Boy dies, 18 hurt in blast
SAN MATEO, Rizal – A four-year-old boy died and 18 other persons were wounded by a grenade that exploded during a barangay fiesta in this town Tuesday night. John Paul Ramirez, 4, of Malanday, Marikina died while he was being treated at the Amang Rodriguez Hospital for shrapnel wounds in the head and body. The 18 injured victims were brought to Amang Rodriguez Hospital in Marikina and Quirino Memorial Hospital in Quezon City. Senior Supt. Leocadio SC. Santiago Jr., Rizal police director, identified the injured victims as Elizabeth F. Nerisima, 23, single of 550 GSIS St., barangay Duñong Bayan; Ma. Paz Nayve, 48, of Dulong Bayan; Mely Nicol, 43, of barangay San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal; Jasmin Paayong-ayong, 22, of 166, barangay Maly, San Mateo; Catherine Laylona, 27, of 55 barangay Lubho, Polillo, Quezon; Mike Marvin Hagos, 17, of barangay Lubho, Polillo; Jerry Mae Ramirez, 2, of barangay Malanday, Marikina; Christopher Arenal, 27, of barangay Malanday, San Mateo; Christopher Ramos, 30, of barangay Malanday; Jackson Castillo, 19, of 273 Balubad, Nangka, Marikina; Adrian Candidato, 23, of 223, Balubad-Balubad, Nangka, Marikina; Rolito Inacmal, 20, of barangay Maly, San Mateo, Rizal; Mark John Ramirez, 7, of barangay Malanday, San Mateo; Zaldy Llanete, 23, of Rodriguez, Rizal; Dannie Antonio, 19, of 32 Nangka St., barangay Malanday, San Mateo; Elvie Lopemia, 48, of barangay Dulong Bayan, San Mateo; and Mark Marvin Rodriguez of barangay Lubho, Polillo, Quezon. Supt. Mario Licu, chief of the San Mateo police, in a report to Superintendent Santiago, stated that the incident occured at about 11:45 p.m. on General Luna St., Dulong Bayan, San Mateo, Rizal in front of the Glass and Aluminum Supply store. (Madelynne Dominguez and Bert Javier)
VISAYAS
Cebu fails in Guinness bid
CEBU CTY — By merely 300 meters, Cebu lost to Turkey in its bid to be recorded in the Guinness Book as the “longest barbecue grill.” The event, that brought thousands of Cebuanos and visitors to Cebu City during a cookout called, “Sugbayanihan: Pistahan ng Sugba sa Sinulog,” formed a series of barbecue grills that spanned 1.3 kilometers. Turkey, however, surpassed Cebu’s record by putting together barbecue grills that reached 1.6 kilometers, beating its own record of a 630-meter-long barbecue grill during a 1999 cook-out in Peru. Organizers of the Sugbayanihan, however, are not totally disheartened by the failed attempt to make it to the book of records, saying what matters most is that the event showcased the camaraderie and rapport of the Cebuanos. (MWM)
MINDANAO
Troops arrest NPA leader
CAMP EDILBERTO EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City – Government troops, carrying a warrant of arrest, nabbed the other day an alleged leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao at purok 5, barangay New Malitbog, Panabo City, an area Army commander reported. “It took five days for our intelligence group to positively identify Manuel Ramos, alias “Ka Pepoy,” former secretary of the District Committee 2 and commanding officer of District Guerrilla Unit 2 of Front Committee 52 of Southern Mindanao Regional Committee, Maj. Gen. Samuel B. Bagasin, commanding general of the Northern and Southern Mindanao Fourth Infantry Division, said. “Ka Pepoy” was also in the police list as the No. 1 wanted man in Southern Mindanao. (MUC)
