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Death By Heat Stroke in the Philippines

The hotter and earlier-onset El Niño phenomenon this year 2010 poses a threat to the Filipino lives. How much life it took? See incidence that reached the news.


UPDATE 
On 19 May 2010, candidate army soldier Ericson Pascua (22) came on his first day of training in Isabela when he collapsed after a series of strenous exercise. Although rushed to the hospital immediately, he died shortly afterwards (around 11 a.m.) due to heat stroke. That day Isabela peaked at 38.2 degrees Celsius. Sixteen others were rushed to the hospital for dehydration and heat exhaustion. (Check report)

On 28 April 2010, a veteran Cavite cop, PO3 Florencio Gamana Alivio (48),  succumbed to cardiac arrest as a result to heatstroke while having tae bo with his colleagues at the Cavite Police Provincial Office (CPPO) grounds in Camp General Pantaleon. He reached the Imus MEdical Center but pronounced dead at 5:15 PM. (Check report)

In Batangas, former governor Amando Sanchez (57)died on April 27 (Wednesday), a day after he fainted and rushed to the Mary Medical Center in Lipa City and remained semi-comatose thereafter. He was addressing employees at the Ladeco feed mill in the city around noontime when he suffered stroke brought by excessive heat. He died at 7:20 PM, and became the second reported election candidate to fall before heatstroke. (Check report)

On April 25, heat stroke claimed its first reported election candidate in Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya. Liberal Party councilor bet Vicenta Espiritu (66) of Tumauini town fainted whiled conducting a briefing with her supporters and coordinators. She was rushed to the nearby hospital but declared dead on arrival. Temperature that day reached 38 degrees Celsius (the highest in the Philippines in recent years). (Check report)

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
On March, in Iloilo, Van Ricrey Gallardo (16) of Zarraga town collapsed after playing basketball in another town. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. (Check report)

Habal-habal driver Adolven Encabo (55) lost consciousness (and later died in the hospital) while transporting passengers in Balili, Cebu. This happened at 5:00 PM (12 March 2010). (Check report)

Bus passenger Rolando Yap died on his way to an unreported destination and origin in Metro Manila. Time unreported (12 April 2010). 

Commuter Bonifacio Zeta died while riding a jeepney bound for Quiapo. Time unreported (12 April 2010). (Check report)

At least six street people died in Manila alone since Sunday (11 April 2010).

Please revisit my March 2 (2010) article, A Season on Heat, to know what to do to avoid heatstroke.
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