According to police sources, two foreign nationals passed away on Saturday in different municipalities in Batangas.
The Batangas provincial police said that British national Graham Watson Lodge, 70, was discovered dead in front of their home at Palm Ridge subdivision in Barangay (village) Balas in Talisay town by his wife Angelita Lodge at around 6:05 p.m.
According to investigators, the man’s wife attempted to resuscitate her spouse.
Graham left their residence around 5:50 p.m. for an afternoon walk, according to Angelita. According to his wife, Graham has a history of hypertension.
Police in Catalagan, Batangas also confirmed the death of American national Jeffrey Wagner, 60.
According to Wagner’s brother-in-law, Edfin Telebrico, they were aboard a fishing boat at 8 a.m. when the American complained of chest pain and difficulty breathing and eventually passed out.
Wagner was rushed to Calatagan Medicare Hospital after the boat moored at the fishing port, but he died on the way.
According to the police report, Wagner, who had been sailing for five days, had a history of diabetes and hypertension.
According to investigators, an autopsy will be performed to ascertain the cause of Wagner and Lodge’s deaths.
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Power supply throughout Occidental Mindoro restored
After a three-day power blackout in Occidental Mindoro, the Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) confirmed that before noon on Monday, the power supplier Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative or OMCPC had restored power to the entire province.
On Saturday, OMCPC shut down operations after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) allegedly did not allow the extension of the transition period between OMCPC and OMECO.
But the ERC also ordered OMECO to take over the power supply to OMCPC based on three power supply agreements signed in January.
But the OMCPC did not comply because they allegedly did not have the legal authority and insisted that they would only restore the power supply if ordered by ERC Chairperson Atty. Agnes Devanedera.
On Monday morning on the “Kabayan” program on Teleradyo, Devanedera himself said that it was clear from their order that the OMCPC must abide by the new power supply agreements.
So before noon, the power supply is back.
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