Go to champion Bulacan development

FORMER special assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday vowed to help boost the development of Bulacan, as he expressed gratitude to the overwhelming support of the residents when his motorcade went around around Meycauayan City and the towns of Marilao and Santa Maria.

“Anyone would be happy with the kind of warm reception you have given us. Thank you very much to all my brothers here in Bulacan,” Go said.

He also thanked Bulakenyos for their support to President Rodrigo Duterte, noting that Bulacan was among the provinces in Luzon where Duterte won in the 2016 presidential elections.

Go said Bulacan would benefit from various development projects under the Build, Build, Build infrastructure program.

“Bulacan is lucky because the Duterte administration has many projects that would help in the progress of the province. If elected to the Senate, you could count on my support for these projects,” he said.

Among others, Go cited the P255-billion project for the extension of the Philippine National Railway service from Tutuban in Manila, traversing Malolos in Bulacan, up to Pampanga. It started last February 15 and is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2021.

There was also the Arterial Road By-pass Project-Phase 2, inaugurated on April 30, 2018 that was meant to link North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in Balagtas, Bulacan with the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway, also called Maharlika Highway, in San Rafael town.

“And one of the biggest projects that would benefit Bulakenyos is the Bulacan International Airport Project,” Go said.

The privately-funded project costing P735.6 billion would include a passenger terminal building with airside and landside facilities, and an 8.4-kilometer tollway to serve as airport access connecting to NLEX in Marilao. San Miguel Corp. plans to start construction activities this year.

Go said he would also push for improved delivery of medical services in the country, noting that many public hospitals and health institutions lack the necessary facilities to handle the volume of patients.

Part of this advocacy is the establishment of the Malasakit Center, a one-stop shop bringing together in one room the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philipinee Charity Sweepstakes Office and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to make it easier for indigent patients to avail of medical and financial assistance from the government.

“There is a Malasakit Center at the Bulacan Medical Center that was launched on Dec. 11, 2018,” Go said, adding there are now 34 Malasakit Centers in various areas of the country.

He wants to pass a law that would enable the establishment of a Malasakit Center in more provinces and key urban centers in the country, and ensure as well the continuity of the program even after the Duterte administration.

Go said he intends to serve the people the way he served Duterte for over 21 years — with integrity and honesty.

News and Photo (c) Manila Times

FAKE NEWS AT TROLL UMATAKE SA BOCAUE!

Napansin nyo ba? Nagkalat ngayon ang mga troll sa Bocaue. Sila yung mga fake account na ang tanging trabaho, magpakalat ng kasinungalingan ni Kuya Jim Valerio, ang kuya ng mga sinungaling at magnanakaw!

Nagbuo ng troll army si Kuya Jim para mapagtakpan at hindi mapag-usapan ang iba't ibang kaso niya ng corruption, at para atakehin ang kanyang mga kalaban. 

Binusisi namin ang mga troll na nag-iingay ngayon sa Bocaue. Halimbawa itong si Adriano Hernandez. Makikita sa kanyang mga post na palagi niyang ipinagtatanggol ang kanyang lodi Kuya Jim. Ginamit pa si Justin Bieber sa kanyang kalokohan.


Itong si Mata Zuri Bocaue naman, naging hobby na rin na purihin ang kanyang Kuyang magnanakaw. Habang ito namang si Evad Oznerol, paggising pa lang manloloko na agad. Mag- aalmusal siya tapos mambabastos at manghaharass na online. Kakain lang then mang-iinsulto na. Katulad ng Kuya Jim nila, kinareer na ng mga troll ang panlalamang at pambobola!

Aabot sa 20 troll ang nahuli namin na pakawala ni Kuya Jim.

Warning ng National Bureau of Investigation o NBI- Cybercrime Division sa mga katulad ni Kuya Jim, bawal ang paggamit ng mga troll at fake account sa kampanya.

Dagdag pa ng NBI, maaaring magmulta ng kalahating milyong piso ang mga lalabag. Pwede rin kayong makulong ng anim na taon.

- Melchor Revilla | News Correspondent | Bocaue Ngayon

Anak ng Pandi Bulacan ex-vice mayor kritikal sa ambush

Hustisya ang isinisigaw ng mga kaanak at magulang ni Pamela Joy Marquez 22 anyos na tinambangan sa Brgy, Bunsuran 1st sa bayan ng Pandi.

Nasa ligtas nang kondisyon sa isang pagamutan ang biktima mula sa pitong tama ng bala nang baril habang masuwerteng hindi tinamaan ng bala si Carl Jacob Alcaraz na isang estudyante.

Nabatid na lulan ng SUV na may plakang MGH-232 na sasakyan ni dating Vice Mayor Oca Marquez ang panganay nito.

Base sa kuha ng cctv tinambangan ng tatlong hindi nakilalang lalaki na sakay ng kulay itim na Kawasaki motorcycle.

Papauwi na ng bahay ang anak ng dating bise alkalde ng paulalanan ng bala ang sinasakayan ng biktima.

Samantala patuloy naman ang isinasagawang imvestigasyon ng mga pulis kung sino at ano ang motibo sa tangkang pamamaslang sa biktima.

News and Photo (c) Thony Arcenal | News C

Ina, 2 anak minasaker sa Bulacan

Walang awang pinagsasaksak ng tatlong lalaki ang isang ina at dalawa nitong paslit na anak nang manlaban dahil gustong nakawin ang kanilang cellphone sa naganap na masaker kamakalawa ng gabi sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Brgy. Kaypian, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan.

Ang mga nasawi ay kinilalang sina Jaymee Biding Casabuena, 28, at mga anak nitong sina Anton Gabriel, 8; at Joaquin Mateo, 4.

Agad namang na­aresto kahapon ng alas-4:30 ng madaling si Wilson Nosal, 23, tubong Norzagaray, Bulacan, kapitbahay ng mga biktima sa Brgy. Malaria, Caloocan City at alas-7:00 ng umaga si Joselito Cortez, 48, sa Brgy. San Manuel, San Jose del Monte ng lalawigan.

Batay sa ulat, bandang alas-8:30 ng gabi nang madiskubre ang bangkay ng mag-iina sa loob ng kanilang bahay ng mga ito sa Carissa 2A, ng nasabing barangay na kung saan ay nagsisimula ng lumobo dahil sa pinaniniwalaang ilang oras nang patay ang mga ito.

Ang pagkakaaresto sa mga suspek ay ang testimonya ng isang ginang na kapitbahay ng biktima na noong Abril 2, dakong alas-9:00 ng gabi ay narinig niyang may mga taong kumakatok sa bahay ng ginang.

Habang dalawa rin sa mga kalaro ng mga bata ay nakita ang dalawang lalaki bandang alas-10:00 ng gabi na nasa loob ng bahay ng mga biktima.

Ayon naman sa pinsan ng ginang na ilang oras bago nangyari ang krimen ay nakapag-text pa ito sa kaniya at sinabing walang pasintabing pumasok sa kanilang bahay si Wilson at kasama nito na pareho umanong nakainom ng alak.

Sa isinagawang inte­rogasyon ay umamin ang mga suspek na ang ta-nging intensiyon nila ay pagnakawan ang mga biktima kaya’t kinuha nila ang cellphone, pero nan-laban ang mga ito kaya nila pinagsasaksak hanggang mapatay at inamin din ni Wilson na kanilang ibinenta ang cellphone sa halagang P200.

Ang dalawang suspek ay kinasuhan ng robbery with homicide.

News and Photo (c) Joy Cantos | Philippine Star

Jim Valerio, winasak ang isang masayang pamilya

Nagulat ang buong Bocaue matapos mag trending ang isang Facebook post ni Bert Sapul na nagsabing nahuli niya ang kanyang asawa na may kalaguyo.

Ang sinasabing kabit ng kanyang asawa ay si Kuya Jim Cruz Valerio na kandidato bilang Mayor sa ating bayan.

Bago pa man maireport at matanggal ng Facebook ang post ni Sapul, umani na ito ng halos 1,000 Likes, 1,200+ Comments at 1,000+ Shares at nakakuha na kami ng kopya ng kanyang post.

Ayon kay Bert Sapul, madalas na nagpapaalam ang kanyang asawa para makipagkita sa mga customer niya sa kanyang online store. Pero nabisto niyang nakikipagkita ito kay Valerio at nagpupunta ang dalawa sa motel.

Kasama rin sa post ni Sapul ang mga text message na kanyang na "screen shot" na galing mismo sa cellphone ng kanyang asawa at sa sinasabing kabit nito na may numerong 09175688080.

Puro kabastusan din ang mababasa sa palitan ng text message ng dalawa.

Kinumpirma naman namin sa BOCAUE NGAYON kung totoong kay Jim Valerio nga ang nasabing numero. Ayon sa aming pagsasaliksik gamit ang isang cellphone app na "viber" makikitang sa isang "Kuya Jim" nakapangalan ang numero.

Marami din sa mga nagcomment sa post ni Bert Sapul ang nagkumpirma na kay Jim Valerio nga talaga ang nasabing numero.

Sinisikap namin sa BOCAUE NGAYON na makuha ang panig ni Jim Valerio ngunit hindi siya sumasagot sa aming mga text at tawag.

- Allen Villafor | News Correspondent | Bocaue Ngayon

Group eyes water impounding project in Bulacan

A Filipino company is readying for submission this month an unsolicited proposal to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to build a water impounding project in Bulacan that may provide up to 800 million liters daily (MLD) for Metro Manila and adjacent provinces.

Orville M. Roque, president of the project’s proponent, ITP-Maharlika Bulk Water Co. Joint Venture, yesterday told reporters that their proposed Angat-Norzagaray Optimization Project would cost P9 billion to P10 billion.

“We plan to do this through a 25-year, build-operate-transfer contract,” Roque said. “We can finish the first phase in two years from the time of approval.”

He said the company’s target was to complete the construction of the first phase by June 2022.

“We have been coordinating with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), which has the right to use the water coming from Bustos Dam which, in turn, is fed by the Angat Dam that is also in Bulacan.”

Water flow from Bustos averages 1,800 MLD, but NIA is using only 600 MLD, Roque said.

He said the proposed project was meant to store a big part of the unused 1,200 MLD from Bustos.

“We can have the first phase ready with 250 MLD and the intention is to have both Manila Water Co. Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. as off-takers,” Roque said.

He said ITP-Maharlika had been working on the proposal for more than a year and had been coordinating with MWSS Administrator Reynaldo Velasco on this.

He said Velasco had stressed the need for a project like this considering that the Kaliwa Dam project was not progressing.

“We hope that our proposal be taken up and that it would pass through the entire approval process by June next year,” he added.

By law, an unsolicited proposal needs to undergo a Swiss challenge or presented with a rival proposal. It also needs the approval of the National Economic and Development Authority.

News (c) Ronnel W. Domingo | INQUIRER.net

2 dams costing P10-B to rise in Bulacan

Two huge dams costing PHP10 billion will be constructed in Bulacan to ensure the continuous supply of water in Metro Manila and environs all year round.

This was jointly announced on Wednesday by Reynaldo V. Velasco, administrator of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), and Orville M. Roque, president of the ITP-Maharlike Bulk Water Company, during a press conference in Quezon City.

Velasco said the construction of the dams is part of the overall water security program of the Duterte administration for water consumers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

The metropolis, particularly areas serviced by Manila Water Company Inc., experienced water shortage the past few weeks due to low water level at La Mesa Dam.

Velasco presented MWSS’ road map on water security during the Cabinet meeting in Malacañang last April 1.

“Let me emphasize that it is only the Duterte administration that has put premium on the need to construct new water supply sources starting with the 600 million liters daily (MLD) Kaliwa Dam since Angat was last built in 1967 that continue to supply 4,000 MLD of water to Metro Manila and adjoining provinces,” Velasco said.

During the press briefing, Roque, whose company will undertake the construction of the dams under the Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law, said the dams will be finished in two years.

Roque said his firm will submit the proposal by the end of this month to the government for approval.

He expressed the hope the government will fast-track the approval so construction of the dam will start immediately.

Also during the press conference, Velasco said: “the MWSS Board of Trustees and management have buckled down to work to insure that there will be water security during the Duterte administration with at least 1,518 MLD by 2022.”

He said the short-term and medium water sources projects being fast-tracked are the 150 MLD Putatan (2019), 100 MLD Cardona (2019), 186 MLD Sumag (2020), 50 MLD Rizal Wellfield (2020), 80 MLD Calawis Wawa (2021), 100 MLD Putatan 3 (2022), 250 MLD Lower Ipo, and 600 MLD Kaliwa Dam (2023).

The medium-term projects from 2023 to 2027 are the 420 MLD Wawa Dam, 350 MLD Bayabas Dam, 550 MLD Angat Norzagaray Phase 2, 250 MLD East Bay, 750 MLD Sierra Madre, and the 1,800 MLD Kanan River Phase 1.

To complement the new water security road map, there will be the need to fast-track the completion of Aqueduct 6 and Tunnel 4, which were started when President Rodrigo R. Duterte assumed office.

“The capacity of 1,600 MLD will be enough to bring more excess water from Angat-Ipo too La Mesa Dam next year,” Velasco said.

“We hope to operationalize these two projects by January of 2020. In addition, Aqueduct 7 and Tunnel 5 are now on stream top provide another 1,600 MLD to flow towards La Mesa Dam,” he added.

Target date of completion of these two projects will be in June 2022.

Velasco said at the end of President Duterte’s term on June 30, 2022, “we are committed to put in place a real and sustainable adequate water supply and a 50-year master water security plan and sewerage plan.”

“This will be the crowning legacy of the Duterte administration on sustainable water supply,” he added.

News and Photo (c) Ben Cal | Philippine News Agency

Mag-iina natagpuang patay sa kanilang bahay sa Bulacan

(UPDATE) Natagpuang wala nang buhay ang isang ina at dalawa nitong anak sa sarili nilang tahanan sa Barangay Kaypian, San Jose Del Monte Bulacan, bandang alas-9:00 ng gabi.

Kinilala ang biktima na si Jaymee Casabuena Biding, 28 anyos at isang single parent habang ang kanyang mga anak ay edad apat at walong taong gulang.

Tumungo ang tatay ng biktima para sunduin sana ang kanyang anak at mga apo dahil paparating ang kanilang ina mula sa Abu Dhabi.

Pero laking gulat na lamang niya nang mamataang patay na ang mga ito.

Bukas umano ang isa sa mga drawer sa bahay.

Ayon sa San Jose del Monte police, posibleng ilang oras nang patay ang mga biktima dahil tuyo na ang mga dugo sa loob ng pinangyarihan ng krimen.

Ayon sa mga kapitbahay ng mga biktima, may dalawang lalaking kumatok at nakapasok sa loob ng bahay bandang alas-7:00 ng gabi ng Martes.

Narekober sa crime scene ang isang patalim.

May hawak na rin na persons of interest ang pulisya ngunit patuloy pa rin ang imbestigasyon sa kaso.

News and Photo (c) Rhommel Balasbas | DZIQ 990am RADYO INQUIRER

Hepe, 2 tauhan sibak sa Marilao, Bulacan

Sinibak sa puwesto ang hepe ng Marilao Police na si P/Lt. Col. Ricardo Pangan matapos masangkot sa pamumulitika ang dalawa nitong tauhan na nahuli sa aktong nag-eeskort ng lokal na kandidato sa Marilao, Bulacan habang papalapit ang midterm elections.

Ayon kay PNP-Counter Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) Chief Col. Romeo Caramat Jr. ang dalawang pulis na sina Patrolman Jed Ceril Sevilla at Corporal Gerlie Garcia; pawang nakatalaga sa Marilao Police Station (MPS) ay nahu­ling namumulitika at mahaharap sa kasong administratibo nang maaktuhan ng PNP-CITF operatives at PNP-Intelligence Group (PNP-IG) na nage-escort kay Ricardo Silvestre, mayoralty candidate ng Marilao.

Inihayag ni Caramat na si Silvestre ay nanga­ngampanya sa Nicanor V. Guillermo Convention Center noong Marso 29 at sa Bisita Heritage Home noong Marso 31 nang mamonitor at mahuli sa akto ang dalawang parak na nagsilbing escort nito.

Bunga nito, agad na ipinasibak ni PNP Chief Police General Oscar Albayalde kay Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 Director Joel Napoleon Coronel si Pangan dahil sa command responsibility. “The violation was properly documented, photographed and video recorded,” anang opis­yal.

Nilinaw ni Caramat na bagaman nahuli sa akto sa dalawang magkasunod na pagkakataon ang dalawang pulis na nakisawsaw sa pulitika ay hindi sila inaresto pero pinagsabihang mahaharap sa kasong administratibo bunga ng insidente.

News (c) Pilipino Star Ngayon