Exhibit EX-99

Dept. Requiring this Doc.

Amended Articles

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Some information in this report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current beliefs, expectations and intentions as to facts, actions and events that will or may occur in the future. Such statements generally are identified by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “will” or other similar words.

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Exhibit Number			Page
	1	Copy of our reply to the letter of the Philippine		6
		Stock Exchange dated February 1, 2013, which we also filed with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission.

Philippine Stock Exchange
3/F Philippine Stock Exchange Plaza
Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue
Makati City

We refer to your letter dated February 1, 2013 requesting for clarification and/or confirmation of the following news articles:

“PLDT allots P30 B for capex this year” posted in the philSTAR.com on February 1, 2013. The article reported in part that:

“MANILA, Philippines – Dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is spending around P30 billion for its capital expenditures this year to sustain the gains of its P67.1 billion network expansion and modernization program.

PLDT chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan told reporters that this year’s budget would be lower than last year as the company’s capital expenditures begin to “normalize” after the completion of the two-year network expansion and modernization program. The PLDT Group spent P38 billion for its capital expenditures last year.

“We will announce during the results, it will start to be lower this year because we are almost finished with the network build up and upgrade. It may be lower than the previous years,” he added.

He said the budget for capital expenditures this year would be used to expand the company’s fiber optic cable backbone nationwide as well as the coverage of its 4G (4^th generation) long term evolution (LTE) service.

For 2012, Pangilinan said PLDT likely achieved its profit guidance of P37 billion amid the tough and intense competition in the capital-intensive telecom industry.

“PLDT borrows $300 million for refinancing” posted in the BusinessWorld Online on January 31, 2013. The article reported in part that:

“TELECOMMUNICATION giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has borrowed $300 million from foreign banks, a senior company official said late last Wednesday, confirming an earlier report citing anonymous sources that the loan deal was signed mid last month.

“We had $300-million loan from foreign banks,” PLDT Chief Financial Officer Anabelle L. Chua said in an interview on the sidelines of the Philippine Investment Summit 2013 in Makati Shangri-La hotel when asked on the report.

The funds, she said, will be used for “refinancing.” She declined to name the banks or disclose terms and other details of the loan.

Citing “sources,” Reuters publication Basis Point reported last Jan. 23 that PLDT on Jan. 16 had secured a $300-million five-year term loan from four banks, which the report identified as ANZ, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. The same report said each bank provided $75 million.

We confirm the statement of our Chairman that the capex for 2013 will be lower than that for 2012 following the completion of our two-year network transformation program. We anticipate that capex for 2012 will be within our capex guidance for the year of P38 billion; and expect to guide capex for 2013 at approximately P30 billion.

We confirm further that PLDT expects to achieve its core profit guidance of P37 billion.

We confirm that PLDT recently signed a 5-year US$300M Club Loan with four banks: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. The proceeds from the facility will be used to refinance PLDT’s existing debt and fund capex. As of this date, no drawdowns have been made under the facility.

In compliance with Section 17.1 (b) of the Securities Regulation Code and SRC Rule 17.1, we submit herewith two (2) copies of our letter dated February 1, 2013 to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. in response to their letter dated February 1, 2013 requesting for clarification and/or confirmation of the following news articles entitled:

“PLDT allots P30 B for capex this year” posted in the philSTAR.com on February 1, 2013.

“PLDT borrows $300 million for refinancing” posted in the BusinessWorld Online on January 31, 2013.


ATTY. MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN		816-8553
Contact person		Contact Telephone No.

Every 2^nd

SEC FORM 17-C

Tuesday

Month

Day

FORM TYPE

Month

Day

Fiscal Year

Annual Meeting


	Total Amount of Borrowings
12,169 As of December 31, 2012	NA	NA

Total No. of Stockholders	Domestic	Foreign


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Document I.D.				Cashier

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.1


5.	PHILIPPINES6. (SEC Use Only)
	Province, country or other jurisdictionIndustry Classification Code
	of Incorporation
7.	Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, Makati City	1200

10.

Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the Securities Regulation Code and Sections 4 and 8 of the Revised Securities Act


Title of Each Class		Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding

Attached hereto is a copy of our disclosure letter to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. in response to their letter dated February 1, 2013 requesting for clarification and/or confirmation of the following news articles entitled:

“PLDT allots P30 B for capex this year” posted in the philSTAR.com on February 1, 2013.

“PLDT borrows $300 million for refinancing” posted in the BusinessWorld Online on January 31, 2013.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Regulation Code, PLDT has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE
TELEPHONE COMPANY

By : /s/ Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan

Name : Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan
Title : Senior Vice President, Corporate
Affairs and Legal Services Head
and Corporate Secretary


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