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Happenings December 3-22, 2011 Grand Christmas Caroling and Dance Showdown Camp John Hay, Baguio City This yuletide season, the John Hay Management Corporation (JHMC) is sponsoring the Grand Christmas Caroling and Dance Showdown to be held at the Bell House Amphitheater inside Camp John Hay in Baguio City. The event is open to groups ages 5 to 15 for both caroling and dance category. JHMC President and CEO Dr. Jamie Eloise Agbayani envisions to host this event annually as part of JHMC’s thrusts in promoting Camp John Hay as one of the top historic and eco-tourism destinations in the North and as a place where the local youth talents can be nurtured. For more information, you contact the JHMC Marketing Division at (047) 423-5402. 4-5 In this issue Cover Story: BASES GROUP LINES UP HIGH-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS December 3-18, 2011 Holiday Sounds and Good Cheers The Venice Piazza, Mckinley Hill Cheers to soothing music and good company as Megaworld offers Holiday Sounds and Good Cheers at the Venice Piazza from December 3-18, 2011. Enjoy live perfomances from all-time favorite artists Basil Valdez, Lani Misalucha, Anthony Castelo, Jon Santos, Kuh Ledesma and Isabella, and Christian Baustista . For more details, go to http://www.facebook.com/VenicePiazza or follow twitter.com/venicepiazza. December 18, 2011 2011 Clark Distance Classic Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga Unleash the monster in you with the 2011 Clark Distance Classic set on December 18, 2011 at the Clark Parade Ground, Pampanga. Organized by Team Clark, the event offers three race categories—5K, 10K or 21K , that is sure to give race enthusiasts an exciting experience. For inquiries, contact Rinna at 0947-701-7441 or Noel at 09228546577. Or email Team Clark at teamclark2011@ymail.com December 31, 2011 Subic Bay’s Annual Fireworks Display Subic Bay Freeport Zone One of the biggest celebrations of the year held inside Subic Bay Freeport Zone is the Annual Fireworks Display set every 31st of December to welcome the new year with a blast! Tourists routinely flock to the zone to enjoy this special holiday event and witness the New Year’s Countdown with an amazing display of entertainment, fun and fireworks. 2 3 6 7 8-9 10 BCDA seeks JICA nod to fund feasibility study on 3 big projects BCDA employee wins third prize in civil service essay writing Raised by Heroes by Maricar Gay Savella-Villamil BCDA to build Clark International Airport under DOTC leadership MNTC’s unsolicited offer seen to fast-track Clark- NAIA linkup FELICITO C. PAYUMO Chairman ARNEL PACIANO D. CASANOVA, Esq. President and CEO 11 12 13 16 Garment firm in Clark to invest P8.7M on regional headquarters SBMA to supply seedlings for government greening program in Region 3 Bataan Techno Park to upgrade communication services soon 14-15 BCDA Photo Gallery Icon: Maxims Hotel http://www.facebook.com/travelviaSCTEX and http://www.facebook.com/SCTEX Know more about BCDA. Visit our website at: www.bcda.gov.ph News and Views at the Base is a bi-monthly external publication of the Public Affairs Department of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. Editor-in-Chief LEILANI BARLONGAY-MACASAET Executive Editor ROY VICTOR R. ROSALES / Managing Editor MARICAR SAVELLA-VILLAMIL Writers/Layout Artists GARRY A. CATIVO / MICHELLE S. SAN JUAN Photographer AGEM O. ALFAFARAS / Circulation IRAH F. DAVID Editorial Address: BCDA Corporate Center, 2/F, Bonifacio Technology Center 31st Street corner Second Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City Philippines Tel.: (632) 575-1700 Fax: (632) 816-1113 E-mail: bcda@bcda.gov.ph Website: http://www.bcda.gov.ph
In the News BCDA seeks JICA nod to fund feasibility study on 3 big projects Optimism runs high among leaders of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) over the possibility of a Japanese grant to finance feasibility studies on three big-ticket projects drawn up by the state-run corporation. This developed following high-level exploratory talks with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) officials at the JICA Headquarters to bankroll the feasibility studies as a pre-requisite for the bidding processes. A four-man BCDA delegation met with JICA Deputy Director General Tanaka Yasushi at the sideline of President Aquino’s recent visit to Tokyo to seek the Japanese financing institution’s approval to fund the feasibility studies. BCDA Chairman Felicito C. Payumo and BCDA President and CEO Arnel Paciano D. Casanova who were part of the presidential entourage joined the initial talks with JICA Deputy Director General Tanaka. The BCDA executives said JICA Deputy Director General Tanaka was “very receptive and supportive of our proposal,” indicating that a JICA grant to cover the cost of the feasibility studies is in the offing. “I see it as a vote of confidence by the Japanese investment and financing community for BCDA’s projects to create growth engines that will spur national economic development,” Casanova stressed. The three flagship projects on the BCDA drawing board are a monorail loop system in South Metro Manila, development of the Clark International Airport in Central Luzon, and a high-speed rail system connecting Metro Manila and Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles, Pampanga. Casanova disclosed that they also met with representatives of three dominant Japanese contractors— Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Marubeni—who offered to help launch a lobby to speed up JICA’s approval of the grant. He pointed out, however, that the Japanese contractors’ assistance in the lobbying efforts does not necessarily translate into special preferential treatment in the bidding process. “There are no strings attached, there will be a level field, and all interested contractors are welcome to participate in the bidding,” Casanova stressed. He also expressed belief that JICA’s warm response to BCDA’s propositions “apparently stemmed from our strong relations born out of JICA’s funding for the construction of the 93.7-kilometer Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.” The BCDA said the three projects, to be implemented through the public-private partnership model, are expected to be completed within President Aquino’s tenure, which ends in 2016, while the preparation of the feasibility study is expected to commence early next year to meet the target date of implementation by 2013. The bidding will start shortly upon completion of the feasibility study, Casanova said. The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is a flagship project of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) partially funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 3
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