1. The Philippine Postal Corporation, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),  invites all airline companies, cargo forwarders, airline accredited cargo sales agents and postal operator’s transport affiliates to bid for the Carriage of Mails (International by Air) with the following information:

2. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

3. Interested bidders may obtain further information from PPC Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), Philippine Postal Corporation and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from January 27, 2012 to February 15, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on January 27, 2012 to February 15, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount as specified above.

4. The Philippine Postal Corporation will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on February 01, 2012 at 10:00 A.M., Business Operations Center, 3^rd Floor, PPC Main Building, Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila, which shall be open to all interested parties who have purchase the bidding documents.

All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the bidding documents.

The deadline for submission and receipt of bids is on February 15, 2012 until 9:30 A.M. only, while the opening of bids shall be held on the same date at 10:00 A.M., Business Operations Center, 3^rd Floor, PPC Main Building, Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below.  Late bids shall not be accepted.

5. Bid price will be in SDR with peso equivalent indicated therein the conversion rates at the time of bid opening using the (BSP reference rate).

6. Philpost will be guided by the following, whichever is lower: a) UPU guiding rate; b) existing discounted rates; c) the service provider’s rates.

7. Each route/destination will be evaluated and compared with other Bids separately and recommended for contract award separately.

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

9. For further information, please refer to:

PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION

ENGR. MAMA S. LALANTO, Al Haj

Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC)

Thru:

Atty. Joselito B. Gonzales

Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat

3^rd Flr. Mezzanine, PPC Main Bldg.

Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila

Tel. No. (02) 527-3824

ENGR. MAMA S. LALANTO, Al Haj (SGD)

        BAC Chairman

THE CHAMPIONS OF POSTAL SERVICE. The Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) officials recently signed the Memorandum of Agreement on the services to be provided by the postal force to the justice department of the government. This will seal the commitment of Philpost to the Department of Justice in giving efficient service among its clients. Present during the signing are (L-R) Chairman of the Board of Directors Cesar Sarino from the Philpost, Postmaster General and CEO Josie Dela Cruz from Philpost, Secretary Leila De Lima of DOJ and Assistant Secretary Zabedin Azis of the DoJ along with other officials from the two agencies.

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)  for the renewal of contract for mailing transactions between the two agencies.

The agreement was signed by Postmaster General Josefina M. Dela Cruz in behalf of Philpost while Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima signed for the DOJ.  PMG Dela Cruz acknowledged the Department of Justice as a valuable partner in the public sector spanning more than a century of postal service to the Justice Department.

She also stressed that PhilPost has come up with innovative projects to provide value added services to its clients to effectively deliver mails and parcels anywhere in the country and abroad.

“We are more than hopeful that we can position ourselves competitively in the market, as now a logistic company, and attain our goals of efficient and honest postal service to the public“, Postmaster General Dela Cruz said.

The Justice Department offers to pay PhilPost for its franking privileges (free mails) except those provided for under the Commonwealth Act. No.265.

Under the MOA, the Office of the Secretary of Justice will pay PhilPost a total of P5.6 million annually for the delivery of international and domestic mails for the year 2012.

The mails being sent by DOJ shall indicate on the upper right hand portion of the envelope “Office of the Secretary of Justice” per MOA between PhilPost and the office of the Secretary of Justice.

With this year’s theme “Knowledge and Fun through Stamp Collecting”, the organizers aim to promote and inculcate the hobby of stamp collecting especially among the younger generation.

KNOWLEDGE. In stamp collecting you will gain knowledge by learning about one’s country, its history and culture, its art and heritage and even its natural environment.

FUN. It is fun to collect stamps for it will fascinate you and gain an appreciation of the creative work postal offices around the world put into producing stamps. From the simple rectangular shape to the circular shape and triangular stamps, the task requires utmost knowhow and creativity.

The exhibit will be free to the public and will feature past winning entries from the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) International Stamp Exhibition, Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) and other priceless collections, both local and international collections, never before displayed in public.

The exhibition will run from January 24 to February 3, 2012 at the lobby of the Philippine Postal Corporation Building in Liwasang Bonifacio 1000 Manila. For more information about the event, please contact the Philippine Philatelic Federation secretary Mrs. Josefina T. Cura at 735-5001 / 0917-9800708.

The launching of the Lyceum of the Philippines University 60th Anniversary Stamps is PhilPost way of recognizing its long and rich tradition of academic excellence.

The design of the stamps shows the magnificent tower of LPU that has withstood the test of times and is enveloped in the number 60, colored golden yellow representing the anniversary celebration with the map of the Philippines in the background. A white ribbon with the inscription, “A Jose P. Laurel Legacy” honors the man who is the inspiration behind Lyceum of the Philippines University which was founded in 1952.

Founded by Jose P. Laurel, 3rd president of the Republic of the Philippines, with the aim to be the center of academic excellence in the Philippines and the Far East and upheld national morale and character among its students, LPU now has five campuses including Makati, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite and the main campus in Manila.

The LPU 60th Anniversary Stamps would be sold in denomination of P7. With around 104,000 pieces initially printed, the stamp will be sold until January of next year or until stocks last.

The official launching of the stamp will be on the 24th of January 2012 coinciding with the various activities designed by LPU 60th Anniversary Committee, including university foundation and intramurals.

The PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites all internet service providers to bid for the hereunder project:

Name of Project  :         PROCUREMENT OF 200 SETS OF INTERNET CONNECTION  

Brief Description:        –  Up to 2 Mbps

-    With Free 200 Computer Units

Total ABC           :         P9,515,200.00

Location             :         Philippine Postal Corporation, Central Office, Main Building, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila

Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last three (3) years with an amount of at least fifty percent (50%) of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available to undertake the project.  The eligibility check/screening as well as the preliminary examination of bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail’ criterion. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

All particulars relative to eligibility statement and screening, bid security, performance security, pre-bidding conference(s), evaluation of bids, post-qualification and award of contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R. A. No. 9184 and its IRR.

The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount of P4,000.00 to the Cash Management Division, 5^th Floor, PPC Main Building, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila.

For more details/information, you may visit the Office of the BAC Secretariat, 3^rd Floor Mezzanine, PPC Main Building, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila, or call us at Tel. No. (02) 527-3824.

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

ENGR. MAMA S. LALANTO, AL HAJ (SGD)

BAC Chairman

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) welcomes the new year with the launching of special 2012 Commemorative New Year Stamps for the coming of the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Postmaster General Josefina Dela Cruz said that the head of a fire-breathing dragon can be seen in the P7 stamp, while the full picture of a dragon has been printed on the P30 stamp. The words “2012 Year of the Dragon” are written at the bottom of both designs.

Imprinted is the greeting of “Manigong Bagong Taon” and its English translation “Happy New Year” written on the P7 and P30 stamps, respectively.

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, which begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. In ancient China, the celestial Dragon represents power. The Chinese believes it is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness.

New Year stamps are popular with philatelists or postage stamp collectors, especially those who collect by subjects or themes.

Around 35,000 pieces have initially been printed for both the P7 and the P30 stamps, while there are 5,000 souvenir sheets, each worth P74.

People born in the Year of the Dragon share certain characteristics: Innovative, enterprising, self-assured, brave, passionate, conceited, and quick-tempered.

Technical Description: 1952  Lyceum of the Philippines University 2012 60^th Anniversary Commemorative Stamp
Kind of Issue: Commemorative
Denomination and Quantity:  Php7.00 / 104,000 pieces
Date of Issue: January 2, 2012
Last date of Sale: January 1, 2013 (or as stocks allow)

Sheet Composition: 40
Size: 30 mm x 40 mm
Perforation: 14
Printing: Litho offset (4 colors)
Paper: Imported Unwatermarked
Printer: Amstar Company Inc.
Designer: LPU 60^th Anniversary Committee

Design: The stamp design shows the magnificent tower of LPU that has withstood the test of times and is enveloped in the number 60, colored golden yellow representing the anniversary celebration with the map of the Philippines in the background. A white ribbon with the inscription, “A Jose P. Laurel Legacy” honors the man who is the inspiration behind Lyceum of the Philippines University’s pride of long and rich tradition of Academic Excellence.

This came about after a recent meeting between  PLDT Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, and Philpost Postmaster General (PMG) & CEO Ma. Josefina M. Dela Cruz

Under the partnership project initiated by Dela Cruz , PLDT will provide Philpost with laptops and internet connectivity to link the 188 post offices in the country. The network to be set up will also be utilized in the logistics business, money remittance and other services offered by the PhilPost.

After meeting with Pangilinan, more popularly referred to as “MVP” in the business community, Dela Cruz said the project “will surely help us in upgrading our facilities and be able to deliver and upgrade our services to PhilPost customers.”

As Philpost is gearing to developing new businesses, it is also upgrading its facilities and bringing in new technology in business operations.

“This is just an initial tie up with PLDT. We see the vital role of IT in our business. We hope that through the help of Chairman Pangilinan,  we shall be able to connect all of our post offices in the country to better serve our customers. This will ensure that our patrons will receive faster, more reliable and trustworthy service from the PhilPost, ”  Dela Cruz added.

PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome has issued a directive to PNP Regional directors and the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) to provide necessary police security assistance to Philpost.

Postmaster General (PMG) Josie Dela Cruz expresses the gratitude for the PNP’s positive response to her request for assistance. “Our mail delivery vans are now being monitored by PNP to prevent hijacking and holdup incidents. In the past the prevalence of such activity is high during the holiday season” PMG Dela Cruz stated.

According to reports, over the past years during holiday season from October to January, about a million mail matters per month were being delivered by Philpost to its clients. 60 percent of these mail matters were commercial items including cosmetics, clothes, gadgets and other electronic devices. However, during those months, Philpost recorded an average of five hijacking incidents during the season.

With the new collaboration, the PNP is given the delivery schedule of Philpost enabling police officials to closely monitor movements of mail matters.

“We are happy to announce that as of December 1 of this year, since we started this partnership with the PNP, we have not had any incident of hijacking nor holdups. This is just to proved that the partnership is efficient and we are committed in giving a faster, more reliable and trustworthy service to out clientle” the Postmaster General added.

The Philippine Postal Corporation is coming up with the 110th Year Anniversary of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) stamps, which will be issued on December 15, 2011. It is classified as a “Commemorative” kind of issue with a denomination of P 7.00 and quantity of 100,200 pieces.

The seal of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), which has stood as the  principal law firm of the Philippine Republic since 1901, is shown on the center of the commemorative stamp. An old map, showing the geographical area of the Philippine Republic, serves as the main background of the stamp. For 110 years and counting, the OSG has represented the Philippine Republic in litigation  involving the Philippine Republic or its interest. As such, the OSG has the task of ensuring that the rule of law, represented by the lady justice in the lower left corner of the stamp, governs the Philippine Republic.

The Philippine Republic is further characterized in the stamp by the symbols of the Philippine flag. The dawning of the new era of independence of the Philippine Republic is represented by the gold sun, partly shown on the lower left corner of the stamp, whose eight rays represent the first eight Philippine provinces that revolted against Spain. The Philippine Republic is also characterized by the three principal geographical regions of the country, i.e., Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, represented by the three gold stars on the upper right corner of the stamp. The red- and blue-colored ribbon, found on the lower right corner of the stamp, represents courage and bravery and noble ideals, virtues that the OSG espouses in its task of defending the Philippine Republic.

The technical description of the 110th Year Anniversary of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) stamps are as follows:

Kind of Issue: Commemorative

Denominations and Quantity: Php7.00 / 100,200 pieces

Date of Issue: December 15, 2011

Last date of Sale: December 14, 2012 (as stocks allow)

Sheet Composition: 40

Size: 30 mm x 40 mm

Perforation: 14

Printing: Litho offset (4 colors)

Paper: Imported Unwatermarked

Printer: APO Production Unit

Designer: State Solicitor Alberto T. Talampas

Design Coordinators: Associate Solicitor Nadine Rosario M. Morales,
Associate Solicitor Jayrous L. Villanueva

Graphic Artist: Victorino Z. Serevo- Philpost