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                                                                    Exhibit 23.9


                            CONSENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL


     We consent to the use of our name under the captions "Legal Matters" and
"Description of the Notes -- Enforceability of Judgments" in this Registration
Statement and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not concede
that we are experts within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder or that this consent is
required by Section 7 of the Securities Act.

ORTEGA, DEL CASTILLO, BACORRO ODULIO, CALMA & CARBONELL

By: /s/ ORTEGA, DEL CASTILLO, BACORRO ODULIO, CALMA & CARBONELL
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June 18, 2001