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Suspected ‘salvage’ victim found

A man with three gunshot wounds, his mouth covered by masking tape and hands tied behind his back was found before dawn Tuesday in a grassy area on Visayas Avenue in Quezon City, a police report said. Police Officer 3 Gregorio Maramag of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit said the victim had gunshot wounds in the head, in the back and in the right arm. According to him, the body was found by a crew member of a fast-food restaurant on Visayas Avenue who heard gunshots just minutes earlier. The victim was found at 2:45 a.m. at the corner of Visayas Avenue and Road 10 in Barangay (village) Vasra. The policeman said it was apparent that the victim had been tortured before he was killed. The man was described as between 35 and 40 years old, 5’3” in height, of slim build and with short hair. He was dressed only in a pair of denim pants.—Nancy C. Carvajal

Upsilon testimonial fellowship on Aug. 13

Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association will hold a testimonial fellowship on August 13 at the Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The testimonial will honor one of the fraternity’s iconic figures in the 1950s, Manuel “Mart” Martell, who wrote the lyrics of several Upsilon musicals in the 1950s, including “Aloyan,” “Hanako” and “Linda.” The summer tour of some of these musicals in selected Philippine cities helped raise funds for the construction of the Catholic chapel in UP Diliman in the early 1950s. All Upsilonians are invited to the fellowship, which will begin at 5 p.m. For information, call Rico Merioles at 0917-8069229; JJ Duque, 0999-7068649; Val Aguilar, 0920-9531959; Noel Damot, 0917-8724282; or Ivan Henares, 0918-9106574.