P 8.00 VOLUME 2 NUMBER 221 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2009 ‘Bury BNPP’ New Pampanga cop move snowballs chief: What jueteng? BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE BY TONETTE T. O REJAS BALANGA CITY - The call “to bury” the Bataan ITY OF SAN FERNANDO— Nuclear Power Plant in Napot Pt. at the Bataan The new Philippine National mountain town of Mo- Police director in Pampanga rong has snowballed C with the gathering in a does not think the illegal numbers symposium Monday af- game jueteng exist in the province. ternoon of anti-nuclear PAGE 6 PLEASE veterans and new gen- eration of advocates for a new fight against the DESPITE GLOBAL RECESSION re-commissioning of what they call “ the mon- ster of Morong”. No plan to hike After the forum that lasted from 1:00 to 5:30 in the afternoon, about 500 people joined the toll at NLEX torch parade around the major streets in the City CLARK FREEEPORT - nomic crunch. of Balanga. Chants of Metro Pacific Tollways “We are also bound by “Tutulan BNPP” filled Corp. (MPTC) president the same agreements be- the air. and chief executive officer tween the MNTC and the Monsignor Antonio Ramoncito Fernandez Tollways Regulatory Board Dumaual, lawyer Dante said here that his firm, (TRB), so the toll rates will Ilaya, University of the which has acquired 67.1 remain as is,” Fernandez Philippines Professor percent of shares of Ben- said in a briefing of local Roland Simbulan and press Holdings Corp. media. Pampanga Gov. Ed Pan- (BHC) in the Manila North He noted that the TRB lilio led the anti-nuke Tollways Corp (MNTC), would allow possible veterans in the forum PASSAGE. Sr. Supt. Keith Singian hands over PNP Pampanga banner to has no plans to increase changes in current rates PAGE 3 PLEASE Chief Supt. Leon Nilo Dela Cruz, Central Luzon Police Director as Sr. toll rates at the North Lu- only in January next year Supt. Gil Lebin Jr. waits to receive it at yesterday’s turnover of command. zon Expressway (NLEX) as scheduled. PHOTO BY B ONG LACSON despite the global eco- PAGE 6 PLEASE TARZAN SAYS No anointed candidate vs. Nepo yet BY D ING CERVANTES mayoral plans. tral (on whom to support In an interview with for mayor in the 2010 ANGELES CITY- Pam- Punto during the inaugu- polls), but any candidate panga 1st district Rep. Car- ration of the center for is okay for as long as it is melo “Tarzan” Lazatin has “Walking Free Pampanga” not Blue Boy,” he said. clarified that he has not project for the disabled at Among those reported- anointed any “mayorable” Clark Polytechnic, he also ly poised for mayoral bid against his long-time po- virtually shut down, even are Vice Mayor Vicky litical adversary Mayor locked doors on possible Vega-Cabigting, North Lu- Francis “Blue Boy” Nepo- reconciliation with Nepo- zon Railways Corp. presi- muceno, but reiterated he muceno. dent and Subic-Clark Alli- himself no longer has “I have remained neu- PAGE 6 PLEASE DRUG FREE. Balibago Barangay Chair Tony Mamac (3rd from right) gamely poses before submitting his urine sample for drug testing. With him are Councilor Dan Lacson, and barangay chairmen Val Lagman and John Sladky and police personnel. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA 3 nabbed for fake gold bar Clark BI BY JOHNNY REBLANDO arrested by joint operatives of Beach Resort in Barangay Office (ZPPO), Director, Sr. th bars entry the 315 Provincial Mobile Calapandayan, this town Mon- Supt. Rolando Felix, identified SUBIC, ZAMBALES – Three Group (315th ZPMG) and Sub- day afternoon. the suspects as Alex Odin, 35, persons selling a fake gold ic Police Station during en- Reports reaching the office resident of Barangay Sto Niño; bar to a businesswoman were trapment operation at Atin of Zambales Provincial Police Macky Dipatuan, 38, resident of Myanmar of Barangay Amagna, all in San Felipe, Zambales and Jose Eulalio, 40, of Barangay nationals Asinan Proper, Subic, Zam- TEN MYANMAR nationals bales. who came from Kuala Lum- 315th ZPMG Director, Supt. pur in Malaysia en route to Jerry Sumbad, said that at Palau had been prevented about 1:45 p.m., operatives led from entering the country. by Inspector Jelson Dayupay Immigration Commission- arrested the suspects in the er Marcelino Libanan said the act handing the fake gold bar 10 Myanmar nationals arrived they said worth P4 million to a at the Diosdado Macapagal certain Merly, a businesswom- International Airport in Clark on an in Zambales. Monday via Air Asia and ap- Sumbad said the negotia- peared to have no hotel res- tion started from San Felipe, ervations. Zambales where Merly met Di- Libanan said the Myan- patuan and Oden, then she mar nationals are scheduled was brought to Atin Beach Re- to leave the Philippines on sort where Eulalio waited for February 25, 2008 at the Ni- them. noy Aquino International Air- THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 3709 of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga recently turned-over to Pampanga Archbishop Paciano B. “Hinihingian nga ako ng port (NAIA) on their way to Aniceto, proceeds of their fund-raising concert held last December. Presenting the check is Grand Knight Nathaniel M. Paras who is joined by (L-R) P5,000 para daw sa pambay- Palau. Sir Knight (SK) Roberto Hizon, SK Cesar Ma. Ocampo, Past Grand Knight and San Fernando City Councilor SK Jimmy Lazatin, Council Recorder SK ad sa banka dahil yung ginto Libanan said the Myan- Honesto Domingo Jr., SK Dan C. Dungao, SK Ernesto Dumas, SK Msgr. Norberto Coronel, and Council Financial Secretary SK Roberto Garcia. ay nasa kabilang isla at nang mar nationals stayed in Ma- ipakita niya ang bara ng ginto laysia for 15 days prior to their ay kaagad siyang sinunggaban arrival in Clark. The group in- ng mga pulis”, said Merly. tended to stay for another 10 Recovered from the sus- Aussie firm invests $500-M in mining days in the Philippines before pects’ possession was one proceeding to Palau. fake gold bar weighing more IBA, ZAMBALES—A giant Aus- “Certainly, Rusina and com- scene of its technology partner infrastructure and working capi- el ores and with A1.09 nickel Heranio Manalo, chief of tralian mining firm with an invest- pany will help ease-out the coun- European Nickel PLC which will tal, 70% of which will be spent grade. Rusina, according to than 8-kilos. the BI’s airport operations at The suspects are detained ment of $500 million has start- try’s economic gloom outlook introduced the “propriety heap in the Philippines while partner DENR sources, can produce Clark, said that Myanmar na- ed mobilizing its resources and because some 3,000 to 5,000 leach process, a mining process European PLC will spend about 24,000 metric tons of nickel ores at the Subic Police Station tionals had been using the FAKE GOLD BAR. (From left to right) Suspects Alex Oden, Jose Eulalio and Macky facing charges for violation of is ready to start its first nickel workers will be hired for various where nickel is chemically ex- $10 million for feasibility studies. daily for a decade. Philippines as a transit point. commercial mining operation in works during its full operation tracted from crushed and mined Pre-feasibility study accord- Meanwhile, as a token of Dipatuan pointed the fake gold bar they are selling worth P4-million to a businesswoman Article 315 of the Revise Pe- Manalo also said that “they in Zambales after their arrest. PHOTO BY J OHNNY R. REBLANDO nal Code (Estafa). the Philippines. time by 2010,” he said. ores and are very low-cost effec- ing to Mines and Geo-science appreciation for the company’s did not present return tickets Zambales Gov. Amor Deloso, In a recent dialogue with tive.” Bureau (MGB) documents found concern and development pur- to Myanmar.” in a briefing with local officials company officials of Rusina, Acoje’s total mining develop- that the nickel project in Acoje, suit for Zambales, Deloso Manalo said the group had and business leaders here, said CEO Robert G. Gregory assured ment cost was estimated by Zambales has a deposit of about awarded Rusina a three-year tax been sent back to Malaysia Rusina Mining N.L., in partner- provincial officials here of their Rusina as about $498 million in 34.4 million metric tons of nick- holiday. –Johnny R. Reblando Masons get upgrading course on the same Air Asia flight ship with European PLC Com- earnest intentions to bring about because “they could become pany and two other local mining good prospects for the mining public charge” in the country BY ARMAND M. GALANG petitive, especially these she said. have all the safety gadgets,” entities, D.M Consunji Mining business in the country despite BEST PERFORMER AND BEST NEWSLETTER should they be allowed to Company (DMCMI) and Fil- Asia tight credit conditions and low days when a lot of workers are Bienvenido Ronas, a mason she stressed. stay. LLANERA, Nueva Ecija - “They displaced amid the global finan- who finished the training Holcim donated 200 bags of Mining Company, will operate, in nickel prices at the moment. “We are also preventing a month or two, the 10,000 hect- Acoje Nickel Mining Project in are now professional masons.” cial crisis. course as “Best Galing Mason” cement for training cum pro- human traffickers from using Thus Mayor Lorna Mae B. The training cum production said he bas been on the job for duction purposes, Vero said. are nickel mineral rich area in Zambales will remain viable for MWD bags two PWAD awards the country as a transit point,” Acoje, Sta.