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BROWN SUGAR is
often overlooked in my bar hops in the Fields Avenue
area. In the last couple of months I have
rediscovered this club. The seating is as
comfortable as any club in town, the girls have great
attitudes and they play a good music selection at
a reasonable volume.
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INTERNET POST
BY THE OWNERS OF BLUE NILE: "Just saw this topic
and I would like to clear things up so that everyone is not
misinformed. Blue Nile Executive (BNE) was never sold to DHG.
It was offered by they never bought it. Same as the former
arcade place below it was also offered to DHG but they did
not bought it. The company decided that it did not want to
operate 5 bars but just 4 bars and because of the removal of
the arcade, we ended up with 5 bars that includes the old
arcade below BNE. When DHG did not bought BNE, we had a deal
with the building owner that we will let go of BNE building
and just keep the building space below it so that's what
happen. After we let go of BNE building space, not the
company, DHG instantly took it from the owners of the
building. So for the record DHG does not own or bought BNE,
they just took the building space and rented it from the
building owner and we kept the space below it which will
soon become an annex to Blue Nile Club.
With regards to Southern Palms Resort, we are not connected
to it in anyway. It was a solo venture of one of the partner
of the group who was the main man before and he used Blue
Nile Group name for it. As everyone does not know yet or may
have heard already that the owners of Blue Nile Group had
already parted ways since June 2008. This is due to many mis-spent
funds, undocumented expenses etc of the group by the former
partner. Funds that were allegedly spent somewhere else
where the other partners have not invested in. This includes
the Slot machines that's why when the owners split up, all
the machines were required to be removed from the bars and
the arcade area. Because of this incidents, the new
management is still suffering from lack of funding to be
honest since the corporation was left with almost nothing to
run it. We only made do of what we have and tried our best
to keep the bars operational.
I would like to state that our bars will not be RIP and is
not for sale to DHG or any other group for that matter. We
are trying our best to provide our girls of what is due to
them. Commission are paid up to date but unfortunately we
are delayed on our payroll but everything is being sorted
and the owners are doing their best for the benefit of their
employee's welfare.
Just would like to comment on one of the post stating about
greed. There is no greed involved in this matter because
even the owners are affected and has not earned a single
centavo for months now just to make sure that the employees
get what they deserved. If there is greed here, better ask
the former partner, maybe he can define it to you. Before
anybody jumps into conclusion, please make sure you got the
right information to back it up!
This 2010 will be different. There will be many new things
stored for our employees and customers. This will be the
year that things will be back to what it was before and much
more better.
Hope this clear things. Happy New Year to all!
Regards,
BNE"
"Our customer drink is only 70p every Monday and Tuesday. 95
on other days." |
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PHOTO OF THE
MONTH |
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Neither of these are my photos, but both fit into the
"Only In The PI" category. Hard to imagine students having
to wear blinders to keep them from cheating. And a auto
body made out of sawali is perfect for some island resort. |
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OPENINGS - CHANGES - CLOSURES -ETC |
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CAR WASH -
Temporary Closure
This was recently posted on a
local message board by the management of the BSG.
"The Body Shop Group
(BSG) is suspending operations at Car Wash bar
starting on January 19th, 2010. The decision was not
an easy one to reach but with a global recession
happening, a significant decline in customer traffic
in Angeles and the recent loss of some of the BSG
team members/employees, the decision was made.
The BSG will consolidate the remaining BSG members
from Car Wash bar to Shooterz Bar. This is NOT
a closure of the bar. The group has a 20 year lease
on the bar space and has plans to resume operations
at Car Wash bar when economic conditions and
customer flow return." |
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One Eyed Wench
formerly Tender Touch/Stunners.
This club is hidden between Lancelot and Treasure
Island, you still have to enter through the long narrow entrance.
Once you get
past the curtain you can see the dancers instead of a
blank wall. But, it they see your camera they
flee the tiny stage (see photo to the left). This
is a TINY bar with a small staff with a pool table
in the back part. Seating is very limited, but the
demand for the seats will remain low until they
increase their staff.
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THE
UNDERGROUND: Paul has closed the
Underground and gone back to work. He
was the classic "How to leave Angeles
City with $20-30,000." You just start with a
few hundred thousand dollars. Then
invest in a disco with the son of a
politician. Next, buy a expensive used
car that breaks down every week until the
repair costs are double what a new car
costs. Get a nice apartment and fill
it full of quality furniture. Then
open a club on blow row and leave it with no
real management while you go out bar hopping
every night. Ring the bells in every
bar in town. When you are finally down
to your last $20-30K, give the furniture and
broken down car to your girlfriend, close
the bar and leave town. |
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Klub Klass
has changed to
Heaven
ABOVE. There are no more
bands. There is a pool table where the band
stage was located. Hard to believe
that customers weren't ready for a live band
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BADA BING has been purchased by
a consortium of four Americans (Two of the
new owners have previous experience managing
clubs on Fields Ave). Dennis is
on board as of 25 January as the manager.
For now, it is still called Bada Bing, but It
will be renamed either Splash or Bottom's
Up. Renovations are going on after
hours and for now it will be open for
business from early afternoon until late.
The new owners are revamping the
air-conditioning, sound system, lighting,
interior paint, and seating. The pool
table will be replaced with some more big
tables and of course more staff will be
hired. |
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Wee George's is under new management.
It now closes at 9 pm. Still has a full
complement of very aggressive dancers and
waitresses. P50 local drinks all
day. |
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ERUPTIONS was acquired by Gerry from
Love and Music (L&M). No real
changes yet to the interior or the staff. |
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NEW
DOLLHOUSE ACQUISITIONS: This group
continues to expand despite the Christmas
incident at their first club, Dollhouse.
Currently the group is operating the
following clubs:
| Dollhouse |
Atlantis |
Crystal Palace |
Baby Dolls |
| Club Asia |
Tropix |
Pony Tails |
Emperor's Lounge |
Coming soon with new names:
| Former Blue Nile
Executive |
Paradise ---------> |
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Emperor's Lounge
is located on the 2nd floor above Club Asia.
Entrance stairs are to the right as you
enter Club Asia (behind the first dance
floor). It features spotlight dancers slow
dancing, and a runway walk with certain
girls going 1-by-1 |
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Let's hope that Dirty Duck doesn't die
when Lewis opens his new club, the
Forbidden City, across the street from
Kokomo's. Looks like a late Feb or
early March opening. |
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Dirt Mouse Disco Pub:
The information I had on this pub last issue
turned out to be incorrect or the management
has made some changes. First,
the bar is air-conditioned and quite
comfortable temperature wise. And most
important, they do charge the same drink
price for a visiting lady as a visiting man.
(The initial rumor was that they charged
visiting ladies drinks at "ladies drink"
prices). I stopped in twice in
recent weeks to give it a look. Both
time it was more of a pub than a disco.
A number of EXPATS playing pool and sipping
on a cold one. No dancers in sight,
but perhaps they do have dancers later in
the evening. If you live in this area
it looks like a great place for a cold one
on the way home, but for the average tourist
it is way too far off the main drags to make
it worth a visit.
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CHAMPAGNE: Over the years
Champagne has changed the front of their
club numerous times. IMO, the new look
is by far the nicest frontage to date.
Congratulations guys on a sleek tasteful
job! |
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VALHALLA: Some major
renovations starting to become visible at
Valhalla. |
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FIELDS
PLAZA CONDOS: What a difference
construction experience and no limits to
financing makes. Construction on
Fields Plaza Condos (FPC) continues to be
full blast while work two other condo
projects have been stalled for months due to
financial & legal problems. The FPC
building is already showing signs of quality
construction materials and aesthetic extras
that most builders wouldn't waste their
money adding. I predict this project
will have zero construction delays and it
will be finished ahead of schedule. If
you are considering investing in a Angeles
Condo, I'd strongly recommend a hard look at
the Fields Plaza Condos. Gerard is
using the best construction materials from
rebar, to plumbing, to doors and windows.
Additionally, this building will have some
of the best security features of any
building in Angeles. |
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BLACK
ANGUS STEAK HOUSE: The restaurant in
the Royal Amsterdam Hotel was recently
relaunched as a Black Angus Steak House.
As with any new restaurant in Angeles it has
met with mixed reviews, but mostly positive.
This establishment is known for pretty good
management, so I'd expect them to continue
to improve in the coming months. |
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WILLIE PIGS:
Willie is expanding.
They opened their second location at the DONALD
PAUL HOTEL (across from hygiene) on Monday January 25th
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OTHER NEWS |
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Owner of local website (Asian Escapades) was
visited by Immigration officials on 9 January. Rumors were
flying that he had been arrested by NBI agents and all the site
computers were seized. He later posted this about the
"visit": "Don’t believe everything you read.
We have no problems. I did have a chat with a couple of
immigration guys yesterday but after checking my passport they
were happy. None of our PC’s were touched." |
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WILLIE PIGS
BURGLARIZED ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT Thieves broke
in through the fire exit door in the kitchen while Mr. & Mrs.
Pig were sleeping upstairs. They failed to find any cash
so they made off with a broken receiver, a broken DVD player and
their (cheap) cellular phone. |
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BAR HOPPERS
BEWARE? Aura now has
one of the most expensive rum & cokes in Angeles.
You enter the bar through an empty, closed club, then into a
funky back room that reminds me of something out of
Apocalypse Now. Signs indicate that local
drinks are P90. BUT, that is for local beers only.
Local cocktails like rum & coke are P120. IMO
best most people leave this club for the Korean
patrons.
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Here is a great idea. Take a bus from SM
Angeles to SM Mega Mall or to the SM Mall of Asia.
Shop at the Mall of Asia for about 3 hours and then
catch the return bus to Angeles. Cost from
Angeles SM to San Fernando SM is P100. Cost to
the Mall of Asia appears to be P200, and a round
trip from AC to Mall of Asia is P300. |
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NEWS
CLIPPINGS |
Australian found dead inside room
(The Philippine Star) Updated December 06,
2009 12:00 AM
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga,
Philippines An Australian
national was found dead in his apartment in Josefa Ville
Subdivision at Barangay Amsic, Angeles City Wednesday,
police said yesterday. Angeles City police
officer-in-charge Senior Superintendent Danilo Bautista
said security guards reported that Timothy Harriman, 40,
allegedly committed suicide. Police officers led by
Senior Inspector Alfredo Quiambao found the victim lying
on the floor of his bedroom, with blood oozing from his
mouth. The victim’s friend, Dutch national Romeo Tulnman,
40, told police he last saw Harriman alive at around 2
a.m. Tuesday at the Voodoo Bar in Barangay Balibago. The
victim’s alleged wife, Lally Orpanio Harriman, 24, told
police that last Nov. 14, she and her husband had a
misunderstanding about the Pacquiao-Cotto fight and she
has since stayed at her parents’ house in Barangay Amsic,
also in Angeles City. [See
more information below in FINAL SALUTE section]
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'Robber' caught on camera
Tuesday,
December 29, 2009
ANGELES CITY -- A man who allegedly robbed a
gasoline station on Sunday was identified and
arrested with the use of closed circuit television (CCTV).
Alex Avelino Pamintuan, 25, single, of AU Compound
Abacan, Barangay Malabanias, this city, was caught
on camera poking a knife at the cashier of Starline
Caltex Service Station situated along Santo Entierro
Street here. After this, Pamintuan immediately left
the establishment carting away some P18,000 in cash,
Senior Superintendent Danilo Bautista, City Police
officer-in-charge, said. Pamintuan was charged with
Robbery with Violence Against and or Intimidation of
Person before the Office of the City Prosecutor,
according to Bautista. Bautista said three
witnesses have positively identified Pamintuan, a
former employee of the gasoline station, as the one
who entered the firm during the heist. "The workers
of the gasoline station recognized the suspect whose
picture appear in the Bio-Data of previous
employees," Bautista said. After learning about
this, elements of Police Station 6 led by Senior
Inspector Melencio Santos and Santo Cristo barangay
executive officer Oscar Dela Cruz invited the
suspect for questioning. After confirming the
statement of the witnesses, Pamintuan was placed
under police custody. (Reynaldo G. Navales)
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Air-conditioned bus held up
in Mabalacat
Wednesday,
December 30, 2009
CAMP OLIVAS - Armed robbers
carted away some P100,000 worth of jewelry and cash from 27
passengers inside an air-conditioned bus along McArthur
Highway in Barangay Dau, Mabalacat town last Monday. Reports
said that a Victory Liner bus with plate number CVU-232
driven by Alfredo Tawantao was on its way to Pangasinan when
the three robbers armed with short firearms declared the
hold-up. One of the suspects, police said, fired his gun,
hitting the roof of the bus. His two cohorts then started
divesting the cash, jewelry and personal belongings of the
passengers. The suspects have also taken the fare collection
of the bus conductor identified as Jowell Espinocella. After
the heist, the suspects alighted from the bus in Barangay
Mabiga in the same town and fled toward unknown direction,
police said. Police said the suspects boarded the bus at the
Dau Terminal and declared the robbery only after a few
minutes. (Ric Sapnu) |
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This is a story
from Thailand, but I feel it pertinent for this column as
many hotels in the Philippines use this style of water
heater and they are generally not as well installed as the
ones in Thailand.
Student dies of electrocution
in Phuket
CHALONG, PHUKET: -- A 17-year-old
student of the British International School died from an
accidental electrocution on Christmas Day. Chalong Police
Investigator Boonlert Onklang identified the deceased as
Anurak Gottschalk, son of a German photographer and his Thai
companion who works as a cook aboard a tour boat. At about
5:30pm, the boy's German uncle and a housemaid found Anurak
dead in the bathroom of their home in Chalong Village 9.
They went to check on the boy after realizing that he was
taking an unusually long shower. Anurak's body was
covered in electrical burn marks and his hands were still
clutching the sprayer when he was discovered. Rescue
workers from the Phuket Ruamjai Kupai Foundation brought the
body to Vachira Phuket Hospital, where Anurak was pronounced
dead on arrival. An examination of the body
determined cardiac failure resulting from electrical shock
as the cause of death. A malfunctioning water heating
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Firecracker accidents in C. Luzon lower in 2009
Saturday,
January 2, 2010
By
Ian Ocampo FloraCITY OF SAN FERNANDO
-- The Department of Health (DOH) announced on
Saturday that firecracker related accidents for 2009
have been significantly lower by at least 70 percent
compared to that of 2008. DOH regional
director Rio Magpantay told Sun.Star Pampanga
that as of January 2, the DOH Surveillance Reports
noted that some 59 accidents were reported from
major hospitals in Central Luzon. About 17
firecracker accidents were recorded in Pampanga
alone but with no casualties recorded. The
said figure, according to Magpantay, is
significantly lower than of 2008 and is still
considered to be one of the most peaceful
celebrations of the New Year. In 2008, more than 160
people were injured in firecracker-related incidents
during the New Year's Eve in Pampanga alone. Doctor
Irene Canlas, officer-in-charge of the DOH-Regional
Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu) reported
that in 2007, the DOH has recorded 375 cases of
firecracker-related injuries throughout Central
Luzon. Of this number, various medical institutions
in Pampanga reported 43 victims. The Pampanga
Provincial Police Office also reported that the New
Year revelry in Pampanga and Central Luzon were
relatively peaceful. Pampanga Provincial Police
Director Gil Lebin Jr. said that the no major crimes
were perpetrated in major towns and cities of the
province. “It was a peaceful New Year, aside from
the petty little crimes and holiday traffic it was
relatively an easy holiday,” Lebin said.
However, in Nueva Ecija, two people were reported
dead from the fire accident that erupted along a
group of firecracker stalls in Muñoz town with 5
other people sustaining second degree burns. Another
group of firecracker stalls also burst into flames
in Zambales town but no accidents were recorded. But
the DOH said that said this year's celebration was
much peaceful due to the relatively minor incidents
and the obvious decline of firecracker use due to
strict government regulation and campaign to stop
the use of dangerous firecrackers. Earlier, the DOH
through Health Secretary Francisco Duque III
appealed for a stronger crackdown against the
proliferation of dangerous and illegal firecrackers
nationwide. Aside from public information campaigns,
the DOH also has Emergency Room Preparedness and
Responsiveness program, wherein Code White Alert is
declared on all DOH hospitals on December 24, 25 and
31. DOH also bans firecrackers in all of their
facilities.
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Cocaine seizure saves a million dope users
Saturday,
January 2, 2010
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO---Dangerous Drugs Board
(DDB) Acting Chairman and Undersecretary Paul
Clarence Oaminal said Saturday that the more
than 200 cocaine bricks seized in Samar late
last month could save a million dope users in
the country. In a statement furnished for
Sun.Star Pampanga, Oaminal said that the seizure
of the illegal drug is the country's significant
contribution to the world anti-drug campaign in
2009. Oaminal noted in the report that a
dope user averages a consumption of .01 to .02
grams of cocaine per session. He said a gram of
cocaine could be shared by a conservative
estimate of 5 persons or a cocaine brick like
that seized in Samar, weighing one kilo, could
be consumed by at least 5,000 dope users.
Oaminal said were it not for the fast action of
the Philippine Government led by the Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the
Philippine National Police (PNP) in the
retrieval of the drugs, it would now have been
distributed and consumed by dope users in the
Philippines, US, Europe and Hongkong, the point
of destination of the vessel that unloaded the
shipment. Oaminal noted that that the PDEA
and PNP may not have the best technologies and
logistical requirements but they, he said
definitely achieves their mission. Oaminal
added that the past year alone, the PDEA in
coordination with the PNP and the National
Bureau of Investigation have dismantled more
than a dozen clandestine shabu laboratories
nationwide, including several outfits in
Floridablanca, Porac and Angeles City here.
Meanwhile, Oaminal said in the statement that he
welcomes the appointment of Secretary Bebot
Villar as the new chair of the DDB, who will
assume office on January 4.
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Kuwait-based firm to develop airport
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
CLARK FREEPORT -- A Kuwait-based firm, Almal
Investment Company, has committed to develop the
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA)
with a total investment of $1.2 billion.
Clark International Airport Corporation Chairman
Nestor S. Mangio said Almal Investment Company,
a subsidiary of M.A. Kharafi Group, has sent to
his office a proposal for the development of the
Clark airport. In its proposal dated
December 24, 2009, the company expressed its
desire to develop all civil components of DMIA
Terminal 1, 2, and 3 based on the corporation's
master plan. "Almal Investment Company is
committed to the development of Terminal 2 at a
total investment of $100 million representing
Phase 1 [of the whole project]. It will be
completed in two years after the signing of the
Joint Venture Agreement," Mangio said.
Terminal 2 will have a total floor area of
35,000 square meters and a capacity of seven
million passengers per year, according to Mangio.
The components of the project include airport
equipment of DMIA 2, airport plaza, transport
plaza, covered parking area, expansion of
existing apron facilities, widening and
improvement of access roads with interchanges,
among others. "The company develops
aerotropolis. It builds cities around airports,"
Mangio said. Upon signing and execution of the
Concession Agreement, Almal-Pride Consortium
shall pay CIAC non-refundable goodwill money in
the amount of P100 million. "So far, it is
the most firm offer with the amount of goodwill
money of P100 million which the company will
give to the government," Mangio said. The
CIAC Board already approved on Monday the
company's proposal and that a draft of the legal
contract is now being prepared, according to
Mangio. Almal will form a Joint Venture
Company with CIAC on a 70/30 sharing. "CIAC will
get 30 percent of the JVCO for contributing the
leasehold rights over the land," Mangio said.
CIAC will not contribute cash nor issue a
government guarantee for the project, he added.
The duration of the Joint Venture Agreement is
45 years, renewable for another 25 years subject
to mutual agreement of the parties involved and
the limitations imposed by the laws, rules, and
regulations of the Philippines. Mangio
said the company will review the feasibility
study and develop a master plan within six
months. Firms, which participated in the
previous biddings for the development of the
DMIA are welcome to challenge Almal Investment
Company, CIAC officials said. (RGN)
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Cop dies in mishap, not bullet
Wednesday, December
23, 2009
MAGALANG -- A police official here denied rumors that a
policeman who was killed in a recent vehicular accident
along the Ayala Road sustained bullet wounds on the
head. Superintendent Henry Flores, town chief of
police, said there were no official reports that Police
Officer 2 Nicolas De Guzman Cunanan, assigned at 32nd
Regional Mobile Group (RMG) in Barangay Ayala, this
town, was shot on the head. Cunanan, a resident of Sitio
Balas, Barangay San Nicolas, Concepcion town in Tarlac,
died instantly when he, while on board a motorcycle,
collided with a tricycle driven by Marvin Masuela Bagaid
of Sitio Balas in Barangay Turu here. Flores, however,
said he will send a team of policemen to verify the
rumors. "Magaspang kasi yung daan dun sa area ng
aksidente. Mabato rin ang daan kaya medyo napuruhan sa
ulo ang biktima," Flores said. Cunanan's relatives
reportedly asked for another autopsy to confirm the
report. Bagaid also sustained serious injuries on
his left leg because of the impact of the collision.
Cunanan was on his way home after celebrating his
birthday party at the 32nd RMG in Camp Olivas when the
accident happened. He celebrated his birthday party
together with his fellow police officers. Cunanan and
Bagaid were traveling in opposite direction when their
vehicles collided after evading a pothole, reports
stated. The two were taken to the Balitucan
District Hospital here for treatment but physicians
declared Cunanan dead on arrival. Flores earlier
said they are planning to file Reckless Imprudence
Resulting to Homicide and Damage to Property against
Bagaid, who is still in the hospital. Flores said
the suspect needed to undergo medical operation.
(Reynaldo G. Navales)
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Tricycle 'thieves' nabbed
Thursday,
January 7, 2010
MABALACAT -- Five persons, including two minors,
were apprehended and charged in court by the
town police after being suspected of carnapping
a tricycle in Barangay Dau here Wednesday.
[Wouldn't that be "trikenapping"???]
The arrested suspects were identified as Jayson
Cajala, 19, of Northville 15, Cutud, Angeles
City; Marlon Majia, 18, of Biglang Sibol, Dau,
this town; Jimmy Moneva, 18, of Diamond
Subdivision, Balibago, Angeles City; Totey (not
his real name), 16; and Arjay (not his real
name), 15. [Why do
they give them a fake name instead of just
saying name withheld?]
The suspects were involved in a theft case
where a tricycle was stolen from Adorable Dela
Peña, 63, of Barangay Dau Wednesday morning.
[I wonder if Adorable was
still cute at 63?]
Shortly after the incident, Dela Peña
reported the incident to the Dau Police Station.
Senior Inspector Jowen Dela Cruz led a team
of cops and conducted a hot pursuit operation
against the suspect.
[They had time to remove the side car and it was
still hot pursuit?]
Dela Cruz said the suspects were spotted
riding the stolen motorcycle along the national
highway in said village here.
[FIVE guys were riding
the motorcycle without the sidecar? Do you
suppose that is how they spotted something
wrong?]
Police officers pursued the suspects who were
mauled by tricycle drivers who learned about the
incident.
[Humm. The
police were in hot pursuit but the trike drivers
were able to maul the "alleged suspects"? Got
to love those police for not being able to stop
the mauling, them being in hot pursuit and all.]
Dela Cruz said the side car of the tricycle
was later recovered at Sitio Kadenang Kristal in
Barangay Sapang Biabas in this town.
[Excellent police work]
Cajala, Majia, and Moneva were charged with
Carnapping (Theft) but the two minors were
referred to the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD). (Reynaldo G. Navales)
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‘Carnappers’ also suspects in armed robbery
Sunday,
January 10, 2010
MABALACAT -- Police said the five persons earlier
arrested for allegedly stealing a tricycle are also
suspects in a series of robbery in this town and
nearby Angeles City. Superintendent Gregorio
Lim, town police officer-in-charge, said the group
is also believed to be responsible in several cases
of robberies on gasoline stations, computer shops,
and passenger buses. The arrested suspects were
identified as Jayson Cajala, 19, of Northville 15,
Cutud, Angeles City; Marlon Majia, 18, of Biglang
Sibol, Dau, this town; Jimmy Moneva, 18, of Diamond
Subdivision, Balibago, Angeles City; Totey (not his
real name), 16; and Arjay (not his real name), 15.
The suspects were arrested after allegedly stealing
the tricycle of one Adorable Dela Pena, 63, of
Barangay Dau on January 6. “This group is
responsible for the series of robbery hold-ups that
victimized passenger buses and gasoline stations.
Its members operate within this municipality and
nearby towns and cities,” Lim said. The group,
Lim added, is also being tagged as the one behind
the robbery break-in committed in computer shops and
the recent shooting incident in Angeles City.
Last January 1, elements of the town police arrested
another alleged member of the group in his residence
at Bigla Sibol, Villa Quintana, Balaba Phase II, in
Barangay Dau for his alleged involvement in a bus
robbery in Barangay Tabun shortly after the New
Year’s Eve. Police identified the suspect as
Mark Hio Villato, 28, single, a native of Samar, and
temporarily staying in said village. Lim said
they were able to seize from the suspect a .38
caliber revolver with live bullets. Villato
was initially charged with illegal possession of
firearms and ammunitions. Lim said they are
also preparing a case of robbery in band against
Villato and his companions. He said Villato
was positively identified as one of the suspects who
robbed the passenger bus on New Year’s Eve.
Senior Inspector Kenneth Vega, deputy chief of
police, said Villato is also a member of the group
tagged behind the tricycle theft and robberies here
and other adjacent areas. (RGN)
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Finnish tourist found dead in a hotel
Thursday, January 14, 2010
CAMP OLIVAS - A Finnish tourist was found dead inside
his rented room at Vistillana Lodge along Charlotte
Street, Barangay Balibago, Angeles City on Monday.
Senior Superintendent Danilo Bautista, Angeles City
police director, identified the victim as Kari Allan
Pentinsaari, a tourist from Finland who was temporarily
billeted at said lodge. Bautista said that the
victim was last seen on Saturday by Isabela Pineda, desk
clerk of Vistillana who informed him about the time of
his check-out. Investigation showed that the
victim should check-out at about 7:00 a.m. on Monday but
failed to do so. Pineda told police investigators
that they tried to call Pentinsaari in his room and then
knocked on the door. When the victim did not answer, the
hotel management decided to open the victim's room using
a duplicate key, Bautista said. He said that
Pineda and employees of the hotel saw the victim dead.
Bautista said his men are still investigating the cause
of the victim's death. (Ric Sapnu)
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Any EXPAT that has ever
tasted bagoong (rotting shrimp brine in a ghastly purple
sauce) will appreciate this article about using it to kill
rats.
'Bagoong' as new rat killing agent
Friday,
January 22, 2010
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Department of
Agriculture Regional Field Unit III (DA-RFU 3)
announced Friday its newest innovation in addressing
rat infestation in farmlands using the side-dish "bagoong"
as a rat killing agent. DA Regional Director
Redentor Gatus told Sun.Star Pampanga Friday that
the newest procedure was conceptualized through the
Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) and
Municipal Agricultural Offices (MAO) in Nueva Ecija,
in a joint effort to control the extent of damage to
rice crops brought about by rat infestations. The
massive rat poisoning dubbed as "Oplan Pain," which
was recently implemented in Nueva Ecija, gave birth
to the new method of using Zinc Phosphide (a rat
poisoning agent). The Zinc Phosphide
powder stored in sachets is mixed with broken rice (binglid)
and other organic materials and is flavored with
boneless bagoong, a ratio of one pack to 150 grains
of rice. Initially, there were
significant reports of rat infestation in the area,
Gatus said.
Gatus said that DA Secretary Arthur Yap has
ordered the regional agriculture officials to
undertake campaign against rat infestation in Nueva
Ecija being the rice bowl of Central Luzon amid
reports that rice fields in 16 of its 27 towns have
been affected by rat infestation. Gatus
also ordered his field personnel in Pampanga to
spread the technology to other MAOs here. "The
program, I think, will greatly help in curbing rat
infestations in many areas of Central Luzon. It is
cost efficient and has little effect on the
environment compared to purely chemical based rat
repellants," he said. Farmers are also
educated by agriculture experts on the various
procedures on how to eliminate rats, according to
Gatus.
The procedures include narrowing the sizes of
their dikes and levies, six inches in height and
eight inches in width, so as to preclude rats from
living in them and by digging the holes and burrows
found in their farms. The farmers are also
advised to circumfuse their rice fields with plastic
sheets termed as the Total Rat Barrier System, which
is set in place one month before the regular
planting. Its entrances are designed to trap the
rats attempting to penetrate the fenced area, which
houses rice plants intended to lure the rodents
inside the blockade, Gatus said. "Only rice
farms situated adjacent to the creeks and irrigation
canals have incidence of rats, but those positioned
at some distance away or at the middle part of the
town have limited rat presence. These programs and
technical knowledge are now being spread in many
parts of Central Luzon," Gatus added. (IOF)
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Authorities net P1.5-M ‘fake’ cell phones
Monday,
January 25, 2010
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Authorities raided on Friday
several mobile phone shops and confiscated some 800
“fake” cellular phones worth P 1.5 million here and
in nearby Angeles City. Headed by National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Regional
Director Azor Sitchon and Superintendent Francisco
Esguerra and Inspector Albert Andasan of the
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-3)
office based in Camp Olivas, the raiding team
swooped down on 28 cellular phone shops owned and
operated by Filipino-Chinese traders inside the
public market and in some malls like GQ, Robinsons
Starmills, Robinsons Balibago, Nepo, Jenra, SM City
Pampanga and SM City Clark. Sitchon said his
office received complaints from concerned
individuals that several cell phone shops located in
the two cities have been selling “fake” China
phones, while a number of these shops reportedly
lack the necessary permits issued from NTC. He said
the 800 confiscated “fake” China phones do not have
NTC sticker, which means they were smuggled and not
registered at their office. Sitchon said that
most of the cell phone shops do not possess the
necessary permits from the NTC, while some have
expired licenses.
“The owners of these shops have violated RA
(Republic Act) 3846 or the Radio Control Law, which
has a corresponding penalty of P 5,000 for each unit
(cellular phone). They will be given 10 days to
settle the fines or penalties at the office, if they
fail to do so, we (NTC) will file appropriate
charges against them and the fake phone will be
confiscated in favor of the government,” Sitchon
said. “We are just enforcing the law and being the
government regulatory body in terms of
communication, we must look after the welfare of the
public. I advice cell phone buyers to ask for a
receipt and to make sure that the phone they are
buying has the NTC sticker, this will ensure them
that what they are buying is the real thing and is
covered by a warranty,” Sitchon added.
On October 14, 2009, Sitchon issued Mission Order
09-10-168 directing NTC personnel to inspect all
radio communication network to include AM/FM radio
stations, Lotto Outlet, CATV, Local Government Units
(LGU), radio dealers, service centers, mobile phone
dealers and service center, broadcast low power
FM/ISP/Maritime/LEC/ Cell Sites/ Microwave/
Trunk/Radio/Bank/VSAT and Private Radio Station
System within the Province of Bataan.
Also last year, the NTC headed by Sitchon with
the assistance of the National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI) in Olongapo City raided cellular
shops located in the Dinalupihan Public market. The
raid netted some 488 “fake” China phones that were
being sold to the public by Pakistani and Indian
traders. Each confiscated phones were fined P5,000
each. (Chris Navarro)
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Australian Timothy Harriman,
age 40, committed suicide on 5 December 2009.
Reportedly Timbo had a disagreement with his
wife and they had been separated for several
weeks. He purchased a gun a few days
before his suicide. On the night of his
wedding anniversary he went home from the bar, took off his shoes,
sat on the floor and shot himself. A very
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Daniel
(known as Sangriaone on the AC2 board)
passed away at 2:15 PM on the 9th of January.
At the time he was in the USA for cancer
treatment. Guys that knew him said
he was a great guy who never
said anything wrong about anyone. He
was a life member of the Angeles VFW. He
was scheduled to be buried in San Francisco. |
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