeting with Lhuilliers lawyer did not end well because Lhuillier offered to buy the property instead for P8 million. Santos said he was surprised when he discovered that his prop-

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., whose family owns The Philippine Star newspaper, emphasized the role that the media played in the process. The country is now united. The media pushed the public, pushed the Senate to decide in accordance [with] the Constitution, he said. House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II ruled out an appeal to the Supreme Court. The possibility of bringing the issue to the Supreme Court is unimaginable, he said. Ifugao Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat Jr. said the conviction sends a strong message that no ofcial, even the most powerful, can remain untouchable. Agham party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones said Coronas failure to disclose his bank accounts truthfully strengthened the impeachment case against him. When the Chief Justice admitted that he did not declare his $2.4 million and P80 million bank deposits, he bolstered the guilty verdict on his failure to comply with the SALN law, Palmones said. Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal agreed. Im not surprised because what the chief justice did when he rst appeared at the trial was unfavorable to him, he said.

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The Robinsons Starmills became the second shopping mall that the DFA opened, after the Pacic Mall in Mandaue Cebu. More of these shopping malls would be set up under the Public-Private Partnership arrangement, Seguis said. Other malls in the pipeline included Ayala Land and SM group. What we have here in Robinsons Starmills is a rst-class facility that offers rst-class services to our compatriots, especially the overseas workers, not only from Pampanga and the other

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THE National Police on Tuesday said 17 more people joined its list of informants who got their own share of reward, which so far amounted to P2.4 million. National police chief Gen. Nicanor Bartolome said each tipster received amounts ranging from P90,000 to P300,000. One of these cases was the arrest of Sahid Guiamadel alyas Jun Aliman, who was among the suspects in the massacre of 57 people including 30 journalists on November 23, 2009 in Ampatuan town of Maguindanao. Bartolome explained that the identity of the informants would remain condential and could not be disclosed for security reasons. These tipsters gave us valuable information on the whereabouts of fugitives, including a recently arrested suspect in the 2009 massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao, Bartolome said. Bartolome commended various police units, including regional and provincial ofces, the Intelligence Group and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group for their operations against criminals. Florante Solmerin

DFA widens consular network

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THE Department of Foreign Affairs

on Tuesday said that it would open more consular ofces in shopping malls where passport applicants could process their travel documents from Monday to Sunday.
and convenience, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said in a speech read for him by Undersecretary Rafael Seguis during the inauguration of the DFA ofce at Robinsons Starmills in Pampanga.

What we envision with the relocation of our consular ofces to shopping malls is a DFA that would be able to provide fast and efcient services to our people in settings that offer them both comfort

provinces of the region but Metro Manila and other parts of Northern Luzon as well, he said. DFA regional ofces would be open during mall hours from Mondays to Saturdays. Malls would be partially open on Sundays but only to enable applicants to claim their passports. Passport fees remained at P950 for regular processing and P1,200 for express processing. These are the amounts all applicants are required to pay, nothing more, for the kind of service

extended by the DFA, he said. The arrangement with Robinsons Land would enable the DFA to save P233 million in operational and other costs over 10 years. The DFA expected to generate P1.04 billion in savings over a ten year period as a result of the PPP arrangement. To widen the reach of the passport service, the DFA would set up shops in Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio; Batangas, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos; Iloilo; Laoag; Lipa; Mandaluyong; Manila; Quezon City; and Tacloban.

One child, two trees

A LAWMAKER has led a bill requiring parents to plant two trees for every child born to them to help reverse the worsening effects of climate change and promote environmental protection The proposed measure to be called the Family Tree Planting Act requiresFilipino couples, whether legally married or not, to plant or cause to plant two trees. Rep. Edwin Olivarez of Paranaque led the bill. Under the proposal, trees may be planted either within the premises of their family home or in the areas to be designated by the concerned Provincial Environmental and Natural Resources Ofce (PENRO) or Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENTRO) where they reside. The bill provides that before the Local Civil Registrar of the city or municipality where the child was born can issue a birth certicate, the parents or parent should secure a joint afdavit or afdavit attesting that they have complied with the law. The barangay chief will issue the afdavit of compliance where they reside if the trees were planted within the premises of the family home or the appropriate legal ofcer of the PENRO or CENRO if the trees were planted in government sites, the bill said. The bill provides penalty for the civil registrar, who will issue the birth certicate even if the parent/ parents failed to present a certicate of compliance. The penalty ranges from month suspension of the erring ofcial or a ne of P10, 000 to dismissal from ofce. The prosecution of violation committed by the erring Local Civil Registrar shall be without prejudice to the ling of a criminal case against the guilty parents or parent, the bills author said. Maricel Cruz

Asean defense ministers pose for a souvenir shot during the opening of the 6th Asean ministers meeting in Phnom Penh. From left: Bruneis Yasmin Bin umar, Indonesias

Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Laos Douangchay Phichith, Malaysias Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Myanmars Gen. Hla Min, Cambodias Tea Banh, Philippines Voltaire Gazmin, Singapores Ng Eng Hen, Thailands Sukumpol Suwanatat, Vietnams Phung Quang Thanh and Asean Deputy Secretary General Nyan Lynn. AP

China open to a dialogue, says Gazmin

By Florante S. Solmerin
DEFENSE Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Tuesday said China was open to dialogue and communications. In a statement released by the Philippines Department of National Defense, Gazmin said he had met with his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie during the Asean Defense Ministers Meeting and took the time to discuss their territorial row over Scarborough Shoal. According to Liang, the two defense departments should play a positive role by staying calm, making prudent remarks on the situation to avoiding overstatements and misinterpretations by the parties, observing restraint in their actions and most importantly keeping the lines of communications open. The shoal was within the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, but China staked a claim on the area and called it Huanyan Island, more than 800 nautical miles from the mainland China. Liang noted that while the Philippines and China were currently facing difculties, positive remarks are notable in regard to the two countries defense relations. He likewise acknowledged that the two defense ministers having a dialogue would denitely contribute to the search for a solution to the conct, the statement said. Gazmin countered the point raised by Liang that it was the Philippines action to have a Philippine Navy vessel arrest the Chinese shermen. He emphasized that the Navy vessel was t en route to the northern Philippines to assist Filipinos who fel threatened by Gazmin North Koreas rocket.

Germany beckons to nurses

LEARNING German increases the chances of Filipino graduates to secure jobs in Germany or nd employment in any of the German companies in the Philippines, an executive of Goethe-Institut Philippines told members of the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education . Addressing a recent FUSE general assembly in Manila, Falk Schleicher, head of Goethe Institut Philippines language program, said nurses and caregivers are in high demand in Germany due to its aging population, but it would help if job applicants know how to speak German. Theres a shortage of nurses and caregivers in our country as young Germans leave their parents in rural areas, Schleicher said. To ll the shortage, Germany is looking for health-care providers who can speak our language. Schleicher told FUSE memberscomposed of the countrys top educators from public and private schools and university ofcialsthat there are currently 150,000 nurses and caregivers in Germany. Meanwhile, there are about 150 German companies operating in the Philippines, many of them in the call-center industry, which require German-speaking staff. According to Schleicher, nine public high schools in the Philippines are offering German classes through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) entered into by the Department of Education (DepEd) and GoetheInstitut Philippines last year. About 680 students attend the German classes, while 36 English teachers have been attending a training program to become German teachers, with eight of them currently on a six-month immersion program in Germany.

Ex-governor pleads for case dismissal

By Rey Requejo
FORMER Governor Grace Padaca of Isabela has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the graft cases led by the Ofce of the Ombudsman, In a 45-page petition, Padaca urged the high court to set aside the resolution of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales nding her liable for graft and malversation of public funds. The (Ombudsman) acted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in issuing the assailed resolutions nding probable cause against (Padaca), the petition stressed. The elements of undue injury to the government or unwarranted benets to any party and manifest partiality, evident bad faith or inexcusable negligence are clearly absent, Padaca said. Padaca and several ofcers of a nongovernment organization were accused of mishandling government funds. The former provincial chief executive allegedly allowed the NGO Economic Development for Western Isabela and Northern Luzon Foundation (Edwinl) to take out hybrid rice loans from a P25-million fund in 2006 without public bidding. However, Padaca said public bidding was not required and the government was not adversely affected when Edwinl secured the loans. She said the NGO did not receive any amount from the provincial government and was only supposed to maintain the funds for the rice program and then facilitate their transfer to qualied farmer beneciaries in Isabela. In performing such an undertaking, the NGO did not expect to get paid because it was voluntary, Padaca said. The memorandum of agreement between the provincial government and the NGO had sufcient safeguards to prevent Edwin1 from getting any unwarranted benets from the project, she said. Her petition also said that not all the elements of the crime of malversation of public funds could be found in the case. Padaca said she did not have custody of the public funds and she was not the accountable ofcer.

Lawmakers propose garbage compactors for local governments

LOCAL Government Units will do well to use garbage trucks with onboard compactor for the collection and transportation of solid waste. This was the idea behind the bill led by Buhay party-list Reps. Irwin Tieng and Mariano Michael Velarde,who sought to address the increasing volume of garbage and the need for a system of collection and disposal. The measure would require garbage disposal with onboard compactor that would compress solid waste while in transit. It was also in keeping with the goal of Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 to reduce solid waste volume and adopt waste minimization measures. Tieng said as urbanization and economic development was increasing in the Philippines, nowhere was the impact more obvious than its worsening garbage problems. Citing statistics from the Metro Manila Development Authority, Tieng said each Filipino living in the metropolis generated an average of half a kilo of solid waste everyday. With a population of more than 10 million, he added, total waste generated in Metro Manila alone could run up more than two million metric tons every year. Despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, garbage production still continues to increase at an alarming rate. Although considerable efforts are being made by our government in combating waste-related problems, there are still major gaps to be lled in this area, Tieng said. Tieng said one of the causes that could be attributed to this worsening problem is the use of outdated technology. He said most LGUs lacked modern and cost-efcient transport system for purposes of collecting and transporting garbage from every household to the landlls. Maricel Cruz

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yellow euphoria that is bound to follow, few will see the danger of a dictatorship in which co-equal branches of the government will be under the thumb of the executive. Those who supported conviction will loudly claim a victory for moral government and a redemption of our nation from a culture of corruptioneven though corruption was never at issue in the articles of impeachment. They will also claim a new beginning, in which those in high ofce will be more transparent and accountable to the public. We truly hope this is sobut we are not optimistic. Among the 188 lawmakers who rushed to do the Palaces will to impeach the chief justice, only one has signed a waiver allowing the agencies of government to examine her bank accounts. The standard excusethat they were not on trialrings hollow now that they are preaching a new dawn in the straight path to good government.

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AFTER 44 trial days, the Senate impeachment court has spoken. By a vote of 20 to 3, the senators found Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty of a culpable violation of the Constitution for failing to le an accurate statement of his assets, liabilities and net worth. In the end, the vote was relatively easy for the senators, who regardless of their public pronouncements, kept a steady eye on public opinion that had already been shaped by a relentless and shameful media campaign to tar and feather the chief justice. Faced with a conviction in the court of public opinion and confronted by illegally obtained documents, the chief justice made admissions before the court that proved to be his own undoing. Never mind if rules were broken or that his rights had been violated. To the common folkrepresented in the Senate by one lawmaker who seemed proud that he could speak no Englishthe issue

Now what?
was cut and dry. After all, he saw it in a PowerPoint presentation. The vote is no doubt a victory for the Aquino administration and its allies, who had made the conviction of the chief magistrate their top priority for the good part of the last several months, often to the detriment of matters of greater national import. There will no doubt be celebrations and self-congratulation at the Palace, and on the streets where its minions gathered to pressure the senators to vote the chief justice out of ofce. Lost in the din of the celebrations will be the cautionary voices who courageously voted to acquit the chief justice, against the tide of public opinion, on the bases of a defective impeachment complaint, tainted and spurious evidence, the blatant violation of the defendants rights, and the unprecedented mobilization of state resources against the political enemy of the Chief Executive. In the self-righteous The sad truth is that the chief justice was prosecuted and judged mostly by people whose moral standing was not demonstrably superior to his. Many, in the course of the impeachment trial, showed their hypocrisy in twisting the rules to suit their purposes. Others never had the honesty to inhibit themselves, even though there were clear conicts of interest involved. Can we honestly expect these same politicians to grow halos on the strength of the chief justices conviction? The only realistic hope we can draw from what has proved to be a divisive and expensive exercise is that the branches of government will get back to work and forget that they have become instruments of executive wrath. As for the President, who enters his third year in ofce with very little to show, the chief justices removal will offer him no further excuse for nonperformance.

Noynoy wins it all

LOWDOWN
ITS all over. The powerful palace, backed by both Houses of Congress, Big Media and all the resources at the states disposal, has won against the weakest branch of government. There is certainly going to be rejoicing amongst those who assembled the immense forces deployed against Chief Justice Renato Corona. Those who supported the convicted chief justice who dared to go against the palace-created juggernaut, however, should not bow their heads in shame, despite their defeat. Even if he lost so completely in the Senate, Corona and his allies can take comfort in leading a much-needed crusade for transparency in government that, ironically, claimed the chief justice as its rst prominent victim. Whether or not Coronas tormentors will apply the same standard of complete and transparent disclosure of their own assets on themselves, however, is another thing altogether. But the people who have witnessed the Corona impeachment trial have now been made aware of just how important it is to adhere to both the letter and the spirit of the laws on disclosing their ofcials wealth. Now that Corona has been convicted, no longer will the self-righteous people who called him a thief and liar be able to say that they are not on trial. Now, everyone in government is expected to declare all assets painstakingly and completely. And until the corrupt nd new ways to squirrel away their stolen wealth, every ofcial should go under the same microscope used on Corona. Distressingly, the instigators of Coronas removal have never gone far enough to require the same stringent standards of disclosure on themselves. Even President Noynoy Aquino, who publicly declared as a candidate that he would, on his own, disclose the contents of his personal bank accounts, has been quick to distance himself from that particular campaign promise. It would be terribly optimistic to hope that the conviction of Corona would lead to a self-instigated housecleaning by the Aquino administration, with the end in view of shaming and removing all corrupt ofcials wherever they may be. The track record of this administration simply does not allow for that hope. *** Yes, the Senate has handed down a verdict of guilty in the case of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona by a wide majority. The
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Coronas replacement will be a key indicator of the new direction the court will take.

consequences of the removal of Corona, if the Aquino administrations playbook is to be followed, should become apparent soon enough. The rst and most logical result of Coronas conviction is the appointment of a new chief justice of the Supreme Court more to the liking of President Noynoy Aquino. The naming of a new, palace-friendly chief magistrate will have very serious, far-reaching repercussions, as far as the disposition of several important pending cases before the tribunal is concerned. These cases include the compensation that should be given to the Presidents family for the g o v e r n m e n t s acquisition of Hacienda Luisita and the expansion of the powers of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao, to name just two. How the court, under its new chief, will now rule on cases that are being pleaded by Malacaang or the President before it, will make for very interesting watching. The identity of Coronas replacement will surely be a key indicator of the new direction the court will take. If this new chief magistrate is Coronas longtime rival, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, then it is safe to say that all the fears about a high court that is subservient to Malacaang will have come trueand then some. Carpio is widely believed to look with favor on the electoral protest led by Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas, Aquinos 2010 running mate, against Vice President Jejomar Binay. If the Supreme Court under Carpio suddenly gives due course to Roxas protest, then we will know just how far-reaching the campaign to remove Corona is. Needless to say, the effect of Coronas removal on the rest of the Supreme Court, regardless of who is appointed as his replacement, is also considerable. As one incredibly cocky congressional ally of Aquinos said on the eve of the handing down of the Senate verdict, it will be a very brave justice who will now attempt to oppose the wishes of the administration. *** The conviction of Corona, after all, was never a simple matter of replacing an ordinary high government ofcial. The chief justice of the Supreme Court is head of what is supposed to be a co-equal branch of Malacaang Palace and Congress. Aquinos successful ouster of Corona means that the President now has absolute control not only over his own immensely powerful department but over both House of Congress, as well. Needless to say, the soon-tobe-headless Judiciary is now rmly under the presidential thumb. And all that power now in Aquinos hands is what scares me most of all.

A tale of three women

BACK CHANNEL
THERES an interesting and interlocking sidebar to the South China Sea territorial dispute. It is a tale of three strong-willed women who have been thrust into a convergence zone of conict of national interests. On the soft shoulders of these hard-nosed negotiators in the eld of diplomacy rests the hope of nding a solution to the not-too-calm waters of the South China Sea. The rst woman is Ambassador Sonia Brady who has been drawn out of retirement to provide the old China hand card to deal with the Mandarins in Beijing. She was our ambassador to Beijing from 2006 to 2010. The second femme fatale (only to men who cant stand up to the diplomatic skills of these women) is Ambassador Fu Ying who was Chinese ambassador to the Philippines from 1998 to 2000. Madame Fu Ying is presently Chinas Vice Foreign Minister with whom our Ambassador Brady would have to counteract on the sensitive issue of the South China Sea, and the ashpoint in the Scarborough Shoal Ambassador Brady, before her assignment as envoy to Beijing, was also the DFAs undersecretary for policy, the counterpart of Fu Yings vice foreign minister rank. The third, but not least of these three women deeply involved in the high-stakes game of global poker, is US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. She recently incurred
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Chinese ire with her statement that China has exceeded her claims beyond the maritime limits provided in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. China which has staked a sweeping claim over the entire South China Sea found Clintons comment as meddling by a non-claimant country. Beijings ofcial position is that the conicting claims in the SCS can only be resolved bilaterally and without multilateral intervention. A widening Washington involvement is upsetting Beijing. Aside from providing Manila with two naval vessels to strengthen its maritime security, US Secretary of State Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also met with their Philippine counterparts, Secretaries Albert del Rosario and Voltaire Gazmin in the US capital last month. Before Clintons remark that China has exceeded her claims beyond the scope of UNCLOS, Beijing has never reacted directly to oft-repeated US statements that vital sea lanes in the South China Sea must be kept open to navigation. To the Washington watchers in Beijing, the Clinton statement gave clarity as to whose side the US is on. America has always been considered a Pacic power since it sailed into Manila Bay to take over the islands from the Spanish colonizers. The reach of its naval power extends from San Diego in California to Cam Ranh Bay during the Vietnam war. Its forward position of military deployment is manifested in its bases in Japan, Korea and the US territory of Guam. But to go back to the two principal

players in this tug of war over riches beneath the sea, Ambassadors Brady and Fu Ying are both well cast into the roles each will play in the service of their country. Early in her career, Brady had a previous posting in the Chinese capital as Philippine consul. She has a background in international relations, philosophy and journalism important tools in diplomatic dialogue. Sonia Cataumber, my classmate at the University of Santo Tomas, was married to a New Zealander diplomat surnamed Brady who had since passed away. Fu Ying, aside from postings as ambassador to Indonesia, Australia and the United Kingdom, is a woman of letters. She has published articles in The Guardian, including one in the London Daily Telegraph criticizing Western media for demonizing China. She is a graduate of University of Kent. Indeed, both sides wont have a problem of losing something in English translation when the two women sit down to dialogue. Although an ethnic Mongolian born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Fu Ying started her career as an English translator for the Chinese foreign ministry Ambassador Fu Ying has published a literary essay, appropriately titled If the West Can Listen to China. The summer games to be held in London this August would surely bring back memories of her designation as Olympic torch bearer in the British capital for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Amid a backdrop of slight snow dusting the ceremonial run, Fu Ying and the Chinese delegation were mobbed by unruly English thugs protesting Chinas human rights violations in Tibet.

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FIRST THINGS FIRST
MILANWhile Filipinos were on tenterhooks awaiting the Senate verdict on Chief Justice Renato Corona, families from all over were descending upon Milan for the 7th World Meeting of Families with Pope Benedict XVI. Two different worlds praying to the same God: in Manila, that the Senate may acquit Corona; here, that the world would learn to care more and much better for the human family. Increasingly, the latter has become a universal prayer. Two days ago I was in Madrid for the 6th World Congress of Families where I found myself the only Asian speaker in a wide array of speakers from the ve continents. From that purely secular event to this religious-cultural one, the message is the same: the natural human family is the nal earthly hope of mankind; it must be protected from all harm. Still, as soon as I checked into my hotel here, the rst call I got was from a Manila TV station asking for a fearless forecast on how the senatorjudges would vote on Corona. I told the caller one should not speculate on that, knowing its implications to the whole country. Hours before the trial started, I got a call from the Senate protocol ofce asking whether I would be attending the nal day. Like other Filipinos here, I shall be waiting for the rst bulletins from Manila. There will be a lot of Filipino ecclesiastics travelling here who will be sitting on pins and needles waiting for the breaking news. My only prayer now

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Pluses and minuses

TO THE POINT
THE impeachment court has nally come out with the verdict on Chief Justice Renato Corona. The next question is: What does this mean for us? Will it mean more jobs and higher wages to enable Filipinos to cope with increasing prices of practically everything? Will it mean less criminality and a more secure environment for citizens? Will the verdict translate to timely and adequate action to keep the poor out of harms way in the event of typhoons and resulting oods, landslides and similar disasters? All these questions are addressed to Malacaang, which spent months xated on pinning down the chief justice in the face of other concerns that need attention. Congress, too, let its work slide. Perhaps now they can get back to work. *** The impeachment courts decision on Corona carries with it plus and minuses. We all agree on the need for transparency and accountability in government ofce. This is mandated by the Constitution. Article XI, Section 1 says that public ofce is a public trust. Public ofcers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efciency. They must act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives. The Corona trial also serves as a wake-up call for the members of the Judiciary. They should respond to calls for reform. Their branch of government has been weighed down by complaints of graft and corruption. Whatever we say about the nal decision, it shows us one thing: That democracy works in this country through the system of checks and balances. Unfortunately, the trial has damaged the Supreme Court as an institution. It has also sent a chilling effectthat the Palace can mobilize agencies such as the Land Registration Authority, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Ofce of the Solicitor General, Ofce of the Ombudsman, and the Anti-Money Laundering Council. This tells us how far a President is willing to go in the name of what he calls reform, using his awesome powers. Is it worth it? Are we now to agree that the end justies the means? *** With the impeachment teleserye over, the nations focus now is on politics. Indeed, the elections next year is fast approaching.
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Did God abandon the Senate?

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is that whatever happens at the Senate, the country would be spared further pain and agony. And I will be asking the reader to join everyone here in Milan in praying for the family, which is facing all sorts of evil everywhere today. In Madrid, I was asked to speak on the topic, Can democracy and human rights exist without God? along with three other distinguished scholars and religious leaders from the United States, Spain and Russia. I shall share with you part of that speech now. Can democracy and human rights exist without God? The truth is evident enough, so the question answers itself. Still we must talk about it. We live in an age of belief and non-belief. The war of religions is over, but the war against religion is on. Our faith in the Triune God is growing, but so also is its antithesis---atheism, agnosticism, and apostasy. Our certain hope though is that our Faith---the Christian faith--shall ultimately prevail. None of us live in a country where the political authority reaches for a gun whenever someone speaks of faith or reason. But many of us, I fear, are living in countries where every kind of discourse is permitted, or even applauded, so long as one does not speak of God or use the language of religion. Such countries like to call themselves democratic. And they invoke human rights to justify acts and omissions that paradoxically offend and deny our intrinsic nature as human beings. But are they true democracies? Are the human rights they speak of legitimate human rights when, in the most tragic cases, they seek to repudiate the very truth of our being? What happens when a great country, which was built under a sacred canopy, with religion as its rst political institution, according to Alexis de Tocqueville, a country which as inspired so many others to adopt a democratic constitution, proclaims the destruction of the unborn as a human right and promotes it such as a legal norm for all nations? What happens when a great continent like Europe, which once stood as the shining glory of Christianity, allows itself to be divided on the issue of whether or not to mention God and the Christian origin of its culture in its Constitution? And what happens when agencies of the UN, which was established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to reafrm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, pursue the exact opposite of its declared objective, and wage war on the unborn, the family and marriage, and compel poor countries to enact laws that undermine their basic values and institutions? Let us, for a moment, look at the great Western democracies Do they not by their achievements validate the wisdom of excluding God from public life? And yet the moment the State accepts and begins to exercise its mandate to govern it will have to accept the authority of a Transcendental Power from whom the truth about man, about freedom, about justice, about peace comes. There is only one name for that PowerGod. The speech does not end here. But I will end by praying that as God will be with the worlds families in Milan, may He not abandon the Philippine Senate today. [email protected]

What does the verdict mean for Filipinos?

Many interesting things are happening: Former President Joseph Estrada is running for mayor in Manila and movie and television personality Vic Sotto is trying his luck against Mayor Herbert Bautista in Quezon City. Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is running for governor of Sarangani. The local scene is lively. But the focus is on the senatorial race. The United Nationalist Coalition of Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Estrada has come out with a formidable line up, which includes Chiz Escudero, Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, Koko Pimentel, Greg Honasan, Jackie Ponce Enrile, JV Ejercito, Dick Gordon, Migz Zubiri, Mitos Magsaysay, Gwen Garciaand possibly two more. We can be sure that at least 10 of them will win. This leaves only three slots for newcomers and the other wannabes. On the Liberal Party side, President Aquino has already endorsed fourCustoms Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, Tesda Director Joel Villanueva, former party list Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel and Rep. Sonny Angara, son of Senator Edong Angara. Oh well, they can dream, cant they? The Nacionalista Party wants to coalesce with the Liberal Party. Senator Manny Villar wants his wife Cynthia to run for the Senate. Whether or not she can win is a big question mark. *** The move of Malacaang to have Customs Chief Biazon run for the Senate is considered by many as a big mistake. If he runs, he will be considered a lame duckentirely useless as chief of the Bureau of Customs. My gulay, Biazon has hardly warmed his seat and now he will leave it at once? Observers say the frequent changing of top ofcials has been responsible for the failure to curb smuggling. In fairness to Biazon, hes trying his best to institute reforms in his bureau. *** I heard Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Farias make a summation last Mondays at the impeachment trial. I could not help but recall that he had confessed that he had not signed the Articles of Impeachment against Corona because he was a slow reader and could not possibly have read everything. But last Monday, Farias was there accusing the chief justice of so many things, saying that Corona used lame excuses in defending himself from the charges thrown at him by the prosecutors. I believe the word he used was palusot. Wasnt there a point when Farias was ready to resign from the prosecution? But, there he was, castigating Corona for the lame excuses he offered about not disclosing his peso and dollar accounts in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. There is a name for people like Farias, but I wont say it here because its not polite.

Trusting the process

ARE WE THERE YET?
MOST people I know tried to get through the routines of their daily lives yesterday as if nothing extraordinary was about to happen. But there was no denying the anticipation that hung in the air; it was almost palpable. People awaited with bated breath the outcome of the impeachment trial of Renato Corona, chief justice of the Supreme Court. We made history yesterday and however we looked at the verdictwhether we rejoiced or grieved, we all have to stand by the decision of our senators because that is people in a democracy do. We bow to the system. Whatever misgivings we have, we trust the process. This column was written and submitted before the senator-judges cast their votes yesterday, which was propitious because I wanted to make certain observations about certain things about the impeachment trial without the burden of having them framed within the context of the nal verdict of the senators. We truly seem to be a people that take immense pleasure from making fearless forecasts and predictions on any process that requires voting. Trusting the designated authorities and submitting ourselves to a process are concepts that do not seem to jibe well with our temperament. I was asked many times

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in the last few days what I thought would be the nal outcome of the voting, which senators would be voting for or against Coronas impeachment, and how the senators would be justifying their votes. People speculated on how certain senators would vote based on perceived body language, the number and kind of questions they asked, even based on their perceived afliations. I told people repeatedly that I honestly didnt know and didnt want to prejudge the senators. There were those who proclaimed a hundred percent certainty of the accuracy of their predictions primarily because they were convinced of the brilliance of their personal deductions. Unfortunately, there is no accounting for personal biases and convictions and what really mattered in the end were those of the individual senators. Which is why I fervently hope that people would respect and accept the decision of the senators. The chief justice himself said that he would do so. The prosecutors also said as much. Whether or not we agree with the decision, we should abide by it. I personally found a lot of things that were really objectionable about the way this particular impeachment process was conducted, but at the end of the day, we all have to accept that its a process that continues to be a work in progress. This is only the second impeachment complaint that actually went into trial; and the rst one ended with a walkout that spiraled into a people power revolution. I keep the hope that we would eventually be able to conduct an impeachment trial in ways

that are truly fair and make us proud of our democratic systems and ourselves. Of course, our leaders should not be the subjects of impeachment complaints, but that is an ideal that we can only dream of at this point given our penchant for electing the wrong people into ofce and the culture of corruption that is deeply imbedded in our system. It is expected that there will a lot of caterwauling and justifying in the next few days. I hope our senators and our congressmen watch what they say in public. It is not the time to gloat or to throw tantrums. Truth be told, I wish the senators would be required to shut up after they have cast their votes and take a vow of silence so as not to dilute the essence of their votes or destroy whatever integrity is left of the system. It will take time before the people who think of themselves as aggrieved parties are able to accept the verdict but we can all take comfort from the fact that everything eventually normalizes. Even the senators who voted against the opening of that controversial envelope during the Estrada impeachment trial and who were subsequently demonized and hung in the bar of public opinion were eventually able to regain their popularity. Many of them are back as senators. We will all be able to recover from this process; there is life after this painful and difcult phase. Whether or not what happened yesterday bodes well for the country is something that cannot be divined immediately. But we can all allow the process of healing to start now.

Correctional
CHASING HAPPY
PRISON conjures images of horror cramped cells, cruel prison guards, nasty gang wars, bad food. Desperation. I had this mindset when I, along with two of my classmates Vietnamese Lan Phuong and Cambodian Seangly Phak visited the Correctional Institution for Women the other Sunday. Employees led by prison guard Elsa Martorillas, teacher Jeanefer Guy Llanes, and recreation officer Lulu Santos, as coordinated by Bureau of Correction ofcials Major Johnson Agbayani and Private First Class Lowela Alibania, gave us a tour of the facilities. I had some interesting observations. First stopthe mothers ward. It is a room of about ve or six single beds for the exclusive use of pregnant prisoners. Since no conjugal visitsactually, no male visitorsare allowed in the facility, all the women there conceived

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while they were still outside. The mothers are assigned plastic dressers on which to put their grooming items. There are medical personnel on standby. The sheets over the mattresses contain drawings of cartoon characters. There are books and magazines to leaf through. Gina* is 34 and ve months heavy with her fourth child. Her three other kids are in the care of her mother. She is in prison for child abusea trumpedup charge, she insists, of her husbands mistress. This pregnancy is difcult because of the stress of my condition, Gina says. I think about my other children all the time. Gina can perhaps be consoled that she would be with her newborn a full year before she is supposed to turn the baby over to her mother, or other relatives. In a nearby section are the drug offenders. One of them, Karen,* is 30, mother of two and serving a life sentence for drug dealing. She has not seen her two children in seven years. Amelia*, with short silver hair, is eloquent, condent and knowledgeable.

A certied public accountant, she has been in jail for more than 20 years. She looks forward to being a free woman at the end of this year. Not far ahead is the school room with wooden desks, books, notebooks and other supplies. Teacher Guy, one of our guides, has been teaching here for three years. The Correctional is an accredited provider of Alternative Learning Program of the Department of Education. On the floor that day are five or six inmates engaged in beadworkkey chains, coin purses in the form of slippers, animals, even the Philippine ag. Further down, there is a library inmates can go to when they want to read or borrow books. There is an entire edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as computers for those who wish to be literate. While there is of course no Internet access, some inmates are allowed to use Skype, under supervision, to communicate with their loved ones. Outside the library is a salon. Trained inmates offer haircuts, manicures, pedicures, hot oil treatment, even massages at prices lower than what you

see on the streets. The next building is the livelihood center where inmates display their beadwork, bags, baskets, vases, articial plants. Some visitors admire the work so much they return to order in bulk. Prison guard Elsa says the prisoners are allowed to keep a maximum of P1,000 in their pockets. If they are able to save extra money, it is put in a trust fund which they can ask to be sent to their families. The inmates stay in double deckers, with mattresses and comfortablelooking sheets. The food budget is P50 per prisoner per day, covering three meals. This gives the inmates a diet of vegetables and occasional sh. Anything extra is brought to them by their families. I can imagine a more desolate life in urban slums. We end our tour in the administrative office. A maximum security inmate whom everybody calls Mommy and who can comfortably shit from English to Tagalog takes our picture. The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, for the male inmates, is

decidedly tougher to manage, says Agbayani. Of course, too, there have been recurring top-level scandals where ofcials are accused of special treatment of high-prole inmates or questionable spending of funds. Guard Elsa, for her part, says petty ghts usually about money and other personal issuesand attempts to escape are realities they have to deal with. But perhaps the best testament of how the womens prison lives up to its namecorrectionalis the sight of Teacher Guys two-year-old daughter Aya dancing and playing with the inmates. Employees are given the option to live within the correctional compound, and Guy has availed her family of this. Now Aya has an entire compound of doting surrogate aunts blurring the line between those inside and outside. This shows how having someone to love, something to do and something to look forward to enables convicted women to reform themselves and dream of the day they walk out of prison. [email protected]

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Laguna de Bay shkill probed

By Gigi Muoz David

THE Laguna Lake Development Authority said the recent sh kill in nine barangays in one city and three towns in Laguna and Rizal, as well as the repeated algal blooms, is a serious indication of the critical state of the lakes ecosystem.
We are concerned that the recurring shkill incidents could be a serious indication of the critical state of Laguna Lakes ecosystem, said LLDA general manager Neric Acosta, concurrent presidential adviser on environmental protection. Acosta said the agency and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources are coordinating with the governments of Jalajala town in Rizal, Pakil and Santa Cruz towns as well as Calamba City in Laguna to properly assess the extent of the shkill and to arrest its impact on livelihood, public health and food security. LLDA is sending monitoring teams to ensure food safety in the affected communities and the proper disposal of the dead sh, Acosta said even as he urged shpen operators not to overcrowd their pends to avoid further damage. As of Tuesday, Acosta said total damage has reached P1.38 million, mostly from the losses of 1,500 sh cages in 20 shpens. Acosta also assured the public,
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especially the sherfolk of Laguna de Bay, that the Authority is doing all it can to mitigate the impact brought by the recently-discovered proliferation of knifesh in the lake. The recent eld surveys done by LLDA revealed the considerable presence of knifesh in Calamba City and in the lakeside towns of Los Baos, Bay, Victoria, Pila and Pangil, Laguna and the towns of Binangonan and Pililla in Rizal. In Santa Cruz river, a sherman doing hook-and-line shing was able to catch a knifesh which indicates that the sh can also swim upstream of the river. The newly-found knifesh in Laguna Lake is believed to be the Chitala ornata species. It was suspected that the knifesh found their way into the lake after escaping from ornamental sh farms or aquariums or by deliberate release by hobbyists who wanted to get rid of the sh. The appearance of the knifesh is distinct for of its silvergray color, a long knife-like body

with an anal n that looks like a knife. A mature knife sh normally have numerous black spots with white rings. It has two nasal tentacles above their large-toothed mouth and has a ag-like dorsal n. Its aesthetic similarity with the popular aquarium sh, arowana makes the knife sh a popular ornamental sh. BFAR shery ofcer Juanito Samson said the knifesh can be processed and turned into the locally popular street food shball which can be exported to other countries. As with the janitor sh, the knife sh is now being considered as a component of liquid fertilizer for soil applications. In general, sh emulsion is a natural, liquid fertilizer made from ground, dried sh pieces. Likewise, experts are looking into the potential of knife sh oil as an alternative bio-fuel. Acosta called for the cooperation of the shermen and shpen caretakers in the lake so that the knifesh can be utilized for its economic uses. LLDA is reaching out to ornamental sh farm owners and hobbyists to ensure necessary safeguards to prevent the escape of aquarium species towards the open lake. For the succeeding weeks, LLDA shall explore on the economic potentials of the knifesh which will not only address the issue of its unprecedented proliferation in the lake, but will also provide jobs for the people in the Laguna de Bay region.

Where are the suspects?

An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency weighs the shabu found in a house in Malabon City. JUN DAVID

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Metro council approves stricter jaywalking rules

By Rio N. Araja
THE policy-making Metro Manila Council on Tuesday approved the amendment of its old anti-jaywalking ordinance and modied the denition of a jaywalking offense to include unsafe pedestrian practices that have become common in the metropolis. At its monthly session at the Manila Yacht Club, the council, which is comprised of all Metro Manila mayors, expanded the definition of a jaywalker as a pedestrian who shall leave a curb or other place of safety, and walk or run into a path of a vehicle which is so close that is impractical to yield. So now it not only means those who cross the wrong lane, those who stand in the middle of the road are also now considered jaywalkers, said assistant general manager for operations Emerson Carlos. The redenition of the offense settled legal issues that may confront law enforcers who are tasked to implement new jaywalking rules in the metropolis. The council also approved the proposal to impose a uniform ne of P200 for violation of the anti-jaywalking law and adopt a single pedestrian violation receipt all over the metropolis. Those who attended the council session were Mayors Alfredo Lim of Manila, Jaime Medina of Pateros, John Rey Tiangco of Navotas and Antonino Calixto of Pasay City; Vice Mayors Jose Fabian Cadiz of Marikina and Edgar Erice of Caloocan City. The high incidence of road mishaps involving pedestrians has alarmed the agency and prompted suggestions to change some provisions of the anti-jaywalking ordinance, Tolentino said. Citing data of the agencys Metro Manila Accident Report and Analysis System, Trafc Discipline Ofce director Yves Gonzales said 181 pedestrians were run over and killed in motorcycle-related accidents in 2011 while 552 others were injured. With the new ordinance, Quezon City will have to lower its anti-jaywalking ne of P500 for rst offense, P1,000 for second offense and P1,500 for third offense, Carlos noted. Caloocan City, which has a ne of P150, and Marikina and Mandaluyong, which both imposes a P100 ne, will have to increase their rates. Valenzuela City has not passed an antijaywalking measure, he told the council. The other cities Las Pinas, Makati, Malabon, Manila, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig and Pateros -- will have the same ne of P200, Gonzales said. In the same meeting, MMDA ofcials also offered at least six options to modify the regular truck ban. Chairman Francis Tolentino revealed six proposed modications amending the truck ban, following the success of the agencys temporary daytime truck ban enforced during the May 2-May 5 annual meeting of governors of the Asian Development Bank. Due to public clamor, we saw the need to introduce different modications of the truck ban in the metro, he said. The regular truck ban hours are from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., except Sundays and holidays. Tolentino said the agency and 17 local governments of Metro Manila could adopt the ADB model of 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. without changing the existing truck ban routes. Secondly, we could modify the ADB model from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with window hours from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day, during which all trucks can ply all streets of Metro Manila, assistant general manager for operations Emerson Carlos said. Tolentinos third option is an absolute truck ban on the whole stretch of Edsa because of a high incidence of road mishaps involving trucks. The agency is also suggesting the enforcement of a total truck ban on Edsa between Balintawak, Quezon City and Magallanes Drive, Makati City from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., except on Sundays and holidays.

IN BRIEF
Cops seize 35 kilos of shabu, but no suspect
A HOUSE which allegedly served as a shabu laboratory was raided by combined elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Malabon City police Monday afternoon. Malabon city police commander Senior Supt. Ferdinand Ampil said the raid took place on a house at Araneta Avenue in Barangay Potrero around 3:30 p.m. and the lawmen found 35 kilos of suspected metampethamine hydrochloride, but no one was in the house, that is believed to be owned by a certain Vincent Go. Ampil said that suspected pushers are said to belong to a big-time illegal drug syndicate that has been a target of the authorities since last year. Gigi Muoz David

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NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
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BULLETIN OF VACANCIES
Two (2) Budget & Mgmt. Analysts 1. Bachelor's degree relevant to the job 2. Career Service Professional (Second Level Eligibility) Two (2) Budget & Mgmt. Splsts. I 1. Bachelor's degree relevant to the job 2. Career Service Professional (Second Level Eligibility)
(MST-May 30, 2012)

American deported for drug charges in US

AN American wanted in his own country for possessing and selling heroin was expelled and banned from returning to the Philippines, according to the Bureau of Immigration. Alexander Theodore Bean, 25, left the Ninoy Aquino International Airport aboard a Philippine Airlines ight to Los Angeles, California after he was deported barely four days after his arrest in Cabangan, Zambales by operatives of the bureaus fugitive search unit. The arresting agents said the American was in the company of his Filipina girlfriend when he was served with a warrant of deportation. Commissioner Ricardo David said the US embassy in Manila sought the BIs help in deporting Bean who is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by a US district court in Montana. Vito Barcelo

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The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites suppliers/ manufacturers/distributors/contractors to bid for the project/s described hereunder: Project No. 1 Name of Project Location Source of Fund Approved Budget for the Contract Project No. 2 Name of Project Location Source of Fund Approved Budget for the Contract : Delivery of Various Heavy Equipment (for the implementation of different development & infrastructure projects) (refer to bid documents) : PGO, Lingayen, Pangasinan : Heavy Equipment (PR# 2012-05-4391) : P 87,950,000.00 : Delivery of 20,000 pcs. T-Shirt with Print (yellow) (refer to bid documents) : General Services Office, Lingayen, Pangasinan : School Board (PR# 2012-04-3590) : P 2,400,000.00

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty (60%) of the interest belongs to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizen/organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138. The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. All particulars relative to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, pre-Bidding Conference/s, Evaluating of Bids, Post Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (as amended). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: BAC Activities 1. Pre-Procurement Conference 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Opening of Bids 5. Bid Evaluation 6. Post Qualification 7. Notice of Award Schedule May 18, 2012; 10:00 am for project no. 1 May 29, 2012 June 18, 2012 June 6, 2012; 10:00 am June 18, 2012; 10:00 am June 19, 2012 June 20, 2012 June 22, 2012

QC councilors propose arming village watchmen

TWO Quezon City councilors have proposed arming barangay watchmen with guns to enable them protect themselves while in the performance of their duty, but other city ofcials dismissed the proposal as a bad idea. Councilors Ranulfo Ludovica of District 2 and Alexis Herrera of District 1 made the proposal after three barangay public safety ofcers of Barangay Damayang LagiJerry Cervantes, 52, Alberto Olalia, 32, and Rafael Calderon were arrested for illegal possession of rearms. The three watchmen responded to a brawl in Barangay Damayang Lagi, but ended up getting arrested by elements of the Quezon City Police District-Station 11 for illegally carrying guns. Rio N. Araja

The bidders shall drop their duly accomplished eligibility requirements, technical and financial proposals in two separate sealed envelopes at the abovementioned address. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms. Late Bids shall not be accepted. Bid Documents can be availed at the BAC Office, 2/F Malong Building, Capitol Compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan upon payment to the Provincial Treasurers Office the amount of P1,000.00 Accreditation Fee for new bidders, and a non-refundable amount of P88,000.00/bidder/project for Project No. 1and P2,500.00/bidder/project for project No. 2 to the Provincial Treasurers Office. Prospective bidders shall submit their Bid Documents to the BAC Office at the same address. The Province of Pangasinan assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation for their bids. Moreover, the Province of Pangasinan reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals, or declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract, and makes no assurance that contract shall be entered into as a result of this invitation without thereby incurring any liability in accordance with RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. Approved by: (Sgd.) RAFAEL F. BARAAN Provincial Administrator BAC Chairman
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3 agents nabbed for shooting teen

LAWMEN arrested three agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, based at the airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport, for shooting a teenaged boy in Taguig City on Monday night. Police identied the three PDEA agents as K9 handler Joseph Quitiquit, animal keeper Rico Canete and administrative aide Julius Blas Sancho. The authorities said the victim, whose identity was withheld because he is a minor, was walking with his girlfriend near the property of the Armed Forces of The Philippines Ofcers Village Association at Fort Bonifacio when they were accosted by the three PDEA agents. The victims girlfriend, who identity will also be withheld because she is a minor, accused them of being thieves. She said they tried to run away from the three men because they were both scared. But the three men ran after the young couple and Quitiquit red his gun and hit the boy in the left shoulder. He is now in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital. Jonathan Fernandez

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IN BRIEF
National Open chess set
SOME of the countrys top chess players compete in the seminal round of the 2012 National Open Chess Championship beginning on Monday at the Philippine Sports Commission canteen in Vito Cruz, Manila. A total of 14 playerssix men and eight womenwill advance to the grand nals, which will determine the composition of Team Philippines competing in the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. Waiting them in the grand nals are the 12 Filipino grandmasters and six top woman players from last years national championship. The 11-round Swiss System competition is organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines in coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission and sponsored by the City Government of Tagaytay. All qualied seminalists may register online by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. For details, contact IA Gene Poliarco (0923-730944), FA Patrick Lee (0927-7209260) or FA Ilann Perez (0923-9120607).

Pacquiaos boxer on a roll

By Peter Atencio

A YOUNG ghter from General Santos

City, who draws inspiration from icon Manny Pacquiaos humble beginnings as a lightyweight, claimed his second straight victory yesterday in the boxing competitions of the 2012 Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission Philippine National Games.
Seventeen-year-old Jake Bornea, Pacquiao when the ring icon went home who like his twin brother Jade was last month, pulled off a points victory given a rare privilege to train with over Misamis Oriental bet Junuel Lacar

in 49-kg division at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila. Lacar nished their three-round match with the count tied at 16-all, but since Bornea was ahead at 9-4 in the rst round, the win was awarded to him by the judges. Bornea, who took charge in the rst round with his series of counterpunches, advanced to the quarternal round with Zambales bet Reynard Sitenta, Camiguins Jene Boy Boca, Olongapo ghter Leonard Guevarra and Baguios Argie Alabado. Pa-pressure-pressure lang ang ginawa ko kanina, said Bornea, who wore a blue jersey with Pacquiaos

initials MP inscribed on it. In the pinweight class, another General Santos bet, Ronnie Tanalon made it to the quarternals via a referee-stopped-contest decision over Northern Samars Joselito Dupan in 2:25 of the second round. In Sta. Cruz, Laguna, University of Santo Tomas bets Korina Paladin and Bianca Maurice Go claimed two of four golds so far in taekwondo as they topped the nweight and featherweight classes, respectively in the womens division. Paladin prevailed over Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manilas Charlene Ordonez, while Go turned back schoolmate Ariane Asegurado.

Far Eastern U, Lyceum dispute womens title

THE Lady Tamaraws of Far Eastern University showed they were not last years University Athletic Association of the Philippines champions for nothing as they completed their big comeback and sealed the nals cast in the 2012 Sandugo-Collegiate Development League. FEU beat College of St. Benilde two in a row in their seminal series, including a 5634 win on Monday, to advance to the nals against Lyceum of the Philippines University. The Lady Tamaraws had a quick start last Monday afternoon at the San Juan gym, opening with 3 treys to nish the quarter ahead, 24-8. But they were surprised by CSB in the second quarter as the Lady Blazers tightened their defense, allowing the Lady Tams only 2 points in the entire quarter and threatening by 1926 at the half. But FEU settled the issue in the third quarter, holding down the Lady Blazers to only two, while exploding for 13 points for a commanding 39-21 lead going into the nal quarter, en route to the easy win in the tournament also backed by the Philippine Sports Commission, Gatorade, Phiten and Primovit multivitamins. Camille Sambile led the charge for FEU with 20 points and was supported by Karen Columna (10) and Vangie Soriano (9), while Grace Dadal had 9 points to topscore for the losing CSB squad.

Nillasca dominates tennis

YOUTHFUL Arianne Nillasca dominated the San Pablo Leg of the 14th Smart Presents the HEAD 2012 junior National Tennis Age-Group Satellite Circuit by winning three titles at the Alina Tennis Centre in San Pablo Laguna over the weekend. Nillasca took home the girls singles 18-, 14- and 12-under titles after defeating all of her opponents in the nals of the 11th leg of the 64-day junior tennis tournament supported by Smart, Chris Sports, HEAD, Meralco, Maynilad and Toalson. Nillasca upset Apple Alcantara, 6-1, 6-3, for the 18-under singles crown, before winning the 14-under at the expense of Reischa Nillasca, 6-2, 6-2. She later derailed Luisita Atienza, 6-0, 6-0, for the 12-under crown that earned her three titles. Paulyn Fortadez, however, denied Nillasca of a fourth crown after beating her in the girls 16-under singles class, 6-1, 6-0.

Li-Nings rst store. Former Filipino badminton Olympian Weena Lim, young athletes and

brand executives formally open the rst Li-Ning sports apparel store at Alabang Town Center. High-class and new Li-Ning sports apparels like badminton racquets, strings, bags and shoes are available in the store located at the 2nd Floor, The Garden, Alabang Town Center. Shown during the opening are (from left) Li-Nings Gen. Manager Chandra Shekar from Singapore, athletes Nina Zamora, Louie Jelani Khairial, Chlaire Justine Ho, Rusty Rodriquez, Managing Director Mahender Kapoor from Singapore, Lim and Li-Ning Brand Manager Raquel Anne Sumera.

Grassroots football set

A THREE-DAY coaching seminar and festival will highlight the launching of the Kasibulan Grassroots Development Program in six cities in Metro Manila. The program, which is part of the FIFA Goal project, is an undertaking of the National Capital Region Football Association, and it aims to hone the skills of boys and girls aged 9 to 12 years old. NCRFA president and Philippine Football Federation secretary general, Atty. Rolly Tulay said during the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Shakeys Restaurant in UN Ave. that the program will start on June 6 in Marikina City. It will be followed in Manila on June 22 and in San Juan on July 22, while other cities like Quezon City, Taguig and Mandaluyong will also get involved. Peter Atencio

Azkals condent vs Malaysia

SUZUKI Cup champion Malaysia will be facing a better, more cohesive Philippine side when they collide on Friday in an international friendly at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor. The two squads battled to a 1-1 draw last February, with the Azkals denied a precious victory after an 89th minute equalizer by Malaysia at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. But members of the Philippine side who played critical roles in the Azkals run to a historic third-place nish in the AFC Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal last March, believe they are a much-improved side than the one Malaysia faced more than three months ago. We are a stronger team than the one that played on that day, said midelder Misagh Bahadoran yesterday at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at Shakeys UN Avenue in Manila. I think we have a very big chance of winning against Malaysia even at their homeeld. Still, Bahadoran admitted that the absence of Phil and James Younghusband and Neil Etheridge is a big blow to the side. The Younghusband brothers are skipping the match because of a prior commitment, while Etheridge will serve a one-game suspension for an off-the-eld incident during the third-place match against Palestine in the AFC Challenge Cup. Defender Juani Guirado echoed Bahadorans statement, saying the Azkals have a better team now.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Regional Office No. IV-A EDSA, Quezon City

Invitation to Bid
The Bids and Awards committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Regional Office IV-A, through the GAA, Intends to apply the sum stated hereunder to payments under the contract for the aforementioned projects : 1. Contract ID Contract Name Contract Location Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents 2. Contract ID Contract Name Contract location Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents 3. Contract ID Contract Name : 12-D0-0018 (re-bid) : Reconstruction of Quirino Highway Sta. 258+211-Sta.264+640 (Int. section) Length = 3,162.95 L.M. : Quezon Province : Rd. concreting (300 mm. thk., 14 days conc.), earthwork, subbase & base course & related items of work : P 64,911,550.03 : 210 calendar days : P 30,000.00 : 12-D0-0031 : Construction of Lucban Diversion Road Incldg. RROW Acquisitions, Phase II : Quezon Province : Rd. conc., (0.28 m. thk. 14 days conc.)subbase &. base course & other related items of work : P 4,152,977.90 : 60 calendar days : P 5,000.00 : 12D0-0032 : Completion of Santisima Cruz Bridge (Santlsima/Sto. Angel Sr.} w/ approaches drainage, slope protection & road networks incldg. RROW acq. & other related activities Sta. 5+240.00 - Sta. 5+600, L ,. 360.00 m. : Laguna Province : Earthworks, slope protection & other related Items of work : P 14,340,332.55 : 90 calendar days : P 10,000.00 : 12-D0-0033 : Construction of Eco-Tourism, CandaTalaan Sect. incldg. RROW & other related activities & Construction of Candelaria Bypass incldg. RROW & other related activities : Quezon Province : Concreting, earthworks, subbase & base course and other related items of work : P 10,812,725.32 : 90 calendar days : P 10,000.00

Dragonboat/canoe-kayak tilt lures 700 bets

ASPIRANTS in the dragonboat and canoe-kayak competitions have breached the 700 mark, easily the biggest turnout among 38 national sports associations participating in the ongoing second Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission National Games. Lenlen Escolante, national coach of the Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation Inc. , said the most competitive dragonboat teams and the top canoe-kayak paddlers have signed up for the competitions that are scheduled this Friday up to Sunday at Lake Caliraya in Laguna. Among the dragonboat teams that have signed up are the Manila Dragons, the Laguna Rapids Paddlers with three teams, Manila Wave, Philippine Navy, Boracay Bombshell, University of the Philippines, Manila Paddlers, 1925 Team, Spitre Dragons, PDRT, Aqua Fortis, Pyros, Dragon Pilipinas, Lake Buhi of Camsur, Accenture and the PCKF National Team. Top performers in the games will have a chance to be recruited to the national pools of dragonboat and canoe-kayak, according to PCKF president Sim Chi Tat. The Navy teams won the mens and mixed team gold medals, while the Boracay Bombshell clinched the womens title in the wellattended Boracay International Dragonboat Festival last month. Outstanding participants in the event supported by the PSC and the POC could be included on the national team to the Third Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China, scheduled June 16 to 22.

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Contract Location Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Regional Office No. IV-A now invites bids for the above stated projects. Bldders should have completed, within ten (10) years, from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly in Section II. Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) Interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further Information from DPWH, Regional Office No. IV-A, BAC Secretariat Office, EDSA, Quezon City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Interested bidders are also required to present the originals of their Contractors Registration Certificate to the DPWH, Region IV-A BAC for authentication. Submission of Letter of Intent is from May 30-June 14, 2012. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents stated above. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, if available, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. ., The DPWH, Regional Office No. IV-A will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on June 7, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the DPWH Region IV-A Conference Room, which shall be open to all interested parties. Bids must be delivered to the address below on June 19, 2012 on or before 2:00 P.M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated In ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The DPWH reserves the right to accept or reject any bid to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. DPWH Region IV-A likewise assumes no obligation whatsoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses or loss that said party(ies) may incur in its participation in the pre-bidding and bidding process nor does it guarantee that an award will be made. For further information, please refer to: ELVIN I. CARINGAL BAC Chairman Attention: Head, BAC Secretariat DPWH, Region IV-A EDSA, Quezon City Tel. No. 4810-277 Approved by: (Sgd.) ELVIN I. CARINGAL Engineer V Chief Construction Division Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee Noted by: (Sgd.) LUIS A. MAMITAG, JR. Director IV OIC, Regional Director

Jockeys racefest and more

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STAR jockey Jeffril Zarate featured prominently in several important races last raceweek at the New Philippine Jockeys Associations annual Jockeys Day racefest held at the Philippine Racing Clubs Santa Ana Park in Naic, Cavite. To call it Jockeys Day is a misnomer because the event now spans several racedays. This year, 33 sponsored races were formed with the help of PRC racing manager and assistant vice president Dan Valmonte and generous donors, who supported the NPJAs mission to raise money for their Disabled Jockeys Fund. Last Sunday was the culminating day when the highlight races were held, backed by two major sponsorsthe Philippine Racing Commission and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Ofce. Jockey Patricio Dilema booted Australian import Salute to Heaven (Snippetson-Bugle Calls), to the win in the 6th NPJA-Philracom Cup. Owned by Kenneth Causon, the 3YO colt is trained by Ruben Clor. The placers in order were Kissable Toys, Don Eduardos Best, and Turf Moor. Present to hand out trophies were Philracom chairman Angel L. Castao Jr. and commissioner and executive director

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Jesus Cantos, as well as beneciaries of the Disabled Jockeys Fund, among them Jesus The Maestro Guce, CH Bernabe, EJ Tijam, and LM Salvador, all of whom have been injured in races. PCSOs half-a-million sponsorship was split into two races, both called the 4th NPJA-PCSO Cup. Both were won by jockey Jeffril Zaratethe rst on Jun Ferrers Mr. Environment, the second on Manny Santoss Street Star by only a neck. Placers to Mr. Environment were Tabelle, King Eagle, and Peters Denial; to Street Star, Ms. Bling Bling, Oroquieta, and Seor Bon. PCSO general manager lawyer Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II presented the trophies to the connections of Street Star, including trainer Pat Logarta. With Atty. Rojas were PCSO Draw abd Races department manager Carlos Castillo and division chief veterinarian Gabriel de Leon. NPJA president Antonio Alcasid Jr. thanked their sponsors: PCSO, Philracom, PRC, MARHO, Philtobo, Klub Don Juan de Manila, Manila Horsepower Organization, Philippine Race Horse Trainers Organization, and Gran Matador. The individual donors were congresspersons Sandy Ocampo and Jeci Lapus; Mayor Sandy Javier, Councilor Ferdie Eusebio, Dr. Norberto Quisumbing, Mr. Luis Quisumbing, Mr. Manny Santos, Mr. Bienvenido Niles Jr., Engr. Simon

Crisostomo, Mr. Ferdie Dimaisip, Ms. Ruth O. Lucas, SC Stockfarm, Dr. Pinky Isaac, Ms. Richelle Collantes, Mr. Miguel Recosana, Mr. Danny Nicdao, at Mr. Napoleon Magno. *** Long-time horseowner Luis Chuidians lly Statuesque crossed the wire ahead of six other local-bred 3YO to come in rst in the Philippine Charity Sweeptakes Ofce special maiden trial race last May 29 at Santa Ana Park. The actual race is set for June 9. Steered by Jeffril Zarate, Statuesque came in ahead of Herminio Esguerras colt Blank Check. Divina Dys Batangas Fighter came in third, Felizardo Sevilla Jr.s Power Factor fourth. The other nishers were, in order: Esprit de Corps, McIlroy, and Classy Jeune. Entries are not pushed to break records during trial runs. It is merely a qualier because these are new horses. All a horse has to do is clock within a certain set time. The order of arrival in trials is still important because it gives racing fans some basis for their choices come the day of the actual race, since maiden signies that these horses have not won or even raced before. It may be considered a debut for elite runners. *** Email: [email protected], Blog: http:// jennyo.net, Twitter: @gogirlracing

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Heat rip Celtics in Game 1

MIAMIDwyane Wade grabbed a rebound, turned and red a 90-foot pass to LeBron James to set up one of the easiest scores the Miami Heat had all night.
Yes, James and Wade are clickingat the perfect time. James scored 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Wade scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Heat beat the Boston Celtics 93-79 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference nals. The stars were stars, and the role players more than did their parts as well, with the Heat enjoying a 48-33 edge in rebounds, blocking 11 shots and never trailing. One down. And they still have an opportunity in Game 2 to accomplish what they want to, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, referring to how Boston can still grab home-court advantage by winning Game 2. At times it was a strange game. Some good runs, both teams. We felt we could have played better and Im sure they felt the same thing. Shane Battier had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who wasted an early 11-point rst-half lead, then gave up 35 second-quarter points before running away to break a halftime tie getting going with a 9-2 run early in the third, that Wade-to-James touchdown pass part of the urry. We didnt play our best game, James said. And we want to just try to continue to get better throughout the series. Kevin Garnett had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, which got 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists from Rajon Rondo and 12 points from Paul Pierce. Ray Allen shot just 1 for 7 from the oor for Boston, which was outscored by 10 in the rst quarter and 11 in the third. On the road, you cant have two quarters of lulls, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. Game 2 is Wednesday night in Miami. AP

Miami Heats LeBron James (right) drives to the basket against Boston Celtics Paul Pierce in Game 1 in their teams NBA Eastern Conference finals playoffs series in Miami. The Heat won, 93-79. AP

The Duel between North, South unwraps

THE DuelNorth vs South res off today in a rst-ever regional showdown featuring the countrys nest and a slew of future stars with team captains of both squads stressing the need for a quick strike in local pro golfs version of the Ryder Cup at the Alabang Golf and Country Club. Of course, we would like to nish it off before the singles match starts on the last day, said Charles Hong, skipper of the talent-laden Team South bannered by former ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit winners Elmer Salvador and Jay Bayron and recent ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational champion Tony Lascuna. Play will be foursomes (alternate shot) starting at 7:30 a.m. and four-ball (best ball) at 12:30 p.m. with ve matches each in the rst two days. The singles12 matcheswill be played Friday with the rst team to win 16 points clinching the Duel, according to Colo Ventosa, general manager of the organizing Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. Team South will be backstopped by fellow Davaoenos Jhonnel Ababa, Cassius Casas, Marvin Dumandan, Mhark Fernando, Anthony Fernando, Elmer Saban, Ferdie Aunzo and Runo Bayron and Iloilos Richard Sinfuego. But Team North skipper Cookie LaO remains unfazed by the opposition although he agreed with his counterpart that the key is to build momentum early in the event that has given local pro golf a new dimension.

Poblanito wants to clear name

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE real Genaro Poblanito Garcia (38-8, 21 KOs) arrived in Manila on Monday, ready to clean his name and that of Mexican boxing, according to the World Boxing Council. Garcia wanted to clear his name after his namesake pretending to be him used his credentials to gain a ght with featherweight Rey Boom Boom Bautista in a farcical bout before some 40,000 fans in Tagbilaran City, Bohol months ago. The impostor was stopped by Bautista in two rounds. The Philippines is making another mistake. They think that I will be like the other Garcia, but theyre wrong. I feel much stronger than ever, I will knock this chamaco out, said Poblanito, who ghts unbeaten Genesis Servania in the major undercard of the World Boxing Organization light-yweight title ght between Donnie Nietes and Mexican Felipe Salguerothe highlight of the Pinoy Pride 14. The ghts will be held at the Resorts World Hotel on Saturday, to be aired by ABSCBN. Garcias tough talk was supported by his trainer Roberto Lopez. Ive never seen Genaro in such great shape. Hes motivated to come here to the Philippines to face an undefeated boxer, hes very anxious to ght, said Lopez. Garcia added: He (Servania) wont know how to handle my attacks, nobody can. I fought in Mexico City against very strong ghters, against very talented youngsters and I beat them all down. Im motivated because I know that if I win, I will get a higher ranking which will put me closer to what I wanta ght against Abner Mares.

Alaska Aces, Express swap point guards

By Jeric Lopez
IN an attempt to upgrade chief point guard LA Tenorios reliever, Alaska acquired the services of RJ Jazul from Air21 in exchange for seldom-used rookie Eric Salamat and a 2012 second round draft pick. For the last several seasons, the Aces found a hard time nding a capable substitute for Tenorio, causing the All-Star point guard to play extended minutes, since minutes with Air21. If the deal gets Games Today Bonbon Custodio and Cyrus the green light early, he is expected (Smart Araneta Coliseum) to suit up tonight in Air21s battle Baguio are natural off guards. 5:15 p.m. Rain or Shine With Jazul now in tow, Alaska against Rain or Shine. vs. Air21 hopes that he can provide a life 7:30 p.m. Petron Blaze Meanwhile, after Rashad vs. Talk N Text off the bench by capably playing McCants failed to live up to his the point. He is in the Express top hype, Powerade was forced to guard in the rotation and is expected to have nd a new import in a bid to turn its fortunes the same role with the Aces. around in the 2012 Philippine Basketball Salamat will now have a chance for more playing Association Governors Cup.

Lady Eagles gain finals in V-League

IN-FORM Ateneo went through a couple of wringers, but still pulled through to repeat over Perpetual Help, 2523, 25-11, 25-23, and clinch the rst nals berth in the ninth Shakeys V-League Presented by Smart at The Arena in San Juan yesterday. Thai ace Phee Nok Kesinee came away with 17 hits she highlighted with six blocks, while Dzi Gervacio and guest player Suzanne Roces backed her up with 10 markers as the Lady Eagles swept their best-of-three Final Four series and primed up for their title-retention bid in the season-opening conference of the league sponsored by Shakeys Pizza. After an equally tough 3129, 25-20, 25-19 victory in Game One of their best-ofthree series, the Loyola-based squad imposed their will early but failed to completely dominate the Lady Altas, needing to toughen up in the clutch twice to complete the straight-set victory.

Pacman in ne form
MANNY Pacquiao had another good day as he slowly winds down his training for his World Boxing Organization welterweight title defense against undefeated junior welterweight champion Timothy Desert Storm Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9. Trainer Freddie Roach told the Manila Standard that Pacquiao went 13 rounds on the punch-mitts and had what the American described as a great day. Roach, who was somewhat concerned about Pacquiaos compassionate nature and his reluctance to hurt people, especially after he got deeply involved in his Bible studies, said that he is no longer worried. Pacquiao hits me, says hes sorry and then hits me again, said Roach, who added that even his newest sparring partner, Russian super featherweight Evgeny Chuparako, was cut on the eye the rst time Pacquiao sparred with him. Ronnie Nathanielsz

Participants in the 100-meter mens nals of the 2012 Philippine National Games
answer the starting gun at the Perdices Sports Complex in Dumaguete City. Henry Dagmil, representing Laguna, won the gold. LINO SANTOS

Rivera scores twin-kill, again

ESTEFANO Rivera of FERN-C Racing captured his second straight doubletitle feat that rmed up his hold on solo leadership recently in the third leg of the 2012 Philippine National Karting Series at the Boomland Kart Track of the CCP Complex in Pasay City. After dominating last months race at the long and wide Batangas Racing Circuit, the 15-year-old Rivera proved his versatility and strategy on the short, narrow and tricky Boomland track as he bagged both the ROK Overall and ROK Junior crowns of this event sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines and sponsored by Motorstar and Aeromed. As expected, the race turned into a grueling duel between Rivera and his FERN-C Racing teammate VJ Suba, who actually ruled the Final Race by just fractions of a second. However, Suba was slapped with a 10-second penalty for a red-line violation that dragged him down to seventh and gave Rivera the outright ROK Overall victory. Former Junior Karter of the Year Javi Benitez of Industria Racing checked in 3.897 seconds later for the ROK Overall runner-up honors, while Sacha Feliciano of Marcelo Racing took third place. Last years top junior karter Cebuano Jette Calderon of Industria Racing and comebacking Andres Calma of San Miguel Corporation completed the podium cast as they ended fourth and fth, respectively. Rivera likewise copped the ROK Junior title over Calderon and third placer Jaz

Estefano Rivera of FERN-C Racing held his ground against teammate VJ Suba to capture his second straight double-title feat at the Boomland Kart Track.

Monzones of Natmo Asia-GP1 Racing. Daniel Miranda of Cebuana LhuillierMarcelo Racing and birthday boy Matthew Chan of FERN-C Racing wound up fourth and fth, respectively. Benitez eventually claimed the ROK Senior crown over runner-up Feliciano and third placer Calma. CJ Tsui of

Industria Racing nished fourth, while Suba landed fth. Feliciano also bagged the ROK Clubman title over Monzones. For more info, call the Carmona Racetrack, c/o Rose Feria at 845-0745, 889-3389, 845-3287 and 845-4142 or visit the Web site www.asiankarting.com.

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Moodys raises PH outlook to positive

MOODYS Investors Service on Tuesday raised the outlook on the Philippines sovereign rating from stable to positive, signaling an imminent upgrade of the actual credit rating which affects interest rates on foreign loans. This is one more step in our march towards investment grade, towards reducing the gap between the market rating and the credit rating, and more importantly towards a more sustainable growth path, said Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. The outlook on the long-term foreign-currency Ba2 rating is now positive from stable, Moodys said. The Ba2 rating is two levels below investment grade. Moodys Investors Service Singapore Pte. Ltd. assistant vice president and analyst Christian de Guzman said the rating outlook was upgraded because of expectation of continued trend of scal and debt consolidation and the enhanced nance-ability of government debt. The government of the Philippines has continued to demonstrate prudence in its scal management, as characterized by low budget decits relative to its rating peers and a steadily declining level of debt relative to gross domestic product, said De Guzman. The Philippine government is on the right track and we have seen strength in investment, said Tetsuo Yoshikoshi, a senior economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. in Singapore. However, even with domestic factors in the Philippines more favorable than before, in this climate, Moodys may wait and see the fallout from the European crisis before upgrading the sovereign rating. Moodys also changed the outlook on the Ba2 rating for the Bangko Sentral to positive from stable. Bangko Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said Moodys action was based on the countrys continued scal consolidation and good debt management underpinned by sustained robust external position and solid track record of ination management. Elaine R. Alanguilan, with Bloomberg

SMC, Tan may plan other joint ventures

performed under the management of San Miguel. If they [San Miguel] will San Miguel Corp. succeed, maybe Mr. Tan will want and tycoon Lucio Tan may explore future San Miguel to stay. If they dont they think of other areas of cooperation outside of the airline succeed, Now, will Miguel has 49 choices. San percent, by virtue of shareholders business, lawyer Estelito Mendoza said agreement, San Miguel controls Tuesday. the management, said Mendoza. Despit management control, There will be future areas If there will be future areas of cooperation whenever of cooperation it will be San Miguel still could not they believe doing so will be productive for both. For example, unilaterally impose its decision good for both of them, said in Philippine Airlines, whenever on minority stakeholders under Mendoza, legal advisor of both there is a problem they nd ways an agreement. Its a matter of condence. Tan and San Miguel chairman to solve it, said Mendoza, who Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., during has been appointed corporate Both of them went into what a press brieng following the secretary of PAL. He is also is called a win-win situation. It is how each of them views the annual stockholders meeting of director of San Miguel. Philippine National Bank. San Miguel president Ramon situation. If San Miguel loses, Both of them are good business Ang is now president and chief Mr. Ang loses $500 million, and people. They act in accordance operating ofcer of PAL, replacing Mr. Tan loses whatever is left of his investment in PAL, said with what they think is not only former president Jaime Bautista. good for each but good for both. When asked if Ang would be Mendoza. Mr. Tan has invested billions He cited the management allowed to hold a majority stake takeover of Philippine Airlines by in PAL, Mendoza said everything [of pesos] in PAL. Maybe San Miguel. depended on how well PAL his feeling is if he doesnt do

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something about it, its like putting [his investments] down the drain. He said if San Miguel succeeded in turning around PALs operations, Tans investments would not be lost and San Miguels $500-million investment in PAL would be worth more than that. If both believe that increasing San Miguels stake in the company will be better then they will do it and if not, they will not do it. I think they cannot anticipate at this time what will happen. It is very uid. Its a difcult business, said Mendoza. He also did not rule out the possibility of getting foreign partner in PAL. Joining Ang on the PAL Holdings board as directors are businessman Roberto Ongpin, San Miguel chief nance ofcer Ferdinand Constantino, San Miguel independent director Iigo Zobel and Aurora Calderon, who is also from San Miguel.

Mendoza says PNB merger to proceed

THE merger of Philippine National Bank and Allied Banking Corp. will be completed within the year in the absence of legal impediments, bank counsel Estelito Mendoza said. As far as I know, there are no legal hurdles [to the merger of PNB and Allied Bank] it only needs the imprimatur of the Bangko Sentral, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Mendoza, who is also director of PNB. I think it can be completed within the year. The Presidential Commission on Good Government has opposed the merger of the two banks. Allied Bank and PNB said the shares of stock of Lucio Tan in Allied Bank in question before the Sandiganbayan could not be covered by any legal impediment. PNB assets are not under any writ of sequestration. Allied Bank shares previously sequestered by PCGG were already nullied by a nal and executory decision of the Supreme Court dated December 7, 2007, said the two banks in their joint answer to the PCGG. No other writ of attachment, receivership or execution... pending before the Sandiganbayan would prohibit the transfer, sale or conveyance of these properties. The shares of Allied Bank were a result of the acquisition by the Lucio Tan Group of the assets of then Genbank. The legitimacy of the acquisition was already upheld by the Supreme Court on July 15, 2006, which already became nal and executory, the banks said in a statement. The Sandiganbayan said the liabilities, obligations and action against merged corporations such as Allied Bank were not erased, citing the Corporation Code. It stressed that the shares of stock were quantiable and that there was no reason to fear they would be lost or disappear in the merging process. The merger of the two banks is seen to enhance shareholder value and make the merged entity the fourth-largest bank in the country. PNB president and chief executive Carlos Pedrosa said the bank should post a higher level of growth this year. Elaine R. Alanguilan

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Lopez bows out of Meralco
AMBASSADOR to Japan Manuel Lopez on Tuesday stepped down as chairman of Manila Electric Co., ending the Lopez familys fourdecade control of the countrys largest power distributor. The Meralco board, during the annual stockholders meeting of the company, elected president and chief executive Manuel Pangilinan as the new chairman in place of Lopez, while senior vice president and chief operating ofcer Oscar Reyes was appointed president and chief executive. Lopez, however, will remain a part of the 11man board of Meralco, as the Lopez family still has a 3.9-percent stake in the utility rm. As I step down as chairman, it is with great sense of fulllment and pride that I have seen the signicant expansion of Meralcos franchise reach, the tremendous growth of our customer base and electricity sales volume and truly quality customer service and experience Meralco has known for, since Meralcos transfer into Filipino ownership and management in 1962, Lopez said. Alena Mae S. Flores Security Bank Corp. president Alberto Villarosa (left) and chairman Frederick Dy preside over the stockholders meeting of the bank at its headquarters in Ayala Avenue, Makati City. SONNY ESPIRITU

SM to issue P7.5-b notes

SHOPPING mall operator SM Prime Holdings Inc. has signed a P7.5-billion notes facility agreement to help fund capital expenditures and renance current debts. SM Prime said in a disclosure to the stock exchange the debt facility would consist of ve- and 10-year oating rate notes and veand 10-year xed rate notes. The notes facility will be used by SM Prime for the renancing of existing obligations to partially fund capital expenditures and/or other general corporate requirements, it said. The size of the notes, arranged by First Metro Investment Corp., was increased to P7.5 billion from the original P4 billion, owing to the strong demand from banks, insurance and trust companies. The mall operator reported net income of P2.34 billion in the rst quarter, up 15 percent year-on-year, supported by the opening of new malls and improved contribution from China. Lailany P. Gomez

Security Bank forms thrift banking unit

By Lailany P. Gomez
SECURITY Bank Corp. said Tuesday it will transform the Premiere Development Bank, which it acquired in June last year, into its thrift banking unit. Security Bank president Albertos Villarosa told reporters at the sidelines of the banks annual stockholders meeting Premiere Development Bank would be renamed Security Bank Savings, pending approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Security Bank bought Premiere Bank in June last year for P1.3 billion, through transfer of voting shares equivalent to 96.42 percent of the outstanding capital stock of the selling bank. The Bangko Sentral approved the transaction in January this year. Villarosa said that as a thrift bank, Security Bank Savings would be involved in consumer nance and would cater to small and medium enterprises. SBC is focused on the corporate and on the middle market. Thats precisely the reason why we bought Premiere Bank for it to become the vehicle to carry out consumer nance, he said. Were still looking at whether we can transfer the portfolio to SBS without reinventing, like documentations. The new lending business will be coming out of Security Bank Savings. The existing business will probably be service by and this is what we are getting approval from the Bangko Sentral, Villarosa added. Security Bank reported outstanding loan portfolio rose 20 percent to P99 billion as of end-March 2012, while net interest income increased 22 percent to P2 billion. Security Bank will remain cognizant of growing the franchise without compromising the discipline imposed on costs as well as asset quality and credit criteria, Villarosa said.

Govt to release P50m to upgrade banana packaging facilities

By Othel V. Campos
THE government may release as much as P50 million to upgrade the packaging facilities of small banana growers, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. The request was P70 million, but Malacaang is considering to release an initial P50 million, a well-placed sourced at the department said. The departments Bureau of Plant Industry met Tuesday with small banana growers to discuss a proposal to modernize packaging plants and create new facilities to help them meet the stringent standards of importing countries. China has led an ofcial complaint of infestation against fresh Philippines banana shipments. The Philippines is the number one exporter of bananas to Japan, South Korea, China and New Zealand. China is keeping the stringent quarantine protocol on fresh fruits, the bureau said.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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This is not necessarily 100-percent inspection as was previously reported. The Chinese quarantine ofce intensied inspection to about 40 boxes per 1 container van, bureau director Clarito Baron said in an interview. The Philippine quarantine team led by Baron arrived Saturday

after a six-day visit to Beijing. The team said only mealy bugs were found in the shipments, and not the harmful scale insects contrary to previous reports. Baron said mealy bugs could be destroyed via fumigation but we will nd an alternative to this since the Chinese specically said no to fumigation.

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chances for the 2013 elections. The pressure groups message reportedly went along the lines of If you want a repeat of your term as senator, then you must vote to acquit [the Chief Justice]. Otherwise, they might as well quit their 2013 senatorial bid, or something to that effect, since the influential bloc has developed a reputation (whether deserved or not is a continuing subject of debate) for being kingmakers. Lets see: those eligible for reelection in the next elections are Alan Peter Cayetano, Francis Escudero, Gringo Honasan, Loren Legarda, Koko Pimentel and Antonio Trillanes. Understandably, not one among the senator-judges (reelectionist or otherwise) has admitted being approached by the lobby group, and it doesnt take rocket science to gure out why, our chatterbox laughingly commented. For one, the bullet-proof Chevrolet SUV Happy Hour nibbler: Scholarly run supposedly rented out by the Coronas for P12,000 per daywas sporting a fake license plate. The discovery was made after a Cebubased businessman raised a howler after seeing television footage of the vehicle with the ZEE 868 plateexactly the same as his vehicles. Documents from the Land Transportation Office verify the claim of the Cebu-based businessman. But what is more eyebrow raising is the revelation that the Chevrolet is traced to a Quezon City auto shop that was Participants to the rst American Chamber implicated in smuggling cases of several Foundation event dubbed as Run for a Scholar luxury vehicles in 2007 during the time of had an added spring to their sprint as they retired general and anti-smuggling task force engaged in a friendly race aimed at raising funds chief Jose Calimlim. for the scholarship programs of the socio-civic Insiders allege that the Chief Justice, who in arm of the American Chamber of Commerce his testimony claimed that he and his family live of the Philippines. The reason? A roundtrip simple lives, seems to have a liking for expensive economy class ticket (Manila-Honolulu-Manila) vehicles that belong to certain individuals who that was rafed off as a major item courtesy of are reportedly involved in criminal activities. As Hawaiian Airlines. Photo shows lucky winner drinking buddies would describe it, mukhang Arnold Alvero anked by Hawaiians Manila hindi pa tapos ang boksing. GSA general manager Joel Aquino and senior If you want a repeat, you must acquit manager for alliances and international sales A couple of weeks before the Corona Leesha Kawamura. impeachment trial came to a close, stool pigeon chatter focused on pressure allegedly being For comments, reactions, photos, stories exerted by an influential group on reelectionist and related concerns, readers may e-mail to senator-judges to carefully consider their [email protected]. BY the time this column comes out, the senator-judges may have cast the votes that would decide the fate of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Regardless of the verdict, it is almost certain that Coronas ordeal is far from over especially with the new controversy generated by the black suburban Chevrolet which, sources allege, is linked to individuals with questionable circumstances. Sufce it to say that the issue has opened a can of worms, likewise launching what can be described as a Chevy chase.

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70.00 76.80 1.82 512.00 1.95 23.90 22.00 0.95 80.00 3.26 775.00 29.00 93.50 3.06 16.85 539.00 44.40 151.50 1390.00 140.00 2.06 35.50 13.58 54.90 1.65 102.80 3.07 8.33 7.06 6.28 25.00 15.58 67.20 31.50 0.10 13.50 2.35 120.00 91.25 8.40 3.20 24.70 6.95 15.30 295.00 11.00 3.00 17.40 15.24 9.50 2.55 2.49 3.49 33.00 132.60 1.90 2.50 0.250 5.46 1.41 68.00 1.12 1.18 59.90 13.48 2.97 4.60 6.98 4.16 437.00 59.45 5.25 0.98 5.22 34.80 6.95 1.54 0.91 3.82 4.45 6.24 4.72 0.0770 2.20 0.82 4.10 0.490 699.00 1.78 0.420 0.620 1.370 39.00 2.82 0.75 22.40 6.12 9.00 5.66 2.85 1.65 1.16 0.90 0.310 3.06 1.35 3.80 2.14 2.48 0.80 0.990 38.10 4.77 18.86 710.00 2.70 9.47 18.20 1.14 4.30 43.00 14.76 0.5300 98.15 10.60 9.70 1750.00 1270.00 10.34 69.00 0.98 18.40 6.00 4.29 34.50 3.87 0.0760 5.1900 3.79 11.68 4.28 2.35 3.96 0.84 3.00 21.00 8.58 3.32 10.00 17.18 2886.00 0.48 23.75 0.79 0.0083 6.20 6.22 25.20 31.00 0.380 30.35 34.00 2.51 50.85 1.21 1.82 2.070 0.085 0.087 34.80 12.76 1.100 8.40 0.032 0.033 7.14 28.95 14.18 0.058 252.00 0.029 570.00 109.80 11.02 116.70 80.00 1050.00 1.35

7.56 0.62 40.00 1.91 475.20 3.00 60.00 1.30 41.00 204.80 25.45 77.00 950.00 58.00 1.43 26.50 7.32 26.00 1.08

3.02 2.30 7.41 4.83 2.80 5.80 12.50 51.50 22.50 0.0095 7.80 0.95 80.00 25.00 1.04 1.05 17.94 0.75 8.12 215.00 7.00 1.96 9.70 9.01 5.25 1.01 1.10 2.01 27.70 105.70 1.25 1.85 0.112 2.92 0.90 36.20 0.285

0.65 35.50 8.00 1.67 3.00 0.260 2.30 272.00 30.50 3.30 0.10

A crowning boo-boo of Renato

THE TRUST GURU
GERRY GERONIMO
Monday, the eighth day of November, 1965. In rounded terms, the mandated rate under Macapagals executive order which took effect right smack into the middle of the decade of the 60s was 4:1, not 6:1 as Renato Corona asserted. This rate was attested to by two decisions of the Supreme Court. On June 23, 1988, the court decided the case of N.V. Reederij Amsterdam and Royal Interocean Lines v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. L-46029. The second of two issues in that case was at what rate, for purposes of determining the income tax liability of the taxpayers, the foreign exchange receipts were to be converted. Was it 2:1 or 3.90:1? The shipping vessel Amsterdam was not doing business in the Philippines; it made only two calls on Philippine ports, one in 1963 and the other in 1964. As foreign corporation not doing business in the Philippines, it was liable to income tax on a percentage of its gross income earned in the Philippines. Its income was in US dollars; hence, the initial issue of what rate of exchange to then apply on its gross income in foreign currency for purposes of calculating its income tax liability which was to be paid in Philippine pesos. The Supreme Court held: The conversion rate of P2:US$1 which petitioners claim to be applicable to the income of petitioners for income tax purposes is likewise not tenable. The transactions involved in this case were for taxable years 1963 and 1964. Under Republic Act No. 2609, the Monetary Board was authorized to x the conversion rate for foreign exchange. The free market conversion rate for those years were P3.90: US$1. The Supreme Court also reiterated its ruling in a previous case: This conversion rate was denitely settled by this Court in the case of Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Royal Interocean Lines and Court of Tax Appeals (G.R. No. L-26806, July 30, 1970; 34 SCRA 9). What prompted Renato Corona to weave his unhistorical narration in order to justify the extent of his foreign exchange holdings that were not reported in his SALN will most likely remain a mystery for sometime, unless he, at one point decides to make a clean breast of everything. In his private life, he worked in a commercial bank as well as in an accounting rm. He must have known that his allegations by way of justication were easily veriable and, if found inaccurate, denitively exposed to be erroneous. As things stand at the time of this piece is by my editors put to bed, what is obvious is the very strong likelihood of his having to be helped out from the marsh of spring cabbage, known in his local dialect as kankungan. For feedback, e-mail [email protected].

2.90 19.00 4.00 0.61 0.300 1.500 2.56 2.10 1.22 0.054 1.42 0.44 1.56 0.285 450.00 1.00 0.099 0.056 0.178 11.00 1.70 0.31 13.36 3.08 2.26 0.26 1.20 1.07 0.67 0.54 0.10 1.76 0.98 1.21 0.65 1.51 0.215 0.072 12.50 1.80 10.00

BY the time this column sees the light of day, the dark night of the impeachment trial shall have been over. And while the process we have gone through, particularly its twists and turns, is, in senses more than one, sui generis, some subjects that were highlighted during the hearings remain to be of general interest, if not of concern. These are the subjects that somehow or another affect us personally; among them is the matter of foreign currency bank deposits. Renato Corona, on the witness stand last May 22, asserted that the foreign exchange rate between the Philippine peso and the US dollar at the time, he, during the late 60s, started investing his funds in the latter currency was only 2:1. Asked to be more precise, he responded by recalling that up to 1969, the exchange rate was still at 2:1 and that it went up to 6:1 when it was allegedly devalued to oating rate in January 1970. It could be that his hypoglycemia, which was subsequently invoked as the explanation for his unceremonious walk-out at the end of his opening statement, had started to creep on him by the time he reached this portion of his testimony; his history of our foreign currency exchange rate was terribly inaccurate. Either that, or he was deliberately misleading the senator-judges. The exchange rate of 2:1, or two Philippine pesos for one US dollar, was actually mandated by Commonwealth Act No. 699. Under Section 6 of said law, the par value of the Philippine peso was to be represented ofcially as no other than onehalf of a United States dollar of the weight and neness in effect on January 1, 1944. This rate of exchange was maintained even after the passage in 1948 of the Central Bank Act (RA No. 265). It remained at this legislated level until 1965. On November 6 of that year, Executive Order No. 195 was issued. This presidential issuance provided: Pursuant to the power vested in me by Republic Act No. 265, and in conformity with the provisions of all executive and international agreements subscribed to and ratied by the Republic of the Philippines, and upon proposal of the Monetary Board with the unanimous concurrence of the members of the Monetary Board, I, Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines, do hereby modify the par value of the peso from US$0.50 to US$0.2564103 (US dollar of the weight and neness in effect on July 1, 1944) effective noon on

360.00 1.74 6.50 10.90 0.64 2.60

2GO Group ABS-CBN Acesite Hotel Boulevard Holdings Calata Corp. 62.50 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 5.40 DFNN Inc. 765.00 FEUI 825.00 Globe Telecom 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 0.34 Information Capital Tech. 5.00 Imperial Res. `A 4.00 IPeople Inc. `A 2.20 IP Converge 0.123 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 1.16 IPVG Corp. 0.040 Island Info 2.900 ISM Communications 1.58 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 2.65 Liberty Telecom 0.92 Lorenzo Shipping 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 0.57 Manila Bulletin 1.00 Manila Jockey 17.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 4.50 PAL Holdings Inc. 1.05 Paxys Inc. 4.60 Phil. Racing Club 14.50 Philweb.Com Inc. 2096.00 PLDT Common 0.23 PremiereHorizon 10.68 Puregold Touch Solutions 0.26 Waterfront Phils. 28.60 1.60 0.0660 0.0036 3.01 3.00 14.50 20.00 0.148 15.00 14.50 1.62 4.35 0.50 0.5900 0.6700 0.035 0.035 15.04 2.08 0.008 2.12 0.012 0.013 5.10 17.08 3.00 0.013 161.10 0.013 520.00

T RADING S UMMARY
FINANCIAL INDUSTRIAL HOLDING FIRMS PROPERTY SERVICES MINING & OIL GRAND TOTAL

SHARES 10,909,333 106,088,777 72,335,323 99,453,625 127,005,020 802,211,126 1,218,003,204

VALUE 669,720,261.96 1,123,721,351.11 1,411,574,992.25 269,618,404.47 1,338,088,604.36 434,133,268.40 5,246,856,882.56

FINANCIAL 1,238.31 (UP) 20.75 INDUSTRIAL 7,742.98 (UP) 82.66 HOLDING FIRMS 4,434.54 (UP) 103.59 PROPERTY 1,839.83 (UP) 31.74 SERVICES 1,586.26 (DOWN) 13.85 MINING & OIL 24,069.72 (UP) 407.07 PSEI 5,023.11 (UP) 70.37 All Shares Index 3,352.16 (UP) 39.98 Gainers: 109; Losers: 43; Unchanged: 45; Total: 197

100.50 6.00 106.20 74.50 990.00 0.62

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49,960,504.50 18,630,265.50

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 First Metro Inv. I-Remit Inc. Manulife Fin. Corp. Maybank ATR KE Metrobank Natl Reinsurance Corp. Phil. National Bank PSE Inc. RCBC `A Security Bank Sun Life Financial Union Bank Vantage Equities Aboitiz Power Corp. Agrinurture Inc. Alphaland Corp. Alsons Cons. Asiabest Group Bloomberry Chemrez Technologies Inc. Cirtek Holdings (Chips) Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) EEI Federal Chemicals First Gen Corp. First Holdings A Ginebra San Miguel Inc. Greenergy Holcim Philippines Inc. Ionics Inc Jollibee Foods Corp. Liberty Flour LMG Chemicals Manchester Intl. A Manila Water Co. Inc. Mariwasa MFG. Inc. Megawide Mla. Elect. Co `A Pancake House Inc. Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. Petron Corporation Phoenix Petroleum Phils. Republic Cement `A RFM Corporation Roxas and Co. Roxas Holdings San Miguel Brewery Inc. San Miguel Corp `A Seacem Splash Corporation Swift Foods, Inc. Tanduay Holdings Trans-Asia Oil Universal Robina Victorias Milling Vitarich Corp. Abacus Cons. `A Aboitiz Equity Alliance Global Inc. Anglo Holdings A Anscor `A Asia Amalgamated A ATN Holdings B Ayala Corp `A DMCI Holdings Filinvest Dev. Corp. Forum Pacic GT Capital House of Inv. JG Summit Holdings 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 Sinophil Corp. SM Investments Inc. Solid Group Inc. Unioil Res. & Hldgs Wellex Industries Zeus Holdings

Anchor Land Holdings Inc. A. Brown Co., Inc. Araneta Prop `A Ayala Land `B Belle Corp. `A Cebu Holdings Century Property City & Land Dev. Cityland Dev. `A Cyber Bay Corp. Empire East Land Ever Gotesco Global-Estate Filinvest Land,Inc. Highlands Prime Interport `A Megaworld Corp. MRC Allied Ind. Phil. Estates Corp. Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry Polar Property Holdings Robinsons Land `B Rockwell San Miguel Prop. Shang Properties Inc. SM Development `A SM Prime Holdings Sta. Lucia Land Inc. Vista Land & Lifescapes

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 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 Ayala Corp. Pref `A First Gen G First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. GMA Holdings Inc. PCOR-Preferred SMC Preferred 1 SMPFC Preferred

Megaworld Corp. Warrants

FINANCIAL 63.95 65.00 63.85 67.00 69.80 67.05 0.71 0.70 0.68 550.00 560.00 548.00 1.75 1.78 1.72 22.90 22.95 22.80 18.60 18.86 18.58 10.50 10.70 9.20 0.74 0.74 0.74 65.00 72.00 71.00 2.35 2.34 2.25 475.00 476.00 475.00 34.90 35.90 34.00 84.00 86.15 84.00 2.10 2.02 2.00 70.00 71.90 69.80 350.00 351.00 350.00 41.90 42.20 41.65 134.50 137.00 134.80 941.00 941.00 941.00 98.50 100.90 98.55 1.80 1.81 1.81 INDUSTRIAL 34.00 34.95 34.00 11.02 11.54 10.92 30.70 30.65 26.65 1.28 1.28 1.28 22.50 28.80 22.25 8.50 9.10 8.50 2.45 2.50 2.50 8.15 8.15 8.06 5.81 5.88 5.79 6.26 6.37 6.28 10.02 10.74 10.00 15.28 15.66 15.28 70.00 71.50 69.95 21.00 21.00 21.00 0.0140 0.0140 0.0130 11.80 11.80 11.80 1.600 1.690 1.600 110.00 110.50 109.00 53.00 52.90 52.90 1.93 1.93 1.86 1.85 2.12 1.85 24.65 25.50 24.50 2.54 2.57 2.57 17.06 17.16 16.96 224.00 230.00 225.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 2.78 2.80 2.78 10.18 10.18 10.10 8.51 8.55 8.50 8.28 8.28 7.50 2.73 2.87 2.72 1.60 1.53 1.53 2.52 2.60 2.52 29.45 29.45 29.40 113.70 114.80 113.40 1.71 1.80 1.68 1.90 2.00 1.85 0.125 0.125 0.125 3.90 3.90 3.90 1.25 1.25 1.23 60.10 61.10 60.10 1.75 2.00 1.70 0.680 0.690 0.640 HOLDING FIRMS 0.68 0.69 0.67 50.00 51.20 50.00 12.44 12.68 12.50 2.03 2.05 2.05 4.35 4.68 4.36 4.53 4.67 4.65 2.20 2.26 2.26 417.00 442.00 416.20 58.75 59.00 58.35 4.20 4.20 4.02 0.222 0.222 0.220 483.00 501.00 481.00 4.50 4.68 4.55 32.20 33.40 32.20 5.91 6.00 5.83 1.05 1.12 1.04 0.450 0.460 0.450 2.610 2.770 2.620 4.05 4.20 4.05 4.55 4.65 4.63 5.35 6.80 5.50 0.0540 0.0530 0.0520 1.380 1.380 1.380 0.460 0.470 0.470 2.00 2.25 2.24 0.320 0.320 0.320 680.00 695.00 677.00 1.36 1.38 1.35 0.2310 0.2550 0.2300 0.3650 0.3800 0.3650 0.490 0.500 0.470 PROPERTY 39.95 35.85 35.55 2.78 2.98 2.84 0.690 0.730 0.690 19.60 20.10 19.56 4.75 4.75 4.70 6.17 6.40 6.06 1.47 1.51 1.46 2.36 2.38 2.27 1.23 1.26 1.18 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.680 0.700 0.680 0.185 0.185 0.156 1.80 1.85 1.80 1.26 1.30 1.25 1.67 1.63 1.60 1.09 1.15 1.08 1.91 1.99 1.92 0.1820 0.1970 0.1820 0.6700 0.7000 0.6600 14.52 14.52 14.52 3.90 3.95 3.87 17.00 17.10 16.78 3.14 3.37 3.14 501.00 501.00 501.00 2.52 2.52 2.52 6.20 6.23 6.18 12.84 13.46 12.90 0.68 0.68 0.68 4.140 4.170 4.150 SERVICES 1.90 1.94 1.90 34.40 36.55 34.50 10.50 15.74 10.48 0.1510 0.1540 0.1510 9.44 11.60 9.50 67.50 68.80 67.95 10.00 10.10 10.10 5.77 6.02 5.75 940.00 960.00 960.00 1090.00 1110.00 1060.00 9.85 10.00 9.68 67.90 69.90 67.90 0.400 0.490 0.420 10.78 10.48 8.69 5.70 5.70 5.70 4.15 4.70 4.11 0.039 0.044 0.039 1.07 1.12 1.05 0.0550 0.0550 0.0480 2.5800 2.6800 2.5700 2.48 2.48 2.48 6.80 6.80 6.70 2.85 2.85 2.75 1.60 1.60 1.50 2.81 2.90 2.85 0.68 0.69 0.69 2.45 2.77 2.49 20.50 20.95 20.00 7.35 7.47 7.30 2.85 3.10 2.90 9.20 9.21 9.21 16.36 16.40 16.30 2348.00 2358.00 2302.00 0.330 0.350 0.325 22.75 23.10 22.50 3.52 3.53 3.53 0.400 0.500 0.400 MINING & OIL 0.0045 0.0045 0.0042 4.98 4.91 4.85 5.28 5.00 5.00 18.08 18.08 17.84 33.00 33.00 28.50 0.260 0.255 0.250 23.60 23.70 22.00 23.50 26.85 24.50 1.49 1.49 1.49 31.80 37.30 31.90 0.72 0.74 0.72 1.230 1.240 1.220 1.280 1.290 1.240 0.0610 0.0620 0.0610 0.0610 0.0630 0.0610 28.60 28.95 28.15 8.98 9.34 8.96 0.7100 0.7100 0.7100 5.120 5.500 5.120 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0190 0.0210 0.0200 5.82 5.90 5.90 24.95 25.70 24.95 40.40 42.90 40.70 0.045 0.047 0.045 222.00 232.80 220.20 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 PREFERRED 545.00 559.00 545.00 100.80 100.90 100.70 104.50 104.40 104.00 9.70 9.77 9.50 112.20 112.20 112.00 76.00 75.75 75.75 1022.00 1022.00 1021.00 WARRANTS & BONDS 1.03 1.00 0.98

1,451,000 1,168,140 702,000 6,270 111,000 34,700 1,332,200 6,900 267,000 500 15,000 150 226,100 2,758,830 70,000 492,380 4,480 172,500.00 500,150 240 78,100 100,000

(1,661,780.00) (8,866,084.00)

(1,413,465.00) (120,338,599.00)

(9,088,370.00) 934,500.00 3,810,090.00 27,828,157.00 1,760,485.00

1,440,100 359,100 900 110,000 514,100 11,599,000 85,000 4,800 14,812,200 737,700 21,200 5,254,700 1,222,600 5,800 36,000,000 200 61,000 1,738,500 20 615,000 5,000 704,800 2,000 1,944,400 125,190 100 5,017,000 1,725,600 129,000 26,200 2,704,000 2,000 8,000 7,400 593,130 2,338,000 14,000 600,000 401,000 1,045,000 4,559,300 9,183,000 329,000

1,967,960.00 98,280.00 2,726,425.00 (8,879,213.00) (47,372,364.00) 1,215,545.00

28,833,680.00 18,355,137.00 26,400.00

7,647,139.00 (197,300.00)

9,099,190.00

204,820.00 (6,668,944.00) 8,388,780.00 (3,010,194.00) 431,500.00

34,982,387.00 75,000.00 (53,040.00) (8,386,088.00) 77,750.00

0.68 51.10 12.62 2.05 4.36 4.67 2.26 442.00 58.40 4.06 0.220 498.00 4.63 33.00 5.90 1.09 0.450 2.710 4.17 4.65 5.55 0.0520 1.380 0.470 2.25 0.320 693.00 1.36 0.2300 0.3700 0.500 35.85 2.90 0.690 19.90 4.70 6.30 1.49 2.37 1.23 0.79 0.690 0.185 1.84 1.29 1.63 1.15 1.99 0.1960 0.6800 14.52 3.87 16.98 3.15 501.00 2.52 6.18 13.28 0.68 4.170

655,000 546,410 6,524,200 30,000 13,000 3,000 1,000 543,550 4,464,670 569,000 1,020,000 760,220 1,590,000 807,800 5,298,600 357,000 190,000 4,521,000 24,460,000 17,000 245,100 9,800,000 1,000 160,000 13,000 520,000 348,780 201,000 180,000 8,160,000 330,000

(34,000.00) 20,656,168.00 (17,825,962.00)

53,658,806.00 (10,047,998.00) (3,125,504.00) 930,000.00 (9,061,770.00) 9,868,559.00

(3,470.00) 15,505,420.00 120,450.00

64,946,820.00

791,800.00 (35,550.00) 16,005,260.00 (1,112,500.00) (61,784.00) (462,970.00) (2,520.00)

(10.26) 4.32 0.00 1.53 (1.05) 2.11 1.36 0.42 0.00 1.28 1.47 0.00 2.22 2.38 (2.40) 5.50 4.19 7.69 1.49 0.00 (0.77) (0.12) 0.32 0.00 0.00 (0.32) 3.43 0.00 0.72

1,100 516,000 113,000 2,035,000 495,000 2,237,500 1,558,000 150,000 23,000 405,000 370,000 610,000 1,315,000 12,931,000 17,000 122,000 40,868,000 9,890,000 16,791,000 600 885,000 1,389,300 623,000 10 591,000 334,800 4,648,800 350,000 146,000

1,187,200.00 7,496,000.00

(2,110.00) 21,258,790.00 39,000.00 462,890.00 11,741,678.00 47,250.00 (584,104.00) 20,020,926.00

(290,800.00)

1.94 35.00 15.74 0.1540 11.42 68.65 10.10 5.99 960.00 1100.00 9.98 68.00 0.490 10.48 5.70 4.36 0.042 1.08 0.0550 2.6700 2.48 6.70 2.85 1.50 2.90 0.69 2.50 20.00 7.30 3.04 9.21 16.40 2306.00 0.340 22.70 3.53 0.465 0.0042 4.91 5.00 18.00 31.80 0.250 23.70 26.85 1.49 37.00 0.72 1.240 1.270 0.0610 0.0630 28.95 9.32 0.7100 5.480 0.0180 0.0200 5.90 25.60 42.20 0.045 232.00 0.0180

2.11 1.74 49.90 1.99 20.97 1.70 1.00 3.81 2.13 0.92 1.32 0.15 22.50 (2.78) 0.00 5.06 7.69 0.93 0.00 3.49 0.00 (1.47) 0.00 (6.25) 3.20 1.47 2.04 (2.44) (0.68) 6.67 0.11 0.24 (1.79) 3.03 (0.22) 0.28 16.25 (6.67) (1.41) (5.30) (0.44) (3.64) (3.85) 0.42 14.26 0.00 16.35 0.00 0.81 (0.78) 0.00 3.28 1.22 3.79 0.00 7.03 0.00 5.26 1.37 2.61 4.46 0.00 4.50 0.00

10,000 2,800 2,340,700 8,190,000 14,749,700 824,220 100 118,100 40 21,835 292,100 637,440 410,000 1,300 5,000 2,297,000 72,300,000 1,108,000 110,000 43,000 15,000 651,200 48,000 33,000 51,000 10,000 4,537,000 541,800 21,800 6,059,000 100 491,500 369,535 860,000 2,201,800 2,000 3,900,000

835,238.00 (6,080.00) (247,870.00) (28,541,344.00) (423,664.00)

2,855,260.00 (13,977,796.00)

51,830.00 (500.00) 32,900.00

(673,110.00)

(1,631,220.00) 921.00 (163,600.00) (88,147,120.00) 214,500.00 (8,964,470.00) 43,000.00

185,000,000 45,000 10,000 664,700 8,400 3,440,000 42,600 10,900 58,000 1,000,400 1,938,000 9,300,000 13,126,000 34,090,000 3,100,000 174,000 1,516,400 203,000 2,791,200 15,200,000 10,700,000 500 5,713,500 1,943,800 503,600,000 293,490 8,100,000

4,342,088.00

896,590.00

1,980,350.00

373,158.00

(163,200.00) (202,100.00) (466,830.00) (1,635,655.00) 23,829,796.00

559.00 100.70 104.10 9.70 112.00 75.75 1022.00 1.00

2.57 (0.10) (0.38) 0.00 (0.18) (0.33) 0.00 (2.91)

1,070 10,340 5,150 3,531,900 17,790 1,500 6,820 28,000

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER Albay Engineering District Airport Site, Legazpi City Republic of the Philippines

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Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City Region X Telefax (088) 856-8774

Department of Public Works and Highways

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Cebu 2nd District Engineering Office Lawa-an, City of Talisay, Cebu

Republic of the Philippines

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-CDOC District Engineering Office through the CY 2012 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: Contract ID : Contract Name : Contract Location : Brief Description : Appropriation : Duration : 12KD021 Repair/Asphalt Overlay along ICBR (BCIR), Barangay Lapasan Cagayan de Oro City Cagayan de Oro City Asphalt Overlay Php 9,900,000.00 45 Calendar Days
Contract ID Contract Name

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Albay 1st Engineering District Airport Site, through the (Fund Source of the Year) invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: #12-F-A-0022 Completion of Multi-Purpose Bldg. (Multi-Storey City Hall Annex) Phase III Contract Location Tabaco City Scope of Work Const. of 5-Storey Bldg. (Phase III) From 4rth Flr. To Roof Deck Level (Structure) From Ground Floor to Roof Deck Level(Masonry Works, Electrical, Mechanical & Water Proofing Works) Approved Budget for the P48,499,729.91 Contract (ABC) Contract Duration/CD 300 CD Cost of Tender Documents P20,000.00 The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of RA 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or a 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract and with Special License for Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing & Sanitary Works , (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 a credit line Commitment at least equal to 10& of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examinations of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration at the DPWH- Central Procurement Office (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH- -Central Procurement Office (CPO) 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: Issuance of Bidding Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Receipt of Bids/Opening of Bids May 30-June 20, 2012 June 8 , 2012 at 10:00am June 15, 2012 at 10:00am June 20, 2012 at 2:00pm
Contract ID: Contract Name:

May 29, 2012

INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH, Cebu 2nd District Engineering Office, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s): 12 HE - 0007 Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Cebu South Coastal Road Mananga (Descending) w/ exception K0012+000 K0011+000 (as realigned) Contract Location: Talisay City, Cebu Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 4,950,000.00 Contract Duration: 25 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _5,000.00 Source of Funds: Fund 151 Special Road Support Fund Contract ID: Contract Name: 12 HE - 0008 Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Paved Roads at Cebu South Coastal Road, Talisay City, Cebu (Descending) w/ exception K0011+000 K0011+(598) (as realigned) Contract Location: Talisay City, Cebu Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 4,950,000.00 Contract Duration: 25 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _5,000.00 Source of Funds: Fund 151 Special Road Support Fund Contract ID: Contract Name: 12 HE - 0009 Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Paved National Roads @ Natalio Bacalso Avenue, Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu, km. 37+000 km. 38+000 Contract Location: Carcar City, Cebu Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 9,900,000.00 Contract Duration: 35 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _10,000.00 Source of Funds: Fund 151 Special Road Support Fund

The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations 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), purchased 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% ABC. The BAC will use nondiscretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central 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.down.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. Receipt of Bids 5 Opening of Bids From May 30, 2012 to June 20, 2012 June 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm June 14, 2012 until 12:00 noon June 20, 2012 until 10:00 am June 20, 2012 at 10:00 am

Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidder Issuance of Bidding Documents Pre-bidding Conference Receipts of Bids Opening of Bids Venue May 29, 2012 June 04, 2012 May 29, 2012 June 15, 2012 June 05, 2012 @ 10:00 am June 15, 2012 @ 8:00 10:00 am June 15, 2012 @ 10:00 am BAC Office, Cebu 2nd DEO

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWHCDOC District Engineering Office upon payment of a non refundable fee of Php 10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from DPWH web site, 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. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount of 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 envelop shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelop shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualification. The DPWH-Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. (Sgd.) CESAR M. HIPONA, JR. OIC-Asst. District Engineer BAC Chairman Noted : (Sgd.) ALLAN S. BORROMEO, DM OIC-District Engineer
(MST-May 30, 2012)

BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at DWPH- BAC Office, DPWH-Albay 1st Engineering District Airport Site, Legazpi City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents, from the DPWH Website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the Bidding Documents 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 Bidding Documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the Bidding Documents (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- Albay 1st Engineering District, Airport Site, Legazpi City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime prior Contract Award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Cebu 2nd District Engineering Office, Lawa-an, Talisay City, Cebu upon payment of a non-refundable fee. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH web site. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. The DPWH Cebu 2nd District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. (Sgd.) HELEN GRACE B. YAP BAC Chairman

(Sgd.) RAFAEL B. PRESBITERO OIC, Assistant District Engineer Chairman, BAC Noted: (Sgd.) ROBERTO M. RITO OIC, District Engineer
(MST-May 30, 2012)

Approved by: (Sgd.) DAISY B. TOLEDO, D.M. District Engineer

(MST-May 30, 2012)

Department of Public Works and Highways

OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga City

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways

OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga City

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways

OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga City

Republic of the Philippines

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region IX, through Spanish Government Financing, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: Contract ID: 12JO0036 Contract Name: Construction of Lintangan Bridge and Approaches Contract Location: Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte (Sta. 1989 + 020.00 - Sta. 1989 + 560.00) Scope of Work: Construction of Bridge and Approaches Allocation: Php 53,749,223.41 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), purchased bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central 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. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids May 30, 2012 to June 19, 2012 June 7, 2012 (2:00 PM) June 14, 2012 June 19, 2012 (8:00AM - 10:00AM) June 19, 2012 (10:00AM)

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region IX, through Spanish Government Financing, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: Contract ID: Contract Name: Contract Location: Scope of Work: Allocation: 12JO0037 Construction of Malayal Bridge and Approaches Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte (Sta. 1988 + 160 Sta. 1988 + 720) Construction of Bridge and Approaches Php 43,629,521.38

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region IX, through Spanish Government Financing, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: Contract ID: Contract Name: Contract Location: Scope of Work: Allocation: 12JO0038 Construction of Brazil Bridge and Approaches Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte (Sta. 2048 + 020 - Sta. 2048 + 370) Construction of Bridge and Approaches Php 16,469,637.88

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), purchased bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipinoowned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central 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. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids May 30, 2012 to June 19, 2012 June 7, 2012 (2:00 PM) June 14, 2012 June 19, 2012 (8:00AM - 10:00AM) June 19, 2012 (10:00AM)

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), purchased bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central 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. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids May 30, 2012 to June 19, 2012 June 7, 2012 (2:00 PM) June 14, 2012 June 19, 2012 (8:00AM - 10:00AM) June 19, 2012 (10:00AM)

* This schedule is subject to change (Please see DPWH Website and Phil GEPS for any development) The BAC will issue soft/electronic copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Regional Office IX, Tumaga, Zamboanga City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php30,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, 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 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 evaluation and post-qualification. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Region IX reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) NENITA A. ROBLES, CEO VI Assistant Regional Director BAC Chairman
(MST-May 30, 2012)

* This schedule is subject to change (Please see DPWH Website and Phil GEPS for any development) The BAC will issue soft/electronic copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Regional Office IX, Tumaga, Zamboanga City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php20,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, 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 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 evaluation and post-qualification. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Region IX reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) NENITA A. ROBLES, CEO VI Assistant Regional Director BAC Chairman

* This schedule is subject to change (Please see DPWH Website and Phil GEPS for any development) The BAC will issue soft/electronic copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Regional Office IX, Tumaga, Zamboanga City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, 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 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 evaluation and post-qualification. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Region IX reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) NENITA A. ROBLES, CEO VI Assistant Regional Director BAC Chairman
(MST-May 30, 2012)

(MST-May 30, 2012)

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Dragonair links Clark and China

By Jess Malabanan
Clark International Airport Corp. president and chief executive Victor Jose Luciano on Tuesday announced the Clark-Hong Kong daily ight. We welcome Dragonair and Airphil Express as the newest members of the international airlines operating at Clark International Airport, Luciano said. The integration of Cathay Pacic Airways and Dragonair bunched international and domestic routes to China in a bid to make Hong Kong a leading

a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacic Airways, joins the list of international airlines at Clark airport linking up with China and some 130 destinations worldwide.

CLARK FREEPORTDragonair,

Cash crop. Residents receive 6,000 rubber seedlings from the Department of Agriculture under the High
Value Crop Development Program barangay Kalaong and Upo in Maitum, Sarangani, to increase income, create livelihood opportunity, and contribute to national agricultural growth. JOYLYN TY MIO

airline gub. The Cathay Pacic Group, including Dragonair and Air Hong Kong, now operates more than 150 aircraft. Its eet is being beefed up with 30 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft set to arrive this year. The new eet will form the backbone of the airlines longhaul passenger eet as the rm upgrades cabin setup also for medium-haul operations. Clark has positioned itself as a hub for low-cost carriers but now attracting legacy carriers.

These are now taking a serious look at Clark airport, said Luciano, noting that Dragonair is the second legacy carrier in Clark after South Koreas Asiana Airlines. Luciano said Airphil Express started thrice-a-week ClarkSingapore and four-times-aweek Clark-Hong Kong ights on May 17 and 18 respectively. Airphil Express is the budget carrier of ag carrier, Philippine Airlines. South East Asian Airlines launched its Clark-Kalibo ights to tap passenger ow to Boracay. Seair-Tiger ies to Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Kota Kinabalu. Luciano said Clark is expected to take in 1.5 million passengers this year due to more ight schedules, noting that the P360million Phase II expansion of the Clark Terminal Building will be completed next year.

Cordillera youth learn work ethic

By Dexter A. See
BONTOCMountain Province Gov. Leonard Mayaen and the Cordillera ofce of the Department of Social Welfare and Development are hiring 546 students, out-of-school youth, and college graduates under the Government Internship Program. Leonardo Reynoso, regional director, said 60 each came from the municipalities of Bauko, Besao, Bontoc and Sabangan; 55 from Natonin; 54 from Tadian; 50 each from Paracelis and Sadanga; 49 from Sagada; and 48 from Barlig. The interns are deployed in their respective municipalities so that they will be able to serve their people through the program, Mayaen told Manila Standard, adding that they will receive P272 stipend a day for 52 days. According to him, the new hires will assist in implementing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Social Pension Program for indigent senior citizens, Supplementary Feeding Program among other activities in Sabangan and Sagada towns. They also help in clerical work in the different municipal social welfare and development ofces, especially in facilitating the documentation of the various programs and projects of the agency and the local governments concerned, Reynoso said. In Sabangan, Brigida Mangayat, municipal social welfare ofcer, said interns would be assigned in the Core Shelter Assistance Program for health care and environment projects. She said female interns would help in propagating seedlings in community nurseries and in doing a survey of conditional cash beneficiaries on how the program improved their lives.

Executive session. Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn (center) takes a breather during the League of Cities 49th national board meeting on May 26, 2012 in Legend Hotel in Palawan. Joining him are Valenzuela Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian (right) and Pagadian Mayor Sam Co following discussions on revenue boosting measures.

Dairy center to get 25 carabaos

Cash transfer lauded

LEGAZPI CITYAlbay Gov. Joey Salceda said the governments Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program will increase the number of beneciaries in the province to 60,260 families by midyear, welcoming an infusion of P1 billion to the local economy in the next ve years. It will certainly help the province in sustaining its early achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in participation rates in basic education, low maternal mortality, infant mortality and child mortality, he said, citing the need to improve income distribution in the countryside and help lift 60,000 of the 76,000 poor households in the province from survival to subsistence, and boost further Albays disaster resilience, as it helps poor families to respond to risks. Salceda said Albays 4Ps program was approved by Sec. Dinky Soliman during the annual national meeting of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Cagayan de Oro City last January. He said the beneciaries are distributed as follows: Legazpi City, 7,776 families; Ligao City, 4,984; Tabaco City, 6,287; Libon, 2,651; Malilipot, 3,377; Pioduran, 3,633; Manito, 1,421; Rapurapu, 2,083; Sto. Domingo, 1,846; Polangui, 3,138 Daraga, 4227; Jovellar, 1,471; Malinao, 2,100; Tiwi, 2,526; Camalig, 3,125; Oas, 3,770; Guinobatan, 3,939.

GENERAL TRIAS CITY Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said 25 carabaos will increase the milk production of the General Trias Dairy Processing Center in Barangay Santiago. Mayor Luis Ferrer IV thanked him also for turning over a farm tractor to help promote mechanized agriculture. Recently, former Pangasinan 5th district Rep. Mark Cojuangco cited the merits of upgrading the dairy sector. A sustainable industry will be able to provide abundant fresh milk to our people, he said at the 15th National Dairy Congress. Cojuangco commended National Dairy Authority and its program to upgrade local stocks to boost milk production. Alcala said the Philippine Carabao Center would assist the Trias dairy center even as Rep Ony Ferrer vowed to source funds to obtain 30 more carabaos as his contribution. Nerissa Marquez, municipal agriculture ofcer, praised Alcala for recognizing the citys farm potential. We welcome more tractors to increase the harvest of our planters and more carabaos to meet the growing demand for Trias dairy products, she said. Dennis Caparas Abrina According to Agriculture

Bank drops crime raps

Students get hands-on training on advanced equipment at the laboratory machine shop of Malayan Colleges.

Malayan holds career workshop

CABUYAOAbby Lontoc, admissions ofcer of Malayan Colleges Laguna said at least 355 high school students attended the career planning sessions at the schools campus here. She said the My Future, My Choice workshop was joined by students from nearby schools led by Don Bosco Canlubang, Canossa School, Emmanuel Christian School and Maranatha Living Hope Academy. Participants took part in activities such as fashion show, lm showing and personality development, she said. Students also witnessed demonstrations on cooking and game development, and attended the lectures of MCL professors and sit-in sessions in actual classes. We thought of a way on how to help students decide on what course to take in college, Lontoc said. The purpose of the workshop is to give them a sneak peek of what is it like in a certain eld of study. The My Future, My Choice workshop started in January 2011. On its rst year, 287 high school students from over 35 schools in Laguna signed up to take up radio and television hosting, animation, assembly/disassembly of computer hardware, photography and video making. Paula Reynoso

TARLAC CITYThe Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. withdrew its criminal complaints against members of Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid ng Asyenda Luisita, opening an avenue to settle its feud with farm workers inside Hacienda Luisita in Barangay Balete here. Felix Nacpil Jr., chairman of the Ambala, welcomed the decision of the bank as an expression of good faith in resolving issues. It was their arrangement... and its the right [of RCBC

management] to withdraw the complaints led against farmers, Ramos told Manila Standard in a phone interview. RCBC has led before the Tarlac City Prosecutors Ofce the crime of robbery, intimidation, malicious mischief and physical injuries after last month violent confrontation between the bank security guards and farmers. Supt. Arnel Ramos, Tarlac police chief, conrmed the move noting that his ofce had no hand in the dropping of charges. Jess Malabanan

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WHEN Joe Jonas enters the room, he has a smile for everyone seated before a long table, mostly female members of the press. He makes an effort to go around the room, shake everyones hand and say that persons name while saying hello.
Joe, who teenagers will know as one-third of the very popular Jonas Brothers, just arrived in Manila on a 16-hour ight from the United States via Guam. I have Filipino friends back home. I am looking forward to bragging to my brothers about being here, said Joe, who was in town to hold a series of shoes at the Ayala Malls. Ayala Malls, the premiere lifestyle and shopping destination continuously shapes the lifestyle of Filipinos with Style Origin. This month, fashion and music collide as Ayala Malls brings American singer and actor Joe Jonas for a series of performances for Style Origin. Cultivating local style and making it known to the global platform, Style Origin redenes and elevates the retail experience with a series of unique lifestyle events, showing the best of local and foreign talents, only Ayala Malls can combine. A synergy of beauty, fashion, and music, Style Origin aims to educate Filipinos, as it shapes their lifestyle choices. Known for his innovative music and sartorial taste, Joe syncs his Fastlife with this years Style Origin, lending his style, encompassing fashion and music. Joe shares that he has been traveling across Europe and South America for the past year. Before coming to the Philippines, he visited his brother Nick, who is working on Broadway. Joe started working on solo material in early 2010 with the intention of combining the sounds and atmospheres of music he loves the mostPop/Dance, Hip-Hop, Techno and House Music. I wanted to make this album something a club DJ would listen to, he says. Throughout the year and into the Spring of 2011, Jonas traveled to Miami and New York to work in the studio with Danja, and would return to Los Angeles to work with Knox and songwriter James Fauntleroy who was all praises to the teen heartthrob. Ive written with everybody, says Fauntleroy, and a lot of them have no clue what to write. But Joe, he can WRITE. Working with him, the songs come so fast and

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easy, he adds. True to his chosen genres, Jonas nds inspiration through LA and Miami club culture, checking out DJs and see how they work with the crowd, and experiencing the music and vibe varying from city to city. He hopes to bring the energy of a night club with him in this album, as if you could bring that kickin club vibe to everyone coming out to the show, he says. Turning 21 has made a huge impact on the sound and direction of the album, a lot to do with coming of age as he says. Youre older, youre able to go out with your friends, kick back, dance, whatever you wanted, but just get out there and have a good time. And this is the music I associate with that feeling its the sound that lifts me up. Jonas says. He also tells he needed to push himself when it came to writing lyrics. I realized that music is my one opportunity I have to just get out there and say something that Ive been holding back. So Ive been forcing myself to write really honest lyrics, which is not always easy. But this time, theres holding nothing back. This is what Im all about now. From the rst electric moments of his debut single, the heartbreaking, danceable, yet soulful chart topper, See no More, co-written with Chris Brown, to his infectious second single, Just in Love, which debuted at number two at the iTunes video charts, Jonas has denitely discovered his new voice. His solo album, Fastlife debuted in the Top 15 releases for the week of October 11, 2011. Praised not only by his loyal fans, he has also earned solid reviews from music critics with Entertainment Weekly saying the JoBro lead heartthrob sheds teen-pop tremors for sensitive-guy cool on this sultry midtempo torch song. Aside from his accomplished musical career and steady throng of fans, Joe is also often highly regarded for his style choices, becoming a favorite of inuential designers worldwide, including Simon Spurr and Calvin Klein. I love shoes, he revealed. I also love color and taking risks. Oh, in case anyone wants to know, Joe likes American Idol nalist Jessica Sanchez. My brother Frankie was the one who told me to listen to Jessica. Id be surprised if she doesnt win (Note: This was a day before the nal results show.), said Joe.

By Dinna Chan Vasquez

A school of jellysh provides the backdrop to the Wynn Reception Counter The A-Ma statue at the waterfront, another tourist destination in the city Macaus most loveable tourist attraction, at the Panda Pavillion The robot, welcoming guests to the Macau Science Museum The most The imposing entrance to generous slot the Bubble Show at the machines are at City of Dreams the Wynn Macau The golden Tree of Prosperity and the awesome chandelier at the Wynns Macau Bonding with my Macanese friend (a wax gure at the Macau Museum)

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WHEN the effervescent Jet Cabuslay, marketing manager of the Macau Government Tourist Ofce here in Manila, sent me an invitation to join a group of educators to visit Macau againI literally jumped in glee. Although Ive been to this city many times in the past, I nd that every visit I make is never long enough. I always get to discover new, exciting destinations each time I set foot in this 21-square kilometer Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. (Imagine, its just the size of Makati City but, last year, they had 28 million tourist arrivals!) Added to my excitement was the fact that I was going to travel with a set of 11 illustrious decision-makers from the academe. I gured it would be a good chance for me to compare notes with them and benchmark whatever academic programs I may have in my turf. The stellar line-up had: Alida Hernandez, tourism adviser of Arellano University; Dr. Cecilia Uncad, dean of School of Nutrition and Hospitality Management of Centro Escolar University; Cristina Cabral, dean of College of Business Administration and Accountancy of Colegio de San Juan de Letran; Josephine Mendoza, practicum coordinator, College

Lyceum alumnae Kimberly Abregunda and Rachel Ann Santos, both from the highly popular Beijing Kitchen, frequented by the whos who of Macau

of Hospitality Management of Holy Angel University; Merle San Pedro, executive vice president of Mariners Polytechnic Colleges. There were also: Carolina Roces, program coordinator, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management of Philippine Womens University; Roel Supendio, chairman, Tourism Program of St. Paul University-Manila; Dr. Rosel Corazon Fonacier, Head, Planning and Development Center of St. Paul UniversityQuezon City; Runo Oliva, practicum coordinator, Institute of Hotel, Leisure and Restaurant

Management of St. Scholasticas College; Dr. Lilibeth Sabillano, department head, College of Hospitality and Tourism Management of Trinity University of Asia; and Maria Cecilia Tio Cuison, dean, College of Tourism and Hospitality of University of Santo Tomas. Eager beavers that we all were, we arrived in Macau midmorning and hit the ground

running. After dropping our things and freshening up a bit at our hotel, we immediately trooped to the citys most famous landmark, the Ruins of St. Pauls, for the indispensable photo op, the result of which you see on this page. In spite of our having started the day with the 5:30 a.m. check-in here in Manila for the ight to Macau, no trace of weariness was evident throughout the day in any of us. It could have been the shopping time we were given, which saw us immediately farming out to the many bargain shops around Senado Square, while nding time to

Lower Row (from left): Alida Hernandez, Rosel Fonacier, Lilibeth Sabillano, Cristina Cabral, Cecilia Uncad, Jet Cabuslay, Roel Supendio, Merle San Pedro, Josephine Mendoza; Top Row (from left) Ma. Cecilia Tio Cuison, Carolina Roces, BobZ and Raffy Oliva

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Parents often turn to private tutors or tutorial centers to help their children get by or excel in their school work. The supplementary help they get helps the children but sometimes, no matter how long they spend on analyzing the things laid down before them, something still seems missing.

A HEROS STORY
Robin Lim, the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year, recently held a book signing reception for her 2009 novel, Buttery People at The Podium. Buttery People is a ctional tribute to six generations of Robins Filipino family from Baguio, where she grew up and where much of this work of magic realism takes place.

stop by some tourist sites along the way. The long, but certainly, fullling day was capped by a leisurely River Dinner Cruise. It gave us a beautiful perspective of the colorful city at night, while sailing under the three bridges that connect the Macau Peninsula to Taipa which, in turn, is connected to the island of Coloane through the landll popularly know as the Cotai Strip, the entertainment center of the city. The next couple of days brought us to more of the interesting and awe-inspiring destinations the city boasts of, while giving us the opportunity to gorge on the sumptuous Macanese cuisine. This Macau trip could easily be characterized by the phrase, a lot ofwalking, eating and non-stop laughter! Our group was such a fun mix of diverse personalities, I wouldnt have wanted it any other way! There was Roel Supendio, whose funny one-liners never failed to evoke ts of laughter from all of us. The highly energized Dominican sisters Ma. Cecilia Tio Cuison and Cristina Cabral, never seemed to run out of steam; their hilarious antics literally rocked even our tour bus! Runo Oliva easily became the darling of the group as he presented himself to be our ofcial photographer. Alida Hernandez, nicknamed Happy, was the baby of the group; she with her diminutive smile, always evoked the motherly instincts of our nurturing Tour Escort, Jet Cabuslay. Carolina Roces was very comprehensive in her compilation of our Tours documentary evidence that she even took photos of all the street posts we passed by. Merle San

Pedro, Lilibeth Sabillano and Rosel Corazon Fonacier didnt want to be outdone, as they made sure they had photo ops at every single nook and cranny of the colorful city, keeping Facebook busier than ever! There was also Josephine Mendoza, who, as she reminisced on her college life, could easily recall all the details of her classmates various romantic liaisons, validating her photographic memory to all and sundry! If she were on a sightseeing tour here in the country, Cecilia Uncad would be an easy target for kidnapfor-ransom gangs, as she was always decked with endless strands of beautiful pearls. She had them on all the time, I was beginning to suspect she also wears them even while taking a bath, and when going to bed! Our tour ended with most of us worried about excess baggage charges, as each one tried to bring home a sample of what Macau offers its visitors and this city, now Asias most exciting destination, has lots of it. As I mentioned at the beginning of this piece, regardless of how many times I have visited the city, I always discover new places to see and my stay never seems long enough. This trip is no exception. Thank goodness, being just a skip and a hop away, going to Macau, as often as one wants to, is now easy on the pocket! ----------O---------YOUR WEEKEND CHUCKLE: SIGN AT A PUB: If youre here to forget, please pay as you order! ----------O---------For feedback, Im at [email protected]

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In Tutoring Club, the core skills in learning are prioritized rather than the present problem at hand.

By Arian Vina L. Sarmiento

PARENTS often turn to private tutors or tutorial centers to help

their children get by or excel in their school work. Most of the time, the supplementary aid they get helps the children. But sometimes, no matter how much time they spend analyzing the things laid down before them, something still seems missing.
In the typical Philippine system of education, one teacher is assigned to a class of 40 to 50 students. Only the brightest and most talented students are recognized in this kind of setting. Those who have mediocre performance in school are often neglected and their progress, or lack thereof, is often overlooked. These students then lose self-esteem and fall behind their peers. In Tutoring Club, unlike other tutorial centers, the core skills in learning such as reading, writing and mathematical abilities will be prioritized rather than the present problem at hand. This individual-based and skill-based system addresses not only the skill gaps of a child, but it also makes the child to be independent from supplementary help they get from tutors. Here at Tutoring Club, we x the problem and not just cover the temporary gap. The traditional tutoring system is a band-aid solution. There is a huge difference between getting by and succeeding, says Rico Bautista, chief executive of Tutoring Club. What is interesting with the Tutoring Club is they give the children a diagnostic exam first before determining what type of program is appropriate for them to take. The instructors will then identify the skill gaps and will fill those gaps during the childs stay. Within 32 hours under the appropriate program of the Tutoring Club, the child is guaranteed to complete and meet the skills of the grade level he/she is in. This will not only equip the child for the incoming school year, but this will also help him/her prepare for the more challenging academic years ahead. The children are usually requested to stay for two hours at the most during their visits in the Tutoring Club center. We do not want to overload

their minds with information, says Rockie Javier, chief operating ofcer of Tutoring Club. We c a n a l l o t o n e h o u r for the program, and the other hour can be allotted for their present homework from

school, he adds. At the end of the day, the classroom is still the best place for learning. Tutoring Club is there to help the students cope with the constant demands of their respective schools, and

help them develop their skills to prepare them for higher education. For more information, visit www.tutoringclub.ph or visit any Tutoring Club center near you.

Get a free bag in back-to-school promo

TODAY'S generation is gifted with wonders that make learning extra fun and easy. As the summer season comes to an end, its a common knowledge that despite the hype in getting new school items, many will still experience last-minute backto-school shopping headaches. With that in mind, Abenson ElectroWorld, the biggest IT chain store in the country, teams up with Jansport, the countrys number one provider of highly-functional backpacks and savvy satchels, in an exciting promo where one can avail of a free stylish backto-school bag. With a minimum Metrobank credit card purchase of P30,000 on all ElectroWorld items, customers are entitled to a trendy Jansport bag for free. A b e n s o n E l e c t r o Wo r l d is a store that carries a wide range of digital gadget brands. An authorized reseller of digital products from Canon, Sony, O l y m p u s , H P, Philips, Nokia and HTC, Abenson ElectroWorld is the perfect place to purchase cool new gadgets guaranteed to up your cool factor and make your study a breeze. With this new promo, students wont have to worry about the hassle of looking for stylish totes to carry electronic gadgets with. Abenson ElectroWorldExclusive Deals for Quality Steals. This promo is valid until July 15, 2012 only. Visit www. electroworld.com.ph for more information.

Pamper your pet, even in death

IF you treat your pet like a king or queen while he or she is alive, you should do the same when he or she passes away. Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria is the Philippines' first pet columbary. Envisioned as a peaceful, verdant resting place for animals, Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria will provide pet parents the privilege of giving their pets a respectful, dignified and comforting farewell. Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria Tagaytay is the brainchild of founders Karla Kangleon and Tetet Zapanta-Huit, president and chief executive of BM Cremation Services Inc. Our dream is to build Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria because pets cannot make final arrangements for themselves, shares animal advocate Karla Kangleon. Loving one's pet can also extend to preparing for your pet's after-life care now for peace of mind. Preplanning is a thoughtful gesture as well as practical, adds Karla.

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Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria Tagaytay will host 5,000 vaults, states ZapantaHuit Each vault can fit a couple of urns of small to medium sized pets. Urns for large animals like horses can be placed in 4-adjacent vaults. Beyond providing the perfect site as the final resting place for our beloved pets, Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria espouses the advocacy of compassion for animals. Treating animals with respect and compassion is at the heart of everything we do. Pet parents who purchase vaults at Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria Tagaytay will help give orphaned, sick and rescued animals a proper and dignified burial, explains animal advocate Karia Kangleon, The columbary has allotted vaults for animal welfare organizations. The Strike Animal Welfare Society (SAWS) is chosen as the main beneficiary of Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria Tagaytay. For each vault sold by Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria Tagaytay, a donation will be made to SAWS. Noahs Ark Pet Columbaria Tagaytay is located at Paradizoo Theme Farm. To know more about Noah's Ark Pet Columbaria, please call 8466433,3Q6S30S or 0922 9533001 or email [email protected]. You can also visit their website at www.nQahsarkpetco.com or log on to their Noah's Ark Facebook Page at www. facebook.com/NoahsArkPetHaven.

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Warning: Facebook can ruin your career

By Ed Biado
ITS been said many times: be careful how you use social media because certain posts can be incriminating. A lot of experts claim that prospective employers look at your Facebook profile to decide whether to hire you or not, and current employees can get fired based on inappropriate posts. But what exactly is inappropriate? Are we supposed to censor ourselves to the point that our social networking pages aren't reflective of our true selves anymore? A recent study conducted by CareerBuilder.com found that 37 percent of companies use social networks to research potential job candidates. Out of them, 49 percent consider provocative photos a cause for concern. Meanwhile, drug use and drinking are two activities that 45 percent of employers do not appreciate. Some of them (35 percent) also assess a candidate's communication skills by reading text posts. Also, discriminatory comments about other people and lying about qualications are frowned upon by 28 percent and 22 percent of employers respectively. It is also worthy of note that 65 percent of the employers surveyed look for red flags on Facebook while only 16 percent check Twitter. They do this for a number of reasons: to determine if the candidate has the appropriate professional demeanor on social media (65 percent), to see if the candidate can be a good fit for their workplace culture (51 percent), to verify the candidate's qualifications (45 percent) and to see how well-rounded the candidate is (35). And interestingly, a few hiring managers (12 percent) are simply looking for reasons not to hire the candidate. The moral of the story is that social media is not a private place. Regardless of your privacy settings, unflattering tidbits about you can reach your current and/or future boss if such things are posted online, either by you or by somebody else. So it's not really about self-censorship. It's really about abiding by society rules of politeness and decency. Your social networking pages should be reflective of the best version of yourself. Simple as that.

CNN Hero Robin Lim:

ROBIN Lim, the 2011 CNN Hero of the Year, recently held a book signing reception for her 2009 novel, Buttery People at The Podium. Published by Anvil Publishing, Buttery People is a ctional tribute to six generations of Robins Filipino family from Baguio, where she grew up and where much of this work of magic realism takes place. Her grandmother, Vicenta Munar Lim, was a legendary hilot who greatly influenced her Filipino-American granddaughters views on medicine and midwifery. In 1992, her younger sister Catherine died due to complications from her third pregnancy. When Robin saw that even more technologies could not save her beloved sister, she decided to become a midwife.

Her story and journey in a book

Robin then moved to Bali, took the North American Registry of Midwives Exam and became a certied professional midwife. She started providing free health services for pregnant women in Bali in 1994. Mother Robin or Ibu Robin as she is fondly called founded the Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation) health clinics in Indonesia in 2003 that give free birthing services to everyone who needs it. She has helped thousands of women give birth in Aceh after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; as well as in earthquake struck areas in Yogyakarta in 2006, Padang in 2009, and Haiti in 2010. Robin is the second Filipino to be awarded CNN Hero of the Year

From left: Tang Galing Kids Martha Balagat, U Maalam Wisely, Dannah Suaze, Trubador Wisely, Kesz Valdez, Angela Seraco and Raynold Dela Cruz. At the back (left to right) are Tang brand manager Michelle Santillan, Tang assistant brand manager Geline Chua-Caedo and Category Marketing Manager Alex Dan Tacderas

From left: CNN Hero of the Year Robin Lim with Anvil Publications, Inc. general manager Karina Bolasco, and Discovery Suites director of public relations Marc dela Cruz

Is your child a hero?

HAVE you discovered what a hero your child can be in his own small way? Children who have been nurtured with the right values and live within an inspiring environment start showing signs of amazing heroism even at an early age. Since the biblical times, we have been told of stories of how a kids small deed have changed lives and situations signicantly. Tang believes in this. It celebrates the greatness of kids. Thats why last year, the brand launched a nationwide Search for Tang Galing Kids in order to recognize young achievers who at their tender age, already demonstrated their potential for being heroes. Tang wanted to showcase the many heroic efforts of children from all over the country. With organizations sending in their nominations, such as Club 8586 Inc., Dynamic Teen Company, Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Handicapped Intensive Rehabilitation through Employment, Women of Wallem and PAREF Rosehill School, Tangs jury was able to choose seven of the most remarkable young heroes. The winners represent varied interests with only one common threadthey all have signicant contributions to their communities and organizations. A former street beggar and labor-exploited child, young Kesz Valdes began teaching other kids personal hygiene through demonstrations at the tender age of six. A year later, with no consideration of a reward, Kesz began to volunteer by giving out slippers and books to street children and scavengers roaming the streets. Raynold dela Cruz, a My Rights volunteer, is an active advocate for childrens rights and was recognized with a Good-Deeder Award and a Young Mandela title in 2010 by the South African Embassy and the Dynamic Teen Company during Nelson Mandela Day. He is now a trainee in the Dynamic Teen Company with a project he recently launched called Saving Kids with First Aid Kits, which aims to provide rst aid kits to public school clinics, while also raising funds by selling ice candy made with Tang. U Maalam and Trubador Wisely used their creative skills in creating an illustrated comic collection aimed at uplifting the lives of others. After class, they both try to sell the comics at a higher cost to rich executives, lowering publication costs so they could sell the comics to the masses at a much lower price. Love for God is epitomized in young Padre Pio devotee Angela Seraco who spends her time helping less fortunate children. The multifaceted young artist is a violinist, writer, public speaker, and painter. In response to the recent Typhoon Sendong, Angela sold two of her paintings, donating the proceeds to the calamity victims. Young Martha Balagat, in her rst grade, created and illustrated her own book and is a contributor to the Junior Inquirer where several of her pieces were featured. On top of that, she teaches Catechism every Saturday with her mother, at their parish where she reads to underprivileged children and creates visual aids for her classes with them. Last, but not least, Dannah Suaze, a Laguna Council Representative, inspires less fortunate children to be responsible citizens by teaching Catechism and reading. She does all this through her active participation in Barangay, Church, and Girl Scout Programs. Sometimes the best gift we can receive from our children is not what they give us, but what they want to give to the world. Encourage your children to reach out and share with others all the love that you have given them. Lets all celebrate the greatness of our kids.

after Efren Penaorida in 2009. Based in Indonesia, she made a short trip to the Philippines for the book launch as well as a conference in General Santos City.

A world of mystical and fun-loving creatures

ZOOBLES have been a breakout hit in 2011 after introducing kids to the world of mystical and fun loving creatures. They were named as one of top toys in US, UK, Germany and France last year. Aside from that Zoobles is now distributed in over 20 countries including Dubai and Israel. These cute collectibles can roll into a ball and pops open on their homes called the Happitat. Kids and parents love Zoobles because of their unique pop-open feature and their cute designs. Zoobles will be even more exciting with the addition of Zoobles Mama and Baby collection! Each Zoobles baby is called a Zoobling, which ts perfectly inside the Zoobles Mamas belly. Each set comes with a unique baby Zooble accessory and a magnetic pad and watch Mama pop! Playtime is needed for any growing Zoobling, thats why we have the Zoobles Nursery playset! This includes one Zooble Mama and two Zooblings . It also has a feeding station and includes a stroller. The Zoobles family is growing with more items such as the specially designed Pop-art Series. Another addition is the Zoobles Pancake Plush which is a cute stuffed Zooble that kids can place in their rooms. Lastly, the Dazzle Doo which lets kids design and style their very own Zooble. Zoobles is exclusively distributed by Europlay Distributor Company, Inc. Available at all leading stores and department stores nationwide. For more information, call Europlay at telephone number 732-5141 to 47 loc 211. www.richwell.net

Whats the best mobile browsing plan for you?

Globe takes you to the world of megabytes-based plans

is 3.5 MB, and 1 download of an application/game/song is 4 MB. You do the math and see which Globe mobile internet plan best fits you and your budget. PowerSurf MB comes in different variants: PowerSurf 15, PowerSurf 30 and PowerSurf 50 are available for prepaid subscribers. PowerSurf 15 has 20MB for P15 valid for 1 day, PowerSurf 30 has 50MB for P30 also valid for 1 day, while PowerSurf 50 has 100MB for P50 valid for 3 days. Prepaid subscribers looking for PowerSurf plans that have longer validity or higher MB allocation can subscribe to the following PowerSurf MB plans which are also available for postpaid subscribers: PowerSurf 99 (50 MB at P99 for 30 days), PowerSurf 299 (300 MB at P299 for 30 days), and PowerSurf 499 (1 GB at P499 for 30 days). We understand that mobile browsing users have different needs so were excited to let our subscribers know that they are empowered to choose which PowerSurf plan suits them best for a worry-free surfing experience, said Jenny Echevarria, Head of Globe Mobile Data Services. So whatever your mobile browsing habits are or sites you go to, you can choose from which PowerSurf MB plan that suits you best so that you can go lang ng go with Globe Mobile Internet, your way. To register to any PowerSurf plan, dial *143# and press call for free. If you want to know more about other mobile surfing promos, visit www. globe.com.ph/surf. Want to learn more about PowerSurf? Let psychic icon Madam Auring show you how! Visit www.globe.com.ph/tutorials to laugh and learn with Madam Auring. Tip! After registering to PowerSurf, download the My Data Manager app to guide you on your data consumption

Get yourself organized

AN organized environment is the most conducive to ensure great grades in school. What room can be better for a student than a space where they can tidily place all important school stuff? Now, students need not worry in making a spacious, comfortable and organized study space with Command Damage-Free Hanging Solutions by 3M. 3M Philippines always brings innovative solutions. As the school year starts, Command Damage-Free Hanging Solutions by 3M is every students reliable buddy in organizing and managing a room where studying will be convenient and hassle-free, shares Vivian Faustino, head of Construction and Home Improvement Division for Consumer and Office Business, 3M Philippines. For a student-friendly space, 3M Philippines encourages students to use Command Damage-Free Hanging Solutions that assist homeowners and space managers in maximizing spaces through wall organization. Walls make up a large part of our homes. We dont need to utilize a large part of the floor area if we can maximize our wall spaces, says Faustino. The Command Damage-Free Hanging Solutions by 3M provide the best space saving techniques that allow us to avoid drilling holes in the walls. These products are strong, handy and easy to use, thus, just
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perfect for young students, especially those who are living in dormitories or those away from their parents. With 7 product categories covering every part of the home, (Colored and Plain Decorative, Multi-Use, Home and Office Organizers, Cord Management, Picture Hanging Systems, Replacement Strips and Bathroom Solutions), Command has all the product offerings and smart solutions for every part of the home. From designer medium hooks that can save space and hang bags in the closet, to Sawtooth Picture Hangers that can hang heavier artworks for up to five pounds, smart and space saving hanging solutions are endless with every Command product. For more information about Command Damage Free-Hanging Solutions, visit www. command.com/ph. And for other home improvement solutions, visit www.3M.com/ph.

So youre a mobile internet addict. You find solace sitting in a corner surfing the World Wide Web using your trusty smartphone. You respond to an e-mail, download a gaming application, post a status on Facebook, re-tweet a nice quote on Twitter, upload photos and stream videos, search Google, browse movie schedules, or chat with friends. Your phone has become as dynamic as your lifestyle, keeping you connected anytime, anywhere. But do you know that you can maximize your mobile browsing experience based on your surfing activities and sites you visit by choosing the right MB based plan? Globe Telecom, voted as the most popular service provider for mobile internet services in the Yahoo! Net Index 2011, gives you the power of megabytes (MB) in mobile browsing via Globe PowerSurf, a consumable mobile internet plan that allow you to have full control over your mobile browsing usage so you can surf wherever, whenever, whichever way you choose. Available to Globe and TM
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Isah V. Red, Editor [email protected] More than live entertainment, attendees also had their ll of yummy snacks as they sampled Payless Pancit Shanghai. As many wanted to bring the Payless products home, they were delighted with the Payless Pancit Shanghai bundle pack promo, which also entitled them to a single coupon for the iPad 2 rafe draw. Five lucky winners took home the must-have gadgets that were awarded at the event. Newest Kapamilya primetime princess Ella Cruz has truly captured the hearts of TV viewers as her drama series Aryana soars higher in the national TV ratings. According to the latest data from Kantar Media, ABS-CBNs newest fantaserye has reached 19 percent national TV rating, its highest national TV rating so far, compared to the 11.5 percent of of i t s rival pro-

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gram in GMA, Alice Bungisngis. Aryanas magical tail is off to entice its avid viewers even more with the exciting twists and turns in the lives of the well-loved tween mermaid Aryana (Ella). Now that Aryanas attention was caught by her new classmate Hubert, played by newest Kapamilya teen star Dom Roque, will she be caught in a love triangle between Dom and her best friend Marlon (Paul Salas)? What change will Hubert bring in Aryanas life? How will he affect the relationship of best friends Marlon and Aryana? Meanwhile, as fate brings Aryana closer to her father Victor (Tonton Gutierrez), will she be recognized as a true Mendez? Will Megan (Michelle Vito) nally accept her as a sister or will the revelation only spark a huge rivalry between the two? Dont miss Aryana, weeknights, on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida, before TV Patrol. For more updates, log on to www. abs-cbn.com or follow @ abscbndotcom on Twitter.

stars try cooking

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WE all know theyre capable of acting, singing, dancing, and hosting. How are our favorite celebrities in the kitchen?
good quality, sigurado ka pa na malinis. Here at the show, we always tell our viewers that for your food to be good, you start with products and ingredients that are delicious, safe and practical at a reasonable price. Sulit talaga if you use San Miguel Pure Foods products. Joining Grace Lee in creating mouthwatering dishes for every occasion are top chefs from the San Miguel Pure Foods Culinary Center, led by Chef Maricel Manalo and Chefs Martin del Prado, Rene Ruz and Kai Verdadero. Of course, it wouldnt be Cooking with the Stars without the countrys brightest stars. Every episode will feature a celebrity who has a food-related dilemma, which the shows chefs will solve at the end of every program. Another twist to the show is Cooking Star of the Barangay, where the show will visit barangays, bringing with them a live brass band and dancing food servers, which will denitely get residents of these barangays in esta mode. Shot at SMPFCs state-of-the-art San Miguel Pure Foods Culinary Center, Cooking with the Stars airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:55 to 10:05 a.m. on GMA-7, with replays on GMA News TV, Tuesday and Thursday (7-7:10 p.m.) and Saturday at 6:45 to 6:55 p.m. at the top spot. Hosted by the dynamic duo of Papa Jack and Kristine Dera of 90.7 Love Radio, the last phase of the competition saw nalists deliver the performance of their lives. Blending rhythm, artistic expression and condence, the remaining teams dazzled the judges with their talent and stage presence during the grand nale. Freestylers emerged victorious, winning the P100,000 grand prize. Second place went to Next Level Octomix, for which they received P50,000, while FMD Extreme won P30,000 for their 3rd place win. Mamas Boys took home P10,000 for clinching the Best Introduction Video award and Freestylers pocketed an additional P10,000 for getting the Most Likes for their video on Facebook. The level of energy was also heighte n e d with performances from Pilipinas Got Talents The Velasco Brothers and Angel Calalas, The Philippine All Stars, Alden Richards and Valerie Concepcion. Find out in the GMA-7 and San Miguel Pure Foods Company Inc. (SMPFC) collaboration on the Kapuso network that started last Monday. Beginning May 28, TV host and radio deejay Grace Lee banners Cooking with the Stars, the newest addition to GMA Networks morning block. Its a cooking program that showcases delectable, easy-to-prepare dishes that will have viewers nationwide craving for more. A culinary student off-cam, Grace Lee is perfect for the show. I am very much thankful to GMA7 and San Miguel Pure Foods for trusting me with this project. I recently nished culinary school and my past time are reading cookbooks, researching recipesso mahilig talaga akong magluto at mahilig din talagang kumain. Kaya when I eat, I eat with gusto! she says. This is the rst time that we are doing a show with this format, and we are happy to have Grace host it, says Chef Maricel Manalo, Culinary Services manager of SMPFC. As one of the trusted food companies in the country, we always aim to provide our consumers the best in terms of avor, quality, affordability, and food safety. This show is for them, and we hope to be able to help Filipino consumers make wise, cost-efcient, and of course, delicious choices when it comes to preparing food for their families everyday. Grace adds, The good thing about our new show is that the dishes are easy to prepare. Pwede siyang gawin at iserve ng kahit sinothe products that we use are readily available and of really

Payless Pancit Shanghai turned up the heat this summer with their Hataw Sayaw! Barangay Dance Showdown, where 15 dance groups moved and grooved at the Metro Market! Market! for the nal shot

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(From left): Chefs Maricel Manalo, Martin del Prado, Rene Ruz and Kai Verdadera

Kapamilya teen heartthrob Daniel Padillas much-awaited debut album titled HinahanapHanap Kita is set to hit record bars nationwide. From working his charms on TV, Daniel now conquers the Philippine music scene with a special music compilation dedicated to his fans. Its always been my dream to have my own album thats why I am really happy that I was given this opportunity. I am really enjoying this chance not just for me, but for my fans as well, he said. Released by Star Records, HinahanapHanap Kita features six tracks that will surely capture the hearts of Danielistas, and KathNiel (Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel) fans. Aside from its carrier single Hinahanap-hanap Kita, completing the tracklist are Grace Lee Pagsubo k , Paniwalaan M o , Prinsesa, Grow Old With You, and the song Akoy Iyo Ikay Akin Lamang which Daniel specially dedicates to his onscreen leading lady Kathryn. The tracks of Hinahanap-Hanap Kita are available for download on www.starrecords.com. ph, www.musicstore.ph, and on iTunes in www. amazon.com. For more information visit Star Records Facebook fanpage at www.facebook. com/starrecordsphil or follow @starrecordsph on Twitter.

Daniel Padillas debut album

The Chicken Rice Shop welcomes 2nd branch

THE year of the Water Dragon was greeted with a new site where an eagle once roosted as the sole winged icon on Katipunan road: A chicken. And as far as those who were there that day are concerned, this particular chicken is delicious and a welcome addition to the community. It is true, chick-a-holics! The Chicken Rice Shop, the Malaysian food franchise that debuted with enormous success last year opened its second branch in the Philippines in Quezon City. The doors opened on Chinese New Year, Jan. 23, and guests and VIPs alike were treated to music, a dazzling dragon and lion dance, freebies, and of course, The Chicken Rice Shops delicious and affordable South East Asian chicken dishes. Feeling left-out? Dont. The fortunes on Katipunan Avenue continues to rain down with The Chicken Rice Shop branchs ongoing 2 to 6 Treats where guests may avail of any one of their four promotions from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Choose which promotion best suits your visit. Promotions are either a 15 percent discount for a minimum purchase of P350, a free Grass Jelly drink with any noodle (Curry Laksa, Braised Chicken Noodles, Hainanese Chicken Noodles, Roast Chicken Noodles, Honey Barbecue Chicken Noodles, Curry Chicken Noodles or Hong Kong Beef Stew Noodles) order, a free iced tea for any order of a plated chicken meal, or a free appetizer of your choice (Nyonya Pai Tee, Golden Fortune Rolls or Hong Kong Kailan with Oyster Sauce) for every order of a whole chicken. These promotions are available only at The Chicken Rice Shop Katipunan Avenue branch, and because guests may avail of one promotion for every visit, be sure to take advantage of this golden opportunity and drop by The Chicken Rice Shop as often as you can with your friends and family! Need even more chicken x? Good news as fortunes keep coming. The Chicken Rice Shop opened two more branches recently; one at Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, and another at Harbour Square, CCP Complex. To celebrate the meat accompanied by a tangy sweet sour sauce; the Chicken Curry offers a bit more kick with thick rich curry sauce made with coconut milk and fried potatoes; and of course, The Chicken Rice Shops signature Hainanese Chicken,scrumptious chicken boiled in a pot seasoned with herbs and dipped in ice-cold water. More sumptuous chicken dishes, refreshing drinks, and tempting desserts that guarantee value for your money are waiting to be discovered and loved at The Chicken Rice Shop! And with two branches in the Philippines now open, Pinoy chicken-holics, rejoice, for the chicken has landed. Open at 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends, be sure to visit the newly opened branches of The Chicken Rice Shop at 220 Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, the ground level, Phase 3 of Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, and at Harbour Square, CCP Complex, Pasay City, and of course their rst branch at the ground oor of the Padre Faura Wing at Robinsons Place Manila.

Operations managers Len Baluran, Fr. Elly Manlangit, TCRS Malaysia training manager En. Badrul Hisham, TCRS Malaysia Quality Assurance manager Pn. Rohana, Roel Capistrano, Bernadette Lee, Ruby Bautista, Cecile Macaalay and Grace Hernandez

opening of these new branches, all three will be giving away a free appetizer for every order of a whole chicken. The Chicken Rice Shops menu in-

cludes the traditional Malaysian Pai Tee or Top Hat, their signature appetizer, made up of crispy pastry shells lled with shredded vegetables and chicken

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