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Balanga cathedral sits on P 15.2-B gold
Balanga cathedral sits on P 15.2-B gold
March 21, 2015 /
http://www.tempo.com.ph/2015/03/21/balanga-cathedral-sits-on-p-15-2-b-gold/
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – A Japanese treasure hunter, who claims to be the grandson of a World War II general, is convinced that 10 tons of gold bullion sits under the Cathedral Shrine of St. Joseph.
Hirohitso Matsumoto, now in his mid 60s, has been in and out of Bataan the past few years looking for billions of dollars worth of hidden treasures allegedly left behind by Japanese soldiers during the end of World War II.
Jovit Sumile, a friend of Matsumoto, said he accompanied the Japanese who stayed in Abucao for two weeks last January.
“The gold bullion hidden under the Cathedral is as big as a cow weighing exactly 10 tons, and this is the main purpose of the Japanese in coming here several times, but could not get access to the Church leadership to retrieve the gold, ” said Sumile, quoting Matsumoto.
Sumile is a native of Binugao, Davao City and married to a resident of Upper Laon in Abucay.
He claimed he was with Matsumoto when they unearthed two tons of gold bullions a few years ago in Limay town.
The treasure was packed in a sealed black coffin which was carried by a back hoe into an Elf truck, according to Sumile.
“Halos sumayad yong Elf na sinakyan naming pauwi ng Makati dahil sa bigat ng kargada naming ginto,” Sumile told this writer.
Sumile said they contracted workers to help them dig out the treasure, but all were asleep when they spirited out the gold.
“Matsumoto gave them something to drink so they would be asleep when we made our getaway,” Sumile said.
Sumile’s claim could not be independently confirmed.
At $2,000 per ounce, two tons of gold is worth $128.6 million or roughly P5.7 billion.
Sumile, who swore to have seen the gold bullion, said he only got a modest reward.
“Matsumoto gave me a wrist watch, a Nikon camera and few cash money as my bonus right after successfully retrieving the black coffin full of gold bars,” said Sumile.
If Matsumoto’s claim is true, the gold bars under the shrine are worth an astounding $640.3 million or about P28.5 billion.
Sumile said Matsumoto had planned to rent a house near the cathedral from where they will dig up a tunnel going all the way to the spot where the Japanese believes the treasure is hidden. But the Filipino guide said Matsumoto could not get a house near the church.
“In fact, we had even tried to talk to the bishop that time to retrieve the gold in the guise of renovating the cathedral. The Japanese offered to donate millions of pesos to the church but we could not get an appointment with the bishop at that time,” said Sumile who served as bodyguard and driver of Matsumoto.
The cathedral was used as an artillery emplacement to bombard Mt. Samat during World War II.
Stories about treasures left by retreating Japanese soldiers abound but none has yet to be authenticated.
Historian Ambeth Ocampo, chairman of the National Historical Institute, once said:
“Two of the wealth myths I usually encounter are the Yamashita treasure and gossip that the Cojuangco fortune was founded on a bag of money…”
“For the past 50 years many people, both Filipinos and foreigners, have spent their time, money and energy in search of Yamashita’s elusive treasure,” Ocampo noted. “What makes me wonder is that for the past 50 years, despite all the treasure hunters, their maps, oral testimony and sophisticated metal detectors, nobody has found a thing.”
he made finds i dream of ,,,maybe i got him beat on airplane parts , train parts , garbage , and empty cans that only due to location ,,, and my best find was on the surface and returned it to the owner if u only seen his face when in look in his wallet ...first i ask him did his lose his money he looked at me like i was the NPA ,,i told him to look in his wallet he looked his face dropped empty ,,,,i ask how much he said 25000 peso i reached in my back pocket gave his money i found in a nearby field his keep sake was with it thats how i figured it out it was him ,,, he still hail marys me today 10 years later ,,,his kids would went without food that month of sure .....
