MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the award of more than PHP1 million in damages to a man who lost two toes after a 10-wheeler truck ran over his right foot while he was crossing a road in Angeles City, Pampanga eight years ago. The eight-page decision dated November 15 and uploaded recently affirmed the 2018 ruling of the Angeles City Regional Trial Court Branch 60 that found truck driver Severino Pestanio Jr. and his employer, Sharon Co, responsible for the injuries sustained by Mark Paul Medina. The appellate court ordered Pestanio and Co to pay Medina PHP757,641 in actual damages, PHP150,000 in moral damages, PHP75,000 in exemplary damages, and PHP50,000 as attorney's fees with interest. Medina and his friends have just alighted from a jeepney around midnight of March 16, 2013 and were crossing the Magalang Road corner Epza Main Road in Barangay Pulung Cacutud when the front left tire of a 10-wheeler truck (plate number PDP 128) without headlights ran over his rig
SunStar Distribution of medicines, medical equipment to Angeles RHUs starts
MEDICINES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr., with members of the Gender and Development Office headed by Mina Cabiles, personally handed over on February 16 and 17, 2021 the medicines and medical equipment to RHU VI in Barangay Pulung Cacutud and its sub-health centers in Barangays Sapalibutad and Cutud, and RHU I in Barangay Sto. Domingo with its sub-health centers in Barangays San Jose, Pulungbulu, Sto. Rosario, San Nicolas and Lourdes Sur. (Angeles City Information Office)
+ February 18, 2021 ANGELES City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. started on February 16 and 17 the distribution of medicines and medical equipment to the city s six Rural Health Units (RHUs) and 28 sub-health centers to provide free and easier access to public health services in the 33 barangays.