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4 hurt in Pasig City road accident

FOUR persons were hurt  in a road accident   early Friday morning involving  a trailer truck, a mini-dump truck, two jeepneys and an Isuzu Crosswind at the corner of Ortigas and C5 Roads in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City, around 3 a.m. An initial investigation by the Pasig City Police Traffic Investigation Unit showed that the mini-dump truck, two jeepneys and the  Crosswind   had stopped at  a red light at the intersection of the two streets when the trailer truck rammed into the vehicles.  Asindi Nahira Mamamac, 17, and Leo Tica Munga, 38, were rushed to the Rizal Medical Center for treatment. The police have yet to name the identities of the two other victims. The cause of the accident has yet to be determined. Nathan R. Melican

Wellness firm loses valuables to thieves

THIEVES forced their way into the headquarters of a company selling health and wellness supplements in Pasig City, taking with them  P150,000 worth of valuables. A police report  said Noel Yumang Salvacion, the national sales manager of Body Needs and Basics  along Shaw Boulevard, Barangay Oranbo, discovered the robbery while they were about to open for business on Friday.  The suspects’ loot included three laptops worth P102,000 and P54,000 in cash. The Pasig police have yet to identify the people  behind the heist. Nathan R. Melican

Magsaysay High Batch ’83 sets March 9 reunion

THE RAMON Magsaysay High School (España, Manila) Batch 1983 is celebrating its pearl anniversary with a reunion to be held at Crowne Plaza Hotel on March 9. The registration and election of the board of directors will start at 6 p.m., while the program will begin at 7:30 p.m. Before this big event, there will be a bowling tournament on March 7 at Coronado Lanes Starmall in Mandaluyong City at 7 p.m.. This will be followed by the first outreach activity of Batch ’83 at St. Arnold Janssen Alternative Learning System in Dasmariñas, Cavite province on March 8. The meeting place for participants is at Robinsons Galleria at 10 a.m.  For further details, call homecoming committee chair Joel Artemio Salazar at 0918-8881422, or vice chair Rosario de Mesa Nery at 0918-9261599, or visit www.rmhs83.com.

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