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36 MRT-3 escalators now operational; 33 new aircon units being installed

36 MRT-3 escalators now operational; 33 new aircon units being installed

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36 of the 46 Metro Rail Transit Line 3 escalators are now fully-operational while 33 new aircon units are being also installed in MRT-3, Friday.

According to the DOTr MRT-3, it was completed after Sumitomo Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), and TES Philippines, Inc. (TESP) repaired several escalator units at two train stations.

The escalator units to at parts of Cubao Station (Southbound) and Boni Station (Southbound) were repaired on November 7 and 15.

Meanwhile, the MRT-3 administration said all their elevators were operational.

The maintenance provider targets all MRT-3 escalator and elevator units to be fully operational by 2019.

36 MRT-3 escalators now operational; 33 new aircon units being installed

Installation of 36 additional new air-conditioning units (ACUs) on MRT-3 has begun today.

According to DOTr-MRT 3, 120 new ACUs worth P167-M were purchased by Sumitomo-MHI-TESP as part of MRT-3 rehabilitation.

The first set of 33 ACUs purchased by Sumitomo was installed last August.

Another 60 units were installed last year.

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Abusive father shot, killed by his 8-year-old son in Negros Occidental

Abusive father shot, killed by his 8-year-old son in Negros Occidental

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An alleged abusive father was killed after his 8-year-old son shot him dead in his home in Sitio Manluy-a, Barangay San Jose, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental Wednesday night, November 20.

Jessy Obas, 39, was found dead after suffering three gunshot wounds to the chest.

Before the incident, the intoxicated father allegedly assaulted the child.

According to Lt. Col. Necerato Sabando, an officer-in-charge at the Sipalay City Police Station, the boy took his father’s .38 caliber pistol and fired three times.

Abusive father shot, killed by his 8-year-old son in Negros Occidental

The child is now in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Sipalay City.

Police investigation revealed that the father would physically abuse his three children every time he gets drunk.

Obas also allegedly taught his children how to use the gun.

The 8-year-old suspect was the youngest of three siblings.

Their mother works in Metro Manila.

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Graduating student dies while cleaning professor's backyard

Graduating student dies while cleaning professor’s backyard

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A graduating BS Forestry student died after he got electrocuted while cleaning his professor’s backyard in Brgy Raois, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur last Saturday.

Police have identified the victim as Benedict Gom-uyen, a 20-year-old graduating student of Ilocos Sur Polytechnic College in the town of Sta. Maria.

It was learned that the power cord was hidden in the branches of the tree Gom-uyen was cutting inside the backyard of his teacher, Elena Ato, 56, at around 3:35 pm.

Aside from getting electrocuted, the student fell headfirst from the tree, which caused severe injury in his head.

The responders tried to take Gom-uyen to the Ilocos Sur Gabriela Silang General Hospital, but the doctors declared him dead.

The authority assesses the responsibility of the teacher in the accident to determine if she has legal liability.

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