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May 07, 1984
LOAN AGREEMENT FOR POSTAL EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT PROJECT (II) BETWEEN THE OVERSEAS ECONOMIC COOPERATION FUND, JAPAN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DATED MAY 7, 1984
Table of Contents
Article I Loan
Section 1 Amount and Purpose of Loan
Section 2 Use of Proceeds of Loan
Article II Repayment and Interest
Section I Repayment of Principal
Section 2 Interest and Method of Payment thereof
Article III Particular Covenants
Section 1 General Terms and Conditions
Section 2 Procurement Procedure
Section 3 Disbursement Procedure
Section 4 Administration of Loan
Section 5 Exemption from Import Restriction
Section 6 Notices and Requests
Schedule 1 Description of Project
Schedule 2 Allocation of Proceeds of Loan
Schedule 3 Amortization Schedule
Schedule 4 General Terms and Conditions
Schedule 5 Procurement Procedure
Schedule 6 Commitment Procedure (III)
Schedule 7 Reimbursement Procedure
Schedule 8 Transfer Procedure
Loan Agreement No. PH-P68, dated May 7, 1984, between THE OVERSEAS ECONOMIC COOPERATION FUND and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
In the light of the contents of the Exchange of Notes between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines dated April 28, 1984, concerning Japanese loans to be extended to the Republic of the Philippines, THE OVERSEAS ECONOMIC COOPERATION FUND (hereinafter referred to as "the Fund") and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (hereinafter referred to as "the Borrower") herewith conclude the following Loan Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "the Loan Agreement", which includes all agreements supplemental hereto).
LOAN
The Fund agrees to lend the Borrower an amount not exceeding ONE BILLION THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE MILLION Japanese Yen (¥1,381,000,000.) as principal for the implementation of the Postal Equipment Procurement Project (II) described in Schedule 1 attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as "the Project") on the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement and in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the Loan"), provided, however, that when the cumulative total of disbursements under the Loan Agreement reaches the said limit, the Fund shall make no further disbursement.
(1) The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan for the purchase of eligible goods and services necessary for the implementation of the Project from suppliers, contractors or consultants (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Suppliers") of the eligible source countries described in Schedule 5 attached hereto (hereinafter referred to as "the Eligible Source Countries") in accordance with the allocation described in Schedule 2 attached hereto.
(2) The final disbursement under the Loan Agreement shall be made not later than May 7, 1989 and no further disbursement shall be made by the Fund thereafter, unless otherwise agreed upon between the Fund and the Borrower.REPAYMENT AND INTEREST
The Borrower shall repay the principal of the Loan to the Fund in accordance with the Amortization Schedule set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto.
(1) The Borrower shall pay interest to the Fund semi-annually at the rate of three and a half percent (3.5%) per annum on the principal disbursed and outstanding.
(2) The Borrower shall pay to the Fund on May 20 of each year the interest that has accrued up to May 19 of that year from November 20 of the preceding year, and on November 20 of each year the interest that has accrued up to November 19 from May 20 of that year, provided that, prior to the date of the final disbursement of the proceeds of the Loan, the Borrower shall pay to the Fund on June 20 of each year the interest that has accrued up to May 19 of that year, from November 20 of the preceding year, and on December 20 of each year the interest that has accrued up to November 19 from May 20 of that year.
PARTICULAR COVENANTS
Other terms and conditions generally applicable to the Loan Agreement shall be set forth in General Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Schedule 4 with the following supplemental stipulations (hereinafter referred to as "the General Terms and Conditions"):
Article VI of the General Terms and Conditions shall be disregarded, and, consequently, all references to "the Guarantee" or "the Guarantor", wherever mentioned in the General Terms and Conditions, shall be likewise disregarded.
The guidelines for procurement mentioned in Section 3.01. of the General Terms and Conditions shall be as stipulated in Procurement Procedure attached hereto as Schedule 5.
The disbursement procedure mentioned in Section 4.01. of the General Terms and Conditions shall be as follows:
(1) Commitment Procedure (III) attached hereto as Schedule 6 shall apply in cases of disbursements to the Suppliers of the Eligible Source Countries other than the Republic of the Philippines.
(2) Reimbursement Procedure attached hereto as Schedule 7 and/or Transfer Procedure attached hereto as Schedule 8 shall apply in cases of disbursements to the Philippine Suppliers,
(1) The Borrower shall authorize Bureau of Posts, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (hereinafter referred to as "the Executing Agency") to implement the Project.
(2) The Borrower shall employ consultants for the implementation of the Project.
(3) Should the funds available from the proceeds of the Loan be insufficient for the implementation of the Project, the Borrower shall make arrangements promptly to provide such funds as shall be needed.
(4) The Borrower shall furnish the Fund with progress reports for the Project on a semi-annually basis in January, July of each year, until the Project is completed.
(5) Promptly, but in any event not later than six (6) months after completion of the Project, the Borrower shall furnish the Fund with a Project Completion Report in such form and in such detail as the Fund may reasonably request.
As to the importation of the goods required for the implementation of the Project under the Loan, the goods to be procured out of the proceeds of the Loan shall be exempted from any import restriction by the Borrower in accordance with paragraph 3. of the Record of Discussions dated April 28, 1984, between the Government of Japan and the Borrower.
The following addresses are specified for the purpose of Section 8.03. of the General Terms and Conditions:
For the Fund
Postal address:
THE OVERSEAS ECONOMIC COOPERATION FUND
Takebashi Godo Building, 4-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan
Attention: Director, Loan Department I
Cable address: COOPERATIONFUND
Tokyo
Telex: (1) Call No. J28430
Answer Back Code: COOPFUND J28430
(2) Call No. J28790
Answer Back Code: COOPFUND J28790
For the Borrower
Postal address:
The Government of the Republic of the Philippines
National Economic and Development Authority
P.O. Box 1116, Manila, Philippines
Attention: Director General
Cable address: NEDAPHIL
If the above addresses and/or names are changed, the party
concerned shall immediately notify the other party hereto in writing of the new addresses and/or names.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund and the Borrower, acting through their duly authorized representatives, have caused the Loan Agreement to be duly executed in their respective names and delivered at the office of THE OVERSEAS ECONOMIC COOPERATION FUND, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, as of the day and year first above written.
For | For |
THE OVERSEAS ECONOMIC COOPERATION FUND | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES |
TAKASHI HOSOMI | CARLOS J. VALDES |
President | Ambassador Extraordinary and |
SCHEDULE 1 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
(1) Objective: To improve the postal services
(2) Location: Nationwide, the Republic of the Philippines
(3) Executing Agency: Bureau of Posts, Ministry of Transportation and Communications
(4) Scope of the Work
(a) Procurement and distribution of various postal equipment
(b) Consulting services
The proceeds of the Loan are available for the foreign currency portion of items (a) and (b). The foreign currency portion shall be determined by the Fund.
Any balance remaining on the aforementioned items and all other items are to be financed by the Borrower.
Calendar Year | Foreign Currency | Local Currency |
1984 | - | 200 |
1985 | 1,349 | 9,183 |
1985 | 1,349 | 9,183 |
1986 | 32 | 40 |
Total | 1,381 | 9,423 |
Category | Estimated Amount(in million Japanese Yen) |
(A) Equipment | 1,265 |
(B) Consulting Services | 53 |
(C) Contingencies | 63 |
Total | 1,381 |
(1) If the estimated cost of items included in any of Categories (A) or (B) shall decrease, the amount then allocated to, and no longer required for, such Category will be reallocated by the Fund to Category (C).
(2) If the estimated cost of items included in any of Categories (A) or (B) shall increase, the amount equal to the portion, if any, of such increase to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan, will be allocated by the Fund, at the request of the Borrower, to such Category from Category (C), subject, however, to the requirements for contingencies, as determined by the Fund, in respect of the cost of items in the other Categories.
If the estimated cost of items included in any of Categories (A) or (B) shall increase, the amount equal to the portion, if any, of such increase to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan, will be allocated by the Fund, at the request of the Borrower, to such Category from Category (C), subject, however, to the requirements for contingencies, as determined by the Fund, in respect of the cost of items in the other Categories.
No. of Installment | Due Date | Amount |
1. | May 20, 1994 | 33,720,000. |
2. | November 20, 1994 | 33,682,000. |
3. | May 20, 1995 | 33,682,000. |
4. | November 20, 1995 | 33,682,000. |
5. | May 20, 1996 | 33,682,000. |
6. | November 20, 1996 | 33,682,000. |
7. | May 20, 1997 | 33,682,000. |
8. | November 20, 1997 | 33,682,000. |
9. | May 20, 1998 | 33,682,000. |
10. | November 20,1998 | 33,682,000. |
11. | May 20, 1999 | 33,682,000. |
12. | November 20, 1999 | 33,682,000. |
13. | May 20, 2000 | 33,682,000. |
14. | November 20, 2000 | 33,682,000. |
15. | May 20, 2001 | 33,682,000. |
16. | November 20, 2001 | 33,682,000. |
17. | May 20, 2002 | 33,682,000. |
18. | November 20, 2002 | 33,682,000. |
19. | May 20, 2003 | 33,682,000. |
20. | November 20, 2003 | 33,682,000. |
21. | May 20, 2004 | 33,682,000. |
22. | November 20, 2004 | 33,682,000. |
23. | May 20, 2005 | 33,682,000. |
24. | November 20, 2005 | 33,682,000. |
25. | May 20, 2006 | 33,682,000. |
27. | May 20, 2007 | 33,682,000. |
28. | November 20, 2007 | 33,682,000. |
29. | May 20, 2008 | 33,682,000. |
30. | November 20, 2008 | 33,682,000. |
31. | May 20, 2009 | 33,682,000. |
32. | November 20, 2009 | 33,682,000. |
33. | May 20, 2010 | 33,682,000. |
34. | November 20, 2010 | 33,682,000. |
35. | May 20, 2011 | 33,682,000. |
36. | November 20, 2011 | 33,682,000. |
37. | May 20, 2012 | 33,682,000. |
38. | November 20, 2012 | 33,682,000. |
39. | May 20, 2013 | 33,682,000. |
40. | November 20, 2013 | 33,682,000. |
41. | May 20, 2014 | 33,682,000. |
Total | 1,381,000,000. |