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Tinao family tells of daily struggle to survive By Joyce PangcoPañares

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‘I puked because of migraine’

IN POVERTY. A family of five, statistically classified as ‘poor’ or ‘in poverty’

FERDINAND Tinao, a 44year old ofﬁce messenger, has been living on a hand-to-mouth existence together with his wife and three kids, the youngest only eight months old. With his calloused hands clasped in front of him, Tinao shook his head

because their resources below a specified ‘poverty threshold’ indulge their hunger at lunchtime under a makeshift tent along the coastal Roxas Blvd. In Pasay City on Wednesday. The country’s National Economic Development Authority released in 2016 data showing a family of five must earn a gross monthly income of P120,000—a far cry from P10,000—to live a ‘simple and comfortable life’ which the agency defined as having enough money for day-to-day needs, among others. Lino Santos

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Cost of living: P10k/month? Neda estimate sparks outrage; NAPC urges wage hike Drone-powered AWMAKERS slammed a National Rody threatens umbrella Economic and Development Authority statement Wednesday that a family of five to declare state can decently live on an income of P10,000 per or about P67 per day for each person, even of emergency month as the National Anti-Poverty Commission called By Joel Zurbano and Maricel V. Cruz

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are asking for a daily minimum wage of P750. Ridiculing the Neda estimate, Senator Panﬁlo Lacson said Filipino families can survive on P10,000 a month—as long as they stop breathing. ‘‘Actually, we can, but only if my family will eat only once a day, won’t brush our teeth nor take a bath, walk every day to and from our place of work but avoid perspiring so we won’t wash our clothes,” he said. . Lacson added: “And yes, ask my wife to stop watching her favorite telenovela Government employees also sought because I will sell the television set. Ask an increase in their monthly minimum my children to throw away their mobile wage from P10,510 to P16,000. Workers phones so they won’t ask me for ‘pasa in the private sector, on the other hand, loads.’” Next page

for a nationwide wage hike

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to declare a “state of national emergency,” saying too many crimes were holding back foreign investments. “I am warning the criminals, everybody, whether in the government or outside. I will make radical changes in the days to come,” Duterte said in a news conference shortly after he arrived from Seoul for an ofﬁcial visit. “There’s no difference actually between martial law and a declaration of national emergency. So I’ve been warning all. I’m warning all including the human rights, it’s either we behave or we will have a serious problem again,” he added. He said most foreign companies did not want to come to the Philippines because they were concerned about kidnappings and killings— but did not elaborate. “Well, somehow, even with this meager emergency power, I will use it to the hilt to put things in order,” Duterte said. He also warned erring government agencies that he could not control Next page

NAPC said a nationwide wage hike would beneﬁt 26-million Filipinos who are wage and salary workers and help poor families cope with price surges.

TOKYO—It’s the hands-free experience you never knew you needed—a Japanese company has developed a drone-powered parasol it says can hover over users, protecting them from the sun. Next page

Dengvaxia caused death of 60 kids, PAO insists By Rey E. Requejo THE Dengvaxia vaccine has caused the death of at least 60 schoolchildren documented by the Public Attorney’s Office, the agency’s chief, Persida Rueda-Acosta, said Wednesday. Acosta made this assertion as she disputed the claim of former President Benigno Aquino III and former Health secretary Janette Garin that the deaths cannot be attributed to the vaccine because no causal link has been scientifically established. In their counter-affidavits denying the criminal charges filed against them, Aquino and Garin said the ongoing exhumation and autopsy of cadavers of schoolchildren inoculated with Dengvaxia are not the SANOFI’S VACCINE. This file photo, taken on Dec 5, 2017, shows a nurse displaying proper way to determine the causal link vials of Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, which has been recalled from local health centers in Manila following suspension of the country’s public dengue immunization since the World Health Organization has Next page

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Comelec: No stopping 2019 Senate polls By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan THERE is no reason to believe that the 2019 senatorial and local elections will be postponed, Commission on Elections spokesman James Jimenez assured the public on Wednesday. Jimenez also said in an interview that

there is so far no “motion or proposal” to postpone the upcoming polls. “Bear in mind that we are less than a year away from a national and local elections,” he added. The reaction was made after a member of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Consultative Next page

Anti-drug random check in schools eyed By Rio N. Araja

MINORS AND MARIJUANA. Chemists of the Philippine Drug and Enforcement Agency arrange 13 kilos of packed marijuana worth P120,000 Wednesday seized from three persons—one adult and two minors—during a buy-bust operation in Sampaloc Manila. The three are in PDEA custody. Manny Palmero

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METRO Manila Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday proposed implementing random bag and locker inspections in schools. He made the statement even as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said it was closely monitoring the involvement

of some media personalities in the illegal drug trade. According to a report by GMA News’ Tina Panganiban Perez on Balitanghali, Eleazar made the proposal to nip the country’s drug problem in the bud. He said the 44,000 drug suspects arrested and the 234,000 who surrendered Next page

US designer Spade dead at 55 DESIGNER Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion known especially for her sleek handbags, was found dead Tuesday in her New York apartment. She was 55. Next page

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Duterte apologizes to Kris over Uson ‘video’ PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday apologized to actress Kris Aquino after Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson used a video of the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. to justify Duterte’s kissing of a married woman. Uson did not apologize for dragging the late Aquino to her social media page, but Special Assistant to the President Christopher Go said he would ask Uson to apologize. “This is not about you,” Uson had said in response to Aquino’s statements. Aquino was annoyed by Uson’s social media post showing a video of her father receiving a kiss from two women on board a plane before he was gunned down on Aug. 21, 1983. Uson apparently showed the video after Duterte was criticized for kissing a woman on the lips in Seoul. Go said Kris had conveyed to him her sentiments against Uson’s online post. He said he and the President have apologized to Kris, who accused Uson of disrespecting her father. “We conveyed our apologies for the incident concerning her and Mocha,” Go told reporters in Malacañang. He said Uson had also agreed to apologize for her post, but he believed Uson did not have a bad intention when she shared the video. Go claimed Uson was just showing that both Duterte and Aquino were popular and well-loved leaders. “We understand the emotions of both sides since both leaders are wellrespected and loved,” he said. Go said he and Uson had agreed to put an end to the issue put of respect for Filipinos. Vito Barcelo

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The drone-powered sunshade—being developed by Asahi Power Service—should be released next year, and will initially target those in need of a hands-free head covering wider than your average hat, like golfers. The potential headaches posed by crashes, and regulations governing autonomous aircraft, mean the company expects the product will initially be used in closed private spaces, like golf courses. “I decided to develop it as I don’t like to hold an umbrella,” company president Kenji Suzuki told AFP. At 150 centimeters (60 inches) wide, the parasol prototype weighs five kilos (11 pounds), and so far can only fly for five minutes on one charge. Asahi Power Service is hoping to quickly extend flying time to at least 20 minutes, partly by making the device lighter, Suzuki said. “The first prototype we made was just a drone attached to a regular umbrella,” he said. “We are now testing the third-generation prototype and trying to overcome [the technological challenges of] hovering in a stable manner above the head of the user and then chasing the user.” The drones are fitted with cameras that help the parasols track their owners and stay over the correct head. The company expects the device to have a price tag of about 30,000 yen ($275), a hefty investment for a parasol that isn’t yet able to protect its users from the rain. For now, the devices are not waterproof. “Eventually, we aim to develop it into an umbrella,” Suzuki said. AFP

Rody: No soldier will set out for suicide mission vs China By Vito Barcelo

RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was not aware of the incident in which the Chinese navy harassed Filipino troops who were on a mission to bring supplies to the Filipino soldiers guarding a rusting ship at the Ayungin Shoal on May 11. He also doubted whether the Philippine military would follow orders to go on a “suicide” mission to fend off Chinese forces occupying Philippine territory in the West Philippine Sea. “It’s easy to say that. When I say military, police, ‘Go there and commit suicide,’ Do you think they will follow me?” Duterte said. He was answering reporters’ questions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport upon his arrival from an official visit to South Korea. “If I were the military, I were the general, and you order[ed] me to go there, ‘Commit suicide, go with your soldiers.’ I

will say, ‘Fuck you. Why do I have to do that?’” Duterte said. His remarks were prompted by a question on diplomatic action taken by the Philippines against China on China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte said any military action against China would be a “suicide” mission, given the latter’s military might. Despite an earlier statement by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano that he had already briefed the President as regards the Ayungin incident, Duterte said he knew nothing about it. “We had a meeting. The President had strong instructions,” Cayetano told law-

The Korea kiss: Palace rejects misogyny claim PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte brushed off claims of misogyny Wednesday after he kissed a Filipina on the lips onstage in Seoul, saying they had both “enjoyed it.” The 73-year-old grandfather had offered a free book in exchange for a kiss during a trip to South Korea. He called a woman, Bea Kim, onto the platform during a speech on Sunday and pointed to his lips. She initially hesitated, saying she had a husband, but later offered no protest as Duterte kissed her on the lips while the mostly Filipino crowd cheered and shrieked in apparent approval. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sal-

vador Panelo claimed Duterte did not go too far when he kissed the woman. “It was just like kissing an apo [grandhild], a son or a daughter or a baby,” Panelo told ANC television. “We enjoyed it,” Duterte told reporters upon his return to Manila. It was a showbiz [thing] and everybody enjoyed it. I do not do it in public if there is malice.” Duterte even said he was willing to step down over the issue if the complaints mounted. “I think if all women here would sign a petition for me to resign, I will resign.”

Since being elected in mid-2016, Duterte has caused uproar for his comments on women, including rape jokes, boasting about adultery, shaming female critics and inciting soldiers to shoot female guerrillas in the vagina. Women’s groups and opposition lawmakers accused Duterte of abusing his position and misogyny following the latest incident, as footage of the kiss spread on social media. The woman herself later told state-run Philippine media that there was “no malice” in the act, though Duterte’s critics said he had put her under pressure. AFP, with Vito Barcelo

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down the calls for salary and wage hikes. He said the real wage and purchasing power of minimum wage earners have swiftly declined due to the record high inflation rate of 4.6 percent nationwide and 5.2 percent in Metro Manila. The P10,000 a month, he added, was well below the P29,190 monthly cost of living for a family of five as computed by the think tank IBON Foundation. The country’s biggest labor federation, the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, also denounced Neda’s statement, calling it an insult to all workers. ‘‘This is an affront to millions of poor Filipinos. We demand that the Neda retract this out-of-touch statement and we are demanding that Undersecretary [Rosemarie] Edillon apologize in public for insulting all of us with such a very low government standard of living and for taking the dignity of poor Filipino family to the lowest level,” ALU-TUCP spokesman Alan Tanjusay said. Citing government statistics, NAPC Secretary Liza Maza said as of April 2018, out of a total 40.9 million employed Filipinos, almost two thirds or 63.8 percent are wage and salary workers. Maza said poverty was a harsh reality for 21.6-million Filipinos. Among households, 3.75-million families are living below P302 a day or P9,064 a month, which is the official poverty threshold, she said, citing figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority. The Confederation for Unity, Recognition, and Advancement of Government Employees also bewailed that their takehome pay is “not even enough to take us home.” ‘‘All that an ordinary government

worker can hope for is to be able to eat thrice a day,” Courage national president Ferdinand Gaite said. ‘Meanwhile, the prevailing minimum wages vary by region and are all below the family living wage of P1,168 a day for a family of six, based on a study by the IBON Foundation. ‘The benefit of raising minimum wages closer to a living wage is further supported by data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey, Maza added. In 2015, the PSA reported that 18.2-million families or 80 percent of the total 22.7 million Filipino families, depend on wages and salaries for their source of income. More than half of these families are at the bottom half of the wealth scale. ‘‘Poor Filipino families already have no choice but to survive every day on measly wages. That is already a fact, and the role of government should be to change that reality,” said Maza. ‘To take a significant step towards breaking this vicious cycle of everyday survival, current minimum wages must be raised closer to a wage level that allows families not only to survive but to live decently, the anti-poverty chief said. ‘‘We have to change our mindset. The conversation must be steered towards what is just and humane for Filipino families, and state policy must respond accordingly, so that the poor are given a chance at a better future for themselves and for their children,” said Maza. ‘In May, leftist lawmakers filed a bill establishing a national minimum wage at P750 a day. If passed into law, the measure would abolish existing regional wage boards and establish a common minimum wage for all workers nationwide. With Vito Barcelo

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Lacson joined other senators in urging the government to do something to arrest the price increases that are being blamed on its Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. In the House, Representatives Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna, Arlene Brosas of Gabriela, and Antonio Tinio and France Castro of ACT Teachers, challenged Neda officials to live on P10,000 per month and see for themselves how it feels like not to eat a decent meal in a day or cope with the rising cost of living. “We challenge President Duterte’s economic managers to try and live within their P10,000 sample budget for a family of five and still tell those families that they are not poor and are already living above the poverty threshold,” they said in a statement. “You are outrageously and shamelessly out of touch from reality,” Zarate said. Zarate also slammed the President’s economic managers—Budge Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia for “brazenly” downplaying the harsh effects of TRAIN. “By saying that one can live on P67.00 per day, Neda is pushing Filipinos to go on a forced diet,” said Brosas. “They need to sober up and have a grasp of reality: Filipino families skip meals and skimp on other necessities just to survive amid nonstop price hikes,” Brosas said. Tinio dismissed the Neda “sample household budget” as another public relations move to deodorize TRAIN and TRAIN-induced inflation, and to put

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A police spokeswoman said Spade had committed suicide, but told AFP the exact circumstances of her death were not yet clear. A source close to the investigation said she had left a note in her Park Avenue apartment. Spade’s relatives said in a statement that they were “devastated by today’s tragedy” and would “miss her terribly,” asking for privacy. She is survived by her husband and teenage daughter. Tributes to Spade poured in from celebrities, the fashion world and everyday women who admired her quintessentially American style, which had a sophisticated yet playful vibe. The Council of Fashion Designers of America hailed Spade’s work. “She was a great talent who had an immeasurable impact on American fashion and the way the world viewed American accessories,” said a statement from CFDA board chairman Diane von Furstenberg and CEO Steven Kolb. AFP

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in disbelief upon learning of the computation of the National Economic Development Authority which showed that a family of ﬁve could live on P10,000 a month. ‘‘Bakit nila nilabas yang figure na yan? Nakakainsulto. [Why did they release that figure? It is insulting,”] he said. ‘‘Dapat yung nagsabi nyan, i-apply niya sa buhay niya kung paano magutom dahil P10,000 lang ang pera mo. Makaka-survive ka, pero hindi makatao. Hindi disenteng pamumuhay [The one who released that data should experience firsthand what it is like to go hungry because you only have P10,000. You will survive, but it is inhumane. It is not decent living],” Tinao added. According to Neda Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon, you will not be considered poor if you earn P10,000 a month and support a family of five persons. Based on Neda’s computation, the P10,000 monthly budget covers, among others, the following: P3,834 for food and non-alcoholic beverages (or P127 a day); P1,288 for house rent; P389 for health; P806 for transportation; P328 for education; P141 for recreation and culture; and P1,259 for restaurants and miscellaneous goods and services. But Tinao, who lives in Malabon City, rejected Neda’s data, especially the P1,288 allocation for house rent. ‘‘Mura na ang renta ko dahil medyo malayo ang Malabon. Pero P4,500 pa rin. Yang P1,200 sa squatters’ area na yan (My rent is a bit lower because Malabon is in the outskirts of the metro. But I still pay P4,500. That P1,200 is good only for a squatters’ area),” he said. Neda’s figures drew immediate backlash from outraged Filipinos who insisted that the computation was out of touch with reality. ‘‘This is an affront to millions of poor Filipinos. We demand that Neda retract this out of touch statement. We demand that Usec. Edillon apologize in public for insulting all of us for taking the dignity of the poor Filipino family to the lowest level,” said Alan Tanjusay, spokesman of the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. Partido Manggagawa chairperson Rene Magtubo said Neda officials and their families should be the first to try surviving on P10,000 a month. ‘‘Given that budget, we will have a stunted labor force—physically and mentally—in the future,” Magtubo said. Faced with mounting criticisms, Edillon clarified on Wednesday that the P10,000 monthly budget was only a “hypothetical figure” to show how a family of five can survive and allocate the money. ‘‘What we are saying is that if you only have a P10,000 budget, this is how you can apportion your money to certain commodity items. We are not saying this is what you need to have a decent life,” she said. In fact, Neda itself released in 2016 data showing that a family of four must earn a gross monthly income of P120,000—a far cry from P10,000— to live a “simple and comfortable life” which the agency defined as having enough money for day-to-day needs; the capability to send children to college; owning a medium-sized home and car; and being able to take occasional domestic trips. For Tinao, Neda’s clarification does not mean much. There are still bills to pay, and the P900 can of milk that must be bought weekly for his youngest child. ‘‘Yung utang ko kaliwa’t kanan, lista sa tindahan. Kung isa lang ang nagtratrabaho, gagapang ka talaga (I have debts left and right. I have a long list of debts with the local store. If only one parent is working, you will really crawl on your belly),” he said.

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that they would be placed under the Office of the President. “I’m the one you’ll have to face every day,” he added in Filipino. “For those offices na hindi talaga ma-control, I will place you under the Office of the President. Ako na mismo ang kaharap mo araw-araw,” he added. With PNA

Committee said that some lawmakers are inclined to suggest the postponement of the local and national polls. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Nachura said this is in order to make way for a plebiscite to approve the new federal constitution that the Duterte administration is pushing. “There is no reason to believe that the 2019 polls will be postponed, and every reason to move ahead with the preparations,” Jimenez said. Meanwhile the National Movement for Free Elections Secretary General Eric Alvia opposed Nachura’s statement, saying that the regularity of elections is necessary for a democratic country such as the Philippines. “We are against it,” he said of Nachura’s suggestion. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said she was still thinking about a run for the Senate. “It certainly is always an option for anyone to aspire for public office, but with the chief justice, we don’t know yet her decision as to the future,” Sereno’s lawyer Josalee Deinla told the ANC news channel.

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makers during a congressional hearing last week. “I don’t know about that incident,” Duterte said upon his arrival from South Korea. “What kind of harassment in the first place? Before I commit myself to answer the question, what kind of harassment was this?” he said. The President said this was the first time he heard about the incident. “It would be dangerous for me to answer questions without really having the slightest idea of what it is all about,” he said. The BRP Sierra Madre was deliberately ran aground on the Ayungin Shoal to mark the Philippines’ claim to the reef in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea. A small contingent of Philippine soldiers are stationed aboard. Just to the west of Ayungin Shoal is Mischief Reef, one of seven coral formations in the Spratlys that China has turned into islands and where it now has military installations.

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to authorities in the past 23 months were proof of the large-scale drug problem in the Philippines. Implementing the surprise inspections would help prevent the youth from getting mixed up with illegal drugs, Eleazar said, emphasizing that prevention was important. But the ACT Teachers Party-list is against the proposal, saying its implementation might allow Oplan Tokhang to victimize students. At an early-morning television interview on GMA 7, PDEA director general Aaron Aquino said the drug involvement of several media personalities had been double-checked in a series of surveillance operations. “For the uniformed personnel, we have

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800 plus. Included [in the narco-list] are media members, judges, government workers, elected government officials, all of them. That is why from 3,000 [in the past], the number has already doubled,” he told Unang Balita. The new narco-list was an offshoot of a months-long effort of four government agencies to scrutinize and revalidate every name. According to Aquino, they expect to finish the revalidation in two weeks. Last April, PDEA, along with the Department of the Interior and Local Government, released the names of 207 barangay officials linked to the illegal drug trade as coddlers or protectors ahead of the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The narco-list, which was validated by four law enforcement intelligence agencies, included 117 barangay councilors and 90 barangay chairmen.

set blood sampling and examination as the proper method. However, Acosta, who filed separate criminal charges against Garin and other officials before the DoJ for parents of reported victims, pointed out that the method prescribed by the WHO was not applicable to the first 57 cases that the PAO documented. “Those 57 were already embalmed and could no longer be subjected to blood sampling as the cadavers were already contaminated with substances apart from formalin,” she told reporters. Acosta said that this was the reason PAO decided to tap a forensics team consisting of clinical experts, medicolegal doctors and two senior pathologists and doctors from University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Hospital and Ospital ng Maynila to conduct the autopsies. The PAO chief also said the deaths from Dengvaxia documented so far by their office were caused by internal organ bleeding, edema and hemorrhages, which are adverse side effects of the vaccine as admitted by manufacturer Sanofi.

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Pamatong files quo warranto vs Du30

CoA urged to investigate PhilHealth’s transactions

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HE Commission on Audit was urged Wednesday to conduct a special audit of Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s ﬁnancial transactions for the past three years after its president Celestina Ma. Jude dela Serna was sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte over alleged excessive travels and mismanagement of agency funds.

A FORMER nuisance presidential candidate on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to declare the election of President Rodrigo Duterte as null and void allegedly due to his illegal certificate of candidacy for the 2016 national elections. In a petition for quo warranto, suspended lawyer Elly Velez Pamatong stressed that Duterte lacked the constitutional authority to “represent the government in any capacity” because his CoC was filed late and was “never approved” by the Commission on Elections en banc. Pamatong called Duterte a “usurper” because the CoC the latter filed in 2015 was “not allowed by law.” According to him, Duterte is not a legitimate president because the latter allegedly failed to obtain a Comelecapproved CoC when he ran for the presidency in 2016. “If at all, Duterte is a usurper using his usurped powers to commit mass murder and violate any law to suit his interest,” Pamatong stressed. “Prior to the elections on May 9, 2016, Rodrigo Duterte withdrew his CoC for mayor in Davao City and, thereafter, filed another CoC for another position or for the position of the presidency. According to the Comelec this process is not allowed by law,” the petitioner stressed. “Under the law, a candidate who withdrews his CoC for one position cannot thereafter file a CoC for another position,” he said. However, the Comelec en banc accepted Duterte’s candidacy, as a substitute for then anti-crime advocate and now Interior undersecretary Martin Diño, in December 2015.

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Senior Citizen Party-list Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay said the special audit of PhilHealth funds was necessary “to uncover all the anomalous policies and transactions the agency has done since 2015 until the present, including the disenfranchisement of millions of seniors from PhilHealth coverage.” Aquino-Magsaysay, member of the majority bloc of the House committee on health, said the removal of Dela

Serna from her post was a welcome development. “The PhilHealth now has the opportunity to correct the mistakes in recent years, especially against senior citizens,” she said. Citizens Battle Against Corruption Party-list Rep. Sherwin Tugna and Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves, for their part, hailed President Duterte’s decision to axe Dela Serna.

“She does not deserve to be in public office if the alleged PhilHealth’s mismanagement of funds is proven true,” Tugna said as he joined the call of AquinoMagsaysay to investigate PhilHealth’s supposed questionable transactions. “PhilHealth, as a lead agency in providing quality healthcare assistance to Filipinos, should be rid of corrupt officials. It should be led by someone with the necessary technical knowledge in running the agency coupled with a burning passion in serving our countrymen,” said Tugna, chairman of the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms. Teves said the alleged lavish spending was unacceptable especially when “majority of Filipinos cannot afford quality healthcare” because of the poor performance and mismanagement. “There should be a need to safeguard the finances of PhilHealth as it is the most important element to be able to provide quality healthcare,” said Teves, author of House Resolution 1928.

US military gave P178m to Marsog—embassy By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan THE United States military provided 525 sets or P178 million ($3.4 million) worth of Personal Protective Equipment to the Philippine Marine Special Operations Group (Marsog) and Inshore Boat Battalion, the embassy said on Wednesday. In a statement, the US Embassy in Manila said the PPE, which was already turned over on May 31, consisted of ballistic vests, lightweight, ballistic plates, tactical ballistic helmet, and accessories to improve further the Philippines’ effort for counterterrorism operations. “The recent force protection equipment delivery will ﬁll critical equipment gaps for Marine Operators within Marsog, a key Counterterrorism

and Special Operations unit within the Philippine Marine Corps.,” the embassy stated. Meanwhile, the five-month battle to retake Marawi City from the clutches of Maute-ISIS Group terrorists showed the AFP had to relearn its former skills like fighting in urban terrain. This was disclosed by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in an interview aired Tuesday by the ABSCBN News Channel. The interview took place in Singapore on the sidelines of the 17th Shangri-La Dialogue on June 1 to 3. “[Previous] lessons we learned in urban area [fighting], which was a skill we used to have but lost along the way because we don’t use it [to train] people on what we call the military operations

in urbanized terrain, we never use it, so we stop teaching people until Marawi has come so now we have to reacquire that skill plus the necessary equipment that goes with it,” Lorenzana lamented. A total 168 soldiers and police officers were killed in the bloody fighting, which started May 23, 2017 and ended in October last year. An estimated 1,000 Maute-ISIS Group terrorists, including then ISIS emir in Southeast Asia, Isnilon Hapilon, and Maute co-founder, Omar Maute, were killed in the government offensive. The US Embassy said the equipment would provide increased protection for personnel conducting counterterrorism operations, as well as operations against transnational threats, specifically in the southern Philippines.

Duterte: I puked because of pain PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte, returning from a three-day official visit to South Korea, said on arrival Wednesday he vomited during his flight back home due to migraine. “I puked because of pain. That’s why I [was] also not able to go around the plane,” the 73-year-old President told reporters. Duterte said he asked Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to greet the Filipino passengers inside the aicraft on his behalf. Duterte’s health has been the subject of much speculation, but he has repeatedly downplayed such concerns. Duterte said his Korean visit was successful, citing the US$4.8 billion in investment pledges and the strengthened relations between the two countries particularly in security, economy as well as trade and investment. “My official visit to Seoul was meaningful and productive. We are now writing a new chapter of cooperation in the shared history between the Philippines and South Korea,” the President said in his arrival statement. Duterte met with Korean Moon Jae-in and witnessed the signing of at least 28 business agreements that will propel the country’s economy and support the government’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ program. “My meetings with President Moon Jae-in were very warm, open and enriching—as things should be between special friends and longstanding partners,” he said. The two leaders committed to significantly strengthen their partnership especially in defense and security, trade and investments, infrastructure development, and protection of their nationals.

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Excessive allowances ries. Some lawyers of GovernmentOwned and -Controlled Corporations also receive such excessive perks. This is precisely what I wrote earlier. GOCCs enjoy a lot of privileges—travels, allowances, consultants. In contrast, some staff members of the OSG barely make ends meet because they make only P1,000 to P3,000. State auditors said Calida got a total of P8.37 million in allowances last year. Calida is getting an annual salary of P1.827 million, so his allowances should not exceed P931,950. His predecessor Florin Hilbay was also flagged for getting P4.66 million. Talk about a “whiff” of corruption there!

TO THE POINT EMIL P. JURADO

I HEARD presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo’s defense of President Duterte when the latter kissed a woman on the lips during his trip to Seoul. The woman, Bea Kim, is married to a Korean. Santa Banana, did Panelo offer some twist to the President’s unbecoming act! No malice, indeed. When I saw a video of the incident, my impulse was to laugh. The question is, did the President have to do that, if only to make the audience laugh and cheer? Here’s something It may have been the fault of the woman that Congress and the when she puckered her lips to receive Ombudsman should the President’s kiss. look into. I think Mr. Duterte should have settle for a peck on the cheeks. The question is not who is to blame. It is whether the Presi- Erin Tañada. dent should have done it at all.

*** At the moment only two figures from the opposition seem to be viable senatorial candidates— Senator Bam Aquino and former Quezon Rep.

*** Christopher “Bong” Go, the President’s special assistant with a Cabinet rank, is really on the campaign trail, doing this or that for the impoverished poor and giving assistance to disaster victims. Technically speaking Go cannot be blamed for campaigning prematurely. There is no violation of election law since he has not yet declared that he is running for the Senate, even as Malacañang is acting as though he is already running. But isn’t the Palace using government resources through Secretary Martin Andanar’s office in making people aware that Go is Senate material?

*** In an effort to answer criticism against the President and the Department of Foreign Affairs not doing enough to counter China’s aggressive moves, Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano came out with the laughable statement that the Philippines has in fact protested 85 times. He said these came in the form of dialogues, conversations and other mens of communications. The secretary is insulting our intelligence! Formal protests are allowed by the United Nations. And yet our leaders are giving passive consent to what China is doing, including militarization in the South China Sea. The bottom line is that the administration has given up our claimed territories.

*** If there is anything that should be looked into by Congress and the Office of the Ombudsman regarding conflict of interest, it should be the Commission on Audit’s findings that some lawyers in the Office of the Solicitor General, including Calida himself, received allowances exceeding 50 percent of their annual sala-

*** The Philippines ranks third among Southeast Asian countries when it comes to plastic waste. This is not something we can crow about. Are we a people unmindful of what we are doing? For us who care about the environment, we can still make the Philippines a better place to live in.

An affront to justice

HIRTY-THREEYEAR-OLD Assistant Special Prosecutor Madonna Joy Ednaco-Tanyag was stabbed to death in broad daylight Monday morning. She was ﬁve months pregnant and also left behind a two-yearold child. She was returning to her office after a hearing at the Sandiganbayan when the attack took place. Ombudsman Conchita CarpioMorales has asked the PNP to investigate Tanyag’s killing thoroughly. A suspect has been arrested and is now in police cus-

tody, according to the Quezon City Police. Tanyag was handling several high-profile cases before the graft court, but the police have ruled that robbery was behind her killing. She is the tenth prosecutor to have been killed since October 2016. Most recently, Quezon City Deputy Prosecutor Rogelio Velasco was shot to death, as was Ozamiz City Prosecutor Geronimo Marabe Jr. On social media the tributes to Tanyag by those who knew her are poignant. She is described as passionate about national issues, living true to her values and inspiring those around her. All the other fallen prosecutors

also have their own unique and compelling stories that ended with their untimely deaths. In their own way they were advancing a cause simply by doing their jobs well, whatever the risk or cost. Ten fewer prosecutors means ten fewer warm bodies to take on numerous voluminous cases in our clogged judicial system. More importantly, ten fallen prosecutors means ten apparent successes for those who kill for perverted reasons, or even for no reason at all. Wanton disregard for human life is the hallmark of a degenerating society. That attacks should be on agents of the law adds ignominy to the deed.

Kissgate: Kris versus Mocha episode rather than dragging her father into the fray that, quite correctly, had nothing at all to do with the late senator. Kris followed that with a video from Japan, where she is currently on travel, daring Uson to a one-on-one dialogue. “Bring your followers—I can stand LIKE throwing a rock into a lake to alone,” she said. Daughter and sister to create ripples, President Rodrigo Du- two Philippine presidents, Kris asked terte’s kiss on an OFW’s lips created Uson to leave her dead parents out of a seemingly endless surge of criticism her bashing because they can no longer and comment, not only for the act itself defend themselves. Kris subsequently sent a text mesbut for the consequent actions of other sage to Special Assistant to the Presipeople. Presidential Spokesperson Harry dent Bong Go, referring to their friendRoque, Senator Win Gatchalian, Com- ship and confessing that Uson’s post munication Assistant Secretary Lor- had hurt her deeply. Go said that after raine Badoy, and many other staunch discussing the matter with President Duterte, an apolpro-Duterte supogy from Uson porters chimed in would be forththeir defense of coming. Duterte the kiss. But it was Pass the popcorn. himself said, “Tell when Communicaher we are sorry tion Assistant Secfor the incident,” retary Mocha Uson and Go likewise jumped in with her take on the matter, that matter took a, relayed his own apologies. Uson, however, refused to apologize. shall we say, interesting turn. On June 4, Uson posted an 18-second Yesterday afternoon, at about 4:30 pm, video on her Facebook page showing Uson posted a 22-second live response footage of first, the Duterte kiss, and to Aquino, saying, “This is not about second, the late Senator Ninoy Aquino Kris Aquino. Tungkol ito sa paglagayon his ill-fated flight back to the Philip- malisya sa isang halik. Itinumbas lang pines being bussed by two women on sa gawain ng ibang lider tulad ng tatay niya. Miss Aquino, this is not about the plane. The caption was: “Masagwa daw you.” Uson followed that after an hour with ito??? [Duterte] Pero ito hindi??? [Nithis status: “With all due respect to noy] Paki-explain???” Ninoy Aquino’s daughter, media everyone involved, I decline to apolopersonality Kris Aquino, immediately gize for the truth.” Well, this puts SAP Bong Go on the went on social media herself to defend her father’s memory. In a long post, she spot. It’s an embarrassing position for challenged Uson to lambast her directly Turn to A5

Calida’s favorite law school subject operations of the family business came under attack. It is very difficult for anyone writing RUDY about today’s Calida to avoid the tempROMERO tation to say things about the quo warranto complaint that he filed—and won UNTIL two months ago, Jose Calida —in the Supreme Court. But I intend, had three reasons to be pleased with in this column, to resist that temptation; himself. He was enjoying the power I intend, instead, to merely cite the laws and perks that go with being the Soliciand regulations that he is said to have Is he likely tor General, who is the government’s violated since June 30, 2016, when his chief lawyer. He was apparently enjoyboss, President Rodrigo Duterte, came to survive? I don’t ing the respect and esteem of his peers into office. think so. in the legal and judicial communities. First, the Constitution. Article VII, And, last but not least, the securitySection 13 of the Basic Law prohibits agency business that he and his wife “the Members of the Cabinet” from founded, Vigilant Investigative and being “financially interested in any Security Agency Inc., was operating fice of the Solicitor General funds were contract” with “any government body.” profitably. leveled at him. Perhaps worst of all, the Turn to A5

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Opinion TRAIN effects OVERSIGHT DANILO SUAREZ PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte signed the first tax reform package, also known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), into law on Dec. 19, 2017. The TRAIN Law exempted minimum wage earners from paying personal income tax, broadened the tax base, and increased excise taxes. The implementation of TRAIN is expected to generate P130 billion in government revenues, which will be used for the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build infrastructure development program. Our economy is currently not in its best state. In April, inflation reached 4.5 percent. Despite the good intention of the tax reform, we cannot deny that many Filipino consumers suffer from continuously increasing prices of basic commodities. In a recent meeting of the Congressional Oversight Committee on the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program, the Bureau of Internal Revenue reported that in the first quarter of the year, the excise tax collection increased,

particularly in petroleum products, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In terms of personal income tax, the BIR was behind their target of P83.53 billion, as they collected only P60.18 billion. When asked by the Committee on how the Executive can cushion the negative impact of the TRAIN Law, the Department of Finance said that P12.3 billion was released for the con-

I insist on a revenue-neutral position.

ditional cash transfer program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development from January to April this year. The DOF, last week, presented the CTRP Package 2 before the House Committee on Appropriations. The second package of the tax reform seeks to reduce the corporate income tax rate from 30 percent to 25 percent, expand the tax base by 0.75 percent of

the country’s gross domestic product, simplify tax rules for corporations, repeal special laws on investment tax incentives, and amend the Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act. I have been vocal about my stand on TRAIN even before its passage. I insisted on my revenue-neutral position. Simply, the government should only spend what it would earn. The rationale behind a revenue neutral tax reform scheme is that we need to strike a balance between our spending and revenue generation through taxation. As we increase excise taxes, the tendency is that prices of basic commodities also increase, wherein the cost is being passed on to the consumers. In effect, this cancels out the increase in the take-home pay of the taxpayers. To suspend or amend the TRAIN Law is a decision left by the President to the Congress. To me, this is a serious problem that needs to be addressed urgently. As the Minority Leader of the House, I would be firm with my revenue-neutral stand, and I would encourage my colleagues to come up with measures that would manage the adverse effects of the TRAIN Law. We will continue to perform our oversight function to monitor the effects of TRAIN to ensure that it is for the benefit of our country.

Tell that to the Marines DUTY CALLS FLORENCIO FIANZA EVERYTHING that we buy nowadays is a lot more expensive. Inflation for May was computed at 4.6 percent, the highest in five years. Yet our brilliant finance people are insisting that the effect of the TRAIN law on inflation is only 0.46 percent. That maybe true, but no one among the consuming public believes that. Maybe they should tell that to the Marines. What people understand, however, is that when the government increases gasoline prices by ₱7 a liter, prices of other commodities skyrocket and that is what has been happening. Although the official inflation rate is 4.5 percent, this does not tell the whole story. It is actually higher. Even the lawmakers who passed the TRAIN law with ease are now seeing the effects of the high prices on the people and are understandably getting worried and for good reason. The next election is just around the corner. Our economic managers are insisting to stay the course with one saying that the people should stop being crybabies. Taxing citizens is a necessary evil to support economic progress. But this must be tempered with the ability of the tax payers to pay and still be left with something to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Do the finance people honestly believe that the P200 that will be given to the poorest of the poor enough to mitigate the way prices has gone up? If only they can redirect their brilliant minds to improving the collection of taxes, there will be less necessity to impose new taxes. One example is our imports from China. Officially our records state that we buy about $15 billion from the Chinese. But the record from China is actually about $29 billion. We lost all the collectible taxes on $14 billion worth of goods and that is only China. The finance people could also have lessened the number of VAT exemptions as some lawmakers are suggesting. But their first choice is always to introduce new taxes. They have never come up with

plans on how to improve the efficiency of tax collection. Maybe they are not reading what is going on in Nicaragua and Jordan. What the people there are saying is exactly the same as what people here are saying: It is always the common people bearing the brunt of the hardships and not the rich. The lawmakers must be able to come to terms with the finance people with a solution that is not so burdensome to the poor.

Taxing citizens is a necessary evil to support economic progress, but we have to consider people’s capacity to earn —and to be left with some of the fruits of their labor.

*** When Senator Panfilo Lacson announced the construction of a new ₱10-billion Senate building on a twohectare piece of land at the Bonifacio Global City, there were some who criticized the project. Senator Lacson has since corrected the construction cost as being ₱5 billion and not ₱10 billion as reported in the papers. The Senate has been holding sessions at the GSIS building near the Philippine Convention Center. The House of Representatives on the other hand has its offices in a 20-hectare property located near Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. It was constructed during martial law when the 1973 constitution abolished the Senate and established a parliament in the mold of the British system. Before martial law, the legislative building of both the House of Representatives and Senate were located in a single building which is the current National Museum building. The Senate is entitled to a building of its own instead of renting a facility from the

GSIS and paying ₱127 million a year for a claustrophobic building that was not intended for legislative purposes. The design of the new building is also modern and very contemporary instead of the classic style like the Department of Finance and Tourism buildings located in the City of Manila. Traditionally, all the branches of the government were located in the City of Manila which is the capital of the country. This is not, however, the current case. The Executive and the Judiciary are but in the case of the Legislature, it is not. The Senate will be in Taguig City, while the House of Representatives is in Quezon City. When both Houses were located in the same building before the declaration of martial law, all laws were enacted in Manila. Nowadays, Metro Manila is being used because the two Houses are located in two different cities which begs the question whether Metro Manila is now the Capital of the country instead of the City of Manila which everyone generally knows it to be. This detail may not be important at all but it would be better to formalize it. Why the two Houses have to be separate at all has never really been satisfactorily explained. Maybe, the leaders of both Houses simply want to emphasize that both are separate and independent kingdoms or it is symptomatic of the kind of politics that is played in this country. The legislative building of the United States, the country where we inherited our system of government is in one building located in Washington DC. It is also the most important tourist attraction of the city. Our House of Representatives complex and the Senate building housed along Roxas Boulevard do not attract so many local and foreign tourists as far as I know. One does not also see many of our elementary and high schools students going to both facilities on field trips to learn more about the way Congress passes our laws and learn more of our democratic system of government. Both facilities are not tourist-friendly. I hope this would be taken into consideration in the construction of the new Senate building.

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him (and the President). He had assured Kris that there would be an apology from Mocha. He and the President himself said “sorry” though they had nothing to do with Uson’s video. Go also said that Uson had told him her video only meant to show how “well-loved” both leaders are. But she is now on record saying that yes, she did mean to compare kisses. So here’s their prized propagandist— a government official, no less—balking at their instruction to apologize. The defiance is shattering. While Uson’s Duterte-Ninoy video garnered thousands of likes and shares on FB, there were some of the page’s readers that took exception to it, among them Ruben E.: “Hay naku Mocha. Did Ninoy ask for it? Was he a president? Kasi kung ‘no’ ang sagot mo sa dalawa,

you are guilty of making false analogies.” Very well put. Uson’s logic once again falls short. She’s comparing apples to carabaos. Duterte’s kiss was a power play, a show of dominance and control. He would not let the woman off the stage until she acquiesced, a typical female strategy to avoid conflict by accommodating. Ninoy was kissed by the two women; he did not ask for it. Here’s another interesting twist: when Go was asked by a reporter yesterday whether he thought Uson was still an asset to the administration rather than a liability, he answered, “No comment.” Now that’s a strong message without saying anything. Has it finally dawned on the President and his advisors that Uson is a loose cannon doing more harm than good with her antics? Will

her defiant stance lead to a chastisement or even a firing? This drama isn’t over, because Kris has yet to reply, and perhaps Go and Roque might have something else to say. There might be another potshot from Uson. The question now is, sino ngayon ang masusunod—si Mocha? The President and Go? Kris? Ang taumbayan? Abangan ang susunod na kabanata! In this ridiculous and surreal drama that is Philippine politics/showbiz, your guess is as good as mine. Let’s see what happens next. Kissgate is certainly more entertaining than any teleserye. Pass the popcorn. Dr. Ortuoste is a writer and communication consultant. FB and Twitter: @DrJennyO

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Seeking tourists, Israel promotes a different sun and sand

By Stephen Weizman

ISRAEL has already been credited with making the desert bloom. Now it hopes to make it boom—with tourists. Seeking to bolster tourism to its vast and largely undeveloped Negev desert region, Israel is promoting luxury camping trips, Bedouin hospitality and challenging outdoor activities like dune surfing. In addition, a new international airport is rising from the desert floor 18 kilometres (11 miles) from the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat and the neighboring Jordanian port of Aqaba. Tourism in Israel is big business, bringing in $5.8 billion in 2017. Arrivals to the country of about eight million citizens hit a record 3.6 million last year, the Israeli tourism ministry said. The United States, Russia, France, Germany and Britain accounted for most of the visitors. The ministry says that it now seeks to grow the Negev’s share of total Israeli tourist revenue from the present five percent to 20 percent within two to three years. It also aims to increase the number of Negev hotel rooms from 2,000 to about 5,000 within six to seven years. Desert on your doorstep Israel is marketing the desert as a unique destination on Europe’s doorstep. “When it’s very cold in Europe, let’s say in December, January and February, we have very mild temperatures in the Negev,” the tourism ministry’s Uri Sharon told journalists on a tour of the sparsely populated region. Activities include hiking, biking, rock climbing, abseiling and dune surfing— akin to snowboarding on sand. The Negev is also home to a geological marvel: the Ramon Crater, the world’s largest erosion crater. Salaam El Wadj has opened up the encampment where he lives with his wife, children and goats to visitors, who can stay in one of the tents and listen to his stories of Bedouin life. “I was born here in the Negev hills,” he tells his visitors over strong, sweet tea. Wadj relates how the arrival a century ago of British and French administrators and, in 1948, officials of the new state of Israel, brought a drive for modernization that disrupted and threatened the nomadic Bedouin way of life. Hosting tourists, he said, enables him to preserve his heritage. “They don’t want to just sleep in a Bedouin camp but also to learn,” he said. Hikers can walk along part of the Negev Highland Trail, covering about 12 km a day between Bedouin camps while their luggage is transported by vehicle. Wines in the wilderness Near Wadj’s site, Hannah and Eyal Izrael have planted vineyards on terraces where Nabatean farmers cultivated vines 2,000 years ago.

Their Carmey Avdat winery produces just 5,000 bottles a year of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and other wines. Eyal supplements his income by offering tourist accommodation in cabins and group tours to surrounding sites of interest rather than industrialising his winemaking. Visitors can help run the production line and bottle, cork and label their choice of wine personally. “All the time there are tourists from all over the world coming to the Israeli desert to explore, trek, taste our wine, go to other farms to taste goat cheese,” he said. “The Negev is a very safe and accessible desert and it’s warm here.” The vines grow in a natural basin, watered in winter by runoff from the surrounding hills and augmented with a modern irrigation system fed by desalinated sea water piped from the Mediterranean coast. Not far from Carmey Avdat is the town of Mitzpe Ramon, which stands at the edge of the Ramon Crater. There, travellers after tranquility with a luxurious twist can go “glamping”—glamour camping—in luxury tents with hot showers and a personal chef. When inky night falls over the crater’s floor, there is the option of gazing through high-powered telescopes at the stars shining brightly in the unpolluted sky. Getting there The Negev’s heart is only about a twohour drive from Israel’s main international airport near Tel Aviv. The new Ramon Airport will bring jumbo jets from around the globe to the desert itself. Its website says that it will be able to initially handle up to two million passengers annually, but will be able to expand to a capacity of 4.2 million by 2030. Low-cost and charter airlines currently flying to Ovda airport, about 60 km away from Eilat, will move to Ramon, it says. They include Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, SAS, Finnair and Ural Airlines. Construction began in May 2013. Israeli media say that the airport is expected to start operations this autumn, in time for the November-May winter tourist season, but the Israel Airports Authority is making no official forecasts. The IAA says the original specifications for the project were revised in light of lessons learned during the 2014 Gaza war. After a rocket fired by Hamas militants in Gaza hit near the perimeter of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, international carriers suspended flights. IAA spokesman Ofer Lefler told AFP that the revised plans for the Ramon airport will allow it to serve as a backup in addition to boosting tourism. “In an emergency, not only will Israel’s entire passenger air fleet be able to land and park there, but also additional aircraft,” he said. AFP

Calida’s... From A4

The operative phrases, obviously, are “Members of the Cabinet,” “financially interested in any contract” and “any government body.” Then there is the Code of Professional Responsibility, to which lawyers, whether in and or out of government service, are subject. Chapter I, Canon 6 of the Code states: “A lawyer in the government service shall not use his public position to promote or advance his private interests or allow the latter to interfere with his public duties.” Here the operative phrases are “use his public position” and “promote or advance his private interests.” Next there is the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (Republic Act No. 6713). Section 3 (i) of the Code states that a conflict of interest is a situation in which a public official “is a member of a board, an officer or a substantial stockholder of a private corporation or an owner or having a substantial interest in a business, and the interest of such corporation or business, or his rights or duties therein, may be opposed to or be affected by the faithful performance of official duty.” Here the operative phrases are “substantial stockholder of a private corporation” and “affected by the faithful performance of official duty.” And, of course, there is the AntiGraft and Corrupt Practices Act (R.A. No. 3019), which punishes conflict-ofinterest and other acts by government officials that bring disadvantage to the government. What facts have been established regarding the Solicitor General’s involvement with Visai? Calida’s own statements, the records of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other official data have provided the following information. First, Visai obtained more than P250 million worth of security-service contracts with government agencies (National Economic and Development Authority, National Parks Development Committee and National Anti-Poverty Commission) after—repeat, after—his installation as

the government’s chief lawyer. Second, prior to his assumption of office, Calida resigned from the positions of Visai chairman and president, but SEC records show that he still has interest in the company, in the process violating the within-60-days dives— ment rule of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards of Public Officials and Employees. Third, Calida promised on television that he would divest himself of his Visai shareholding “should an actual conflict arise.” In the complaint that she filed with the Office of the Ombudsman against Calida, Jocelyn Marie Acosta alleges an “actual conflict” of interest. Smart lawyer that he believes himself to be, Calida has put together a defense consisting of the following positions: (1) that he is not a member of the Cabinet; (2) that it was Visai, not the OSG, that solicited (no pun intended) the contracts with the government agencies, (3) that the law requires that public officials divest themselves of their business interests within 30 days of assuming office or—Mr. Calida emphasized “or”—divest themselves of their shareholdings within 60 days, and (4) that he never intervened in Visai’s acquisition of the contracts with the government agencies. Calida may indeed not have intervened, but is that a relevant factor, considering that he was a high government official and the prospective clients were government bodies? Besides his actual intervention was not necessary in the business culture of this country all that the awarding officers of the government bodies needed to hear was a whispered “Kay SolGen yan.” Statutory Construction must have been one of the Solicitor General’s favorite subjects in law school. In the quo warranto complaint he stressed the difference between “may” and “shall.” In his current situation he has stressed the difference between “or” and “and.” The unethical-behavior case against the Solicitor General is very strong. Is he likely to survive? I don’t think so.

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Grab PH to subsidize drivers as part of ‘investment’ INVESTMENTS, not losses. Grab Philippines on Wednesday said it was ready to subsidize their drivers in response to passenger bookings that are kilometers away from the driver. Grab had said the subsidy plan will be made in its effort to reduce the number of trip cancellation. It added that it does not consider the monetary losses as losses, but as investments. Cu claimed that Grab lost P4.5 billion in the last five years because its supposed net income have been used as incentives for drivers. “We don’t see it as pure losses, we see it as an investment. We're still building the base of drivers and passengers to a level na puwede na kami mag-scale, wala pa po kasi kami sa economies of scale,” he said. “Honestly mahihirapan po kami makamit ’yung economies of scale na ’yon kung panay cap ang hinaharap namin, on number of cars, on pricing. But in other market, we've proven naman that the business model works at may fast towards profitability, eventually, but right now, we’re happy to continue investing in the country,” he added. “Investment mode pa rin naman po kami. Naniniwala naman kami sa future ng transport sa Pilipinas, nagtatayo lang kami ng [foundation], we spend money to erect the foundation.” Cu said in a radio interview. Cu said that the subsidy will not be shouldered by the passengers. “Paano po namin makukuha sa pasahero, fixed po ’yung fares natin sa pasahero? May limit po kung ano ang puwedeng i-charge sa pasahero, so impossible po na makuha namin sa pasahero.” Meanwhile, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board had refused to put back the P2 per minute charge, although Cu said the hearing on the issue is still ongoing. The Grab exec said they already submitted a petition and a motion for reconsideration. Cu also reiterated that the reported undeclared flag down rates, was authorized by no less than the Department of Transportation and Communications and its Order No. 2015-011. The order authorizes TNCs to create their own fare structure with oversight from the LTFRB, but was changed when the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines were issued last year. “No one talks about the Department Order, people refuse to acknowledge it but it was issued by the then DOTC,” Cu said. Cu also accused LTFRB of allowing other TNCs to haveP2 per minute travel time charge.

IN BRIEF Ombudsman suspends Misamis prosecutor THE Office of the Ombudsman has indicted an associate provincial prosecutor from Misamis Oriental guilty of simple misconduct over a workplace dispute. The Ombudsman imposed a penalty of a suspension of one month and one day on prosecutor Joan Albarece of the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro. A female employee—Quennie Ebonia—filed a complaint against Albarece after an altercation took place on July 21, 2016 at their workplace at the OPP. She said Albarece had a fit on that day, slammed the case folders on the table, threw the stapler and puncher, pushed her and shouted at her. Rio N. Araja

FCCI SUPPORT. The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., headed by president Domingo Yap, attended the PNP-NCRPO assumption of office ceremony of Regional Director General Guillermo Eleazar on June 4, 2018 at Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City. Also present during the event were FFCCCII vice president Victor Lim, External Affairs Committee chairman Nelson Guevarra and Taxation Committee co-chairman David Ong.

Usec Paras files ‘grave threat’ case vs Trillanes By Joel E. Zurbano

ORMER congressman and now Labor department undersecretary Jacinto Paras ﬁled grave threat charges against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV before the Pasay City Prosecutors Ofﬁce on Wednesday. In a six-page complaint, Paras said Trillanes threatened him during a Senate hearing they both attended last week. He filed a case on violation of Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code on Grave Threats against the senator. Paras’ complaint stemmed from the incident which happened at the Senate hearing on the Oversight Committee on Overseas Foreign Workers last May 29. “Ang lakas ng loob mo. Hindi magtatagal ang amo mo. Matatapos din ’yan. Yayariin kita. Mersenaryo ka. Yayariin kita,” Paras quoted Trillanes as saying to him during that hearing. Lawyers Lorenzo Gadon and Elligio Mallari accompanied Paras in filing the complaint.

Trillanes dismissed the complaint filed by Paras and said he will face the allegation against him. “Kapag hiningan tayo ng counter-affidavit e di magsa-submit tayo kaya nga sabi ko haharapin ko ‘yan sa korte,” he said. “There is no truth in that complaint. He has the zero-credibility of a cellphone thief,” added Trillanes, apparently referring to the theft case filed Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin against Paras. Trillanes said that footages of the closed circuit television at the Senate session will prove what really transpired between him and Paras. Trillanes said he had already written Senate President Vicente Sotto III on June 6, where he requested a copy of the

CCTV footage during the plenary session on May 29 when he had an encounter with Paras. “Said video will be used in my response to the case that was recently filed against me by Usec Jacinto ‘Jing’ Paras,” the senator said in his letter, referring to the grave threats complaint Paras filed against him. Trillanes also denied Paras' allegations that the senator went straight to the latter upon seeing him and confronted him. “Siya ang makikipagkamay, ni-reject ko. Sabi ko ang lakas ng loob mo, kinakasuhan mo ako tapos makikipagkamay ka. So ni-reject ko yung kamay niya,” said Trillanes. “Makikita n’yo yan sa CCTV, inabot niya ‘yung kamay niya, ni-reject ko 'yan. Dito makikita na sinungaling itong tao na ito,” he added. In November 2017, a group of lawyers led by Paras and Glenn Chong filed charges of inciting sedition and proposing to commit coup d’ etat against Trillanes.

Heavy rains cancel classes in Mindanao HEAVY rains forced the cancellation of classes in several areas in Cotabato City and Maguindanao, even as state weather bureau Pagasa said that heavy rains will also affect the western part of Luzon and parts of the Visayas in the next 3-5 days. Eastern Visayas and the Bicol region were also alerted for possible flash floods and landslides due to rains triggered by the storm. “Around 44.6 mm [of rain] for the next 24 hours and 32 [mm], 23 [mm] and even 71.5 [mm] sa Sangley Point, Cavite by Friday,” DoST-Pagasa senior weather specialist Chris Perez said. Perez added that continuous rains can be considered a threat for possible flash floods and landslides. Pagasa said that “Domeng,” which was last spotted 805 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar as of 10 am, is not expected to make landfall in the country. “Domeng” has maintained its strength, packing 45 kph winds near the center and gusts of up to 60 kilometers per hour. It is

GRAVE THREATS.

Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras files a criminal complaint against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV at the Pasay City Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Paras has accused Trillanes of 'grave threats.' Norman Cruz

moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour. The storm is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat) until Monday. Nearly 4,000 school children, both in the elementary and high school levels, in the opening week of classes in Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will be affected by the suspension of classes. According to Bai Meriam Kawit, Maguindanao schools division superintendent, at least 23 school grounds are now flooded, 11 of which have totally suspended their classes while some are holding their classes at gymnasiums in some towns. “Around 3,910 pupils and 103 teachers are affected as of latest monitoring today,” Kawit said in her report to the ARMMDepEd Office. The heavy rains had been experienced since last week due to the effects of the two low-pressure areas which hover above Mindanao and parts of the Visayas.

Solon backs idea on motorcycle taxis A METRO Manila lawmaker on Wednesday supported the idea to allow motorcycle taxis as a mode of transportation in Metro Manila and other urban centers nationwide in a bid to decongest and solve the trafﬁc problem. At a congressional hearing conducted by the House committee on Metro Manila Development, former mayor and Marikina City Rep. Bayani Fernando said motorcycle remains the best alternative to the heavy trafﬁc. "The motorcycle is a better alternative to the taxis or tricycles as they occupy very little space in the streets," Fernando, former MMDA chairman, said. He said there is no need for the motorcycle riders to get a franchise to operate—a policy he implemented in Marikina when he was the city's mayor. “I stopped the issuance of franchises and created community boards where they are registered,” Fernando said. Maricel V. Cruz

BI to deport Briton for Internet fraud THE Bureau of Immigration ordered the deportation of a British wanted by authorities in the United Kingdom for large-scale Internet fraud and money laundering. The Briton, identified as Jason Ainsworth, was ordered expelled after his arrest in Josefa Country Homes in Banawa, Cebu City. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Ainsworth was arrested on the strength of a mission order which was issued at the request of UK’s National Crime Agency which sought the BI’s help in locating and deporting the fugitive. Morente said that Ainsworth and his brother, Jared William, who is still at large, fled to the Philippines in September 2015 right after they were released on bail. “It was reported that they continued to profit from their online racket while in the Philippines as their victims’ money were laundered to them via money transfers by their cohorts in the UK,” the BI chief said. Vito Barcelo

Senate taps AECOM PH for new building in Taguig PNP lauded for arrest of Tanyag killer By Rio N. Araja OMBUDSMAN Conchita CarpioMorales on Wednesday commended the Philippine National Police for the immediate arrest of a suspect in the senseless killing of assistant state prosecutor Madonna Joy Tanyag. “ASP Tanyag is known to her colleagues as a hardworking and tough prosecutor handling high-profile cases,” she said. “The Office again express its deepest condolences to her family and loved ones,” she added. At around 11:20 am Monday, after

attending a hearing at the Sandiganbayan, Tanyag parked her car along Visayas Avenue in Barangay Vasra just to buy milk tea. When she returned to her vehicle, an unidentified man attacked and stabbed her three times. Tanyag, who was five months pregnant, was rushed to East Avenue Medical Center, where she was declared dead on arrival. Police said robbery was the motive behind the killing of Tanyag. They have arrested Angelito Avenido as the principal suspect in the crime.

THE Senate will transfer to a new location in Taguig, which Senator Panfilo Lacson said will be constructed by the firm which submitted the lowest project cost. Lacson made the announcement even as he took exception to allegations by former presidential spokesman and columnist Roberto Tiglao, who alleged that the new Senate building set to be built at the Navy Village in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig would cost P10 to P12 billion. Lacson said the Senate chose AECOM Philippines, which submitted the lowest project cost at P4.58 billion. It was AECOM which emerged the winner of the Global Conceptual Design Competition for the new Philippine Senate building which would be constructed at the 18,320-square meter parcel of land owned by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. Lacson said AECOM won because it followed the parameters set by the Department of Public Works and Highways. “Isa sa primary consideration na ginamit

ng aming mga kasamahan ay cost. Kasi ‘yung ibang competitors ang pinakamababa nilang project cost ay P8 billion. ‘Yung isang Filipino firm nanghihinayang kami kasi nga maganda yung kanyang concept pero yung project cost na sinubmit niya nasa P13 billion,” Lacson said in a television interview. He said that contratry to Tiglao’s assertions, the senators do not want to splurge on the construction of the new building. “Sabi ng mga kasamahan ko parang unconscionable naman na merong nagsasubmit ng project cost na P4.58 billion tapos halos pare-pareho naman magaganda ang design—iconic, green, functional, secure. Pinili ng mga kasamahan ko ang pinakamababa so to say na walang konsensiya ang mga senador ay hindi tama,” he added. “Yung sinumbmit ng AECOM ay P46,000 per square meters. Isa sa parameter ay dapat susunod sila sa P40,000 to P50,000 per square meters, sumunod kami sa parameters ng DPWH. Above that or beyond that medyo mag-e-explain na kami sa Commission on Audit,” he said.

He said they they earlier considered the 25-hectare land donated by the Antipolo government to be the new site of the Senate building, but upon calculation, they realized that it would be more expensive because of the cost of land development and accessibility. “Dalawa lang nag-offer, BCDA and Antipolo. Antipolo, donation 25 hectares pero na-consider namin accessibility and land development costs. Kung pagawa kami ng building, paano ka pupunta roon? Papagawa ka ng kalsada papunta roon, papa-develop mo ang area, utilities and all. Ganoon din, baka mas mahal pa aabutin,” he said. He said that the Fort Bonifacio area is already being developed and accessible to most people. “As per DPWH sabi nila mag-widen sila ng Lawton Avenue, Lawton Street. Kasi Navy Village ito dati. So magiging six-lane road ‘yan sa halip na four-lane ngayon. At ang proyekto na ginagawa ngayon magkakaroon ng access from SLEX and Skyway kasi ginagawa ang ramp papunta sa C5. So yan ang factors considered,” he said.

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CEO, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Revenue And Regulatory Affairs Department Head, Engineering Construction Department Head and concerned Project Division Heads, or their appointed and designated officers of NGCP to:

results:

TODAY ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City

Indicative Rate Impact AS Type P/kW-month

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ANCILLARY SERVICES PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THERMA LUZON, INC., WITH PRAYER FOR ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY

ERC CASE NO. 2018-0__RC

Applicants NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (“NGCP”) and THERMA LUZON, INC., (“TLI”), by respective counsel, respectfully state: NATURE OF THE CASE 1. This Application is for the approval of the Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement (“ASPA”) dated May 29, 2018 between the NGCP and TLI (“2018 ASPA”), pursuant to the Decision dated 3 October 2007 in ERC Case No. 2006-049RC, entitled: “In the Matter of the Application for the Approval of Ancillary Services – Cost Recovery Mechanism (AS-CRM) of the Ancillary Services Procurement Plan, with Prayer for Provisional Authority.” PARTIES 2. Applicant NGCP is a corporation created and existing under the laws of the Philippines, with office address at NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. It holds a franchise under Republic Act No. 95111 to engage in the business of conveying or transmitting electricity through high-voltage back-bone systems of interconnected transmission lines, substations and related facilities, and for other purposes. The franchise also includes the conduct of activities necessary to support the safe and reliable operation of the transmission system. 3. Applicant TLI is a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of Philippines laws with office address at NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. It is the Independent Power Producer Administrator that manages and controls the contracted capacity of the 700 MW (net) coal-fired power generating facility in Pagbilao, Quezon (the “Power Plant”). It may be served with pleadings, notices, orders, and other processes of the Honorable Commission through its undersigned counsel. ANTECEDENT FACTS 4. Republic Act No. 91362 provides that it is the responsibility of NGCP to ensure and maintain the reliability, adequacy, security, stability and integrity of the nationwide electrical grid in accordance with the performance standards for its operations and maintenance, as set forth in the Philippine Grid Code (“PGC”), adopted and promulgated by the Honorable Commission, and to adequately serve generation companies, distribution utilities and suppliers requiring transmission service and/or ancillary services through the transmission system3 . 5. Similarly, the PGC provides that NGCP is responsible for determining, acquiring, and dispatching the capacity needed to supply the required Grid Ancillary Services4 and for developing and proposing Wheeling Charges and Ancillary Service tariffs to the Energy Regulatory Commission (“ERC”). 6. Ancillary Services (“AS”) as defined in Section 4 (b) of the EPIRA “refer to those services that are necessary to support the transmission of capacity and energy from resources to loads while maintaining reliable operation of the transmission system in accordance with good utility practice and the Grid Code to be adopted in accordance with this Act.” These services are essential in ensuring reliability in the operation of the transmission system and consequently, in the reliability of the electricity supply in the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao grids. 7. In order to implement and regulate the procurement of AS, the Honorable Commission approved the Ancillary Services Procurement Plan (“ASPP”) through its Order dated 9 March 2006 in ERC Case No. 2002-253 and the Ancillary Services-Cost Recovery Mechanism (“AS-CRM”) through its Decision dated 3 October 2007 in ERC Case No. 2006-049RC.

Document

“D”

Summary of TLI’s Power Supply Agreement

“E”

Articles of Incorporation

“F”

Latest Security Exchange Commission – General Information Sheet

“G”

Latest Audited Financial Statement

“H”

Certification on WESM Registration

“I”

ALLEGATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE PRAYER FOR PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY

Firm Contracted Capacity

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of June 2011, at in Quezon City, Metro Manila. KAREN SIONG Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 28th day of June 2011 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, affiant exhibiting to me her Passport No. TT0665884 issued on 16 August 2006 in Manila. Doc. No. 385; Page No. 78; Book No. 10; Series of 2011.. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TAGUIG CITY

19. The current levels of CR in the Luzon Grid have not yet met the required levels under the ASPP. A copy of the relevant actual data and its corresponding graphical presentations showing the required and available levels of CR in the Luzon Grid and the impact of the AS contribution of TLI to the Luzon Grid entitled: Luzon Contingency Reserve Availability is attached as Annex “J”.

I, DENNIS A. DELA SERNA of legal age, and with office address at NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City Taguig, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state: That --

20. NGCP must be guaranteed of available AS on a daily basis to ensure reliability of the grid. Thus, it is necessary for the Honorable Commission to approve the 2018 ASPA. 21. As the demand for power in the Luzon increases, the requirements of the system to ensure stability, reliability and security likewise increase. Ensuring the integrity of the system is essential to protect the interests of the public. The absence of system reliability and stability will certainly discourage investments and growth. 22. Applicants respectfully submit that the immediate approval of the 2018 ASPA by this Honorable Commission is a necessity to ensure the reliability and security of the Grid. In support of these allegations, NGCP submits a copy of the Judicial Affidavit of Engr. Lisaflor Bacani-Kater of the Revenue and Regulatory Affairs Department of NGCP, which is attached as Annex “K.”

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING

1. I am the duly authorized representative of THERMA LUZON, INC. (“TLI”), Co-Applicant in the above-entitled case; 2. I have caused the preparation the foregoing Joint Application and have read the contents thereof, and, based on my own personal knowledge, belief and on authentic records of TLI, all the allegation contained there are true and correct; 3. TLI has not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issue/s in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency and, to the best of my knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending therein; and

PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered, Applicants respectfully pray that the Honorable Commission to:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 30th day of May 2018, at Taguig City.

Immediately ISSUE a provisional authority to implement the 2018 ASPA;

APPROVE, after notice and hearing, the 2018 ASPA.

Applicants pray for other just and equitable relief under the premises. Quezon City and Taguig City for Pasig City, 30 May 2018. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES NGCP Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. No. 981-2100 (Trunk Line)

______________________________ DENNIS A. DELA SERNA Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 30th day of May 2018 at Taguig City. Affiant exhibited to me his Passport No. P5991577A issued in DFA Manila on 10 February 2018 and CTC No. CCI2016 22012876 issued on 21 January 2018 at Quezon City. NOTARY PUBLIC Doc. No. 317; Page No. 65; Book No. I; Series of 2018.

By: LUIS MANUEL U. BUGAYONG PTR No. 5521013 / 01.03.18/ Quezon City IBP Lifetime No. 010191/RSM MCLE Compliance No. V-0006616 / 02.24.15 Roll of Attorneys No. 38002 Email address: lubugayong@ngcp.ph

MARK ANTHONY S. ACTUB PTR No. 5521006/ 01.03.18 / Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. V-0006614 / 02.24.15 IBP Lifetime No. 04514/ Misamis Oriental Roll of Attorneys No. 45707 Email address: msactub@ngcp.ph

THERMA LUZON, INC. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TAGUIG CITY

Non-Firm Contracted Capacity:

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

1. I am the Assistant Corporate Secretary of THERMA LUZON, INC. (the “Company”), a company duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines, with principal office address at NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. 2. At the Regular Board Meeting held on April 10, 2018, at which meeting a quorum was present and acting throughout, the following resolution was unanimously passed and approved: “RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Therma Luzon, Inc. (the “Company”) authorize, as it hereby authorizes, the Company to file an application before the Energy Regulatory Commission (“ERC”) for the approval of its Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement (“ASPA”) with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (the “Application”); RESOLVED FURTHER, that in connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby authorizes any one (1) of the following authorized representatives:

-and-

Contingency Reserve (Primary Reserve) initially set at 60 MW for Units 1 and 2 of Service Provider, or as indicated in the valid AS Certificates, for the hours where no Firm capacity is scheduled, provided that the Non-Firm Contracted Capacity will be amended according to the results of the Ancillary Service Certification Test.

NAME

For THERMA LUZON, INC.

For clarity, the basis for AS Provider’s nomination and scheduling shall be the capacities listed in its valid AS Certificates.

KATRINA M. PLATON PTR No. A-3783452 / February 27, 2018 / Taguig City IBP Lifetime No. 706864 / Makati City MCLE Compliance No. V-0018713 / April 13, 2016 Roll No. 38338

13. Schedule 4 of the 2018 ASPA provides for the formula for the computation of the Ancillary Services Fees and the applicable hourly rates (“ASPA Rates”) for the firm and non-firm contracted capacity covered by the 2018 ASPA, as follows:

Php1.50/kW/Hr

Non-Firm Contracted Capacity

Php2.25/kW/Hr (maximum rate)

PAUL B. SORIÑO PTR No. A-3695138 / January 5, 2018 / Taguig City IBP No. 021983 / January 9, 2018 / RSM MCLE Compliance No. V-0002586 / June 9, 2014 Roll No. 55895

Where:

Scheduled Capacity without energy dispatched, in kW, for trading interval i and day j number of days in the billing month

16th Floor, NAC Tower 32nd St., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City Telephone No. 886-2348/Fax No. 886-2405

ii) with respect to the Non-Firm Contracted Capacity, the capacity nominated by Service Provider and scheduled by NGCP in accordance with Schedule 1 = =

Revenue from Scheduled Capacity with energy dispatched [G × (CP + OM+Fuel)] – REV WESM

Where: G

Summation of energy generated or dispatched in a particular interval hour due to Scheduled Capacity, in kWh

= Energyij

energy generated or dispatched due to Scheduled Capacity, in kWh, for trading interval i and day j number of days in the billing month

For Firm, CP

Capacity Fee = Php 1.50/kW/Hr

For Non-Firm, CP

Capacity payment for the dispatch portion of the AS capacity scheduled by NGCP and shall be computed based on the weighted average of the hourly dispatched portion of the Contracted Capacity scheduled and the nominated AS price Operation and Maintenance Cost

= = = = =

FXo

Philippine CPI All Items 2006=100, end of Billing Period 123.2, Philippine CPI as of January 2011 Billing Period US CPI All Items 1982-84 = 100, end of Billing Period 219.179, US CPI as of January 2011 Billing Period Bangko Sentral ng Philipinas PHP-USD exchange rate, end of Billing Period PHP/USD exchange rate of 42

In the event that revisions are made on the above index, including any shift made in the base year and other adjustments to such index made by the relevant authorized entity, its successor-in-interest, there shall be a corresponding change in the base index such that the use of the revised index will yield the equivalent values as the use of the original base index. In the event that the index (a) becomes unavailable, (b) is replaced by a new benchmark rate as determined by the relevant authorized entity, its successor in interest, or (c) ceases to exist, or (d) in the reasonable determination of either Party, fails to reflect the real costs and forms an integral part of this price mechanism, the Parties shall agree to adopt a new price index. Fuel

the fuel rate, in Php/kWh, submitted by the Service Provider every month based on their Actual Fuel Stock Inventory Consumption Report and their actual generation for that month.

REVWESM

Summation of WESM revenue in a particular interval hour based on Final Ex-post market clearing price of the AS Provider’s trading Node arising from G above.

Service Provider shall attach to the AS power bill the Actual Fuel Stock Inventory Consumption Report which includes the following relevant information for the applicable billing month: i. ii. iii. iv. v.

Net generation, in MWh; Coal Consumption, in MT; Light Fuel Oil (LFO) consumption, in liters Calculated coal consumption rates, in MT/MWh; Calculated LFO consumption rate, in liters/MWh

Failure to submit the Actual Fuel Stock Inventory Consumption Report within the next billing period after the relevant billing period will forfeit the payment to Service Provider for Fuel in B (e.g. for fuel costs in January, the Actual Fuel Stock Inventory Consumption Report must be submitted by March, at the latest. Otherwise, Fuel in B for January will no longer be paid). The capacities contracted under Non-Firm arrangement are the maximum that can be offered by TLI. However, for clarity, the basis for the AS Provider’s nomination and scheduling shall be the capacities listed in its valid AS Certificates. 14. Applicants submit that the 2018 ASPA Rates represent a reasonable recovery of the opportunity cost in making available generation capacity to provide the procured AS.

Attorney-in-Fact

File such Application, and to represent the Company and to appear for or on its behalf in all proceedings, pre-trial, hearings, meetings and discussions before the ERC with respect to the Application to perform any and all acts and deeds and to submit and sign such documents and pleadings necessary to implement this authority;

Act as agent of and appear in behalf of the Company in the proceedings relating to the said Application, with full power to make commitments and take positions, and to consider (i) the possibility of an amicable settlement or a submission to arbitration, mediation or other modes of alternative dispute resolution; (ii) the simplification of the issues; (iii) the necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings; (iv) the possibility of obtaining stipulations or admissions of facts and of documents totally or partially to avoid unnecessary proof; (v) the limitation of the number of witnesses or time allocated to particular witnesses and issues; (vi) the advisability of a preliminary reference of issues to a commissioner; (vii) the necessity or desirability of having an expository hearing or consumer forum; (viii) the procedures at the hearing and hearing schedule; (ix) the submission of written testimony and exhibits to be offered and the marking thereof; (x) the agreements regarding service of documents; and (xi) such other matters as may aid in the prompt disposition of the proceedings;

Negotiate, conclude, enter into and execute a compromise or amicable settlement of the Application, if appropriate, or to submit the Application to alternative modes of dispute resolution, under such terms and conditions as they may deem just and reasonable;

File any appeal or represent the Company in further proceedings; and

Do and perform on behalf of the Company any act and deed relating to the Application which the Company could legally do and perform;

Courtesy Copy: NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION c/o Office of the President Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION c/o Office of the General Counsel Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City

RESOLVED FURTHER, that in connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby authorizes any one (1) of the following authorized representatives:

POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT c/o Office of the President Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES QUEZON CITY

NAME Dennis A. Dela Serna

} } S.S.

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING I, MA. CYNTHIA Y. MANRIQUE, Filipino, of legal age, single, with office address at 2nd Floor, NGCP Building Quezon Avenue, cor. BIR Road Diliman, Quezon City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and say that:

2. I am duly authorized to sign the Verification and Certification of Non-Forum Shopping in this case for and in behalf of NGCP as evidenced by the Secretary’s Certificate hereto attached as Annex “A-Verification;”

Execute, sign and obtain any document, including verifications and certifications of non-forum shopping, which may be required in the filing of any pleading, motion, or comment during the course of the Application;

Represent the Company, and/or appoint any other person to represent the Company, as its witness during the hearing of the Application; and

Do and perform on behalf of the Company any act and deed necessary to be done in the premises, and the Company hereby ratifies and confirms all that have been done, or that shall be done or cause to be done, by virtue of his authority;

3. I have caused the preparation of the foregoing joint Application and I have read it. I attest that the allegations therein are true and correct of my personal knowledge and based on authentic records;

NAME

4. I further attest that NGCP has not filed any similar case or action before any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency involving the ASPA subject of this case and, to the best of my knowledge, no such other case or action is pending therein; and 5. If I should thereafter learn that a similar case, action or claim other than those mentioned above, is filed or pending before any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency, I shall report the fact to this Honorable Office within five (5) days therefrom; IN WITNESS WHEREOF,, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 30 May 2018, in Quezon City, Philippines.

The 2018 ASPA Rates were subjected to a simulation by NGCP with the following

DESIGNATION

Roland U. Gaerlan

Attorney-in-Fact

Patricia Carmelita Montero

Attorney-in-Fact

Represent the Company in the filing of the Application with ERC; and

Represent the Company, and/or appoint any other person to represent the Company, as its witness during the hearing of the Application;

RESOLVED FINALLY, that the Company hereby affirms, confirms and ratifies all that the foregoing representatives have done in connection with the Application.”

MA. CYNTHIA Y. MANRIQUE Affiant

3. The above board resolutions have not been revoked, amended, or modified, and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 30 May 2018, in Quezon City, affiant exhibited to me her Philippine Passport No. EC0371531 valid until 20 February 2019 issued by the DFA NCR North East. Doc. No. 431; Page No. 88; Book No. 29; Series of 2018.

DESIGNATION Attorney-in-Fact

RESOLVED FURTHER, that in connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby authorizes any one (1) of the following authorized representatives:

4. The foregoing statements are in accordance with the records of the Company. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April 2018, at Cebu City., Philippines. Aren Marie S. Go Assistant Corporate Secretary NCN

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TAGUIG CITY

} } S.S.

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE I, KAREN S. ONG, of legal age, Filipino, and with office address at Power Center, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby certify that: 1. I am the Corporate Secretary of NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (the “Corporation”), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with office address at Power Center, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City. 2. In the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation held on 27 June 2011, at which meeting a quorum was present, the following resolution was unanimously approved and adopted:

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this APR. 17, 2018 at Cebu City, Philippines. Affiant who is personally known to me, exhibited to me her Passport No. EC3490982, issued at DFA Cebu on February 20, 2015 and Community Tax Certificate No. 11796052 issued at Cebu City on January 26, 2018. Doc. No. 272; Page No. 55; Book No. 15; Series of 2018.

15.

Attorney-in-Fact

Atty. Celeni Kristine G. Guinto

1. I am presently the Head of the Revenue Regulatory Affairs Group of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP);

= PHP CPIm PHP CPIo US CPIm US CPIo Fxm

Attorney-in-Fact

Atty. Ma. Margarita S. Lim

CELENI KRISTINE G. GUINTO PTR No. A-3749336 / January 23, 2018 / Taguig City IBP Lifetime Number No. 011964 / Quezon City MCLE Exemption No. V-001508 Roll No. 62390

Scheduled Capacity = refers to: i) with respect to the Firm Contracted Capacity, the capacity declared as available by Service Provider in accordance with Schedule 1

Atty. Paul B. Sorino

MA. MARGARITA S. LIM PTR No. A-3749337 / January 23, 2018 / Taguig City IBP No. 021984 /January 09, 2018 / PPLM MCLE Compliance No. V-0016454 / March 31, 2016 Roll No. 64612

Revenue from Scheduled Capacity without energy dispatched Capacity Fee (Php/kW/hr) ×

Attorney-in-Fact

and/or any person appointed by any one of them, be authorized to:

Payment of AS = A+B

Where: Capacityij

DESIGNATION

Atty. Katrina M. Platon

Capacity Fee

Firm Contracted Capacity

= =

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I, Aren Marie S. Go, Filipino, of legal age and with office address at Aboitiz Corporate Center, Gov. Manuel A. Cuenco Ave., Kasambagan, Cebu City, Philippines, after having duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state that:

RAYCELL D. BALDOVINO PTR No. 5521008/ 01.03.18 / Quezon City MCLE Compliance No. V-0008304 / 06.03.15 IBP Lifetime No. 010195/ RSM Roll of Attorneys No. 50672 Email address: rdbaldovino@ngcp.ph

Contingency Reserve (Primary Reserve) – initially set at 60 MW for Units 1 and 2 of Service Provider, or as indicated in the valid AS Certificates, from interval 2200h to 0900h of the following day.

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4. Should I hereinafter learn that the same or a similar action or claim has been filed or is pending in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency, I shall report said fact within five (5) days from discovery thereof to this Honorable Commission.

FIRM CONTRACTED CAPACITY RATE AND IMPACT SIMULATION

(iv) Do and perform on behalf of NGCP any act and deed necessary to be done in the premises;

18. It is a declared policy of the State to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power (Section 2b, EPIRA). With this end in view, there is a need to comply with the system requirements for AS to ensure grid system reliability. As mentioned above, NGCP has the mandate to procure the required AS through a procurement contract. However, the Honorable Commission must first approve the contract before the same could be implemented.

11. During the period of negotiation, NGCP conducted several tests on the Power Plant, and certified that it has met and complied with the Standard Ancillary Services Technical Requirements of the ASPP as capable of providing CR. The copy of the Accreditation Certificate No. 2018-L003 issued on 23 December 2017 is attached as Annex “B.”

Schedule 1 of the 2018 ASPA provides that TLI shall provide:

Annex

Certificate of Compliance (“COC”) No. 14-07-GXT 40-0040L

10. In view of TLI’s proposal to continue providing ancillary services, NGCP agreed to procure and TLI agreed to supply Ancillary Services in the form of Contingency Reserve (“CR”) under firm and non-firm arrangements. A copy of the Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement between NGCP and TLI dated 29 May 2018 is attached as Annex “A”.

12.

(iii) Appoint, name or designate a representative of NGCP during inquest, preliminary investigation. preliminary conference, pre-trial, mediation, conciliation, arbitration. trial, execution. and all proceeding or action: and

TLI respectfully submits copies of the following documents:

8. Pursuant to its mandate, NGCP on different dates published in newspapers of general circulation a Notice of Invitation for Prospective Ancillary Services Providers, inviting all grid-connected merchant plants and independent power producers to participate in the provision of ancillary services. 9. On 13 March 2013, NGCP and TLI entered into an ASPA (the 2013 ASPA) with a term of five (5) years and filed an application for the approval of said ASPA before the Honorable Commission on 27 March 2013 docketed as ERC Case No. 2013-052RC.In the Order dated 10 June 2013, the Honorable Commission issued a provisional authority for the implementation of said ASPA and in the Order dated 26 May 2014, the Honorable Commission extended the provisional authority until revoked or made permanent.

Represent NGCP in any claim. complaint, petition, application, protest, suit, or any case for or against NGCP before any judicial court, prosecutor’s office, regulatory body, quasi-judicial or administrative body, agency or office of the government;

(ii) Execute, sign and obtain any document, including verification and certification of non-forum shopping or any other document which may be required or in connection with the preceeding paragraph;

16. Consistent with the AS-CRM, all the related and incidental expenses which NGCP will incur as a result of the procurement and operation of the ancillary services shall be recovered from all the load customers in the Luzon Grid. 17.

APPLICATION (With Prayer for the Immediate Issuance of a Provisional Authority)

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A copy of the Rate Impact Simulation for TLI with a brief discussion on how NGCP derived the proposed ancillary services rates is attached as Annex “C.”

NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THERMA LUZON, INC., Applicant. x - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

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“NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the request for authority is hereby approved and adopted for the President &

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An Act Granting the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines a Franchise To Engage in the Business of Conveying or Transmitting Electricity Through High Voltage Back-Bone System of Interconnected Transmission Lines, Substations and Related Facilities, and for other Purposes; The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 or EPIRA. Ibid., Section 9 (c) and (d); Section 6.3.1.2.

(MS-JUNE 7, 2018)

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Sports

Riera U. Mallari, Editor Reuel Vidal, Assistant Editor sports@thestandard.com.ph sports_mstandard@yahoo.com

THURSDAY,

JUNE 7, 2018

Warriors ready for road test

Steve Kerr (left), head coach of the Golden State Warriors and Tyronn Lue, coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers address the media during practice and media availability as part of the 2018 NBA Finals at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP

LEVELAND—Defending champion Golden State returns to an all-too familiar NBA Finals venue Wednesday at Cleveland with hopes of putting a stranglehold on the best-of-seven championship series. The Warriors opened up a 2-0 lead after back-to-back opening wins at home to take a giant stride towards a third crown in four years in what is their fourth straight finals meeting with the Cavaliers. “In the finals, this is the only building I know what that experience, that atmosphere, is like,” Warriors guard Stephen Curry said. “We know how Cleveland plays here, with a lot of energy and force. We understand how hard it is to win in this building.” Curry struck for an NBA record nine 3-pointers in game two but comes to Cleveland knowing the fight is far from done. “No matter what has gone on in the series, when you change venues, you’ve got to reassert your dominance and try to find that right momentum to start,” he said. “I

DepEd backs Asean chess in Davao City THE Department of Education has thrown its full support to the 19th ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships slated June 18 to 28 in Davao City by allowing student participants leeway in the classes they will miss at the start of the school year. In a memorandum sent to all its regional directors and sports officers, DepEd Undersecretary Tonisito Umali said that students who will participate in the 11-day tournament will be assisted and be allowed special classes. “We wish to inform you that this office fully supports the invitation to participate in this international competition,” said Umali in the same letter. “While we can not disrupt classes, we will allow students who shall participate in this activity remedial classes or be provided with modules for them to learn and compensate absences during the competition period.” James Infiestio, vice president of the organizing Chess Events International, for his part, welcomed the recent development. “We thank the DepEd for fully supporting the tournament and this should help our chess players to focus more on their training and preparation in their quest to make our country proud,” said Infiesto. The event, which is sanctioned by the NCFP headed by Butch Pichay and hosted by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, is open to all aged woodpushers 20 years old and below not just in the country, but the whole of Southeast Asia, including powerhouse Vietnam and also some participants from the Asia-Pacific.

want to be a part of leading that charge and playing an amazing game and really taking control of the series.” Teams leading 2-0 have won the finals 88 percent of the time but no team leading 3-0 has ever lost, something that keeps the Warriors hungry and the Cavaliers desperate. “They won two games on their home floor. Now we’ve got to come back and do the same thing,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said. “We’re very confident we can do that. The guys are engaged and locked in. Winning tomorrow is a step forward, but then go out and win game four also. We know we can. We believe.” Bouncing back has been a trademark for LeBron James, the Cleveland superstar who has helped the Cavs go 8-1

at home in these playoffs and 5-1 after losses until the finals. “We’ve been very persistent and very resilient throughout this whole season,” James said. “We have an opportunity to protect home, as Golden State has done. We look forward to the challenge. It’s a very tall task. But we have an opportunity. “We’re down 2-0 and I don’t like the way I feel. When you’re down like this versus a team like this, there’s no good feeling.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr is glad to have a familiar situation for his team in the road challenge. “We’ve been here before and that’s the biggest thing,” Kerr said. “We’re used to the dynamic of being ahead in a series and then having everything shift when you go on the road—especially when you play Cleveland. “LeBron, this crowd and their environment, we know the kind of force they’re going to bring. And we have to be prepared for that.”

‘Haven’t played our best’ Kerr remains uncertain about forward Andre Iguodala, idled by a left leg injury. “He’s doing better,” Kerr said. “So I would upgrade him to questionable. I’m hopeful he can play, if not tomorrow then in game four.” Lue said he plans to look at guard Rodney Hood off the bench to add some zing to the struggling Cavaliers attack. “We definitely haven’t played our best basketball,” Cavs guard J.R. Smith said. “We feel confident in the position we’re in. We’ve just got to go out there and make it happen.” “We all feel that we can still win this series, and that we can play a lot better,” said Cavaliers guard George Hill. Lue wants more physical toughness and better communication on the defensive side, especially guarding Curry. “Our switches and our schemes have been pretty on point,” Cavs forward Kevin Love said. “But our communication and making it tough for him could be better.” AFP

Go to play in Maharlika cage opener Opening Day Schedule

(Araneta Coliseum) 7 p.m. -- Parade of teams 7:30 p.m. -- Marikina vs General Santos City 9:30 p.m. -- Muntinlupa vs Mandaluyong

BONG Go, the Special Assistant to President Rodrigo Duterte, will try to steal the spotlight from the heated rivalry between Mandaluyong and Muntinlupa, two teams which got embroiled in the Ray Parks tugof-war in the off season of the MPBL. An active baller himself, Go had just participated in the Three-Point Shootout competition of the recent PBA All-Star Game. He is currently included in the 20man line up of the Angelis Resort-backed Cagers, runner-up to Batangas City Athletics-Tanduay in the inaugural Anta Rajah Cup, in the coming season which will open on June 12 at the Araneta Coliseum. Go has confirmed he will play in the 9:30 p.m. main encounter, but his presence is just part of several interesting scenarios involving the Cagers and the expansion team El Tigre, a team which will be spearheaded by Parks in this prolonged season known as the Datu Cup. The much-celebrated second generation player, one of the few Alab Pilipinas stalwarts brought into the league, has flirted with Mandaluyong, which also made an offer to the son of the late seven-time PBA Best Import Bobby Parks, but ended up joining coach Mac Cuan and fellow Alab stalwart JR Alabanza, ex-PBA player Josan Nimes, and former pros Mark Andaya and Jeff Javillonar, two players who last saw action for the Valenzuela Classic. Also seeing action for the stacked Muntinlupa squad are Gian Abrigo, the hardworking forward who previously played for the Quezon City Capitals, John Paul Cauilan, a standout from National University, brothers Tomas and Axel Torres and celebrity baller Xian Lim. But the Cagers remained as competitive as ever and with the inclusion of four-time PBA slam dunk king Rey Guevarra and Chester Saldua to join the holdovers led by ex-pros Allan Mangahas, Chito Jaime, Pari Llagas, Dave Moralde, Dhon Reverente, and Felix Apreku among others.

POWER AND PLAY. Former Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner Noli

Eala (left), sports aficionado Elmer Ngo (third from left), TV5 president and national men’s basketball team head coach Chot Reyes (second from left) and TV5 Chief Financial Officer Anna Bengzon (right) seal the contracts for a new sports program to be telecast on TV5, now the country’s No. 1 sports channel. Called ‘Power and Play,’ the show is expected to rewrite the landscape of local sports program after the three brainstormed on its maiden offering on June 30. Produced by ECN Mileage Events Production, the program is scheduling an interview with a sports titan. The three had a vibrant discussion on what would be on plate for the Saturday program. The contract signing was done at the TV5 studios in Mandaluyong City recently.

So stays at 2nd in Norway chessfest WESLEY So played Shakriyar Mamedyarov to a draw in 26 moves Tuesday in the seventh round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. The draw was So’s fifth against a win, allowing him to keep his share of second spot with world no.1 Magnus Carlsen, whom he upset in the sixth, and two others. Carlsen, who fell in 26 moves of the Slav Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined to So, drew a bye. So used the Closed variation of the Catalan Opening in his game

with Mamedyarov. Solo leader Viswanathan Anand finally scored a victory when he got past Frenchman Maxime VachierLagrave in 40 moves of a Ruy Lopez Opening. Hikaru Nakamura gained a share second spot following his draw with Fabiano Caruana in 30 moves of an English Opening. And so did Levon Aronian after he drew with Sergey Karjakin in 39 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Declined. Peter Atencio

Manila Bay Clean-Up Run registration now open MANILA Broadcasting Company will mount the seventh Manila Bay Clean-Up Run on July 15. The event is open to all interested participants and will feature races in the 3K, 5K, 10K, and 21K divisions for both men and women. Medals and cash prizes will be given to the top three winners in each race division. Interested runners may now enlist at the designated registration desk at the lobby of Manila Broadcasting Company, Sotto Street, CCP Complex, Pasay City. Registration shall also be accepted at Olympic Village Robinsons Forum, Gateway Mall, Festival Mall, and SM Taytay, as well as the Olympic Outlet in Robinsons Antipolo.

Deadline is on June 30. The fun run is one of many activities that have helped generate funds to institute systematic longterm solutions to environmental sanitation problems that have beset the country’s coastal resources and tributaries. As a solid manifestation of corporate social responsibility MBC volunteers have joined their counterparts from other establishments based along Roxas Boulevard for Land Bank’s Manila Bay CleanUp Program since 2009. For detailed enquiries, call Runners Link at mobile Runners take part during last year’s MBC Clean-Up run. number 0926.205.2787.

Walker lifts Blackwater to 1st victory By Jeric Lopez AT last, Blackwater broke into the winning column. Henry Walker slammed home the game-winner with 3.4 seconds left to lift erstwhile winless Blackwater to an 86-84 squeaker over sliding Magnolia to finally list a win after seven tries in the 2018 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night. With the game-knotted at 84-all with ball in hand, the Elite went to their prolific import and Walker delivered by finding an opening for a throwdown plus a foul from Curtis Kelly to put the Elite ahead, 86-84, with a free throw to go. Walker missed the bonus freebie, giving Magnolia a last shot to possibly save the game. However, Nard Pinto allowed Blackwater to escape, blocking Jio Jalalon’s last-gasp three-point attempt. As a result, the Elite improved to 1-7 but remained at the bottom. The win allowed the team to keep its very slim chance of making the top eight alive. On the contrary, Magnolia fell to 3-3 after tasting its second straight setback. Poy Erram led Blackwater with a monster double-double output of game-highs of 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Allein Maliksi had his best game of the tournament so far, scoring 16 markers. Walker finished with only 11 markers, none bigger than the last basket of the game. Blackwater actually trailed by eight, 61-69, entering the fourth but it fought back slowly but surely and completed its comeback through Walker’s heroic jam in the dying seconds.

Bayron grabs clubhouse lead with 67 CA R MONA, C av it e — Jay Bayron shot one birdie at completion of his blistering, lead-grabbing 10-under 62 early yesterday then added a 67 to keep the Bayron clubhouse lead halfway through the $100,000 ICTSI Manila Southwoods Golf Championship at the Legends course here yesterday. American John Michael O’Toole came out of another weather delay in top form, birdying three of the first six holes in a late start but fumbled with a double-bogey on the par-3 16th to round out his backside bid at 35 for a running10-under card with nine holes to play in the second round. That enabled Bayron to earn a provisional five-shot cushion as the Filipino veteran campaigner pooled a whopping 15-under 129 aggregate, six ahead of those with completed rounds, including Zanieboy Gialon and Finland’s Teemu Putkonen, who assembled a pair of 135s after a 68 and 69, respectively. Mars Pucay sizzled with a 66 and Albin Engino fired a second 68 for 136s, sharing provisional fifth place with five others who all had running eight-under cards with several holes to play late in the day. Aussie Darren Beck was at twounder after 12 holes, last week’s PGT Asia Riviera leg winner Jobim Carlos and Grant Jackson of England had identical four-under cards after nine holes, Tim Stewart of Australia was at fiveunder with seven holes left and Dutch Guido Van der Valk had a three-under card heading to the backside. The elite field sustained its attack on the Legends which yielded 48 sub-par rounds at presstime after 60 broke par in the opener of the third leg of PGT Asia Season 2 put up by ICTSI and organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. where the top 50 plus ties will advance to the final 36 holes.

LOTTO RESULTS

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Gardenia set to build P2-b bread factory in Pampanga By Othel V. Campos GARDENIA Bakeries Philippines Inc. said Wednesday it will invest another P2 billion in the country for a modern bread factory in Pampanga province this year. Gardenia Bakeries Philippines president Simplicio Umali said the new facility would follow the P1-billion Mindanao bread plant currently undergoing construction. It will also be the company’s second largest facility in the Philippines, next to its Laguna plant. “Gardenia’s plant in Pampanga will feature robotics and fully automated bread manufacturing facility, untouched by hand. All equipment, machines and baking technologies are sourced from the best baking equipment suppliers from all over the world including Europe, the USA and Japan,” Umali said. He said the fully automated, worldclass bread manufacturing facility would rise on a four-hectare property in Teco Industrial Park in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Umali said the plant would serve the growing central and north Luzon market and ensure adequate bread supply in Metro Manila. Strategically situated near North Luzon Expressway and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Gardenia’s new plant in Teco industrial park would offer an efﬁcient trade and distribution gateway to Central Luzon, Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley. The P2-billion plant in Pampanga is also adjacent to major transportation hubs of Subic Sea Port, Clark International Airport and Clark Global City. “This new plant is accessible for direct logistics connections. With its strategic location, it can easily supply freshlybaked breads to North Luzon consumers and provide support to Metro Manila requirements,” said Umali. He said the Pampanga factory would have a capacity of 200,000 loaves and buns per day.

IN BRIEF

NEA assumes control of Catanduanes co-op

THE National Electrification Administration has taken over the management of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative and appointed an acting general manager to ensure uninterrupted electric service to member-consumers. NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong in an order dated May 30 designated Orlando Andres as project supervisor and acting general manager. NEA tasked Andres to manage the day-to-day operations of the electric cooperative and ensure Ficelco’s operational efficiency. Andres’ designation will cease after the appointment of a regular general manager subject to the confirmation by NEA. Bishop Manolo delos Santos of Virac and the Catanduanes Sangguniang Panlalawigan earlier called on NEA to take over the operations of Ficelco to protect consumers. Alena Mae S. Flores

Duterte names Aquino as new SEC chairman

MALACAÑANG appointed Emil Aquino as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, replacing Teresita Herbosa. Aquino will have a fixed term of seven years. President Rodrigo Duterte first appointed Aquino in December 2016 as SEC commissioner, marking his return to the SEC where he rose through the ranks to become the youngest director of the former Prosecution and Enforcement and Non-Traditional Securities and Instruments Departments. Aquino was a practicing CPA-lawyer based in Western Mindanao for over a decade. He taught commercial law subjects in Ateneo de Zamboanga and Western Mindanao State University. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce major in accounting, magna cum laude and valedictorian at the Universidad de Zamboanga in 1984. He finished his law studies at the San Beda College. Jenniffer B. Austria

PH investments low vs Asian economies

THE total foreign direct investments stock increased 22 percent to $78.88 billion in 2017 from $64.5 billion in 2016, a marked improvement but still smaller compared with other countries in the region, data from the Global Investment Report 2018 showed. A report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said the Philippines registered inward FDI ﬂows of $9.52 billion in 2017 from $6.9 billion in 2016. Indonesia, however, registered $23.06 billion from just $3.921 billion in 2016. Thailand generated $7.635 billion in inward FDIs from $2.068 billion the previous year. Global ﬂows of foreign direct investment fell 23 per cent in 2017. Cross-border investment in developed and transition economies dropped sharply, while growth was near zero in developing economies. Othel V. Campos

Solar Philippines set to finish big projects SOLAR Philippines is looking to complete solar projects with a combined output of 400 megawatts this year, including those in off-grid areas, an ofﬁcial said Wednesday. “Among the projects that we are completing and constructing already now, we’re looking at 400 MW by the end of this year. Tarlac, Cavite, Batangas, and our smaller distributed projects totaling 400 MW of total installed capacity,” Solar Philippines president Leandro Leviste told reporters at the sidelines of the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2018, which is co-hosted by Asian Development Bank, the United States Agency for International Development, the Korea Energy Agency and the ADB Institute. Alena Mae S. Flores

Business

Ray S. Eñano, Editor Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor business@manilastandard.net extrastory2000@gmail.com THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018

PH to outperform China this year T By Julito G. Rada

HE World Bank sees the Philippines outperforming China and other major Asian economies this year and next.

The World Bank said in its latest report titled “Global Economic Prospects: The Turning of the Tide?” that the Philippines was expected to grow 6.7 percent in 2018 and another 6.7 percent in 2019. It said the country would likely continue to outperform some of the major economies in Asia such as Indonesia (5.2 percent in 2018 and 5.3 percent in

2019), Malaysia (5.4 percent, 5.1 percent), Thailand (4.1 percent, 3.8 percent) and China (6.5 percent, 6.3 percent). Only Vietnam and Cambodia are expected to grow faster than the Philippines this year at 6.8 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively. The Philippine economy grew 6.8 percent in the ﬁrst quarter, matching the ﬁrst-quarter expansion of China. “Activity in commodity-importing economies excluding China remains strong, broadly in line with its underlying potential rate,” the World Bank said. “Growth in the Philippines and Vietnam remains robust, but capacity constraints [e.g., high capacity utilization rates] limit further acceleration, especially in the Philippines,” the bank said. The bank said the Philippines was

among countries in the region with stillfast credit growth, along with China and Vietnam. Growth in the East Asia and Pacific region accelerated slightly to 6.6 percent in 2017, reflecting solid exports and strong domestic demand. The World Bank said conditions were mostly favorable for the region in 2018, including robust global trade, moderate borrowing costs and sustained capital inflows. Global economic growth is expected to remain robust at 3.1 percent in 2018 before slowing gradually over the next two years, as advanced-economy growth decelerates and the recovery in major commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies levels off, the World Bank said.

“If it can be sustained, the robust economic growth that we have seen this year could help lift millions out of poverty, particularly in the fast-growing economies of South Asia,” World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim said. “But growth alone won’t be enough to address pockets of extreme poverty in other parts of the world. Policymakers need to focus on ways to support growth over the longer run―by boosting productivity and labor force participation― in order to accelerate progress toward ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity,” Kim said. The World Bank said in a previous report the main challenge facing the Philippines was not unemployment, but the poor quality of jobs in the labor market.

Korean company eyes small nuke plant in Cagayan By Alena Mae S. Flores

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi (right) receives letters of intent from several Korean companies for possible investments in the Philippines’ energy sector during the Philippines-Korea Business Forum and Luncheon hosted by the Korean Business Community for President Rodrigo Duterte. Among these Korean companies are SK Engineering & Construction, SyEnc Co. Ltd., BKS Energy Industry Ltd. and SK E&S.

SMC submits bid to extend TPLEx by 60 km for P24b F OREIGN E XCHANGE R ATE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Currency

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Peso

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Dollar

1.000000

52.5330

Japan

Yen

0.009109

0.4785

Pound

1.339900

70.3890

Hong Kong

Dollar

0.127437

6.6946

Switzerland

Franc

1.015847

53.3655

Canada

Dollar

0.771129

40.5097

Singapore

Dollar

0.749288

39.3623

Australia

Dollar

0.761500

40.0039

Bahrain

Dinar

2.649358

139.1787

Saudi Arabia

Rial

0.266652

14.0080

Brunei

Dollar

0.746491

39.2154

Indonesia

Rupiah

0.000072

0.0038

Thailand

Baht

0.031299

1.6442

UAE

Dirham

0.272272

14.3033

Euro

1.171900

61.5634

Korea

Won

0.000934

0.0491

China

Yuan

0.156230

8.2072

India

Rupee

0.014905

0.7830

Malaysia

Ringgit

0.251889

13.2325

New Zealand

Dollar

0.702300

36.8939

Taiwan

Dollar

0.033554

1.7627

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By Darwin G. Amojelar THE infrastructure arm of San Miguel Corp. submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Public Works Department to extend the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway to San Juan, La Union from Rosario for P23.95 billion. San Miguel Holdings Corp. said the project would involve a 59.4-kilometer four-lane toll road starting from the exit of TPLEx in Rosario to San Juan. The Rosario section of the expressway is expected to be completed this year, while its Pozorrubio section opened in December 2017. The extension project would be divided into three segments, with the ﬁrst segment spanning 18 km from Rosario to Tubao. The second segment will stretch 23 km from Tubao to Naguilian and the last segment will run 18.4 km from Naguilian to San Juan. San Miguel’s unsolicited proposal was submitted in February, subject for evaluation by DPWH as to its completeness. San Miguel said the project aimed to promote the development of North-

ern Luzon and facilitate connectivity to Central Luzon and Metro Manila through high-speed and secured access. San Miguel-led Private Infra Dev Corp. holds the concession for TPLEx, an 88.85-km, four-lane, high-speed toll road that connects Northern Luzon to Manila. It is designed to integrate with other major toll roads such as North Luzon Expressway and Subic-ClarkTarlac Expressway. The construction of TPLEx began in 2010 in three phases. The ﬁrst was completed in April 2014, running from Tarlac City to Carmen, Pangasinan. The second stretching from Carmen to Urdaneta was completed in December 2014. The third section from Urdaneta to Rosario, La Union is expected to be completed in 2018. TPLEx reduced travel time from Tarlac City to Gerona from 45 minutes to 10 minutes, beneﬁtting 8,000 vehicles per day. It reduced travel time from Tarlac City to Paniqui, Tarlac from one hour to 15 minutes and the travel time from Tarlac to Rosales from two hours to 30 minutes.

KOREA Hydro & Nuclear Power is studying the possibility of building a 100-megawatt modular nuclear reactor at Cagayan Economic Zone Authority in Sta. Ana, Cagayan, the Energy Department said Wednesday. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, Undersecretary Donato Marcos and assistant secretary Gerard Erguiza Jr. met with KHNP president and chief executive Chung Jae Hoon and other executives in Korea Tuesday. “During the discussions, DOE and KHNP explored energy cooperation endeavors, including the possibility of conducting a feasibility study on the establishment of a small, 100-MW modular reactor in the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority,” the department said in a statement. Cusi is pushing for nuclear energy as a part of the country’s power mix. He also advocated for the use of smallscale nuclear capacity. The department already submitted the proposed nuclear policy to Malacañang. The Philippines mothballed its only nuclear power plant, the 620-MW Bataan nuclear power plant, in 1986 on safety concerns. Cusi, who joined Duterte in his state visit to Korea, said he also received letters of intent from several Korean companies for possible investments in the country’s energy sector during the Philippines-Korea Business Forum and Luncheon hosted by the Korean Business Community for Duterte. The letters of intent included those from Korean firms SK Engineering & Construction, Sy Enc Co. Ltd., BKS Energy Industry Ltd. and SK E&S. SK Engineering & Construction submitted a proposal for a coal-fired power plant, while Sy Enc Co., a renewable energy firm, submitted a proposal for wind power generation and BKS Energy. submitted a proposal for solar power generation. SK E&S proposed a liquefied natural gas terminal hub in the Philippines. State-run Korea Electric Power Corp. is one of the biggest Korean investors in the Philippine energy sector. It operates the 1,200-MW Ilijan natural gas power plant in Batangas and owns a majority stake in a 200-MW

Sweetened beverage tax under Train reduces sales of Tang powdered juice SALES of Tang powdered juice dropped this year following the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law, which imposed an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, manufacturer and distributor Mondelez Philippines Inc. said. Mondelez Philippines head of corporate and government affairs Shanahan Chua said the Train law or Republic Act No. 10963 affected the sales not only of Tang but also of the whole powdered juice industry. “We’ve anticipated that. All that’s happening now was calculated already. We’ve adjusted accordingly, as any business affected by Train,” he said. Section 47 of RA 10963 levied a tax of P6 per liter on sweetened beverages using caloric or non-caloric sweeteners and a tax of P12 per liter on those using high fructose corn syrup. The law exempted 3-in-1 instant coffee and milk. Chua said while sales of Tang declined by a single-digit level, the company was hoping that consumption

would catch up soon with higher prices as “consumers adjusted to the new norm.” He said powdered juices like Tang were more affected by the Train law compared to ready-to-drink beverages such as soft drinks. “It doesn’t matter how much sugar or how less of a sugar there is in a product. What matters is the output, the final serving size. The law has really impacted our sales,” he said. Chua said Mondelez was now creating a marketing campaign that would be more responsive to consumers and that would add more value to the product. Mondelez launched its Tang mobile campaign and added another variant or flavor to engage consumers to buy more of the product. Tang has 14 flavors including mixed berries, the latest addition to the beverage portfolio. Tang is one of the company’s main revenue drivers in addition to Eden Cheese, said Chua. Othel V. Campos

MMDC SHIPMENTS. Marcventures Mining and Development Corp. successfully dispatches six vessels within the April-May period, as the company adopts smarter operational strategies to cope with falling nickel world prices. MMDC reached the April-May milestones without demurrage, said Carrascal project general manager Rodrigo Cal, adding the company will strive to maintain the dispatch in shipments with strategic focus on efficiency improvements, better planning, clarity of roles in executing plans and effective inter-departmental coordination.

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Stocks up slightly; Bloomberrry rises

HE stock market rose slightly Wednesday after a strong rally in the previous session, with select blue chips leading the gains. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index increased 3.38 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 7,689.14 on a value turnover of P5.9 billion. Gainers beat losers, 108 to 97, with 43 issues unchanged. Bloomberry Resorts Corp. advanced 6.3 percent to P11.50 after chairman and chief executive Enrique Razon Jr. said the company would start constructing an integrated resort and casino in Vertis North, Quezon City, its second in the country, by the middle of next year. LT Group Inc. of tycoon Lucio Tan, which is into the airline, tobacco, banking, property development, liquor and sugar

milling businesses, gained 2.2 percent to P20.45, while major property ﬁrm Ayala Land Inc. rose 1.5 percent to P40.90. BDO Unibank Inc., the biggest lender in terms of assets, climbed 1.3 percent to P130.70 The rest of Asian markets rose on Wednesday as investors look ahead to a Group of Seven summit, while reports that China-US trade talks were progressing well provided some support. Hong Kong rose 0.7 percent, having risen for four straight days already, while Tokyo ended 0.4 percent higher. Shanghai was marginally higher. Sydney climbed 0.5 percent after data showed Australia’s economy beat expectations in January-March by expanding at its fastest rate since the second quarter of last year. The Australian dollar rose 0.5 percent. Wellington added 0.6 percent, while Taipei put on 0.9 percent.

The gains extend a broad rally across the region in recent days as optimism in the US economy, the world’s biggest, has helped temper geopolitical worries. The Nasdaq hit another record in New York even as the lead from US traders was generally tepid, but eyes are now on the Quebec gathering of G7 leaders, with world trade high on the agenda after Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and the European Union with steel and aluminum tariffs. The move was condemned by Washington’s allies, with Mexico on Tuesday announcing measures on a range of US goods from pork to bourbon, just as it holds trilateral talks on a long-standing deal with Canada and the US. However, Bloomberg News reported that China had offered to ramp up purchases of various US goods during talks this week, while Washington would ease US buying restrictions on Chinese tele-

com-equipment giant ZTE. “The president is expected to meet with his advisers on whether to move forward with this proposal or not. It has the ring of truth around it given the Chinese said the other day that all bets are off the table if the US imposes the tariffs,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at AxiTrader. “They’ve thus offered both the carrot and the stick.” But while markets are positive, trading ﬂoors remain susceptible to bad news, warned Stephen Innes, head of Asia-Paciﬁc trading at OANDA. “Despite the absence of escalation in geopolitical risk, traders are all too knowing that we’re little more than a spark away from re-igniting a free-forall, whether its EU political risk, trade wars or the more probable escalation in Middle East tensions,” he said. With AFP

MANILA STANDARD BUSINESS DAILY STOCKS REVIEW WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018

VALUE

NET FOREIGN BUYING/(SELLING), PHP

FINANCIALS 59.2 30,500 98.65 1,281,300 2.94 25,000 130.7 2,537,710 1.67 664,000 34.55 164,100 6.67 900 16.5 16,100 14.88 540,800 3.6 32,000 0.52 1,059,000 80.05 5,261,050 1.12 1,972,000 11.98 1,800 20 5,000 50.85 71,630 206.8 90 105.8 10 86 1,570 37.5 38,400 199 105,900 1,945 50 89.1 109,450

1,798,615 127,069,449.50 72,060 331,399,005 1,104,630 5,655,875 6,022 265,670 8,119,782 114,250 553,070 421,679,845.50 2,176,790 21,564 100,075 3,648,820.50 18,612 1,058 135,520 1,442,930 20,945,169 97,250 9,742,633

1,690,024.50 -38,052,347.50 9,733,409 186,700 10,335 -3,060,440 -12,188,647 -71,470 -3,108,533.50 -209,100 1,493,476 -

38 13.9 0.58 1.25 19.54 0.222 113 3.09 16.4 180.1 49.8 23 52 61.2 80.05 1.93 8.8 10.86 16.12 11.4 7.18 5.25 14.86 61.95 20 8.8 15.4 2.13 279.8 5.01 3.38 16.8 27 12.22 22.4 334.4 0.175 6.7 2.25 4.21 8.94 5.6 7.8 1.39 12.02 48.7 5.95 4.6 2.42 1.95 12.9 65.65 5 0.89 125 2.52 2.85 22 0.81

INDUSTRIAL 39 1,035,700 14.1 1,182,700 0.58 173,000 1.27 125,000 19.8 55,100 0.228 6,880,000 113 240 3.1 4,649,000 16.4 1,100 190 130 49.85 401,000 23.45 27,300 53 1,816,700 64 380 81 220 1.96 57,000 8.8 31,000 10.86 416,000 16.2 1,105,400 11.84 17,800 7.19 12,100 5.35 1,493,600 14.86 355,700 62 415,950 20.5 48,300 8.9 6,000 15.64 398,200 2.16 665,000 280.8 664,040 5.1 7,200 3.39 4,000 16.8 16,000 27.5 38,500 12.26 174,100 22.5 2,109,400 337.4 317,290 0.18 330,000 7.06 116,400 2.3 3,548,000 4.4 41,000 9.09 295,900 5.6 131,600 7.8 20,000 1.39 61,000 12.24 131,600 49.1 591,500 5.95 2,000 4.6 3,359,000 2.57 2,196,000 2 1,416,000 13.1 153,400 65.7 132,420 5.3 1,183,500 0.93 52,000 125.5 699,170 2.63 26,000 3.05 17,606,000 22 100 1 75,220,000

39,963,435 16,574,488 100,340 157,470 1,086,845 1,544,280 27,258 14,461,620 18,040 23,760 19,992,290 632,200 94,494,940 24,049 17,706 110,560 273,338 4,529,110 17,884,438 204,234 86,964 7,852,398 5,318,196 25,782,331.50 984,265 53,290 6,226,408 1,434,150 186,140,116 36,593 13,530 270,544 1,050,485 2,134,614 48,237,575 106,917,056 58,650 826,328 8,160,420 177,210 2,662,828 749,794 156,000 85,130 1,617,482 29,100,505 11,900 15,451,400 5,585,320 2,833,290 2,009,086 8,747,002 6,112,004 46,970 87,674,367 67,580 52,240,940 2,200 71,935,820

4,424,135 4,787,098 199,000 -5,953,800 -1,378,665 -243,231 779,338 7,241,512 -12,232 6,435,995 -3,526,946 -5,005,674.50 -4,409,562 -30,520 50,392,494 86,200 701,424 11,881,860 80,181,524 32,400 59,660 416,008 -833,882 -21,494,465 -4,107,800.00 -10,080 214,862 -3,691,620.00 -43,804.00 -47,568,370 -2,276,780 -37,310

0.365 63.45 13.2 0.93 6.16 0.69 0.7 976 6.4 10.96 7.65 0.196 1,002 60.55 5.4 0.64 4.2 20.55 0.6 5.12 0.037 1.62 2.99 142 912 0.82 1.62 518 264.2 0.24 0.22

0.3 61.1 13.04 0.9 6.1 0.66 0.68 965 6.24 10.8 7.64 0.196 985 59 5.34 0.56 4.08 20 0.58 4.99 0.036 1.36 2.88 139 895 0.82 1.61 504 258.8 0.225 0.22

HOLDING FIRMS 0.32 171,540,000 61.95 651,040 13.08 3,401,900 0.93 12,000 6.16 24,700 0.67 3,663,000 0.7 1,054,000 969 209,480 6.28 7,740,000 10.84 5,999,800 7.64 700 0.196 20,000 997 212,430 60.4 481,360 5.34 4,000 0.57 1,380,000 4.14 227,000 20.45 11,137,400 0.6 945,000 5.11 14,538,500 0.037 11,300,000 1.53 14,761,000 2.93 770,000 141.9 166,690 905 76,650 0.82 5,000 1.61 63,000 518 60 264.2 2,910 0.225 2,730,000 0.22 30,000

57,424,100 40,589,538.50 44,484,624 10,980 151,565 2,462,320 720,310 203,140,630 48,699,216 65,250,178 5,353 3,920 211,684,280 28,930,231 21,372 801,690 939,930 227,407,355 559,660 73,927,902 415,400 22,088,690 2,257,780 23,589,932 69,320,930 4,100 101,820 30,940 758,104 630,010 6,600

274,500 10,801,207.50 -10,588,548 20,910 241,460.00 -81,319,535 -717,733 7,645,502 -26,292,235 11,903,388.50 25,240 -64,813,150 -4,760,371 -64,710 -4,707,046 -8,761,310 -

7.37 1.05 14.5 2.02 0.8 41.4 3.41 4.75 6.01 0.45 1.06 0.98 0.234 0.445 30 0.64 0.12 1.63 1.27 1.22 4.94 0.68 0.435 0.52 2.68 20.95

7.18 1.03 13.84 2 0.78 40.4 3.38 4.61 5.92 0.44 1.01 0.96 0.229 0.425 28.5 0.64 0.12 1.6 1.26 1.15 4.77 0.65 0.425 0.5 2.58 20.25

5,481,058 2,863,250 377,080 287,510 564,200 555,317,870 1,458,400 1,074,730 188,853 5,829,150 11,160 20,360 285,880 70,000 19,599,840 1,280 13,200 8,254,570 1,546,180 15,429,140 120,036,680 53,694,300 566,250 267,840 8,921,300 62,604,515

356,343 -4,160 156,948,555 -326,570 -257,210 -4,202,500 6,880 8,500 -2,302,585 -1,359,370 -957,000 -62,405,400 -7,820 -10,800 5,125,040

NAME

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LOW

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

57.75 99.65 2.88 130 1.62 34.5 6.69 16.5 15.18 3.53 0.54 80.05 1.06 11.98 20.05 51 206.8 105.8 86.5 37.5 194.9 1,945 89.2

59.2 99.65 2.94 131.7 1.72 34.6 6.7 16.7 15.18 3.6 0.54 80.4 1.13 11.98 20.05 51.35 206.8 105.8 86.5 37.85 200 1,945 89.4

57.75 98.65 2.88 129.2 1.58 34.4 6.67 16.5 14.88 3.52 0.52 79.6 1.06 11.98 20 50.8 206.8 105.8 86 37.5 193.4 1,945 88.95

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

38.7 14.2 0.58 1.26 20.05 0.226 113.1 3.18 16.4 180.1 49.95 23.65 52.5 61.2 80.05 1.95 8.83 10.9 16.14 11.52 7.18 5.25 14.98 62.05 20 8.8 15.4 2.19 281 5.01 3.38 17.22 27.1 12.22 22.45 337.2 0.175 7.1 2.25 4.21 8.95 5.7 7.8 1.41 12.18 48.7 5.95 4.6 2.58 2.08 13.1 66.1 5.2 0.93 126 2.63 2.9 22 0.82

39 14.3 0.58 1.27 20.05 0.23 114 3.19 16.4 190 49.95 23.65 53 64 81 1.96 9.28 10.96 16.24 11.86 7.23 5.35 15 62.1 20.8 8.9 15.8 2.24 281.8 5.1 3.39 17.22 27.85 12.48 23.25 337.4 0.18 7.2 2.32 4.4 9.1 5.88 7.8 1.41 12.5 49.4 5.95 4.6 2.66 2.09 13.12 67.9 5.35 0.93 126 2.64 3.05 22 1.04

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

0.325 62.4 13.2 0.9 6.15 0.69 0.7 970 6.39 10.96 7.65 0.196 985 59.75 5.34 0.56 4.2 20 0.6 5.1 0.037 1.44 2.9 141.5 895 0.82 1.62 518 260 0.234 0.22

8990 HLDG A BROWN ANCHOR LAND ARANETA PROP ARTHALAND CORP AYALA LAND BELLE CORP CEB LANDMASTERS CEBU HLDG CENTURY PROP CITY AND LAND CITYLAND DEVT CROWN EQUITIES CYBER BAY DOUBLEDRAGON EMPIRE EAST EVER GOTESCO FILINVEST LAND GLOBAL ESTATE IRC PROP MEGAWORLD MRC ALLIED PHIL ESTATES PHIL REALTY PRIMEX CORP ROBINSONS LAND

7.37 1.05 14.38 2.02 0.8 40.4 3.4 4.65 5.92 0.44 1.06 0.96 0.234 0.445 28.75 0.64 0.12 1.6 1.26 1.19 4.9 0.66 0.43 0.52 2.6 20.95

VOLUME

OPEN

HIGH

LOW

VOLUME

VALUE

NET FOREIGN BUYING/(SELLING), PHP

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

2.05 3.25 38 1.08 9.89 0.82 6.75

2.05 3.25 38.1 1.12 10.54 0.82 6.9

2.02 3.25 37.7 1.08 9.62 0.82 6.6

2.03 3.25 38.05 1.11 10.04 0.82 6.8

298,000 141,000 9,248,000 734,000 1,638,700 60,000 2,678,700

603,370 458,250 351,332,870 809,760 16,567,957 49,200 18,139,759

-247,660 364,000 -11,639,630 -10,758 -5,404,290

2GO GROUP ABS CBN ACESITE HOTEL APC GROUP APOLLO GLOBAL ASIAN TERMINALS BERJAYA BLOOMBERRY BOULEVARD HLDG CEBU AIR CHELSEA DFNN INC DISCOVERY WORLD EASYCALL FAR EASTERN U GLOBE TELECOM GMA NETWORK GOLDEN BRIA HARBOR STAR 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 METROALLIANCE B MLA BRDCASTING NOW CORP PAL HLDG PAXYS 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

15.4 26.65 1.35 0.47 0.045 12.84 5.34 10.82 0.054 88.9 7.4 7.66 2.11 19 910 1,630 5.68 309 3.78 87.6 13.28 8.2 0.112 1.37 3.75 15.48 4 1.04 25.85 3.95 5.69 3 2.78 2.58 18.78 10.92 9.39 3 129.9 5.33 1,320 0.99 0.375 47 87.1 8.36 2.14 1.21 0.44 4.95 0.82 11.94

15.8 26.65 1.35 0.475 0.046 12.84 5.34 11.64 0.054 89 7.49 7.66 2.28 19.44 910 1,645 5.7 310 3.86 87.75 13.3 8.21 0.112 1.4 3.84 15.48 4.07 1.06 25.95 4.12 5.7 3.01 3.19 3.11 18.78 11.06 9.39 3 130 5.33 1,328 1.01 0.375 47.6 88.05 9.3 2.22 1.31 0.44 4.95 0.82 11.98

15.2 26 1.35 0.46 0.044 12.6 4.91 10.78 0.054 88.1 7.32 7.6 2.11 18.5 900 1,602 5.56 303 3.64 86.65 13.28 8.2 0.112 1.37 3.65 15.04 3.93 1.03 25.6 3.95 5.53 2.99 2.42 2.4 18.78 10.1 9.1 3 124.5 5.26 1,305 0.98 0.355 47 87.1 8.03 2.1 1.21 0.425 4.86 0.8 11.74

SERVICES 15.8 26 1.35 0.47 0.045 12.6 5.01 11.5 0.054 88.15 7.38 7.6 2.28 18.9 900 1,638 5.56 310 3.78 87 13.3 8.21 0.112 1.4 3.84 15.04 4.07 1.05 25.6 4.12 5.65 3 3.13 3.1 18.78 10.34 9.1 3 125 5.26 1,314 1 0.365 47.5 87.8 8.84 2.15 1.29 0.425 4.89 0.81 11.94

27,200 359,600 10,000 3,290,000 13,500,000 2,952,000 28,100 18,894,100 2,220,000 575,670 337,200 1,400 2,000 86,400 600 111,605 290,100 9,980 1,006,000 2,103,390 4,600 11,000 180,000 247,000 135,000 600 1,158,000 896,000 280,300 4,000 4,464,300 1,523,000 14,252,000 2,376,000 200 17,095,400 13,500 10,000 25,360 250,800 21,885 5,456,000 1,850,000 400,800 135,060 1,959,800 3,299,000 35,010,000 9,550,000 2,194,000 4,546,000 3,298,200

419,854 9,514,585 13,500 1,534,550 602,900 37,207,336 142,344 215,563,274 119,880 50,780,325 2,486,337 10,688 4,390 1,618,382 540,800 182,058,565 1,632,886 3,068,338 3,773,210 183,037,500.50 61,178 90,290 20,160 345,410 514,910 9,068 4,628,280 935,160 7,187,420 16,310 25,188,966 4,569,560 39,695,430 6,376,990 3,756 179,712,454 123,435 30,000 3,294,791 1,323,913 28,748,220 5,426,830 666,700 19,044,320 11,855,918 16,896,829 7,153,010 43,286,500 4,094,500 10,734,190 3,676,850 39,004,922

-37,207,336 53,902,188 -9,313,660.50 7,607,995 -205,970 -4,832,364.50 32,850 455,610 -932,540 -13,363,051 627,000 445,650 411,822 -96,596 415,788 -26,117 -9,584,035 35,550 7,897,795 -4,453,750.50 76,930 -2,445,740 2,263,150 89,750 -2,534,520 17,010 30,199,284

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

0.003 1.63 4.2 20 1.71 0.3 7.25 2.36 0.18 0.135 0.135 0.0085 0.0082 1.54 4.78 1.1 0.51 0.9 0.012 0.012 0.012 5.28 13.66 30.65 0.0062

0.003 1.63 4.2 23.25 1.71 0.3 7.33 2.39 0.2 0.137 0.135 0.0085 0.0082 1.54 4.98 1.1 0.51 0.92 0.013 0.012 0.012 5.28 13.9 30.7 0.0062

0.0029 1.6 4.2 20 1.68 0.295 7.25 2.28 0.18 0.125 0.13 0.0085 0.008 1.51 4.78 1.05 0.51 0.88 0.012 0.012 0.011 5.28 13.4 29.6 0.0062

MINING & OIL 0.003 159,000,000 1.6 1,529,000 4.2 81,000 23.15 29,000 1.71 398,000 0.295 510,000 7.33 200 2.34 4,619,000 0.187 650,000 0.135 7,590,000 0.132 4,610,000 0.0085 3,000,000 0.008 3,000,000 1.54 66,000 4.97 848,000 1.1 90,000 0.51 5,000 0.92 342,000 0.012 503,300,000 0.012 1,000,000 0.012 59,000,000 5.28 25,900 13.5 2,409,700 29.75 2,981,500 0.0062 2,000,000

467,000 2,455,880 340,200 637,580 680,370 151,950 1,458 10,670,830 121,620 993,230 602,030 25,500 24,400 101,450 4,183,140 94,750 2,550 301,780 6,040,600 12,000 659,400 136,752 32,882,404 88,900,480 12,400

-310,800 -171,410 -42,750 50,840 -948,560 4,800 1,100 -334,744 -54,614,430 -

ABS HLDG PDR AC PREF B1 AC PREF B2 DD PREF FGEN PREF F FPH PREF C GMA HLDG PDR GTCAP PREF A GTCAP PREF B HOUSE PREF A LR PREF PCOR PREF 2B PNX PREF 3A SMC PREF 2B SMC PREF 2C SMC PREF 2D SMC PREF 2F SMC PREF 2G SMC PREF 2H SMC PREF 2I

25 495 515 101.3 106 505 5.43 966.5 982 100.2 1.05 1,030 103.9 77 79.9 75.35 78 76.5 77 76.5

25.5 499 515 101.3 106 505 5.43 967 982 100.2 1.06 1,030 103.9 77 79.9 75.5 78 76.5 77 76.5

25 493 502 101 106 505 5.43 966.5 970 100.2 1.05 1,030 103.9 77 79.9 75.35 77 76.5 77 76.5

PREFERRED 25.25 165,900 493 29,210 515 1,020 101 7,030 106 250 505 4,000 5.43 287,200 966.5 150 970 8,810 100.2 200 1.06 108,000 1,030 11,500 103.9 60 77 890 79.9 100 75.4 15,450 77 79,940 76.5 2,170 77 8,500 76.5 26,700

4,228,155 14,456,710 512,325 710,039 26,500 2,020,000 1,559,496 144,995 8,557,415 20,040 113,410 11,845,000 6,234 68,530 7,990 1,166,220 6,193,880 166,005 654,500 2,042,550

-711,265 -502,025 -1,559,496 0 3,349,000 -

LR WARRANT

2.47

2.41

WARRANTS 2.47 148,000

360,760

254,500 246,000

1,277,826 789,550

131,509 12,800

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 113.5 15,170

1,730,485

51,425

4,000

NAME

PROPERTY 7.3 1.04 14.48 2.01 0.79 40.9 3.38 4.66 5.93 0.45 1.01 0.98 0.232 0.425 28.75 0.64 0.12 1.6 1.27 1.16 4.87 0.65 0.425 0.52 2.59 20.6

758,100 2,758,000 26,400 143,000 714,000 13,565,200 429,000 229,000 31,700 13,150,000 11,000 21,000 1,240,000 160,000 676,200 2,000 110,000 5,108,000 1,226,000 12,981,000 24,573,000 81,010,000 1,320,000 524,000 3,402,000 3,052,400

ITALPINAS XURPAS

5.05 3.17

5.07 3.23

4.98 3.16

FIRST METRO ETF

114.6

113.5

USD DMPL A2

TRADING SUMMARY

FINANCIAL

14,175,949

INDUSTRIAL

132,209,375

HOLDING FIRMS

258,912,733

PROPERTY

183,003,416

SERVICES

159,583,797

MINING & OIL

757,147,560

GRAND TOTAL

1,505,550,595

5.04 3.2

SME

DDS

400

VALUE 1,894.76 (up) 6.99 969,323,218.12 FINANCIAL INDUSTRIAL 10,783.23 (up) 26.97 936,854,167.99 HOLDING FIRMS 7,626.05 (down) 24.90 1,209,749,897.617 PROPERTY 3,819.67 (up) 17.65 1,505.81 (up) 3.19 1,292,462,350.49 SERVICES MINING & OIL 10,145.75 (down) 6.78 1,373,105,852.99 PSEI 7,689.14 (up) 3.38 150,513,232.479 All Shares Index 4,669.28 (up) 4.99 5,935,813,448.67 Gainers: 108; Losers: 97; Unchanged: 43; Total: 248

PAL gets first A321neo unit for deployment in Asia-Pacific By Darwin G. Amojelar PHILIPPINE Airlines said it received its first A321neo aircraft that will be deployed across Asia Pacific region. The airline company, owned by tycoon Lucio Tan, said the delivery was the first of 21 A321neo aircraft ordered by PAL under a fleet renewal program. Powered by Pratt and Whitney Pure Power engines, the new aircraft features a premium two class layout with 12 business class seats and 154 seats in the main cabin. Selected for its outstanding operational efficiency, comfort and range, PAL will deploy the A321neo aircraft across the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and India. The A321neo joins an existing Airbus fleet of Philippine Airlines that currently includes 25 A320ceo Family aircraft, 15 wide-body A330s and five A340s. The carrier will also take delivery of the first of six A350-900 wide-body aircraft on order later this year. “We eagerly anticipate the entry into service of our first four Airbus A350-900 aircraft in the second half of 2018. The fuel-efficient A350s will feature our most advanced tri-class cabin ever, designed for long-haul non-stop flights to London and New York,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said. He added two more A350-900s arriving in 2019 would enable the airline to serve other US cities or a second destination in Europe. “We will take delivery of five more Q400 NGs in 2018, for further domestic expansion and re-fleeting. PA will continue retiring older A340s and Q400s, a process that began in 2017,” Bautista said. PAL Holdings Inc., the parent firm of PAL, reported a net loss of P904.7 million in the first quarter of 2018, a turnaround from a profit of P2.71 billion on year. Total revenues climbed to P33.3 billion from last year’s P29.12 billion. The 14.4-percent improvement in revenues was primarily due to the increase in number of passengers as a result of additional flight frequencies and introduction of new routes.

Pure Energy optimistic on green bonds By Jenniffer B. Austria PURE Energy Holdings Corp., an investment holding company with interests in renewable power and bulk water supply and distribution projects, is upbeat on the potential of Philippine green bonds in the country. The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently drafting the guidelines on the issuance of green bonds under the Asean Green Bonds Standard. “We are closely monitoring the potential of green bonds in ﬁnancing renewable energy projects in the country. Renewable energy is sound and sustainable alternative energy source, specially with the rise of oil prices due to geopolitical tensions and a weaker peso,” Pure Energy chief executive Dexter Tiu said. Pure Energy sees the bonds as an investment opportunity for the Philippines despite cost and demand issues from some investors. “Investors should look past numbers and examine closely their investments. Investing in green bonds is not just proﬁtable but proves to be a great investment in the long-run as it helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions through supporting RE projects. While green bonds are still at its early stage in the country, I am optimistic that local investors will see it as a growing asset and tap this potential investment,” said Tiu. He said the growing demand for renewable energy in the local market was also a good opportunity for banks, investment companies and renewable energy industry leaders to consider the green bond market as the next frontier for renewable energy in the country. However, he noted that the renewable energy sector had a long way to go to in convincing investors and the general public to shift to sustainable energy.

World Nearly 200 missing, 75 dead from volcano in Guatemala ALOTENANGO, Guatemala―Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 have been killed since Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano’s activity increased, with rescue operations halted. In the city of Escuintla, near the summit, panicked locals rushed to their cars to escape, causing chaotic traffic. An AFP photographer saw a large plume of ash rise into the sky, prompting an evacuation of everyone authorities could find before the police, the military and rescuers were ordered to stand down. And a total of 192 people remain missing since the weekend eruptions, disaster relief agency chief Sergio Cabanas told reporters. The search for bodies in mountain

villages destroyed by the eruption was progressing slowly, officials said earlier, given the nature of the terrain and the way the volcano released large amounts of boiling mud, rock and ash down the mountain. “We will continue until we find the last victim, though we do not know how many there are. We will probe the area as many times as necessary,” Cabanas told AFP. However, the prospects of finding any more survivors was poor, he said. “If you are trapped in a pyroclastic flow, it’s hard to come out of it alive,” he said, adding that people who may have been caught in the flow may never be found. Among the latest of the 75 fatalities reported by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences was a 42-year-old woman who died in hospital having lost both legs and an arm in the eruption. AFP

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ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PROJECTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017, WITH PRAYER FOR PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY

ERC CASE NO. 2017-097 RC

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:

1. DLPC is a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with office address at C. Bangoy Sr. St., Davao City. It is the grantee of a legislative franchise under Republic Act No. 8960 to operate the electric light and power distribution system in the Cities of Davao and Panabo, and in the Municipalities of Carmen, Sto. Tomas and Braulio Dujali, Province of Davao del Norte (the “Franchise Area”). DLPC may be served with orders and other processes of the Honorable Commission through its undersigned counsel at the address indicated below. 2. Republic Act 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (“EPIRA”), under Section 23 thereof, obligates a distribution utility, such as DLPC, to provide distribution services and connections to its system for any end-user within its franchise area consistent with the distribution code. Further, distribution utilities share in the objective of the EPIRA to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power.1 3. For DLPC to pursue its mandate under its franchise and the EPIRA, it is necessary for DLPC to continuously invest in the improvement of its system and services to better serve its customers. 4. As such, DLPC, in furtherance of its duty to better serve its customers, and in accordance with Section 20 (b) of Commonwealth Act No. 2 146 , hereby applies for approval of the Honorable Commission to implement its Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Program, for Calendar Year (CY) 2017. 5.

Substation Projects; Lines Projects; Other Network Projects; and Non-network Projects

6. The major CAPEX of DLPC under the bracket of Substation Projects consist of the following: a. Upgrade of 15 MVA to 33 MVA, Victoria Substation project b. Bangkal Substation- Substation Upgrade project c. Substation Upgrade, San Vicente S/S project d. New Braker, PSS-DVO3 project 7. The Upgrade of 15 MVA to 33 MVA, Victoria Substation project is needed as the 15 MVA power transformer at Victoria is 75% loaded, furthermore, the adjacent substations clustered with it are also nearing critical loading, thus limiting the single operating contingency in case one of the adjacent substations fails or is undergoing maintenance shutdown. a.

9. The Substation Upgrade, San Vicente S/S project involves the installation of a new 33MVA, 69/13.8kV transformer and other electrical related equipment to meet the foreseen load growth in the area concerned. In case of load transfers during preventive maintenance, the San Vicente, Tadeco and Panabo substation cluster is in critical condition. In the event that any of these will be down, the remaining substations will not be capable of carrying the load. The age of the 20MVA power transformer is likewise taken into account. When this unit malfunctions, the adjacent substations will reach critical loading. The present project will solve these issues. 10. The major CAPEX of DLPC under the Lines Projects are the following: a. b.

Line New, Davao Line 1, from MAA SS to Magtuod project; and 13.8kV Underground Distribution System (3rd of 5 phases)

11. The Line New, Davao Line 1, from MAA SS to Magtuod project is a component of a plan intended to close the subtransmission loop of Davao Line 2 and Davao Line 1 via Magtuod. The completion of the 69kV subtransmission loop will be advantageous during single operating contingency as the load from Maa and Bucana substations can be transferred to Davao Line 2 in case the ERA Substation will be shutdown. Furthermore, the Davao Line 1 - Davao Line 2 loop is beneficial for single outage contingency purposes. 12. The 13.8kV Underground Distribution System (3rd of 5 phases) entails the conversion of overhead distribution feeder to underground distribution system. This project is in furtherance of an LGU directive aimed at mitigating safety hazards brought about by the overhead distribution lines. 13. The additional CAPEX projects under Line Projects are for varying purposes. Certain projects are geared for the completion of sequential projects, others are for the prevention of feeder overloading, or to provide reliability support during single outage contingency. Others are for purposes of deloading Substations, addressing line capacity issues due to demand growth or allowing load transfer in the event of power interruptions. The complete set of Lines Projects can be seen in Table 1 below. 14. DLPC’s projects under the Other Network Projects bracket are the following: a. Line Rehabilitation/ Maintenance projects. This is a combination of line rehabilitation, upgrade and maintenance works. The components of this project include replacement of wooden or dilapidated 138kV,69kV and 13.8kV structures and fixtures together with their accessories, installation of insulators and arresters, tree wires and line markers and typhoon failure containment of 69kV and 13.8kV lines. b.

Line RecIosers project. This project entails the installation of circuit closers at selected Distribution feeder lines and contestable ILP customers. This will provide automation of the distribution system and will likewise enhance network reliability. The project will likewise control the effect of supply curtailment in situations wherein load shedding is required in the event of tight power supply.

Emergency-Others project- This project will ensure that there is a ready supply of structures, transformers and line hardwares on the 69kV and 13.8kV system for replacement purposes. This assures DLPC has the required back-up electric distribution materials needed in responding to emergency situations.

Rotten Pole and Transformer Replacement project. This project involves the replacement of rotten poles with steel poles, together with distribution transformers together with the accessories. This project aims to ensure reliability of supply to consumers and reduce interruption caused by dilapidated poles and overloaded transformers.

Richard Grenell took up his Berlin posting on May 8 and immediately irked Germany when he tweeted the same day that German companies should stop doing business with Iran as Trump quit the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. He stoked further outrage last weekend with reported comments to right-wing news website Breitbart of his ambition to

N. 13.8kV Line Upgrade, STO1, from STO S/S to PN 1013790

New Application project. This project addresses the need to effectively cater and supply new customer applications to the distribution system. The procurement of transformers, poles, wires, line hardwares and other distribution apparatus necessary to provide service to new applicants are covered herein.

OTHER NETWORK PROJECTS

Rural Electrification project. This project pertains to new line extension to be used in rural areas with transformer additions and capacitor or voltage regulator installations. This is seen to provide reliable and continuous power to areas in need within DLPC’s franchise.

Voltage Correction project. This project entails the installation

A. Line Rehabilitation/Maintenance

Php 46,836,750

B. Line Reclosers

Php 42,304,687

C. Emergency

Php 14,693,120

D. Rotten Pole and Transformer Replacement

Php 27,583,123

E. Voltage Correction

Php8,643,905

H. Subdivision Electrification

Php5,985,317

I. Rehabilitation of Substation

Php19,893,526

J. Street Llights and Signal Systems

Php10,427,488

K. Installation, Replacement and Maintenance of Industrial and Commercial Meters

Php26,285,304

Streetlights and Signal Systems project. Under this project, there will be installation of new streetlights and maintenance or replacement of defective ones.

I. Installation and Replacement of Residential Meters

Php176,242,759

Installation, Replacement and Maintenance of Industrial and Commercial Meters project. This project involves the installation, replacement and maintenance of the meters of DLPC’s industrial and commercial customers. This is inline with the on-going five (5) year replacement plan of electromechanical meters to electronic meters aimed at increasing accuracy and monitoring of the meter data information.

A. TELECOMMUNICATION

Radio and Fiber Optic Communications Installations, Replacement and Maintenance. Under this project, new SCADA substation platform, and additional SCADA infrastructure such as fiber-optic cables will be procured, further, existing radio repeater sites will undergo maintenance. The project aims to strengthen the communication link between substations through the SCADA platform.

Acquisition of Lots for New Substations, Expansion or Improvement of Existing Substations. DLPC will need additional lots for its new switching stations for the expansion of a number of its substations. The HOLCIM switching station was originally planned to be installed on a lot owned by HOLCIM under the terms and conditions of a Memorandum of Agreement between DLPC and HOLCIM. Eventually however, the MOA was not executed, thus DLPC needed to locate another location for the installation of the HOLCIM switching station. The installation of the AYA substation was necessitated by the rapid growth in the northern part of DLPC’s franchise area. With only the 200 MVA capacity of Don Ramon substation and a critically loaded 150 MVA ERA substation in the 138kV level, power supply is seen to be tight by 2020. The area selected provides a strategic lot for the location of the AYA substation. A lot is likewise needed for the new Bucana and MEGAWORLD, Matina, and Bangkal expansion.

16. The total estimated cost of DLPC’s CY 2017 CAPEX is Php 1,389,183,112 and the complete list of DLPC’s 2017 CAPEX, together with its estimated cost, is shown in table 1 below: Table 1 Project Summary Description

Estimated Cost

NETWORK PROJECTS

Php222,230,000

E.BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENT, OFFICE EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

Php50,290,373

F. COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (SOFTWARE & HARDWARE)

Php60,589,214 Php1,389,183,112

ALLEGATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE PRAYER FOR PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY 24. Public interest and necessity requires the immediate implementation, without delay, of the subject CAPEX projects. The loading and reliability constraints of the current substations are reaching critical levels, necessitating the upgrade and/ or construction of the relevant substations. Aside from these, in the event that the CAPEX projects are not immediately implemented, the consumers may suffer from prolonged power interruptions and additional load coming from existing and new customers may likewise not be accommodated. These negative consequences, which are detrimental not only to the economy of the areas covered by DLPC, but also to the livelihood and everyday lives of the consumers may be mitigated by the immediate approval of the DLPC 2017 CAPEX projects. 25. Thus, pending final approval, there is an urgent need for a provisional authority for DLPC to immediately implement its proposed CAPEX projects. In support of the prayer for provisional authority, attached as Annex “B” is the Judicial Affidavit of Orville C. Lazaro. 26. The foregoing CAPEX for CY 2017 are indispensable for the systematic and economic expansion and rehabilitation of DLPC’s distribution facilities and ensuring compliance with safety, performance and regulatory requirements. The benefit arising from these CAPEX projects will ultimately redound to the end-consumers of DLPC in terms of continuous, reliable and efficient power supply. PRAYER WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that the Honorable Commission: 1. Pending trial on the merits, immediately issue a PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY authorizing DLPC to implement its proposed Capital Expenditure Projects Calendar Year 2017; and 2. After due hearing, APPROVE with FINALITY, DLPC’s proposed Capital Expenditure Projects Calendar Year 2017. Other reliefs just and equitable under the premises are likewise prayed for. The Commission has set the Application for determination of compliance with the jurisdictional requirements, expository presentation, Pre-trial Conference, and presentation of evidence on 27 June 2018 at ten o’clock in the morning (10:00 A.M.), at ERC Mindanao Field Office, Mintrade Building, Monteverde Avenue corner Sales Street, Davao City. All persons who have an interest in the subject matter of the instant case may become a party by filing with the Commission a verified Petition to Intervene at least five (5) days prior to the initial hearing and subject to the requirements under Rule 9 of the 2006 Rules of Practice and Procedure, indicating therein the docket number and title of the case and stating the following: 1) The petitioner’s name and address;

A. Substation Upgrade, Victoria S/S

Php63,080,165

B. Substation Upgrade, Bangkal S/S

Php58,629,047

C. Substation Upgrade, San Vicente S/S

Php55,098,893 Php7,510,650

LINES PROJECTS New Lines Project E. 69kV Line New, Davao Line 2. from Dacudao to Tugbok Substation

Php10,025,196

F. 69kV Line New,Davao Line 1, from Maa Substation to Magtuod

Php53,669,419

G. 13.8kV Line New, Bkl2, from Bangkal S/S to Matina Crossing

Php2,796,931

H. 13.8kV Line New, Bkl4, from Skyline Crossing to DCWD

Php3,367,664

I. 13.8kV Line New, Maa1/ 3, Maa1/ 3 Gai2 Tie up via Sn Rafael to Torres

Php3,263,643

J. 13.8kV Line New, BKL2, from Ulas to Catalunan Agricultural Development Corp.

Php1,818,959

K. 13.8kV Underground Distribution System (3rd of 5 phases)

Php22,167,000

23. The proposed CAPEX for CY 2017 will not have a direct impact on the current rates of DLPC until approved by the Honorable Commission as part of DLPC’s Regulatory Asset Base in the next applicable Regulatory Period.

SUBSTATION PROJECT

D. New Breaker, PSS-DVO3

C. TRANSPORTATION

22. The detailed justifications, technical analysis, economic analysis and alternatives considered for DLPC’s CAPEX for CY 2017 are discussed in detail in Annex “A” in support of this Application.

Repairs and Expansion of Office Buildings, Equipment and Utilities. The various components of this project relates to mostly expansion, construction, improvements, maintenance and rehabilitation of new and existing buildings. Computer Equipment (software & hardware). Under this project, the replacement of computer units and other IT related equipment together with the Multi-tenant option in the Oracle Database shall be implemented. Further, there will be the deployment of monitoring tools in the Oracle Enterprise Manager. These projects are foreseen to improve the overall manageability of the database system used by DLPC leading to efficiency for the DU and will enhance the integration of the existing systems in preparation of the planned Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Smartgrid projects.

Php28,825,918

GRAND TOTAL

Acquisition, Replacement, Repairs and Maintenance of Work Tools project. This project involves the procurement of tools and equipment that are required by various departments within DLPC for safety working equipment at live and high tension lines, power quality monitoring and analytical tools to boost reliability of the distribution system and protect system equipment. Work Vehicles. Under this project, vehicles to be used by DLPC in connection to its works are to be procured and repaired. Included herein are the procurement of bucket trucks and repairs on existing service vehicles to prolong its useful life.

Php8,817,567

B. TOOLS AND WORK EQUIPMENT D.ACQUISITION OF LAND - (HOLCIM, MATINA, AYA, BUCANA, BANGKAL, MEGAWORLD,)

Installation and Replacement of Residential Meters. This project relates to the installation of new electronic meters and replacement of defective or electromechanical meters, including accessories thereof, for residential consumers. Included herein is an Elevated Metering Center (EMC) installation. Installation of EMC will be done in areas wherein the local government has requested for the installation of the same.

Php74,401,145

NON-NETWORK PROJECTS

15. The projects under Non-Network Projects are the following: a.

Php175,656,746

G. Rural Electrification

Php100,000,000

2) The nature of petitioner’s interest in the subject matter of the proceeding and the way and manner in which such interest is affected by the issues involved in the proceeding; and 3) A statement of the relief desired. All other persons who may want their views known to the Commission with respect to the subject matter of the case may file their Opposition or Comment thereon at any stage of the proceeding before Applicant rests its case, subject to the requirements under Rule 9 of the 2006 Rules of Practice and Procedure. No particular form of Opposition or Comment is required, but the document, letter, or writing should contain the following: 1) The name and address of such person; 2) A concise statement of the Opposition or Comment; and 3) The grounds relied upon. All such persons who wish to have a copy of the Application may request from Applicant that it be furnished with the same, prior to the date of the initial hearing. Applicant is hereby directed to furnish all those making such request with copies of the Application and its attachments, subject to the reimbursement of reasonable photocopying costs. Any such person may likewise examine the Application and other pertinent records filed with the Commission during the standard office hours. WITNESS, the Honorable Chairperson and CEO AGNES VST DEVANADERA, and the Honorable Commissioners ALFREDO J. NON, GLORIA VICTORIA C. YAPTARUC and GERONIMO D. STA. ANA, Energy Regulatory Commission, this 27th day of February 2018 in Pasig City. FOR AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION: JOSEFINA PATRICIA A. MAGPALE-ASIRIT Oversight Commissioner for Legal

Line Upgrade Project L. 13.8kV Line Upgrade, SNV 4, from Maryknoll to New Malitbog D/S

Php4,216,282

M. 13.8kV Line Upgrade, GAl 2, from Torres St. to Quirino St

Php1,146,430 1

Php2,685,891

Substation Rehabilitation and Maintenance project. This involves replacement of defective, non-SCADA, non-recording and old meters, relays and annunciators, among others. This will aid DLPC to control relays remotely through SCADA, furthermore, the data recording feature provides much needed event logging for post-fault analysis. Aging oil circuit breakers will likewise be replaced with new SF6 circuit breakers while old and defective 69kV and 15 kV disconnect switches will likewise be replaced.

To supplement this project, the 13.8kV Line Victoria Feeder 4 from Victoria S/S to Motolite Cabagiuo and 13.8kv Line New, VIC 2 S/S to City High School projects will also be undertaken. Without these, any planned or unplanned shutdown of any of the pertinent substations will overload any adjacent substations.

8. The Bangkal Substation- Substation Upgrade project, involves the installation of 33 MVA 69kV/13.8kV three phase transformer and other miscellaneous materials. This transformer serves as a replacement to the defective 12MVA transformer, further, substation loading forecasts yields that the Bangkal substation will become 82.9% loading soon. This project likewise aids nearby substation during single outage contingency situations.

in Angela Merkel’s government, in an interview with regional newspaper the Rheinische Post. “He should pay attention to the fact that we consider his start as ambassador to be difﬁcult,” added the conservative politician, who will be present on Wednesday for a visit by the diplomat to the foreign “empower other conservatives through- ministry. out Europe, other leaders.” Former chief of the Social Democratic Grenell also raised eyebrows with his Party and ex-European Parliament presiplan to host a June 13 lunch for Austria’s dent Martin Schulz told national news arch-conservative Chancellor Sebastian agency DPA: “What this man is doing is Kurz, described by the US envoy as a unheard of in international diplomacy. “rock star.” “If a German ambassador were to say The ambassador “is interfering in our in Washington that he is there to empowinternal affairs,” said Peter Beyer, co- er the Democrats, he would have been ordinator for transatlantic cooperation kicked out immediately. AFP CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

F. New Application

DLPC’s 2017 CAPEX Program can be categorized as follows: a. b. c. d.

ERLIN―A member of the German government on Tuesday accused the new US ambassador in Berlin of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties, as left-wing parties called for the staunch ally of Donald Trump to be expelled.

Subdivision Electrification project. This project relates to addressing applications of real property developers to DLPC’s distribution system.

Notice is hereby given that on 26 October 2017, Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. (DLPC) filed an Application seeking the Commission’s approval of its capital expenditure projects for calendar year 2017, with prayer for the issuance of provisional authority. DLPC alleged the following in its Application:

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of IV scanners, tap changing, load center splitting, transformer uprating, among others, to address customer concerns in relation to voltage complaints.

DAVAO LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, INC. (DLPC), Applicant.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018 CESAR BARRIOQUINTO, Editor mst.daydesk@gmail.com

Section 2(b) of the EPlRA Public Service Act (MS-MAY 31 & JUNE 7, 2018)

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

LGUs

Republic of the Philippines

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.:018-18 TO

: ALL CONCERNED

FROM

: DIRECTOR GENERAL

Jimbo Owen Gulle, Editor lgu@manilastandard.net editor.lgustandard@gmail.com

SUBJECT : AMENDMENT TO PHILIPPINE CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES(CAR-ANS) PART 8 INCORPORATING AMENDMENT 90 TO ICAO ANNEX 10 VOLUME III Part II REFERENCE: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations - Air Navigation Services Part 8, Issue 2 Amendment No. 1 ICAO Annex 10 Volume III Part II; Amendment 90 CAAP Regulations Amendment Procedures Board Resolution No. 2012-054 dated 28 September 2012

Pursuant to the powers vested in me under the Republic Act 9497, otherwise known as the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 and in accordance with the Board Resolution No.: 2012-054 dated 28 September 2012, I hereby approve the incorporation of ICAO Annex 10 Volume III Part II Amendment No. 90 to the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations – Air Navigation Services (CAR-ANS) Part 8. ORIGINAL REGULATION SUBJECT FOR REVIEW AND REVISION: CAR-ANS Part 8 … 8.2.5 Satellite characteristics

voice

communication

(SATVOICE)

system

a) contacting the aeronautical station via an assigned SATVOICE number, which is a unique 6-digit number or public switched telephone network (PSTN) number; and

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Basilan gov hits TV show By Ayunan G. Gunting

television documentary about female circumcision in islam has hit a raw nerve among Muslims in Mindanao, a governor said Wednesday.

last May 6, GMA-7 broadcast journalist Atom Araullo presented “Ang Panday” in the program “i-Witness,” which focused on the role of the Yakan healer in the community. Although the tone of the episode was well-intentioned, Basilan Gov. NOTICE EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late Moises L. Almanon, Jr., who died intestate on March 1,2018 at the City of Manila, without a Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity was extra-judicially settled by his wife and sole compulsory heir Christelle Anne M. Almanon. That the said deceased at the time of his death left the following properties: A.

8.2.5.2 For ground-to-air calls, the SATVOICE system shall be capable of locating the aircraft in the appropriate airspace regardless of the satellite and ground earth station (GES) to which the aircraft is logged on. 8.2.5.3 For air-to-ground calls, the SATVOICE system shall be capable of:

thursday, june 7, 2018

Real Property TCT No. 613682, containing an area of 150 square meters situated in Bo. of Mapandan, Municipality of Taytay, Province of Rizal

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b) allowing the flight crew and/or aircraft system to specify the priority level for the call as defined in Table 8.2-1.

3. Current Account China Bank Account No. 10560-000053-1

Table 8.2-1. Priority levels for SATVOICE calls (air-to-ground/ground-to-air)

Jim Hataman-salliman said the “lack of thoroughness and organization” of the material resulted in a distorted picture of his province. “instead of helping Basilan recover from the biased reporting from the outside, it further projected Basilan as culturally backward, chaotic and underdeveloped,” said Hataman-salliman. Foremost, he said, was the misspelling of the title “panday,” which is misleading. “Panday” (“blacksmith” in tagalog) should not be confused with “pandey” (with an e), the Yakan term for health worker. the documentary centered on embong Ballaho, the pandey who claimed that when a woman is not circumcised, she is not a Muslim. Female circumcision is not compulsory in islam, Hataman-salliman said, although it is acknowledged as a ritual on cleanliness. “some tribes practice this, but it is not encouraged,” he said. the episode depicted mothers and young daughters in lamitan going to Ballaho’s home for the circumcision ritual. Araullo showed his propriety by waiting outside the room while the females underwent the rite, the governor noted. to present balanced reportage, Araullo also interviewed Dr. sitti Amilasan of the Department of Health Region 9, who said that the local hospital had no record of trauma or infection after the female circumcision and said: “one can’t mix religion with medical views.” the show also featured the appalling state of local medical services; consequently, the residents turned to the pandey. Health workers were quoted on how their lives were at risk and that they needed to be escorted after their shifts. one health worker revealed how they received text messages about extortion, although it wasn’t clear who was extorting them and what the causes were. Another disturbing aspect was that the documentary reminded the viewers of the lamitan siege. in June 2001, the extremist group Abu sayaff Group invaded a church and a hospital, held hostages, and subsequently fought with government troops. it also cited the death of two hostages, who were kidnapped earlier in a resort, as an outcome of terrorism.

4. Shares of Stocks in Happy Readers Publishing House, Inc. and all of which, are the subjects of an Extrajudicial Settlement Between Heirs executed by the heirs and acknowledged on May 18, 2018 before Atty. Agustin B. Cabredo, Notary Public for and in Manila with Doc. No. 603; Page No. 122; Book No. I; Series of 2018 of his Notarial Register. (MS-MAY 31, JUNE 7 & 14, 2018)

Section I. Invitation to Bid InvItatIon to BId for the Procurement of hotel room accommodatIon for cf-Bacolod for a PerIod of three (3) Years under ItB no. PB18-05-002Bac

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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is inviting all interested biddersin its forthcoming public bidding for the Procurement of Hotel Room Accommodation for CF-Bacolod for a period of Three (3) Years under ITB No. PB1805-002BAC.

AMENDED REGULATION AFTER REVISION: CAR-ANS PART 8: 8.2.5 Satellite characteristics

voice

communication

(SATVOICE)

system

Brief Description Delivery Schedule

Note.— Guidance material for the implementation of the aeronautical mobile satellite service iscontained in the Manual on the Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Service (Doc 9925). Additional guidance for SATVOICE systems is contained in the Satellite Voice Operations Manual (Doc 10038), and the Performance-based Communication and Surveillance (PBCS) Manual (Doc 9869). 8.2.5.1 For ground-to-air calls, the SATVOICE system shall be capable of contacting the aircraft and enabling the ground party/system to provide, as a minimum, the following: a) secure calling; b) priority level as defined in Table 8.2-1; and c) aircraft SATVOICE number, which is the aircraft address expressed as an 8-digit octal number. 8.2.5.2 For ground-to-air calls, the SATVOICE system shall be capable of locating the aircraft in the appropriate airspace regardless of the satellite and ground earth station (GES) to which the aircraft is logged on. 8.2.5.3 For air-to-ground calls, the SATVOICE system shall be capable of: a) contacting the aeronautical station via an assigned SATVOICE number, which is a unique 6-digit number or public switched telephone network (PSTN) number; and

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Source of Funds:

Procurement of Hotel Room Accommodation for CFBacolod for a period of Three (3) Years Three (3) Years from the date of receipt by the winning contractor of the Notice to Proceed. The ABC for the project is in the amount of Twelve Million Pesos (PhP12,000,000.00),VAT Exclusive, ZeroRated Transaction. Corporate Budget for CY 2018

Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) yearsbefore the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183. PAGCORwill hold a Pre-Bid Conference, which shall beopen to prospective bidders. All particulars relative to Pre-Bid Conference, Detailed Evaluation of Bids, PostQualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR. The schedule of bidding activities is listed, as follows: Activities

b) allowing the flight crew and/or aircraft system to specify the priority level for the call as defined inTable 8.2-1.

1. Issuance of the Bidding Documents

Table 8.2-1. Priority levels for SATVOICE calls (air-to-ground/ground-to-air)

2. Deadline for the Submission and Receipt of Bids

Date, Time and Venue June 7, 2018 to June 28, 2018

2. Pre-Bid Conference

June 15, 2018

3. Opening and Preliminary Examination of Bids

June 28, 2018, 2:00 p.m. June 28, 2018, 2:00 p.m. onwards

Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Section (PS), acting as the BAC Secretariat, of PAGCOR and/or inspect the Bidding Documents at Procurement SectionOffice, Casino Filipino-Bacolod, L’Fisher Hotel, 14thLacsonStreet, Bacolod City during office hours of PAGCOR from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (PhP 10,000.00). Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents free of charge from the following websites: www.pagcor.ph and www.philgeps.gov.ph and may be allowed to submit bids provided that bidders shall pay theapplicable fee of the Bidding Documents not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids.

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ii.

Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Memorandum Circular is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other part or parts thereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Repealing Clause. - All orders, rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Memorandum Circular are hereby repealed, superseded or modified accordingly.

iii. Determination of changes. – To highlight the amendments and/ or revisions in the Memorandum Circular, the deleted text shall be shown with strikethrough and the new inserted text shall be highlighted with grey shading, as illustrated below: 1. 2. 3.

Text deleted: Text to be deleted is shown with a line through it. New text inserted: New text is highlighted with grey shading. New text replacing existing text: Text to be deleted is shown with a line through it followed by the replacement text which is highlighted with grey shading.

iv. Effectivity Clause. - This Memorandum Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a requisite single newspaper of general circulation or the Official Gazette and a copy filed with the U.P. Law Center - Office of the National Administrative Register. So Ordered. Signed this 17th day of MAY 2018, at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, MIA Road, Pasay City, Metro Manila, 1301.

CAPTAIN JIM C SYDIONGCO (MS-JUNE 7, 2018)

Prospective bidders should present to PAGCOR’s Cashier located at the 2nd Floor, Finance Office, PAGCOR, Casino Filipino-Bacolod, L’ Fisher Hotel, 14thLacson Street, Bacolod City either the Fee Slip which may be secured from PS or a copy of this ITB in effecting payment for the Bidding Documents. Bidders shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his bid, and PAGCOR will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the bidding process. Bidders should note that PAGCOR will accept bids only from those that have paid the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the venue of the bid opening. Late bids shall not be accepted. PAGCOR assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids. In accordance with Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Circular 062005 - Tie-Breaking Method, the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) shall use a nondiscretionary and non-discriminatory measure based on sheer luck or chance, which is “DRAW LOTS,” in the event that two or more bidders have been post-qualified and determined as the bidder having the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB) to determine the final bidder having the LCRB, based on the following procedures: a) b)

In alphabetical order, the bidders shall pick one rolled paper. The lucky bidder who would pick the paper with a “CONGRATULATIONS” remark shall be declared as the final bidder having the LCRB and recommended for award of the contract.

PAGCORreserves 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 in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. Please address all communications to the Branch Bids and Awards Committee thru PS, Casino Filipino – Bacolod, L’ Fisher Hotel, 14thLacson St., Bacolod City with tele/ fax no.: (034) 434-8912. (Sgd) ATTY. RODELO MARTIN M. DAMAOLAO Vice chairperson Branch Bids and awards committee (BBac) casino Filipino- Bacolod

(MS-JUNE 7, 2018)

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Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada administers the mass oathtaking of 5,400 new Sangguniang Kabataan officials in a ceremony at the San Andres Sports Complex on Wednesday. Norman Cruz

Estrada administers oath to new Manila SK officials MAnilA Mayor Joseph estrada on Wednesday urged the newly elected sangguniang Kabataan officials to serve the public well and set good examples as leaders of their respective communities during the mass oathtaking of 5,400 village youth officials at the san Andres sports Complex. the city chief executive administered the oath to the new youth leaders in the hope they will support the government’s various programs, particularly in maintaining peace and order, and to unite for the progress of Manila. estrada also expressed confidence the sK officials will faithfully perform their sworn duties and actively fulfil their roles in the development of the community and good governance. “Your duty now lies in meeting their expectations, and you were the ones that the people elected. You must be faithful to your duty, honest in your goals and honest with work,” the former President said during the ceremony attended by several local government officials. through the barangay and sK officials, estrada said the basic services needed by the community will be heard and addressed. the rules of the sK officials are important to the development of the barangays, he added. “it is important that each of you have not just willingness to serve, but also the knowledge and familiarity with existing laws, ordinances and even circulars so that you can serve well,” the mayor said.

Wine maker leads coastal cleanup of Taal Lake areas PeRnoD Ricard, one of the world’s leading wines and spirits companies, will be conducting its 8th “Responsib’All Day” on thursday at the municipalities of Balete and Mataas na Kahoy in Batangas, specifically barangays Poblacion and. Kinalaglagan. the activity, to be attended by all Pernod Ricard employees, aims to clean up the shoreline of the towns of Balete and Mataas na Kahoy. they will also donate aquaculture kits to taal lake fisherfolk to help them assess water conditions for fish growth and water viability. Water is a key ingredient in all of Pernod Ricard’s products and is the inspiration for the group to organize the cleanup, Alexandre Ricard, the group’s chairman and Ceo, said in a statement. in cooperation with the local government of taal, the taal lake Conservation Center or Pusod, inc., the Bato-Balani Foundation and France-Philippines United Action, the coastal cleanup hopes to arrest the degradation of taal lake and contribute to its conservation. to ensure an exhaustive coastal cleanup, Pernod Ricard will utilize motorboats and non-motorized boats during the activity. teams in motorized boats will catch floating debris with nets, which are drifting farther down the lake. teams in non-motorized boats will scour the shallow waters and coastline. the 24,000-hectare taal lake Basin is famous for its charm and aquatic animals, the Hydrophis semperi, a freshwater sea snake, and the sardinella tawilis, a freshwater sardine, both of which are the basis of local commercial fishing.

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Discover ‘greenspiration’

SPACIOUS AND GREEN. Greenfield Development Corporation’s latest residential development Trava is a 31-hectare, low-density high-end subdivision that allots majority of its area to open spaces and green fields. By Raye Sanchez

RoSPeCTIVe homeowners looking for a residential property that offers a green and spacious environment have a new option south of Manila.

Greenfield Development Corporation introduces Zadia and Trava, its latest residential developments within the 450-hectare township in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The newest addition to its innovative residential portfolio will also uphold the company’s image of “Greenspiration” or being known for green and open spaces. Zadia is a 36-hectare community consisting of five 10-story condominium that aims to provide its residents a nature-rich condo living. It is the first mid-rise building of Greenfield and the tallest building in Sta. Rosa to date.

Greenfield City’s Paseo outlets carry more than 50 international brands

Amenities like a swimming pool, a clubhouse, indoor basketball court, tennis court, and a gazebo with landscaped garden will also be featured at Zadia. Meanwhile, Trava is the flagship project of Greenfield Deluxe, GDC’s new upscale brand. The 31-hectare, low density high-end subdivision will only offer 279 units and allot majority of its area to open spaces and green fields to give residents that green and spacious look and feel but still with the convenience of being near to commercial complexes. In keeping with its commitment to be eco-friendly, green residential houses

designed with state-of-the-art materials will stand at the heart of Greenfield City. Residents can walk along tree-lined roads and access amenities such as a clubhouse with solar-powered areas, full underground utilities, basketball courts, bike lanes, swimming pools, jogging paths, function rooms, and a dance and fitness center with high-end utilities, all to complement the sophisticated lifestyle of its residents. In line with this, Greenfield has recently developed a one-kilometer long, 25-meter wide access road for an easier entry way to Trava. Greenfield imparts this breakthrough as their contribution to the urbanization of Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Duane A. X. Santos, executive vice president and general manager of Greenfield, said, “Launching some of the newest milestones at Greenfield City gains significance for us at Greenfield, as they validate that we are on the right track in supporting the urbanization and progress of Sta. Rosa, Laguna which is already home to important business parks and industrial zones that help steer economic momentum in Metro Manila.” Aside from the aforementioned projects, Greenfield has also developed residential communities like Pramana and Solen, alternate roads like etonGreenfield Interchange in Malitlit town, Greenfield City-Unilab (formerly Mamplasan) and Sta. Rosa interchanges, Paseo 1 to 5 with Paseo 6 on its way, and Sta. Rosa Business Park. “We have confidence in the potential of Philippine cities to thrive this is why we continue to build on our developments—guided by our promise of developing communities that are worthy to be handed down, from one generation to the next,” said Santos.

An interior of a demo unit of Zadia, Greenfield City’s 10-story condominium in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Photo by Raye Sanchez

Serving mezcal, mexican fare MeZCAL, tequila’s cousin, is currently earning its place in the limelight as more people are discovering the versatility of this agave spirit in creating cocktail concoctions. To further explore mezcal, premium home furnishings specialty retailer Crate and Barrel, together with Malt Manila, hosted a mezcal and Mexican food pairing featuring Taco Vengo’s dishes at the SM Makati store. Mezcal cocktails were served in Crate and Barrel’s glassware, namely Callaway shot glass and Dottie acrylic glass. Meanwhile, Taco Vengo’s signature dishes were creatively served in Crate and Barrel’s Cirque Dinnerware, Crawford Bowl, Santa Cruz Salsa Bowl, Rio Round Platter, and Set of 6 Party Plates.

Pet Express Doggie Run 2018 winners Krisensyano Yaban, Jojie Villaganas, and Gian Sabayan, with Pet Express assistant vice president Jason Go

Running with doggies

Chef Aaron Isip, mixologist Enzo Lim, and Taco Vengo owner Gerard Cancio

Joining the event was no less than internationally renowned chef Aaron Isip, who shared his insights on the vibrant flavors of Mexico and the making of mezcal. Isip is an internationally renowned Chef de Cuisine who was awarded by renowned guide Gault et Millau the coveted Chef espoir 2015 for Ile de France for his smart f lavor combinations.

Sotol served on a Callaway shot glass best paired with Taco Vengo’s Mushroom Tostada and Homestyle Taco on Crate and Barrel’s Party Plates (left) and Taco Vengo’s Mushroom Tostada on Crate and Barrel’s Rio Round Platter (right)

PeT parents and their furry friends had a lot fun, fitness, and action at the Pet express Doggie Run 2018 held recently at the SM Mall of Asia. Now in its eighth year, the annual event is considered Manila’s biggest dog-run. More than a fun activity for pooches, the event is staged for the benefit of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of humane treatment of all animals. Runners had an early dog-friendly warm up exercises with energetix Health and Wellness, and enjoyed exciting games and freebie sponsored by Gardenia and Sosro Fruit Tea. Mober also raffled off Free Pet Shuttling Services to lucky winners after the run. Participants competed in the 5K, 3K, and 1.5K categories, with Krisenyano Yaban, Jojie Daga-as, and Stanley Tolentino, winning first place in these respective runs. They brought home a supply of goodies from Good Boy, Nature’s Protection, Holistic Recipe, SmartHeart, Pedigree, and Royal Canin, as well as health and grooming aids from Saint Roche, Playpet, Fur Magic, Dextrolyte, Bayopet, and Canidae.

A dog in tulle struts on stage during the Sosro Relay Challenge

Pet Express has stores at SM Cubao, SM Mall of Asia, SM Hypermarket Store in Makati, SM City Masinag, SM City North Edsa, SM Megamall, and SM City Fairview, and branches in SM City Dasmariñas in Luzon and SM City Cagayan de Oro Downtown in VizMin.

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Standard C2 THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018 Manila

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Republic of the Philippines CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

7.7.3.8 AeroMACS shall support internet protocol (IP) packet data services. 7.7.3.9 AeroMACS shall provide mechanisms to transport ATN/IPS and ATN/OSI (over IP) based messaging.

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.:017-18

7.7.3.10 AeroMACS shall support voice services.

: ALL CONCERNED

FROM

: DIRECTOR GENERAL

Note.-Manual on the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) using Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) Standards and Protocols (Doc 9896) provides information on voice service over IP.

SUBJECT : AMENDMENT TO PHILIPPINE CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES (CARANS) PART 7 INCORPORATING AMENDMENT 90 TO ICAO ANNEX 10 VOLUME III Part I REFERENCE: 1. Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations - Air Navigation Services Part 7, Issue 2 Amendment No. 2 2. ICAO Annex 10 Volume III Part I; Amendment 90 3. CAAP Regulations Amendment Procedures 4. Board Resolution No. 2012-054 dated 28 September 2012 Pursuant to the powers vested in me under the Republic Act 9497, otherwise known as the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 and in accordance with the Board Resolution No.: 2012-054 dated 28 September 2012, I hereby approve the incorporation of ICAO Annex 10 Volume III Part I Amendment No. 90 to the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations – Air Navigation Services (CAR-ANS) Part 7.

7.7.3.11 AeroMACS shall support multiple service flows simultaneously. 7.7.3.12 AeroMACS shall support adaptive modulation and coding. 7.7.3.13 AeroMACS shall support handover between different AeroMACS BSs during aircraft movement or on degradation of connection with current BS. 7.7.3.14 AeroMACS shall keep total accumulated interference levels with limits defined by the International Telecommunication Union — Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) as required by national/international rules on frequency assignment planning and implementation. 7.7.3.15 AeroMACS shall support a flexible implementation architecture to permit link and network layer functions to be located in different or same physical entities. 7.7.4 RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) CHARACTERISTICS 7.7.4.1 General Radio Characteristics

7.7.4.5.2 AeroMACS shall implement power control. 7.7.4.5.3 AeroMACS minimum rejection for adjacent (+/–5MHz) channel, measured at BER=10-6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 10 dB for 16 QAM 3/4. 7.7.4.5.4 AeroMACS minimum rejection for adjacent (+/–5MHz) channel, measured at BER=10-6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 4 dB for 64 QAM 3/4. 7.7.4.5.5 AeroMACS minimum rejection for second adjacent (+/– 10MHz) channel and beyond, measured at BER=10-6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 29 dB for 16 QAM 3/4. 7.7.4.5.6 AeroMACS minimum rejection for second adjacent (+/– 10MHz) channel and beyond, measured at BER=10-6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 23 dB for 64 QAM 3/4. Note.— For additional clarification to the requirements stated in 7.7.4.5.3, 7.7.4.5.4, 7.7.4.5.5 and 7.7.4.5.6, refer to IEEE 802.16-2009 section 8.4.14.2. 7.7.4.6 Frequency tolerance 7.7.4.6.1 AeroMACS BS transmitter frequency tolerance shall be better than +/- 2 × 10-6 of nominal channel frequency. 7.7.4.6.2 AeroMACS MS transmitter centre frequency shall be locked to that of the BS transmission centre frequency with a tolerance better than 2 per cent of the subcarrier spacing.

ORIGINAL REGULATION SUBJECT FOR REVIEW AND REVISION: CAR-ANS Part 7 …

7.7.4.1.1 AeroMACS shall operate in time division duplex (TDD) mode. 7.7.4.1.2 AeroMACS shall operate with a 5 MHz channel bandwidth.

7.7.4.6.3 AeroMACS MS shall track the frequency of the BS and shall defer any transmission if synchronization is lost or exceeds the tolerances given above.

7.7 SUBNETWORK INTERCONNECTIONAERONAUTICAL MOBILE AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (AEROMACS)

7.7.4.1.3 AeroMACS MS antenna polarization shall be vertical.

7.7.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

(to be developed)

7.7.4.1.4 AeroMACS BS antenna polarization shall have a vertical component.

7.7.5.1 AeroMACS communications service provider

7.7.1 DEFINITIONS Adaptive modulation. A system’s ability to communicate with another system using multiple burst profiles and a system’s ability to subsequently communicate with multiple systems using different burst profiles. Aerodrome. A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft. Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS). A high capacity data link supporting mobile and fixed communications on the aerodrome surface. AeroMACS downlink (DL). The transmission direction from the base station (BS) to the mobile station (MS). AeroMACS uplink (UL). The transmission direction from the mobile station (MS) to the base station (BS). AeroMACS handover. The process in which a mobile station (MS) migrates from the air-interface provided by one base station (BS) to the air-interface provided by another BS. A break-before-make AeroMACS handover is where service with the target BS starts after a disconnection of service with the previous serving BS. Base station (BS). A generalized equipment set providing connectivity, management, and control of the mobile station (MS). Bit error rate (BER). The number of bit errors in a sample divided by the total number of bits in the sample, generally averaged over many such samples. Burst profile. Set of parameters that describe the uplink or downlink transmission properties associated with an interval usage code. Each profile contains parameters such as modulation type, forward error correction (FEC) type, preamble length, guard times, etc. Convolutional turbo codes (CTC). Type of forward error correction (FEC) code. Data transit delay. In accordance with ISO 8348, the average value of the statistical distribution of data delays. This delay represents the subnetwork delay and does not include the connection establishment delay. Domain. A set of end systems and intermediate systems that operate according to the same routing procedures and that is wholly contained within a single administrative domain. Forward error correction. The process of adding redundant information to the transmitted signal in a manner which allows correction, at the receiver, of errors incurred in the transmission. Frequency assignment. A logical assignment of centre frequency and channel bandwidth programmed to the base station (BS). Mobile station (MS). A station in the mobile service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. An MS is always a subscriber station (SS). Partial usage sub-channelization (PUSC). A technique in which the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol subcarriers are divided and permuted among a subset of sub-channels for transmission, providing partial frequency diversity. Residual error rate. The ratio of incorrect, lost and duplicate subnetwork service data units (SNSDUs) to the total number of SNSDUs that were sent. Service data unit (SDU). A unit of data transferred between adjacent layer entities, which is encapsulated within a protocol data unit (PDU) for transfer to a peer layer. Service flow. A unidirectional flow of media access control layer (MAC) service data units (SDUs) on a connection that is providing a particular quality of service (QoS). Subscriber station (SS). A generalized equipment set providing connectivity between subscriber equipment and a base station (BS). Subnetwork entry time. The time from when the mobile station starts the scanning for BS transmission, until the network link establishes the connection, and the first network user “protocol data unit” can be sent. Subnetwork service data unit (SNSDU). An amount of subnetwork user data, the identity of which is preserved from one end of a subnetwork connection to the other.

7.7.4.1.5 AeroMACS shall operate without guard bands between adjacent AeroMACS channels. 7.7.4.1.6 AeroMACS shall operate according to the orthogonal frequency division multiple access method. 7.7.4.1.7 AeroMACS shall support both segmented partial usage sub-channelization (PUSC) and PUSC with all carriers as sub-carrier permutation methods. 7.7.4.2 Frequency bands 7.7.4.2.1 AeroMACS equipment shall operate in the band from 5 030 MHz to 5 150 MHz in channels of 5 MHz bandwidth. Note 1.— Some States may, on the basis of national regulations, have additional allocations to support AeroMACS. Information on the technical characteristics and operational performance of AeroMACS is contained in the AeroMACS Minimum Operational Performance Specification (MOPS) (EUROCAE ED-223 / RTCA DO-346) and AeroMACS Minimum Aviation System Performance Standard (MASPS) (EUROCAE ED-227). Note 2.— The last centre frequency of 5 145 MHz is selected as the reference frequency for the numbering of AeroMACS channels. AeroMACS nominal centre frequencies are numbered downward from the reference frequency in 5 MHz steps.

7.7.3.1 AeroMACS shall conform to the requirements of this and the following chapters. 7.7.3.2 AeroMACS shall only transmit when on the surface of an aerodrome. 7.7.3.3 AeroMACS shall support aeronautical mobile (route) service (AM(R) S) communications. 7.7.3.4 AeroMACS shall process messages according to their associated priority. 7.7.3.5 AeroMACS shall support multiple levels of message priority. 7.7.3.6 AeroMACS shall support point to point communication. 7.7.3.7 AeroMACS shall support multicast and broadcast communication services.

Note.– The requirements given in 7.7.5.1.1 to 7.7.5.1.3 refer to the overall service provision by the AeroMACS communication service provider on the aerodrome surface. This may include other media which can provide alternate communication paths in the event of an AeroMACS failure. 7.7.5.1.4 Connection resilience. The probability that a transaction will be completed once started shall be at least 0.999 for AeroMACS over any one-hour interval. Note.— Connection releases resulting from AeroMACS handover between base stations, log-off or circuit pre-emption are excluded from this specification. 7.7.5.2 Doppler shift 7.7.5.2.1 AeroMACS shall operate with a Doppler shift induced by the movement of the MS up to a radial speed of 92.6 km (50 NM) per hour, relative to the BS.

Note.— The nominal centre frequencies are the preferred centre frequencies for AeroMACS operations. However, the base stations should have the capability to deviate from the preferred centre frequencies to satisfy potential national spectrum authority implementation issues (i.e. to allow AeroMACS operations without receiving or causing interference to other systems operating in the band such as MLS and AMT).

7.7.5.3.2 The from-MS data transit delay (95th percentile) for the highest priority data service, shall be less than or equal to 1.4 seconds over a window of 1 hour or 600 SDUs, whichever is longer.

7.7.4.3 Radiated power 7.7.4.3.1 The maximum mobile station equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) shall not exceed 30 dBm. 7.7.4.3.2 The maximum base station EIRP in a sector shall not exceed 39.4 dBm. 7.7.4.3.3 In order to meet ITU requirements, the total base station EIRP in a sector shall be decreased from that peak, considering the antenna characteristics, at elevations above the horizon. Further information is provided in the guidance material. Note 1.— EIRP defined as antenna gain in a specified elevation direction plus the average AeroMACS transmitter power. While the instantaneous peak power from a given transmitter may exceed that level when all of the subcarriers randomly align in phase, when the large number of transmitters assumed in the analysis is taken into account, average power is the appropriate metric. Note 2.— If a sector contains multiple transmit antennas (e.g., multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna), the specified power limit is the sum of the powers from each antenna. 7.7.4.4 Minimum receiver sensitivity 7.7.4.4.1 AeroMACS receiver sensitivity shall comply with Table 7.7-1, AeroMACS receiver sensitivity values. Note 1.— The computation of the sensitivity level for AeroMACS is described in the Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS) Manual (Doc 10044). Note 2.—AeroMACS receiver would be 2 dB more sensitive than indicated if Convolutional Turbo Codes (CTC) is used. Note 3.— The sensitivity level is defined as the power level measured at the receiver input when the bit error rate (BER) is equal to 1 × 10-6 and all active sub-carriers are transmitted in the channel. In general the requisite input power depends on the number of active sub-carriers of the transmission. Note 4.— The values in Table 7.7-1 assume a receiver noise figure of 8 dB. Note 5.— The sensitivity values in Table 7.7-1 assume absence of any source of interference except for thermal and receiver noise. Table 7.7-1. AeroMACS receiver sensitivity values

7.7.5.3.1 Subnetwork entry time shall be less than 90 seconds.

7.7.5.3.3 The to-MS data transit delay (95th percentile) for the highest priority data service, shall be less than or equal to 1.4 seconds over a window of 1 hour or 600 SDUs, whichever is longer. 7.7.5.4 Integrity 7.7.5.4.1 AeroMACS BS and MS shall support mechanisms to detect and correct corrupt SNSDUs. 7.7.5.4.2 AeroMACS BS and MS shall only process SNSDUs addressed to themselves. 7.7.5.4.3 The residual error rate, to/from MS shall be less than or equal to 5 × 10-8 per SNSDU. Note.— There are no integrity requirements for SNSDU residual rate to the BS and MS as the requirement is entirely satisfied by the end-to-end systems in the aircraft and air traffic service provider. 7.7.5.4.4 The maximum bit error rate shall not exceed 10-6 after CTCFEC, if the received signal is equal to or greater than the minimum sensitivity level for the modulations scheme used, as given in Table 7.71. 7.7.5.5 Security 7.7.5.5.1 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to protect the integrity of messages in transit. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide integrity of messages in transit. 7.7.5.5.2 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to protect the availability of the system. Note.— The capability includes measures to ensure that the system and its capacity are available for authorized uses during unauthorized events. 7.7.5.5.3 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to protect the confidentiality of messages in transit. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide encryption/decryption of messages. 7.7.5.5.4 AeroMACS shall provide an authentication capability. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide peer entity authentication, mutual peer entity authentication, and data origin authentication. 7.7.5.5.5 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to ensure the authenticity of messages in transit. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide authenticity of messages in transit. 7.7.5.5.6 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to authorize the permitted actions of users of the system.

Note 1.— Aeronautical mobile airport communications system (AeroMACS) is a high capacity data link supporting mobile and fixed communications, related to the safety and regularity of flight, on the aerodrome surface.

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7.7.5.1.3 The maximum number of unplanned service outages shall not exceed 40 per year per aerodrome.

7.7.5.3 Delay

7.7.2 INTRODUCTION

7.7.3

7.7.5.1.2 The maximum accumulated unplanned service outage time on a per aerodrome basis shall be 240 minutes/year.

7.7.4.2.2 The mobile equipment shall operate at centre frequencies offset from the preferred frequencies, with an offset of 250 kHz step size.

Time division duplex (TDD). A duplex scheme where uplink and downlink transmissions occur at different times but may share the same frequency.

Note 2.—AeroMACS is derived from the IEEE 802.16-2009 mobile standards. AeroMACS profile document (RTCA DO345 and EUROCAE ED 222) lists all features from these standards which are mandatory, not applicable or optional. AeroMACS profile differentiates between base station and mobile station functionality and contains, for each feature, a reference to the applicable standards.

7.7.5.1.1 The maximum unplanned service outage duration on a per aerodrome basis shall be 6 minutes.

Note .— A 64 QAM transmission is optional for MS.

Note.— The capability includes mechanisms to explicitly authorize the actions of authenticated users. Actions that are not explicitly authorized are denied.

7.7.4.5 Spectral mask and emissions

7.7.5.5.7 If AeroMACS provide interfaces to multiple domains, AeroMACS shall provide capability to prevent intrusion from lower integrity domain to higher integrity domain.

7.7.4.5.1 The power spectral density of the emissions when all active sub-carriers are transmitted in the channel shall be attenuated below the maximum power spectral density as follows:

7.7.6 SYSTEM INTERFACES

a) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency between 50 and 55 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 26 + 145 log (per cent of BW/50) dB; b) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency between 55 and 100 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 32 + 31 log (per cent of (BW)/55) dB; c) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency between 100 and 150 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 40 +57 log (per cent of (BW)/100) dB; and d) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency beyond 150 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 50 dB. Note.— The power spectral density at a given frequency is the power within a bandwidth equal to 100 kHz centred at this frequency, divided by this measurement bandwidth. It is made clear that the measurement of the power spectral density should encompass the energy over at least one frame period.

7.7.6.1 AeroMACS shall provide data service interface to the system users. 7.7.6.2 AeroMACS shall support notification of the status of communications. Note.— This requirement could support notification of the loss of communications (such as join and leave events). 7.7.7 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 7.7.7.1 AeroMACS shall support multiple classes of services to provide appropriate service levels to applications. 7.7.7.2 If there is a resource contention, AeroMACS shall pre-empt services with a lower priority than those given in CAR-ANS Part 2, 2.8.1.8. — END —

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7.7.4.1.2 AeroMACS shall operate with a 5 MHz channel bandwidth.

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7.7.4.1.3 AeroMACS MS antenna polarization shall be vertical.

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7.7.4.1.4 AeroMACS BS antenna polarization shall have a vertical component.

any transmission if synchronization is lost or exceeds the tolerances given above. 7.7.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS 7.7.5.1 AeroMACS communications service provider

7.7.4.1.5 AeroMACS shall operate without guard bands between adjacent AeroMACS channels.

7.7.5.1.1 The maximum unplanned service outage duration on a per aerodrome basis shall be 6 minutes.

7.7.4.1.6 AeroMACS shall operate according to the orthogonal frequency division multiple access method.

7.7.5.1.2 The maximum accumulated unplanned service outage time on a per aerodrome basis shall be 240 minutes/year.

Aerodrome. A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.

7.7.4.1.7 AeroMACS shall support both segmented partial usage sub-channelization (PUSC) and PUSC with all carriers as sub-carrier permutation methods.

7.7.5.1.3 The maximum number of unplanned service outages shall not exceed 40 per year per aerodrome.

Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS). A high capacity data link supporting mobile and fixed communications on the aerodrome surface.

7.7.4.2 Frequency bands

AeroMACS downlink (DL). The transmission direction from the base station (BS) to the mobile station (MS). AeroMACS uplink (UL). The transmission direction from the mobile station (MS) to the base station (BS). AeroMACS handover. The process in which a mobile station (MS) migrates from the air-interface provided by one base station (BS) to the air-interface provided by another BS. A break-before-make AeroMACS handover is where service with the target BS starts after a disconnection of service with the previous serving BS. Base station (BS). A generalized equipment set providing connectivity, management, and control of the mobile station (MS). Bit error rate (BER). The number of bit errors in a sample divided by the total number of bits in the sample, generally averaged over many such samples. Burst profile. Set of parameters that describe the uplink or downlink transmission properties associated with an interval usage code. Each profile contains parameters such as modulation type, forward error correction (FEC) type, preamble length, guard times, etc. Convolutional turbo codes (CTC). Type of forward error correction (FEC) code. Data transit delay. In accordance with ISO 8348, the average value of the statistical distribution of data delays. This delay represents the subnetwork delay and does not include the connection establishment delay. Domain. A set of end systems and intermediate systems that operate according to the same routing procedures and that is wholly contained within a single administrative domain. Forward error correction. The process of adding redundant information to the transmitted signal in a manner which allows correction, at the receiver, of errors incurred in the transmission.

7.7.4.2.1 AeroMACS equipment shall operate in the band from 5 030 MHz to 5 150 MHz in channels of 5 MHz bandwidth. Note 1. — Some States may, on the basis of national regulations, have additional allocations to support AeroMACS. Information on the technical characteristics and operational performance of AeroMACS is contained in the AeroMACS Minimum Operational Performance Specification (MOPS) (EUROCAE ED-223 / RTCA DO-346) and AeroMACS Minimum Aviation System Performance Standard (MASPS) (EUROCAE ED-227). Note 2. — The last centre frequency of 5 145 MHz is selected as the reference frequency for the numbering of AeroMACS channels. AeroMACS nominal centre frequencies are numbered downward from the reference frequency in 5 MHz steps. 7.7.4.2.2 The mobile equipment shall operate at centre frequencies offset from the preferred frequencies, with an offset of 250 kHz step size. Note.— The nominal centre frequencies are the preferred centre frequencies for AeroMACS operations. However, the base stations should have the capability to deviate from the preferred centre frequencies to satisfy potential national spectrum authority implementation issues (i.e. to allow AeroMACS operations without receiving or causing interference to other systems operating in the band such as MLS and AMT). 7.7.4.3 Radiated power 7.7.4.3.1 The maximum mobile station equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) shall not exceed 30 dBm.

Partial usage sub-channelization (PUSC). A technique in which the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol subcarriers are divided and permuted among a subset of sub-channels for transmission, providing partial frequency diversity.

7.7.4.4 Minimum receiver sensitivity

Residual error rate. The ratio of incorrect, lost and duplicate subnetwork service data units (SNSDUs) to the total number of SNSDUs that were sent.

Note 1.— The computation of the sensitivity level for AeroMACS is described in the Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS) Manual (Doc 10044).

Service data unit (SDU). A unit of data transferred between adjacent layer entities, which is encapsulated within a protocol data unit (PDU) for transfer to a peer layer.

Note 2. — AeroMACS receiver would be 2 dB more sensitive than indicated if Convolutional Turbo Codes (CTC) is used.

7.7.4.4.1 AeroMACS receiver sensitivity shall comply with Table 7.7-1, AeroMACS receiver sensitivity values.

Note 3.— The sensitivity level is defined as the power level measured at the receiver input when the bit error rate (BER) is equal to 1 × 10-6 and all active sub-carriers are transmitted in the channel. In general the requisite input power depends on the number of active sub-carriers of the transmission. Note 4.— The values in Table 7.7-1 assume a receiver noise figure of 8 dB. Note 5.— The sensitivity values in Table 7.7-1 assume absence of any source of interference except for thermal and receiver noise. Table 7.7-1. AeroMACS receiver sensitivity values

7.7.3 GENERAL 7.7.3.1 AeroMACS shall conform to the requirements of this and the following chapters. 7.7.3.2 AeroMACS shall only transmit when on the surface of an aerodrome. 7.7.3.3 AeroMACS shall support aeronautical mobile (route) service (AM (R) S) communications. 7.7.3.4 AeroMACS shall process messages according to their associated priority. 7.7.3.5 AeroMACS shall support multiple levels of message priority. 7.7.3.6 AeroMACS shall support point to point communication. 7.7.3.7 AeroMACS shall support multicast and broadcast communication services. 7.7.3.8 AeroMACS shall support internet protocol (IP) packet data services. 7.7.3.9 AeroMACS shall provide mechanisms to transport ATN/IPS and ATN/OSI (over IP) based messaging. 7.7.3.10 AeroMACS should support voice services. Note. - Manual on the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) using Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) Standards and Protocols (Doc 9896) provides information on voice service over IP. 7.7.3.11 AeroMACS shall support multiple service flows simultaneously. 7.7.3.12 AeroMACS shall support adaptive modulation and coding.

7.7.5.3.1 Subnetwork entry time shall be less than 90 seconds. 7.7.5.3.2 The from-MS data transit delay (95th percentile) for the highest priority data service, shall be less than or equal to 1.4 seconds over a window of 1 hour or 600 SDUs, whichever is longer. 7.7.5.3.3 The to-MS data transit delay (95th percentile) for the highest priority data service, shall be less than or equal to 1.4 seconds over a window of 1 hour or 600 SDUs, whichever is longer. 7.7.5.4 Integrity

7.7.5.4.3 The residual error rate, to/from MS shall be less than or equal to 5 × 10-8 per SNSDU. Note.— There are no integrity requirements for SNSDU residual rate to the BS and MS as the requirement is entirely satisfied by the end-to-end systems in the aircraft and air traffic service provider. 7.7.5.4.4 The maximum bit error rate shall not exceed 10-6 after CTCFEC, if the received signal is equal to or greater than the minimum sensitivity level for the modulations scheme used, as given in Table 7.71.

7.7.5.5.1 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to protect the integrity of messages in transit. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide integrity of messages in transit. 7.7.5.5.2 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to protect the availability of the system. Note.— The capability includes measures to ensure that the system and its capacity are available for authorized uses during unauthorized events. 7.7.5.5.3 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to protect the confidentiality of messages in transit. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide encryption/decryption of messages. 7.7.5.5.4 AeroMACS shall provide an authentication capability. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide peer entity authentication, mutual peer entity authentication, and data origin authentication. 7.7.5.5.5 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to ensure the authenticity of messages in transit. Note.— The capability includes cryptographic mechanisms to provide authenticity of messages in transit. 7.7.5.5.6 AeroMACS shall provide a capability to authorize the permitted actions of users of the system.

7.7.2 INTRODUCTION

7.7.5.3 Delay

7.7.5.5 Security

Time division duplex (TDD). A duplex scheme where uplink and downlink transmissions occur at different times but may share the same frequency.

Note 1.— Aeronautical mobile airport communications system (AeroMACS) is a high capacity datalink supporting mobile and fixed communications, related to the safety and regularity of flight, on the aerodrome surface.

7.7.5.2.1 AeroMACS shall operate with a Doppler shift induced by the movement of the MS up to a radial speed of 92.6 km (50 NM) per hour, relative to the BS.

7.7.5.4.2 AeroMACS BS and MS shall only process SNSDUs addressed to themselves.

Note 2.— If a sector contains multiple transmit antennas (e.g., multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna), the specified power limit is the sum of the powers from each antenna.

Subnetwork service data unit (SNSDU). An amount of subnetwork user data, the identity of which is preserved from one end of a subnetwork connection to the other.

7.7.5.2 Doppler shift

7.7.4.3.3 In order to meet ITU requirements, the total base station EIRP in a sector shall be decreased from that peak, considering the antenna characteristics, at elevations above the horizon. Further information is provided in the guidance material.

Mobile station (MS). A station in the mobile service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. An MS is always a subscriber station (SS).

Subnetwork entry time. The time from when the mobile station starts the scanning for BS transmission, until the network link establishes the connection, and the first network user “protocol data unit” can be sent.

Note.— Connection releases resulting from AeroMACS handover between base stations, log-off or circuit pre-emption are excluded from this specification.

7.7.5.4.1 AeroMACS BS and MS shall support mechanisms to detect and correct corrupt SNSDUs.

Frequency assignment. A logical assignment of centre frequency and channel bandwidth programmed to the base station (BS).

Subscriber station (SS). A generalized equipment set providing connectivity between subscriber equipment and a base station (BS).

7.7.5.1.4 Connection resilience. The probability that a transaction will be completed once started shall be at least 0.999 for AeroMACS over any one-hour interval.

7.7.4.3.2 The maximum base station EIRP in a sector shall not exceed 39.4 dBm.

Note 1.— EIRP defined as antenna gain in a specified elevation direction plus the average AeroMACS transmitter power. While the instantaneous peak power from a given transmitter may exceed that level when all of the subcarriers randomly align in phase, when the large number of transmitters assumed in the analysis is taken into account, average power is the appropriate metric.

Service flow. A unidirectional flow of media access control layer (MAC) service data units (SDUs) on a connection that is providing a particular quality of service (QoS).

Note .— A 64 QAM transmission is optional for MS. 7.7.4.5 Spectral mask and emissions 7.7.4.5.1 The power spectral density of the emissions when all active sub-carriers are transmitted in the channel shall be attenuated below the maximum power spectral density as follows: a) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency between 50 and 55 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 26 + 145 log (per cent of BW/50) dB; b) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency between 55 and 100 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 32 + 31 log (per cent of (BW)/55) dB; c) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency between 100 and 150 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 40 + 57 log (per cent of (BW)/100) dB; and d) on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency beyond 150 per cent of the authorized bandwidth: 50 dB. Note.— The power spectral density at a given frequency is the power within a bandwidth equal to100 kHz centred at this frequency, divided by this measurement bandwidth. It is made clear that the measurement of the power spectral density should encompass the energy over at least one frame period. 7.7.4.5.2 AeroMACS shall implement power control. 7.7.4.5.3 AeroMACS minimum rejection for adjacent (+/–5MHz) channel, measured at BER=10 - 6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 10 dB for 16 QAM 3/4. 7.7.4.5.4 AeroMACS minimum rejection for adjacent (+/–5MHz) channel, measured at BER=10 - 6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 4 dB for 64 QAM 3/4. 7.7.4.5.5 AeroMACS minimum rejection for second adjacent (+/–10MHz) channel and beyond, measured at BER=10-6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 29 dB for 16 QAM 3/4.

Note.— The capability includes mechanisms to explicitly authorize the actions of authenticated users. Actions that are not explicitly authorized are denied. 7.7.5.5.7 If AeroMACS provide interfaces to multiple domains, AeroMACS shall provide capability to prevent intrusion from lower integrity domain to higher integrity domain. 7.7.6 SYSTEM INTERFACES 7.7.6.1 AeroMACS shall provide data service interface to the system users. 7.7.6.2 AeroMACS shall support notification of the status of communications. Note.— This requirement could support notification of the loss of communications (such as join and leave events). 7.7.7 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 7.7.7.1 AeroMACS shall support multiple classes of services to provide appropriate service levels to applications. 7.7.7.2 If there is a resource contention, AeroMACS shall pre-empt services with a lower priority than those given in CAR-ANS Part 2, 2.8.1.8. — END— i.

ii. Repealing Clause. - All orders, rules, regulations and issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Memorandum Circular are hereby repealed, superseded or modified accordingly. iii. Determination of changes. – To highlight the amendments and/ or revisions in the Memorandum Circular, the deleted text shall be shown with strikethrough and the new inserted text shall be highlighted with grey shading, as illustrated below: 1. Text deleted: Text to be deleted is shown with a line through it. 2. New text inserted: New text is highlighted with grey shading. 3. New text replacing existing text: Text to be deleted is shown with a line through it followed by the replacement text which is highlighted with grey shading.

7.7.3.13 AeroMACS shall support handover between different AeroMACS BSs during aircraft movement or on degradation of connection with current BS.

7.7.4.5.6 AeroMACS minimum rejection for second adjacent (+/–10MHz) channel and beyond, measured at BER=10-6 level for a victim signal power 3 dB higher than the receiver sensitivity, shall be 23 dB for 64 QAM 3/4.

7.7.3.14 AeroMACS shall keep total accumulated interference levels with limits defined by the International Telecommunication Union — Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) as required by national/international rules on frequency assignment planning and implementation.

Note.— For additional clarification to the requirements stated in 7.7.4.5.3, 7.7.4.5.4, 7.7.4.5.5 and7.7.4.5.6, refer to IEEE 802.16-2009 section 8.4.14.2.

7.7.3.15 AeroMACS shall support a flexible implementation architecture to permit link and network layer functions to be located in different or same physical entities.

7.7.4.6 Frequency tolerance 7.7.4.6.1 AeroMACS BS transmitter frequency tolerance shall be better than +/- 2 × 10-6 of nominal channel frequency.

So Ordered. Signed this 17th day of MAY 2018, at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, MIA Road, Pasay City, Metro Manila, 1301.

7.7.4 RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) CHARACTERISTICS

7.7.4.6.2 AeroMACS MS transmitter centre frequency shall be locked to that of the BS transmission centre frequency with a tolerance better than 2 per cent of the subcarrier spacing.

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7.7.4.1 General Radio Characteristics 7.7.4.1.1 AeroMACS shall operate in time division duplex (TDD) mode.

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Entertainment

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018

ABS-CBN undisputed nationwide—KantarMe dia By Clay Moreno A DAY after AGB Nielsen released the television ratings data for the month of May, which put GMA Network in the lead, Kantar Media came out with different nationwide viewership ﬁgures that relegated the station as second best. According to the data, ABS-CBN dominated the numbers game with 45 percent audience share versus GMA’s 32 percent. The Kapamilya network won in both rural and urban homes, particularly in Metro Manila where it garnered an average audience share of 41 percent, compared to GMA’s 26 percent, and in Mega Manila where it registered 36 percent, beating GMA’s 34 percent. ABSCBN also ruled in Total Luzon with 41 percent versus GMA’s 35 percent, in Total Visayas with 54 percent, compared to GMA’s 25 percent, and in Total Mindanao with 52 percent, while GMA only got 30 percent. FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano (40.7 percent) kept its throne as the country’s most watched program in May, followed by LizQuen-starrer Bagani (32.4 percent). Also part of the top ten list are Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (32.1 percent), MMK (28.7 percent), TV Patrol (28.1 percent), Wansapanataym (24.4 percent), Home Sweetie Home (21.8 percent), and

Rated K (20.3 percent). Kantar’s data further showed that ABS-CBN also won across all time blocks, particularly in primetime where it scored an average audience share of 49 percent, beating GMA’s 32 percent. The primetime block is the most important time of the day when most Filipinos watch TV and advertisers put a larger chunk of their investments in to reach more consumers effectively. The Kapamilya network also ruled the morning block (6:00 a.m. to 12:00 nn) with an average audience share of 36 percent versus GMA’s 31 percent; the noontime block (12:00 nn to 3:00 p.m.) with 47 percent, compared to GMA’s 32 percent; and the afternoon block (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) with 45 percent, beating GMA’s 37 percent. Based on statement from ABS-CBN, Kantar Media uses a nationwide panel size of 2,610 urban and rural homes that represent “100 percent” of the total Philippine TV viewing population according to its website. Meanwhile, Nielsen data is gathered through a greater number of sampled homes nationwide with approximately 900 more homes surveyed in Total Urban and Rural Philippines compared to Kantar that makes the ﬁrst statistically “more representative of the total TV population.”

Irish heartthrob and One Direction former member Niall Horan is set to have a solo concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday.

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ABS-CBN's most watched shows in the month of May.

Air Supply tunesmith does it quick “boasting an Australian IF YOU have overcreative team and an allheard that some great Filipino cast.” songs had been written According to director rather quickly, then let YUGEL Darren Yap, the story Graham Russell, the LOSORATA is modern fairy tale set songwriting genius bein New York and beauhind some of Air Suptifully woven together ply’s most loved songs, and one half of the iconic ballad duo, tell by Air Supply hits, 17 of them. The cast includes Mig Ayesa, Rachel Alejandro, you that it is true. Last Friday at Passion restaurant in Tanya Manalang, Raymund ConcepMaxims Hotel, Resorts World Manila, cion, and Jamie Wilson, who loves to Graham and his high-pitched lead-sing- play the bad guy making the good guy ing partner Russel Hitchcock naturally look better. “It’s very exciting for us that somegot the full attention of the Filipino press when they appeared in person to promote thing like this is happening,” Graham the upcoming All Out Of Love The Mu- noted, “It seems to be a natural step for sical, which will have its world premiere our catalogue.” Russel, whose oh-so-distinctive voon Oct. 18 at the Newport Peforming Arts cals were initially thought by a US DJ to Theater. Graham, whose soothing voice is be that of a girl’s, added, “It’s a great opprominently featured in songs like “Lost portunity for us to showcase Graham’s In Love,” “Every Woman In The World,” songs. We have a loving and caring rela“Sweet Dreams,” “Goodbye,” and yes, tionship with the Philippines.” The musical will be staged in “strictly “All Out Of Love,” informed, “When I write songs I write them very quickly. limited season” on Oct.18 to 21, and then Oct. 25 to 28. All shows to start ‘All Out Of Love’ took half an hour.” Asked to say more on how the iconic 8:00 p.m. while the Saturday and Sunsong, perhaps the most famous among day schedu les have matinee perforFilipinos who grew up hearing their hits, mances set at 3:00 p.m.. For all their association with '80s balwas written, Graham shared, “It was the ﬁrst song I wrote on piano. I was in the lads, the hit-making duo has a knack for studio and everybody was gone and I effortless good jokes. In trying to put into started playing. I just kind of write it right context what “All Out Of Love” meant to him as a composer, Graham, with a there.” Although Clive Davis shared the song- winsome smile, labeled it as simply his writing credit with Graham, the legendary “ﬁrst piano song.” He then recalled the American record producer’s only contri- American DJ who kept playing “Lost bution to the song is the line “I’m so lost In Love” and mistook Russel for a girl. without you” to replace “I want to arrest That DJ declared, “If that group goes here in America, I’m going to go out you.” Good suggestion, Clive! But Graham’s ability to score hits is with that girl!” Russel immediately butted in, “And of unquestionable. That gift is celebrated for the musical described as a production course it never happened.”

Graham Russel and Russel Hitchcock posed with the Filipino cast of 'All Out of Love The Musical.'

in Manila for Flicker World Tour

FTER the successful staging of Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour and Bruno Mars’s 24 K Magic World Tour, Smart Music Live rounds up this summer’s string of international concerts with Niall Horan’s Flicker World Tour.

The former One Direction member is set conclude the summer season with his live show at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday. .Niall started his solo career via 2017’s Flicker studio album that produced the hit singles “This Town” and “Slow Hands.” The album itself debuted at number one in Ireland and the United States and charted well reaching No. 3 in Australia and the UK. Born in Mullingar, Ireland, the 24-year-old pop heartthrob auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in Dublin. He sang “So Sick,” and received mixed comments from the judges. At bootcamp, Niall sang “Champagne Supernova,” but failed to qualify for the “Boys” category. After a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, Niall was put into a group with four other boys, who also failed to move on in the competition. Niall, along with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, formed One Direction. In September 2016, it was announced that Niall had signed a solo deal with Capitol Records that eventually released his debut solo single “This Town.” Since its release, it has peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Seven months later, Niall released his second solo single “Slow Hands,” which entered the top 10 in the UK and the top 20 in the US. In a recent story posted by couriermail.com, “thousands of screaming fans gave Horan a rousing welcome to Australia

at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre” last June 4. Also presented by MMI Live, the Manila stop on Sunday is part of the midway point of Niall’s seven-month world tour, the second concert tour of the young artist that began in March and is scheduled to conclude in September in West Palm Beach. Smart Music Live is giving away tickets to lucky Smart subscribers. Just follow the hashtags #SmartMusicLive and #SmartNiallHoran to ﬁnd out how you can join the Flicker party live. Winning Smart users get to ride Smart’s Party Bus, which will take the winners to a memorable series of activities related to Niall Horan prior to the concert. These subscribers can stream Niall’s YouTube videos for one hour for free daily by simply registering to load packages like GigaSurf99, AllOutSurf99, GigaSurf 50, AllOutSurf 30, Panalo Data 30, Panalo Combo 30, Super Combo 20, and Big Time Data 70. They can enjoy this special offer for the duration of the packages that they buy. Visit smart.com.ph or follow Smart’s ofﬁcial Facebook, Instagram (@livesmart) and Twitter accounts for updates.

‘ASAP’ goes to Honolulu Piolo Pascual will join more than 30 Kapamilya stars in ASAP Honolulu concert happening on June 30.

MORE than 30 of the Philippines’ brightest stars will be hanging loose and doing the shaka— shaka shaka—aa gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii - when ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel (TFC) brings ASAP to the Aloha State of Hawaii on June 30 at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. After captivating the SRO crowd at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Canada last year, with their world-class performances and musical numbers, the ASAP family will surely win the hearts of the crowd in the beautiful island of luaus and mai tais this summer. Some of the celebrities expected to wow Hawaii are Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Ogie Alcasid, ZsaZsa Padilla, Piolo Pascual, Toni Gonzaga, Robi Domingo, Pia Wurtzbach, KZ Tandingan, Morissette, Yeng Constantino, Angeline Quinto, Kyla, Daryl Ong, Erik Santos, Inigo Pascual, Darren Espanto, Moira Torres, and Zia Quizon. ASAP in Honolulu ticket guarantees an entrance to the ASAP Marketplace where an attendee can enjoy food, drinks, games, prizes and a lot of engaging activities, starting at 10:00 a.m.. All these pre-show activities will be at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Place. The main show will be at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, where entry begins at 2:00 p.m., pre-show at 3:00 p.m., followed by the ASAP concert at 4:00 p.m.. Tickets are at $150, $120, $85, and $55 and are available at Ticketmaster.com and from authorized Filipino outlets. Tax and service fees may apply when purchasing from Ticketmaster.