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Prince William warns of extinction
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ANOI―Britain’s Prince William on Thursday delivered a dire warning on the fate of the world’s endangered wildlife, telling a major conference in Hanoi that vulnerable species are being killed at a “horrifying” rate. Vietnam is a global hub for the illicit trade of contraband animal products, including ivory, rhino horn, pangolin, tiger and bear parts. The communist country is both a top consumer and popular transit route for illegal products from Africa that are smuggled over to other Asian markets, notably China. Speaking at the Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade, William urged governments around the world to act quickly to save vulnerable species before it is too late. “We know that we aren’t moving fast enough to keep up with the crisis. Rhinos, elephants, pangolins, lions, they are still being killed in horrifying numbers,” he said. “While we’ve made progress, the truth is we are still falling behind. A betting man would still bet on extinction.” The prince, who has become a champion of wildlife conservation, added that recent data showing a 30 percent decline of elephant populations in Africa in the past seven years “confirmed our worst fears”. He cautioned that poachers and trafficking syndicates are becoming more sophisticated and said tastes for wildlife products like ivory and rhino horn need to be curbed. The illegal wildlife industry, estimated to be worth $20 billion, is driven EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF FELIX B. MORALES WITH WAIVER OF SHARES AND TRANSFER OF RIGHTS
PRESENT. Actress Makenzie Leigh attends the 2016 Guggenheim International Pre-Party made
Notice is hereby given that the Estates of the late FELIX B. MORALES, who died on April 30, 1989 at Pangasinan Medical Center, Inc. has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF FELIX B. MORALES WITH WAIVER OF SHARES AND TRANSFER OF RIGHTS among their heirs over a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 34712; the heirs agreed to adjudicate among themselves, that they release, waive and transfer their rights in favor of their co-heirs, EMER JOHN M. MACAPAGAL and ELTON JOHN M. MACAPAGAL, the parcel of land and existing improvements covered by TCT No. 34712; as per instrument dated June 28, 2016; known as per Doc. No. 432;Page No. 88; Book No. III; Series of 2016 under the Notary Public ATTY. CLAUDETTE C. TOLENTINO.
LOS ANGELES―Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening was honored with a glitzy tribute night in Hollywood on Wednesday― but spent the evening swooning over “cool” husband Warren Beatty. Questioned about her glittering 28-year career before a packed audience at the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest, the 56-yearold preferred to talk up Beatty’s acting and directing prowess. “When he acts in his movies, it’s very interesting. The simplicity of it is beautiful,” Bening told the crowd at the TCL Chinese Theater. “He’s telling people what to do―’you go over there, you go over there’―and he’s directing the scene, and he just gets up, walks over... ‘Okay, roll it.’ “That’s pretty cool. That’s just one cool thing about my husband.” Bening grew up in San Diego, California, and worked as a cook to finance drama studies at San Francisco State University. She broke onto the silver screen with “The Great Outdoors,” in 1988 and the next year played the wicked Marquise de Merteuil in Milos Forman’s “Valmont.” She was applauded by critics and won her first Oscar nomination playing a con artist in the neo-noir crime drama “The Grifters,” opposite John Cusack and Anjelica Huston. The buzz propelled her to a starring role opposite Beatty in 1992’s “Bugsy,” and a Golden Globe nomination. Bening and Beatty, who celebrate their silver wedding anniversary next year, have four children―Kathlyn, Benjamin, Isabel and Ella Corinne. The glamorous duo starred opposite one another again in “Love Affair” (1994), a remake of the classic “An Affair to Remember” (1957). Bening struck gold again at age 43 as the unfaithful wife of a suburban dad hitting a midlife crisis in “American Beauty” (1999).
The role brought her second Oscar nomination but, after winning a third nod for 2005’s “Adorable Julia,” she kept a relatively low profile. She burst back onto the scene in 2010 with “The Kids Are All Right,” in which she played Nic to Julianne Moore’s Jules, a lesbian couple bringing up two children conceived by artificial insemination. Bening earned her fourth Oscar nomination, but ended up with the best actress Golden Globe. She was directed by Beatty once more in “Rules Don’t Apply,” which was screened last week at the opening of the AFI Fest. Beatty, a 14-time Oscar nominee for acting, producing, directing and writing, stars as US entrepreneur Howard Hughes in the comedy biopic, which is due to be released next week. “I was so thrilled to watch him on the set,” she told moderator Lisa Cholodenko, her director on “The Kids Are All Right.” “I did get to act in the movie and that made me very happy, and he was very enthusiastic and encouraging of what I was doing.” Asked about her career highlight, she pointed to “Bugsy,” where she met 79-yearold Beatty. Bening’s latest starring part is in family comedy drama “20th Century Women,” by indie director Mike Mills, which was shown as part of the tribute. “I feel like Annette is an incredibly smart person. She is also really emotionally intelligent. She has the talent and insight to honor how complicated people are,” Mills told AFP ahead of the screening. Bening was asked by reporters about speculation in the trade press that both she and her husband might win Oscars at next year’s ceremony. But she batted away the question, replying: “All I can say is this is a great night tonight. I’m just living in the moment.” AFP
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INVITATION TO BID FOR THE NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT UNDER TWO- FAILED BIDDING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF AMBULANCE AND SERVICE VEHICLE 1. In view of the two (2) failed public biddings, the Valenzuela Medical Center (VMC) Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested bidders to participate in the negotiation for the Ambulance and Service Vehicle with an Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (P4,300,000.00) in accordance with Section 53.1 of Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act.” 2. The Following eligibility and technical documents as well as the Financial Proposal Form shall be submitted on or before December 2, 2016, (Friday) 10:00am at the 4th Floor Conference Room, Valenzuela Medical Center, Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)
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: SEC MSRD Order No. 35 Series of 2016 : Registration of Commercial Papers :
ORDER Upon consideration of the Registration Statement and other papers and documents attached thereto filed on behalf of CITYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, the Commission, in its meeting of 14 November 2016, favorably considered the application for registration of One Billion Three Hundred Million Pesos (P1,300,000,000.00) worth of Commercial Papers, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 8 and 12 of the Securities Regulation Code. Let a Certificate of Permit to Offer Securities for Sale be issued in favor of the subject company authorizing the sale and distribution of the aforementioned securities. Let this Order be published at the expense of the Issuer in a newspaper of general circulation and uploaded in its website within two (2) business days from its issuance. The corporation is hereby directed to furnish the Commission with a copy of the affidavit of publication of this Order. SO ORDERED. EDSA, Mandaluyong City, Philippines, November 14,2016. VICENTE GRACIANO P. FELIZMENIO, JR. Director (MS-NOV. 18, 2016) Republic of the Phlippines Department of Finance Securities and Exchange Commission IN THE MATTER OF
: : REGISTRATION OF : COMMERCIAL PAPERS : x-----------------------------------------x CITYLAND, INC.
NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 10 November 2016 a sworn Registration Statement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of CITYLAND, INC., for the registration of Six Hundred Ninety Million Pesos (Php690, 000,000.00) worth of commercial papers. According to the papers presented, the following persons are the officers/directors of the corporation: Name Stephen C. Roxas Andrew I. Liuson Grace C. Liuson Josef C. Gohoc Paul Y. Ung Peter S. Dee Alice C. Gohoc Helen C. Roxas Emma A. Choa Rudy Go Eden F. Go Melita M. Revuelta Romeo E. Ng Melita L. Tan Emma G. Jularbal
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INVITATION TO BID PUBLIC BIDDING NO.: VMC-2016-029 The VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER invites all eligible bidders to bid on: DESCRIPTION Procurement of Drugs & Medicines CY 2016 (Rebid)for 2nd Semester
PROJECT ALLOCATION NON-REFUNDABLE FEE P 6,666,881.56
1M -5M P5,000.00 5M up-10M- 10,000.00
The bidding documents shall be available to interested bidders at the BAC Secretariat, BAC Office, 2/F, VMC, Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City from 9:00AM to 3:00PM, starting November 16, 2016 upon payment of non-refundable fee as indicated above. Only those who have purchased the bidding documents shall be allowed to participate in the pre bid conference and raise or submit written queries (see revised IRR of RA 9184). The pre-bidding conference will be on November 25, 2016, 10:00 am at the Conference Room, 4/F, VMC Annex Bldg., Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City. Bid opening will be on January 12, 2017, 10:00AM at the 4/F, VMC Conference Room, Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City. All particulars relative to bid evaluation and award of contract shall be governed by the provisions of R.A. 9184 otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bids received in excess of the Approved Budget of the Contract (ABC) shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. LATE BIDS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALTERNATIVE BIDS SHALL BE REJECTED. Bid bond shall be in form of cash, cashier’s check or manager’s check equivalent to two percent (2%) of the approved budget of the contract. This invitation is also advertised with the Government Electronic Procurement System (G-EPS) at www.procurementservice.org and posted at the VMC BAC bulletin board. For inquiry, please call the BAC Secretariat Office at Telephone No. 294-4625. VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO 1) REVIEW ALL THE REQUIREMENTS; 2) REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS; 3) CONFISCATE THE BID BOND AND/OR PURSUE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION SHOULD A BIDDER BE FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED R.A. 9184; 4) WAIVE ANY DEFECTS CONTAINED THEREIN; and/or 5) ACCEPT THE OFFER MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT. ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER IS FINAL AND EXECUTORY. FURTHER, VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO COMPENSATE OR INDEMNIFY THE BIDDER OR WINNING BIDDER. AS THE CASE MAY BE, FOR ANY EXPENSE 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.
VICENTE GRACIANO P. FELIZMENIO, JR. Director Markets and Securities Regulation Department (MS-NOV. 18 & 21, 2016)
trade of ivory, rhino horns, big cats, primates and timbers,” said Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh. “This is a global issue and no single industry, sector or country can effectively combat the problem of illegal wildlife trafficking without a comprehensive collaborative mechanism and strong commitments to action.” The Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade is the third held since 2014―previous meetings were held in Britain and Botswana―and the largest of its kind ever hosted in Vietnam. More than 40 countries were represented at the meeting, along with NGOs and conservation groups. AFP
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possible by Dior at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on November 16 in New York City. AFP
Bening spends tribute night swooning over her husband
chiefly by demand in Vietnam and China for traditional medicines and decorations fashioned from the animal products. Conservationists say the trade has already severely depleted animal populations, especially in Africa, and threatens to wipe out critically vulnerable species like elephants and rhinos already on the brink of extinction. Vietnam’s vice president echoed William’s urgent appeal, warning that her country’s biodiversity was under threat. “The illegal wildlife trade on a global scale has increased and become more complicated, especially the
(SGD) JOSEPH T. NOCOM, MD, FPOA Chairman, BAC (MS-NOV. 18, 2016)
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