SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 23, 2017

2. SEC Identification Number

19073

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-288-698-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

First Philippine Holdings Corporation

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Metro Manila, Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

6th Floor Rockwell Business Center Tower 3, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City Postal Code 1604

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

2-631-8024 or 555-8000

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common	554,206,569
Preferred Redeemable	3,600,000

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

9

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First Philippine Holdings CorporationFPH

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Clarification of a news report

Source	Businessworld
Subject of News Report	7 Groups buy bid documents for Clark int'l airport Phase 1
Date of Publication	Aug 23, 2017

Clarification of News Report
First Philippine Holdings Corporation (“FPH”) responds to your communication relating to the news article entitled “7 Groups buy bid documents for Clark int’l airport Phase 1” as published in the August 23, 2017 issue of the Businessworld. The article reads in part: “SEVEN GROUPS have bought bid documents ahead of pre-qualification for the Clark International Airport Phase 1 upgrade, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said. The groups purchasing the P1-million bid documents for the P12.55-billion project are: the First Balfour, Inc. and Datem, Inc. joint venture; the Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure joint venture; Towking Construction Corp.; Qingjian Group Co., Ltd.; R-II Builders, Inc.; China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd.; and China State Construction Engineering Corp. . . . .” FPH confirms that its construction subsidiary, First Balfour, Inc., together with Datem, Inc., have purchased the bid documents for the Clark International Airport Phase 1 upgrade.
Other Relevant Information
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