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==Bulacan most wanted arrested==
==De Lima’s Security Escort Found Dead In Bulacan==
*Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/27547-bulacan-most-wanted-arrested
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/359338/de-lima-s-security-escort-found-dead-in-bulacan
*By: Manny Balbin
*By: LEONARD D. POSTRADO and FREDDIE C. VELEZ
*''April 09, 2012''
*''Friday, May 11, 2012''


MALOLOS City- The Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) of the Bulacan Provincial Police Office arrested the second most wanted person in Bulacan last Saturday in Sitio Tibagan, Bgy. Sta. Rosa II, Marilao.
A security aide of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was found dead on a roadside in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, at dawn yesterday.


Bulacan police director Senior Supt. Fernando Mendez Jr. identified the wanted person as Roberto Ramos, 32, single, of Bgy. Sta. Rosa II.
De Lima said Alister Quintos, 32, an organic member of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Intelligence Service Operations Group (ISOG), was apparently shot once in the body.


Supt. Edwin Quilates, chief, PIB branch, said Ramos was the No. 2 most wanted person in Bulacan.
“We are all shocked. We were together last night when they took me home and he was okay,” she said.


Ramos was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Wilfredo T. Nieves, of the Regional Trial Court Branch 84 in Malolos City, for rape with homicide with no bail recommended.
Senior Supt. Fernando H. Mendez Jr., Bulacan police director, said Quintos’ body was found in Barangay Garlang. He was wearing black pants, black shoes and a white polo shirt over a white t-shirt.


Quilates said Ramos has a P140,000 prize for his capture.
Police recovered from the victim’s pockets a Nokia cell phone, a Swiss knife, a lighter, a P500 bill and a P100 bill.


The suspect is one of four persons who raped, slashed the breast, hit with a stone and stabbed repeatedly the victim identified as Leslie Marquez, of Bgy. Lico, San Rafael, Bulacan, on Nov. 19, 2006.
De Lima said one of her aides had dropped Quintos off in Cubao, Quezon City, Thursday night.


A witness, Edwin Bahar, who is a mute but with residual hearing, said he was passing by the area when he saw the gruesome incident.
“He was supposed to be on his way home to Antipolo,” she said.


The suspects pursued Bahar, mauled and burned his skin with a cigarette.        Bahar struggled and was able to escape and hide somewhere the place where he saw the suspects carried the victim to the river.
The secretary said Quintos’ service firearm was missing.


On Nov. 21, 2006 the victim’s mother Leticia proceeded to Bgy. Lico, San Rafael and asked the victim’s boyfriend about her whereabouts but the latter denied seeing the victim.
De Lima admitted they have no idea who killed Quintos or why, saying the aide did not mention any threats to his life. She described Quintos as “kind, quiet, and would always smile.”


On Nov. 23, 2006 at around 9 p.m., two fishermen found the decomposing body of the victim and reported it to the police who learned that she had been missing for four days.
She said she has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a parallel probe of the aide’s death.


The victim was buried but she was later exhumed for autopsy.
Bulacan police believe Quintos was killed somewhere else and dumped in San Ildefonso.


The witness identified the suspects as Roberto Ramos alias “Boy”,  Francis Agustin, Albert Galvez and Carlos Galves.
Police established his identity after calling Benito Talabucon from Quintos’ cell phone.


Albert Galvez was arrested on June 4, 2011. He was detained at the PPSC detention cell.
Talabucon said he was a member of ISOG.


==Victim catches thief driving stolen motorbike==
De Lima said her other security detail tried calling up Quintos’ two mobile phone numbers. A recording answered in the first number, while the second phone was already in police custody.
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=571333515811
*By: Manny Balbin
*''April 08, 2012''


STA. MARIA, Bulacan- A motorcycle thief was arrested after the stolen motorcycle he was driving was spotted by its owner in Bgy. Guyong, here last Good Friday.            Senior Supt. Fernando Mendez Jr., Bulacan police director, identified the arrested suspect as Christian Pascual, 20, single, resident of Blk. 8, Lot 1, Las Palmas Subd., Brgy. Caypombo, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.
De Lima said they will also conduct their own investigation on the incident.  


Supt. Lailene Amparo, town police chief,  said the victim William Concepcion, 32, single, employee, and resident of 1331, Pasong Kasay Street, Bgy. San Vicente, also in Sta. Maria, reported that his Yamaha Nuovo was stolen while parked in front of Sta. Maria municipal building, Bgy. Poblacion, last March 5.
==TIEZA urges Bulacan to speed up water park development==
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=571336629537
*By: PIA
*''Thursday, May 10, 2012''
 
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan- Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid encouraged local government of Bulacan to finish as early as possible the Angat Water Park Eco Tourism project in Sitio Pugpog, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Angat recently.
 
During the groundbreaking ceremony and signing of memorandum of agreement between the local government of Bulacan and TIEZA, Lapid said their office is willing to invest funds for the realization of the project.


Amparo said the victim reported that he saw his stolen motorbike being driven by the suspect at around 2:20 a.m. of April 4 in Bgy. Poblacion.
“The plan for this project is already available. But I suggest to every municipalities covered by this project to think of something unique or have distinct tourist attractions in their own municipality to avoid competition and provide different activities for tourists visiting the water park,” said Lapid.


Amparo immediately dispatched to Brgy. Guyong and arrested the suspect. The hot bike was recovered.
Bulacan Governor WIlhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said that they are giving their 100 percent support on this project that is designed to develop Angat River into a three-hectare Environment Water Sports Facility which will provide a complete adventure package of water sports and activities.


Pascual was placed under the custody of Baliuag police. He is facing charges for violation of Republic Act 6539 also known as the Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972.
“Investors are very willing to invest in Bulacan, that’s why there is a huge potential for development and progress. But with development also comes our responsibility to our environment. We must properly monitor the execution of this project so as to continuously preserve the abundant gift of nature found in this place,” said Alvarado.


==Bulacan gov’t helps Bulakenyo scholars==
He added that this project will cover four towns in the province such as Angat, Norzagaray, Bustos and San Rafael.
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=571333515811
 
Also, Angat Mayor Gilberto Santos, who initiated the project, added that they had constructed roads going to the area, nipa huts built, and water sports equipment like water bikes and kayaks readied.
 
“We are planning to put amenities such as water skiing, jet skiing, boating, kayaking, zipline, wakeboarding, floating restaurants, fishing and picnic areas. We are hoping that the entire facility will be finished next year,” said Santos.
 
San Rafael Mayor Lorna Silverio, Norzagaray Mayor Feliciano Legaspi and Bustos Mayor Arnel Mendoza also joined in signing the memorandum of agreement between TIEZA and the local government units involved.
 
With all the resources and plans put in place, Lapid remarked, very soon people will say, “Water sports are more fun in Bulacan!”
 
==500 Families In Bulacan Receive P5,000 Gov’t Cash Grant Each==
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/359181/500-families-in-bulacan-receive-p5000-gov-t-cash-grant-each
*By: FREDDIE C. VELEZ
*''Wednesday, May 09, 2012''
 
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — Five hundred families from the first district of Bulacan received P5,000 cash grants from the Livelihood Assistance for Neighborhood in Need through Cash Grant held at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in this city yesterday.
 
A joint project of the Provincial Government of Bulacan headed by Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Philippine Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) of Senator Allan Peter Cayetano, the grant aims to rehabilitate the businesses of the victims of typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” in the first district.
 
“Ang livelihood assistance cash grant na ito ay hindi dapat pabayaan sapagkat ito ay biyaya na kinakailangang pagyamanin at palaguin,” Alvarado said.
 
“After two-three months, kukumustahin ang nabigyan ng nasabing grant at kapag lumago ang kanilang business ay makakatanggap sila ng additional incentives,” Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office Department Head Rowena Joson-Tiongson said.
 
Aside from the awarding of cash donation, Provincial Cooperative and Economic Development Office head Jovito Saguinsin and Provincial Youth, Sports, Employment, Arts, Culture and Tourism Office head Elizabeth Alonzo also conducted an orientation on Simple Accounting and Basic Management.
 
The orientation aims to educate the beneficiaries of the livelihood assistance in responsible management of their businesses.
 
Saguinsin added that the orientation was focused on small-scale businesses.
 
Aside from Dr. Willie Buenaventura, Sen. Cayetano’s representative, also present at the event were Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Adelina Apostol, Vice Gov. Daniel Fernando, First District Board Members Felix Ople, Michael Fermin, and Therese Cheryll Ople.
 
==Bulacan provides health services for children==
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=571336447786
*By: Vinson F. Concepcion
*By: Vinson F. Concepcion
*''April 05, 2012''
*''Tuesday, May 08, 2012''
 
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan- Bulacan has intensified its comprehensive medical services provision to new born children up to 59 months during the first round launch of the Department of Health’s program Garantisadong Pambata (GP) held recently in this province.
 
With its theme “Kalusugan ng Batang Bulakenyo, Sigurado Basta I-GP Mo!” the Provincial Public Health Office went to different health centers, rural health units and community health centers wherein 374,978 children were given Vitamin A to increase their body resistance and 416,643 children aged less than five years old were given deworming tablets.


CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan- Around 1,700 Bulakenyo scholars attended a general assembly for the Tulong Pang-Edukasyon...Gabay ng Bagong Henerasyon! Scholarship program of the provincial government of Bulacan held in Capitol Gym yesterday.
Bulacan governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado advised pregnant women to visit the nearest health center regularly for sure ways of child healthcare that include regular check-ups by the midwives, nurses or doctors until they give birth, as well as giving care for the newborn baby.


Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado in his message encouraged the scholars to study well to be able to contribute to the betterment of the society.
He also recommended exclusive breastfeeding for babies until they are six months old, complete vaccination, vitamin A supplementation and deworming every six months.


“Hinihiling ko at umaaasa ako sa inyo na balang araw ay gumawa kayo ng mga hakbang upang magbigay kaunlaran hindi lang sa ating lalawigan kundi pati na rin sa bansang Pilipinas,” Alvarado said.
“If there is sickness or if symptoms persist, consult the doctor for the necessary treatment. Parents should also teach the children proper hygiene and oral health, maintenance of cleanliness of the environment such as proper way of brushing, washing of hands, use of toilet and making each home smoke-free,” said Alvarado.


As part of the seven-point agenda of Alvarado, the said scholarship offers two types -- the Academic Scholarship Program (ASP) and Educational Assistance Program (EAP).
The governor added that Bulacan supports the DOH’s bi-annual program being conducted during the months of April and October that aims to reduce various illnesses among children that usually result to their early death. He also pointed out the importance of promoting positive childcare behavior and education of the public on matters concerning the significance of maternal healthcare and newborn care.  


The ASP is a scholarship program given to deserving students regardless of their financial status, choice of course and school as long as they will be able to maintain a very satisfactory grade. Scholars under this program receive P5,000 per semester.
==Palay price increases pose problems for NFA==
*Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commodities/26838-palay-price-increases-pose-problems-for-nfa
*By: Ramon Efren R. Lazaro
*''Monday, May 07, 2012''


EAP on the other hand, is the educational assistance given to the needy Bulakenyo students who dream to finish studies but are not capable due to poverty. Scholars under this program receive P3,000 per semester.
CITY OF MALOLOS—As the commercial price of palay rises way past the government’s support buying price of P17 a kilo, farmers are selling to commercial grain traders rather than to the National Food Authority (NFA).


Accepted scholars are all registered Bulakenyo students who do not have failing grades, studying inside and outside of the province and do not receive any study grants from other schools, government and private organizations.
Early in March, the Department of Agriculture announced that it is willing to buy more palay from farmers—as much as 1.2 million metric tons this year—as the country cuts down on its importation of milled rice from neighboring countries.


At present, the provincial government has a total of 9,686 scholars from Bulacan State University (BulSU), Bulacan Polytechnic College (BPC), Bulacan Agricultural State College, and other universities and colleges.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that stepping up the government’s procurement of palay from farmers will encourage them to plant more and boost the country’s chances of becoming self-sufficient in rice by the year 2013.


Bulakenyo scholars studying at BulSU and BPC and their satellite campuses attended the said assembly.
The NFA buys palay from farmers to stabilize prices particularly during the harvest season when the farm-gate price of palay usually nosedives because of an abundant supply.


==Bulacan bans plastic use in entire province==
Serafin Manalili, provincial manager of NFA in Bulacan, told the BusinessMirror that rice traders in Intercity Industrial Estate in Bocaue—a major rice trading center of the country—are currently buying palay from P17.80 to P18.80 a kilo depending on its quality and variety.
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R03&article=1951333425209
*By: PIA
*''April 04, 2012''


CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan- Learning from the onslaught of storms last year, Bulacan has banned the use and sale of plastic bags in all the municipalities of the province.
Manalili said that they simply cannot compete with commercial grain traders from buying local farmers produce.


Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado signed Provincial Ordinance No. 2012-09 which prohibits the sale and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags, styrofoam and other kinds used as packaging materials in the province’s 21 towns and three cities.
He also added that as the rice lean months approaches, commercial palay prices are expected to increase further.


Under the measure, violators will face a P5,000 fine and one year imprisonment.
For the current year, Manalili said they have set a target of 450,000 sacks of palay to buy from local farmers in the province. However, they have only been able to procure more or less 22,000 sacks of palay when farmers stopped selling their produce to the NFA and instead haggled for the much higher price from commercial traders.


Alvarado said the ordinance will be immediately enforced after the implementing rules and regulations are issued.
He noted that the bulk of palay coming from rice-producing provinces in Northern Luzon usually arrives in Intercity during the month of April and traders usually buy stocks of the staple grain for the lean months on the third quarter of the year.


The ordinance was passed six months after Alvarado wrote the provincial board to create a provincial ordinance banning the use and sale of plastic bags in the markets.
To prevent unscrupulous traders from abusing the open importation rice program of the government, Manalili said they have thoroughly investigated the capabilities and documents of the 327 farmers cooperatives in Bulacan which will participate in the program.


The governor added that the ordinance will be implemented in the 569 barangays of Bulacan.
They are set to trim the list down further amid speculations that that unscrupulous traders use dubious farmer’s cooperatives in importing rice to the detriment of local farmers and legitimate rice traders.


Study shows that plastic bags and other plastic products aggravate flooding in many areas. It is also prohibited to burn plastic materials under the Clean Air Act.
==110 wanted persons arrested in Bulacan==
*Source: http://journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/29330-110-wanted-persons-arrested-in-bulacan
*By: Manny Balbin
*''Sunday, May 06, 2012''


Meanwhile, the SM Supermalls in Baliwag and Marilao are already implementing a no plastic policy and has totally banned the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in their shopping malls.
MALOLOS City- The Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) yesterday reported the arrest of 110 wanted persons in its anti-crime drive last month.


It could be recalled that the onslaught of typhoons Pedring and Quiel last September and October ravaged about 9,500 hectares of fisheries in Bulacan and damaged farmlands with an estimated P2 billion-damage.
Bulacan police director S/Supt. Fernando Mendez Jr. said the series of apprehension is part of BPPO’s continuous conduct of manhunt operations against persons with warrants of arrest in the province.


Bulacan topped the list with the most ravaged fish farms in Central Luzon, incurring P220 million in damages, followed by Pampanga with P49 million and Bataan with P29 million.
Among those apprehended include Roberto Ramos, 32, resident of Bgy. Sta. Rosa II, Marilao, Bulacan; Ernesto Azaña, 21, of Bgy. Taal -- the second most wanted in Pulilan town; Resituto Fajardo, 63, of Bgy. Sapang Bulak, and the No.1 most wanted person in Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan.


The province also suffered P157 million worth of damages in vegetables and P6 million in livestock, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s report.
The Sta. Maria police under S/Supt. Lailene Amparo has the most number of arrests with 16. San Jose del Monte City police headed by Supt. Marcos Rivero has 11 arrests and Pulilan police under Supt. Camilo Lintao ranks third with 10.  


==4th Summer Camp For Muslim Youth In Bulacan, April 5-7==
==River Cleanup In Bulacan Eyed==
*Source: http://mb.com.ph/articles/356202/4th-summer-camp-for-muslim-youth-in-bulacan-april-57
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/358854/river-cleanup-in-bulacan-eyed
*By: EDD K. USMAN
*By: Marvyn N. Benaning
*''April 03, 2012''
*''Saturday, May 05, 2012''


A Moro organization is organizing the 4th Muslim Youth Camp on April 5 to 7 at Paradise Adventure Camp in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.
A New York-based think tank is urging the World Bank (WB) to fund the cleanup of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS), which it considered as the fifth dirtiest waterway on earth in its 2005 survey of 200 rivers worldwide.


The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) is providing support for the gathering.
Blacksmith Institute (BI) is a leading organization on pollution control in the world and has lobbied consistently for multilateral financial insti¬tutions to support clean-up programs in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.


NCMF Executive Director Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman said the commission welcomed the youth camp and is helping the organizers.
Two BI officials arrived here last week to conduct an ocular inspection of MMORS.


“The event is a non-NCMF activity, but we are trying to provide a modest help and encourage the youth to participate,” said Turabin-Hataman.
BI director for operations John Keith, and technical adviser Jim Darling met with Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado on Thursday.


A group called Nur (Light) Factory has been organizing the event annually to help the Muslim youth cope with the problems they face in their studies, at home, and with society.
Alvarado heads the MMORS’ water quality management board.


Ara Belling of the NCMF and Nur Factory founder, said the theme of this year’s youth camp is “The Importance of Prayer.”
The governor told the BI executives that before any massive clean-up effort for MMORS is undertaken, there should be strict enforcement of local and national laws to prevent the dumping of industrial and household waste into the river.


She said participants must be from 15 to 25 years old, and must pay P1,500 each for food, travel, materials, and accommodation.
Alvarado wants enforcers to break old habits, particularly on waste disposal.


Participants should also bring their own plates, glasses, utensils, bedsheet, pillows, additional clothes for team building and swimming, she said.
Keith and Darling, accompanied by Jenny Amparo, the BI country coordinator based at the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), also visited the mangrove nursery of the Ecoshield Development Corporation in Barangay Salambao, Obando.


Belling urged those who have the means to sponsor participants. As of Tuesday, she said 20 youth have already registered and 15 individuals are sponsoring some participants by paying P1,500 for them.
A flood-proof sanitary landfill is being built in the village with support from the local and national governments.


==Bulacan police ready for ‘Oplan SumVac’==
Ecoshield has a standing agreement with the Bulacan provincial government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to initiate the cleanup of MMORS.  
*Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/27245-bulacan-police-ready-for-oplan-sumvac
*By: Manny Balbin
*''April 02, 2012''


MALOLOS City- The Bulacan Police Provincial Office are all set to  implement “Oplan SumVac 2012” or Operational Plan for Summer Vacation to ensure the safety and security of motorists, vacationists and tourists while they are in the province.
==Bulacan: Anti-Bullying Ordinance Takes Effect==
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/358746/bulacan-antibullying-ordinance-takes-effect
*By: www.mb.com.ph
*''Friday, May 04, 2012''


Bulacan police director Senior Supt. Fernando Mendez Jr., said under Oplan SumVac 2012, all municipality and city police offices and other supporting units and NGOs had been directed for lateral coordination to achieve successful implementation.
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan — Rampant incidents of bullying by students towards fellow students at schools prompted the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Bulacan Provincial Board) to pass Provincial Ordinance No. 2012-06, the Anti-Bullying Ordinance.


Mendez also said that for this coming Lenten Season, police visibility will be maximized in places identified as popular holy places such as Kapitangan in Paombong, Grotto Vista in San Jose del Monte City, Divine Mercy in Marilao and Santissima Trinidad Church in Malolos City, to make sure the safety of the community.  
Timely and relevant, the measure authored by Board Member Therese Cheryll Ople (1st District) and Board Member Mark Jerome Anthony Santiago (Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation president) is an “ordinance restricting the prevalence of harassment and finger-pointing or “bullying” and the like in all schools either private or public in the province.”


They are going to establish Motorist Assistance Points (MAP’s) along the route of travel and Public Assistance Centers (PACs) within the visibility where programs are being held, Mendez added.
Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado supports the ordinance and its provision for the establishment of a provincial council called Panlalawigang Konseho sa Pagsasawata sa Bullying that will formulate plans and policies and monitor and evaluate the implementation of the ordinance.


The provincial director said that police personnel will be positioned in all business establishments such as malls, banks, transport terminals and other similar public places this coming Lenten Season and summer vacation.
The Council is headed by the governor and the Mayors’ League president, Mayor Donato Marcos of Paom¬bong, and representatives from the Department of Education (DepEd), and the president of the Provincial League of Barangay Chairmen.


In his directives to different police offices in Bulacan, Mendez said Oplan SumVac involved the maximum deployment of all mobile and motorcycle patrols and all supporting groups such as Criminal Investigation and Detection Team headed by Chief Inspector Mico Cadayona, the Bulacan Bureau of Fire Protection Unit and Highway Patrol Team.
It will also involve the repre¬sentatives from the Bulacan Private Schools Athletic Association (BULPRISAA), private and non-government organizations, religious groups, and the Philippine Association of Graduate Education (PAGE)- Bulacan Chapter as members.


To tighten the measure more, it is launched in coordination with other government agencies and non-government organization, Mendez added.
Bullying, is defined as “any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or elec¬tronic expression, or a physical act or gesture to put someone in reasonable fear,” the ordinance states.


==New Organic Farming Boosts Production==
==Bulacan Set On Saving Watershed==
*Source: http://mb.com.ph/articles/356035/new-organic-farming-boosts-production
*Source: http://mb.com.ph/articles/358663/bulacan-set-on-saving-watershed
*By: FREDDIE C. VELEZ
*By: FREDDIE C. VELEZ
*''April 01, 2012''
*''Thursday, May 03, 2012''
 
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan — Provincial officials will implement a massive tree-planting program for the Sierra Madre mountain range in the eastern side of Bulacan that will be in conjunction with a project to rehabilitate the heavily-polluted Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando river system.
 
This was revealed yesterday by Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado after meeting Wednesday night with officials of different government agencies and the New York-based environmental watchdog Blacksmith Institute.


PLARIDEL, Bulacan — At least 10 farmers’ cooperatives from different provinces in Central Luzon gathered here last weekend to study new and more efficient organic farming methods in a bid to find ways of defeating the adverse effects of climate change on agricultural crops.
The Blacksmith Institute team headed by John Kieth, Jim Darling, Dr. Robert Kurkjian and BI country coordinator Jenny Amparo are still holding consultative meetings with local government units and stakeholders at the Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center, here.


The Field Day Bioyodal technology activity was organized by Berentsen and Ocampo Greening Corporation and the Technology Promotions Center of the Land Bank of the Philippines in Barangay San Jose, this town last Friday.
Alvarado said that the provincial government is now coordinating with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje and officials of the Manila Water and Sewerage System.


Farmers were joined by officials from the Departments of Agriculture (DA) and Agrarian Reform (DAR) and local government experts in the activity to see how the use of organic fertilizer called Bioyodal can be a sound option for climate change mitigation and adaptation of crops.
The program will center on planting trees to save the rainforest cover of the Sierra Madre particularly at the watershed areas of Angat and Ipo dams.


Rain poured heavily as the stakeholders and members of media followed officials of the BNO Greening Corporation in a 7:30 a.m. walk through the plantation area of Jimmy Dela Cruz which yields an extraordinary growth of vegetables having used the brand of the organic fertilizer.
During the meeting, Alvarado told the Blacksmith team that plans are underway for the dredging of the MMO river system, as well as the planting hundreds of thousands of mangroves along the said rivers, which the Blacksmith Institute has branded as among the 30 mostdirtiest rivers in the world.


Rune Berentsen, a German, and Roberto “Bryan” Ocampo of the BNO Greening Corp. were joined by DAR Region 3 Director Eleona Pangilinan, DA Representative Benjamin Baltazar, and Land Bank Vice President for Region 3 Mernilo C. Ocampo, and Dr. Jose Mayashi Carillo, who represented Plaridel Mayor Tessie R. Vistan.
He said that the provincial government is also coordinating with the mayors of Caloocan City and Valenzuela city in the cleaning of the river system since most pollutants came from industries in those cities.


Bioyodal, a new generation organic fertilizer, is one of the subjects of validation by the Land Bank to consider the release of loans and other similar financial benefits to cooperatives and its farmer-members as an effective soil activator and plant growth and yield booster.
“We are not playing politics here. Everybody, especially the communities in the said areas, must help in cleaning the rivers, “ Alvarado said.


At Dela Cruz’s farm, it was proven that pechay leaves became almost the size of Anahaw leaves after application of Bioyodal Technology. Local vegetable growers gladly attested having a bountiful harvest in all crops they planted last season.
The Blacksmith team said that their role is to initiate proposals and technical solutions that’s why they are conducting the consultative discussion.


Berentsen who has many years experience in the agriculture field, and has exclusive global right to distribute Bioyodal, one of the owners, and also a board member of T-Rem and C-Mix a Bioyodal manufacturer based in Chile, emphasized the importance of switching to Bioyodal since testimonies of Dela Cruz posted remarkable production volume in 100 percent of the variety of crops in his farm.
“Everything goes down to the river. For the dredging to be successful we must stop the source of the pollution,” said John Kieth of the Blacksmith Institute.


Berensten said Bioyodal is a natural product which contains a rich variety of minerals, micronutrients and have shown to be extremely valuable to be used in a variety of agricultural and livestock supplements.
The governor said that the negative image of the rivers should be erased because investors are now looking north of Metro Manila and they can’t promote the province unless the bad image will be erased.

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WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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Entrance Arch to Malolos Bulacan

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De Lima’s Security Escort Found Dead In Bulacan

A security aide of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was found dead on a roadside in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, at dawn yesterday.

De Lima said Alister Quintos, 32, an organic member of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Intelligence Service Operations Group (ISOG), was apparently shot once in the body.

“We are all shocked. We were together last night when they took me home and he was okay,” she said.

Senior Supt. Fernando H. Mendez Jr., Bulacan police director, said Quintos’ body was found in Barangay Garlang. He was wearing black pants, black shoes and a white polo shirt over a white t-shirt.

Police recovered from the victim’s pockets a Nokia cell phone, a Swiss knife, a lighter, a P500 bill and a P100 bill.

De Lima said one of her aides had dropped Quintos off in Cubao, Quezon City, Thursday night.

“He was supposed to be on his way home to Antipolo,” she said.

The secretary said Quintos’ service firearm was missing.

De Lima admitted they have no idea who killed Quintos or why, saying the aide did not mention any threats to his life. She described Quintos as “kind, quiet, and would always smile.”

She said she has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a parallel probe of the aide’s death.

Bulacan police believe Quintos was killed somewhere else and dumped in San Ildefonso.

Police established his identity after calling Benito Talabucon from Quintos’ cell phone.

Talabucon said he was a member of ISOG.

De Lima said her other security detail tried calling up Quintos’ two mobile phone numbers. A recording answered in the first number, while the second phone was already in police custody.

De Lima said they will also conduct their own investigation on the incident.

TIEZA urges Bulacan to speed up water park development

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan- Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid encouraged local government of Bulacan to finish as early as possible the Angat Water Park Eco Tourism project in Sitio Pugpog, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Angat recently.

During the groundbreaking ceremony and signing of memorandum of agreement between the local government of Bulacan and TIEZA, Lapid said their office is willing to invest funds for the realization of the project.

“The plan for this project is already available. But I suggest to every municipalities covered by this project to think of something unique or have distinct tourist attractions in their own municipality to avoid competition and provide different activities for tourists visiting the water park,” said Lapid.

Bulacan Governor WIlhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said that they are giving their 100 percent support on this project that is designed to develop Angat River into a three-hectare Environment Water Sports Facility which will provide a complete adventure package of water sports and activities.

“Investors are very willing to invest in Bulacan, that’s why there is a huge potential for development and progress. But with development also comes our responsibility to our environment. We must properly monitor the execution of this project so as to continuously preserve the abundant gift of nature found in this place,” said Alvarado.

He added that this project will cover four towns in the province such as Angat, Norzagaray, Bustos and San Rafael.

Also, Angat Mayor Gilberto Santos, who initiated the project, added that they had constructed roads going to the area, nipa huts built, and water sports equipment like water bikes and kayaks readied.

“We are planning to put amenities such as water skiing, jet skiing, boating, kayaking, zipline, wakeboarding, floating restaurants, fishing and picnic areas. We are hoping that the entire facility will be finished next year,” said Santos.

San Rafael Mayor Lorna Silverio, Norzagaray Mayor Feliciano Legaspi and Bustos Mayor Arnel Mendoza also joined in signing the memorandum of agreement between TIEZA and the local government units involved.

With all the resources and plans put in place, Lapid remarked, very soon people will say, “Water sports are more fun in Bulacan!”

500 Families In Bulacan Receive P5,000 Gov’t Cash Grant Each

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — Five hundred families from the first district of Bulacan received P5,000 cash grants from the Livelihood Assistance for Neighborhood in Need through Cash Grant held at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in this city yesterday.

A joint project of the Provincial Government of Bulacan headed by Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Philippine Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) of Senator Allan Peter Cayetano, the grant aims to rehabilitate the businesses of the victims of typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” in the first district.

“Ang livelihood assistance cash grant na ito ay hindi dapat pabayaan sapagkat ito ay biyaya na kinakailangang pagyamanin at palaguin,” Alvarado said.

“After two-three months, kukumustahin ang nabigyan ng nasabing grant at kapag lumago ang kanilang business ay makakatanggap sila ng additional incentives,” Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office Department Head Rowena Joson-Tiongson said.

Aside from the awarding of cash donation, Provincial Cooperative and Economic Development Office head Jovito Saguinsin and Provincial Youth, Sports, Employment, Arts, Culture and Tourism Office head Elizabeth Alonzo also conducted an orientation on Simple Accounting and Basic Management.

The orientation aims to educate the beneficiaries of the livelihood assistance in responsible management of their businesses.

Saguinsin added that the orientation was focused on small-scale businesses.

Aside from Dr. Willie Buenaventura, Sen. Cayetano’s representative, also present at the event were Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Adelina Apostol, Vice Gov. Daniel Fernando, First District Board Members Felix Ople, Michael Fermin, and Therese Cheryll Ople.

Bulacan provides health services for children

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan- Bulacan has intensified its comprehensive medical services provision to new born children up to 59 months during the first round launch of the Department of Health’s program Garantisadong Pambata (GP) held recently in this province.

With its theme “Kalusugan ng Batang Bulakenyo, Sigurado Basta I-GP Mo!” the Provincial Public Health Office went to different health centers, rural health units and community health centers wherein 374,978 children were given Vitamin A to increase their body resistance and 416,643 children aged less than five years old were given deworming tablets.

Bulacan governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado advised pregnant women to visit the nearest health center regularly for sure ways of child healthcare that include regular check-ups by the midwives, nurses or doctors until they give birth, as well as giving care for the newborn baby.

He also recommended exclusive breastfeeding for babies until they are six months old, complete vaccination, vitamin A supplementation and deworming every six months.

“If there is sickness or if symptoms persist, consult the doctor for the necessary treatment. Parents should also teach the children proper hygiene and oral health, maintenance of cleanliness of the environment such as proper way of brushing, washing of hands, use of toilet and making each home smoke-free,” said Alvarado.

The governor added that Bulacan supports the DOH’s bi-annual program being conducted during the months of April and October that aims to reduce various illnesses among children that usually result to their early death. He also pointed out the importance of promoting positive childcare behavior and education of the public on matters concerning the significance of maternal healthcare and newborn care.

Palay price increases pose problems for NFA

CITY OF MALOLOS—As the commercial price of palay rises way past the government’s support buying price of P17 a kilo, farmers are selling to commercial grain traders rather than to the National Food Authority (NFA).

Early in March, the Department of Agriculture announced that it is willing to buy more palay from farmers—as much as 1.2 million metric tons this year—as the country cuts down on its importation of milled rice from neighboring countries.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that stepping up the government’s procurement of palay from farmers will encourage them to plant more and boost the country’s chances of becoming self-sufficient in rice by the year 2013.

The NFA buys palay from farmers to stabilize prices particularly during the harvest season when the farm-gate price of palay usually nosedives because of an abundant supply.

Serafin Manalili, provincial manager of NFA in Bulacan, told the BusinessMirror that rice traders in Intercity Industrial Estate in Bocaue—a major rice trading center of the country—are currently buying palay from P17.80 to P18.80 a kilo depending on its quality and variety.

Manalili said that they simply cannot compete with commercial grain traders from buying local farmers produce.

He also added that as the rice lean months approaches, commercial palay prices are expected to increase further.

For the current year, Manalili said they have set a target of 450,000 sacks of palay to buy from local farmers in the province. However, they have only been able to procure more or less 22,000 sacks of palay when farmers stopped selling their produce to the NFA and instead haggled for the much higher price from commercial traders.

He noted that the bulk of palay coming from rice-producing provinces in Northern Luzon usually arrives in Intercity during the month of April and traders usually buy stocks of the staple grain for the lean months on the third quarter of the year.

To prevent unscrupulous traders from abusing the open importation rice program of the government, Manalili said they have thoroughly investigated the capabilities and documents of the 327 farmers cooperatives in Bulacan which will participate in the program.

They are set to trim the list down further amid speculations that that unscrupulous traders use dubious farmer’s cooperatives in importing rice to the detriment of local farmers and legitimate rice traders.

110 wanted persons arrested in Bulacan

MALOLOS City- The Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) yesterday reported the arrest of 110 wanted persons in its anti-crime drive last month.

Bulacan police director S/Supt. Fernando Mendez Jr. said the series of apprehension is part of BPPO’s continuous conduct of manhunt operations against persons with warrants of arrest in the province.

Among those apprehended include Roberto Ramos, 32, resident of Bgy. Sta. Rosa II, Marilao, Bulacan; Ernesto Azaña, 21, of Bgy. Taal -- the second most wanted in Pulilan town; Resituto Fajardo, 63, of Bgy. Sapang Bulak, and the No.1 most wanted person in Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan.

The Sta. Maria police under S/Supt. Lailene Amparo has the most number of arrests with 16. San Jose del Monte City police headed by Supt. Marcos Rivero has 11 arrests and Pulilan police under Supt. Camilo Lintao ranks third with 10.

River Cleanup In Bulacan Eyed

A New York-based think tank is urging the World Bank (WB) to fund the cleanup of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS), which it considered as the fifth dirtiest waterway on earth in its 2005 survey of 200 rivers worldwide.

Blacksmith Institute (BI) is a leading organization on pollution control in the world and has lobbied consistently for multilateral financial insti¬tutions to support clean-up programs in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

Two BI officials arrived here last week to conduct an ocular inspection of MMORS.

BI director for operations John Keith, and technical adviser Jim Darling met with Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado on Thursday.

Alvarado heads the MMORS’ water quality management board.

The governor told the BI executives that before any massive clean-up effort for MMORS is undertaken, there should be strict enforcement of local and national laws to prevent the dumping of industrial and household waste into the river.

Alvarado wants enforcers to break old habits, particularly on waste disposal.

Keith and Darling, accompanied by Jenny Amparo, the BI country coordinator based at the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), also visited the mangrove nursery of the Ecoshield Development Corporation in Barangay Salambao, Obando.

A flood-proof sanitary landfill is being built in the village with support from the local and national governments.

Ecoshield has a standing agreement with the Bulacan provincial government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to initiate the cleanup of MMORS.

Bulacan: Anti-Bullying Ordinance Takes Effect

MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan — Rampant incidents of bullying by students towards fellow students at schools prompted the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Bulacan Provincial Board) to pass Provincial Ordinance No. 2012-06, the Anti-Bullying Ordinance.

Timely and relevant, the measure authored by Board Member Therese Cheryll Ople (1st District) and Board Member Mark Jerome Anthony Santiago (Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation president) is an “ordinance restricting the prevalence of harassment and finger-pointing or “bullying” and the like in all schools either private or public in the province.”

Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado supports the ordinance and its provision for the establishment of a provincial council called Panlalawigang Konseho sa Pagsasawata sa Bullying that will formulate plans and policies and monitor and evaluate the implementation of the ordinance.

The Council is headed by the governor and the Mayors’ League president, Mayor Donato Marcos of Paom¬bong, and representatives from the Department of Education (DepEd), and the president of the Provincial League of Barangay Chairmen.

It will also involve the repre¬sentatives from the Bulacan Private Schools Athletic Association (BULPRISAA), private and non-government organizations, religious groups, and the Philippine Association of Graduate Education (PAGE)- Bulacan Chapter as members.

Bullying, is defined as “any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or elec¬tronic expression, or a physical act or gesture to put someone in reasonable fear,” the ordinance states.

Bulacan Set On Saving Watershed

MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan — Provincial officials will implement a massive tree-planting program for the Sierra Madre mountain range in the eastern side of Bulacan that will be in conjunction with a project to rehabilitate the heavily-polluted Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando river system.

This was revealed yesterday by Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado after meeting Wednesday night with officials of different government agencies and the New York-based environmental watchdog Blacksmith Institute.

The Blacksmith Institute team headed by John Kieth, Jim Darling, Dr. Robert Kurkjian and BI country coordinator Jenny Amparo are still holding consultative meetings with local government units and stakeholders at the Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center, here.

Alvarado said that the provincial government is now coordinating with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje and officials of the Manila Water and Sewerage System.

The program will center on planting trees to save the rainforest cover of the Sierra Madre particularly at the watershed areas of Angat and Ipo dams.

During the meeting, Alvarado told the Blacksmith team that plans are underway for the dredging of the MMO river system, as well as the planting hundreds of thousands of mangroves along the said rivers, which the Blacksmith Institute has branded as among the 30 mostdirtiest rivers in the world.

He said that the provincial government is also coordinating with the mayors of Caloocan City and Valenzuela city in the cleaning of the river system since most pollutants came from industries in those cities.

“We are not playing politics here. Everybody, especially the communities in the said areas, must help in cleaning the rivers, “ Alvarado said.

The Blacksmith team said that their role is to initiate proposals and technical solutions that’s why they are conducting the consultative discussion.

“Everything goes down to the river. For the dredging to be successful we must stop the source of the pollution,” said John Kieth of the Blacksmith Institute.

The governor said that the negative image of the rivers should be erased because investors are now looking north of Metro Manila and they can’t promote the province unless the bad image will be erased.

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