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UP attack survivor mired in medical bills

The University of the Philippines (UP) student leader who was attacked by robbers on campus in February is now considered out of danger but needs financial support for her medical expenses amounting to more than a million pesos. Lordei Camille Hina, 20, may be discharged soon after a three-month stay at Capitol Medical Center but will still undergo rehabilitation therapy and medication, according to UP student regent Krissy Conti. “However, her hospital release is pending until financial obligations are settled,” Conti said in a letter to UP president Alfredo Pascual and UP Diliman chancellor Caesar Saloma.  Hina, a political science major, is secretary general of the Center for Nationalist Studies, a student organization. She was serving as a volunteer for the University Student Council on Feb. 1 when she was clubbed and stabbed in the head before being robbed by two men who pretended to be interested in renting a booth for the coming university fair. Those who wish to help her may contact her mother, Connie Hina, at [email protected] or make a deposit in her Banco de Oro savings account, number 2780-246-533. Daphne Magturo

Journo’s death recalled in ‘Run for Road Safety’

A marathon for a cause dubbed “Run for Road Safety” will be held on May 13 to mark the first anniversary of the death of journalist Lourdes “Chit” Estella-Simbulan, who was killed in a road accident in Quezon City. Participants will come from various points: Antipolo City, Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Gateway in Cubao and Fairview in Quezon City, before meeting at the Quezon Memorial Circle for a program, according to a post on the Facebook page of the UP College of Mass Communication. Simbulan taught at the UP-CMC and was a former

Inquirer desk editor. The run is being organized by civic groups that include the Automobile Association of the Philippines and Families of Road Victims and Survivors, among others. Estella died on May 13, 2011, when a bus rammed into the taxi cab she was taking on her way to UP-Ayala Land Technohub on Commonwealth Avenue. Julie M. Aurelio

Malabon man missing

Aguinaldo de Guzman of 3F Tungsten Street, Goldendale Village, Tinajeros, Malabon City, has been missing since March 28. “Kuya Agui,” 55, is said to be mentally disturbed. Standing about 5’7”, he was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue shorts with red stripes. His family may be reached at 0922-3175776, 0912-4100488, 0917-8104328 and 4860553, 2853967.