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Clamor mounts for oil tax freeze before Xmas Right numbers, wrong game A WOMAN bettor was so close to taking home the grand prize of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s Ultra Lotto 6/58, at that point with a jackpot of P900 million. Next page

MS reporters bag business journalism awards TWO business reporters of the Manila Standard won at the 27th Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines Business Journalism Awards. EJAP, the premier organization of business reporters and editors in the country, in partnership with Ayala Corp. announced the winners at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City last Wednesday. Jenniffer B. Austria was declared the Reporter of the Year in Capital Markets beat, her second award from EJAP in the same category. Austria, a graduate from the University of the Philippines in Baguio, covers the Philippine Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange beat. Darwin G. Amojelar was named Reporter of the Year in Telecommunications and Transportation beat, his first award for Manila Standard. This is his 9th award in various categories from the EJAP. Amojelar, covers the telecommunications and transport beat and has been with the Manila Standard since 2015. Next page

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Rice-driven inflation entails policy change, says Finance

said Thursday. In a report, the DoF said basic food items such as rice, fish, meat and vegetables have been major drivers of THE contribution of rice to the in- inflation this year, with the contribuflation rate grew 10 times this year, tion of rice alone rising 10 times to 1 signaling a need for food policy re- percentage point of the inflation rate. Next page forms, the Department of Finance

By Julito G. Rada, Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz

PH growth on upward trajectory—Du30 DESPITE the record-high inflation rate and increases in prices of oil and other basic goods, President Rodrigo Duterte told his Asian counterparts that the country’s economy is on an “upward trajectory.” “The indications are encouraging. For the Philippines, our economy is on an upward trajectory of growth,” Duterte said

during the Leaders’ Gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Bali, Indonesia. The President, however, acknowledged that the region faces several challenges, especially on the economic front. “Escalating trade tensions and protectionism threaten to undermine the gains Next page

Duterte’s allies in Senate call for end to price hikes By Macon Ramos-Araneta

DMINISTRATION senators favor the suspension of a looming increase in the excise tax on fuel as a way of easing the burden of consumers who have been reeling from the continued increase in prices.

Senator Grace Poe, chairman of the Senate committee on public services, asked the Department of Finance to carefully study the suspension of excise taxes that are scheduled to go up in January 2019 under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. She said the DOF should take into serious consideration the sentiments of consumers, particularly the poor. Senator JV Ejercito said the interests of consumers should take preeminence in the implementation of laws. “I urge government to implement the TRAIN law provision that provided for the suspension of fuel excise tax increase when the average Dubai crude oil price based on Mean of Platts Singapore for three months prior to the scheduled increase of the month reaches or exceeds $80 per barrel,” he said. “While we understand the need of government to increase revenues, [we] need to prioritize the protection of the public who are bearing the brunt of these high prices,” he added. Next page

Pinoys oppose death for drug-related crimes By Nat Mariano and Macon Ramos-Araneta MAJORITY of Filipinos are against the imposition of the death penalty for specific crimes related to illegal drugs, a Social Weather Stations survey showed. The survey, which was conducted for the Commission on Human Rights, showed that only 33 percent of the respondents agree with reinstating the death penalty for committing serious crimes related to illegal drugs. SWS listed the seven drug-related crimes as follows: Importation of illegal drugs; maintenance of drug dens; manufacture of illegal drugs; murder under the influence of drugs; rape under the influence of drugs; sale of illegal drugs; and working in drug dens. “For six out of seven specific serious crimes related to illegal drugs, 33 percent or less demand the death penalty,” SWS said in its report. It added that the only exception is the crime of rape under the influence of drugs, for which 47 percent (still a minority) think Next page that capital punishment should apply.

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VISION OF DELIGHT. Some 90 rose-colored Miss Earth candidates led by Miss Philippines Celeste Cortesi pose by the swimming pool at the bayside Diamond Hotel in Manila during their presentation to press photographers on Thursday. The live telecast of the pageant’s coronation night on Nov. 3 will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City for the third consecutive year. Lino Santos

Merry mix of early birds for senatorial polls By Vito Barcelo and Macon RamosAraneta REELECTIONIST Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, folk singer Freddie Aguilar and former Bayan partylist representative Neri Colmenares were among the first 23 senatorial aspirants that filed their certificates of candidacy during the first day of filing at the Commission on Elections office in Intramuros, Manila. Among the senatorial hopefuls were former

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Health department consultant Willie Ong; former Makati policeman Abner L. Afuang; and Samira Tomawis, a Maranao and Liberal Party candidate from Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. At least 13 new and existing party-list and groups filed their certificate of nomination and certificates of acceptance of nomination during the first day of filing. Kabayan Party-list, Partido Lakas ng Masa, a coalition consisting of Teacher’s Dignity Coalition, Next page

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House panel to rewrite draft succession THE leadership of the House of Representatives has no intention to exclude Vice President Leni Robredo from the line of succession under its proposed Transitory Provisions of the draft federal charter, a legislator said on Thursday. “I believe there was no intention to violate the existing line of succession which must include the Vice President as the first successor,” Cebu City Rep. Raul del Mar told reporters. Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo “really wanted to correct [the specific provision] as soon as possible,” Del Mar said. “I was able to tell the Speaker that this will be corrected during the period of amendments, in so far as I am concerned. I will introduce the amendment in that provision to put back the Vice President as the first-line successor. Now, she not only readily agreed. She said we can’t wait! That has to be done immediately.” The House, in plenary session, decided Wednesday night to amend the approved committee report on the draft federal constitution by including Robredo in the line of succession during the transition period to federalism. Del Mar moved to recommit to the committee level the draft Constitution as contained in the resolution of both chambers of Congress No. 15 under committee report 88. No lawmaker objected to Del Mar’s motion. The amended Article XVII (Transitory Provision) will read: “In case a vacancy arises by reason of removal, resignation, permanent incapacity or death of the incumbent president, the incumbent vice president shall act as president until a president has been chosen and qualifies.” Del Mar raised the issue on the floor after the proposed provision drew flak for allegedly singling out Robredo in favor of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who has a pending electoral protest against her. Maricel V. Cruz

Right numbers,... From A1 The woman, identiﬁed as Marivic Reynon, had the winning six numbers–but the problem was she placed her bet on the wrong lotto game. The woman’s niece May Crisolo shared the sad tale on Facebook on Sunday. Her post of the lotto ticket has since gone viral. “It’s like money that became stone,” she wrote in Filipino on her caption. Crisolo told Coconuts Manila through a Facebook message that her aunt Marivic was the unlucky bettor. “She called me. She couldn’t stop crying and then she sent us that picture,” Crisolo said in Filipino. Crisolo said Reynon placed her bet on Oct. 4 at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, and the Ultra Lotto 6/58 results came out on Oct. 5. The six winning numbers for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw were: 01-30-27-36-49-12. Reynon had the numbers in this order: 01-12-27-30-36-49. But Reynon placed her numbers on the Super Lotto 6/49.

Pinoys oppose... From A1 “The strongest demand for the death penalty is at 47 percent, for rape under the influence of drugs. For the other six crimes, the demand for the death penalty is from 22 percent to 33 percent,” the pollster said. A majority of those polled said they prefer life imprisonment for crimes related to illegal drugs. Meanwhile, senators belonging to the minority bloc have called for an immediate investigation into the recent spate of killings in Cebu under the “one-time, big-time” anti-illegal drug operations of the Philippine National Police. In filing Senate Resolution No. 915, the senators said they are gravely concerned about the recent wave of killings in Cebu due to the involvement of some police officers who are reportedly pursuing the government’s all-out war on drugs. “The allegation that police officers themselves are behind some of the killings is highly disturbing,” said the minority senators—composed of Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon, Francis Pangilinan, Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Trillanes IV, Leila de Lima and Benigno Aquino IV. The senators said police authorities can only use force in legitimate police operations but only when it is “strictly necessary, for lawful law enforcement purposes, proportional to lawful objectives, and damage and injury are to be minimized.” “As duty bearers, the PNP must observe proper operational procedures in order to fulfill the organization’s obligation with respect to human rights-based policing,” they pointed out. Last July 18, the members of the Senate minority bloc have issued a joint statement expressing alarm over the brazenness of killings in the country, especially in Metro Cebu where scores of suspected drug offenders were arrested and killed without due process. In the three phases of the OTBT operations initiated by PRO-7, a total of 19 suspected drug personalities have already died. In its third phase of operations alone, at least 10 suspected drug offenders died and 76 were arrested. The PNP, for its part, admitted there is still a lot that needs to be done in the war against illegal drugs. With PNA

Panelo vows to be ‘more visible’ By Nat Mariano

HIEF Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Thursday he will be more “visible” as he becomes the next spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte.

He made the statement even as Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque on Thursday denied the claim by the Kabayan party-list group that he had sent “feelers” to become one of its nominees in next year’s midterm elections. “Absolutely false,” Roque told reporters in a text message in response to Kabayan’s claim that it was “not surprised” about receiving a feeler from Roque, who used to be their member.

Panelo confirmed to reporters that he would replace Roque who remains undecided on whether to join the coming elections. He said being the President’s mouthpiece was not “new” to him as he had spoken on behalf of Duterte since the start of his campaign. “In fact, the executive order creating this office, my present position, states that I am the spokesperson of the President,” said Panelo in a video sent by Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.

“So actually nothing has changed, the only difference I think is that I would be more visible this time.” Panelo implied that the tasks of the spokesman is similar to that of his concurrent job as Duterte’s legal adviser. “As Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, I was really speaking for the President on matters of sensitive issues that require my articulation of the thoughts and ideas of the President,” he said. Special Assistant to the President Christopher Go said Panelo would start his job as Duterte’s spokesman next week. Roque, meanwhile, said he did not resign, denying speculation two days after the President disclosed he threatened to give up his post for being kept in the dark about Duterte’s

New dengue probe targets gov’t execs By Maricel V. Cruz THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Good Government will reopen next month its inquiry into the allegedly irregular procurement of P3.5 billion worth of the Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur to exact accountability from the government officials involved in the mess. Camiguin Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo, the panel’s chairman, said he will take up the issue when Congress resumes session next month. “We will be trying to tie up some loose ends. Probably we can still hold a hearing or two,” Romualdo said. Congress adjourns session beginning today, Friday, for its Halloween break. Romualdo, who assumed the chairmanship of the committee that was then led by Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, also said his panel might invite former President Benigno Aquino III, former

Clamor mounts... From A1 “It is precisely the protection of the public, especially the poor that led the Senate to approve a version of the TRAIN law that has lower excise taxes at P1.75 and a safeguard that suspends the excise taxes when inﬂation breaches 4 percent. This safeguard, however, was taken out in the bicameral conference committee version,” he said. Senator Panﬁlo Lacson said the Senate version of the TRAIN bill made it mandatory for the President to suspend the collection of the excise tax if those conditions were met, but this became only an option when the measure went through the bicameral conference committee. But Lacson said the President has already expressed willingness to suspend the next excise tax hike for fuel. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto also took note of the TRAIN law provision for the immediate suspension of excise taxes on petroleum products if prices become too high. “If TRAIN’s collection is very fast, so too should pulling the brakes when gas prices are

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Philippine Statistics Agency data showed that rice was the number one contributor to inflation in September 2018, and that food items in the consumption basket accounted for more than half of the inflation rate in the same month. In its presentation during the latest Cabinet meeting, the DoF said that in contrast, the contribution of non-food items such as electricity, gas and other fuels has slowed down since July this year. “Rice tariffication and reforms in food policy are needed to address the repeated rice supply problems,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said during the Cabinet meeting. The rice tariffication bill, once passed into law, is expected to liberalize the importation of rice. It is aimed at lowering rice prices while providing enough support for local farmers who will be affected by the influx of cheaper rice imports. This measure has been certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte. Economic managers said liberalizing rice imports will lower the retail price of rice by P2 to P7 per kilo (based on latest estimates), and reduce inflation rate by 0.4 percentage points. Inflation in September climbed to 6.7 percent from 6.4 percent a month ago, bringing the first nine months’ average to 5 percent, surpassing the target of 2-4 percent set by the government earlier. Among the short-term measures recommended by the DOF during the meeting were for the Department of Agriculture to undertake steps to bring down food prices, and for the Departments of Social Welfare and Development and of Transportation to speed up the release and distribution of cash

Health secretary Janette Garin, and then Budget secretary Butch Abad. Garin and Abad both served under the past administration as resource persons. Pimentel then said the committee that he led―after having conducted several hearings―would recommended the filing of charges against Aquino and the others involved in the Dengvaxia mess. He also then said that the committee “did not clear anybody,” including Aquino, of administrative, civil and criminal liability. The House good government and public accountability committee investigated the controversy, together with the health committee led by Quezon Rep. Angelina Tan. Romualdo said he had already coordinated with Tan on the plan to reopen the congressional inquiry. He said reopening the probe on the Dengvaxia mess will be “a fresh start.” “I was not part of the previous panel and I have not even read the articles in the newspapers,” Romualdo said.

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increasing rapidly,” Recto said. Recto also said the weak peso against the US dollar and soaring prices of oil “form a volatile mix.” Even if world prices for oil go down to $50, the cost to import it would still go up, if the peso continues to depreciate. Senate committee on ways and means chairman, Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, said the impact of the looming excise tax on petroleum products on poor families is a concern to most of the senators. “We are concerned that the lower income sectors might suffer. They may not be able to handle it. If it’s just us, we can manage a price increase of P10 per day.” Senate President Vicente Sotto III, however, ruled out the possibility that the Senate would push for legislation to suspend the excise tax on fuel, saying such a measure must emanate from the House of Represenatives. But opposition Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV said the Senate must act now to roll back excise taxes on fuel. He said the increase in self-rated poverty is yet another indication that the Senate should move on legislative action to address rising prices of food and other goods by suspending the excise tax on fuel under the TRAIN law.

In its third quarter survey, the Social Weather Stations noted an increase in selfrated poverty in September to 52 percent or 12.2-million families. This is four points higher than the 48 percent or 11.1- million families in June 2018. Aquino urged his colleagues to support the minority’s Joint Senate Resolution No. 15, which aims to suspend the excise tax under the TRAIN law and rollback the tax on fuel to Dec. 31, 2017 rates. “This is a chance to show in word and in action that the Senate wishes to ease the burden of our countrymen and remove the excise tax on petroleum products,” Aquino said. “It’s only 74 days before Christmas. Perhaps, this can be the most beautiful gift we can give our Filipino families,” he said. On Wednesday, minority senators–composed of Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon and Senators Francis Pangilinan, Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Trillanes IV, Leila de Lima and Aquino—submitted Senate Joint Resolution No. 15. The resolution cited the need for the urgent intervention of the Congress to mitigate the inﬂationary effects of rising fuel prices by suspending the increases in excise tax on fuel under the TRAIN law.

cards to the poorest households and fuel subsidy cards to operators of public utility vehicles, respectively. The release of unconditional cash transfers by the DSWD and fuel subsidies through the Pantawid Pasada Program are among the social mitigation measures under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) that are meant to cushion the impact of inflation on vulnerable sectors. Inflation has continued to rise, however, hitting nine-year highs. “Food inflation is the main driver of inflation, especially in recent months. The DA, which is the key to bringing down food prices, has been empowered under several presidential directives to put in place measures to increase food supply and bring down food prices,” said Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Joselito Lambino II in a Malacañang press briefing. These presidential directives include Administrative Order No. 13, which removed administrative restrictions on the importation of agricultural products. The President also issued Memorandum Order 26 directing the DA and the Department of Trade and Industry to implement measures to reduce the gap between the farmgate and retail prices of agricultural products. MO 27, meanwhile, ordered the DA, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, and the Metro Manila Development Authority to “adopt measures to ensure the efficient and seamless delivery” of imported agricultural and fishery products from ports to markets; while MO 28 directed the National Food Authority to immediately release existing rice stocks in its warehouses. Lambino said the contribution of fish to inflation has been growing since 2017 while vegetables added to the inflation rate largely because of supply issues due to weather dis-

turbances. The contribution of meat to inflation also rose reflecting a “pricing mismatch.” The directives issued by the President formed part of the measures unveiled in early September by the Economic Development Cluster of the Cabinet to help rein in inflation. The DA, meanwhile, announced a massive procurement of rice from local farmers. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said they will begin by scouting areas where the price of rice is low such as Mindoro and Bicol to help local farmers. The NFA will buy each kilo of rice for P17 with incentives of up to P3.70. “A farmer who brings his rice to the NFA at 14 percent moisture content, will be earning P20.70 for every kilo of paddy rice that he brings to the NFA,” said Piñol. The DA will station drying facilities in all NFA buying stations across the country, which farmers may use for free, he said. Farmers cooperatives may also use the accumulated points in exchange for farming equipment from the DA such as tractors, rice harvesters and solar power irrigation systems. Piñol said these measures are aimed at reducing the impact of rice imports on local farmers. Also on Thursday, Senator Grace Poe said a bill liberalizing rice imports would also provide for a fund that would subsidize local farmers. Poe is a co-author of Senate Bill 1998 that seeks to lift quantitative restrictions or quota on rice importation by amending Republic Act 8178. She said the measure is expected to temper inflation, as food prices continue to be the main driver for the rise in commodity prices. Under SB 1998 or the Rice Tariffication bill sponsored last month by the Senate agriculture committee, rice imports will be slapped a 35 percent tariff rate in lieu of quantitative restrictions that limit the volume of rice imports every year.

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we have achieved in the economic front…There are dark clouds looming on the horizon. They warn us of real challenges that we must face,” he said. “We have no other option but to confront these challenges head on. To do so, we must be prepared to invest in ourselves. We have to work together,” Duterte said. Hours ahead of the Asean meeting, a powerful quake on Thursday

sudden hospital visit on Oct. 3. However, he was out of the loop anew as he admitted he was unaware of the recent development in commands at the Palace. “Not yet,” he said, adding he will defer commenting “on everything” until he came back from an intercessional conference in China on Monday. Asked if he will push through with his senatorial candidacy, Roque said he had not decided yet. Last week, Roque took the weekend to reflect and decide on his career as a government official. He has been offered by the President to head the planned reorganization of Presidential Communications Operations Office to the Office of the Press Secretary. With PNA

rattled the island of Bali. Aside from the Asean gathering, Bali is also hosting the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this week, attended by more than 19,000 delegates and other guests including ministers, central bank heads and some leaders. The magnitude-6 quake, located in the Bali Sea, killed three people in the neighboring Java island, damaging buildings and causing panic among residents. Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Paciﬁc “Ring of Fire” where tectonic plates collide and many of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

Louise Simeon of the Philippine Star was named Reporter of the Year for the Agribusiness and Mining beat, Bianca Cuaresma of the Business Mirror won the award as Reporter of the Year for Banking, while Cai U. Ordinario won the award as Reporter of the Year for the Macroeconomy beat. Cathy Pillas of Business Mirror was declared Reporter of the Year for Trade beat while Ben fe Vera and Ron Domingo of the Philippine Daily Inquirer won Reporter of the Year for Finance and Energy beat, respectively. Jasper Arcalas of Business Mirror was recognized for a business feature story. The winners were selected based on the content (60 percent) and style (40 percent) of submitted entries last year. The judges for this year’s awards are former Finance undersecretary Milwida Guevara, now chief executive officer of non-profit Synergeia Foundation; Arsenio Balisacan, chairman of Philippine Competition Commission; Ignacio Bunye, former Monetary Board Member of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Cora Guidote, senior vice president for Investor Relations of SM Investments Corp., former DOF Secretary Cesar Purisima, Arnel Casanova, former president of Bases Conversion and Development Authority and Ponciano Manalo, president of SM Retail Inc. Punongbayan and Araullo was the accounting firm hired to tabulate the scores given by the judges. The annual EJAP Awards, in partnership with Ayala Group, seeks to promote excellent coverage in the business sector. This year’s winners each received a trophy, cash prize and a Samsung S9.

Merry mix... From A1 Sanlakas, Oriang, Ako Bisdak-Bisayang Dako were among the first to file their CON at the Comelec. A number of new party-list groups also went to the Comelec, including the Guardian party-list group, which was not accredited during the previous filing. The party-list was composed of janitors, riders, utility helpers and security guards. One Unified Transport Alliance of the Philippines (1-UTAP) party-list Bicol chapter filed its CoC led by Exequiel Longares, who said his group supports the transportation modernization in the country. Other groups that filed were Partido ng Bayan ang Bida party-list, PBA party-list, Manila Teacher’s party-list, Ang National Coalition of Indigenous People (ANAC IP) party-list, ABONO party-list, Coalition of Association of Senior Citizen and Butil Farmers party-list. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said candidates seeking a senatorial post must have the capacity to conduct a nationwide campaign. The Comelec spokesperson said it has yet to decide who would be qualified and who would be considered as nuisance candidates in the coming weeks. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said individuals who do not have genuine intentions of running for the 2019 elections must not file a COC to avoid making a mockery of the democratic process. The Comelec also released the schedule of activities for the midterm elections, as follows: Resolution No. 10429, promulgated on Oct. 1, 2018, sets the Election Period from Jan. 13, 2019 to June 12, 2019. Election Day will be held on a Monday, May 13, 2019. The filing of certificates of candidacy is set from Oct. 11 to 12 and from Oct. 15 to 17, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The campaign period for candidates for senator and party-list groups is from Feb. 12, 2019 to May 11, 2019. Campaign activities, however, are prohibited on April 18, 2019 (Holy Thursday) and April 19, 2019 (Good Friday). The campaign period for candidates for members of the House of Representatives and elective regional, provincial, city and municipal officials is from March 30, 2019 to May 11, 2019. Campaigning is prohibited from May 1213, 2019, which is also the period for the liquor ban. The gun ban runs for the entire election period. From Nov. 30, 2018 until midday of Election Day, the substitute of an official candidate of a political party or coalition, who died or was disqualified by final judgment, may file their COC, provided that the substitute candidate and the substituted candidate have the same surname. The last day for all individuals who filed a COC to file their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) is on June 12, 2019. With Nat Mariano and PNA

News Graft court to try Janet Napoles’ brother By Maricel V. Cruz THE Sandiganbayan’s Third Division will proceed with the trial of Janet Napoles’ brother, Reynald Lim, for graft and malversation of public funds owing to his alleged role in the P900million Malampaya fund scam. In an Oct. 5 resolution, the anti-graft court’s division denied Lim’s motion to dismiss his case. Lim and Napoles were among the 25 individuals charged with 97 counts each of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents for allegedly diverting the fund releases drawn from the P900-million Malampaya Fund allocated by the Budget Department to several non-government organizations controlled by Napoles in 2009. Lim said there was no sufficient ground to hold him liable for the alleged illegal actions in light of the fact that he is not a public official. He said he is accused of conspiracy being the brother of Napoles, against him was that he is the brother of Napoles, the alleged pork barrel mastermind. He said the failure of the pork scam whistleblowers to pinpoint him as one of those who supposedly fabricated documents to justify the release of the P900 million may not be a solid proof charges filed against him are strong. But the Sandiganbayan said: “Consistent with the avowed policy of the Anti-Graft Law to repress certain acts of public officers and private persons alike which constitute graft and corrupt practices or those which may lead thereto, our Supreme Court has underscored that private persons when acting in conspiracy with public officers may be indicted.” The anti-graft court also urged Lim to prove his innocence of the charges leveled against him during the full-blown trial of the case. “The assertion of the accusedmovant that there is an absence of proof of conspiracy between him and his co-accused remains a matter of defense and is evidentiary in nature. The truth thereof is thus best passed upon after a full-blown trial on the merits,” the resolution read.

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Govt lawyers file formal objection to Trillanes’ documentary evidence G OVERNMENT lawyers have filed a formal objection before the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 to the documentary evidence filed by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on defects in the amnesty he availed of in connection with the pending coup d’etat charges against him. In a 10-page comment, the Department of Justice prosecution panel, led by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon, filed its objection to the documentary exhibits of Trillanes. Pending before the court is the prosecution panel’s motion for the issuance of a hold departure order and a warrant of ar-

rest against the embattled lawmaker, whom state lawyers claimed had failed to comply with all the requirements for a valid grant of amnesty for acts he committed when he was still in the military. Among the challenged documents was the original copy of the afﬁdavit of Lt. Col. Josefa C. Berbigal of the Judge Advocate

General Services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines dated Sept. 20, 2018. The prosecution panel said they object to the purpose of the document because “Col. Berbigal failed to substantiate during her testimony on Oct. 5, 2018 her statements in her affidavit that accused Trillanes admitted his guilt to the offenses subject of the amnesty.” “Instead, during her cross examination, she testiﬁed that accused Trillanes only admitted guilt to the incidents but not the offenses for which he is being charged,” the prosecution noted, adding that Berbigal’s statement that the application for amnesty was in order, complete and in compliance with all the requirements of Proclamation No. 75 is “misleading.”

The prosecution added that during her testimony, Berbigal could not conﬁrm this allegation by presenting the original, duplicate or photocopy of the application. The prosecution added that he has no authority to conclude that Trillanes complied with all the requirements of Proclamation No. 75, adding that as mere head of the secretariat, she is not the approving authority to determine who among the applicants are qualified. The DOJ added that Berbigal had “no authority to administer oath to accused Trillanes because Department of National Defense Department Order No. 323 specifically provides for a notary public to be assigned at the secretariat who will duly administer the oath of the amnesty applicants.”

DU30 IN INDONESIA. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shares a light moment with his reception party upon his arrival at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia on Oct. 10, 2018 for his participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leaders’ Gathering set on Oct 11. Presidential Photo

House okays bill on fiscal regime for mining industry ‘Syndicates By Maricel V. Cruz THE House of Representatives, through viva voce voting, approved on second reading Wednesday night House Bill 8400, which seeks to establish the fiscal regime for the mining industry to ensure the government gets its rightful share in profits therefrom. The bill was sponsored and defended on the floor by Committee on Ways and

Means Chairperson Rep. Estrellita Suansing of Nueva Ecija who is also the principal author of the bill. Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led the list of House Members who co-authored the House Bill 8400 substituted HB 7994 of Suansing and HB 422. Arroyo closely followed deliberations on the bill both in the committee and the plenary. In her sponsorship speech, Suansing

said based on the data of the Department of Finance, the government collected total taxes, fees and royalties from the mining industry in the amount of P32.76 billion in 2014, P30.07 billion in 2015 and P33.43 billion in 2016. “In terms of revenues, the mining industry has merely accounted for no more than 0.26 percent of the GDP in 2014 and was reduced to 0.23 percent both in 2015 and 2016,” said Suansing.

Funnel sin tax, lotto, casino money into UHC—Recto By Macon Ramos-Araneta

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buy the medicines. And the bill earmarks a raft of funding sources. One enemy of health care is anemic funding.” He said incremental sin tax collections —from tobacco and alcohol products— are now pledged to the UHC. =Total sin tax collections reached P145.3 billion in 2016, and P187 billion in 2017. Of these, P64.2 billion in 2016, and P66.8 billion in 2017 were deemed incremental collections. In addition, 50 percent of the national

share from PAGCOR income will likewise go to UHC, and so will the 40 percent of the “charity fund” of PCSO. Recto described the assignment of casino income for cure as a “winning combination.” In his vote speech, he said it was “better for our health institutions to direct where funds must go than for state gaming bodies to triage who will receive help or not.” “If you make your bet in lotto. a big chunk of the amount of the ticket will go to the treatment of the sick,” Recto said.

By Rio N. Araja

SENATE President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said government revenues from the multi-billion-peso casino and lotto income, plus sin tax collections will be funnelled to Universal Health Care so that it woud not go unfunded. “The tax on vices will fund the good virtue of health-for-all,” Recto said. “The UHC bill is like a doctor’s prescription. It would be useless if there is no money to

VICE President Leni Robredo will leave today for the United States of America and Canada to attend a series of engagements, including a speech before a top policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. The Office of the Vice President, in an advisory, said she will deliver the keynote address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Oct. 18 for the CSIS-Pertamina-Banyan Tree Leadership Forum and the USPhilippines Strategic Initiative. The fora are considered to be premier platforms for discussing issues that have significant impact on Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Aside from other speaking engagements before Filipino associations, the vice president is also scheduled to meet with potential partners for her office’s flagship anti-poverty program, Angat Buhay, as well as with Filipinos who thrived here for Istorya ng Pag-asa. Before her departure, the Vice President was invited to attend the Galing Pook Awards 2018 and 4th Jesse Robredo Leadership Award at the Novotel Manila in Quezon City.

FLOCK OF SUPPORTERS. Hundred of supporters of Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos flock in front of Mandaluyong COMELEC during the first day of filing of Certificate Of Candidacy on Thursday Oct. 11, 2018 . Manny Palmero

smuggle drugs via postal system’

By Joel E. Zurbano and Vito Barcelo CRIMINAL syndicates continue to smuggle prohibited drugs into the country, this time using the Philippine postal system. On Thursday, Customs ofﬁcials at the Port of NAIA presented P27.5 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, cocaine and cannabis seized in separate occasions at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City. The contraband—found in different packages of P850,000 worth of marijuana (500 grams) concealed inn portable heater, P14.3 million of shabu, were declared as baby dress and birthday card, and P12.3 million worth of cocaine declared as supplementary sheet—were turned over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. Based on the documents, the marijuana came from USA and consigned to one Raven Delosa of Quezon City while the 204 grams of shabu was from the United Kingdom and consigned to Joy Bido of Dasmarinas in Cavite who was arrested last month. The 2,329 grams of cocaine, on the other hand, came from Sao Paolo, Brazil and was consigned to Johnmel Natividad of Caloocan City. The consignees will be charged with violation of provisions of Republic Act 10863, otherwise known as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act and RA 9165 otherwise known as Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002. The latest apprehension brings to 27 the total number of drug busts made by the Port of NAIA led by its collector Carmelita Talusan in span of six months. Talusan and her NAIA team of examiners, operatives from the X-Ray Inspection Project ofﬁce and the bureau’s Enforcement Group, continue to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the entry of drugs and other anti-social and prohibited goods. In June, Airport and Customs authorities also intercepted in CMEC a package shipped from Canada containing marijuana worth more than P100,000. Four vacuum-sealed plastic pouches containing 343 grams of cannabis dried leaves was discovered in the parcel upon examination by authorities.

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mately involved in the campaign of then-Senator Bongbong Marcos and CROSSROADS our own party list, we recognized the tell-tale signs of a concerted effort to JONATHAN ensure that the wishes of then-PresiDE LA CRUZ dent Aquino and his party was foremost in the conduct of that elections. CALLING Senate President Tito Sot- It was as if all safeguards and, yes, to and Senator Dick Gordon. Now that modicum of decency were thrown out you have started it, can you please of the window to ensure the victory wrap up the hearings on the problems of the Aquino slate. encountered during the 2016 elections We are not just talking here of the and be more aggressive in having all use or should we say abuse of govthe necessary safeguards in place to ernment resources—from the 4Ps to ensure the conduct of clean, honest directed projects to manipulated conand credible elections next year? I tracts and even the selection of people believe the joint legislative commit- manning the security forces and the tee on the automated electoral system other agencies mandated to provide has gathered enough information to assistance to the Comelec in the concraft and put in place a system which duct of the elections. These and the banishes formany other small ever the ghosts things which of elections past formed the cogs specially 2016. in the manipuWe should not Never again lation machine should we let have the harrowing, down to the lowSmartmatic and expensive and est levels were its co-conspiraso obvious loads tors, in and out ultimately democracyof questions and of the Commis- draining experience we petitions were sion on Elections, had in 2016. lodged at the make a mockery poll body and of our electoral the courts even process. Never before the actual again should we voting took place. let this foreign-owned company or any But to no avail. foreigner for that matter decide the fate The most sophisticated, nay brazen, of our democracy. For that is what this operations took place at the highest company and its partners have done levels of the Comelec under the baover the past four electoral cycles. As ton no less of the infamous Chairman a consequence we have stumbled into Andy Bautista. It was Bautista early all kinds of problems and questionable on who organized what turned out to results using their so-called propri- be the most corrupted electoral sysetary automated electoral system in tem and practice in living memory. that elections courtesy of Smartmatic Remember the “leak” of the voters and its co-conspirators. list which the National Privacy ComIndeed, the conduct and the submission exposed? Well, it turns out sequent results of the 2016 elections that the same was the handiwork of a remains a blight, a sorry reminder of group of Comelec employees working the sad state which the Venezuelans in tandem with an LP-aligned elecand their enablers have brought our tion operations group. That was just processes to. the start of an entire process meant The ongoing protest over the re- to “inform and educate” voters about sults of the vice presidential contest the “value” of voting LP. is instructive. Having been intiTurn to A5

Global financial turmoil LOBAL stocks markets led by Wall Street plunged Thursday, presaging a possible slowdown in the world economy.

The ordinary layman may not quickly comprehend the connection between the developments in the global financial markets and the local economy. To sum it up, however, a weak or falling stock market implies reduced corporate profits, or even losses, as rationally perceived by investors, which in turn, mean lower factory production or canceled expansion plans, and the loss of jobs or decreased employment opportunities. The global economy, if the market meltdown is widespread, will slow down, resulting in lower demand for exports, tourism receipts and possibly remittances from migrant Filipino workers. The goal to reduce poverty incidence, especially in a developing nation like the Phil-

ippines, becomes more challenging. The series of interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve Board has strengthened the US dollar and unfortunately weakened other currencies, especially those from emerging economies like the Philippines. A weaker exchange rate makes the peso and exports competitive, assuming there is demand in their market destinations. But a depreciated peso is inflationary in the form of higher cost of imported crude oil and other purchases from abroad, such as capital goods and equipment, food and medicine. The US central bank is raising interest rates in a classic response to rising inflation and in a move to prevent the economy from overheating. Policy

makers resort to increasing the interest rates to restrict money supply circulating in the financial system and depress economic demand. The US Fed response, however, made investing in US debt instruments such as bonds more attractive. Global fund managers, sensing more lucrative yields in US Treasuries, are dumping stocks from the emerging markets and shifting to US bonds. The stock market sell-offs raised the demand for the US dollar and weakened other currencies like the peso. Wall Street led the market rout after running a long winning streak. The trade war between the US and China and surging crude prices, meanwhile, have further unsettled financial markets. The global financial turmoil may not easily go away. The Philippines and the rest of Asia will have to bear the bumpy ride.

What ails Digong? permission, be the ones to issue a medical bulletin saying the President does not have cancer? That should do it, end of story. ALEJANDRO Mr. Duterte is the President of the DEL ROSARIO Republic who sought the highest ofLEST we are perceived as un-Chris- fice in the land. It was not foisted on tian, let me say at the outset that I him and no one pushed him into the wish President Rodrigo Duterte well. presidency. Therefore, it must be a givHis physical well-being and success en that whatever he says or does must in running the government for some be taken seriously. Then, like throw105-million Filipinos is a matter of ing gasoline into a fire to put it out, national concern. What is unchristian the President himself speculated that were Digong’s blasphemous utter- Vice President Leni Robredo would ances against Pope Francis and that be a “weak president.” His words, not “stupid God.” I’m not going to exclaim mine. “repent, you sinner!” My Christian Then there is a clause under the profaith after all believes that God is not posed federalism under charter change vengeful. But He that bypasses does work in mysVice President terious ways. Robredo in the Let’s now put line of succesinto perspective sion in the event For being made to why there is so look like a fool, Roque of the President much speculation stepping down on what ails the has threatened to due to serious President. Initial- resign. illness or death ly, I did not want Under the proto go into this. posed federalism But the ones who form of governare fueling further ment, the Senate speculations on the President’s health President—Senator Tito Sotto in this is himself and the politicians. case—would take over as caretaker After quietly slipping into the Car- President during the transition period. dinal Santos hospital in San Juan City Opposition members of the House the President without disclosing the of Representatives—Edcel Lagman, result of the tests, blurted out” “Can- Gary Alejano and Tom Villarin—recer na kung cancer.” Often, his fawn- acted to the move as against what is ing supporters and Cabinet members mandated in the 1987 Constitution. after such remark defend The Boss, Fortunately, there are still a few and would say “the President must good men left in the House and not be taken seriously” or “his words through them the Vice President was were taken out of context.” A few days included in the line of succession. after his endoscopy and colonoscopy Robredo remarked the exclusion ploy tests, the President himself said he was an act of desperation by the Preswas negative for cancer. Why not then ident’s men. Duterte’s doctors with the President’s Turn to A5

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More like $130 million, not $1 billion

I CHANCED upon the column of Mr. Tony Lopez in the Manila Standard (5 October 2018, page 5) where he stated that the BSP lent $1 billion to countries in Europe, to quote: “The Philippines used to have record foreign reserves of more than $80 billion. The country did not use it to import enough food. Instead, our Bangko Sentral lent $1 billion of those reserves to the bankrupt countries of Europe. “ I would like to point out a few things to make his statement factually

accurate: 1. The BSP committed to provide $1 billion to the IMF, through its Bilateral Borrowing Facility, to support the need of the international community in addressing global financial concerns. The commitment arose from the call of the Fund for additional resources to build the Euro firewall. Since the commitment’s effectivity in 2013 until today, this has never been called by the Fund. No resources of this magnitude for this Fund facility have

been actually lent out by the BSP. This is the link where you can read more about the BSP’s participation in this facility: http://www.bsp.gov. ph/downloads/Publications/FAQs/ IMF_ 082012.pdf 2. Aside from the Fund’s Bilateral Borrowing Facility, the BSP is part of the New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) facility. This is a credit arrangement between the Fund and a group of members/institutions with the objective of providing supplementary Turn to A5

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Repent, the world will sink VIRTUAL REALITY TONY LOPEZ SCIENTISTS want the world to reduce global warming drastically, to 1.5°C, instead of the previously agreed upon target set in 2015 of 2°C, a Herculean goal that by itself cannot be achieved. So hitting 1.5°C in 12 years, the so-called no-bullsh*t global warming scenario, will require severe lifestyle changes. Like banning all diesel cars—starting yesterday. Or Filipino farmers to stop planting rice because growing palay requires so much water and so much land that otherwise could be put to better, more environment-friendly, and more profitable, use. Or you and I to stop eating chicken now. Did you know that it takes 2,500 liters of water to produce a kilo of rice? And 4,300 liters of water to produce a kilo of chicken meat? Making those sacrifices is like asking for a miracle, like the parting of the Red Sea, ala Moses, or the second coming of Jesus Christ, ala Jesus Christ, of course. But if you don’t endure those sacrifices, temperatures will rise and the oceans will rise and with those, half of Metro Manila and most parts of Luzon will be inundated by rising ocean waters. Please note that at the rate countries, like the United States and China (both of whom account for half of the world’s pollution), are spewing carbon, the more realistic temperature rise will be 3°C. This 3°C global warming is what I call the Delubyo Scenario. So do you want to stop eating rice and chicken and stop driving your diesel car? Or would you rather drown less than 30 years from now? Fortunately for me, I would be gone by the time you realize what I am writing about is BS. Or not. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all as-

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pects of society, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 in a new assessment, following a week-long meeting in South Korea of climate scientists and government representatives. With clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems, limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C could go hand in hand with ensuring a more sustainable and equitable society, the IPCC said. IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming highlights a number of climate change effects that could be avoided by limiting global warming

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said.

to 1.5°C compared to 2°C, or more. For instance, by 2100, global sea level rise would be 10 cm lower with global warming of 1.5°C compared with 2°C. The likelihood of an Arctic Ocean free of sea ice in summer would be once per century with global warming of 1.5°C, compared with at least once per decade with 2°C. Coral reefs would decline by 70-90 percent with global warming of 1.5°C, whereas virtually all (> 99 percent) would be lost with 2°C. The report finds that limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 lev-

els by 2030, reaching “net zero” around 2050. This means that any remaining emissions would need to be balanced by removing CO2 from the air. “Limiting warming to 1.5°C is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics but doing so would require unprecedented changes,” said Jim Skea, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III. Allowing the global temperature to temporarily exceed or ‘overshoot’ 1.5°C would mean a greater reliance on techniques that remove CO2 from the air to return global temperature to below 1.5°C by 2100. The effectiveness of such techniques are unproven at large scale and some may carry significant risks for sustainable development, the report notes. The Conference of Parties, or the countries supposedly committed to reducing carbon emissions, had noted with concern that the estimated aggregate greenhouse gas emission levels in 2025 and 2020 resulting from the INDCs (Individually Determined National Contributions, or the commitments by each country to reduce carbon emissions by a certain deadline) do not fall within least-cost 2 ̊ C scenarios. Rather, current commitments by countries could lead to a projected level of 55 gigatons (Gt) in 2020. The COP also noted that much greater emission reduction efforts will be required than those associated with the INDCs in order to hold the increase in the global average temperature to below 2 ̊ C above pre-industrial levels by reducing emissions to 40 Gt or to 1.5 ̊ C above pre-industrial levels by reducing to a level identified in the special IPCC report. The New York Times said the “landmark report…paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding the damage requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has ‘no documented historic precedent’.” The Washington Post has warned that “the world has barely 10 years to get climate change under control.” biznewsasia@gmail.com

country. In case you are not aware, these workers serve as the ‘repaircum-monitoring’ guys called upon to ensure that the vote counting machines and the aggregating/tallying systems are working. Again, check the companies contracted for the purpose and the list of personnel deployed for election day work and you will see why the Aquino administration was so cocky about the chances of its candidates down to municipal level making it. Then, the last-minute changes in the rules including, among others, deployment and acceptance of ballots and other election paraphernalia and instructions to field personnel on their conduct before, during and after the voting. It was only after the voting has taken place, for example, that the parties and the public found out that seven regional canvass centers were activated which was contrary to the published rules. Why, where and what these centers were supposed to do was known only to Bautista and his boys. The lame excuse was to expedite the resolution of issues concerning the VCMs. Well, the transfer of 25 or so VCMs from Camarines Sur to Santa Rosa, Laguna—the national resolution (for want of a better word) center —was contested by then-Rep. Louie Villafuerte and formed part of his petition before the HRET. Up to now, that

remains unanswered. How many such cases happened all over the country in 2016? We don’t know. Yet such transfers presumably affected the results as the Villafuerte petition alleged. Then, the case of the tweaking of the “N” in the middle of the national canvass by Venezuela Marlon Garcia which was the subject of a case we brought before the Comelec and the Manila RTC. There was no rhyme or reason for that tweak. Neither Comelec nor Smartmatic could come out with any credible justification of that intrusion which altered the results of the voting altogether. No matter how these guys justify that action as merely a lapse on the part of Garcia and that the system remained uncorrupted after that, the overwhelming public view is that the same caused Marcos’ over-a-million lead at that time to wither and die. Thus, the ongoing protest at the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. So, with this litany of problems should we just let things stay as they are specially since we are now being told that it will be next to impossible to change our partner-provider, Smartmatic, and let us suffer the same fate as in the 2016 elections? We should not. Never again should we have that harrowing, expensive and ultimately democracy draining experience.

million to the Fund, if and when requested. As of September 2018, the IMF has drawn from the BSP From A4 a net amount of about $130 million [not $1 billion] to finance financial arrangements for some European countries. May I also share that the BSP actually earns interest income from this drawing. 3. A member/institution needs to have a strong external position to be part of the Fund’s facilities such as the Bilateral Borrowing Facility and the NAB. The BSP’s continued participation in these facilities provides a strong testament of our external strength and resiliency. We also beresources to the IMF. The BSP has lieve that in this growing interconbeen a NAB participant since 2011 nected markets and technological and committed to provide about $500 innovations, financial cooperation,

more than ever, is key to preserving order in the world economy under a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment. If we deny our support to this global effort to help promote financial stability, we may be faced with a more serious fallout in terms of contagion or spillover effects. The point is to prevent this critical situation from spreading out and affecting other countries including the Philippines. Thank you for publishing this clarification and correction. Yours sincerely,

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It was also the Bautista-led Comelec which allowed the use of what turned out to be coded signs in the ballot itself. How could Bautista and his people explain, for example, the use of “Daang Matuwid” as an appellation of the LP candidates for President (Mar Roxas) and Vice President (Leni Robredo)? Yet the same was allowed as if the duo had used these as “call names” for some time all along. Sige nga. Would any of them answer to that appellation now if and when they are called in public? Then, the printing of ballots. Under the guidance of the Comelec and its mandated printer, the National Printing Office, all ballots should have the necessary features to ensure security and safety. Check out how many ballots were printed, which machine printed what and which ballots were printed elsewhere or outsourced. Just the logs of the printing alone you will see proof of what the critics had earlier called an overprint of some 5 million ballots. Why the over print? Where did these extra ballots go? Your guess is as good as mine. Then, there is the matter of contract workers, mostly IT personnel, to man the thousands of precincts all over the

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The art market’s money-sexy world as there is a finite supply of work. There are a number of auction houses operating in the Philippines, the most prominent being Leon ERIC Gallery, Salcedo Auctions, and Finale JURADO Auctions. ACCORDING to Thomas Hoving, They often run a tiered system of former Director of New York’s Metro- auctions from headline grabbing “blue politan Museum of Art, “Art is sexy! chip” sales through to periodic estate Art is money-sexy! Art is money- auctions. sexy-social-climbing-fantastic!” Auctions can present great buying Understanding the art market’s opportunities but can also be a minemoney-sexy and fantastic world is es- field if you don’t do your due dilisential for making the right collecting gence. Using your head ahead of your decisions. Between the artist creating heart is a wise approach to this method the work and the collector buying it, of art buying. there are a number of key players. It’s essential to know what you’re The art market is essentially divided buying—do your research and get into two—the primary and secondary sound advice from professionals. market. An artwork by a big name may seem The first sale of new works by an cheap but there is always a reason for artist is broadly known as the primary this. To help you avoid the pitfalls, art market. This is where the price of check the provenance—the history an artwork is first established. of ownership; review the authenticaMost primary market sales are made tion—exhibition catalogs, certificates through an art gallery or dealer—from of authenticity; request a condition solo or group exhibitions, the gallery’s report on the artwork; attend the prestock room, or art fairs like Art Fair view to see the work in the flesh; and, Philippines or Art Basel Hong Kong check prices achieved for works by the where the gallery or dealer exhibits artist from similar series and periods. their key artists to Make sure you a larger, internaunderstand the tional audience. way the auction Art consultants process works and don’t generally know the bidding Now you’re ready to have an exhibiincrements. tion space or ex- raise your paddle. Remember too, hibition program auction houses but may curate charge fees. The exhibitions. They buyer’s premiwork closely with um is generally galleries and usually work with their around 15 percent on the hammer clients on a retainer or fee basis. price plus 12-percent VAT on the Some artists operate more directly premium. So, if you successfully bid with the market, via their websites P100,000 on a work, expect to pay and social media. While this can work around P16,800. very well for artists in the short term, In the secondary market, auction the reality is that it is difficult for the houses determine the formal trading artist to develop their profile without market price point. This is usually the collaboration of a gallery. based on precedent. Art galleries invest many resources Some artists can do extremely well in building the artist’s brand and this in the primary market but not perform partnership allows artists to concen- as well at auction. This can partly be trate on creating their best art. due to the amount of work available to The secondary art market generally the auction and/or how the work is rerefers to second and subsequent sales ceived by a broader audience. of an artwork. An estimate is given to indicate the The auction house is the major seller expected lowest and highest value that in the secondary market. It’s essential- a work could be expected to sell for in ly an open market and very competi- the current market. Remember, this is tive, both in the sourcing and selling only a guide and the final price might of the works. Anyone who registers be higher, lower, or the work may not can buy the work at auction. sell. The auctions tend to grab the headGenerally speaking, it takes time for lines in the press and operate as a ba- an artist to build a secondary market rometer for the art market in general. presence and pricing. Don’t expect to Auction houses can participate at the buy a work in the primary market by ultra-high end of the market to the an emerging or mid-career artist then low end where they act as an artwork sell at auction within a short timeframe. clearing facilitator. Pricing of artwork on the secondary Auction results are public and prices market can also be impacted by conrealized are published online through dition and provenance (where it came the auction houses’ websites or inde- from) as the work may have passed pendent online databases. through several owners. Many collectors opt for the more Now that you’re armed with tips on discrete nature of private treaty sales how to buy at auction and the key elethrough art galleries and dealers. In ments to look for, you’re ready to raise this way, works are not publicly ex- your paddle, or immerse yourself in posed and the sale price is not pub- the heat of the art market’s money-sexy lished for general reference. The art- and fantastic world at Finale Auctions’ work remains “fresh” giving clients art, watches, and jewelry auctions on the opportunity to approach an auction Oct. 13 and 14, at 2 pm, at Warehouse house at a later date. 17, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Chino Generally speaking, successful sec- Roces Avenue, Makati. E-mail info@ ondary market sales tend to be mid- finaleauctions.com; call 8132310; or career or established “blue chip” art- visit facebook.com/FinaleAuctions. ists. Auction headline results are very often by artists who are no longer alive eric.jurado@gmail.com FROM WHERE I STAND

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In the Senate, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Francis Pangilinan said there is no more time in the current Congress to deliberate on charter change and the federalism proposal. Again, lest I am labeled a loyalist “yellow” of the opposition Liberal Party, I would like to make clear I have no love lost for the LPs and its dysfunctional leader, former President Noynoy Aquino. Yes, he is the same Aquino whose criminal neglect left dead 44 commandos of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force, massacred by combined elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Force and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Going back on the President’s state of health, it does not help that his own Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque was left out of the loop. Poor Harry Roque. He was not told the President went to the Cardinal Santos Hospital for endoscopy and colonoscopy examinations. Not knowing the President’s schedule for the day, Roque was made

to appear as lying when he said his boss just took a rest for the day. For being made to look like a fool, Roque has threatened to resign. Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go who knows more about the President than anyone else, then announced that Mr. Duterte is in Hong Kong for a brief respite with official partner Honeylet Avancena and their daughter. Bong Go, of course, was with them Both Roque and Go are seeking a seat in the Senate. It would be interesting to see who will win. The one who’s out of the presidential loop, or the one who knows all the secrets of the President including the President’s state of health. Mr. Duterte is not keen about Roque’s running for the Senate. He thinks Roque cannot win therefore lessening his control of the Senate. On the other hand, can Duterte afford to lose his loyal and constant companion Bong Go? Being senator is a fulltime job. Go cannot be in two places at the same time in the Senate and in Malacanang. The SAP is also known as President Duterte’s walking medicine cabinet who dispenses all his needed medications.

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Judges want marshals for security, protection By Rey Requejo THE national organization of judges on Thursday urged the government to implement a marshal system tasked to provide protection for members of the bench after the recent killing of a judge in Ozamiz City. The Philippine Judges Association, through its president and Marikina Regional Trial Court Judge Felix Reyes, suggested the enactment of a law creating the Philippine Marshal System that would provide security for justices and judges and also handle cases of killings and attacks against them. Reyes stressed the killing of their colleague, Ozamiz City RTC Judge Edmundo Pintac, last Monday called for a stringent measure to protect judges. “This Philippine Marshal System will address the security concerns facing our justices and judges,” Reyes said in an interview. According to him, their organization was now drafting the bill to be submitted to Congress for this purpose. “The Philippine Marshal will be placed under the authority of the Supreme Court. We’re considering hiring retired police and military personnel to serve as marshals to justices and judges. Police and military personnel retire at age 56 while marshals can retire at 65,” Reyes explained. The PJA official bared that the proposed body would also have investigative and possibly also prosecutorial powers to run specifically after perpetrators of attacks against judges and justices. Meanwhile, Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez admitted that security provided to judges nationwide “may be not enough.” “Currently, there’s only one staff who can accompany a judge to and from work. They can also request for police escorts in case of death threats. But there are currently about 2,500 judges nationwide,” he said. Marquez disclosed that about 30 judges had been killed in line of duty over the past 10 years—Pintac being the latest victim. The SC official further bared that Pintac’s killing could be “work-related.”

House ratifies panel report on housing By Maricel V. Cruz THE House of Representatives on Wednesday night ratified the bicameral committee report which recommends the creation of a Department of Housing and Urban Development intended to rationalize and coordinate the functions and powers of various housing agencies of the state. Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development, endorsed the committee report for plenary adoption. The committee report of the bicameral panel consolidated the two versions of the DHUD measure. Benitez said the proposed DHUD would not only help address the huge housing backlog in the country but also “focus on building communities and habitats in both rural and urban areas.” Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was among the principal authors of the proposed law. “The ultimate goal is to provide decent and affordable houses to every Filipino family at the soonest possible time and at the least cumbersome manner,” said Arroyo in her bill’s explanatory note. The bill abolishes the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council as it proposes to merge the functions of the HUDCC and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board. Benitez said the enactment of the proposed Department of Housing and Urban Development was long overdue. He said the approval of the bill in both chambers of Congress came after nearly three decades of numerous attempts to establish the department. The first bill was filed in 1989. “The consolidated version of the bill reflects the best and most acceptable acceptable legislative proposal as it contained recommendations made by various housing stakeholders during the year-long 2015 National Housing Summit,” Benitez said.

2 ASG bandits slain in clash

By Francisco Tuyay

WO members of a terror group were killed while four others were arrested after police and military operatives launched combat operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group in Indanan, Sulu past midnight Thursday, the military said. Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, public information ofﬁcer of the Western Mindanao Command, said the two ASG bandits were killed after they resisted arrest following an anti-terror and illegal drugs operations in Barangay Kajatian at about 1:30 am. Besana identified the two slain bandits as Jade Hassan, alias Radjik, and Kemar Jade while the four arrested militants were Lino Tantung, 42; Hamjir Sahidal, 199; Sajiyal Alamia, 46 and Arajal Amicul Aida, 46. Police and military forces recovered a 12-gauge shotgun with 8 bullets; two cal..45 pistols with two magazines and 14 live bullets from the scene of ﬁghting. Authorities also seized a heated sealed transparent plastic believed to be

shabu from Sahidal. Besana said the bodies of the two slain were held for post mortem care at Camp Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital while the recovered ﬁrearms and ammunitions were turned over to the ARMM-Sulu for documentation. He said the operation leading to the killing was part of the intensified joint law enforcement conducted by the Joint Task Force Sulu and Sulu Police Provincial Office in accordance with the “War on Drugs” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Besana also said the operations formed part of the efforts of JTF Sulu to get rid of the banditry and violent extremist group in the area. “Time and again, the government forces have given terror groups two options: one, to lay down their arms and

return to the fold of the law or, two, fight and deal with the full force of the law (sic),” he said. Besana said the JTF Sulu had convinced significant number of Abu Sayyaf who decided to surrender and live a new life and were now assisted by the government agencies. Since January, hundreds of ASG members were forced to yield to the security forces following massive combat operations against terror groups operating not only in Sulu but also in Basilan and other parts of Mindanao. Meanwhile, the military scored anew in its fight with the communist New People’s Army in recent encounters and surrenders across the country. The largest number of surrenderers was recorded in Eastern Mindanao with 8,665 NPA cadres yielding to authorities covering the period from January to Oct. 10 this year, according to authorities. At least 821 firearms were seized from the former NPAs and encounters and 324 improvised explosive devices and 131 encampments.

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Chinese fugitive arrested

City mayoralty candidate Josephina Joy Belmonte, vice mayoralty candidate Gian Sotto, with supporters Senate President Vicente Sotto, former speaker Feliciano Belmonte, file their certificates of candidacy Thursday (top) at the local Comelec office in Quezon City while Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos (right) is accompanied by husband, former mayor Benhur Abalos, in filing her COC at the Mandaluyong Comelec office. Manny Palmero

By Vito Barcelo

Bohol Panglao Airport almost complete, says CAAP By Joel E. Zurbano THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has announced the Bohol Panglao Airport, designed to be the country’s ﬁrst eco-airport and dubbed as the “Green Gateway to the World,” is now 95.16 percent complete. To conform with its environmentfriendly theme, sustainable structures were used, along with solar panels on the roof of the Passenger Terminal Building which will provide 30 percent of its electrical requirements, CAAP said Thursday. The Bohol Panglao Airport also stood out for its Sewage Treatment Plant that is

“I commend our troops in the Eastern Mindanao Command and local government units for being able to handle an overwhelming number of surrenderees (sic), they still continue to come down and go back to the folds of the law,” AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. said. Aside from the EMC, military units in Northern Luzon Command also showed signiﬁcant scor against the communist terrorists. “These recent developments show that your Armed Forces is deliberate in our operations against insurgents and terrorists in all parts of the country. I continuously remind our troops in the ﬁve area commands to intensify operations against terrorists,” said Galvez. “We also urge members of these terrorist groups to go back to the fold of the law instead of dying in senseless battles. The government is very eager to help returnees in all the ways that it can to sustain their families and help them go back to the normal way of living, away from armed struggle,” Galvez added.

currently at 99.72 percent and expected to be completed by Oct. 18. The airport is expected to accommodate more than two million passengers in its opening year alone, from 800,000 passengers currently being accommodated by the Tagbilaran airport. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade recently led the inspection of the facility and checked the progress of the construction works—from the runway to the passenger terminal, perimeter fence, and the sewerage treatment system—in order to ensure that the project will be completed as scheduled. Tugade said the airport could accom-

modate seven aircraft at one time, including large aircraft for international ﬂights, and was expected to accommodate two million passengers in its opening year. The Panglao Airport will replace the old Tagbilaran Airport to accommodate more passengers going to and from the province of Bohol. Tagbilaran Airport, especially its runway, was placed under preventive maintenance, repair, and patching works due to degradation caused by continuous rains recently. Heavy rains resulted in water to inﬁltrate under the runway and causing potholes and cracks.

IMMIGRATION authorities nabbed a Chinese fugitive wanted in China for large-scale fraud amounting to more than P441 million. The man was identified as Xu Zhongqing, nabbed at the Pacific Drive in Pasay City. Xu was arrested on the strength of a deportation warrant requested by the Chinese Embassy in Manila which sought the BI’s assistance to arrest Xu, who has been hiding in the country after fleeing China several years ago to avoid prosecution for his crimes. BI Immigration Intelligence chief Bobby Raquepo said Xu was wanted by Chinese authorities for acquiring more than 63 million yuan or equivalent to more than P441 million through fraudulent bank transactions. His name is likewise included in the Interpol’s Red Notice list, and his passport has been revoked by the Chinese government. Immigration Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said Xu was detained at the Bureau’s Detention Facility in Bicutan, Taguig pending his deportation. “He was already placed in our Immigration Blacklist, thus he is now perpetually banned from re-entering the Philippines,” Sandoval said.

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Cagers add spice to new ‘The Score’ on S + A ABS-CBN S+A’s flagship program “The Score” recently debuted a new and more exciting format on digital and on television with new main anchor Mico Halili and a sports squad composed of prominent professional cagers led by Joe Devance and Beau Belga and basketball greats Allan Caidic and Jimmy Alapag. The four are joined by other popular athletes in basketball and volleyball who will also share their knowledge, expertise, and perspective to spice up discussions in the show. They include Jett Manuel, Jai Reyes, L.A. Tenorio, Chris Newsome, Pao Javelona, Eric Menk, Gretchen Ho, and Michele Gumabao. “I’m very thankful for the opportunity to be here. Playing basketball on TV is different, but this is different, I think this is what I am meant to do with my life, be on TV. I am like a cross between Will Smith and Denzel Washington,” said Devance, who gave the audience a taste of his humor in a press conference last week. Big man Beau Belga, who’s known as a fearsome enforcer inside the court, said it is also an opportunity to show his other side and work with his fellow athletes outside the game. “When I saw the lineup, there were the nice guys, then you add me, the mischievous one, the concept of the program would be great so I said I am in on this.” Halili, a veteran sports anchor and analyst, takes pride in his new “teammates” in “The Score.” “Beau brings practical knowledge and analysis and our viewers will see how fun it is to learn basketball from the point of view of Beau Belga,” chimed in Halili. He has the same expectation from Devance, a nine-time champion who also shares his social media flair. Social media will indeed play an important role in the new “The Score” as Halili said “The Score” content will be shared on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, apart from livestreaming on Youtube. “Our promise is we will talk about what the fans are talking about. At the same time, we’re going to make sure the program is going to be part of the fans’ conversations wherever they are on the web,” he said. The new “The Score” offers viewers a variety of content throughout the week with game results and analysis on Mondays and Fridays, one-on-one interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday, in-depth basketball discussions on Thursday with the sports squad, plus special segments with Vince Velasco and Victor Anastacio.

ASHINGTON—The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has signed a shoe deal with Under Armour that will reportedly make the Cameroonian the highest paid center in the NBA.

Embiid, whose contract with adidas ended on September 30, confirmed the deal with a Twitter post and penned a first-person announcement released by Under Armour recalling his relatively late introduction to organized basketball in Cameroon. He wrote about his younger brother, Arthur, who was killed in a car accident in Cameroon months after Embiid was drafted into the NBA, saying he wants “to do something that would make my brother proud.” “Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball, that was the first thing I said to Under Armour,” Embiid wrote. “I want to use this partnership to do something real.” ESPN reported that the footwear and apparel endorsement deal is for five years, and said unnamed industry sources had told them the average

annual value of the deal will make the 24-year-old the highest-paid center in the league. According to ESPN Embiid was swayed by Under Armour’s commitment to contributing to charitable causes in the Philadelphia area and in Cameroon. Meanwhile, the saga of disgruntled Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler shows no sign of ending with the start of the NBA season less than a week away. Timberwolves players confirmed Wednesday that Butler, still technically part of the team since requesting a trade almost a month ago, practiced with the team for the first time since then -- although they shied away from commenting on an ESPN report that Butler tore into both teammates and executives, as well as coach Tom Thibodeau.

Media Puzzle Sports , also known as MPSports, formalized its partnership with the Philippine Football Federation Inc. last Sept. 26 at Eastgate Maritime Training Center. PFF oversees the Republic of the Philippines Philippines Men’s Province of Bohol Senior National MUNICIPALITY OF SEVILLA Football Team, including the Azkals, INVITATION TO BID while MPSports will 1. The Municipality of Sevilla, Bohol through its Bids and Awards Committee, (BAC), invites Bidders/Contractors to apply for Eligibility and to Bid for: handle all official Name of Project : LOCAL ACCESS ROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT promotions and Location : Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol Contract Duration : 120 Calendar Days marketing of the Approved Budget for the Contract : Php7,937,280.00 association. The Fund Source : 2018 LGSF-Assistance to Municipalities partnership aims Bid Documents Fee : Php 10,000.00 to raise greater 2. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedure using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9184 known as the Government awareness and Procurement Reform Act. Only bids from Bidders who pass the eligibility check will be opened. excitement the have 3. Prospective bidders should possess a current and valid PCAB License applicable to for the Contract, completed a similar contract with a value of at least 50% of the ABC sport within theas lastwell five (5)as years, thehave key personnel and equipment (listed in the eligibility forms) available for the prosecution of the contract and meet the other minimum eligibility requirements stated in the eligibility documents. national competing 4. All particulars relative to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bidleagues. Security, Performance ShownSecurity, PreBidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the in photo are Jun pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation as Revised. 5. The schedule of BAC Activities is as follows: Miras (left), Azkals’ BAC ACTIVITIES SCHEDULES Marketing Manager Newspaper Publication September 27, 2018 and Mariano Araneta, Posting of Invitation to Bid at PHILGEPS September 27, 2018 to October 3, 2018 Date: October 3, 2018PFF President. Pre-Bid Conference

Time: 9:00 A.M. Venue: Municipal Conference Hall, 2nd Floor Main Municipal Building Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol September 27, 2018 to October 15, 2018 October 16, 2018 @ 9:30 in the morning c/o BAC Secretariat LATE BIDS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED Date: October 16, 2018 Time: 10:00 A.M. Venue: Municipal Conference Hall, 2nd Floor Main Municipal Building Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol October 17-18, 2018 October 22-26, 2018

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Bandivas, Christian George Encabo and Regie Reznan Pabriga. the 2016 edition of the 7. Prospective bidders are required to secure a “CertificateDuring of Site Inspection” to be signed by the Municipal Engineer. The said document shall form part of the Technical Requirements. worlds in Thailand, they captured 8. Implementation of the Project shall commence upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed issued by the Head of the title in the men’s doubles event the Procuring Entity. and grabbed a pair ofto annul silver 9. The Municipal Government of Sevilla, Bohol reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award. Likewise, the LGU assumes medals team regu and no responsibility or liability for any and all costs associated within the the Bidder’s Participation in the hoop bidding process regardless of its result. plus a bronze effort in the regu. Bids and Awards Committee. Forming the women’s squad (SGD.) JOCELYN M. DANO were Mary Melody Taming, AbeBAC Chairman Municipal Hall gail Sinogbuhan, Gelyn Evora, JoPoblacion, Sevilla, Bohol 09196680508 sefina Maat, Jean Marie Sucalit, Jea Mae Pepito, Jocielle Fernandez, Aisa Sabellita, Allyssa BanFilipino sepak takraw aces in action against Indonesia in the regu and Lhaina Lheil Mangubat. Republic of thedoy Philippines quadrant event. Province of Bohol Coaches Rodolfo Eco, Hector MUNICIPALITY OF SEVILLA made our country proud,’’ along with Joshua Gleen Bullo, Memarion, Metodio Suico Jr. and said Go For Gold top execu- Alvin Pangan, John Carlo LeeINVITATION and Junmar Aleta coached the men’s TO BID tive Jeremy Go, a staunch sup- John John Bobier. while (BAC), Romulo Ruedas Jr., 1. The Municipality of Sevilla, Bohol through its Bids andteam Awards Committee, invites Bidders/Contractors to apply for Eligibility and to Bid for: porter, who helped bankroll their trip. Joining the squad backed by Go Esperidion Rodriguez, Gena Name of Project : LOCAL ACCESS ROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT Seasoned players Rheyjey Or- For Gold and the Philippine Sports Mark Saavedra and Deseree Location : Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol Contract Duration : 120 Calendar Days touste, Ronsited Gabayeron, Em- Commission are for John Autor called the shots for the Approved Budget the Jeffrey Mor: Php7,937,280.00 manuel Escote led the men’s team cillos,Contract Joeart Jumawan, Nestleer women’s squad. Fund Source : 2018 LGSF-Assistance to Municipalities 6.

Bid Documents Fee : Php 10,000.00 Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedure using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9184 known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Only bids from Bidders who pass the eligibility check will be opened. Prospective bidders should possess a current and valid PCAB License applicable to the Contract, have completed a similar contract with a value of at least 50% of the ABC within the last five (5) years, have key personnel and equipment (listed in the eligibility forms) available for the prosecution of the contract and meet the other minimum eligibility requirements stated in the eligibility documents. All particulars relative to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, PreBidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation as Revised. The schedule of BAC Activities is as follows:

4 new faces join PH Azkals 3.

Ilas joins NGAP hunt

BERNICE Olivarez-Ilas hopes to dish out top form as she pecting the three to show up anytime joins the title chase in the NGAP Northern Luzon Regionbefore their November sorties.5. al Golf Championship, which reels off today (Friday, Oct. The Philippines is currently at 114th BAC ACTIVITIES 12) at Beverly Place Golf Club inSCHEDULES Pampanga. Newspaper Publication September 27, 2018 in the FIFA world rankings, while a veteran September internationalist who has racked up a Posting of Invitation to Bid at Ilas, PHILGEPS 27, 2018 to October 3, 2018 Oman is ranked 85th. October 3,slugs 2018 number of victoriesDate: abroad, it out with Sunshine Time: 9:00 A.M. The two teams last met during the Pre-Bid Conference Venue: Municipal Conference Hall,flights 2 Floor Main Zhang and WeifangMunicipal Gao in one of the in womBuilding Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea-Japan en’s Elite amateur division the 54-hole championship Availability of Bidding Documents September 27,of 2018 to October 15, 2018 Qualifiers in May 2001, with the PhilipOctober 16, 2018 @ 9:30 in the morning serving as part of the PLDT Group’s National Amateur of Submission of Bids c/o BAC Secretariat pines losing both matches, 0-2,Deadline and 0-7. LATE BIDS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED Golf Tour organized and conducted by the National Date: October 16, 2018 Both teams will also join the AFC 10:00 A.M. Golf Association ofTime: the Philippines. Opening of Bids Venue: Municipal Conference Hall, 2 Floor Main Asian Cup UAE 2019 next year. Municipal Building Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol Malixi, Focus will also be on Laurea Duque, Rianne The Philippines is bunched in Group Bid Evaluation October 17-18, 2018 Kristine Fleetwood and Korean Kim Seo Yun with Post-Qualification October 22-26, 2018 C, while Oman is in Group F. Duque raring toDocuments score aduring victory after finishing third 6. Prospective bidders can secure the Bidding office hours on the period indicated abovein at Forward Javier Patiño, defenders the BAC Secretariat, Office of the Municipal Accountant, Ground Floor, Municipal Hall, Sevilla, Bohol upon last week’s Cangolf Amateur Open. amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) only. Stephan Palla, goalkeeper Michaelpayment Fal-of a non-refundable Sean Ramos, on the other hand, seeks back-to-back Prospective bidders are required to secure a “Certificate of Site Inspection” to be signed by the Municipal kesgaard, and midfielders Kevin7. Ingreso, Engineer. The saidromp document shall weekend form part of theas Technical this the Requirements. newly crowned Cangolf Am Iain Ramsay, Dennis Villanueva, and 8. Implementation ofwinner the Project heads shall commence upon receipt of the Notice side to Proceed issued by the Head of the field in the men’s of the centerpiece the Procuring James Younghusband will be returning to Entity. event backed by the MVP Sports Foundation, Cignal, 9. The the Municipal Government of Sevilla, Bohol reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or to annul the the squad. They are back after missing bidding process, Metro and to reject all bids and at anyhosted time prior by to contract award. Likewise, the LGU assumes Pacific Beverly Place Golf Club. for any and all costs associated with the Bidder’s Participation in the bidding friendly against Bahrain last month.no responsibility or liability Ramos is expected to have his hands full in the process regardless ofBut its result. Defender Martin Steuble is also next three days with a slew of top players out to foil Bids and Awards Committee. included in the squad. He was(SGD.) lastJOCELYNhis M. DANO bid at the flat, bunker-laden layout. They include called up in the friendly match against BAC Chairman Joaquin Gomez, Josh Jorge, Jet Hernandez, Carlo VilMunicipal Hall Malaysia in March 2017. Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol 09196680508 laroman, Masaichi Otake, Weiyu Gao, Rald Sarmiento and Miguel Olivarez-Ilas. 4.

SP. PROC. NO. R-PSY-17-27164-CV ERIK GORDON WEHNER, Petitioner. x---------------------------------------x

ORDER This verified petition for adoption was filed by petitioner through counsel alleging inter alia, that he is a Canadian citizen, 30 years old, married to Evelyn N. Chico, a Filipino, with postal at Unit 716 Balagtas Royale Mansion, Balagtas St., Pasay City; that Evelyn N. Chico had had a relationship with one Alley Patrick Fitz de Leon Fiel that gave birth to Ziggy Timothy Uno Chico Fiel on May 31, 2011; that after the birth of herein minor, Alley Patrick Fitz de Leon never communicated neither he gave support to herein minor and Evelyn N. Chico; that petitioner and Evelyn N. Chico were married on 24 September 2016 in Imus, Cavite; that from the time petitioner and Evelyn N. Chico got married, herein petitioner has live with them continuously up to the present thereby treating herein minor as his own child; that the petitioner is employed at the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada; that Evelyn N. Chico has executed an affidavit of consent; that the petitioner has all the qualifications and none of the disqualification to adopt.

Let copy of this Order be published in the newspaper of general circulation once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner to be chosen by raffle. Likewise, let copy of the this order be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the City Prosecutor of Pasay City for their comment and/or objection, the Local Civil Registrar of Las Piñas City and the court social worker. The latter is hereby directed to conduct social case study on the petitioner, the minor subject of adoption and the biological parents of the adoptee and submit the same on or before the scheduled hearing. Meanwhile, the petitioners are further directed to appear on November 16, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. for the pre-trial and preliminary conference for the marking of exhibits on November 2, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. SO ORDRED. Pasay City, 17 August 2018. (Sgd.) PAULINO Q. GALLEGOS Acting Presiding Judge

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SACP Ju-haree DC Tolentino Atty. Jaymark S.J. Cruz G/F Hall of Justice Bldg., OF THEF.B. PHILIPPINES Counsel for theREPUBLIC Petitioner Harrison St., Pasay City Sison Madrona LawREGIONAL Offices TRIAL COURT Erik Gordon Wehner 5/F Chemphil Bldg., 851 Evelyn N. Chico NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION Arnaiz Ave., Legaspi Village Unit 1716 Balagtas Royale Mansion Makati City BRANCH 109, PASAY CITY Balagtas St., Pasay City The Solicitor General IN RE: PETITION FORSt., ADOPTIONThe Local Civil Registrar OSG Bldg., 134 Amorsolo Civil Registry Office Legaspi Village, Makati City OF ZIGGY TIMOTHY UNO CHICO Las Piñas City, MM.

Relation to Articles 185, 188 and 189 of the Family Code of the Philippines No. 209 & Rule ISE(E.O. Republic theofPhilippines 99 ofLIDLIDDA!!! the of Rules Court

INVITATION TO BID x---------------------------------------x anditsAwards Committe The Municipality of Sevilla,Bids Bohol through Bids and Awards Committee, (BAC), invites Bidders/Contractors ORDER to apply for Eligibility and to Bid for: This verified petition for adoption was filed by petitioner INVITATIONAL TO BID Name of Project : LOCAL ACCESS ROAD REHABILITATION ANDhe IMPROVEMENT through counsel alleging inter alia, that is a Canadian citizen, Location : Poblacion, Sevilla, The Municipal Government Lidlidda, Ilocosto Sur, through itsa Bids and Awards 30 of years old, Bohol married Evelyn N. Chico, Filipino, with postal at Contract Duration 120 Calendar Days Committee (BAC), invites: suppliers/manufacturers/distributors/contractors apply Unit 716 Balagtas Royale Mansion, Balagtas St., to Pasay City;for that Approved eligibility andBudget to bidforlorthethe hereunder projects: Evelyn N. Chico had had a relationship with one Alley Patrick Fitz Contract : Php7,937,280.00 Leon Fiel that to gave birth to Ziggy Timothy Uno Chico Fiel on Fund Source : 2018deLGSF-Assistance Municipalities 1. Bid Name of Proiect OF SAN VICENTE BRIDGE (Phase II) Documents Fee :: CONSTRUCTION Php 10,000.00 31, 2011;LIDLIDDA, that after thelLOCOS birth of herein Location : SANMay VICENTE, SUR minor, Alley Patrick Fitz deopen Leon never communicated neither he gave Type support topass/fail herein 2. Bidding will be conducted through competitive bidding procedure using non-discretionary Brief Description : Completion of 3 Span @ 30.00m./Span PSCG, V Bridge criteria RulesEvelyn and Regulations R.A.petitioner 9184 known the Government and N. Chico;ofthat andasEvelyn N. Chico ABC as specified in the Implementing : Phpminor 36,759,304.29 Procurement Reform Act. Only bids from Bidders who pass the eligibility check will be opened. were married on 24 September 2016 in Imus, Cavite; that from the Source of Fund : R. A. 7171 Fund Evelyn Chico applicable got married, herein petitioner Contract Duration 8.25time Mos. 3. Prospective bidders should: possess a petitioner current andand valid PCABN. License to the Contract, have completed similar contract: with ahas value atof least 50% of the ABC within five (5)thereby years, have key DeliveryaPeriod Upon receipt NTP liveofwith them continuously up tothe thelast present treating personnel and equipment (listed inherein the eligibility available for thethat prosecution of the contract and meet minorforms) as his own child; the petitioner is employed at the other minimum eligibilityshould requirements stated in the eligibility documents. a similar proiect within Prospective bidders have experience in undertaking the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada; that Evelyn N. Chico lastparticulars two years with amount of the least 50% ofof the project forSecurity, bidding 4.the All relative to an the Eligibility andaffidavit Screening, Bid proposed Security, has Statement executed an consent; thatPerformance the petitioner has allPrethe TheBidding eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination oftobids shall use Conference, Evaluation ofqualifications Bids, Post-Qualification of Contract shall be governed by the and noneand of Award the disqualification adopt. non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of Regulation the lowestascalculated pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Revised. bid shall be Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, 5.conducted. The schedule of BAC Activities is as follows: notice statement is hereby given that the hearing of the petition is set on All particulars relative to Eligibility and Screening, Bid security, Performance SCHEDULES Security, BAC PreACTIVITIES Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of at Bids, and Award of of November 23, 2018 1:30Post-Qualification p.m. sitting at Room 302 Hall Newspaper September 27, 2018 contract Publication shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Justice Building, F.B. Harrison St., Pasay City. All persons Rulesofand Regulations (IRR). interested and Posting Invitation to Bid at PHILGEPS September 27, 2018 to October 3, 2018 may have opposition may appear and show cause October 3, 2018 why the said Date: petition should not be granted. Time: 9:00 complete schedule of activities is listed, as A.M. follows: Pre-BidThe Conference Hall, in 2nd Floor Main Let copy Venue: of thisMunicipal Order Conference be published the newspaper of Municipal Building Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol Activities Date general circulation once a week for Schedule three (3) consecutive weeks Availability of Bidding Documents September 27, 2018 to to October 15, 2018by raffle. Likewise, at the expense of the petitioner be chosen 1. Advertisement/Posting of Invitation to October 16, 2018 9:30 in the the morning 3-8, 2018 let copy of theOctober this order be@ furnished Office of the Solicitor Bid/Request for Expression of Intent Deadline of Submission of Bids c/o BAC Secretariat General, the LATE OfficeBIDS of the CityNOT Prosecutor of Pasay City for their SHALL BE ACCEPTED 2. Issuance and availability of bidding comment and/or objection, Local Civil Registrar of Las Piñas October 2018 Date: October3-22, 16,the 2018 document Time: 10:00 A.M. City and the court social worker. The latter is hereby directed to Opening of Bids Venue: Conference Hall, 2ndthe Floor Mainsubject of October 9, 2018 9.00 a.m., Conference conduct social caseMunicipal study on the@ petitioner, minor 3. Pre-Bid Conference Municipal Building Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol Hall, Lidlidda, IlocosofSur adoption and the biological parents the adoptee and submit the Bid Evaluation October 17-18, 2018 same on or before the scheduled 4. Submission and receipt of bids/opening October 22, 2018hearing. @ 9.00 a.m., Conference Post-Qualification October 22-26, 2018

Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur directed to appear on Meanwhile, Hall, the petitioners are further Prospective bidders can secure theNovember Bidding Documents during office hours on thepre-trial period indicated above at 16,October 2018 at 1:30 p.m. for the and preliminary 23, 2018 @ 9.00 a.m.,Sevilla, Conference the BAC Secretariat, Office of the Municipal Accountant, Ground Floor, Municipal Hall, Bohol upon 5. Bid Evaluation Lidlidda, Sur conference for Hall, the Pesos marking ofIlocos exhibits ononly. November 2, 2018 at payment of a non-refundable amount of Ten Thousand (Php 10,000.00) 1:30 p.m. October 24-25, 2018 @ 9.00 a.m., 7. 6. Post-qualification Prospective bidders are required to secure a “Certificate of Site Inspection” to be signed the Municipal Conference Hall, Lidlidda, Ilocosby Sur Engineer. The said document shall form of the Technical Requirements. SOpart ORDRED. 7. Approval of Resolution/IssuancePasay of City, October 17 August 2018. 26, 2018 8. Notice Implementation of Award of the Project shall commence upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed issued by the Head of (Sgd.) PAULINO Q. GALLEGOS the Procuring Entity. 8. Contract Preparation and Signing October 29, 2018 Acting Presiding Judge 9. The Municipal Government of Sevilla, reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or to annul the CopyBohol furnished: 9. Approval of contract higher authority 30, 2018 bidding process, and tobyreject all bids at any timeOctober prior to contract award. Likewise, assumes SACP Ju-hareethe DC LGU Tolentino Atty. Jaymark S.J. Cruz responsibility or liability for any and all costs associated with 2018 the Bidder’s Participation in the bidding G/F Hall of Justice Bldg., 10.no Issuance of Notice to Proceed October 31, process regardless of its result. Counsel for the Petitioner F.B. Harrison St., Pasay City 6.

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BAC Chairman Balagtas St., Pasay City Solicitor General Municipal Hall MAXIMUMThe COST OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS The Local Civil Registrar OSG Bldg., 134 Amorsolo St., Poblacion, Sevilla, Bohol Civil Registry Office Legaspi Village, Makati City 09196680508 ABC Las Piñas City, MM.

500,000 and below Php 500.00 (MStandard-Sep. 28, Oct. 5 & 12, 2018) More than 500,000.00 up to 1M Php 1,000.00 More than 1M up to 5M Php 5,000.00 More than 5M to up to 10M Php 10,000.00 ISE More than 10M up to 50M Php 25,000.00 LIDLIDDA!!!

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CHERRY SANTIAGO APPROVED: The Municipal Government of Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur, throughEDNA its Bids and Awards BAC Secretariat B. MAQUISO Committee (BAC), invites suppliers/manufacturers/distributors/contractors to apply for BAC Chairman eligibility and to bid lor the hereunder projects: 1.

Name of Proiect Location Brief Description ABC Source of Fund Contract Duration Delivery Period

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: CONSTRUCTION SAN VICENTE BRIDGE (Phase II) BELINDA OF D. TAWALI : SAN VICENTE, LIDLIDDA, Municipal Mayor lLOCOS SUR : Completion of 3 Span @ 30.00m./Span PSCG, Type V Bridge : Php 36,759,304.29 : R. A. 7171 Fund : 8.25 Mos. : Upon receipt of NTP

Prospective bidders should haveMAGENTA experience in undertaking a similar proiect within CYAN YELLOW BLACK the last two years with an amount of the least 50% of the proposed project for bidding The eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility statement and Screening, Bid security, Performance Security, Pre Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: Activities

Date Schedule

1. Advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/Request for Expression of Intent 2. Issuance and availability of bidding document

October 3-8, 2018

3. Pre-Bid Conference

October 9, 2018 @ 9.00 a.m., Conference Hall, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur

4. Submission and receipt of bids/opening of Bids

October 22, 2018 @ 9.00 a.m., Conference Hall, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur

5. Bid Evaluation

October 23, 2018 @ 9.00 a.m., Conference Hall, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur October 24-25, 2018 @ 9.00 a.m., Conference Hall, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur

6. Post-qualification 7. Approval of Resolution/Issuance of Notice of Award 8. Contract Preparation and Signing 9. Approval of contract by higher authority 10. Issuance of Notice to Proceed

October 3-22, 2018

October 26, 2018 October 29, 2018 October 30, 2018 October 31, 2018

Bid Documents will be available only to prospective bidders upon payment of Nonrefundable amount to the Treasury Office, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur, to wit: MAXIMUM COST OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

(MS-OCT. 12, 2018)

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that the hearing of the petition is set on November 23, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. sitting at Room 302 Hall of Justice Building, F.B. Harrison St., Pasay City. All persons interested and may have opposition may appear and show cause why the said petition should not be granted.

Province Bohol SP. PROC. NO. R-PSY-17-27164-CV Republic of theofPhilippines MUNICIPALITY OFofSEVILLA The Heritage Province Ilocos Sur ERIK GORDON WEHNER, Municipality of Lidlidda Petitioner.

Prospective bidders can secure the Bidding Documents during office hours on the period indicated above at the BAC Secretariat, Office of the Municipal Accountant, Ground Floor, Municipal Hall, Sevilla, Bohol upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) only.

(MS-OCT. 12, 2018)

THERE will be four new faces possibly joining the Philippine Azkals national men’s football team, which continues to prepare for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 and the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019. Thailand-based Michael Falkesgaard will beef up goalkeeper Neil Etheridge during a FIFA international friendly match with Oman this Saturday in Doha, Qatar. Falksgaard, who plays for Bangkok United, will be there when the Azkals make their first encounter with Oman for the first time in 17 years. There are three invited players, namely Alvaro Silva, who plays Kedah FA (Malaysia), Amin Nazari, who is with IFK Mariehamn in Sweden, and John-Patrick Strauss, FC Erzgebirge Aue (Germany). Team management, led by businessman-sportsman Dan Palami, are ex-

IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF ZIGGY TIMOTHY UNO CHICO FIEL (Pursuant to Article 183 in Relation to Articles 185, 188 and 189 of the Family Code of the Philippines (E.O. No. 209 & Rule 99 of the Rules of Court

“He was around,” Timberwolves veteran Anthony Tolliver cautiously told reporters. “That’s really all I’ve got to say about that.” Added Jeff Teague: “I’ve seen him.” ESPN, citing unnamed league sources, said Butler “went out of his way” to challenge young T’Wolves stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins and told general manager Scott Layden “You can’t win without me.” After reported talks between the Heat and Timberwolves on a deal to send Butler to Miami, the New York Times reported that the Florida club had offered fourth-year swingman Josh Richardson and a protected firstround draft pick as part of a package for Butler. ESPN reports that the Heat “remain interested in restarting talks with Minnesota.” In the meantime, Timberwolves players insisted Wednesday that the situation surrounding Butler wouldn’t be a distraction and his departure wouldn’t do significant damage. AFP

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Deadline of Submission of Bids

By Peter Atencio

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 109, PASAY CITY

Embiid highest-paid center; JB wants out

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A NEWLY formed Philippine team brought home a silver and three bronze medals from the 2018 King’s Cup Sepak Takraw World Championships in Nakhon Rachasima, Thailand where the toughest sepak takraw performers from 31 other countries showed up. ``We have tapped new athletes purely for exposure, but we still ended up with good results,’’ said Pilipinas Sepak Takraw Association Inc. president Karen Tanchanco-Caballero. The women’s team clinched the silver medal in the premier hoop category while the men’s squad got three bronzes after placing third in the premier hoop, regu and team regu. ``It was a great showing for our sepak takraw players despite having a new lineup. Again, they

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Senate, AFP try to keep hold on lead Games Sunday (Pasig City Sports Center) 2 p.m. – Senate vs DOJ 3:30 p.m. – Malacañang-PSC vs PhilHealth 5 p.m. – AFP vs PITC

DEFENDING champion Senate and Armed Forces of the Philippines try to keep their share on the Group A lead when they go up against separate rivals on Sunday in the 7th UNTV Cup at the Pasig City Sports Center. The Defenders collide with the Department of Justice Boosters at 2 p.m., while the Cavaliers square off with the PITC Global Traders at 5 p.m., with the Senate and AFP looking to notch their third straight wins in the annual tournament for public servants. Malacañang-Philippine Sports Commission also shoots for a third straight win and a share of the Group B lead when it tangles with PhilHealth at 3:30 p.m. Senate coach Mike Fermin sees a tight contest with the Justice Boosters, saying: “We have to bring our Agame if we want to stay undefeated.” Out to lead Senate are Jeff Sanders, Garry Sevilla, Marlon Legaspi and Senators Joel Villanueva and Sonny Angara. Former Letran star Boyet Bautista is once again expected to lead AFP after scoring 22 points in the team’s 92-82 win over Philippine National Police the last time. A victory by the Malacañang Kamao would enable them to tie National Housing Authority for the lead. But the Kamao will have their hands full against the PhilHealth Plus who are coming off a moraleboosting 122-99 win over the Ombudsman Graft Busters – thanks to a pair of 29 points from Jonathan Aldave and Mark Pedroso. Group A: Senate (2-0), AFP (20), DOJ (1-1), PNP (1-2), GSIS (1-2), PITC (0-2). Group B: NHA (3-0), Malacañang-PSC (2-0), DA (2-1), PhilHealth (1-2), Judiciary (0-2), Ombudsman (0-3).

Losing Nieto hurt Ateneo DEFENDING champion Ateneo struggled without injured Matt Nieto when it suffered a loss to Far Eastern University, 60-63, last Wednesday in the 81st University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball tournament. Nieto, who averages 8.0 points, 2.8 assists and 2.2 rebounds, hurt his left thumb late in the first half. The Tams banked on a big play from Richard Escoto, whose driving shot off Hubert Cani’s assist in the last 29 seconds, gave FEU a 63-58 lead en route to the win as it moved to a share of second place with the Blue Eagles with their 5-2 slate at the end of their first round assignment. “We had ample opportunities. We could not get it done,” said Blue Eagles’ coach Tab Baldwin. He said that with Nieto injured, the Blue Eagles will have to find ways to adjust in the second round. On the other hand, Tams’ coach Olsen Racela said the team was able to bounce back from a bad start in the last period. The Blue Eagles and the Tams will begin their second round campaign on Sunday, with FEU facing University of Santo Tomas at 2 p.m. and Ateneo facing University of the Philippines at 4 p.m. at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Meanwhile, Faith Nisperos will lead National University’s five-peat bid this weekend in the UAAP Season 81 high school volleyball tournament at the Blue Eagle Gym. After drawing an opening day bye, the Bullpups will take on the De La Salle-Zobel in the first of a three-game bill on Sunday at 9 a.m. Hostilities will begin Saturday, with last season’s runner-up University of Santo Tomas battling UP Integrated School at 1:30 p.m., followed by the 3 p.m. match between De La SalleZobel and University of the East and the 4:30 p.m. tussle between Far Eastern University-Diliman and Adamson University. Peter Atencio

Haddi Porto (#22) hopes to lead PITC to its second straight UNTV Cup win against Malacañang-PSC.

Phoenix five shoots for quarterfinal slot

Pirates secure twice-to-beat incentive

By Jeric Lopez

By Peter Atencio

HILE Phoenix shoots for a berth in the quarterﬁnals, three others are in dire need of a win to keep breathing as the action resumes in the homestretch of the 2018 Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup eliminations. The Fuel Masters (6-2) are looking to secure their place in the next round, while also looking to stay inside the top four, but struggling powerhouse San Miguel Beer (2-4) stands in their way when they collide at 7 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. In the appetizer, ailing squads NorthPort (1-6) and Meralco (1-5) will be virtually fighting for survival when they

go head-to-head at 4:30 p.m. As Eugene Phelps continues to explode, Phoenix continues to roll. The Fuel Masters are currently enjoying a splendid run, mainly thanks to Phelps’ leadership and stellar play. Phelps exploded for a monstrous 51-point, 20-rebound outburst in Phoenix’s 123-97 drubbing of NLEX just last Wednesday. Phoenix coach Louie Alas hopes that

Games Today (Mall of Asia Arena) 4:30 p.m. NorthPort vs Meralco 7 p.m. Phoenix vs San Miguel Beer

his team can be in its best form again against the Beermen, who are trying to snap a three-game losing skid. “San Miguel will always be a tough team to play regardless of any situation,” said Alas. “I hope we can be at our best to have a shot against them.” The Beermen, who are still without June Mar Fajardo, are in need of a win to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinals berth. The Batang Pier and the Bolts, both with only a win to show at this stage, will figure in a crucial encounter as the loser will be in serious danger of getting booted out.

Saso hobbles with 74, but stays in hunt for podium BUENOS AIRES—Yuka Saso hobbled with a four-over-par 74 on Wednesday but still remained in the hunt for a podium finish in women’s golf, while swimmer Nicole Oliva reached the finals in the 200m freestyle at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games here. The 17-year-old Filipino- Japanese compiled 145 over two days, five strokes off leaders Alessia Nobilio of Italy and Kim Grace of Australia after she bogeyed four straight holes to take the turn at three-over. Saso also had a pair of bogeys on No. 11 and No. 15 and birdied No. 12. “She didn’t play her best today,’’ said Saso’s coach Ric Gibson. “It’s really tricky out there today.’’ Grace was steady with a 69 while Nobilio scored 72 for an identical 140 with Emma Spitz of Australia two shots behind (70) followed by Hoyu An of Chinese Taipei (72). “I’m hoping for a windy day tomorrow. We handled it well yesterday and hopefully a different wind tomorrow

Yuka Saso compiled 145 over two days, five strokes off leaders Alessia Nobilio of Italy and Kim Grace of Australia.

will give us a different look at the golf course, fresh perspective,’’ said Gibson. Carl Jano Corpus also struggled the entire day, limping home with a 76 to fall 10 strokes behind the lead. The 17-year-old bogeyed twice on the front nine and registered three more bogeys on hole nos. 13, 14, 15 after a double bogey on the 10th. Karl Vilips of Australia grabbed the

lead (69-68-137) while the only highlight for Corpus was a single birdie on the par-5 No. 11. “Carl had the same problem today. They putted really well yesterday but didn’t putt as well today,’’ said Gibson. Oliva made it to the 200m freestyle finals at the Olympic Park swimming pool but finished seventh in the medal race after clocking 2:02.1.

THIS time around, the Lyceum Pirates refused to let the College of Benilde Blazers get too close for comfort. Four Pirates, led by Jaymar Perez, made sure of that as Lyceym put away St. Benilde, 77-64, yesterday in the 94th National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament at the Arena in San Juan. Perez led with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Pirates secured the first twice-to-beat incentive in the Final Four semifinals with their 15th triumph in 17 games. The Pirates took charge at the start of the second half, with the triple from Perez in the opening seconds of the third touching off a 10-5 blast that widened Lyceum’s two-point, 37-35, halftime lead to 47-40 in the last seven minutes. Mike Nzeusseu, who had 13 points and broke the game’s only deadlock, 37-35, near the end of the first half, struck with a layup off Reymar Caduyac’s assist to bring Lyceum’s lead up to 10, 53-43, with 4:53 left. MJ Ayaay had 10 points and his triple in the last 2:30 of the third gave the Pirates a 57-50 lead and momentarily halted a Blazers’ rally. Caduyac also tallied 10, making eight of them in the last period. His driving shot in the last 8:57 propped Lyceum up, 66-57. Justin Gutang had 13 points for the Blazers, who now have an 8-8 slate in fifth. LPU coach Topex Robinson said the team has learned a lot from their 79-80 loss to the Letran Knights, adding the setback has humbled them as a team. “I guess we’re lucky to know that what we prepared for, we never abandoned, and what’s really important to us. It’s a big lesson. That loss to Letran. It really kept us humble,” said Robinson. In the junior division, split charities in the last 12 seconds from RC Calimag and Joel Cagulang bailed the defending champion La Salle Greenhills Greenies out of trouble and into a 80-75 triumph over the Lyceum Junior Pirates. Joshua David finished with 20 points for the Greenies, who snared the first two-to-beat incentive with their 14-2 slate.

2 Thais storm ahead as local bets stumble

BAGUIO—Chakansim Khamborn outduelled Chommapat Pongthanarak in their hunt for birdies coming in, cashing in on a two-shot swing on No. 17 to force a tie as the Thais kept their domination of the ICTSI Camp John Hay Ladies Championship at John Hay Golf Club here yesterday. Pongthanarak actually looked poised to seizing the solo lead with a four-under card built on a three-birdie binge at the back but stumbled with a bogey on the par-5 17th which Khamborn birdied as they finished with identical three-under 66s and grabbed a share of the lead at 135s after two rounds of the $1.5 million event put up by ICTSI. They were among the six players who wrested control in a crowded leaderboard Wednesday with Pongthanarak storming ahead with back-to-back birdies from No. 2 and rebounding from a doublebogey mishap on No. 5 with four birdies in an

eight-hole stretch from No. 9. But Pongthanarak, who shared fifth place at Mt. Malarayat last May, missed the cut at Summit Point last June and tied for 16th at Champion Tour at Southwoods last July, lost her touch and momentum on the 17th, holing out with a 6 in a mishap which Khamborn, out to atone for her so-so 32nd place finish at Champion Tour at Midlands last July, took advantage of to earn a crack at the crown. While erstwhile co-leaders Princess Superal and amateur Mariel Tee failed to keep in step and reeled back with 71 and 74, respectively, Waralee Atcharerk and Korean amateur Lee Ji Hyeon stayed in the hunt with 67 and 68 for 136 and 137, respectively, guaranteeing a final round shootout at least among four players in the tournament serving as the second leg of the new Ladies Philippine Golf Tour season.

Chakansim Khamborn (above) and Chommapat Pongthanarak gear up for a final-round duel.

IN BRIEF

Aboitiz Power gets permit to raise P15b

THE Securities and Exchange Commission granted Aboitiz Power Corp. a certificate of permit to issue the second tranche of its P30-billion debt securities program. Aboitiz Power said in a disclosure to the stock exchangeThursday the second tranche bonds, equivalent to P10 billion and with an oversubscription option of up to P5 billion, would be issued on Oct. 25, 2018. The public offer will commence on Oct. 12 and would end on Oct. 18, 2018. The company intends to use proceeds from the issuance to refinance debt. Aboitiz Power tapped BDO Capital Corp. as the issue manager, BDO Capital Corp., BPI Capital Corp. and United Coconut Planters Bank as joint lead underwriters, and BDO Unibank Inc. Trust & Investments Group as the trustee. Philippine Depository & Trust Corp. is the registrar of the bonds. AboitizPower said it would list the bonds with the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. Aboitiz Power filed its application with the SEC in late August. The second tranche bonds received an issue credit rating of “PRS Aaa”, with a stable outlook from the Philippine Ratings Services Corp. Alena Mae S. Flores

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Coseteng wants buildings audited

FORMER senator Anna Dominique Coseteng called for a national audit of all buildings which were constructed in the last 10 years to check their structural integrity amid the use of reinforcing bars which were questioned by an expert. Coseteng, who now serves as the chairperson of the Philippine Induction Smelting Industry Association, asked the Department of Interior and Local Government to take the lead in checking the structural integrity of high-rise buildings as well as the developers, contractors and structural engineers. “So when the Big One hits, we can identify and anticipate the consequences, responsibilities and compensation,” Coseteng said in a recent Senate hearing of the committee on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship which looked into the alleged proliferation of substandard and uncertiﬁed steel bars in the country. Coseteng cited the results of a study made by Emilio Morales, a former chairman of the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, who warned about the “clear and present danger” as a result of the use of quench-tempered and thermo mechanically treated steel rebars in highrise buildings.

BPI-DAMLAG PARTNERSHIP. Bank of the Philippine Islands and Damlag Council Inc., one of the country’s biggest predeparture orientation seminar providers, seal a partnership to help more overseas Filipinos prepare for work abroad. Signing the agreement are (from left) Ritche Fariñas, head of BPI Overseas Customer Segment; Jocelyn Sanchez, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration deputy administrator for management services; Joseph Gotuaco, head of BPI Retail Banking; Dr. Abdulhussein Kashim, chairman and chief executive of Damlag; Palma Kashim, treasurer/operations manager of Damlag; and Andrelyn Gregorio, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration officer-in-charge director of policy and program development office.

Peza says big Chinese firms relocating to PH S By Othel V. Campos

everal Chinese companies plan to relocate to the Philippines, but the Finance Department’s push to remove the tax incentives may discourage these new investments, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

Peza director-general Charito Plaza said she would seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider the lifting of tax incentives given to investors under the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities or Trabaho bill in order to attract the Chinese companies. Plaza said many Chinese investors were moving out of China and were planning to transfer their manufacturing base in the Philippines

to take advantage of the incentives the country enjoys under the Generalized System of Preferences scheme with the US. “They’re not are looking at Indonesia, Vietnam and others. They want to be here in the Philippines because of the talented and skilled workforce. I will inform the president about that,” Plaza said. She said she was optimistic about getting a positive response from the president. Peza send a letter to the Ofﬁce of the President two days ago. Plaza said while the principals of the Chinese companies started discussions with Peza, the executives said they might look elsewhere if the incentives would differ from the usual set of perks. She said the ongoing trade war between the US and China was hurting Chinese exporters and many of them decided to bring their business to the Philippines which enjoys export incentives to the US. Plaza said once the

Two suspended ERC commissioners return to work By Alena Mae S. Flores THE Energy Regulatory Commission resumed work on pending applications submitted by power companies, after two of its commissioners, who were suspended for 90 days, returned to work on Oct. 10. ERC commissioners Joseﬁna Patricia Magpale-Asirit and Geronimo Sta. Ana presided over the public consultation on the rules governing the procurement, execution and evaluation of power supply agreements signed by distribution utilities for the supply of electricity to their captive market. The public consultations were held at the ERC Visayas Field Ofﬁce in Cebu City. Newly appointed commissioner Alexis Lumbatan was also present. ERC said attendees included mem-

bers of both the generation and distribution sectors from the Visayas. “The proposed rules initiated by the commission aims to streamline the review and approval process of PSAs, promote transparency in the manner of contracting and accountability among distribution utility ofﬁcials in-charge of contracting power supply, and to promote competition among generation companies in providing the best offer of power supply which will ensure least cost of electricity for the DUs captive market in terms of the generation component of their retail rates,” it said. The Ombudsman earlier ordered the suspension of retired commissioners Alfredo Non and Gloria Victoria YapTaruc, Asirit and Sta. Ana for three months without pay starting May 18 for allegedly tolerating the misuse of bill deposits by allowing its commin-

gling with the capital or operation cost of Manila Electric Co. The Ombudsman acted on the complaint ﬁled by the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. represented by Rafael Antonio Acebedo and Ma. Paz Esperanza Coronel. The suspension order, however, was implemented only in July, which meant the suspension order ended on Oct. 9. Malacañang appointed renewable energy advocate Catherine Maceda to the commission. Lumbatan and Maceda replaced Non and Yap-Taruc who reached retirement age. ERC chairperson Agnes Devanadera earlier said the agency could not act on Meralco’s pending power supply agreements due to the legal cases hurled against the commissioners.

DOTr to name original proponents for Davao, Kalibo airports By Darwin G. Amojelar THE Department of Transportation said it is set to grant original proponent status to two unsolicited proposals to develop, operate and manage airports in the Visayas and Mindanao. “The board resolution for the granting of an OPS to unsolicited proposals for both Kalibo and Davao International Airports is now being circulated to members of the CAAP [Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines] board for signature and concurrence. Anytime we secure the one signature, we will be ready to grant the OPS both to the Davao and Kalibo proponents,” the

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Trade denies Port of Manila suffering from yard congestion

Human capital to support growth

THE World Bank said the Philippine government’s initiative to improve human capital will result in a more productive population that will contribute to the sustained growth of the economy. A Human Capital Index, launched Thursday at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia, showed that overall, the Philippines performed better than the average for its income group, but below the average for the East Asia and Paciﬁc region. The index found that children born in the Philippines would be only 55 percent as productive when they grow up if they enjoyed complete education and full health. The index also highlighted that malnutrition was a major challenge in the Philippines. One in three Filipino children under age 5 was stunted, a key marker for malnutrition, which limits brain development. It said children who were malnourished at a young age would face challenges in learning, were more likely to drop out of school early, and were less likely to hold good jobs as adults. “Government of Philippines recognizes these challenges and has initiated critical reforms to improve human capital in the country,” Mara Warwick, World Bank country director for Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, said in a statement. Julito G. Rada

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DOTr said in a statement. “DOTr and CAAP have no technical objections on the unsolicited proposals. They were both presented to the CAAP board for the grant of the original proponent status,” it said. Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. of businessman Dennis Uy earlier submitted a new unsolicited proposal to develop and maintain the Davao International Airport for P49 billion. The agency earlier rejected the offer of Chelsea to operate, maintain and expand the Davao International Airport and New Bohol International Airport following a policy change. Mega 7 Consortium, on its part,

submitted an unsolicited bid to develop and operate the Kalibo International Airport for P12 billion. Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., the infrastructure unit of the Aboitiz Group, earlier obtained an original proponent status to operate and maintain the future development and expansions of the New Bohol International Airport. The new airport on Panglao Island aims to replace the current airport in Tagbilaran City, which is currently serving under one million passengers a year. With a much larger capacity, the New Bohol International Airport will be a catalyst in unlocking the tourism potential of Bohol and the rest of the region.

Trabaho bill forced foreign locators to shut down operations in the Philippines and transfer to other countries, it would be very difﬁcult for Peza to woo these investors again. “Enough of the warnings, enough of the bullying, enough of the scolding, I have to speak up because I am protecting the interest of the country,” she said. “The impression is that our policies are unstable. The government does not respect contracts it entered into with the investors. This is a big blow to our credibility compared to the policies and laws of the government,” Plaza said.

THE Trade Department said Thursday there is no yard congestion in the Port of Manila. “We need to clear this issue because perceived [yard] congestion may cause companies to delay their shipments, and consequently may result in lower supply of goods and higher inflation,” Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said, after he met with Customs commissioner Isidro Lapeña Tuesday. Lopez said the line of trucks that gave the impression of yard congestion was caused by the policy of port operators to limit the entry of empty container vans. “The space for empty containers is already fully utilized and allowing more may eat up the space for filled containers. Customs is already increasing their capacity via inland container depots in Laguna and other areas to solve this issue. But rest assured that there is no delay in transporting shipments to and from the port,” he said. Port of Manila District Collector Erastus Austria updated the important metrics in measuring the utilization level of a port: quay crane productivity, import dwell time and the overall yard utilization level. He said the international standard for quay crane productivity was 25 moves per hour. To declare port congestion, the import dwell time should be 10 days or more. He said that the metrics for the first three quarters of 2018 were well within international standards. Quay crane productivity was 24.84 moves per hour, import dwell time was7 days, while yard utilization level was only 85 percent. “This is in contrast to the 2014 port congestion, when crane productivity was only 15 moves per hour, the import dwell time was 17 to 18 days, and the port utilization was at 96 percent,” Austria said. Othel V. Campos

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PH, global stock markets slump T HE stock market tumbled Thursday joining the rout in the rest of Asia-Paciﬁc following the worst session on Wall Street for months, as US President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve had “gone crazy” with plans for higher interest rates.

The Philippines Stock Exchange Index slumped 116.76 points, or 1.7 percent, to a new 21-month low of 6,884.38 on a value turnover of P5.4 billion. Losers overwhelmed gainers, 167 to 39, with 34 issues unchanged. GT Capital Holdings Inc. of tycoon George Ty dropped 5.5 percent to P671,

while Now Corp., which is bidding to become the country’s third major telecommunications firm, plummeted 15.3 percent to P4.36. SM Investments Corp. of retail tycoon Henry Sy Sr. fell 3.2 percent to P850.50, while International Container Terminal Services Inc., the biggest port operator, declined 2.1 percent to P93. Shanghai plummeted nearly five percent while Tokyo and Hong Kong both shed around four percent, as investors fretted about surging interest rates and the ongoing US-China trade war. “All bets are off,” warned Stephen Innes, head of Asia-Pacific trading at OANDA, adding that markets were “fraught with peril.” “The US equity bloodbath is taking no prisoners in Asia as a sea of red greets investors at the open, as equity deleveraging and liquidation intensifies,” he said. Taipei and the Shenzhen Composite

Thursday, defending rate hikes that she said were justiﬁed by fundamentals. “It is clearly a necessary development for those economies that are showing much improved growth, inﬂation that is picking up... unemployment that is extremely low,” she told reporters in Bali where the Fund is meeting. The rout in US shares followed substantial losses on European bourses, due in part to tensions between Brussels and Rome over Italian budget plans that have revived fears about the eurozone. Bourses in Paris and Frankfurt both lost more than two percent, while London fell 1.3 percent. “It’s just a beginning,” CEB International research head Banny Lam told Bloomberg. “The US tech bubble may take a while to burst and we are facing many external uncertainties—trade wars, risks in emerging markets currencies and oil price.” With AFP

Index—which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange—were both down around six percent. Seoul fell more than four percent and Sydney and Singapore both dropped more than 2.5 percent. The steep drop in Asia followed Wednesday’s plunge in New York, with the Dow Jones dropping nearly 830 points—the biggest fall since February—after Trump’s latest criticism of the Federal Reserve. “I think the Fed is making a mistake,” Trump told reporters as he arrived for a campaign rally ahead of the US midterm elections. Trump has repeatedly touted Wall Street records as proof of the success of his economic program. But he downplayed the ﬁrst major drop in months, saying it was a “correction that we’ve been waiting for.” But International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde hit back on

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ASIA UNITED BANK PH ISLANDS BDO LEASING BDO UNIBANK BRIGHT KINDLE CHINABANK COL FINANCIAL EAST WEST BANK FERRONOUX HLDG IREMIT MANULIFE MEDCO HLDG METROBANK NTL REINSURANCE PB BANK PHIL NATL BANK PHIL STOCK EXCH PHILTRUST PSBANK RCBC SECURITY BANK SUN LIFE UNION BANK

56.3 81 2.55 110 1.36 28.6 16 11.96 4.1 1.62 790 0.46 66 0.92 11.1 42 188.2 103.2 75 28.45 135 1,860 65.8

58 81.9 2.55 112.4 1.36 28.6 16 11.96 4.1 1.62 790 0.47 66 0.92 11.1 42.6 188.2 103.2 75 28.45 135.7 1,860 65.85

56.3 80.05 2.4 106.6 1.3 28.1 15.8 11.14 3.71 1.62 785 0.46 64 0.86 11.1 41.6 184 102 75 27 132.1 1,835 65.5

FINANCIALS 58 25,900 81.9 683,830 2.4 5,000 108.9 5,730,800 1.3 136,000 28.15 35,200 15.8 5,500 11.36 689,800 3.99 173,000 1.62 33,000 785 310 0.46 570,000 65.35 3,165,940 0.86 624,000 11.1 2,800 42.6 30,500 184 1,320 102 1,510 75 150 28 2,231,800 133.2 1,029,630 1,835 380 65.7 33,910

1,488,760 55,574,533.50 12,250 622,259,545 184,060 993,890 87,000 7,869,516 689,420 53,460 243,450 262,800 204,517,334.50 540,310 31,080 1,275,905 243,633 154,598 11,250 62,480,865 137,489,209 701,725 2,228,896.50

736,257.50 -3,821,210 -52,876,394 164,560 -5,198,044 78,500 184,000 -9,071,242 0 -234,000 162,094 7,500 16,500 -74,162,978 -881,135

ABOITIZ POWER AGRINURTURE ALLIANCE SELECT ALSONS CONS BASIC ENERGY BOGO MEDELLIN CEMEX HLDG CENTURY FOOD CHEMPHIL CIRTEK HLDG CNTRL AZUCARERA CONCEPCION CONCRETE A CROWN ASIA DAVINCI CAPITAL DEL MONTE DNL INDUS EAGLE CEMENT EEI CORP EMPERADOR ENERGY DEVT EUROMED FIRST GEN FIRST PHIL HLDG GINEBRA HOLCIM INTEGRATED MICR IONICS JOLLIBEE LIBERTY FLOUR LMG CHEMICALS MACAY HLDG MANILA WATER MAXS GROUP MEGAWIDE MERALCO MG HLDG PANASONIC PEPSI COLA PETROENERGY PETRON PHIL H2O PHINMA PHINMA ENERGY PHX PETROLEUM PILIPINAS SHELL RFM CORP ROXAS AND CO SFA SEMICON SHAKEYS PIZZA SMC FOODANDBEV SPC POWER SWIFT FOODS TKC METALS UNIV ROBINA VICTORIAS VITARICH VULCAN INDL

32.5 17.9 0.93 1.24 0.212 90.2 2.08 13.44 190 33.1 16.1 37.65 66.95 1.7 4.4 7.27 10.38 15.1 8 6.99 7.09 1.75 15.62 64.5 25.1 6 11.78 1.75 246.2 40.1 4.95 13 25.95 11 14.46 351 0.183 6 1.62 3.94 8.59 4.55 8.89 0.95 10.78 52.5 4.7 2.24 1.46 11.5 85.7 5.21 0.123 0.84 128.6 2.43 1.7 2.08

33.5 18.06 0.93 1.25 0.212 90.2 2.08 13.5 190 34.9 17.7 37.65 66.95 1.7 4.5 7.27 10.38 15.1 8 7.04 7.1 1.75 15.68 64.5 25.1 6.15 12 1.75 254 40.1 4.95 13 26.2 11 14.82 357 0.183 6 1.63 4.07 8.59 4.55 8.89 0.96 10.78 52.6 4.9 2.24 1.56 11.5 86.75 5.22 0.123 0.85 128.6 2.43 1.71 2.15

31.8 17.48 0.86 1.22 0.203 90.2 1.89 13.4 190 32.5 16.1 37.2 66.95 1.69 4.4 6.59 10.16 14.8 7.8 6.97 7.08 1.7 15.2 63.05 25 5.8 11.72 1.62 246 40.1 4.95 13 24.55 10.5 14.3 345 0.17 6 1.51 3.94 8.2 4.35 8.5 0.94 10.36 51.85 4.7 2.15 1.45 10.5 82.65 5.18 0.122 0.83 124.5 2.41 1.55 1.93

INDUSTRIAL 33.5 3,009,100 17.6 625,600 0.86 11,106,000 1.25 852,000 0.207 8,710,000 90.2 40 1.9 11,362,000 13.4 5,567,100 190 20 34.9 456,700 17.68 2,300 37.2 187,100 66.95 60 1.69 30,000 4.5 8,000 7.14 5,000 10.28 2,145,500 14.84 460,800 7.9 582,200 7 3,675,600 7.09 5,628,400 1.7 20,000 15.68 606,300 63.9 29,280 25.05 7,900 5.9 119,300 11.76 337,000 1.66 807,000 254 490,960 40.1 500 4.95 1,000 13 700 26.2 838,200 10.7 75,300 14.78 1,898,700 357 182,910 0.18 1,400,000 6 500 1.62 245,000 4.07 14,000 8.57 724,100 4.48 80,000 8.88 32,400 0.94 255,000 10.58 61,200 52 418,910 4.8 31,000 2.18 356,000 1.53 199,000 11 755,300 86.5 1,331,640 5.19 135,000 0.122 2,240,000 0.85 338,000 128 737,940 2.41 144,000 1.59 3,306,000 2.09 8,057,000

97,463,255 11,052,746 9,752,680 1,053,050 1,800,290 3,608 22,101,360 74,760,876 3,800 15,755,200 39,216 6,988,140 4,017 50,900 35,700 34,008 21,941,412 6,908,908 4,636,253 25,746,098 39,908,361 34,670 9,385,728 1,862,676.50 197,840 711,230 3,971,864 1,355,120 123,100,380 20,050 4,950 9,100 21,215,250 804,950 27,545,968 64,083,962 243,840 3,000 384,270 55,640 6,058,637 356,870 282,060 240,490 637,426 21,815,840.50 148,550 774,510 292,870 8,303,000 114,226,591.50 701,717 273,310 284,740 93,428,731 347,520 5,343,950 16,528,720

9,564,905 510,928 -57,030 1,885,610 74,467,980 -2,053,655 -4,838,325 10,175 10,768,856 579,966 -16,039,231 -13,069,906 1,266,102 -113,515.50 -65,000 475,516 25,959,226 5,879,525 -285,690 5,249,934 3,571,162 120,500.00 25,620 -2,387,718 875,291.50 148,550 -228,744 -65,771,010.50 2,080 -111,020 -1,893,083 72,600 -233,650

ABACORE CAPITAL ABOITIZ EQUITY ALLIANCE GLOBAL ANGLO PHIL HLDG ANSCOR ASIABEST GROUP ATN HLDG A ATN HLDG B AYALA CORP COSCO CAPITAL DMCI HLDG FILINVEST DEV FJ PRINCE A GT CAPITAL HOUSE OF INV JG SUMMIT LODESTAR LOPEZ HLDG LT GROUP MABUHAY HLDG METRO PAC INV PACIFICA PRIME MEDIA PRIME ORION SAN MIGUEL CORP SM INVESTMENTS SOC RESOURCES SOLID GROUP TOP FRONTIER WELLEX INDUS ZEUS HLDG

0.415 45.05 11.66 0.83 6.1 25 1.17 1.18 890 6.1 12.04 7.16 5.88 710 5.81 46 0.56 4.38 13 0.56 4.96 0.037 1.18 2.32 164.9 869.5 0.85 1.36 268 0.24 0.196

0.415 46.55 11.66 0.83 6.12 26.45 1.17 1.18 890 6.15 12.18 7.16 5.88 710 5.81 46 0.56 4.49 13.06 0.56 4.98 0.038 1.22 2.32 165 869.5 0.85 1.36 275 0.24 0.196

0.395 44.2 11.4 0.83 6.1 25 1.11 1.13 869 5.9 11.62 7.16 5.7 660.5 5.81 43.95 0.53 4.31 12.78 0.52 4.88 0.037 1.16 2.16 160 831 0.85 1.35 262 0.216 0.196

HOLDING FIRMS 0.4 29,640,000 46.55 693,100 11.48 3,841,400 0.83 14,000 6.11 45,000 25.35 23,300 1.13 5,070,000 1.14 1,438,000 882 335,730 5.9 1,184,600 12.18 3,954,100 7.16 200 5.7 200 671 235,360 5.81 2,800 45.4 1,975,600 0.56 60,000 4.38 148,000 12.86 5,270,300 0.52 4,302,000 4.97 24,219,200 0.037 10,000,000 1.17 94,000 2.22 1,314,000 165 421,840 850.5 393,560 0.85 10,000 1.35 84,000 267 14,560 0.227 5,700,000 0.196 320,000

11,913,450 31,850,905 44,104,106 11,620 274,869 590,030 5,770,600 1,640,250 295,259,355 7,049,982 46,923,640 1,432 1,158 159,026,850 16,268 88,228,345 32,000 644,980 67,889,252 2,358,330 119,960,482 370,100 109,500 2,945,380 69,202,262 333,350,890 8,500 113,550 3,881,360 1,263,670 62,720

-406,500 -6,453,940 -25,088,210 274,869 -5,155 688,170.00 -142,059,995 3,531,343 639,822 -91,462,785 -10,236,005 -96,090 24,880,162 1,916,200 4,274,072 -98,600.00 3,055,561.00 -181,027,895 -2,710,050 -

8990 HLDG A BROWN ANCHOR LAND ARANETA PROP ARTHALAND CORP AYALA LAND BELLE CORP CEB LANDMASTERS CENTURY PROP CITYLAND DEVT CROWN EQUITIES DM WENCESLAO DOUBLEDRAGON EMPIRE EAST FILINVEST LAND GLOBAL ESTATE IRC PROP MEGAWORLD MRC ALLIED PHIL ESTATES PHIL REALTY PRIMEX CORP PTFC REDEV CORP

7.1 0.74 10.84 2.02 0.62 38.8 2.34 4.31 0.425 0.88 0.219 8.02 18.62 0.54 1.45 1.09 2.5 4.13 0.59 0.42 0.405 3.85 31.05

7.24 0.74 10.84 2.02 0.62 38.9 2.35 4.43 0.425 0.9 0.219 8.02 18.62 0.54 1.46 1.1 2.52 4.13 0.61 0.445 0.41 3.95 31.05

6.96 0.69 10.5 2.01 0.56 38.1 2.33 4.27 0.4 0.88 0.21 7.8 17.9 0.54 1.4 1 2.31 3.99 0.57 0.4 0.375 3.54 31

1,306,235 5,918,820 50,284 4,030 1,228,260 394,510,740 327,830 1,572,990 10,658,600 9,750 585,110 2,149,977 9,370,756 10,260 12,311,210 4,306,870 59,354,250 72,747,870 66,970,660 933,050 525,750 12,303,810 74,415

43,632 1,419,340 -51,870.00 -51,688,080 -86,610 -104,640 225,800 -2,180 -35,325 -1,364,646 -550,770 -3,145,200 -159,200 -28,091,910 -298,390.00 -129,600 410,810 -

NAME

HIGH

LOW

VOLUME

VALUE

ROBINSONS LAND ROCKWELL SHANG PROP SM PRIME HLDG STA LUCIA LAND STARMALLS SUNTRUST HOME VISTA LAND

20.45 1.96 3.14 34 1.12 6.14 0.73 5.85

20.45 1.96 3.18 34 1.13 6.14 0.77 5.93

19.1 1.9 3.11 33.1 1.09 5.3 0.7 5.67

19.1 1.93 3.12 33.7 1.09 5.3 0.77 5.75

2,486,500 284,000 174,000 7,592,300 406,000 725,800 108,000 4,914,200

48,464,816 546,200 543,810 254,385,280 445,680 4,022,624 79,090 28,159,340

-990,720 157,710 -91,090 -117,979,025 87,240 -19,543,161

2GO GROUP ABS CBN ACESITE HOTEL APC GROUP APOLLO GLOBAL BERJAYA BLOOMBERRY BOULEVARD HLDG CEBU AIR CENTRO ESCOLAR CHELSEA DISCOVERY WORLD EASYCALL FAR EASTERN U GLOBE TELECOM GMA NETWORK GOLDEN BRIA HARBOR STAR IMPERIAL INTL CONTAINER IPEOPLE IPM HLDG ISLAND INFO ISM COMM JACKSTONES LBC EXPRESS LEISURE AND RES LORENZO SHIPPNG MACROASIA MANILA JOCKEY MELCO RESORTS METRO RETAIL METROALLIANCE A MLA BRDCASTING NOW CORP PACIFIC ONLINE PAL HLDG PHIL RACING PHIL SEVEN CORP PHILWEB PLDT PREMIUM LEISURE PRMIERE HORIZON PUREGOLD ROBINSONS RTL SBS PHIL CORP SSI GROUP STI HLDG TRANSPACIFIC BR TRAVELLERS WATERFRONT WILCON DEPOT

10.14 20.15 1.36 0.43 0.037 1.5 8.18 0.058 67 7.8 4.81 2.23 17.6 890 2,148 5.21 292 2.63 2.23 94.95 11.64 7.7 0.114 2.65 2.95 14.5 3.5 0.91 17.46 5.75 7.03 2.24 1.46 15 5.05 11 8.2 8.8 110 3.52 1,370 0.84 0.35 42.5 78.8 7.11 2.48 0.73 0.52 5.17 0.64 11

10.14 20.15 1.36 0.44 0.039 1.57 8.2 0.058 67 7.8 4.81 2.23 18 890 2,168 5.21 315 2.68 2.23 95 11.64 7.7 0.114 2.73 3.14 14.5 3.57 0.91 17.46 5.75 7.04 2.24 1.46 15 5.3 11 8.2 8.8 110 3.6 1,370 0.85 0.35 42.5 78.8 7.11 2.52 0.73 0.53 5.2 0.64 11.18

9.5 20 1.36 0.425 0.037 1.46 7.84 0.056 66.05 7.8 4.6 2.23 13 890 2,110 4.99 287.6 2.5 2.16 91.05 11.06 7.7 0.102 2.6 2.9 14.5 3.42 0.88 16.68 4.5 6.98 2.13 1.35 15 4.22 11 7.5 8.8 105 3.38 1,340 0.84 0.33 40.5 74 7 2.38 0.67 0.465 5.15 0.56 10.64

SERVICES 9.66 20.05 1.36 0.43 0.037 1.5 8.01 0.056 66.1 7.8 4.64 2.23 13.44 890 2,148 5.03 310 2.55 2.16 93 11.6 7.7 0.11 2.73 3.14 14.5 3.46 0.88 16.9 5 7.01 2.16 1.42 15 4.36 11 7.5 8.8 105 3.6 1,364 0.84 0.335 40.5 75 7 2.45 0.69 0.475 5.18 0.59 11.16

16,200 33,200 16,000 2,040,000 3,700,000 2,966,000 6,208,200 19,170,000 250,430 5,500 2,414,000 14,000 391,200 100 90,635 338,700 7,530 3,139,000 2,000 891,120 10,000 2,500 4,440,000 4,264,000 25,000 100 571,000 124,000 1,990,500 242,100 9,303,300 620,000 28,000 200 25,254,100 23,000 4,000 2,000 580 6,064,000 62,060 12,174,000 2,370,000 470,900 738,490 201,900 11,981,000 7,126,000 49,645,000 5,617,700 3,171,000 1,575,000

157,841 667,065 21,760 875,950 139,500 4,437,370 49,974,979 1,086,870 16,561,907 42,900 11,244,230 31,220 5,647,188 89,000 194,358,800 1,722,164 2,302,414 8,020,350 4,390 82,367,710.50 116,066 19,250 497,000 11,278,000 77,070 1,450 1,967,050 110,580 33,558,494 1,287,949 65,168,694 1,338,000 38,380 3,000 115,649,718 253,000 30,150 17,600 60,950 20,756,050 84,136,690 10,227,730 791,300 19,142,185 55,282,086.50 1,415,470 29,353,480 4,886,010 24,551,135 29,090,033 1,868,010 17,457,486

-67,900 28,410 -9,575,358 11,534,446.00 -1,348,310 15,616,890 -234,400 -91,660 -3,706,231 234,280 -17,167,874 -18,621,110 -8,650 1,225,224 5,250 49,350 -16,639,840 -23,566,460 -589,680 -9,706,965 -17,691,900.50 2,196,980 101,490.00 -355,090 -2,625,242 -4,720 4,943,960

ABRA MINING APEX MINING ATOK BENGUET A CENTURY PEAK COAL ASIA HLDG DIZON MINES FERRONICKEL GEOGRACE LEPANTO A LEPANTO B NICKEL ASIA NIHAO OMICO CORP ORNTL PENINSULA ORNTL PETROL A ORNTL PETROL B PHILODRILL PHINMA PETRO PX MINING PXP ENERGY SEMIRARA MINING UNITED PARAGON

0.0024 1.47 15.04 1 1.9 0.3 7.08 1.82 0.2 0.108 0.111 4.4 1.12 0.66 1.03 0.013 0.013 0.012 3.51 3.28 15.6 24.45 0.0064

0.0025 1.47 15.8 1 1.91 0.3 7.08 1.83 0.202 0.108 0.111 4.4 1.12 0.66 1.05 0.013 0.013 0.012 3.51 3.3 15.6 25 0.007

0.0023 1.42 15 1 1.87 0.3 7.05 1.75 0.198 0.107 0.111 4.22 0.97 0.62 0.89 0.013 0.013 0.012 3.5 3.26 14.7 24 0.0064

MINING & OIL 0.0025 312,000,000 1.42 1,606,000 15.8 10,000 1 15,000 1.9 2,359,000 0.3 30,000 7.05 3,200 1.83 3,541,000 0.202 210,000 0.107 1,700,000 0.111 10,000 4.27 534,000 1.05 547,000 0.62 1,897,000 0.92 2,542,000 0.013 21,100,000 0.013 1,000,000 0.012 26,300,000 3.5 92,000 3.27 214,000 14.8 5,298,000 25 1,039,200 0.0068 10,000,000

742,000 2,313,270 150,744 15,000 4,462,860 9,000 22,568 6,366,260 41,660 182,270 1,110 2,283,280 537,300 1,217,950 2,392,790 274,300 13,000 315,600 322,080 699,980 79,362,836 25,365,845 68,400

-663,100.00 7,250 -78,510 -392,820 -26,400 9,500 -32,700 785,392 4,882,275 -

ABS HLDG PDR AC PREF B2 DD PREF FGEN PREF G GMA HLDG PDR GTCAP PREF B HOUSE PREF A LR PREF SMC FB PREF 2 SMC PREF 2B SMC PREF 2C SMC PREF 2E SMC PREF 2F SMC PREF 2G SMC PREF 2H SMC PREF 2I

20 490 98.5 101.6 5.03 945 95.55 1.04 999 76.2 77.95 74.95 75.2 75 73.4 74.7

20.2 499 99 101.6 5.03 945 95.55 1.04 1,000 76.2 77.95 74.95 75.2 75 74.9 74.7

19.96 490 98 101 4.95 945 95.55 1.02 990 75 77.5 74.95 75 75 73.4 74.7

PREFERRED 20.05 122,500 499 30 98 27,890 101 13,910 4.95 63,200 945 10 95.55 290 1.02 76,000 1,000 1,350 75 82,600 77.5 6,590 74.95 1,200 75 58,930 75 1,000 74.9 3,740 74.7 60,680

2,451,876 14,790 2,747,480 1,411,835 315,148 9,450 27,709.50 77,720 1,342,400 6,195,962 512,232.50 89,940 4,419,816 75,000 277,990 4,532,796

1,788,560 -257,648 -9,450 -

LR WARRANT

2.38

2.4

2.31

WARRANTS 2.38 177,000

415,980

ITALPINAS XURPAS

4.62 2.03

4.62 2.05

4.15 1.85

4.32 1.87

5,099,670 6,940,680

502,680 -747,640

FIRST METRO ETF

105.3

102.6

6,578,878

69,157

USD DMPL A1 USD DMPL A2

10 9.7

49,500 162,572

PROPERTY 7.23 0.7 10.5 2.01 0.56 38.5 2.34 4.36 0.41 0.9 0.211 7.86 18 0.54 1.4 1 2.35 4.08 0.59 0.43 0.395 3.69 31

184,600 8,353,000 4,700 2,000 2,060,000 10,250,600 140,000 363,000 25,910,000 11,000 2,780,000 270,600 519,300 19,000 8,721,000 4,122,000 24,806,000 18,029,000 113,508,000 2,280,000 1,310,000 3,316,000 2,400

NET FOREIGN BUYING/(SELLING), PHP

OPEN

TRADING SUMMARY

FINANCIAL

15,217,142

INDUSTRIAL

81,145,282

HOLDING FIRMS

103,366,415

PROPERTY

243,700,541

SERVICES

190,260,107

MINING & OIL

392,751,563

GRAND TOTAL

1,031,338,328

SME

1,175,000 3,648,000

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 103.4 63,260 10 9.7

DDS

4,950 16,760

VALUE 1,534.30 (down) 16.41 1,099,429,193.67 FINANCIAL INDUSTRIAL 10,344.79 (down) 17.59 932,820,873.98 HOLDING FIRMS 6,690.71 (down) 155.05 1,339,031,096.69 PROPERTY 3,423.23 (down) 74.09 SERVICES 1,460.37 (down) 28.93 1,339,031,096.69 MINING & OIL 8,550.51 (down) 71.91 913,501,948.18 PSEI 6,884.38 (down) 116.76 127,174,911.12 All Shares Index 4,241.25 (down) 57.49 5,427,315,007.27 Gainers: 39; Losers: 167; Unchanged: 34; Total: 240

SEC says Asiabest deal with Tiger not yet complete By Jenniffer B. Austria THE Philippine Stock Exchange said it cannot compel Asiabest Group International Inc. to disclose details on the intra-corporate dispute between potential investor Tiger Resorts Asia Ltd. and Japanese business mogul Kazuo Okada. PSE chief operating officer Roel Refran said in a recent interview that with the potential backdoor listing of Tiger Resorts through Asiabest not yet completed, the dispute between Tiger Resorts and Okada was not considered “a material information.” Okada last month asked the PSE to thoroughly investigate Asiabest Group for alleged misleading disclosures in connection with the share purchase agreement it signed with Tiger Resort. Okada informed the stock exchange that Asiabest’s supposed comprehensive corporate disclosures were “suspect and outright evasive” as it failed to bring up the tycoon’s pending intracorporate lawsuit against Tiger Asia as part of his efforts to regain his interest in the company Okada’s lawyers said the inclusion of his complaint in the disclosure would have an effect on the trading/ market value of Asiabest’s securities. Asiabest earlier reported that majority shareholders agreed to sell twothirds of the company to Tiger Resorts for P646 million. Tiger Resort operates Okada Mania, a $2.4-billion integrated resort and casino within Pagcor Entertainment City. Refran said Asiabest’s comprehensive corporate disclosure on the share purchase agreement with Tiger Resorts was complete after including the details of the change of control in the company and corporate plans. “Asiabest is not the party to disclose because the transaction has not been closed. But if the new owners come in, then it becomes a material information that they need to disclose,” Refran said. “We cannot compel the company since it is not yet technically Tiger Resorts,” he added. Okada on August 29, 2018 filed the lawsuit with the Parañaque Regional Trial Court an intra-corporate lawsuit against Tiger Resorts Leisure & Entertainment Inc., owner of Tiger Resort, and their respective directors and officers.

McDonald’s, PayMaya sign agreement By Darwin G. Amojelar MCDONALD’S has teamed up with PayMaya Philippines Inc. to accept cashless payments through self-ordering kiosks in its select stores in Metro Manila. “We’d like to congratulate McDonald’s for bringing this remarkable innovation to their stores in the Philippines. Through our respective innovations we hope to transform the experience of McDonald’s customers whenever they order their favorite food, and push the adoption of the ‘cashless’ lifestyle by more Filipinos,” PayMaya Philippines chief operating ofﬁcer and managing director Paolo Azzola said. Ordering and paying for McDonald’s favorites are now more convenient, as PayMaya powers the cashless experience in the quick-service restaurant chain’s new Self-Ordering Kiosks, now available in select stores in Metro Manila. The new Self-Ordering Kiosk allows for faster and smoother transactions at participating McDonald’s branches, as customers will only have to tap their orders at the screen and pay for their purchases by tapping or inserting their VISA or Mastercard at the terminal on the machine. After payment, they can proceed to the Claim Counter to pick-up the food they ordered. The cashless transactions at McDonald’s Self-Ordering Kiosks are powered by One by PayMaya Business, an all-inone payments terminal that can accept several transaction modes, including cards- and mobile-based payments. Customers can try out the Self-Ordering kiosks powered by PayMaya at the McDonald’s McKinley West (Fort Bonifacio), Kapitolyo (Pasig), Robinson’s Galleria (Pasig), Madison (San Juan), and Pioneer (Mandaluyong) branches of McDonald’s in Metro Manila.

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018 CESAR BARRIOQUINTO, Editor mst.daydesk@gmail.com

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TODAY

Earthquake kills 3, rattles IMF summit in Indonesia

IN BRIEF One more reason not to pick your nose PARIS―Parents exasperated by their children constantly ignoring pleas to stop picking their noses, may have ﬁnally found an argument to break the habit: it might give you pneumonia. Pneumococcus, the bacteria that causes pneumonia—a lung condition that can prove deadly if untreated—is known to spread through airborne droplets, often from the coughs and sneezes of infected individuals. British scientists said Thursday they had proved for the ﬁrst time that the diseasecausing bacteria can be transmitted manually via the nose and hands. In a trial, the results of which were published in the European Respiratory Journal, a group of adult volunteers had the bacteria applied to their hands. They were then given the unenviable choice of four tasks: “wet sniff,” “dry sniff”, “wet poke”, and “dry poke” designed to mimic everyday actions that see people touch or rummage around inside their noses. “This study has shown that the hands can spread this bacteria as well and objects like mobile phones or children’s toys could also be adding to the spread of this bacteria,” Victoria Connor, a clinical research fellow at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Royal Liverpool Hospital, told AFP. AFP

Push to ease N. Korea sanctions SEOUL―China and Russia have backed easing sanctions on Pyongyang “at an appropriate time”, as South Korea’s foreign minister said Seoul was mulling lifting its own measures, threatening cracks in the global restrictions on the nucleararmed North. Pyongyang is sanctioned under multiple UN Security Council resolutions over its weapons programs and has repeatedly called for the measures to be loosened, citing a freeze in its nuclear and missile tests. At three-way talks in Moscow, vice foreign ministers from North Korea, China and Russia agreed “it is necessary to consider adjusting sanctions on the DPRK by the UN Security Council at an appropriate time”, Beijing’s foreign ministry said in a statement late Wednesday, using the North’s official name. China is the North’s main diplomatic backer and Pyongyang also has friendly relations with Russia. In contrast the United States, which spearheaded global efforts to squeeze the North Korean economy last year, has been adamant that the sanctions remain in place until Pyongyang’s “final, fully verified denuclearization”. AFP

VISIT. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands waves upon arrival in Trier during a three day visit to Germany, on October 10, 2018. AFP

Saudis asked to explain reporter disappearance W ASHINGTON― US President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that Saudi Arabia provide answers over the disappearance of journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi, whom Turkish ofﬁcials suspect was murdered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

The Trump administration sharply upped the pressure, reversing an initially low-key response after Washington Post contributor Khashoggi vanished on October 2. Trump said he had talked “more than once” and “at the highest levels” to

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partners in Saudi Arabia, which is one of Washington’s closest allies and a key market for the US weapons industry. “We’re demanding everything,” Trump told reporters. “We cannot let this happen, to reporters, to anybody.” “We are very disappointed to see what’s going on. We don’t like it and we’re going to get to the bottom of it,” he added. In a later interview with “Fox News at Night,” Trump said “it would not be a good thing at all” if the Saudis were proven to be involved. Twenty-two senators wrote to Trump invoking the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which requires the president to open an investigation and determine whether sanctions should be imposed. The act is used in cases of suspected “extra-judicial killing, torture, or other gross violation of internationally recognized human rights against an individual exercising freedom of expression,”

the senators said. Asked in the Fox interview about suggestions in Congress that arms sales to the kingdom be blocked, Trump replied that such a move would hurt the US economy. “Frankly, I think that would be a very, very tough pill to swallow for our country,” he said. Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said National Security Advisor John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump’s close aide and son-in-law Jared Kushner had all spoken to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the past two days. The United States has not conﬁrmed Turkish claims that Khashoggi, a US resident and one of the more outspoken critics of the regime of King Salman and his son Prince Mohammed, had been lured to the Istanbul consulate and murdered by a team of 15 government operatives sent by Riyadh to Istanbul. AFP

Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region III SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AURORA San Luis

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES National Capital Region

REGIONAL BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE INVITATION TO BID Contract for Security Services 2019

REGIONAL BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE INVITATION TO BID FOR Contract for Utility Services 2019

JAKARTA—An earthquake Thursday killed three people in Indonesia and rattled the hotels where IMF delegates were attending a major summit, a fortnight after a quake-tsunami killed more than 2,000 elsewhere in the archipelago. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Bali and Java islands in the early hours, jolting residents awake and sending them rushing into the streets. Some attendees in Bali for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings this week evacuated their hotels as the quake shook the island. “I felt the quake for at least 30 seconds and I panicked. At ﬁrst I didn’t want to go out but then I decided to leave,” Katharina Sudiyono, an Indonesian attendee at the summit, told AFP. Peter Jacobs, head of the Indonesian Central Bank’s IMF-World Bank task force, said delegates in Bali’s Nusa Dua district for the summit were quickly informed of the situation. “Many summit participants woke up and asked questions, but we immediately sent out information to them that there had been an earthquake and the impact in Nusa Dua,” he told AFP. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in Bali and the summit proceeded Thursday uninterrupted. “We send our condolences to those affected by the earthquake. Here in Bali, the earthquake has not caused signiﬁcant damage nor any disruption to the meetings,” an IMF spokesman said. The conference center was designed to withstand seismic events, and participants had been told to remain there in the event of a quake. In case of tsunami risk, attendees would be evacuated to a nearby building. Holidaymakers in the island’s popular tourist districts also rushed into the streets as buildings swayed. “Wow, that was really strong and it lasted a long time,” said one woman who took refuge in a hotel parking lot in Nusa Dua, a few kilometers from where the IMF and World Bank are holding their meetings. AFP

3201 San Luis, Aurora INVITATION TO BID

The DENR-NCR, through the General Appropriations Act of 20191 intends to apply the sum of Four Million Six Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Pesos only (PhP4,697,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Security Services. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

The DENR-NCR, through the General Appropriations Act of 20191 intends to apply the sum of One Million Six Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Pesos only (PhP1,653,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Security Services. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

1.The Department of Education-Schools Division Office of Aurora Bids And Awards Committee, through the GAA RO/DO Fund of 2018 2nd Batch1 intends to apply the sum of Eighteen Million Nine Hundred Three Thousand Three Hundred Nine Pesos and Thirty Nine Centavos (Php18,903,309.39) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Construction of Three (3) Storey SDO Extension Building/Single Contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

The DENR-NCR now invites bids for the Contract for Security Services 2019 for the provision of nineteen (19) guards, equipment, tools, and apparatus necessary for the discharge of the services. The contract period shall be for twelve (12) months. Bidders should have completed within five (5) 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.

The DENR-NCR now invites bids for the Contract for Utility Services 2019 for the provision of eight (8) utility workers. The contract period shall be for twelve (12) months. Bidders should have completed within five (5) 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.

The Department of Education-Schools Division Office of Aurora Bids And Awards Committee now invites bids for Construction of Three (3) Storey SDO Extension Building/Single Contract.2 Completion of the Works is required for One Hundred Twenty Calendar Days (120 CD). Bidders should have completed a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act.”Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and 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 Department of Education-Schools Division Office of Aurora Bids And Awards Committee and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00Am to 5:00PM.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on October 1-22, 2018 from the address below Department of Education-Schools Division Office of Aurora, So. Hiwalayan, Brgy. Bacong, San Luis, Aurora, in the amount of Php 25,000.00

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organization with at least seventy percent (70%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organization with at least seventy percent (70%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183.

Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Regional Bids and Awards Committee of the DENR-NCR and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00am to 4:00pm, Mondays to Fridays.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from October 09, 2018 to October 29, 2018 from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (PhP5,000.00).

It may also be downloadedfree of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. 5.

The Department of Education-Schools 3Division Office of Aurora Bids And Awards Committee will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 10, 2018 at 9:00AM at Department of Education-SDO Aurora Conference Hall for Pre-Bid Conference, if applicable], which shall beopen to prospective bidders.

Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before October 23, 2018 at 9:00AM. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the DENRNCR website (http://www.ncr.denr.gov.ph) provided that bidders shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The DENR-NCR will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 17, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at the DENR-NCR Conference Room, 4th Floor, National Ecology Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

It may be viewed or downloadedfree of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS), www.philgeps.net, and the website of the Procuring Entity, https://sdoaurora.wordpress.com, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. The schedule and venue of the procuring activities are as follows:

Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

ACTIVITY DATE and TIME VENUE Issuance of Bidding October 1-22, 2018, 8:00AM to BAC Seretariat, DepEd SDO, Documents 5:00PM Bacong San Luis, Aurora Aurora, Conference Hall, Pre-Bid Conference October 10, 2018 @ 9:00 AM SDO Bacong, San Luis, Aurora Aurora, Conference Hall, Submission of Bids October 23, 2018 @ 9:00 AM SDO Bacong, San Luis, Aurora SDO Aurora, Conference Hall, Opening of Bids October 23, 2018 @ 9:30 AM Bacong, San Luis, Aurora

Bids must be duly received by the RBAC Secretariat at the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. of October 29, 2018. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

The DENR-NCR reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

The DENR-NCR likewise assumes no obligation whatsoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders as the case may be from 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.

BAC Secretariat Procurement Section, 3rd Flr, DENR-NCR Bldg. National Ecology Center East Avenue, Quezon City Tel. 932-13-71

October 04, 2018. (SGD) GWENDOLYN C. BAMBALAN Chairperson, Regional Bids and Awards Committee DENR-NCR National Ecology Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Telephone No. (02) 426-38-46

[Insert such other necessary information deemed relevant by the Procuring Entity]

The Department of Education-Schools Division Office of Aurora Bids And Awards Committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

10. For further information, please refer to:

Bid opening shall be on October 23, 2018, 9:30AM at Department of Education-SDO Aurora Conference Hall. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

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Prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to order or download the electronic copy of the Bidding Documents from the PhilGepswebsite: www.philgeps.net, for them to be included in the Document Request List of the project. All particulars relative to Eligibility, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Bids must be delivered to DepEd Schools Division Office Conference Hall, DepEd Schools Division of Aurora, San Luis Aurora on or before the date and time stated herein. 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 Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the Bid Opening. Late bids shall not be accepted. DepEd Schools Division of Aurora reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, declare a failure of bidding, not award the contract, or annul the bidding process without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: LAILA L. HERNANDEZ Head Secretariat - DepEd, SDO, Brgy. Bacong, San Luis, Aurora Contact No. 0977-804-0047 lailahernandez0109@yahoo.com (SGD) GILBERT F. BAYUDANG BAC Chairperson 1

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In the case of National Government Agencies, the General Appropriations Act and/or continuing appropriations; in the case of GOCCs, GFIs, and SUCs, the Corporate Budget for the contract approved by the governing Boards; in the case of LGUs, the Budget for the contract approved by the respective Sanggunian. (Section 5(a), R.A. 9184) A brief description of the scope of Works should be provided, including quantities, location of project, and other information necessary to enable potential bidders to decide whether or not to respond to the invitation. May be deleted in case the ABC is less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000) where the Procuring Entity may not hold a pre-bid conference. (MS-OCT. 12, 2018)

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A boy spreads some of the ingredients for an ‘inipit’ or flat pastry as he and around 60 culinary students attempted to make the biggest inipit during the grand launching of Bulacan Art festival at SM City Marilao on Thursday. Measuring 20 feet wide, weighing 200 kilos and yielding over 11,300 servings, the record dessert was made up of 7,600 eggs, 350 cans of evaporated milk, 250 kilos of sugar, 167 sacks of cake flour, 125 bricks of unsalted butter, 63 liters of cake oil, 8 kilos of baking powder, and 11 bottles of vanilla flavoring. It was cooked for 120 hours. Norman Cruz

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Run for governor of Sulu, Tausug urge Nur’s son ThOusAnDs of Tausug tribesmen, led by former Mindanao state university chancellor sammy Adju, are urging the son of Moro national Liberation Front chairman nur Misuari to run for governor of sulu and challenge incumbent Abdusakur Tan II in the May 2019 elections. In a statement, Adju said political leaders of various political clans, religious and sectoral leaders in the Mindanao islandprovince started a signature campaign on Oct. 8 for a manifesto urging hadji uto Karim Misuari to run for governor. “hadji uto Karim Misuari is a promising, young and dynamic leader with unquestionable track record for patriotism and undying love for Lupah sug and the Bangsamoro people,” the manifesto states. The younger Misuari has yet to respond to the Tausugs’ appeal, as the filing for certificates of candidacy for the midterm elections began Thursday. Adju said that in what is generally perceived as a “desperate desire” by the people to elect local officials who can usher in an era of peace, progress and development for the people of sulu, the manifesto “readily attracts, like a magical wand, the attention of the people” in the province “They are now literally scrambling to sign the manifesto,” he added. Genuine political and economic reforms within sulu, Adju said, can only be achieved “if we succeed in installing into public office honest, God-fearing and competent local officials who can lead and unite our people to a common vision that will liberate them from patronage politics.” Despite the earnest efforts of the national government to alleviate poverty and exterminate drugs, terrorism, kidnapping, extortion and corruption, the manifesto said sulu remains one of the poorest provinces in the country, “with ordinary Tausugs suffering the brunt of grinding poverty, intractable armed conflict and a collective sense of insecurity.”

Joy, Chuck, Bingbong tussle for QC mayor By Rio N. Araja

OLLOwInG months of soft campaigning, Joy Belmonte has finally filed her certificate of candidacy for the mayoralty of Quezon City in the 2019 elections, with at least one rival challenging her for the post. The incumbent vice mayor and her running mate, District 3 Councilor Gian Carlo sotto, on Thursday filed their candidacies at the Commission on elections, accompanied by their influential fathers—former house speaker and QC Mayor sonny Belmonte and senate President Tito sotto. Joy Belmonte is out to take over from incumbent Mayor herbert Bautista, unless her somewhat unexpected challenger—former congressman and councilor Chuck Mathay III—pulls off an upset next May.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Education REGION IV-A CALABARZON Gate 2 Karangalan Village, Cainta. Rizal 1900 Cainta, Rizal

INVITATION TO BID PROCUREMENT OF CY 2018 BASIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FUND PROVISION OF SCHOOL FURNITURE 1.

The [Department of Education, Region IV-A (Calabarzon)], through the [FY 2018 GAA] intends to apply the sum of [Two Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand pesos (PhP2,550,000.00)] being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED ENGINEERING (PDE) FOR SCHOOL BUILDING SUBSURFACE SOIL EXPLORATION WORKS. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals.

Lot I - Division of San Pablo City 17 sites

Item/Description Soil Exploration

The [Department of Education, RO IV-A (Calabarzon), through the [Fiscal Year CY 2018 GAA RA No, 10964]1 intends to apply the sum of [Twenty Million Eight Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand One Hundred Eight Nine pesos (PhP20,829,189.00)] being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Procurement of CY 2018 BEFF-Provision of School Furniture (Regular and Cooperative). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Cluster 1-------------Php5,784,000.00 (Regular) Two Seater Student Table

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The [Department of Education, Region IV-A (Calabarzon)] now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for the CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED ENGINEERING (PDE) FOR SCHOOL BUILDING SUBSURFACE SOIL EXPLORATION WORKS. Qty

Unit Sets Sets sets

Antipolo City Cavite Rizal

Quantity 159 786 260

VELASCO FETE: Mayor Lorna Velasco of

Cluster 2-------------Php7,752,000.00 (Regular)

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)

Two Seater Student Table

Division

2,550,000.00

Unit sets

Laguna

Interested consultants may submit their written Letter of Intent (LOI) or Application for Eligibility and Short Listing to the BAC addressed to the BAC Secretariat at DepEd RO IV-A (Calabarzon), Gate 2-Karangalan Drive, Cainta, Rizal. The BAC may only issue the list of eligibility requirements to those who have submitted the LOI or Application for Eligibility and Short Listing.

Quantity 1,615

Cluster 3-------------Php7,290,400.00 (Cooperative) Division Biñan City Batangas Imus City

Two Seater Student Table Unit Quantity Sets 307 Sets 780 sets 366

Teacher`s Table with Chair Unit Quantity sets

Interested consultants must submit their eligibility documents on or before October 11, 2018 at 10:00 AM @ DepEd RO IV-A (Calabarzon), Gate 2-Karangalan Drive, Cainta, Riza!. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion.

The opening of eligibility documents is scheduled on October 18, 2018 @ 1:30 PM. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted eligibility documents/Expression of Interest and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The short list shall consist of eligible prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are:

The DepEd Region IV-A (Calabarzon) now invites bids for the Procurement of CY 2018 BEFF School Furniture. Delivery of Goods is expected for the contract duration of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days. Bidders should have completed within five (5) 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 a nondiscretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

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Applicable experience of the consultant and members in case of joint ventures, considering both overall experiences of the company or the individual experiences of the principal and key staff (40 pts. Max).

b. Qualification of personnel who may be assigned to the job vis-a-vis extent and complexity of the undertaking; (40 pts. Max); and The BAC shall inform the short listed consultants and the bidding documents will be made available only to the short listed consultants. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired at DepEd RO IV-A (Calabarzon), Gate 2-Karangalan Drive, Cainta, Rizal upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php 5,000.00. The BAC shall hold a Pre-Bid Conference to discuss the terms and conditions under the Contract on October 23, 2018, 10:00 AM at DepEd RO IV-A (Calabarzon), Gate 2-Karangalan Drive, Cainta, Rizal. The submission and opening of bids will be conducted on November 5, 2018 at 9:00 AM, through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA 9184. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality Cost Based Evaluation/ Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure (Technical: 70% and Financial: 30%). The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

Interested bidder’s may obtain further information from DepEd Region IV-A Calabarzon (BAC Secretariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hour at 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 11, 2018 from the address below and upon payment of the applicable fee from the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount per Cluster as follows: Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3

PhP 5,000.00 (Regular) PhP 5,000.00 (Regular) PhP 5,000.00 (Cooperative)

It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhiIGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The DepEd Region IV-A Calabarzon will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 19, 2018, 9:00 AM to be held at the Bulwagan ng Karangalan, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before October 31, 2018, 9:00 am. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

For further information, please refer to:

Army unveils new garden The Tarlac heritage Foundation and the Philippine Army have inaugurated the hardin ng Lunas Gazebo—a living testimony of their stakeholders’ cooperation to advance vegetable farming and gardening among the military—at Camp General servillano Aquino in san Miguel, Tarlac City. Through the efforts of the foundation led by Dr. Isa Cojuangco suntay and Maj. Gen. Joselito M. Reyes, commander of the Army support Command or Ascom, the garden’s pond has been restocked with tilapia, the gazebo has been decorated and now serves as a hanging garden for kangkong (water spinach), petchay (cabbage), and mustasa (mustard). Tarlac heritage also donated 106 trees for landscaping and lumber, along with hundreds of beautiful flowers for the garden. Attending the turnover following its renovation and repairs were suntay, Reyes, Ascom commandant Lt. Col. Romeo e Cabanalan, and with their staff and personnel, representing Army commanding general Lt. Gen Rolando Joselito D Bautista and Lt. Gen emmanuel salamat, northern Luzon Command chief.

The DepEd Region IV-A Calabarzon reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: Ann Geralyn T. Pelias DepEd Region IV-A Calabarzon Gate 2-Karangalan Drive, Cainta, Rizal 6477 487 & 6474914 www.depedcalabarzon.ph

(SGD) CARLITO D. ROCAFORT BAC Chairperson May be deleted ill case the ABC is less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000.00) where the Procuring Entity may not hold a Pre-Bid Conference. (MS-OCT. 12, 2018)

Torrijos, Marinduque (seated left) celebrates her birthday with her husband, retired Supreme Court justice Presbitero Velasco (seated right), daughter Mata Party-list Rep. Tricia Velasco Catera (standing left), her husband Sherwin, and brothers Vincent Michael and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco (inset, from left). The lunch party was at the Torrijos covered court, which the family shared with over 1,000 residents of the town, who also tried to convince Justice Velasco to run for governor. Lino Santos

Bid opening shall be on October 31, 2018 at Bulwagan ng Karangalan]. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

Ann Geralyn T. Pelias DepEd Region IV-A Calabarzon Gate 2-Karangalan Drive, Cainta, Rizal 6477487 & 6474914 www.depedcalabarzon.ph

Note: For lot procurement, the maximum fee for the bidding documents for each lot shall be based on its ABC in accordance with Guidelines issued by the GPPB; provided that the total fees for the Bidding Documents of all lots shall not exceed fee prescribed in the Guidelines for the sum of the ABC of all lots.

The contract duration for Undertaking the Subsurface Soil Exploration Activities shall be Ninety Calendar Days 90 Calendar Days)and the consultants shall commence work after the receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP). The DepEd RO IV-A (Calabarzon) reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183.

c. Current workload relative to capacity (20 pts. Max).

The Department of the Interior and Local Government has cleared the Manila City Government of the 27 “nonexistent” barangays in the city that allegedly received real property tax shares amounting to P108.733 million, after they were flagged by the Commission on Audit. The investigation released by the DILG-Manila Field Office under Atty. Rolynne Javier revealed that the barangays identified and questioned by COA were actually existing with temporary barangay names and codes. The DILG also said the fund of the so called “Barangay 10” which received P365,000 in tax shares remains intact and has been deposited to the City’s Trust Fund Account. Interior department officials said, the City of Manila, which has 896 barangays recognized by their numerical numbers, were not yet officially classified as such by the DILG. Barangay numbers in Manila go from 1 to 905, including the dissolved barangays with sub-A markings.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Education REGION IV-A CALABARZON Gate 2 Karangalan Village, Cainta. Rizal

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED ENGINEERING (PDE) FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS SUBSURFACE SOIL EXPLORATION WORKS (ITB-10-18-4A).

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The son of former QC mayor Mel Mathay is running alongside three-term councilor Roderick Paulate, whose staff previously told Manila Standard he would be running for vice mayor “come what may.” Another rumored mayoralty bidder, District 1 Rep. Vincent “Bingbong” Crisologo, has yet to file his candidacy, and will likely do so without a running mate. This after District 2 Rep. winston “winnie” Castelo, who has been angling for the vice mayoralty supposedly under Crisologo as early as 2017, has reportedly backed out, city hall sources

told the standard. “[Castelo] will no longer run after some negotiations,” one source told Manila Standard. Crisologo, the city chairman of the ruling PDP-Laban party, was taken aback by Castelo’s sudden decision, the source also said. Castelo’s wife, three-term District 2 Councilor Precious hipolito, will no longer run under the PDP-Laban slate of Crisologo either. Joy Belmonte is running under the local party-list serbisyong Bayan that is allied with Davao City Mayor sara Duterte’s hugpong ng Pagbabago— and not with the PDP-Laban despite shifting her allegiance away from the Liberal Party last May. The current vice mayor said she is running “under a banner of good governance and social services for the city’s poorest.”

No ‘ghost’ villages in Manila, DILG says after probe

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STRAIGHT JOBS. 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (inset) recently made 400 Cebuanos happy by creating jobs for them and giving them free technical training like Housekeeping NC II and pastry production. They are part of the ‘Iskolar Kami ni Cong. Mikee Romero’ group, 80 percent of which already have jobs and 10 percent already working abroad. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

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@MStandardLife friday, october 12, 2018 Philippinae Insulae by Petrus Bertius, 1616

Insulae Philippinae by Cornelius van Wytfleit, 1611

De Stad, Manilha by Francois Valentijn, 1726

Die Länder Asie nach ihrer gelegenheit… by Sebastain Münster, 1544

Mapping the origins of the East Indies F

OR the first time in Southeast Asia, foreign and Filipino antique map collectors will gather at the Ayala Museum in Makati on Oct. 15-17 to attend a series of lectures on the role and importance of the historical cartography of the Insulae Indiae Orientalis, or the east Indies Island.

The two-day 36th International Map Collectors Society (IMCoS) Symposium, organized by the Ayala Museum and Gallery of Prints, with support from the International Map Collectors Society and the Philippine Map Collectors Society, aims to reveal the european knowledge of the region as early as the 16th century. Focused on historical issues and unexplored accounts reflected in the antique maps and prints, the symposium will present papers that will deepen appreciation for these significant documents. Among the international speakers include Martine Chomel Harent, former curator of the Mexico National History Museum. Harent will talk about the galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco from the Mexican perspective, supported by antique maps that outline the historical trade route. Dr. Ambeth Ocampo, meanwhile, will discuss the emergence of the Filipino nation through displayed ancient and manu-

script maps, while Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio will share his knowledge on the pivotal role of antique maps in the controversial South China and West Philippine Sea dispute. The symposium includes afternoon visits and special viewing of numerous collections of the Ortigas Foundation, Lopez Museum, and the University of Santo Tomas Heritage Library. A special exhibit at the Ayala Museum will showcase antique originals of the maps presented in the lectures, some of which have never been seen in the Philippines. A significant feature of the exhibit is the Murillo Room, which will display the largest number of Murillo maps, regarded as the “Mother of all Philippine Maps,” together in one room, including the famous acquisition of Filipino technology entrepreneur Mel Velasco Velarde. The Murillo Velarde map of 1734 was drawn by Jesuit Father Pedro Murillo

Velarde with the help of two Filipinos: Francisco Suárez and engraver Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay. According to the World Digital Library, the map shows the maritime routes from Manila to Spain and to New Spain (Mexico and other Spanish territory in the New World), with captions. The exhibit is open to the public today until Oct. 14. It will temporarily close during the symposium and will resume on the 18th until the 28th of October. “I am very happy to present an exhibition of over 150 original maps and prints assembled from the collections lent by presenters from the Philippines and overseas, my personal collection, fellow members of PHIMCOS, and the Gallery of Prints,” enthused IMCoS Philippine representative and 2018 symposium organizer Rudolf J. H. Lietz of the Gallery of Prints. Lietz is also the curator of the exhibit. In addition to its Manila leg, the IMCoS Symposium 2018 is also scheduled in Hong Kong on Oct. 19-20. For more information on the 36th IMCoS Symposium Manila, visit www.imcos-2018-manila.com, or email symposium@gop.com.ph, or call (02) 821-7181.

Mapa de las Yslas Pilipinas by Father Pedro Murillo de Velarde S.J., 1749

International Map Collectors Society Philippine representative Rudolf J. H. Lietz

Of peace signs and skulls By Diana B. Noche

WeaR YouR aRt. These guys proudly show off their body art at this year's Dutdutan, an annual convention of tattooists, designers, and advocates of tattooing.

exhiBit aNNouNcemeNt a peek into the lives of oFWs AS PART of her requirements for her Master of Fine Arts program, UP College of Fine Arts student Jelai Averilla-Dabu mounts an exhibit depicting the diaspora of Filipino workers abroad. entitled “Nangalap-Nakalat,” the solo show features an art installation made of a huge archive of overseas Filipino workers’ mementos like souvenirs, balikbayan boxes, and letters, among others. Dabu’s installation symbolize and characterize OFWs’ circumstances and living conditions. The exhibit runs until Oct. 20 at the UP Fine Arts Gallery in Diliman, Quezon City.

We HAVe come to think of people with tattoos on their body as a breed apart, notoriously drawn to trouble— criminals, street gang members, savages, and the feeble-minded. Women, on the other hand, are often subjected to negative comments and are considered trashy and “uncivilized.” According to a study by Sir Joseph Banks in 1769, the Polynesians were the first group to practice tattooing as part of their principal community sentiment and popular superstitious beliefs. Tattoos provided superhuman powers: talisman, antidote for pain and wounds, strength, good luck, and for exorcising demons. An additional study by German anthropologist Wilhelm Joest in 1887 identified a shift toward tattooing tolerance—its evolvement into a form of self-expression using the body as canvass—a kind of adornment motivated by personal vanity. The introduced art form engraved on the skin signified many things: pledge of love, decoration for bravery in battles, mark of royalty, religious veneration, group association, one’s individuality, and in some cases, a form of punishment or badge of shame. During the 1970s, the hippie movement and its twin upshots—flower power and LSD-crackbrained zombies—gave birth to a new fashioned treatment to the body art form. The images were hallucinogenic, outré, and symbolic. Trending designs included the peace sign, flaming swords, a snake looped around the arm, and the consummate indication of machismo and protest: skeletal Death that transcended a Puritan’s idea of beauty and sense. Towards the 20th century tattooing became a legitimate art form. Band members with their long seaweed hair

sported incredible patterns etched on all possible space of their skin, which were promptly replicated by fans. For decades, indigenous groups in the Philippines have been practicing this art form. In the Visayas region, Spaniards who came in 1521 told of natives wearing tattoos. They called them “pintados” which means “painted ones.” A huge part of these natives’ bodies, except for their hands and feet, was pigmented with henna and extracts from local plants. A young girl from Kalinga taps an image In the Luzon area, the Igorots were using the traditional tools for batok. known to swathe their body with tattoos. Women wore them to enhance beauty, emphasize their clothing, and to ensure childbearing fertility. Most tattooing were tapped with sharpened tools made of metal, thorn, wood, or bone. Likewise, tattooing was prevalent among inmates to distinguish themselves from other jail mates. Prison groups were denominated as OXO, Sigue-Sigue, Batang City Jail, and Sputnik. Dutdutan, an annual convention of tattooists, designers, and advocates of This man knows he wants to get a Jon Snow tattoo. the art form is now on its 18th year of inducing a larger scope of mass acceptance for the body art. The stigma has somehow tuckered out. Dutdutan conventions, the most recent was held on Sept. 21-22, also offer a choice of temporary tattoos and stickons for the non-brave hearts who like to feel better about themselves but could not hang tough against the pricking pain or the whirring sound of needles invading the dermis layer of their skin. One experience that ought not to be missed during the convention was watching 90-plus-year-old Whang-Od A woman gets inked on her back. Oggay, the “last and oldest mambabaand mohawks performing heavily am- tok,” do her thing. Photos by Diana B. Noche plified metal sounds at rock concerts

Entertainment

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018

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First there were 4, now the last of the 8 entries to the MMFF were announced LAST Tuesday afternoon, at the Club Filipino in Greenhills, the movie press waited with bated breath the announcement of the final four films that will complete this year’s eight official entries to the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) held on Dec. 25 till the first Wednesday of the following year. Already, it was way beyond the call time of 4 p.m. and Noel Ferrer, the person in-charge of press relations, was already wary the conference could start even later. He said, the selection committee was seriously debating which film would comprise the last of the four slots to complete this year’s selection. They had 16 films from among the four films would be chosen. Earlier this year, the MMFF Executive Committee announced the four films they had selected from among the submitted scripts, and they were Viva’s Aurora with Anne Curtis and directed by Yam Laranas; Fantastica: The Princess, The Prince and The Perya with Vice Ganda, Maris Racal, Loisa Andalio, and Maymay Entrata, and directed by Barry Gonzalez from Cinema and Viva Films; Girl in the Orange Dress with Jessy Mendiola, Jericho Rosales, Kim Chiu, Tom Rodriguez and directed by Jay Abello from Quantum and MJM Films; and Popoy En Jack: The Pulisincredibles with Vic Sotto, Coco Martin, and Maine Mendoza and directed by Rodel Nacianceno (Martin) from MZet, APT, and CCM Productions National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera who heads the Selection committee, was present during the announcement of the first four films. He was, however, unable to attend the announcement of the final four, as he left immediately after the deliberations to decide the last film to be included in the final four ended. And so the movie press, after a merienda of sontanghon, fried chicken, and ginataang mais, now awaited the announcement. Ferrer and a lady from the MMDA declared that the program would commence with an announcement from a representative from the local government unit of Parañaque City that is hosting this year’s MMFF on the Parade of Stars on Dec. 23rd and the Gabi ng Parangal on the 27th. Before the final four was announced, the MMDA also awarded 16 student filmmakers P20 thousand-grant to produce short films from which the MMFF Execom would choose eight to go with the official full-length film entries. The films are: Anod (Sarah Nicole Bautista, PUP QC), Balita (Allysa Nievera, CEU), Binibini (Neil Adrien Reyes, DLSU-CSB), Bisperas (Jessa Bisnar, PLM), Camera (Adeline Carreon (Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Media Arts Senior High School), Breadwinner (Ma. Arizza Ariola, Pasig Catholic College), Dalawampung Pisong Pagasa (Pauleen Valdez, St. Dominic College of Asia), Di Pa Nga Ako Kumakaen Eh (Marizen Tamondong, PUP Manila), Hayag (Patricka Coliflores Villaseñor, UP Manila), Insan (Nina Jean Comanda, DLSU-CSB), Kasilyas (Leslie Ann Ramirez, BSU), Padyak (Venice Aw itin , NMColleges, Inc.), Paraiso (Carlo Lopez, UP Diliman),

Sasagot Ka Pa? (Ronald Van Angelo Dulatre, DLSUCSB), Si Luisa, Ang Artista (Peter John Teneza, PUP QC), and Tahanan (Demetrio Celestino III, Catanduanes StateU). The eight films to be chosen will be announced on the third week of November. Back to the final four full-length films, the press was already wondering if Brillante Mendoza’s Alpha, The Right To Kill would make it to the list. After all it had been honored at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain with Special Mention of the Jury and Special Prize of the Jury apart from being nominated for the Golden Seashell, the top prize of the festival. So, it was time for the final four films to be announced. Prior to that Ferrer and the lady from MMDA recapped and showed the trailers of the four films selected earlier. But the press was already perky waiting for the main event—the final four. Then, it happened. I already had a smidgen of what it was going to be for Mendoza. I just needed validation. The final four films were finally announced beginning with Ten 17P’s Mary, Marry Me with Sam Milby, Toni and Alex Gonzaga directed by RC de los Reyes. I said that was expected. And then it was followed by another expected-to-be-announced film, Regal Entertainment’s One Great Love with Dennis Trillo and Kim Chiu directed by Enrico (Eric) Quizon. The third film was an unexpected as it was about an aging gay father that comes out finally in his 80s—Heaven’s Best Entertainment’s Rainbow’s Sunset directed by Joel Lamangan and starring Gloria Romero, Eddie Garcia, and Tony Mabesa. What could be the final film? Everyone seemed to be wondering, and then it was announced. The press finally was able to breath freely as the name Joven Tan (Jovinor M. Tan) was called. He directed Otlum, the horror film that made up the final eight films, for Horseshoe Studios, starring Ricci Rivero and Jerome Ponce. I asked Tan how he felt that his film was chosen over and above a film that has been decorated abroad and he said, “I guess I am just lucky that the committee found my film worthy to be among the eight entries. I don’t want to comment on any of the films made by fellow directors. I am just grateful.” Selection of the eight films were based on the following criteria: artistic excellence, 40 percent; commercial appeal, 40 percent; promotion of Filipino cultural and historical values, 10 percent; and global appeal, 10 percent. I wonder where among the criteria Mendoza’s Alpha got the lowest. Apart from Lumbera, those who are members of the selection committee were Jesse Ejercito, Eveylene Advincula, Roy Iglesias, Maria Anicia Naval, Mel Chionglo, James Bartolome, Lualhati Bautista, Cesar Ona, Jr., Irene Jose, Lilibeth Nakpil and Consoliza Laguardia. So there you are folks. On the 25th of December, you must pick your films to watch. Watching a movie now is not an inexpensive pastime. Choose the film that will make you and your family happy, or if not, wait for it to be screened on your favorite movie channel on cable TV or digital TV. Sam Milby starrer film ‘Mary, Marry Me’ is now an official MMFF entry.

SNAPSHOT

UNIQUE at the Shang FRESH off a well-received debut album, rising star and former IV of Spades member UNIQUE is bringing his inventive musical stylings to the Shang. One of the youngest artists of his caliber these days, he’s one not to miss. Catch his set tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. at the East Atrium of Shang-la Plaza. For inquiries, along with a lineup of other exciting events and activities throughout the month, call 370-2597/98 or visit www.facebook. com/shangrilaplazaofﬁcial. Follow the Shang on Instagram: @shangrilaplazaofﬁcial.

Nickie Wang, Issue Editor

Universities honor

KAPAMILYA STARS, PROGRAMS

HE University of the Philippines (UP) College of Mass Communication and the University of Perpetual Help System-DALTA (UPHSD) recently honored various Kapamilya personalities, programs, and executives for their contributions to the media industry.

ABS-CBN takes home 44 trophies in ALTA Media and 5 Glory awards. Pictured here is Gerald Anderson who accepts the trophy for ‘Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin,’ which is recognized by ALTA as Best Daytime Drama Series.

UPHSD’s Alta Media Icon Awards honored 44 Kapamilya programs and personalities for their contributions to developing the nation through media. ABS-CBN chief content officer Charo Santos-Concio, Sharon Cuneta, and Lea Salonga led the awardees with an Icon Award each for their work in broadcast, film, and music, respectively. The Kapamilya network’s current affairs programs led the list of winners. TV Patrol won Best News Program while Umagang Kay Ganda won Best Morning Show. Ipaglaban Mo won Best Public Service Program, SOCO won Best Documentary Program, Tapatan ni Tunying won Best News Talk Program, Matanglawin won Best Educational Program, and Sports U won Best Sports Program. Meanwhile, Julius Babao won Best Public Service Program Host for Mission Possible, Amy Perez won Best Morning Show Host for Umagang Kay Ganda, Dyan Castillejo won Best Sports Program Host for Sports U, and Kim Atienza won Best Educational Program Host for Matanglawin. In the entertainment category, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, won Best Primetime Drama Series, while Maalaala Mo Kaya won Best Drama Anthology. Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin won Best Daytime Drama Series while Home Sweetie Home won Best Comedy Program. Wansapanataym won Best Youth-Oriented Program while morning show Magandang Buhay won Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show. The ALTA Media Awards given by the University of Perpetual Help in Las Pinas, recognizes media companies and personalities for significant contributions to national development, especially in shaping the youth Meanwhile, five of ABS-CBN’s journalists and executives were recognized at UP Mass Comm’s Glory Awards, which honors recipients for their “excellence in broadcasting, film, journalism, research and allied disciplines such as social advocacy.” Journalists Ces Oreña-Drilon, Fernando Sepe Jr., and Michelle Santiago received awards for their work in journalism, while media executives Monchet Olives and Linggit TanMarasigan received awards for their pioneering work in the television industry for the past thirty years.

Launched last year, the Glory Awards is inspired by the legacy of the college’s first dean, the late Dr. Gloria Feliciano. The awardees were chosen based on criteria that include professional track record, leadership and social responsibility, results and impact, and samples of work. Previous winners of the Glory Awards are ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs head Ging Reyes and ABS-CBN TV Production head Laurenti Dyogi. Other winners at the ALTA Media Awards include ASAP and It’s Showtime for Best Musical Variety Show and Best Noontime Variety Show, respectively, while Vice Ganda won Best Variety Show Host. Reality shows I Can See Your Voice won Best Game Show while Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (Season 3) won Best Talent Competition. Robi Domingo won Best Talent Competition Host. Coco Martin won Best Actor for TV (FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano) while Maja Salvador won Best Actress for TV (Wildflower). Daniel Padilla and Liza Soberano won Most Influential Male and Female TV Personalities respectively. Joshua Garcia won Most Promising Male Star for TV while he and Julia Barretto won Best Love Team. Child star Awra Briguela won Best Child Performer for Film for Ang Panday. In the music categories, Michael Pangilinan won Best Male Recording Artist for “Bakit Ba Ikaw” while Moira dela Torre won Best Female Recording Artist for “Titibo-tibo.” Lifestyle program hosts Gina Lopez (G Diaries on ABS-CBN and ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel) and Bianca Gonzales (Modern Living TV on ANC) also won Best Travel Show Host and Best Lifestyle Show Host respectively. Meanwhile, comedian, host, and vlogger Alex Gonzaga won Most Influential Female Social Media Personality. ABS-CBN also won various awards for its radio programs and hosts. MOR 101.9 won Best FM Station while morning program Morning Pinas won Best FM Radio Program. DZMM Radyo Patrol 630’s news commentary program Dos Por Dos won Best AM Radio Program, while its host Anthony Taberna won Best AM Radio Male Personality. Meanwhile, Karen Davila won Best AM Radio Female Personality for Pasada Sais Trenta also on DZMM.

Marvel’s ‘Iron Man’ along with 15 other big MCU titles hit local cinemas once again.

Marvel’s biggest flicks return to PH theaters TO CELEBRATE an impressive decade of Marvel Studios blockbusters, starting tomorrow until Oct. 21, sixteen films spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will be returning to Philippine theaters for the Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Movie Marathon. Beginning with Marvel Studios’ Iron Man, the first film to kick off the MCU, and all the way through this year’s releases of Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Ant-Man and The Wasp, Marvel films will be seen on the big screen again in participating cinemas across the country. The complete list of movies to be shown includes Iron Man (2008), Thor, Thor The Dark World, Thor Ragnarok, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-man, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, and The Avengers, Avengers Age of Ultron. Fans can also avail of a special bundle ticket that allows access for all 16 films for just P1,200 which already includes a limited edition poster. Check out the respective websites and social pages of participating cinemas for the screening schedule. Marvel Studios’ unprecedented success over the last ten years is reflected in its cumulative box-office receipts worldwide. Legions of fans—both old and new—have enjoyed the live-action exploits of favorite Marvel Super Heroes in films that express the unique vision and creativity of the filmmakers, and deliver spectacle and thrilling action with relatable characters. Follow @MarvelPhilippines on Facebook for the list of participating cinemas and other details.

Action meets comedy on ‘Switch’ ANOTHER original Lakorn romanticcomedy series on Philippine television premiered on TV this week. Entitled ‘Switch,’ the Thai series features the intertwined lives of Raffy (Nadech Kugimiya), a high profile police officer from a special unit and an egocentric playboy who looks down on women; Pia (Urassaya Sperbund), an arrogant, self-centered, and ungrateful superstar; Anton (Tor Thanapob Leeratanakajorn), Raffy’s subordinate and friend who is secretly in love with Raffy’s fiancée; and Nadia (Ice Preechaya Pongthananikorn), Raffy’s fiancée who refuses to see the faults of her boyfriend. Raffy and Pia were punished by heaven for their sinfulness by swapping their bodies. They face many difficulties but eventually decide to accept the fact that they had to live like that until they could go back to being normal. Will Raffy and Pia learn how to care and find true love on this incredible journey? Find out by watching the adventures of Raffy and Pia in Switch, Monday to Thursday, at 10:05 p.m. on GMA Telebabad.

Thai stars Urassaya Sperbund and Nadech Kugimiya of ‘Switch’

Motoring

Honda PH reiterates airbag recall

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018

FASTLANE

N DECEMBER 2017, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. issued a safety recall for affected Honda vehicles. The recall was to repair the Airbag Inflator of certain models manufactured from 2001 to 2015. Thus, HCPI is reiterating its urgent appeal for owners of affected vehicles to bring their cars to Honda dealerships after noting that there still are units that have yet to be repaired. The repair is free of charge and only takes an hour to perform, HCPI said in a statement. It was discovered that during deployment of airbags in frontal collision, fragments of the inﬂator (the device responsible for the rapid inﬂation of the airbag) shoots out in different directions, posing the possibility of hitting the car occupants. In some cases in other countries, this occurrence has resulted in death. So far, 50% of the affected vehicles have been successfully recalled and repaired. This was made possible by the concerted effort between HCPI and its dealerships of reaching out to customers through numerous mails, text messages, phone calls, and through broadcast, print and online announcements. However, despite the continuing effort, there are still remaining vehicles that have yet to be brought to dealership

for repair. It is important that both driver and passenger sides airbag inflators have to be replaced for some models. Customers can easily check if their vehicle is affected by visiting hondaphil. com/services/vin-search and simply inputting their car’s Vehicle Identification Number or VIN. The VIN is a 17-digit number that can be found on the vehicle registration or from the warranty booklet. Customers may also call Honda hotline numbers at 1-800-1000-HONDA (46632) or (02) 857-7240 between 8am to 5pm from Monday to Friday or through email at update@hondaphil. com. The Airbag Recall campaign is an unprecedented challenge that is facing not only Honda but the whole automotive industry worldwide, HCPI said. While Takata supplies the affected inflator part to various car manufacturers globally, Honda is actively spearheading the campaign to ensure that its customers are protected from possible harm resulting from the defective part.

IPC President Hajime Koso (3rd from right) and Marcel Tolentino of MBT Autoworx Corp. (4th from right) lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Isuzu expands network in Quezon ISUZU Philippines Corporation extends its dealership network nationwide even further with the grand opening of the Isuzu Pagbilao dealership. Isuzu customers and buyers in Pagbilao and from other areas in Quezon Province can now expect the unmatched Isuzu Advantage to be that much conveniently closer to their places of work and business. During the same occasion, IPC also welcomed MBT Autoworx Corporation, who has been responsible for the establishment and management of Isuzu Pagbilao, as its newest dealer partner. Gracing the dealership’s formal opening ceremonies were Koichi Ito,

General Manager from Isuzu Motors Limited and Hajime Koso, President of Isuzu Philippines Corporation. In his speech, IPC President Hajime Koso revealed that, with the help of Isuzu’s extensive dealership network in the Philippines, the brand has maintained its leadership position despite the numerous challenges in its 21-year history. “Our trucks hold the No. 1 position in total truck sales for 18 consecutive years; and this year, our total truck sales reached more than 47,000 units. For our LCV, we have sold more than 200,000 units. We also received numerous awards for both our LCV and CV. We aim to make Philippines an Isuzu

country,” Koso reiterated. Aside from Isuzu vehicles’ renowned durability and fuel-efﬁciency, the vaunted Isuzu Advantage keeps customers loyal to the brand with the nationwide dealer network, nationwide parts availability, expert service technicians, roadside assistance and technical training. All of these become part of the aftersales support all Isuzu dealers provide for every purchase of an Isuzu unit. Isuzu Pagbilao, at 10,983 sqm, can display up to four vehicles in the showroom, with two truck and seven LCV servicing bays. The dealership is conveniently located at Lot 429, Brgy. Bukal, Pagbilao, Quezon

Beepbeep PH: Gateway to all things automotive and more OWNING a vehicle has long ceased to be a luxury. Today, the automobile is a practical, everyday enabler for individuals, families, and groups to get from here to there and get things done. But while being a timesaver, a car also demands our attention—taking us away from family or work. When it bogs down, or when the odometer or calendar says so, a vehicle will need to be brought to a repair shop or casa. How many hours do we lose bringing it there, waiting for repairs or maintenance work to be done, then making the drive back? Now, there’s a revolutionary new way to open the door to easy car ownership minus the hassle of traditional responsibilities. A ﬁrst of its kind in the country, beepbeep.ph is the online destination, platform, and gateway for all things automotive—helping car owners address all their car needs in the most efﬁcient and time-saving way. “Today, we can do all sorts of tasks from our phones. There are services that help us pay our bills, work remotely, get rides, order food, arrange vacations, and other things previously unheard of. We at beepbeep.ph are ushering in a new age of convenience for car owners,” said CEO Anton Ojeda. Maintenance Valet Headlining the new application’s suite of function is the so-called Maintenance Valet. When car owners need to have preventive maintenance services or even annual auto-detailing jobs done on their vehicles, they don’t have to do the task themselves and interrupt their daily routines. Users simply search for their preferred car shop on beepbeep.ph and book an appointment through the website or the app. Cars will be fetched by beepbeep.ph company drivers—fully equipped with

body cameras and who are continuously monitored via GPS for both safety and constant monitoring. “This is something we have thought of very carefully and worked on painstakingly hard to guarantee, because our vehicles are valuable and our time is precious,” continued Ojeda. In addition, all vehicles are fully insured from the moment it is turned over to beepbeep.ph drivers, who are also trained professional drivers. Curated Directory The app provides users access to over 7,000 curated and vetted car shops—giving motorists easy access to a considerable network of auto services rainging from reliable ofﬁcial dealership hubs (casas) and independent repair shops (talyer) in the metro through its Search & Canvass feature. Search parameters can be tailored based on service, location, and favorability rating. Car owners can be linked to garages and local car shops that offer maintenance and mechanical repairs, car wash and detailing, body repairs, paints and wraps, and more. Each beepbeep.ph listing offers a detailed look at what to expect from an establishment—a menu of services, features, operating hours, address and Google Map locator, payment methods, and estimated cost per visit. The director also includes insurance providers and Land Transportation Ofﬁce outlets. Emergency Services Rounding out its services, beepbeep. ph promises motorists an immediate helpline for on-road emergencies. The 24/7 Roadside Assistance feature offers emergency towing, battery replacement, and tire-change services to any car owner—without the need for memberships within Metro Manila, and without additional charges.

IPC expands dealership network in Quezon province with the grand opening of Isuzu Pagbilao, situated in a sprawling compound.

VPX: Driven to succeed SINCE it opened its ﬁrst branch in 2013 at E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, near Banawe, Quezon City, followed by another shop at Robinsons Place Las Piñas along Alabang-Zapote Road in Talon I, ValuePlus Auto Services has continuously innovated and reﬁned its processes and systems. And now, it is ready to open ValuePlus for franchising, calling this new venture ValuePlus Auto Service Express, or VPX. Mark Saberola, General Manager

of ValuePlus, says: “A VPX franchise is an ideal business venture for young entrepreneurs who want to chart their own course. It is also a good ﬁt for retired professionals who want to get back into action, and former OFWs who want to ﬁnally repatriate and have a business of their own.” The VPX franchise fee includes the equipment, as well as support for staff recruitment and training – important elements that the franchisee will need to

start up shop. VPX is initially targeting ﬁve franchises in Metro Manila for 2019. Given the increasing demand for good auto shop services these days, acquiring a VPX franchise clearly puts business owners on the right road to success. For more information about ValuePlus Auto Service Express (VPX): (02) 358-1493/+63 0975 230 0924 (look for Paul Encabo) or email them at vpx@ valueplusph.com.

RAMON L. TOMELDAN Editor

C4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018

Motoring

Suzuki AutoFest 2018

A toast

to better riding experience P

IONEER subcompact car distributor Suzuki Philippines (SPH) brings its annual Auto Festival (AutoFest) to the most-visited malls and shopping centers around the country, showcasing the brand’s wide range of best-selling and award-winning vehicles to even more Filipinos.

Suzuki Philippines celebrates its annual AutoFest at the country’s most-visited malls featuring its line-up of vehicles and exciting activities for families.

The fourth Suzuki AutoFest, which kicked off at Robinsons Butuan last July 7, was themed “Drive the Moment” to encourage everyone to make the most out of every driving experience by steering each moment to a more positive outcome. “We at Suzuki Philippines always have a positive outlook in all our endeavors, something that has been an effective driving force in our every success. We are very blessed to have a team that imbibes this positivity, and we wish to share this way of life to every Filipino through the series of AutoFests we deploy nationwide,” shared Suzuki Philippines Vice President and General Manager for Automobile Shuzo Hoshikura. AutoFest exhibits The Suzuki AutoFest extravaganza features the brand’s most-valued vehicles— the multifunction 7-seater Ertiga, the multi-awarded subcompact sedan Ciaz, the bold and relentless 4x4 Jimny, the well-loved hatchbacks Alto and Celerio, and the stylish SUV all-New Vitara. The recently launched all-new Dzire and Swift also take the spotlight at the annual road show. The practical sedan Dzire features Auto Gear Shift (AGS) technology, which enables automated

Aston Martin Valkyrie: Loud and proud WE NOW know what a 1100+ bhp engine sounds like, and it’s intense. Twitter seems to be gaining ground as the favorite way for companies to tease anything from upcoming cameras to the next smartphone innovation. For Andy Palmer, why not do the same with exotic, luxurious hypercars? The President and Group CEO of Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. tweeted a clip of the Valkyrie V12 featuring its insane roar captioned “The sound of “THE” GREAT British car company! Thank you @Cosworth @redbullracing #AstonMartinValkyrie #NaturallyAspirated #V12.”

This hypercar, orginally codenamed AM-RB 001, gained its ofﬁcial title in March of last year, a title inspired by Norse mythology just days after the development of the Valkyrie in conjunction with Red Bull Advanced Technologies was announced. Meanwhile an update in July 2017 described the exterior and interior design. This past Monday, Cosworth, a company specializing in high-performance internal combustion engines and the brain behind that of the Valkyrie’s, tweeted a picture of the legendary car, captured by Motor1, captioned “We’re famous for breaking records and our latest en-

gine, the Aston Martin Valkyrie 6.5-litre V12, will be the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated road engine with 1,130bhp. #Cosworth #AstonMartinValkyrie,” which was promptly removed. Following this short-lived teaser, we were graced with Palmer’s tweet, revealing exactly what 1,130bhp sounds like. According to Road Show, the hypercar is expected to go on sale next year costing “about as much as a nice private island.” Nevertheless, after nearly two years of waiting to see this mythological car come to life, seeing one roar live promises to be amazing.

SAFETY SCOUTS. Kids may register for free in the AutoFest caravan to become an official Suzuki Safety Scout where they will be given a traffic safety training, official uniform and road safety activity books. manual transmission while the new Swift provides improved driving experience with its maneuverability and standout character. Sales representatives are present to address client inquiries on displayed Suzuki vehicles. There are also exclusive deals and on-site bank loan consultancy and application with SPH’s official bank partners offered to Suzuki patrons in every mall show. The two-day activity includes fun and learning activities for the customers and their families to enjoy. In line with SPH’s advocacy of raising awareness on road safety nationwide, the Suzuki Safety Scouts campaign runs concurrent with the road show. Kids 4 to 14 years old may register for free in the caravan to become an official Suzuki Safety Scout. They will be given a traffic safety training so they can encourage and promote road safety to their families during trips. They will also receive road safety activity books and their own safety scout uniformSuzuki Philippines celebrates its annual AutoFest at the country’s most-visited malls featuring its awesome line-up of vehicles and exciting activities for families.. Since the campaign’s launch and first public appearance at the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) early this

year, over 500 Suzuki Safety Scouts have joined the advocacy. AutoFest schedules After the successful launch at Robinsons Butuan, the Suzuki AutoFest 2018 also toured the cities of Tarlac, Cebu and Baliwag in the recent months. To reach even more Filipinos, the road show will continue until January of next year, with various appearances in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Suzuki Philippines invites everyone to visit the extravaganza at your favorite malls on the following dates: October 13-14, 2018 — TriNoma December 1-2, 2018 — SM Clark “I would like to thank everyone who participated and supported our AutoFest in Butuan, Tarlac, Cebu, Bohol and Baliwag. We are most grateful for your warm welcome. The continued patronage of our valued patrons is what inspires us to step up our efforts and improve our products and services. I would like to invite everyone to join us celebrate the AutoFest and visit our exhibits at the malls near you to experience the Suzuki way of life. We at SPH are all looking forward to bonding with you,” said Suzuki Philippines Vice President and General Manager for Automobile Shuzo Hoshikura.