120824 Water tanker saves lawyer’s car from fire
Philippines Aug 24 2012 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Web Source: Philstar
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Date: 25 August, 2012
Country: Philippines
Water tanker saves lawyer’s car from fire
Updated: 2012-08-25-12:00
CEBU, Philippines – While lawyer Ted Belarmia was cruising along M. L. Quezon Ave. in barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City past 11 a.m. yesterday, his car, a Kia Pride, with plate no.GTS-877, caught fire.
He said he first saw smoke and then sparks coming from the dashboard.
Belarmia was approaching the Mandaue Mactan Bridge and as he stopped for a red light, he spied a water tanker of the Lapu-Lapu City Clean and Green Program office not far from where he was. Belarmia quickly sought its help.
With the tanker’s help, the fire failed to spread and that saved his things in the car.
FO2 Climaco Salisid of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire department said the lawyer was fortunate.
Ramon Aboitiz Foundation donates school supplies to Lapu-Lapu schools
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. has donated school supplies to public elementary and high schools in Lapu-Lapu City.
Mayor Paz Radaza at once expressed her gratitude to the foundation for the donation and for choosing education as a pillar of its corporate social responsibility.
Radaza said the donation is a big help to the city government.
“I hope that other corporations doing business in our city will also choose education as their flagship corporate social responsibility,” Radaza said.
With government’s limited funds and unlimited priorities, it has to collaborate with the private sector in educating the youth, Radaza said.