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  **UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D. C. 20549**

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**FORM 25**

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**NOTIFICATION OFREMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR**

**REGISTRATION UNDERSECTION 12(b) OF THE**

**SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.**

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********CommissionFile Number   001-03006

 

 

PHILIPPINE LONGDISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY   /   NYSE  Arca, Inc.

(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, andname of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered) 

 

Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Ave., Makati City, Philippines 0721 / (632) 816-8553

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,including area code, of issuer’s principal executive offices)

 

PHILIPPINE  LONGDISTANCE  TELEPHPONE  COMPANY,  ADS

(Description of class of securities)

 

 

 

Please place an X in the boxto designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securitiesfrom listing and registration

 ¨    17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)   

 

 ¨   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)   

 

 ¨   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

 

 ¨   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)

 

 ¨ Pursuant to 17 CPR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchangehas complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listingand/or withdraw registration on the Exchange.[1]

 

 ý     Pursuant to 17 CPR 240.12d2-2(c), the issuer hascomplied with the rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CPR240.12D2-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securitiesfrom listing and registration on the Exchange.

 

 

Pursuant to the requirementof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONECOMPANY   (Name of Issuer or Exchange) certifies that it has reasonablegrounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersignedduly authorized person.

 

 

 

 January 31, 2007                                   By  /s/ MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHANCorporate Secretary and SVP                 

          Date                                                          MA.LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN                                                Title

       Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 18, 2006

 

 

NYSE Arca, Inc.

NYSE Arca Equities, Inc.

100 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1800

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

                                                Re:       VoluntaryDelisting

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In my capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer ofPHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY (“**PLDT**” or the “**Company**”),I am writing to give notice to you of the Company’s intent to voluntarilydelist from NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (“**NYSE Arca**”) PLDT AmericanDepositary Shares, each representing one PLDT Common Stock.  The Company hasdetermined that it is in the best interest of PLDT and its stockholders thatPLDT withdraw the listing of its American Depositary Shares from NYSE Arca inorder to eliminate duplicative administrative burdens and costs inherent with duallisting.  PLDT American Depositary Shares continue to be listed on the New YorkStock Exchange, its principal listing exchange.

 

The Company also hereby gives permission to NYSE Arca toinclude PLDT in a press release to be published by NYSE Arca on January 8, 2007on behalf of a group of dually listed companies voluntarily delisting.  

 

In accordance with the NYSE Arca voluntary delistingprocess, the Company will post on its website this notice and theabovementioned press release to be published by NYSE Arca, until the delistingbecomes effective.

 

The Company acknowledges that it will not file a Form 25with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission before January 18,2007.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

/s/ NAPOLEON L. NAZARENO

NAPOLEON L. NAZARENO

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**NYSE Arca**

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**CUSTOMER NOTICE**

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**Date of Notice:**January 8, 2007

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**Subject:**             IssuersVoluntarily Withdraw Dual Listing from NYSE Arca

 

NYSEArca, Inc. (formerly the Pacific Exchange), on behalf of the following companies,has today announced that these companies plan to voluntarily withdraw thefollowing securities from listing on NYSE Arca, Inc.  In each case, thesecurities will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

The AdamsExpress Company

Bluegreen Corporation

Caterpillar Inc.

ConstellationEnergy Group, Inc.

ChampionEnterprises, Inc.

DanaherCorporation

Federal NationalMortgage Association ("Fannie Mae")

H. J. HeinzCompany

HoneywellInternational Inc.

H&R Block,Inc. 

HexcelCorporation 

InternationalBusiness Machines Corporation

InternationalRectifier Corporation

Lehman BrothersHoldings Inc.

Marsh &McLennan Companies, Inc. 

The McGraw-HillCompanies, Inc.

Olin Corporation

Peoples EnergyCorporation

Petroleum &Resources Corporation

Philippine LongDistance Telephone Company, ADS

PPG Industries,Inc.

Sempra Energy

The Stanley Works

Tenet HealthcareCorporation

Tidewater Inc.

WinnebagoIndustries, Inc.

Wolverine WorldWide, Inc. 

W.P. Carey &Co. LLC

 

Thecompanies have decided to voluntarily withdraw their listing from NYSE Arca,Inc. to eliminate duplicative administrative requirements inherent with duallistings as a result of the NYSE Group's recent merger with ArchipelagoHoldings, the parent company of NYSE Arca. 

 

Investorsare advised to check the specific company’s and NYSE Arca’s Web site and theSEC EDGAR filing system for information regarding each company’s withdrawalstatus. 

NYSEArca will continue trading the securities of these companies on an unlistedtrading privilege basis.

 

©Copyright 2006NYSE Arca.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**NYSE  Arca********NYSE Group, Inc. / 100 South Wacker Drive / Suite  1800**

**Chicago, Illinois 60606**

**nysearca.com**

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January 26, 2007

 

Mr. Napoleon L. Nazareno

President and Chief Executive Officer

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

PO Box 2148

Makati City, Philippines

 

Re:       Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company – Request forVoluntary Withdrawal from Listing

 

Dear Mr. Nazareno:

 

This letter is to advise thatNYSE Arca Equities, Inc. Equity Qualification Staff (“Staff”) has met toconsider Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company’s (the “Company”) requestto withdrawal its common stock from listing, dated December 18, 2006, to beincluded in the January 8, 2007 group press release.  The  request has beenappoved.

 

If the Company wishes to continuewith the delisting process, it must file a Form 25 for the removal of thecommon stock from listing and registration on the Exchange pursuant to SecuritiesExchange Act of  1934, Rule 12d2-2c.

 

Upon filing, please forward acopy of the Company’s Form 25, in its entirety to my attention at the Exchange.

 

**Until the Commission grantseffectiveness to Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company’s application todelist, it remains imperative that the Company continues to submit all filings,payments of fees, etc.  which are associated with being listed on the Exchange.**

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If you should have any questionspertaining to the Exchange portion of this process, please contact me directlyat 312-442-7761 or at sdudek@nyse.com.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ StephanieDudek                   

   Stephanie Dudek

 

Equity Securities Qualification

NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

 

 

[1]Form 25 and attached Notice will be consideredcompliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable.  See GeneralInstructions.

 

 

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