MALOLOS CITY — The Dynamic Riders Club, the 18th Special Forces Company (Riverine), and the Science Journalists of the Philippines-Bulacan Chapter recently led the mangrove tree-growing project in the coastal areas of Malolos City and in the towns of Paombong and Hagonoy.

Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Mayor Christian D. Natividad, both said that the project for the growing of 2,000 mangrove saplings reflects the partnership of the civil government and military in protecting the environmental and conserving natural resources in Bulacan. (Freddie C. Velez)

548 in Limay get N.B.I clearance
LIMAY, Bataan — A total of 548 residents of this town, a good number of them seeking jobs abroad, secured their National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearances in a swift and headache-free process through Mayor Ver Roque’s one-day special arrangement with the NBI.

Roque said that right after assuming the mayorship here, he noted that thousands of his constituents were working overseas, prompting him to seek the help and arrange with the NBI for a mobile NBI clearance processing last weekend. (Mar T. Supnad)

Pangasinan eyes rice sufficiency
DAGUPAN CITY — Pangasinan hopes to regain its status as the rice bowl of the country through the San Roque re-regulating pond which is expected to be operational in 2013 and help attain rice sufficiency for the country, said ABONO Party-list Chairman Rosendo So.

He said about 35,000 hectares of farmlands in eastern and central Pangasinan are to be initially benefitted if government gives priority to efficient irrigation system.

So said this is the key to reaching Pangasinan’s goal and the nation’s target of becoming self-sufficient in rice in three years. (Liezle Basa Iñigo)

A.C.I Aviation services open
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Guam-based Aviation Concepts, Inc. (ACI), a US-certified aviation services provider, has opened a new hangar in this free port for the company’s second functional base in the Asia-Pacific region.

Twice the size of its Guam hangar, ACI’s 100,000-square foot hangar facility in Subic underwent massive refurbishment and upgrading to meet world-class standards.

Banking on Subic’s strategic location, ACI will provide alternative fix-based operator (FBO) services to transient aircraft looking for inexpensive fueling, minimal handling fees and other low-cost technical requirements not found in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

ACI president and CEO Terry Habeck said ACI is optimistic of its future in Subic. (Jonas Reyes)

Tip-off turns up positive
A tip-off to police turned up positive when they arrested before noon yesterday one of the most wanted men in Laguna for the last 13 years in a follow-up operation in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, a police official said.

Supt. Jonathan Cabal, chief of police of Science City of Munoz, said they immediately mapped out the operation after they were tipped by an informant regarding the whereabouts of Darwin Anoyo who has been using the name Rey Deveza.

Anoyo was collared at around 11 a.m. yesterday. Cabal said Anoyo, now 59, was accused of killing his sister-in-law in December 1998 in San Pablo City. (Aaron B. Recuenco)