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Although the police chief, Senior Superintendent Sonny Cunanan, was his wedding godson, Berroya gave assurance that the investigation will be impartial.


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Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Berroya, Central Luzon police director, and Sen. Panfilo Lacson, both long-time adversaries, have been trying to track down Marin since he made his exposé. 


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Acting Comelec regional director Nicolas Fontalera said his officers in Nueva Ecija have also recommended that the entire province be declared an election hot spot.


Meanwhile, an alleged big-time gambling lord, Melchor Caliwag,  alias Ngongo, is running for councilor in San Fernando City.


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‘Col. Martin, not I, was cockfight partner’

By Ding Cervantes | June 26, 2002 - 12:00am

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — This city’s beleaguered police chief claimed that it was a certain "Col. Martin," a police official from Pangasinan, who had teamed up with a suspected gambling...

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Cop colonel probed on cockfight game

June 22, 2002 - 12:00am

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Berroya, Central Luzon police director, said yesterday he would look into reports that this capital city’s police chief allegedly teamed up with...

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Jueteng whistle-blower in Pampanga goes missing

By Ding Cervantes | March 10, 2002 - 12:00am

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — From whistle-blower to the hunted. This seems to be the fate now of Ruben Marin, 35, alias JR, after he exposed alleged links between the police and suspected gambling lord Melchor...

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Comelec control eyed in Central Luzon jueteng havens Ding Cervantes

March 6, 2001 - 12:00am

MABALACAT, Pampanga – The Central Luzon office of the Commission on Elections (Co-melec) is considering putting under its control areas where big-time gambling lords could exert influence on the outcome of elections. Acting...

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