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VOLUME 7 NUMBER 77MON - THU
DECEMBER 16 - 19, 2013
PAGE 14 PLEASE
BY DING CERVANTES
CLARK FREEPORT — The design for the low cost carrier (LCC) terminal with a budget
of P7.2-billion from the government is expected to be ready in the fi rst quarter of 2014 and would be bid out to qualifi ed contractors in the second quarter.
Bidding for Clark’s P7.2-B terminal in Q2 next year
BY ASHLEY MANABAT
CLARK FREEPORT – Close to a million pesos or P800,000 was raised by SM City Clark in its Tree of Life, Tree of Light fund-raising program for the victims of Superty-phoon Yolanda in Mon-
ROARING FOR CLARK. CIAC President Luciano, Tigerair’s Roxas, DOT-CAR’s Pura Molintas and Tigerair’s Joey Laurente. PHOTO BY BONG LACSON
SM City Clark raises P800K for Yolanda survivors
WE ARE THE WORLD. Offi cials of the Metro Clark areas and SM Supermalls light candles of hope for the Yolanda survivors.
PHOTOS BY BONG LACSON
day’s ceremony at the mall’s north-east wing acacia promenade here.
SM City Clark Mall Manager Ana Datu ex-plained that the project intends to raise P1.5 mil-lion from donors in the Metro Clark area who would donate P1,000
for every Capiz-made Christmas ball which will be hung in an assigned acacia tree for their city or municipality.
Five acacia trees, one each for the munic-ipalities of Porac and Magalang and the cit-
Clark Internation-al Airport Corp. (CIAC) President-CEO Victor Jose Luciano said in a press conference for the recent launching of Tigerair’s Clark-Davao thrice weekly fl ights.
Contrary to initial re-ports that the project
would be done under the Public-Private Partner-ship (PPP) scheme, only government funds would be used for it.
“It will not be a PPP project. It will be entire-ly funded by the Depart-ment of Transportation
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GUAGUA, Pampanga- The body of Kapam-pangan nurse Mari-anne David, who was among the Filipinos killed in the terrorist at-
Kapampangan ‘Yemen martyr’ home via Emirates in Clarktack In Yemen last Dec. 5, was fl own back into the country by Emirates airlines at the Clark In-ternational Airport (CIA) at about 4 p.m. yester-
day.In a telephone in-
terview, her father Jai-me David, 59, said this town’s Mayor Dante Tor-res offered transporta-
tion to his family in going to Clark and that Torres himself would join them. “We were also told that other government offi -cials would be at the air-
port,” he said.Marianne, 22, was
among the seven Fili-pinos killed during an Al Qaeda attack at Ye-
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ANGELES CITY – A city councilor here has expressed her dis-may over the Com-mission on Elections (Comelec) for her in-clusion in the list of of-fi cials asked to vacate their posts for failing to submit on time and properly fi le their elec-tion contributions and expenses to the poll body.
Councilor Maricel “Marang” Morales said she had complied with the law when she sub-mitted her Statement of Election Contribu-tions and Expendi-tures (SOCE) on June 13 which was pre-pared by her accoun-
COMELEC LIST
Marang cries foul
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Proudly crafted in Pampan-ga.
That sums up the My City, My SM, My Crafts event during the weekend at SM City Pampanga showcasing the best handicrafts, furni-ture, accessories and décor, especially those with Christ-mas themes.
“Truly an expression of the cultural passion of the Kapampangans and their ingenuity which we are all proud of,” said City of San Fernando Vice-Mayor Jim-my Lazatin in his message at the joint undertaking of SM, the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Philippine Star with the support from the Center for International
KAPAMPANGAN TREASURES. SM Supermalls gives plaques of recognition to fi lm director Mendoza and sculptor Layug (represented by father Alfonso) at the My City, My SM, My Craft event at SM City Pampanga. From left are SM SF Downtown Manager Lana Eroba, SM VP-Marketing Communications Millie Dizon, and SM City Pampanga Asst. Mall Manager Mark Herrera. PHOTO BY BONG LACSON
Trade, Expositions and Mis-sions and the National Com-mission for Culture and the Arts.
A highlight of the My City, My SM, My Crafts was the fi rst screening of the Kapampan-gan indie fi lm “Dukit,” a pro-to-biopic of foremost sculptor Willy Layug of Betis who is a national awardee for ecclesi-astical art.
Produced by Cannes win-ner Brillante Ma. Mendoza and directed by Armando Lao, the fi lm starred Layug as himself.
“We cannot have any oth-er actor to portray Willy than himself, as only he can do the sculpting which is the very es-sence of the fi lm,” Lao said.
Both Mendoza and Layug were given plaques of recog-
SM mall highlights Kapampangan craft
nition by SM offi cials led by Vice President for Marketing Communication Millie Dizon.
“We are very proud to take part in the promotion of Kapampangan art and crafts. SM will continue to support local artists and craftsmen in their quest for excellence,” said SM City Pampanga Mall Manager Junias Eusebio.
My City, My SM, My Crafts is the latest in a series of pro-motion campaigns initiated by the SM malls.
The fi rst, My City, My SM highlighted the tourism po-tentials of areas where SM malls were located.
The second, My City, My SM, My Cuisine showcased the culinary specialties.
– Bong Z. Lacson
ALDERMEN’S AMBULANCES. Two ambulances procured by the Pampanga Councilors’ League headed by Porac Councilor Mike Tapang (center) are blessed by Fr. Gabriel Torres prior to their commissioning during the PCL Christmas party.
PHOTO COURTESY OF RIC GONZALES
BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE
BALANGA CITY - The Dio-cese of Balanga will fi nally have its fi rst seminary after its ground-breaking and blessing held during the feast of the Vir-gin of Guadalupe Thursday in an upland village in Balanga City.
It will be known as the Vir-gen Milagrosa del Rosario College Seminary.
A representative of David M. Consunji, Inc (DMCI) said construction starts on Monday next week and to be fi nished on March, 2015.
Suhay, a foundation of DMCI, shares 40 percent of the P60-million project with 60 percent to be shouldered by the Diocese of Balanga. The seminary is situated adjacent to Bahay Puso, Catholic-run home for the aged and aban-doned children in Upper Tuyo.
Bishop Ruperto C. Santos said that the Diocese of Balan-ga will be 40 years on March 19, 2015, having been estab-lished in 1975. “This is a gift to the diocese and to God. It will be the fi rst time that we will have a college seminary of our own,” he said.
The bishop said the semi-nary with 50-room residential
Bataan to have fi rst seminary
dormitory-style and adminis-tration building will be built in addition to the Virgen Milagro-sa del Rosario Chapel already in existence.
“The three buildings will be shaped like a mother with ex-tended hands welcoming and ready to embrace her children. Ito’y maipagmamalaking tah-anan ng mga seminarista,” Santos said.
Of the dioceses in Central Luzon, only the Bataan dio-cese has no seminary. Some 32 seminarians from Bataan are scattered in seminaries in Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Metro Manila.
“May quota kasi sa mga seminary pero kapag tapos na ang sa atin, we will take them back home and accept as many as interested,” he said.
Former Public Works and Telecommunications Sec. Da-vid M. Consunji and many reli-gious, business and civic lead-ers attended the Holy Mass and ground-breaking.
Also present were Rep. Enrique Garcia and Mayors Jose Enrique Garcia III of Ba-langa City, Antonio Raymundo of Orion and Ana Santiago of Abucay and Vice-Mayors God-fredo Galicia, Jr. of Orani and Aida Macalinao of Samal.
ABUCAY, Bataan - Isang maliit ngunit magandang belen ang kapansin-pansin sa tabi ng pinakamatandang simbah-an sa Bataan sapagka’t ito’y walang replika ng batang He-sus at maging ng mga pantas na karaniwan sa iba.
Bakante ang malaking duy-an na sumisimbulo ng sab-saban kung saan sinasabing isinilang si Hesus.
Sinabi ng mga mang-gagawa na magkakaroon ng batang Hesus at mga pantas ang belen sa gabi ng Disyem-
Simpleng belen na wala pang batang Hesus
bre 24 kung kailan pinaniniwa-laang isinilang ang Mesyas. Inaapura nila ang paghahanda nito sa pagsisimula ng “Sim-bang Gabi”.
Gawa sa kugon, kawayan, mga siit ng kahoy at recycled materials ang belen na may malamlam na liwanag. Halos katabi ito ng bungad ng Saint Dominic Church sa Abucay, Bataan na batay sa rekord ay 425 taon na.
Ang pinakamatandang simbahan sa Bataan at isa sa pinakamatagal ng simbahan
sa Pilipinas ay nababalutan ng iba’t-ibang kulay ng Christmas lights at napapalamutian ng mga maliliit na parol.
–Ernie Esconde
NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE
SAMAL, Bataan- Halos mayanig ang tahimik na ba-rangay ng Santa Lucia dito Sabado ng gabi sa tindi ng palakpakan at sigawan nang rumampa ang 10 bading na nagpatalbugan upang masun-gkit ang titulong “Miss Bekika 2013”.
Napatunganga at saglit na nanahimik ang nagsisiksikang mga tao sa kalsadang pans-amantalang isinara sa trapiko nang isa-isang ipamalas ng mga bading ang kanilang win-ning form sa iba’t-ibang cos-tume.
Saglit lamang ang tila pag-katulala ng mga manonood sapagka’t makaraan ang ilang sandali ay umaatikabong pal-akpakan na ang sumambulat
Bading patalbugan sa ‘Miss Bekika’
lalo na sa bahagi ng swimsuit competition.
Tulad sa karaniwang tim-palak kagandahan, mer-on ding casual at long gown competition, talent search at question and answer por-tion kung saan ipinakita ng mga bading ang kanilang na-tatanging galing.
Siyam na grupo ng mga batang musikero sa Bataan ang nagdagdag ng isang libo’t isang tuwang kasiyahan na nagsimula alas-7 ng gabi na inabot ng ala-una ng madaling araw ng Linggo.
Handog ang programa ng barangay council ng Santa Lucia sa pangunguna ni Kap-itan Reynaldo Vinzon at mga kagawad Juanita Evora, Fida Esconde, Ernie Siasat, Anite Valerio, JV Tolentino, Renato Flores at iba pa.
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BY BONG Z. LACSON
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Last year’s frustrating fi n-ish at second spot provided the spark of inspired genius that made victory much, much sweeter for Barangay Telabas-tagan in the 2013 Giant Lan-tern Festival (GLF) last Sat-urday at Robinson’s Starmills here.
So spoke the barangay’s parol patron, Vice Mayor Jim-my Lazatin, recalling too the same heartbreaking fi nish in 2009 that precluded a grand-slam for Telabastagan which bagged the 2007 and 2008 editions of the “ligligan” (con-test).
This year, Telabastagan cannot be denied yet another shot at the top.
The creative team of chief lantern maker Arnel Flores, head electrician Alberto Dung-ca and rotor maker Arnold Flores devised to perfection the so-called “half-half secret play” of 12,000 bulbs sparked by 10 rotors in a spectacular display of
interchanging half white, half kaleidoscope of colors that danced to music and later to the accompaniment of the Lumanog brass band.
One grand exposition, and explosion, of colors that daz-zled the crowd of over 20,000 and as well as the panel of judges composed of Ambas-sadors Josef Rychtar (Czech Republic), Ivo Sieber (Swit-zerland) and Maj. Gen. John Gomes (Bangladesh), Japa-nese embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Tetsuro Amano, Clark International Airport Corp.
Telabastagan tops Giant Lantern Fest
President-CEO Victor Jose Luciano, Town and Coun-try Magazine editor-in-chief Yvette Fernandez, Hiblocks International Architect Edwin Gallardo, Benedictine monk and former fashion designer Dom Martin Gomez, UST Re-gent Fr. Romulo Rodriguez, fashion maven Dita Sandi-co-Ong and foremost artist Eduardo Mutuc.
“Months of design stud-ies, experimentation and hard work did it for us,” Flores said with Telabastagan taking the P120,000 cash prize, the “ro-
THE CHAMP. GLF Chair Castro, Mayor Edwin Santiago, Vice Mayor Lazatin and Tess Laus pose with the creative team behind the winning parol. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JUN JASO, PIO PAMPANGA
tating” trophy designed by dis-tinguished artist Toym Imao and the “bragging rights” that goes with the championship for the whole year.
With the parol being the very icon of the city, and the giant lantern fest its signature festival, the champion in the yearly fest assumes the su-preme accolade of the citizen-ry.
Notwithstanding, or rather because, of the prevalence of master lantern craftsmen here whose creations are by no means push-overs in the con-
test.In the edition just past,
runner-up Barangay Del Car-men’s entry is the work of maestro Erning Quiwa, and adhered to the patented “Parul Sampernandu” template. As spectacular were third placer Barangay Sta. Lucia, and the other entries from Barangays San Jose, Calulut, San Pedro, last year’s champion Del Pilar, San Juan, San Nicolas and Dolores.
Nurturing history“Nurturing 105 years of his-
tory, warranting the continu-ity of a beautiful tradition for posterity,” said GLF 2013 Ex-ecutive Committee Chairman Marni Castro of the “ligligan.”
Castro thanked the partici-pating barangays and the “gift-ed artisans and technicians who toil to create lanterns un-equalled around the globe” for the “promotion and preserva-tion of our world-renowned lantern heritage and tradition.”
Castro who also serves as the city’s “fl ood czar” add-
ed: “The message of the fes-tival and the giant lanterns ex-tends to sending a message bigger than itself. In what may seem as the darkest hours for the Philippines, let the light of solidarity as a people shine so bright and bring a power-ful message of hope to our di-saster-stricken co-Filipinos in the Visayas. Inspired by our world-class giant lanterns, let us dance to the same beat of nationhood, to the same song of hope, in the different col-ors and kaleidoscope of unity in diversity. Let us celebrate God’s faithfulness in the midst of tragedy and shine as one.”
After Saturday’s main com-petition, the exhibition of the gi-ant lanterns will continue from December 15 to 21 at Robin-sons Starmills; December 22 at Essel Park in Barangay Tel-abastagan; December 23 at Greenfi elds, Barangay Sinda-lan; December 24 at the city proper; December 28 and 29 at MarQuee Mall in Angeles City; and back to Robinsons Starmills until January 3, 2014.
BY GEORGE HUBIERNA
CAMP MACABULOS, Tar-lac City – He elevated the professionalism of the police force, earning high marks in the peace and order of the province.
Thus hailed Gov. Victor A. Yap of Senior Supt. Alfred Corpus, at the end of his tour of duty as Tarlac police direc-tor after three years and ten days.
Yap challenged Corpus’ successor, Senior Supt. Alex B. Sintin to “surpass the great accomplishment” of the for-mer.
YAP’S MARCHING ORDERS TO NEW PD
Sintin, of Philippine Military Academy Class ‘90 “Bigkis Lahi,” responded he could do no less for the Tarlacquenos since he considers himself as one of them, his wife hailing from Camiling town.
“With me as your new PD, you are in good hands,” Sintin vowed before the assembly of offi cials at Monday’s turnover ceremonies here presided by PRO3 director Chief Supt. Raul D. Petrasanta.
Aside from Yap, those in attendance included Vice Gov. Kit Cojuangco, Board Mem-bers Harmes Sermbrano, Noel Dela Cruz, Henry Cruz, and
Bogs Aganon, Tarlac Mayors TJ Rodriguez of Capas, Ross Toledo of San Manuel and Bong Manuel of La Paz, for-mer DILG Usec Rico Puno, CDC Director Dan Honrado, the Tarlac Shooters Club led by Els Bartolome, and the provincial directors of Que-zon, Laguna and Rizal, An-geles City director Senior Supt Eden Ugale who are all members of PMA class ‘90.
In an interview Sintin said he will address the drug prob-lem in the province and seek to further raise the crime solution effi ciency of the po-lice force.
‘Surpass Corpus’ performanceTURN-OVER. Gov. Yap expects even better performance from new police director.
PHOTO BY GEORGE HUBIERNAOLONGAPO CITY—Limang katutubong Aeta ang nasakote ng mga tauahan ng Commu-nity Environment and Natural Resources Offi ce (CENRO) sa aktong nagdedeliber ng illegal na pinutol na kahoy sa kabun-dukan ng Barangay Old Caba-lan sa lungsod na ito.
Sa ulat na nakarating sa tanggapan ni CENRO Marife Castillo, kinilala ang mga sus-pek na sina Magdalena De At-ras, Ronald De Villena, Evan Cabalic, Rodel Baclay at Sel-wyn Cosme pawang mga res-idente ng Block 16, Barangay Gordon Heights, Olongapo City.
Nakuha sa pag-iingat ng mga suspek ang may ma-higit sa 215 na board feet na nilagaring kahoy ng gmelina.
Sa isinagawang imbes-tigasyon ni Lemuel Durigo, chief ng Forest Protection Unit, walang kaukulang permi-
so mula sa CENRO ang mga suspek para magputol ng ka-hoy mula sa kabundukan ng Old Cabalan.
Ayon sa DENR bagamat plantation tree ang gmelina, kinakailangan pa ring kumu-ha ng permiso sa DENR para maging legal ang gagawing pagpuputol.
Itinanggi naman ni Baran-gay Old Cabalan Chairman Basilio Palo na siya ang nag-utos sa mga suspek kasasu-nod ng pagsasabing “hindi ko mga tauhan ang mga yan at wala akong inuutusan kahit sinuman na magputol ng ka-hoy”.
Ang mga nakumpiskang kahoy ay nasa pangangalaga na ng CENRO-DENR, saman-talang ang mga suspek ay sa-sampahan ng kasong pagla-bag sa PD 705 o illegal cut-ting of tress.
–Johnny R. Reblando
5 Aeta timbog sa illegal na kahoy
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OOpinion
Get real“THE HAZARDS, vulnerability and exposure of many areas in the country like Pampanga and Metro Manila, in particular, are very real and could happen anytime because of new fault lines and liquefaction.”
No prophecy of doom but scientifi c observation is the declaration of Director Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology at the “Disaster Management Forum: Understanding the Economic and Financial Impact of Natural and Man-made Disasters” sponsored by Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. last week,
“How do we prepare? It could be done through legislation of building and infrastructure laws, such that all construction must be within the prescribed standards. Both the public and private sectors should also take a second look at our disaster risk reduction and management program to address the concern for responses, and secure, like in Central Luzon, vital ports in Subic, Clark, the NLEx and SCTex which are vital ‘lifeline’ links,” advanced Solidum.
There can only be assent to Solidum’s solid assessment.
As PamCham President Jim Jimenez puts it: “Climate change and environmental degradation is certainly taking its toll on the country and we must give it priority attention. The pertinent, information, issues and threats must be processed and their urgency acknowledged, for the consequent implementation of necessary actions to mitigate the detrimental effects to the economy. Sa madaling salita, risk management.”
Clear and present danger of climate change, of environmental degradation. Jimenez is well aware of.
Then, why is PamCham adamantly pushing for the cutting of all trees along MacArthur Highway? Isn’t tree-cutting contributory to the climate change conundrum?
Get real, PamCham.
Clark’s roarTIGERAIR PHILIPPINES starts today, Dec. 17, its thrice weekly Clark-Davao fl ights.
Reopening the route AirAsia Phil accessed on March 29, 2012, only to abandon in October this year.
This coming and going was foremost in the collective media mindset at Friday’s launch of this newest ticket at the Clark International Airport. Having been there in all the maiden fl ights of AirAsia Phil to both domestic and regional destinations, hearing – and feeling – its advocacy for the CIA as “most ideal” gateway.
“Clark International Airport is a vital location for our operations, especially in our fl ights in the Asia-Pacifi c region, and we intend to expand our presence in the area,” Tigerair Phil President Olive Ramos declared.
Qualifi ed the lady boss: “Tigerair will maximize its presence in Clark and as a hub for its fl ights because of its ideal location. Unlike the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, it is not as busy and congested.”
And then some more: “Operating in Clark offers many incentives, such like the fuel is tax free, and fuel is 60 percent to 70 percent of the cost of operating carriers, That’s why it is cheaper to fl y out of Clark.”
Capped with the come-on: “With these fl ight, travellers from the Northern and Central Luzon no longer need to drive all the way to Metro Manila to take their fl ights to these destinations.”
Haven’t we heard all these before? Actually a recurring refrain in all of AirAsia
Phil’s maiden fl ights – Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, Davao, Puerto Princesa and Kalibo too – alas, all gone.
Virtually verbatim at the Emirates’ daily Dubai-Clark-Dubai launch last October 1. Which moved Business Mirror’s Joey Pavia to ask, rather pointedly, Mohammed Mattar, Emirates divisional senior vice president: “How deep is your pocket? Will you not pull out (of Clark) once your planes fl y way below their passenger capacities?”
Rather than a straight answer, we heard Mr. Mattar tell the story of Emirates’ maiden flight to Mumbai with only five passengers and the low, low pax volume in the succeeding flights, only to culminate to the now fully booked, five-times-daily Dubai-Mumbai flights.
“We are sure that we will do good in Clark after many studies in the market. We are not worried and we will do good here in Clark just like in Manila.” So was Mr, Mattar quoted in news reports then.
While, far from fully-packed, the Clark-Dubai fl ight has markedly risen in capacity, and is expected to increase some more, with the holiday seasons.
Why, our family has been rather busy lately with arriving relatives from Saudi Arabia at Clark via Dubai.
Faced with the same Pavia poser, Tigerair’s Madame Olive did a Mattar: “We are here to stay. Focused as we are on what the people of Central and Northern Luzon need and want. ”
Not only to stay – if we may give our one-way ticket’s worth – but to grow. As indeed Tigerair has – the Singapore-fl agged parent company opening at Clark with daily fl ight to the “fi ne” city-state, then veritably absorbing Seair, evolving into its present corporate body with expanded reach to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kalibo, and now Davao, seeking to reach further in 2014 to Incheon and Tokyo.
What mighty roar there. So that when Clark International Airport Corp. President-CEO Victor Jose Luciano was asked how viable has Clark remained in the wake of AirAsia Phil’s pull-out, his snap-of-the-fi nger answer: “Take a look at Tigerair.”
Yeah, right there is the new poster boy for the Clark airport.
ON DECEMBER 16, 1730, Diego Silang , a revolution-ary leader who conspired with British forces against Spanish rule, was born in Pangasin-an province to Miguel Silang, native of Pangasinan and of Nicolasa de los Santos, of Nueva Segovia (Vigan), both of whom being of the princi-palia class. He was baptised in the town of Vigan, January 7, 1731. His baptismal name was Diego Baltazar, and his god-father was a principal named Tomas de Endaya.
As a boy he served the cura of Vigan, who sent him down to Manila in a Chinese champan. The champan was wrecked off the coast of Bo-linao, and the barbarous in-habitants of those mountains killed all who were saved from the shipwreck except Silang whom they kept as a slave. An Augustinian Recollect in Bolin-ao heard of the shipwreck and made great efforts to ransom him.
Silang, now free, proceed-ed to Pangasinan, where he made himself known to his parents, with whom he re-mained but later left for Vigan
where he learned how to read and write and continued his service to the priest carrying letters to and from Manila.
He would later marry a widow, Maria Josefa Gabri-ela, supported himself and his family with what the cleric would gave him and with what he gained carrying letters and messages to and from all kinds of persons. It is in this service that he acquired a wide circle
of acquaintance that would help him to rouse the natives later.
His revolt was fueled by grievances stemming from Spanish taxation and abuses. Demands formulated and pre-sented by Silang to the Span-iards include:
• The deposition of the al-calde-mayor, Antonio Zabala and that offi ce to be held by the provisor Tomas Millan,
• The election of one of the four chiefs of Vigan as justice,
• The expulsion of all the Spaniards and mestizos from the province, and
• The appointment of Sil-ang to make head against the English.
These demands were all rejected making Silang’s group to attack the city and imprisoned its priests. Silang afterwards began associating with the British who appoint-ed him governor of Ilocos and promised him military rein-forcement.
On May 28, 1763, Silang was shot in the back by Miguel Vicos and Pedro Becbec. Both were hired by the priests to as-sassinate him.
TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORYTODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORYSource: www.kahimyang.infoSource: www.kahimyang.info
Diego Silang is bornin Pangasinan
Diego Silang, a painting by Makabuhay, 1940
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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia
Pass It ForwardDon Allan Dinio
OOpinion
Ing tunelingap at lugud,
kang ‘Nanay’ meyakit lubusEKU BURING sabyan ing ala lang kwentaAt alang matinung gewa ring minunaA mig-gobernador keti king Pampanga,Nung inya anti kung asabing ‘the best’ yaKaring kenu pa man a mengapauna,Ing salukuyan a Indu ning probinsya
Nune buri ku mung ipasyag nung nanuIng pamiyaliwa ning pamangubyernuNa ning masipag at malugud a tauAmpon e kukupas a pamagserbisyu,Ning anti kang ‘Nanay,’ a e ikit tamuKaring aliwa pang milukluk king puestu
Ing kabas nang ‘Nanay Baby’ keng laus lubNiting pamagsilbi karing keyang sakup,Uling ya pelalung aldo e ra panlubKeng obra ding kareng ‘public offi ce’ lulub,Ing malingap ampon matapat lulugudA Governor tamu e paynawa alus
Keng kadudurut na karing sibabalenBanting abalu na ing sukat gawan kenKing kasalukuyan a kabilian da ren,Kalupa namo neng ing metung a balenKulang ya iskwela o alang ‘Health CenterA binang kailangan ding kayang memalen. Lilibaran ne ing mabilug PampangaLalu pa’t neng ating sukat lingunan naA e na malyaring ipagbukas pa;Kalupa na alimbawa ning problemaKeng albug ampo pang aliwangdisgrasyaA posibleng maminsala king probinsya
At e mu bukud king makanyan a bageAyasahan da ring memalen ing tuneLingap at lugud na a’yalang kayarle;Pablasang ing kaya tutung madaliseAt e kaplastikan king anyu at aske,Inyasa’t ding sabla apanaligan de.
Ninu namo karing meging Gobernador Keti Pampanga ing kusa nong’ tinipunDing Aetas, banting adinan na la mungPamaskung regalung y Gob pa ing mismungPersonal memye ken karing balang metungManibat king abak anggang gatpanapun?
A nu’ balamu yang alang kapagalanY ‘Nanay Baby’ keng makabang lakaran,Kambe ring Mayors ding lugal nang pintalanKing keyang pamamye Pamasku ra bilangDing Aetas karing ken king kabundukanNing Floridablanca’t Porac manuknangan.
At ninu mo’ pin ken karing aliwa paA meging pun-lalawigan ning PampangaIng ginawa antimo ing ikit tana,King mal tang’ Governor Lilia G. PinedaKeng panaun na ning pamanungkulan na,Kumpara kenu mang linukluk kanita?
(A nu’ ding aliwa, yan mang aldo LunesE re pagpilitan ing luban deng pilit,Partikular na ken ding mitatang Lapid;Madalas e mo man akapkap keng opis,Pilan besis ka mang magpabalik-balik,Inya marahil den e no’ maka-ulit
Sakali’t balakan da mang miuman tagalKaring paintungul a panaun pang datang,Antining mulat no’ ring kalalawigan,Keng pamipuk tune magobra’t gugusalKing takdang tungul da para king balayan,A kalupa na ning gagawan nang ‘Nanay!’)
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 54MACABEBE, PAMPANGA
IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION/CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATES OF LIVE BIRTH OF LOVELY I. LOBO UNDER LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY NO. 93-2693 AND THE MINORLYKA IBAY LOBO UNDER REGISTRY NO. 97-1111Represented by their father RAMONCITO C. LOBO
RAMONCITO C. LOBO for the minor LYKA IBAY LOBOAND LOVELY I. LOBO herein represented by herAttorney-in-fact, RAMONCITO C. LOBO Petitioner, -versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 13-0813 (M)
THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MACABEBE,PAMPANGA, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL,ELIZABETH MANLAPAZ IBAY AND SPOUSES FELIXY. IBAY AND TERESITA M. MANLAPAZ Respondents.
x--------------------------------------------------xORDER
This is a verifi ed petition fi led by petitioner praying that after due notice, publication, and hearing, respondents be ordered to cancel and/or correct in their records the following: (1) in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of minor Lyka Ibay Lobo under Registry No. 97-1111, (a) the statements under Entry no. 18, the date and place of marriage of parents be cancelled and corrected from “March 22, 1975 Macabebe, Pampanga” to “Not Married”, (b) the birth order of said child under Entry No. 5c be corrected from “7” to “8”, (c) the total number of children born alive of said child’s mother under Entry No. 9c be corrected and refl ected from “7” to “8” and (d) the number of children born alive but are now dead of said child’s mother under Entry no. 9c be corrected and refl ected from “0” to “1” and (2) in the Cetifi cate of Live Birth of Lovely I. Lobo under Registry No. 93-2693, (a) the statements under Entry No. 12, the date and place of marriage of parents be cancelled and corrected from “March 22, 1975 Macabebe, Pampanga” to “Not Married”, and (b) her middle name under Entry No. 1 be corrected and changed from “I” to “Ibay”.
Pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court, let this petition be set for hearing on March 21, 2014 at 10:30 in the morning before this court located at the Hall of Justice, Macabebe, Pampanga.
All persons interested in the petition may appear at the aforesaid date of hearing and show cause, if any, why this petition should not be granted. Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.
Let a copy of this order and the said petition be served upon the Offi ce of the Solicitor General (OSG), public respondents National Statistics Offi ce (NSO) and the Offi ce of the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of Macabebe, pampanga and private respondents Elizabeth Manlapaz Ibay, and Spouses Felix Y. Ibay and Teresita M. Manlapaz
SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, December 2, 2013
LUCINA ALPEZ-DAYAON Presiding Judge
PUNTO! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2013
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 56ANGELES CITY
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR PROBATEAND/OR ALLOWANCE OF THE LAST WILL ANDTESTAMENT OF CARLOS M. ENGLISH
SPEC. PROC. NO. 8665GEORGE C. ENGLISH Petitioner,
x-----------------------------------------xNOTICE TO CREDITORS
On June 27, 2012, an Order was issued allowing and approving the Last Will and Testament of George C. English (Rule 76 ROC), consequently appointing George C. English as Sole Executor and granting Letters Testamentary in accordance with Rule 78 of the Rules of Court, as amended.
Pursuant to Rule 86 of the said Rules of Court, as amended, this Court hereby gives NOTICE to any and all persons having money claims against the decedent Carlos M. English, which claim shall be fi led with this Courtr within twelve (12) months but not less than six(6) months after the date of the fi rst publication of this notice. In case a creditor failed to fi le his claim within the time as prescribed, before an Order of Distribution is entered, the Court may upon cause shown and on such terms as are equitable, allow such claim to be fi led within a time not exceeding one (1) month therefore.
The herein appointed Executor is directed to cause the publication of this Notice in a newspaper of circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles city, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and the same be posted for the same period in four (4) public conspicuous places in the Province of Pampanga and in two (2) public conspicuous place in Angeles City, where the decedent last resided.
Within ten (10) days after this Notice is published and posted, the Executor shall fi le with this Court a printed copy of the Notice accompanied with an affi davit setting forth the dates of the fi rst and last publication thereof and the name of the newspaper in which the same is printed.
The executor is directed to render an accounting of his administration within one (1) year from the time of the issuance and receipt of the Letters Testamentary (Rule 78 ROC)
After the lapse of the period of one (1) year from the time this Notice has been published, and no creditor has fi led his claim against the estate of the decedent, only then the distribution and partition of the estate can proceed (Rule 90 ROC)
Furnish a copy of this Notice to Creditors upon the appoibnted Executor George C. English, Atty. Jerome T. Paras and the Register of Deeds of Angeles City and the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Angeles City.
SO ORDERED.Angeles City, July 15, 2013.
IRIN ZENAIDA S. BUAN Judge
PUNTO! Central Luzon: December 9, 16 & 23, 2013
tant.Morales said
Comelec Election Su-pervisor for this city Atty. Numer Lobo even issued her a “certifi cate of com-pliance” after she fi led her SOCE in an offi cial Comelec form amount-ing to a ballpark fi g-ure of around P300,000 which she also personal-ly signed.
“I felt offended be-cause as far as I know, I fi led the proper form for SOCE as early as June 13. It was reviewed by our Comelec offi cer and we were even assured that we used the correct form,” said Morales.
“It really hurt me when I was listening to the radio when they were reading the names of those who did not com-ply with the law know-ing that I complied,” she added.”
Morales said she checked out the Rappler website for the complete list and “saw my name.”
In a press con-ference on Dec 12,
Marang cries foul FROM PAGE 1 Comelec Chairman Six-
to Brillantes Jr. said 424 offi cials should vacate their posts for failing to submit or for not sign-ing their SOCE or for not using the prescribed SOCE form. Brillantes announced that “422 lo-cal offi cials are affect-ed,” but the list provided to media has 424 names which included Pampan-ga Rep. Gloria Macapa-gal-Arroyo.
But aside from Mo-rales and Arroyo, Apalit Councilor Jed Dalusong and Candaba Councilors Goding Pelayo and Cha-cha Sombillo complete the list of Pampanga of-fi cials in the Comelec list of non-compliance of the law on SOCE.
Meanwhile, Morales said she requested Lobo to write a letter to the Comelec main offi ce and the Department of Interior and Local Gov-ernment (DILG) stating her compliance with the law.
She said she was as-sured by Lobo that he will vouch for her compli-ance.–Ashley Manabat
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO (P)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEMMortgagee -versus- EJF No. 142-09 Punto Central LuzonSONNY F. MENESES, JR.,Mortgagor.
x--------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
(Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended)Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led
by GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, petitioner/mortgagee, with principal offi ce at GSIS Headquarters Building, Financial Center Area, Pasay City, against SONNY F. MENESES, JR., mortgagor, with residence and postal address at Pasig National High School, Candaba, Pampanga Province and/or Lot 14, Blk. 9, Northbreeze. Brgy. Lara, San Fernando, Pampanga Province, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 30, 2009, amounts to NINE HUNDRED FORTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY and 94/100 (PhP943,430.94) Pesos, exclusive of interests, penalties and other charges, the undersigned Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff and/or her duly authorized Deputy Sheriff will sell at public auction on February 25, 2014, from 9:01 AM to 12:00 NN, and from 1:00 PM to 3:59 PM at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court Building, City of San Fernando (P), to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the foregoing properties with all the improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 540167-R“A parcel of land (Lot 14, Blk. 9 of the cons. subd. plan
Pcs-035416-004583, being a portion of the cons. of lots 3 & 4, Pcs-035416-004492 LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Lara, Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp. xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE (155) Square Meters. xxx”
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on March 4, 2014, without further notice.
Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above- described and encumbrances thereon, if there be any.
City of San Fernando (P), December 2, 2013
ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff
RODRIGO P. DEL ROSARIO, JR. Sheriff- IVCopy furnished:1: GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, GSIS Headquarters Building, Financial Center Area, Pasay City,2. SONNY F. MENESES, JR., (1) Pasig National High School, Candaba, Pampanga Province; and/or (2) Lot 14, Blk. 9, Northbreeze, Brgy. Lara, San Fernando, Pampanga Province 3. PUNTO Central Luzon
PUNTO! Central Luzon: December 16, 23 & 30. 2013
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
GOVERNMENT SERVICEINSURANCE SYSTEM, Mortgagee, -versus- EFJ No. 166-09
SPS. RODOLFO D. GUTIERREZ & ANA EUGENIA BAUN GUTIERREZ, Mortgagors.
x---------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL-SALE
(Real Estate Mortgage under Act. 3135, as amended by Act 4118)Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, fi led by
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM, Mortgagee, with principal address at GSIS Headquarters Building, Financial Center Area, Pasay City, against SPS. RODOLFO D. GUTIERREZ & ANA EUGENIA BAUN GUTIERREZ, mortgagors, with residence and postal address at Lot 45, Blk. 25, Sta. Monica village, San Nicolas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, and/or Moras dela Paz, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 31, 2009 amounts to FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHT and 22/100 PESOS (P 4,331,608.22) excluding interest and other charges, the undersigned Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff and/or her duly authorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on January 23, 2014 from 9:01 A.M to 12:00 N.N and from 1:00 P.M to 3:59 P.M at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court Building, City of San Fernando (P), to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippines Currency, the following property/ies with all improvements thereon, to wit;
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 360310-R “A parcel of land (lot 45 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-
03-003128, being a portion of the consolidated lots 1 to 28, blk. 25, (LRC) Psd-29372, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of San Felipe, San Nicolas, Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) Square Meters x x x “
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 30, 2014, without further notice.
Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
City of San Fernando, Pampanga, December 3, 2013.
ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA ARNOLF F. OCAMPO Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff Sheriff IV
Cc: GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM GSIS Headquarters Bldg., Financial Center Area, Pasay City
SPS. RODOLFO D. GUTIERREZ & ANA EUGENIA BAUN GUTIERREZ Blk. 25, Sta. Monica Village, San Nicolas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, -and/or- Moras dela Paz, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga
PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON : December 16, 23 & 30, 2013
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
GUAGUA, PAMPANGA
NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. (NHMFC) Mortgagee, -versus- FREM CASE NO. G-13-2186
NELSON ANDRES PLACIDO married toBERNADETTE SANSON PLACIDO Mortgagor
x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 fi led by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. (NHMFC)., mortgagee, with principal offi ce address at 104 Amorsolo St. Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor, NELSON ANDRES PLACIDO married to BERNADETTE SANSON PLACIDO, with postal address at 541 Communication SQ., Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of December 15, 2013 amounts to TWO HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR AND 67/100 PESOS (Php 263,394.67) Philippines Currency, and other obligations that may become due and demandable plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff LEO D. DACION will sell at public auction on 14th day of January 2014 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Municipal Trial Court, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to the highest bidder in CASH and in Philippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 274509-RA parcel of land (Lot 17, Blk. 13 of the subd. plan (LRC), Psd-
192488, being a portion of lot 307-B-2-C, (LRC) Psd- 185277, , L.R.C. Rec. No. 4435), situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Municipality of Floridablanca,, Province of Pampanga.Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., pts. 3-4 by Road lot 13; on the SE., pts 4-1 by Alley 9; on the SW., pts. 1-2 by Lot 18, and on the NW., pts. 2-3 by Lot 15, both of Blk. 13, all of the subd plan x x x x x xc containing an area of One Hundred Eighty (180) Square Meters.
Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular.
Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existing thereon if any there be.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 21, 2014, also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.
Guagua, Pampanga, December 16, 2013.LEO D. DACION
Sheriff IVCopy furnished:
Atty. Dante Q. Rizada, Counsel for the NHMFC4th Floor Filomena Bldg. III, 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City
NELSON ANDRES PLACIDO and BERNADETTE SANSON PLACIDO,541 Communication SQ., Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga
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Republic of the PhilippinesPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
==============================================================EXCERPTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE
SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF PAMPANGA HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2013 AT THE SESSION HALL, CAPITOL BUILDING CITY OF SAN FERNANDO,
PAMPANGA==============================================================Present:
Hon. Dennis G. Pineda - Presiding Offi cer (Vice-Governor) Hon. Ferdinand P. Labung - Member Hon. Ricardo C. Yabut - Member
Hon. Rosve V. Henson - MemberHon. Cherry D. Manalo - Member
Hon. Teddy C. Tumang - Member Hon. Crisostomo C. Garbo - Member Hon. Anthony Joseph S. Torres - Member Hon. Arthur L. Salalila - Member Hon. Salvador B. Dimson, Jr. - Member Hon. Michael L. Tapang - MemberABSENT: Hon. Nestor O. Tolentino - Member (ON LEAVE)
Hon. Melchor L. Pingol - MemberHon. Emmanuel Stephen V. Tumang - Member
ORDINANCE NO. 598
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A PROVINCIAL CODE PURSUING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) APPROACH TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FOR THE PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING THE PRIVATE SECTOR PROPONENT, ADOPTING A CONTRACT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK, AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, in regular session assembled, that:
CHAPTER 1BASIC PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS
Section 1. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as “The Province of Pampanga Integrated Public-Private Partnership Code”. Section 2. Declaration of Policy.
(a) It is hereby declared as a policy that the Province of Pampanga shall advance the public good and general welfare, and promote the interest of the community and the Province within the framework of sustainable and integrated development, and effective constructive engagement and meaningful people’s participation in local governance.
(b) Public-Private Partnership shall be pursued by the Province consistent with and in furtherance of the vision and mission of the Province which state that:
VISION
We envision Pampanga as a competitive province that is effective, transparent and responsive, duly governed and managed by competent and committed human resource where peace, love and respect to the environment reign in the hearts of every Kapampangan.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Provincial Government of Pampanga adheres to uphold effective and comprehensive delivery of social services, role model in terms of good governance, environment protection, promotion of culture, peace and catalyst of change through sustainable trade and investment, quality and affordable education, availability of needed infrastructures and public utilities where its public offi cials, private sectors and the Kapampangans are partners and committed to the principles of unity, love of country, and dedicated service to God Almighty.
Section 3. Operative Principles. The accomplishment of the stated policy shall be guided by the following principles:
(a) The Province, pursuant to Sections 1, 2 and 5, Article X of the 1987 Constitution, is a territorial and political subdivision which enjoys local autonomy and fi scal autonomy. Under Section 3, Article X of the 1987 Constitution, local autonomy means a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of decentralization. Fiscal autonomy means that local governments have the power to create their own sources of revenue in addition to their equitable share in the national taxes released by the national government, as well as the power to allocate their resources in accordance with their own priorities.
(b) The general welfare and the public good shall always be promoted and that transparency, public accountability and social accountability mechanisms and approaches shall be integrated in Public-Private Partnership from inception to implementation.
(c) The Province exists and operates in its governmental and proprietary capacities thereby making the Province an agent of and is therefore accountable to the State and its community. The role of the Province both as a regulator of a business and as implementer of a proprietary undertaking must be clearly delineated.
(d) The Province must develop into a self-reliant community, and as such, is in a
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better position to address and resolve matters that are local in scope. TheProvince is under the supervision of the President and under the control of Congress.
(e) Under Section 18 of the of Republic Act No. 7160 of the Local Government Code of 1991 (1991 LGC), the Province may to acquire, develop, lease, encumber, alienate, or otherwise dispose of real or personal property held by them in their proprietary capacity and to apply their resources and assets for productive, developmental, or welfare purposes.
(f) Under Section 22 (c) of the 1991 Local Government Code, no contract may be entered into by the Governor on behalf of the Province without prior authorization by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The participation of the Sanggunian is indispensable in the adoption and implementation of a Public-Private Partnership arrangement.
(g) Under Section 22 (d) of the 1991 Local Government Code, the Province enjoys full autonomy in the exercise of its proprietary functions and shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its effi cient and effective governance, those not otherwise prohibited by law and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare.
(h) Under Section 25 (b) of the 1991 Local Government Code, the Province may collaborate or cooperate with other local governments, national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, government instrumentalities and government corporate entities for the implementation of local projects.
(i) Under the charter of the Province, Sections 16, 17, 19 and 129 of 1991 Local Government Code and other statutes, the Province has been given the responsibility and mandate to exercise devolved and delegated powers.
(j) The Province, under Section 106 of 1991 Local Government Code, is mandated to draw up and implement a comprehensive multi-sectoral development plan. Public-Private Partnership shall be pursued by the Province consistent with its infrastructure, development, investment, environmental and governance framework embodied in relevant policies, plans, ordinances and codes.
(k) The Province, as a partner in a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, may provide equity, subsidy or guarantee and use local funds; and the usage thereof for a Public-Private Partnership project shall be considered for public use and purpose.
(l) Under Sections 34, 35 and 36 of the 1991 Local Government Code and in the exercise of its powers, the Province may enter into joint ventures and such other cooperative arrangements with people’s and non-governmental organizations to engage in the delivery of certain basic services, capability-building and livelihood projects, and to develop local enterprises designed to improve productivity and income, diversify agriculture, spur rural industrialization, promote ecological balance, and enhance the economic and social well-being of the people; provide assistance, fi nancial or otherwise, to such people’s and non-governmental organizations for economic, socially-oriented, environmental, or cultural projects to be implemented within its territorial jurisdiction.
(m) The Province, under Section 3 (l) of the 1991 Local Government Code, is duty-bound to ensure the active participation of the private sector in local governance.
(n) The right of the people to information on matters of public concern is guaranteed under Section 7, Article III of the 1987 Constitution. Furthermore, it is the policy of the State to allow full public disclosure of all its transactions involving public interest such as Public-Private Partnership under Section 28, Article II of the 1987 Constitution.
(o) The people’s right to effective and reasonable participation and public trust provision under Section 16, Article XIII and Section 1, Article XI, respectively, of the 1987 Constitution guarantee and empower civil society groups to have effective and meaningful participation in the regulation and management of Public-Private Partnership projects.
Section 4. Rationale for Public-Private Partnership. Public-Private Partnership shall be promoted to provide more, better, affordable and timely services to the community. In pursuing Public-Private Partnership, the Province shall be guided by the following reasons and drivers:
(a) Public-Private Partnership shall be undertaken in furtherance of the provincial development and physical framework plan.
(b) Public-Private Partnership is an essential part of the overall infrastructure reform policy of the Province. By encouraging performance-based management of the delivery of public services applying commercial principles and incentives whenever possible, by introducing competition in and for the market, and by involving users and stakeholders in the decision-making process, infrastructure and regulatory reform shall be achieved.
(c) Public-Private Partnership should be adopted to address a pressing and urgent or critical public need. Under the principle of “Additionality”, the increased economic benefi ts to consumer welfare of having needed public services and infrastructure accessible now because of the Public-Private Partnership, rather than having to wait until the Province could provide the public services much later. Public-Private Partnership would also encourage the accelerated implementation of local projects.
(d) Public-Private Partnership can be adopted to avoid costs and public borrowing. By contracting with the private sector to undertake a new infrastructure project, scarce provincial capital budgets can be directed to other priority sectors such as social services, education, and health care.
(e) Public-Private Partnership allow for technology transfer, and improved effi ciency and quality of service. These could be valuable contribution of the private sector in local governance.
(f) Public-Private Partnership should be feasible and affordable, demonstrating the need for the project, broad level project costs estimation, and indicative commercial viability. The assessment of affordability shall be the cornerstone
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for all Public-Private Partnership projects, both to the Province and the general public.
(g) Public-Private Partnership Projects should be bankable. High participation costs, unreasonable risk transfer or lengthy and complex contract negotiations must be avoided. A cost recovery pricing policy attractive to the private sector must be in place; provided that the same will not be disadvantageous to government and public interest.
(h) Public-Private Partnership Projects should provide value-for-money and good economic value as far as practicable, including allocation of risks to the party best able to control, manage, mitigate or insure these risks, and maximization of the benefi ts of private sector effi ciency, expertise, fl exibility and innovation.
(i) Public-Private Partnership Projects must provide economic and social benefi ts and should be evaluated on this basis rather than on purely fi nancial considerations. The Province remains responsible for services provided to the public, without necessarily being responsible for corresponding investment.
(j) Public-Private Partnership Projects must give consideration for empowerment of Filipino citizens as a strategy for economic growth and sustainability and must thus provide for the participation of local investors to the furthest extent practicable given the nature of the project. The Province shall also ensure the hiring and employment of local labor in the Public-Private Partnership venture.
(k) Procurement of Public-Private Partnership Projects must be competitive and must be undertaken through open competitive bidding. Competition must be legitimate, fair and honest. In the fi eld of government contract law, competition requires, not only bidding upon a common standard, a common basis, upon the same thing, the same subject matter, the same undertaking, but also that it be legitimate, fair and honest; and not designed to injure or defraud the government. Where competitive bidding cannot be applied, a competitive process ensuring both transparency and economically effi cient outcome must be employed.
(l) The regulation of the Public-Private Partnership shall be pursuant to the Public-Private Partnership contract and exercised by the appropriate regulatory authority. A duly executed and legal Public-Private Partnership Contract shall be respected and not impaired, and shall be binding on the succeeding administration pursuant to the provision on corporate succession.
(m) To provide effi cient public service, the Province must ensure, through stronger performance management and guidance, proper implementation of Public-Private Partnership contracts that will result in value for money, on-time delivery of quality services to the public, achievement of government policy goals, all within sustainable and integrated development.
Section 5. Defi nition of Terms. As used in this Code, the following terms shall mean:
(a) Build-Operate-Transfer Law Scheme - Under Republic Act No. 6957 as amended by RA No. 7718, the following are the Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants:
(i) Build-and-Transfer (BT) - A contractual arrangement whereby the Project Sector Proponent (PSP) undertakes the fi nancing and construction of a given infrastructure or development facility, and after its completion, turns it over to the Province, which shall pay the Project Sector Proponent, on an agreed schedule, its total investment expended on the project, plus a Reasonable Rate of Return thereon.
(ii) Build-Lease-and-Transfer (BLT) - A contractual arrangement whereby a Project Sector Proponent is authorized to fi nance and construct an infrastructure or development facility and upon its completion, turns it over to the Province on a lease arrangement for a fi xed period, after which ownership of the facility is automatically transferred to the Province.
(iii) Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) - A contractual arrangement whereby the Project Sector Proponent undertakes the construction, including fi nancing, of a given infrastructure facility, and the operation and maintenance thereof. The Project Sector Proponent operates the facility over a fi xed term, during which it is allowed to charge facility users appropriate tolls, fees, rentals, and charges not exceeding those proposed in its bid, or as negotiated and incorporated in the contract, to enable the Project Sector Proponent to recover its investment, and its operating and maintenance expenses in the project. The Project Sector Proponent transfers the facility to the Province at the end of the fi xed term which shall not exceed fi fty (50) years. This build, operate and transfer contractual arrangement shall include a supply-and-operate scheme, which is a contractual arrangement whereby the supplier of equipment and machinery for a given infrastructure facility, if the interest of the Province so requires, operates the facility, providing, in the process, technology transfer and training to Filipino nationals.
(iv) Build-Own-and-Operate (BOO) - A contractual arrangement whereby a Project Sector Proponent is authorized to fi nance, construct, own, operate and maintain an infrastructure or development facility from which the Project Sector Proponent is allowed to recover its total investment, operating and maintenance costs plus a reasonable return thereon by collecting tolls, fees, rentals or other charges from facility users. Under this project, the proponent who owns the assets of the facility may assign its operation and maintenance to a facility operator. The divestiture or disposition of the asset or facility shall be subject to relevant rules of the Commission on Audit.
(v) Build-Transfer-and-Operate (BTO) - A contractual arrangement whereby the Province contracts out the construction of an infrastructure facility to a Project Sector Proponent such that the contractor builds the facility on a turnkey basis, assuming cost overruns, delays, and specifi ed performance risks. Once the facility is commissioned satisfactorily, title is transferred to the Province. The Project Sector Proponent, however, operates the facility on behalf of the Province under an agreement.
(vi) Contract-Add-and-Operate (CAO) - A contractual arrangement
whereby the Project Sector Proponent adds to an existing infrastructure facility which it is renting from the Province and operates the expanded project over an agreed franchise period. There may or may not be a transfer arrangement with regard to the added facility provided by the Project Sector Proponent.
(vii) Develop-Operate-and-Transfer (DOT) - A contractual arrangement whereby favorable conditions external to a new infrastructure project to be built by a Project Sector Proponent are integrated into the arrangement by giving that entity the right to develop adjoining property, and thus, enjoy some of the benefi ts the investment creates, such as higher property or rent values.
(viii) Rehabilitate-Operate-and-Transfer (ROT) - A contractual arrangement whereby an existing facility is turned over to the Project Sector Proponent to refurbish, operate and maintain for a franchise period, at the expiry of which the legal title to the facility is turned over to the Province.
(ix) Rehabilitate-Own-and-Operate (ROO) - A contractual arrangement whereby an existing facility is turned over to the Project Sector Proponent to refurbish and operate, with no time limitation imposed on ownership. As long as the operator is not in violation of its franchise, it can continue to operate the facility in perpetuity.
(b) Competitive Challenge or Swiss Challenge - An alternative selection process wherein third parties or challengers shall be invited to submit comparative proposals to an unsolicited proposal. Accordingly, the Project Sector Proponent who submitted the unsolicited proposal, or the original proponent, is accorded the right to match any superior offers given by a comparative Project Sector Proponent.
(c) Competitive Selection or Bidding or Open Competition - Refers to a method of selection or procurement initiated and solicited by the Province, based on a transparent criteria, which is open to participation by any interested party.
(d) Concession - A contractual arrangement whereby the fi nancing and construction of a new facility and/ or rehabilitation of an existing facility is undertaken by the Project Sector Proponent after turnover thereof to it, and includes the operation, maintenance, management and improvement, if any, of the facility for a fi xed term during which the Project Sector Proponent generally provides service directly to facility users and is allowed to charge and collect the approved tolls, fees, tariffs, rentals or charges from them. The Province may receive a concession or franchise fee during the term of the contract and/ or other consideration for the transfer, operation or use of any facility. There may be a transfer of ownership of the asset or facility after the concession period has ended subject to rules of the Commission on Audit.
(e) Corporatization - Refers to transformation of a public entity or quasi-municipal corporation established by the Province into one that has the structure and attributes of a private corporation, such as a board of directors, offi cers, and shareholders, and having it registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a stock corporation. The process involves the establishment of a distinct legal identity for the company under which the Province’s role is clearly identifi ed as owner; segregation of the company’s assets, fi nances, and operations from other provincial operations; and development of a commercial orientation and managerial independence while remaining accountable to the government or electorate.
(f) Cost Sharing – This shall refer to the provincial portion of capital expenses associated with the establishment of an infrastructure development facility such as the provision of access infrastructure, right-of-way, and any partial fi nancing of the project.
(g) Credit Enhancement - This shall refer to direct and indirect support to a development facility by the Project Sector Proponent and/or Province, the provision of which is contingent upon the occurrence of certain events and/or risks, as stipulated in the Public-Private Partnership contract. Credit enhancements are allocated to the party that is best able to manage and assume the consequences of the risk involved. Credit enhancements may include but are not limited to government guarantees on the performance or the obligation of the Province under its contract with the Project Sector Proponent, subject to existing laws on indirect guarantees. Indirect Guarantees shall refer to an agreement whereby the Province assumes full or partial responsibility for or assists in maintaining the fi nancial standing of the Project Sector Proponent or project company in order that the Project Sector Proponent/ project company avoids defaulting on the project loans, subject to fulfi llment of the Project Sector Proponent/ project company of its undertakings and obligations under the Public-Private Partnership contract.
(h) Development Projects - Projects normally fi nanced and operated by the Province, but which will now be wholly or partly fi nanced, constructed and operated by the Project Sector Proponent; projects that will advance and promote the general welfare; and other infrastructure and development projects as may be authorized by the Province.
(i) Direct Provincial Equity - Refers to the subscription by the Province of shares of stock or other securities convertible to shares of stock of the special purpose vehicle or single-purpose project company, whether such subscription will be paid by money or assets.
(j) Direct Provincial Guarantee - Refers to an agreement whereby the Province guarantees to assume responsibility for the repayment of debt directly incurred by the Project Sector Proponent in implementing the project in case of a loan default.
(k) Direct Provincial Subsidy - Refers to an agreement whereby the Province shall: (a) defray, pay or shoulder a portion of the Public-Private Partnership project cost or the expenses and costs in operating and maintaining the project; (b) condone or postpone any payments due from the Project Sector Proponent; (c) contribute any property or assets to the project; (d) waive or grant special rates on real property taxes on the project during the term of the contractual arrangement; and/ or (e) waive charges or fees relative to the business permits or licenses that are to be obtained for the construction of the project, all without receiving payment or value from the Project Sector Proponent or operator for
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such payment, contribution or support.
(l) Divestment or Disposition - Refers to the manner or scheme of taking away, depriving, withdrawing of title to a property owned by the Province and vesting ownership thereof to a Project Sector Proponent.
(m) Feasibility Study (FS) - A study prepared by the Province in a competitive selection or a Project Sector Proponent when submitting an unsolicited proposal, containing a needs analysis, affordability assessment, value for money assessment, preliminary risk assessment, stakeholder assessment, human resource assessment, bankability assessment, legal viability assessment, Public-Private Partnership mode selection, market testing if relevant, indicative transaction implementation plan, and draft Public-Private Partnership contract. The study shall be supported by the results of the appropriate “willingness-and-ability-to-pay” survey.
(n) Franchise - Refers to the right or privilege affected with public interest which is conferred upon a Project Sector Proponent, under such terms and conditions as the Province may impose, in the interest of public welfare, security and safety.
(o) Joint Venture (JV) - A contractual arrangement whereby a Project Sector Proponent or a group of private sector entities on one hand, and the Province on the other hand, contribute money/ capital, services, assets (including equipment, land, intellectual property or anything of value), or a combination of any or all of the foregoing. The Province shall be a minority equity or shareholder while the Project Sector Proponent shall be majority equity or shareholder. Each party shall be entitled to dividends, income and revenues and will bear the corresponding losses and obligations in proportion to its share. Parties to a Joint Venture (JV) share risks to jointly undertake an investment activity in order to accomplish a specifi c, limited or special goal or purpose with the end view of facilitating private sector initiative in a particular industry or sector, and eventually transferring ownership of the investment activity to the Project Sector Proponent under competitive market conditions. It involves a community or pooling of interests in the performance of the service, function, business or activity, with each party having a right to direct and govern the policy in connection therewith, and with a view of sharing both profi ts and losses, subject to agreement by the parties.
(p) Lease or Affermage - A contractual arrangement providing for operation, maintenance, and management services by the Project Sector Proponent, including working capital and/ or improvements to an existing infrastructure or development facility leased by the Project Sector Proponent from the Province for a fi xed term. Under a lease, the Project Sector Proponent retains revenue collected from customers and makes a specifi ed lease payment to the Province. Under an affermage, the parties share revenue from customers wherein the Project Sector Proponent pays the contracting authority an affermage fee, which varies according to demand and customer tariffs, and retains the remaining revenue. The Province may provide a purchase option at the end of the lease period subject to rules of the Commission on Audit.
(q) Management Contract - A contractual arrangement involving the management or provision by the Project Sector Proponent of operation and maintenance or related services to an existing infrastructure or development facility owned or operated by the Province. The project proponent may collect tolls/ fees/ rentals and charges which shall be turned over to the Province and shall be compensated in the form of a fi xed fee and/or performance based management or service fee during the contract term.
(r) Negotiated Projects - Refer to instances where the desired project is the result of an unsolicited proposal from a Project Sector Proponent or, where the Province has failed to identify an eligible private sector partner for a desired Public-Private Partnership activity when there is only one qualifi ed bidder after subjecting the same to a competitive selection or bidding.
(s) New Technology - Refers to having at least one of the following attributes:
a. A recognized process, design, methodology or engineering concept which has demonstrated its ability to signifi cantly reduce implementation of construction costs, accelerate project execution, improve safety, enhance project performance, extend economic life, reduce costs of facility maintenance and operations, or reduce negative environmental impact or social/ economic disturbances or disruptions during either the project implementation/ construction phase or the operation phase; or
b. A process for which the project proponent or any member of the proponent joint venture/ consortium possesses exclusive rights, either world-wide or regionally; or
c. A design, methodology or engineering concept for which the proponent or a member of the proponent consortium or association possesses intellectual property rights.
(t) Private Sector Proponent (PSP) - Refers to the private sector entity which shall have contractual responsibility for the project and which shall have an adequate track record in the concerned industry, as well as technical capability and fi nancial base consisting of equity and fi rm commitments from reputable fi nancial institutions, to provide, upon award, suffi cient credit lines to cover the total estimated cost of the project to implement the said project.
(u) Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) - Public-Private Partnership is a form of legally enforceable contract between the Province and a Project Sector Proponent, requiring new investments from the Project Sector Proponent and transferring key risks to the Project Sector Proponent in which payments are made in exchange for performance, for the purpose of delivering a service provided or intended to be provided by the Province. Public-Private Partnership shall also include dispositions of an asset, facility, project owned, or entity created by the Province to a Project Sector Proponent; procurement of a service; assumption by a Project Sector Proponent of a proprietary function of the Province; grant of a concession or franchise to a Project Sector Proponent by the Province; or usage by the Project Sector Proponent of public property owned or possessed by the Province.
(v) Public-Private Partnership Contract - Whenever appropriate, the Public-Private Partnership Contract shall contain the Preambulatory Clauses or Whereas Clauses, Party Clause, Rules of Interpretation, Nature of the Public-Private
Partnership, Term of the Project, Contract Objective, Performance Bonds, Key Performance Indicators, Risk Allocation, Rights, Payment to PSE or Project Sector Proponent, Tariff Scheme, Subsidy or Support Mechanism, Insurance Requirements, Delay Provisions, Force Majeure, Governmental Action, Government and Public Sector Entity (PSE) Warranties, Project Sector Proponent Warranties, Change in the Law, Regulatory Regime, Variations, Termination, Indemnifi cation, Intellectual Property, Claims, Financial security, Dispute Resolution, Step-in Rights, Changes in the Composition of the Project Sector Proponent/ Service Provider, Partnership Management, Compliance with all Laws, Personnel, Conditions Precedent, among others.
(w) Reasonable Rate of Return (RROR) - Refers to the rate of return that a Project Sector Proponent shall be entitled to, as determined by the Public-Private Partnership Regulatory Authority taking into account, among others, the prevailing cost of capital (equity and borrowings) in the domestic and international markets, risks being assumed by the Project Sector Proponent and the level of Province undertakings and contributions extended for the project.
(x) Service Contract - A contractual arrangement whereby the Project Sector Proponent shall provide a particular service to the Province involving the Province’s proprietary authority or to entities or corporation created by the Province. The Project Sector Proponent shall be entitled to be paid a fee per unit of work done during the term of the contract.
(y) Unsolicited Proposal - Refers to project proposals submitted by a Project Sector Proponent to the Province to undertake a Development Projects without a formal solicitation issued by the Province.
(z) Value for Money (VfM) - Refers to the concept that over the whole-life of a project fi nance-Public-Private Partnership project, government’s total expenditures (i.e., its payments to the private sector), adjusted for the risks that have been transferred to the private sector, will be less, on a Net Present Value (NPV) basis, than if the government will perform the services itself. Value for Money considers monetary and non-monetary factors such as: (i) risk transfer; (ii) reduced whole life costs; (iii) speed of implementation; and (iv) quality and reliability of service.
(aa) Viability Gap Funding (VGF) - Refers to an explicit subsidy that is performance-driven (i.e., based on private party achieving measurable outputs) and targeted to socio-economically disadvantaged users or groups of users; or any fi nancial support in the form of grants or assistance, one time or deferred, to infrastructure projects undertaken through Public-Private Partnership with a view to make them commercially viable.
Section 6. Rules of Interpretation. This Code and the provisions hereof shall be liberally interpreted to accomplish the policy and objectives set forth in Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof.
Section 7. Authorities.
(a) This Code is being adopted pursuant to the Province’s constitutional and statutory authorities enumerated under Section 3 hereof; and when not inconsistent with the relevant laws aforementioned, shall govern the adoption and implementation of the Public-Private Partnership Modalities.
(b) In pursuing Build-Operate-and-Transfer and its Variants, the Province shall comply with Republic Act No. 6957 as amended by RA No. 7718 (Build-Operate-and-Transfer Law) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
(c) In entering into Management and Service Contracts, the Province shall comply with Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
(d) For Dispositions, Commission on Audit Circular No. 89-296 (January 27, 1989) shall govern.
(e) For Corporatization, the incorporation of the corporation must be done in accordance with the Corporation Code of the Philippines.
(f) For Joint Ventures, the Law on Partnerships of the Civil Code of the Philippines shall be applicable.
(g) For Leases and Affermages, the Law on Leases of the Civil Code of Philippines may be referred to.
CHAPTER 2PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS AND
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODALITIES
Section 8. Public-Private Partnership Projects.
(a) The Province, through the appropriate and viable Public-Private Partnership mode, may undertake Development Projects, including but not limited to, power plants, highways, ports, airports, canals, dams, hydropower projects, water supply, sewerage, irrigation, telecommunications, railroad and railways, transport systems, land reclamation projects, industrial estates or townships, housing, government buildings, tourism projects, public markets, slaughterhouses, warehouses, solid waste management, information technology networks and database infrastructure, education and health facilities, social services, sewerage, drainage, dredging, prisons, and hospitals. The Province can also undertake Public-Private Partnership for any of the devolved activities under Section 17 of the 1991 Local Government Code.
(b) The determination of the appropriateness and viability of the Public-Private Partnership mode shall be specifi ed, explained and justifi ed in the feasibility study weighing all the relevant value drivers and reasons for pursuing a Public-Private Partnership project.
Section 9. List of Priority Projects. The Province shall identify specifi c priority projects that may undertaken under any of the Public-Private Partnership Modalities defi ned under Sec. 10 hereof.
Section 10. Public-Private Partnership Modalities. In undertaking a specifi c Public-Private Partnership Project, the Province may adopt and pursue any of the
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following 16 Public-Private Partnership Modalities and provide for other modalities not inconsistent with law:
(a) Build-and-Transfer (BT);(b) Build-Lease-and-Transfer (BLT);(c) Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT);(d) Build-Own-and-Operate (BOO);(e) Build-Transfer-and-Operate (BTO);(f) Contract-Add-and-Operate (CAO);(g) Develop-Operate-and-Transfer (DOT);(h) Rehabilitate-Operate-and-Transfer (ROT);(i) Rehabilitate-Own-and-Operate (ROO);(j) Concession Arrangement;(k) Joint Venture (JV);(l) Lease or Affermage;(m) Management Contract; (n) Service Contract; (o) Divestment or Disposition; and(p) Corporatization
Section 11. General Requirements. These are the general requirements for the Province in entering into Public-Private Partnership:
(a) Undertaking a Public-Private Partnership for a Development Project must be premised on any or all of the reasons and drivers mentioned in Section 4 hereof.
(b) The list of projects to be implemented by the Province under any of the Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants shall be submitted for confi rmation to the Provincial Development Council for projects costing above Twenty up to Fifty Million Pesos; above Fifty Million up to Two Hundred Million Pesos to the regional development councils; and those above Two Hundred Million Pesos to the Investment Coordination Committee of the National Economic Development Authority.
(c) Projects included in the List of Priority Projects shall not be eligible for unsolicited proposals under any of the Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants, unless involving a new concept or technology; provided, that for any of the other Public-Private Partnership Modalities, unsolicited proposals may be accepted even if the project is included in the List of Priority Projects or whether the same features a new concept or technology or not.
(d) The prohibition for extending Direct Provincial Guarantee, Direct Provincial Subsidy and Direct Provincial Equity only applies to unsolicited proposals for Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants under Republic Act No. 6957 as amended by RA No. 7718.
(e) For Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants that will be subjected to bidding, Concession Arrangements, Leases or Affermage, Management and Service Contracts, and Joint Ventures, the Province may provide Direct Provincial Guarantee, Direct Provincial Subsidy, Direct Provincial Equity, or Viability Gap Funding; provided, that the Province can use a portion of its general fund, its development fund comprising 20% of it annual share in the Internal Revenue Allotment, and/ or its equitable share in the proceeds of the utilization and development of the national wealth found within its territory for this purpose; provided further, that any amount used for subsidy or equity for a Public-Private Partnership project shall be deemed for development purposes and for the direct benefi ts of the inhabitants pursuant to Sections 287 and 294 of the 1991 Local Government Code respectively.
(f) For all Public-Private Partnership Modalities, the Province may provide Credit Enhancements and Cost-Sharing schemes.
(g) Offi cial Development Assistance (ODA) as defi ned in R.A. 8182, otherwise known as the ODA Act of 1996, as amended by R.A. 8555, may be availed of for Public-Private Partnership projects where there is diffi culty in sourcing funds; provided, that ODA fi nancing shall not exceed 50% of the project cost, with the balance to be provided by the Project Sector Proponent.
(h) Any subsidy to the constituents that will be extended by the Province must be targeted, transparent and effi ciently administered.
(i) Each Public-Private Partnership Modality adopted for a specifi c Public-Private Partnership project must specifi cally provide and adopt a tariff-mechanism such as but not limited to cash-needs, price cap, revenue cap, rate of return, hybrid of the foregoing, or any other appropriate scheme.
(j) For negotiated contracts for Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants for public utility projects which are monopolies, the rate of return on rate base shall be determined by existing laws, which in no case shall exceed twelve per centum [12%].
(k) In case of a project requiring a franchise or license to operate, the winning Project Sector Proponent shall automatically be granted by the Province the franchise or license or permit to operate and maintain the facility, including the collection of tolls, fees, rentals, and other charges in accordance with the schedules stipulated in the approved Public-Private Partnership contract. The original franchise period as stipulated in the contract agreement may be extended, as may be authorized by the Province, provided that the total franchise period shall not exceed fi fty (50) years.
(l) The Province shall have the option to form or allow the formation of a special purpose vehicle or single-purpose project company to implement the Public-Private Partnership project as may be appropriate under the chosen Public-Private Partnership Modality.
(m) In participating in Public-Private Partnership, the Province may, subject to
Sections 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the 1991 Local Government Code, exercise police power, perform devolved powers, power to apply and generate resources, expropriate and reclassify and enact or integrate zoning ordinances.
(n) The Province shall prescribe and impose Procurement Ethics to be followed by the Province and all bidders based on the principles of honesty, integrity, probity, diligence, fairness, trust, respect and consistency for all Project Sector Proponents and bidders.
Section 12. Government-to-Government Joint Public-Private Partnership Undertakings. The Province by mutual agreement in a Government-to-Government arrangement with other local governments, national government agencies, government-owned and -controlled corporations, government instrumentalities and government corporate entities, may implement Public-Private Partnership Projects for projects located within the Province’s territory or those projects that will benefi t the Province and its community even if the project site is outside the Province’s territory; provided, that the collaborating or partner government entity jointly undertakes with the Province the selection of the Project Sector Proponent using the appropriate Public-Private Partnership Modality.
CHAPTER 3PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROCEDURES AND
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CONTRACT
Section 13. Public-Private Partnership Procedures. The following procedures shall apply:
(a) For Build-Operate-and-Transfer variants, the Province must comply with the procedure set forth in Republic Act No. 6957 as amended by RA No. 7718 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
(b) For Management and Service Contracts, the Province shall comply with Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
(c) For Concessions, Joint Ventures, and Leases or Affermage, the procedures specifi ed herein shall govern.
(d) For Divestment or Disposition of a property, Commission on Audit Circular No. 89-296 (January 27, 1989) shall be applicable.
(e) For the Divestiture of a subsidiary or corporation incorporated by the Province under Corporatization, the sale may be pursued via a public offering or through a public auction or other relevant schemes under Commission on Audit Circular No. 89-296 (January 27, 1989).
(f) If the Province opts to select a Project Sector Proponent using either Competitive Selection or Competitive Challenge, the Province in the Competitive Selection and the Project Sector Proponent in the Competitive Challenge approach must prepare and submit a Feasibility Study. The costs of preparing the Feasibility Study may be reimbursed by the winning Project Sector Proponent to the Province under the Competitive Selection mode.
(g) All recommendations of the Public-Private Partnership Selection Committee shall be submitted to the Governor for consideration and approval.
(h) All Public-Private Partnership contracts must be signed by the Governor with prior authorization by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
(i) During the consideration of the Public-Private Partnership Contract by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a public consultation shall be conducted explaining the Public-Private Partnership Project, Public-Private Partnership Contract, accountability mechanisms built into the Public-Private Partnership arrangement, the benefi ts and costs of the Public-Private Partnership Project, among other relevant matters.
(j) After the signing of the Public-Private Partnership Contract by the Governor, the Public-Private Partnership-SC shall issue the Notice of Award to the Project Sector Proponent.
Section 14. Public-Private Partnership Selection Committee.
(a) There is hereby created a Public-Private Partnership Selection Committee (Public-Private Partnership-SC) for purposes of selecting a Project Sector Proponent for a specifi c Public-Private Partnership Project. The Public-Private Partnership-SC shall be composed of the following:
(i) Chairperson – Provincial Governor
(ii) Secretary – Provincial Legal Offi cer;
(iii) The Provincial Treasurer;
(iv) The Provincial Planning and Development Offi cer;
(v) Three representatives from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, namely:
1. Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means2. Chairman, Committee on Appropriations3. Chairman, Committee on Trade and Industry
Provided, however, the Vice Chairman of any of the above Committees shall automatically serve as member thereof should the chairman happened to chair two (2) of the three (3) committees.
(vi) Two (2) representatives chosen and nominated for committee membership from and by the duly accredited civil society groups, people’s and non-governmental organizations who are members of the Provincial Development Council.
A quorum of the Public-Private Partnership-SC shall be composed of a simple majority of all voting members. The Chairperson shall vote only in case of a tie.
The Public-Private Partnership-SC with the approval of the Governor may invite provisional non-voting members from the national government agencies, regulatory agencies, National Economic Development Authority, Department of Interior and Local Government, and the private sector to observe in the proceedings of the Public-Private Partnership-SC; and form a support staff composed of employees and staff of the Province.
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(b) The Public-Private Partnership-SC shall be responsible for all aspects of the pre-selection and selection process, including, among others, the preparation of the Feasibility Study and selection/ tender documents; determination of the minimum designs, performance standards/ specifi cations, economic parameters and reasonable rate of return or tariff-setting mechanism appropriate to the Public-Private Partnership Modality; drafting or evaluation of the Public-Private Partnership contract; publication of the invitation to apply for eligibility and submission of proposals or comparative proposals; defi ning the eligibility requirements, appropriate form and amount of proposal securities, and schedules of the selection and challenge processes; pre-qualifi cation of prospective Project Sector Proponent, bidders or challengers; conduct of pre-selection conferences and issuance of supplemental notices; interpretation of the rules regarding the selection process; conduct of the selection or challenge process; evaluation of the legal, fi nancial and technical aspects of the proposals; resolution of disputes between Project Sector Proponent and challengers; defi ning the appeals mechanisms; and recommendation for the acceptance of the proposal and/ or for the award of the contract.
Section 15. Competitive Selection.
(a) The Competitive Selection procedure shall consists of the following steps: advertisement, issuance of instructions and tender documents, conduct of pre-bid conferences, eligibility screening of prospective bidders, receipt and opening of bids, posting of proposal securities, evaluation of bids, post-qualifi cation, and award of contract.
(b) The Governor shall approve the tender documents and the draft Public-Private Partnership Contract before they are issued to the prospective Project Sector Proponent/ bidders.
Section 16. Limited Negotiations. Where the Province has failed to identify an eligible Project Sector Proponent for a desired Public-Private Partnership activity when there is only one qualifi ed bidder after subjecting the same to a competitive selection or bidding or where the desired Public-Private Partnership project is the subject of an unsolicited proposal from a Project Sector Proponent, Limited Negotiations may take place. The negotiations will cover all the technical and fi nancial aspects of the Public-Private Partnership project or activity; provided, that the minimum designs, performance standards/ specifi cations and economic parameters stated in the Feasibility Study and Terms of Reference for the Competitive Selection are complied with. The Governor shall approve the terms of the Limited Negotiations prior to the award of the contract to the Project Sector Proponent.
Section 17. Competitive Challenge. The Competitive Challenge process shall be divided into three (3) Stages, described as:
Stage One: Unsolicited Proposal – The steps are:
(i) A Project Sector Proponent submits an unsolicited proposal accompanied by a Feasibility Study to the Province for a projected Public-Private Partnership Project.
(ii) The Public-Private Partnership-SC shall make an initial evaluation of the proposal and determination of the eligibility of the Project Sector Proponent.
(iii) Upon completion of the initial evaluation, the Governor, upon recommendation of the Public-Private Partnership-SC, shall either issue a certifi cate of acceptance or non-acceptance of the proposal for purposes of detailed negotiations.
(iv) If there are more than one unsolicited proposal submitted for the same Public-Private Partnership Project, the Governor, upon recommendation of the Public-Private Partnership-SC, may reject all proposals and pursue competitive selection, or accept the unsolicited proposal that is complete and provides the greater advantage and benefi ts to the community and revenues to the Province.
Stage Two: Detailed Negotiations – The steps are:
(i) The parties shall negotiate and agree on the terms and conditions of the Public-Private Partnership Project concerning its technical and fi nancial aspects.
(ii) Once negotiations are successful, the Parties shall issue a joint certifi cation stating that an agreement has been reached and specifying the eligibility of the Project Sector Proponent and the technical and fi nancial aspects of the Public-Private Partnership Project as agreed upon.
(iii) The issuance of the certifi cation commences the activities for the solicitation for comparative proposals.
(iv) However, should negotiations not result to an agreement acceptable to both parties, the Province shall have the option to reject the proposal by informing the Project Sector Proponent in writing stating the grounds for rejection and thereafter may accept a new proposal from other Project Sector Proponent, decide to pursue the proposed activity through other Public-Private Partnership Modalities or subject the Public-Private Partnership Project to a Competitive Selection.
Stage Three: Competitive or Swiss Challenge – The steps are:
(i) The Public-Private Partnership-SC shall prepare the tender documents. The eligibility criteria used in determining the eligibility of the private sector entity shall be the same as those stated in the tender documents. Proprietary information shall, however, be respected and protected, and treated with confi dentiality. As such, it shall not form part of the tender and related documents.
(ii) The Governor shall approve all tender documents including the draft contract before the publication of the invitation for comparative proposals.
(iii) The Public-Private Partnership-SC shall publish the invitation for comparative proposals.
(iv) The Project Sector Proponent or Original Proponent shall post the proposal security at the date of the fi rst day of the publication of the invitation for comparative proposals in the amount and form stated in the tender documents.
(v) In the evaluation of proposals, the best offer shall be determined to include the original proposal of the Project Sector Proponent. If the Province determines
that an offer made by a comparative Project Sector Proponent or challenger other than the negotiated terms with original proponent is superior or more advantageous to the Province than the original proposal, the Project Sector Proponent who submitted the original proposal shall be given the right to match such superior or more advantageous offer. Should no matching offer be received within the stated period, the Public-Private Partnership Project shall be awarded to the comparative Project Sector Proponent submitting the most advantageous proposal. If a matching offer is received within the prescribed period, the Public-Private Partnership Project shall be awarded to the original proponent. If no comparative proposal is received by the Province, the Public-Private Partnership Project shall be immediately awarded to the original proponent.
Section 18. Schedules and Timelines. The Province shall have the authority to adopt and prescribe the appropriate schedules and timelines for each Project Sector Proponent selection process: Provided, that the periods are reasonable and will not undermine free competition, transparency and accountability.
Section 19. Public-Private Partnership Contract.
(a) The Public-Private Partnership Contract shall be signed by the Governor on behalf of the Province with the prior authorization or ratifi cation by the Sanggunian Panlalawigan, and the duly authorized representative of the Project Sector Proponent.
(b) The direct and ultimate benefi ciary of any Public-Private Partnership Contract shall be the constituents of the Province.
(c) The principal Public-Private Partnership Contract shall describe the Public-Private Partnership Project, the rights, functions, obligations and responsibilities of and risks assumed by each of the contracting party, dispute mechanisms and all other provisions enumerated under Section 5 (v) hereof.
(d) The other ancillary contracts may include insurance contracts; loan agreements; bonds; guarantee arrangements; equity arrangements; operations and maintenance contracts; and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts.
CHAPTER 4 REGULATION AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Section 20. Public-Private Partnership Regulatory Authority’s Mandate. The Public-Private Partnership Regulatory Authority (Public-Private Partnership-RA) created under this Code shall be tasked with performing contract management functions, such as partnership management (i.e., corporate governance, communication and information sharing, and dispute resolution), performance or service delivery management (i.e., risk management and performance management), and contract administration (i.e., variation management, contract maintenance and fi nancial administration), for all Public-Private Partnership arrangements entered into by the Province. Aside from these, the Public-Private Partnership-RA shall be responsible for setting and monitoring the tariff, and administering the subsidy pursuant to the Public-Private Partnership contract.
Section 21. Composition of the Public-Private Partnership Regulatory Authority.
(a) The membership of the Public-Private Partnership-RA shall be composed of the following:
(i) Chairperson – Provincial Governor
(ii) Vice-Chairperson – Vice-Governor
(iii) Three (3) representatives from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, namely:
1. Senior Board Member2. Two (2) Board Members who shall be chosen from among
themselves.
(iv) Provincial Legal Offi cer;
(v) Provincial Treasurer;
(vi) Provincial Planning and Development Offi cer; and
(vii) One (1) representative chosen and nominated for committee membership from and by the duly accredited civil society groups, people’s and non-governmental organizations who are members of the Provincial Development Councils. The representative shall not be the same representative in the Public-Private Partnership-SC.
(b) For projects covered by government-to-government joint Public-Private Partnership undertakings, the collaborating or partner government entity shall have one (1) representative in the Public-Private Partnership-RA, provided that such representative shall only sit in meetings of the Public-Private Partnership-RA, or portions thereof, and have a vote only on matters directly affecting the Public-Private Partnership project covered by such joint Public-Private Partnership undertaking. For this purpose, government-to-government joint Public-Private Partnership undertakings means such mutual agreement entered into by the Province with other local governments, national government agencies, government-owned and -controlled corporations, government instrumentalities and government corporate entities, for the implementation of Public-Private Partnership projects that will benefi t the Province and its community even if the project site is outside the Province’s territory.
(c) The Public-Private Partnership-RA may appoint a contract manager for a Public-Private Partnership project depending on the Public-Private Partnership contract value, complexity and associated risks. The contract manager shall have the necessary management skills and technical knowledge of the goods, services or works to be provided under the Public-Private Partnership contract. The Public-Private Partnership-RA shall determine the manner and source of payment for the contract manager’s compensation, provided that if a regular employee of the Province is appointed as contract manager, he/she shall not receive additional compensation for such appointment. The contract manager shall have a vote on matters directly affecting the Public-Private Partnership project that he/she is managing.
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(d) A quorum of the Public-Private Partnership-RA shall be composed of a simple majority of all voting members. The Chairperson shall vote only in case of a tie.
(e) The Public-Private Partnership-RA with the approval of the Governor may invite third party experts to attend its meetings to act as advisors and observers. Such third party experts may represent national government agencies, regulatory agencies, the National Economic Development Authority, the Public-Private Partnership Center, the Department of Interior and Local Governments, private sector, non-governmental organizations and civic groups.
(f) The Public-Private Partnership-RA may form a support staff composed of employees and personnel of the Province. The Public-Private Partnership-RA may also engage consultants hired pursuant to law.
Section 22. Contract Management Manual.
(a) The Provincial Legal Offi cer, Provincial Treasurer and Provincial Planning and Development Offi cer and one of the civil society representatives of the Public-Private Partnership-RA, acting as the Public-Private Partnership-RA Manual Committee (Public-Private Partnership-RA-MC), shall jointly prepare a contract management manual for each executed Public-Private Partnership contract, which shall serve as a guide to the Province and its personnel in ensuring a consistent, high quality contract monitoring process that is specifi c for such Public-Private Partnership contract.
(b) The contract management manual in (a) shall be submitted to the Public-Private Partnership-RA for approval within twenty-one (21) days from the execution of a Public-Private Partnership contract, provided that, for outstanding Public-Private Partnership contracts concluded prior to the effectivity of this Code, the contract management manual shall be submitted to the Public-Private Partnership-RA within one hundred and twenty days (120) days from the effectivity of this Code and the provisions of this Code shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(c) The Public-Private Partnership-RA may accept, reject, or order the revision of the contract management manual at any time during the life of the Public-Private Partnership project, provided that any revision subsequent to the fi rst acceptance of the contract management manual at the inception of the Public-Private Partnership project shall require written notice to the Project Sector Proponent and opportunity to be heard.
(d) If the contract management manual has not been approved by the Public-Private Partnership-RA within seven (7) days from its submission as provided in paragraph (b), the same shall be deemed issued and approved by the Public-Private Partnership-RA for all purposes.
(e) The Public-Private Partnership-RA shall evaluate each contract management manual quarterly, which shall be amended as may be necessary. Any amendment to the contract management manual shall be effective upon the approval of the Public-Private Partnership-RA.
(f) The Public-Private Partnership-RA, all throughout the life of the Public-Private Partnership Contract, shall present, make available and explain, before and after any material action is taken, all relevant information regarding the implementation of the Public-Private Partnership Contract, the submissions of the Project Sector Proponent and actions taken by the Public-Private Partnership-RA, to the Provincial Development Council.
Section 23. Contents of the Contract Management Manual. Each contract management manual shall include the following information:
(a) a description of the Public-Private Partnership project and its history;
(b) a summary of the key terms of the Public-Private Partnership contract;
(c) roles and responsibilities of each member of the Public-Private Partnership-RA and other provincial personnel and contractors, as applicable, who are involved in the Public-Private Partnership project;
(d) roles and responsibilities of key personnel of the Project Sector Proponent;
(e) details of the post-award conference;
(f) partnership management procedures;
(g) performance or service delivery management;
(h) contract administration; and
(i) project closeout procedures.
Section 24. Post-Award Conference.
(a) Immediately after the Public-Private Partnership contract is awarded, the Public-Private Partnership-RA Chairperson shall call a post-award conference to ensure that the Province and Project Sector Proponent have a clear and mutual understanding of the terms and conditions of the Public-Private Partnership contract, and to determine the responsibilities of parties. Notice of the post-award conference shall be sent by the Public-Private Partnership-RA Chairperson at least fi ve (5) working days before the scheduled date thereof.
(b) The post-award conference shall be attended by the members of the Public-Private Partnership-RA, such employees and contractors of the Province that who be involved in the management of the Public-Private Partnership contract, and key personnel of the Project Sector Proponent.
(c) The Public-Private Partnership-RA Chairperson shall preside at the post-award conference, and shall appoint a secretary of the conference from the provincial personnel present.
(d) The minutes of the conference shall be sent to each participant within fi ve (5) days of the adjournment of the conference.
Section 25. Personnel and Training Requirements.
(a) The contract management manual shall identify the provincial personnel involved
in contract management, the specifi c roles and responsibilities of each, and the skills and technical knowledge required to perform their functions.
(b) Independent contractors may be engaged in the absence of the qualifi ed provincial personnel, provided that, except in the case of contract managers engaged in accordance with Section 8(c), contractors may only be engaged for a period not exceeding three (3) years from the effective date of the Public-Private Partnership contract. Such contractor shall:
(i) have at least two (2) understudies; and
(ii) provide a training program for provincial personnel in his fi eld of specialization, with such training being done regularly during regular offi ce hours.
(c) During the contract life, the provincial personnel shall undergo such continuous training on contract monitoring to ensure that the Province is equipped to monitor reliably the Project Sector Proponent’s performance over the entire life of the Public-Private Partnership contract.
Section 26. Partnership Management. Each contract management manual shall identify processes to ensure accountability and manage the relationship between the Province and the Project Sector Proponent, and shall describe:
(a) each party’s governance structure, including the overall system of institutional structures, operating rules, compliance mechanisms and accountability procedures;
(b) guidelines on communication and information sharing between the Province and the Project Sector Proponent, including reporting requirements, frequency and purpose of regular meetings, record-keeping of all exchanges, and the acceptable modes of correspondence between them; and
(c) the process for resolving disputes between the parties, identifying, among others, the different levels of dispute resolution, offi ces and offi cials involved, timetable for resolving such disputes, and possible actions to compel a party to adequately comply with contractual terms.
Section 27. Performance or Service Delivery. The contract management manual shall identify measures to ensure that the services or goods provided by the Project Sector Proponent are in accordance with the standards and prices agreed in the Public-Private Partnership contract. Such measure shall include:
(a) an identifi cation of risks under the Public-Private Partnership contract, the timetable for resolving such risks when they arise, contingency plans that ensure immediate resumption of services in the event of an interruption of service delivery by the Project Sector Proponent, and penalties for failing or refusing to resolve them, provided that a separate risk mitigation plan shall be developed and periodically reviewed and updated throughout the life of the contract for contracts with signifi cant risks;
(b) clear and demonstrable key performance indicators that demonstrate evidence of poor, satisfactory or non-performance by the Project Sector Proponent, taking into consideration the cost and value obtained, performance and customer satisfaction, delivery improvement, delivery capability, benefi ts realized and relationship strength and responsiveness;
(c) a performance management plan and performance monitoring system that will be used by the Province to monitor affordability, service delivery, value for money, quality, and performance improvement, which shall in all cases include:
(i) a timetable and start and end date for each performance component, including milestones with accompanying timeframes, dependencies, required or desired outcomes, and acceptable performance levels;
(ii) requirements and standards to be used to monitor Project Sector Proponent performance;
(iii) procedures and guidelines for measuring customer satisfaction and mechanisms to solicit end user feedback;
(iv) submission of regular, accurate and timely reports by the Project Sector Proponent, provincial personnel or the contract manager, as applicable, to the Public-Private Partnership-RA detailing performance monitoring efforts and the types of information that should be included in such reports;
(v) Province access to Project Sector Proponent records to allow provincial personnel to verify the information that the Project Sector Proponent reports to them and to ensure that funds are expended properly;
(vi) random inspections of Project Sector Proponent records and on-site monitoring visits; and
(vii) regular meetings with the Project Sector Proponent to review progress, discuss problems and consider necessary changes; and
(d) a performance review and corrective actions system that apply to non-compliance or breach of contract, and penalties for non-performance and bonuses for good performance.
Section 28. Contract Administration. The contract management manual shall lay down a contract administration system, which shall include:
(a) systems and procedures for variation management, the roles and responsibilities of provincial personnel, and reportorial requirements for each event of proposed or successful contract variation;
(b) a system for contract maintenance, identifying key contract deliverables and schedules, as well as trigger events; and
(c) systems and procedure for fi nancial administration, including an estimate of the resources that the Province will devote thereto, systems and procedures to make and receive fi nancial payments, and rules for keeping records of fi nancial transactions in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
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Section 29. Closeout Procedures. Formal, written closeout procedures shall be included in contract management plan to ensure that all goods and services have been delivered satisfactorily, all properties are disposed accordingly, all provincial properties are returned, and all amounts due under the Public-Private Partnership contract have been paid.
Section 30. Post-Contract Review. A post-contract review shall be conducted at the end of a contract period, which shall include a post-contract analysis, evaluation and reporting of the Public-Private Partnership project, the Project Sector Proponent’s performance, and the Province’s contract management system. The post-contract review shall likewise include a fi nancial audit of the entire Public-Private Partnership project and determination of lessons learned. Provincial policies and procedures shall be updated where required. Notwithstanding the requirement herein, if the Public-Private Partnership contract is subject to renewal or extension, the post-contract review shall be conducted within a reasonable time before the deadline for such renewal or extension.
Section 31. Document Control. The Public-Private Partnership-RA shall act as the administrator of documents and correspondence relating to the Public-Private Partnership project and Public-Private Partnership contract. The contract management manual shall:
(a) identify the documents and correspondences that must be retained by the Public-Private Partnership-RA;
(b) require that all such documents be kept in both electronic and paper format during contract life or such longer period as may be required under applicable law; and
(c) lay down the protocol for document storage, logging, accountability, disclosure and access by the parties and the public.
CHAPTER 5 ACCOUNTABILITY, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND MONITORING
Section 32. Code of Conduct. Before commencing their functions, each member of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA and the contract manager shall sign a Code of Conduct, which shall guide each member in the performance of their duties as such.
Such Code of Conduct shall require each member to, among others:
(a) act at all times in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations;
(b) act at all times with fi delity, honesty, integrity and in the best interests of the Province and its constituents;
(c) recognize the public’s right to access to information in accordance with law;
(d) not misuse his or her position and privileges of a member of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA, whether or not such will prejudice the interest of the public, the Project Sector Proponent, or any third person;
(e) to take the utmost care in ensuring reasonable protection of the records of each Public-Private Partnership project, and to not disclose any confi dential and proprietary information to persons without a need to know such information, or in violation of any non-disclosure requirements under law or contract;
(f) carry out his or her duties with the skill and care expected from a person of knowledge and experience, and to exercise prudent judgment;
(g) forthwith report to the appropriate authorities any act of negligence, fraud, corruption, misuse of government funds, failure or refusal to perform duties, or any other act which may constitute an crime or offense, or which is prejudicial to the public interest, in the selection of the Project Sector Proponent and implementation of a Public-Private Partnership contract;
(h) forthwith declare any personal or business interest that he or she, or any of his or her relatives within the fourth degree of affi nity or consanguinity, may have in any business of a Project Sector Proponent, in which case, the offi cial or representative shall no longer be a member of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA;
(i) forthwith declare any confl ict of interest, insofar as the Public-Private Partnership Project concerned, that he or she may have or will have, in which case, the offi cial or representative shall not longer be a member of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA;
(j) not vote or act in a particular way on any matter in consideration of any offer, promise, gift or present, from a member of the public, government, a political party, social group or non-governmental organization, or any stakeholder or potential stakeholder;
(k) not receive any gift or anything else of value which is or may be viewed as aimed at infl uencing or directing his or her vote or actions; and
(l) to disclose immediately to the Public-Private Partnership-SC or Public-Private Partnership-RA as the case may be, any attempted inducement that may be construed as aimed at infl uencing or directing his or her acts as a member of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA.
Section 33. Disciplinary Action. Violation of this Code and the Code of Conduct insofar as provincial elective offi cials are concerned shall constitute a ground for disciplinary action or amount to loss of confi dence under the 1991 Local Government Code and relevant laws, and with regards local appointive offi cials, such violation shall render them administratively liable. Offi cials may also be rendered criminally liable under applicable laws and ordinances. Representatives of the Project Sector Proponent shall be held liable for damages, offenses and crimes depending on the nature of their participation and involvement in the unlawful act or omission.
Section 34. Liability. The Province and its offi cials, in undertaking a Public-Private Partnership project, selecting a Project Sector Proponent and implementing a Public-Private Partnership contract, shall not be exempt from liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property.
Section 35. Social Accountability. The Province shall ensure, promote and eliminate all obstacles to social accountability and allow and enhance constructive engagement between citizens’ groups, academe, consumers, rate-payers, general public, Province, national government agencies, regulatory agencies, and Project Sector Proponent.
Section 36. Transparency and Right to Information. The Public-Private Partnership Contract, feasibility studies, bidding documents, terms of reference, results of the Project Sector Proponent selection process, Code of Conduct, Contract Management Manual, minutes of the post-award conference, Public-Private Partnership-RA, and Public-Private Partnership-RA-MC, and other relevant documents and instruments shall be posted in two conspicuous places of the Province and uploaded in a dedicated website of the Public-Private Partnership-RA which can be freely accessed by the public. The Province shall also implement a strategic communication plan addressed to all stakeholders.
Section 37. Capability-Building Program.
(a) The Province shall design and implement a continuing education and capacity-building program on Public-Private Partnership for its offi cials, and the members of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA.
(b) The Province shall also undertake a comprehensive and sustained education and governance campaign aimed at informing all stakeholders and civil society organizations about Public-Private Partnership ventures of the Province and allowing them to participate in the overall Public-Private Partnership program of the Province. The program shall include strategic and annual evaluation and planning sessions, workshops, seminars, focus-group discussions on Public-Private Partnership, market opportunities, projects, management of contracts and regulation of Public-Private Partnership and other Public-Private Partnership-related topics.
(c) The Province may tap consultants to assist them in implementing Public-Private Partnership and in building capability for Public-Private Partnership.
Section 38. Monitoring and Governance Audit Program. The Province, in order to ensure transparency and accountability, shall encourage civil society organizations, people’s and non-governmental organization and civic aggrupations to establish a Public-Private Partnership monitoring, evaluation and governance audit body functionally and fi scally independent from the Province and other government institutions.
Section 39. Technical and Financial Assistance. The Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, National Economic and Development Authority and the Public-Private Partnership Center shall extend technical and fi nancial assistance to the Province and such assistance shall be embodied in a memorandum of understanding or agreement.
CHAPTER 6 FINAL PROVISIONS
Section 40. Appropriations. The Sanggunian Panlalawigan shall upon request from the Offi ce of the Governor appropriate amount for the effi cient and effective implementation of this Code; and thereafter include in the Annual Budget such sum as may be necessary for the purpose.
Section 41. Implementing Rules. While this Code and the provisions hereof are already operative upon the Code’s effectivity, the Governor may issue the appropriate and relevant rules and regulation for the proper implementation of the Code or its provisions, including the issuance of relevant mechanisms to insure competition, manuals, guidelines, sample contracts and bid documents, Public-Private Partnership indexes and comparators, and performance scorecards.
Section 42. Application of Other Public-Private Partnership Laws and Regulations. Whenever relevant and appropriate as determined by the Governor and in the absence of a specifi c provision to the contrary, upon recommendation of the Public-Private Partnership-SC and Public-Private Partnership-RA as the case may be, the provisions of Republic Act No. 6957 as amended by R.A. No. 7718 or the Build-Operate-and-Transfer Law, R.A. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act, Executive Order No. 301 (26 July 1987), Commission on Audit Circular No. 89-296 (January 27, 1989), and their applicable rules and regulations, and the Joint Venture Guidelines adopted by the National Economic Development Authority shall apply in a suppletory manner.
Section 43. Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any section or provision of this Code or any part thereof, or the application of such section, provision or portion is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder thereof shall not be affected by such declaration.
Section 44. Repealing Clause. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Code are hereby repealed or modifi ed accordingly.
Section 45. Effectivity. This Code shall take effect fi fteen (15) days after its posting in two conspicuous places within the Province.
Let copies hereof be posted in the bulletin board of the Capitol Building, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
I hereby certify that this is a true and accurate copy of the ordinance duly enacted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pampanga on November 8, 2013.
Luis A. Rivera Secretary to the SanggunianAttested:
Dennis G. Pineda (Vice Governor) Presiding Offi cerApproved:
Lilia G. Pineda Governor
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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of PURITA B. DELA CRUZ who died
intestate on December 30, 2004 in Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 27, Block 5 of the subd. plan (LRC) Pcs-03-000308, being a portion of Blk. 1 to Blk. 7 described as plan (LRC) Psd-26164) situated in the Bo. of Iba, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 210356-R, before Notary Public Bienvenido B. Bacani as per Doc No. 256, Page No. 53, Book No. XXX, Series of 2012.
Punto! Central Luzon: December 10, 17 & 24, 2013
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
GUAGUA, PAMPANGA
NATIONAL HOME MORTAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), Mortgagee, -versus- FREM Case No. G-13-2173 HONORA MENDOZA BONDOC marriedTo TEOFILO B. BONDOC Mortgagor/s,
x------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 fi led by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s, HONORA MENDOZA BONDOC, married to TEOFILO B. BONDOC, with postal address at Lot 12 Block 13 Florida Heights Subd., Floridablanca, Pampanga/ San Antonio, Bacolor, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness mentioned which as of November 30, 2013 amounts to TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT PESOS AND 95/100 (Php 298,484.95) Philippines currency and other obligations that may become due and demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Rodelito B. Mercado will sell at public auction on 9th day of January 2014 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of Municipality Trial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in cash and in Philippine currency the here-in-below described real property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITTLE NO. 279809-RA parcel of land (Lot 12, Blk. 13 of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-
192488, being a portion of Lot 307-B-2-C (LRC) Psd-185277, LRC. Rec. No. 4435). Situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Mun. of Floridablanca, Province of Pampanga Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE.. pts. 1-2 by Lot 1; on the SE., pts 2-3 by Lot 14, both of Blk. 13; on the SW., pts. 3-4 by Road Lot 12; and On the NW., pts. 4-1 by Lot 10, Blk. 13, all of the subd., plan. xxxxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) Square Meters, more or less.
The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular.
Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existing thereon if any there be.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undresigned on the above stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 16, 2014 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.
Guagua, Pampanga, December 3, 2013
RODELITO B. MERCADOCopy furnished: Sheriff IV
Atty. Dante Q. RizadaCounsel for NHMFC4/F Filomena Bldg., 104 Amorsolo St.,Legaspi Vill., Makati City
Honora Mendoza Bondoc, married to Teofi lo B. BondocLot 12 Block 13 Florida Heights Subd., Floridablanca, PampangaSan Antonio, Bacolor, Pampanga
Punto!Central Luzon December 9,16, & 23, 2013
and Communications which proposed a P7.2 billion funding to be re-leased in phases,” Lucia-no said.
This, even as he re-ported that Emirates and Qatar airlines, which fl y daily to Dubai and Doha respectively from the Clark Internation-al Airport have already upgraded their aircraft to cope with higher de-mand.
“Just the other day, Emirates unloaded 480 passengers at our air-
Bidding for Clark’s P7.2-B terminal in Q2 next yearport,” Luciano reported.
He said that the French government will provide a grant for the design of a low cost pas-senger terminal here, on top of the existing termi-nal which is now being expanded as the cost of P320 million.
“The expansion proj-ect was supposed to be completed this month, but the huge volume of passengers at the termi-nal has impeded work on the extension area, so we expect it to be com-pleted in January next year instead,” he added.
Luciano said the P7.2 billion budget for the low cost carrier termi-nal would be released in two phases. Some P3.5 billion would be for next year, and the rest for 2015, he noted.
“But the actual cost of the LCC project would depend really on the de-sign to be fi nished by the French within next year’s fi rst quarter,” he stressed, adding that the project would be bid out to contractors after this.
The Aeroport de Par-is of France has offered
to design the terminal project.
Luciano stressed that the LCC terminal proj-ect was included in the Philippine Development Plan already approved by the National Econom-ic Development Authority (NEDA).
He noted that the LCC terminal could ser-vice as many as 15 mil-lion passengers.
Meanwhile, Tigara-ir, formerly Seair, has launched here its Clark-Davao fl ights in a bid to make Clark a transit point for tourists wanting
to visit Davao.Tigerair President
Olive Ramos said “we are maximizing Clark as a hub for its fl ights be-cause of its ideal loca-tion.”
“Unlike the Ninoy Aquino International Air-port in Metro Manila, it is not as busy and congest-ed and passengers are assured of optimum ser-vice in this (Clark) hub.”
She said “Tigerair is
offering fl ights not only to Davao, but also to Kali-bo from Clark. There will be three weekly fl ights to and from Davao and three weekly fl ights to Kalibo.”
“With these fl ights, travelers from Northern and Central Luzon no longer need to drive all the way to the NAIA to take their fl ights to these destinations,” she add-ed.
ies of Angeles and Ma-balacat and another for the Clark Development Corporation and SM City Clark, can accommodate 300 Christmas balls or P300,000 for each tree for a combined total of P1.5 million for the fi ve acacia trees.
Datu said the pro-ceeds of the project will be used to build homes for the survivors of Yolan-da. SM’s Henry Sy earli-er donated P100 million for the rebuilding of the houses destroyed by the supertyphoon.
Angeles City May-
SM City Clark raises P800K for Yolanda...FROM PAGE 1 or Edgardo Pamintuan,
Vice Mayor Vicky Ve-ga-Cabigting, City Coun-cilor Edu Pamintuan and a boy from the city began the ceremony by placing the Capiz-made Christ-mas ball on a pedestal which turned on the lights on the assigned acacia tree for Angeles City.
The representatives from Magalang were led by Vice Mayor Norman Lacson and Clark Inter-national Airport Corp. President-CEO Victor Jose “Chichos” Luciano, a prominent resident of the town.
Mabalacat City was represented by Vice
Mayor Christian Halili, Councilor Benny Jocson and Jhune Magbalot who placed the Capiz ball on the pedestal to light the tree for the city.
Porac town was rep-resented by Vice Mayor Dexter David and Coun-cilor Mark Anthony E. Valencia while SM and CDC were represented by CDC Vice President for Finance Noel Manan-quil and SM Region-al Operations Manager Rheybie C. Nipas.
The tree-lighting cer-emony was followed by a solemn candle-lit cer-emony while represen-tatives from the City Col-
lege of Angeles sang “We Are The World” which capped the event.
Others who sup-ported the event were Pruds S. Garcia of Me-keni Foods Corp., Rep. Yeng Guiao (1st district, Pampanga), Lito Merca-do of PLDT Clark, Asian College of Aeronautics, AA Dodge Pest Control, Pest Away, Paravisble, VDC Contractor Inc., MSV Sounds and Lights, Chrisney Sounds and Lights, JobClean man-power Services, Aresun Manpower Services, John Bailey, and the Clark Investors and Lo-cators Association.
men’s defense ministry headquarters last Dec. 5. One of the seven was a doctor.
“If the body of my daughter was proper-ly embalmed, we would probably hold her wake for three to four days be-fore burial,” said Jaime.
He said the body was fl own by Emirates air-lines, although he could not say who spent for this.
“My son John Mark earlier went to Yemen to arrange for the return of Marianne’s body. He said Philippine offi cials there, as well as offi -cials from Yemen had been very cordial and extended all help so that the body could be fl own back as soon as possi-ble,” Jaime also said.
Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Hadi’s statement declaring as “martyrs” the seven Fil-ipinos who died in the terrorist attack eased the pain of the parents of Marianne.
“My daughter’s being declared a martyr com-forts me. It has eased the pain,” said Mari-anne’s mother Evange-line, 59, in an interview in their home in Baran-gay San Agustin in this town.
Jaime said the decla-ration has given “mean-ing and signifi cance to the life of my daughter.”
“She died serving as a nurse. She died with a
Kapampangan ‘Yemen martyr’ home via...FROM PAGE 1 mission to help her sib-
ling through school,” he added.
With Marianne gone, the Davids are left with six other children, two of whom are also overseas contract workers. The two, James David and John Mark, were expect-ed to arrive yesterday from Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively.
Jaime said he was able to support his fam-ily by vending slippers which he sold on his bi-cycle around fi ve baran-gays in his area. Evan-geline had served her family as plain house-wife.
“There was no pre-monition at all that she would leave us, although two weeks before she was killed in the bomb-ing in Yemen last Dec. 5, her Facebook account seemed to have been deactivated. Facebook was our major means of communication,” Evan-geline said.
Jaime said “it could be because she wanted to surprise us, because she was supposed to come home for a vaca-tion this December, with-out giving us a date.”
Marianne’s friends in Yemen said she al-ready had a plane ticket marked Dec. 23 and that she had already fully packed up her baggage for her vacation.
Jaime said Mari-anne fi rst left for Yemen in 2010 after fulfi lling all requirements of the
government. When she came back for a vacation in November last year, Yemen was already be-set with war.
During her vacation, the government banned Filipinos from seeking jobs in Yemen, prompt-ing Marian to fl y fi rst via Clark airport to Hong Kong, then to Qatar where she reached Ye-men by bus.
When peace set-tled in Yemen early this year, Marianne even in-vited her mother to va-cation with her last May. “But when I thought of how much this would cost her and the fact that she bore the responsi-bility of sending one of her brothers to school, I backed out,” Evangeline said.
Jaime said, however, that he was assured by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) that, despite his daughter’s employ-ment status during her death, her family would be given full benefi ts from the government.
Both parents de-scribed Marianne as “good, loving, and help-ful.”
“She has remained single because she had vowed to remain celi-bate and instead devote her life to helping her siblings and other peo-ple. Before she left for Yemen, she had been a Red Cross volunteer after fi nishing a nurs-ing course at the Bata-
an Polytechnic College,” Jaime said.
Marianne had been spending for the school-ing of her younger broth-er Jaime David Jr. 20, who is on his last year in electrical engineer-ing course at the Mapua Institute of Technology, Jaime said. “Now that she’s gone, it will be her brother John Mark who works in Dubai, to take over the responsibility,” Jaime also said.
Jaime, who has been active in his parish as a eucharistic minis-ter, catechist, and head of the Adoracion Noc-turna, said there have been recent manifesta-tions that indicated that Marianne’s spirit has re-turned to bid them good-bye.
The day after she was killed, Evangeline’s sister in Barangay San Juan Nepomuceno saw a lady in white enter her room even before they learned about Mari-anne’s death. During the interview with him, Jaime pointed to a small butter-fl y that entered the living room door and fl ew to-wards and touched brief-ly Marianne’s graduation picture, which had two lighted candles before it, and then again fl uttered outside.
“It is so comfort-ing that her spirit is al-ready here. I want to tell her that I love her very much,” said Evangeline. But no tears fl owed any-more. –Ding Cervantes
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The GossipmillerCesar Pambid
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
GOVERNMENT SERVICEINSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), Mortgagee/Applicant -versus- EJF No. 178-09 (Punto Central Luzon)JANETTE S. DIZON married EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OFto EDWARDO P. DIZON REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER Mortgagor/s ACT 3135, AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118
x-------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led by GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), Mortgagee, with principal offi ce at GSIS Headquarters Building, Financial Area, Pasay City, against JANETTE S. DIZON married to EDWARDO P. DIZON, Mortgagor, with postal/offi ce adddress at Lots 7 & 8, Blk. 15, Northbreeze Subd., Lara, San Fernando City, Pampanga Province, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 30, 2009, amounted to FOUR MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE PESOS and 25/100 (Php.4,860,483.25) Philippine Currency, plus interest and penalty to date of the foreclosure sale, cost of publication , expenses of the foreclosure, and other expenses allowed by law, the undersigned Ex-Offi cio Sheriff and/or, her duly authorized Deputy Sheriff will set at public auction on January 07, 2014 at 9:01 am to 12:00 nn, and from 1:00 pm to 3:59 pm at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court Jomafer Building, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga to the highest bidder/s for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all the improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 583999“A parcel of land (Lot 8 of the cons.-subd. plan, Psd-03-012368,
being a portion of the cons. of lot 5, Pcs-03-008986, Lots 1 to 12, Blk. 1, 1, 3 to 6, Blk. 9, Pcs-035416-004583, L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Lara, City of San Fdo., Prov of Pamp. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Rd. Lot 2; on the SW., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot 9; on the NW., along line 4-5 by Lot 19; on the NE., along lines 5-6-1 by Lot 7, all of the cons.-subd plan x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT (238) Square Meters, more or less. x x x “
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 583998“A parcel of land (Lot 7 of the cons.-subd. plan, Pcs-03-012368,
being a portion of the cons. of lot 5, Pcs-03-008986, Lot 1 to 12, Blk. 1,Lot 1, 3 to 6, Blk. 9, Pcs-035416-004583, L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Lara, City of San Fdo., Prov of Pamp. Bounded on the SW., along lines 1-2-3 by Lot 8; on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 19; on the NE., along line 4-5 by Lot 20, all of the cons.-subd plan on the NE & SE, along lines 5-6-7 by Rd, Lot 1; and on the SE along lines 7-8-1 by Rd. Lot 2 x x x containing an area of THREE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (398) Square Meters, more or less. x x x “
Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the said property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 14, 2014, at the same time and place without further notice.
City of San Fernando Pampanga, 13th day of November, 2013
ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA-BALLETA Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff
GENEROSO YULO FERNANDEZ Sheriff in-Charge
Cc: 1. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), GSIS Headquarters Building, Financial Area, Pasay City 2. JANETTE S. DIZON married to EDWARDO P. DIZON, Lots 7 & 8, Blk. 15, Northbreeze Subd., Lara, San Fernando City, Pampanga
PUNTO! Central Luzon: December 4, 11 & 18, 2013
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 56ANGELES CITY
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONFOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES INTHE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTHOF RONALE A. YTURRALDE,
RONALE A. YTURRALDE, Petitioner. SPEC. PROC. NO. 9037 -versus-
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL and the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAROF ANGELES CITY Respondents.
x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER
A verifi ed petition having been fi led by Ronale A. Yturralde praying that the Honorable Court, after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be rendered ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City and Concepcion, Tarlac to cancel the entry made in the space provided for “Date and Place of Marriage of Parents: February 11, 1979., Concepcion, Tarlac” to NOT MARRIED” in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of Ronale Alborote Yturralde, which appears to be suffi cient in form and substance, set the hearing of said petition on January 27, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning on which date and time, all persons interested may appear and show cause, should they have any, why the petition should not be granted.
Let copies of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City at the expense of the petitioner.
Likewise, let copies of this Order and Petition be furnished the Offi ce of the Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City, the Civil Registrar General and the Offi ce of the Solicitor General.
SO ORDEREDAngeles City, October 23, 2013.
IRIN ZENAIDA S. BUAN JudgePUNTO! Central Luzon: December 4, 11 & 18, 2013
Vic Sotto kinumpirma nang girlfriend si Pauleen Luna
SINAGOT na ni Bossing Vic Sotto ang walang kamatayang tanong kung sino ang nilalaman ng puso niya ngayon.
“Alam na ng lahat, pero, sasagutin ko na uli: Si Pauleen!”Tuwang-tuwa na sana ang kaibigang Boy Abunda sa pag-amin ni Bossing Vic Sotto na totoo nga namang
alam na ng lahat, pero, hindi niya maamin-amin sa tagal ng kanilang relasyon. Natulala kasi si Boy nang banggitin nito ang mismong pangalan ni Pauleen.
Kahit noong tanungin ni Boy kung mestisa o morena ang gusto niya ngayon, walang gatol na “mestisa” ang sagot ni Bossing Vic at sinundan pa niya ito.
“Wala na ‘yung morena,” aniyang natawa na ang tinutukoy naman ay si Pia Guanio na may asawa’t anak na ngayon.
Tiyak na napanood din ni Pauleen sa Bandila ang nasabing interview at humaba pang lalo ang kanyang buhok.
Kaya nga, kampanteng-kampante si Bimby Aquino Yap kay Vic dahil hindi niya ito kalaban sa puso ng kanyang mom Kris Aquino. Ilang beses na niyang nakikita si Pauleen na dumadalaw sa shoot nila ni Ryzza Mae Dizon ng “My Little Bossings” at sapat na iyon para matiyak niyang nag-iisa siya sa puso ng mommy niya.
Komportableng-komportable din si Bimby sa company ni Vic kahit sa mga mall shows nila hindi lamang sa Metro Manila, kundi sa out of town radio tour nila, the most recent was in Cebu. Nakikita si Bimby na nakikipagharutan kay Vic, ganun din kay Jose Manalo.
Matindi din ang disiplina ni Madam Kris kay Bimby as far as his school activities are concerned.“Hindi nag-a-absent si Bimby,” ani Kris. “Naayos namin ang ganung sked. Sa shoot naman, nakukuha
pang turuan ni Bimby si Ryzza ng swimming at taekwondo. Anne Curtis pinapalakpakan pa rin
SA NAKARAANG Christmas concert ng Kapamilya network sa Araneta Coliseum, nasorpresa si Anne Curtis nang mismong si Bea Alonzo
ang nagtanggol sa kanya.“Hindi totoo ang mga bali-balita na hindi pinalakpakan ng
audience si Anne.Nandu’n ako at na-witness ang masigabong palakpakan ng
audience sa kanya, lalo na nang alisin niya ang isang saplot sa katawan at na-reveal ang kanyang kaseksihan. Nainggit nga ako, eh,” aniya. “Unfair para kay Anne ang maling balita. Nag-sorry na siya at iyon ang importante sa lahat. Ang humingi ka ng paumanhin sa mga taong nasaktan mo. She’s very humble.”
Naging isang malaking tagumpay din ang concert ni Anne sa Doha, Qatar. Hindi lamang paghanga ang ipinadama kay
Anne ng mga Pilipino sa dakong iyon ng mundo kundi ang labis nilang pagmamahal.
At kung pagmamahal ang pag-uusapan, kailangan n’yo lang mapapanood mula
Lunes hanggang Biyernes ang pagtatanghal ng Showtime tuwing
tanghali sa ABS para mapanood ang isang napaka-professional na Anne na tinatangkilik ng madlang pipol,
despite the issue.
Valerie Concepcion
Kapamilyana naman
BALIK ABS-CBN si Valerie Concepcion dahil kasalukuyan siyang napapanood sa seryeng Annaliza na pinagbibidahan ni Andrea Brillantes kasama sina
Zanjoe Marudo, Patrick Garcia, Kaye Abad, Denise Laurel atbp.Bago ito ay napanood si Val sa
GMA-7 sa Anna Karenina at ngayong tapos na ito, nakakatuwa namang sa ABS-CBN naman siya nagkaroon ng project.
Walang kontrata si Val sa kahit anong network ngayon kaya nagagawa niya ang magpalipat-lipat basta’t maayos lang ang
pagpapaalam. Bago niya tinanggap ang Annaliza ay nagpaalam siya sa GMA-7 at
pinayagan naman siya.Last Saturday ay napanood din si Valerie
sa Maalaala Mo Kaya kasama naman si Xyriel Manabat. Sa Dec. 28 naman ay mapapanood
siya sa Vampire Ang Daddy Ko sa GMA-7 as guest. Kaya naman masasabing she’s having best
of both worlds now.Hanggang January mapapanood si Valerie sa
Annaliza at natutuwa ang aktres dahil maganda ang December niya since may raket nga siyang regular.
Anne Curtis
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ANGELES CITY – A total of P1 million will be do-nated to the victims of typhoon Yolanda as the city government here decided to cancel its holiday party.
Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said this year’s Christmas celebration was called off and instead the city government will channel the allocated funds for the event to the nationwide efforts to lend Yolanda’s victims a helping hand.
“I hope our constituents and employees are one with us in our decision to cancel the said event,” Pamintuan said.
Part of the funds that will be donated to Yolanda victims in Tacloban City came from the proceeds of the Tigtigan, Terakan king Dalan and from the An-geles City Council.
“This is just a small contribution, we know, but we hope that this would somehow make some dif-ference in the life of our kababayans who have suf-fered a lot,” the mayor added.
For her part, Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting said the city government considers the humanitar-ian needs of the affected residents in the Visayas more important as these victims lost their houses and other properties.
City offi cials headed by Pamintuan and Ve-ga-Cabigting and some doctors, are set to visit ty-phoon hit areas in Tacloban next week.
Meanwhile, the city government honored its outstanding employees after yesterday’s fl ag rais-ing ceremony.
A total of 39 permanent, casual and contractual employees and 34 job order workers were awarded with certifi cates of recognition and cash incentive.
–Angeles CIO
AC gov’t cancels X’mas party, gives P1M aidto Yolanda victims
