ONDOY'S TRAGEDY DOES NOT LACK HEROES
In the face of the tragedy left by tropical storm Ondoy, selfless citizens had offered their services - and sometimes their lives - to help others. Amid the depressing news on the devastation caused by last Saturday's storm are reports on how certain individuals either risked or sacrificed their lives to save others.Pfc. Venancio Ancheta, for one, was one of them. While rescuing a resident of Famy, Laguna, from drowning, he was hit by a log, rendering him weak enough to be dragged by raging floodwaters.The resident survived - the 20th people Ancheta saved before he perished.
Philippine Army chief Gen. Delfin Bangit salutes the remains of Pfc Venancio Ancheta, who drowned while saving a resident in Laguna floodwaters. In another part of Laguna, soldiers and members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgus) likewise risked their lives to ensure the safety of the residents. Army Cpl. Adriano Regua headed the rescue team in Sitio Johnson, Brgy. Nanguma. Mabitac, where 200 residents were saved. When one of his officers got caught in the floods, he did not hesitate to save him. That cost him his life, though.Regua’s wife, while mourning the death of her husband, finds consolation in the fact that he died serving others. “Iyon naman talaga ang gusto niya (That’s what he wanted anyway)," she said.The residents would forever be grateful for the courage displayed by Corporal Regua and Cafgus Joel Hernalin, Erineo Olaguer, Pedro Falcon, Florencio Dequino, and Artenio Descotido, whose great efforts afforded them a second shot at life. Like the army heroes, exceptional citizens did not think twice to help others, even when their own lives were in danger.
Philippine Army chief Gen. Delfin Bangit salutes the remains of Pfc Venancio Ancheta, who drowned while saving a resident in Laguna floodwaters. In another part of Laguna, soldiers and members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgus) likewise risked their lives to ensure the safety of the residents. Army Cpl. Adriano Regua headed the rescue team in Sitio Johnson, Brgy. Nanguma. Mabitac, where 200 residents were saved. When one of his officers got caught in the floods, he did not hesitate to save him. That cost him his life, though.Regua’s wife, while mourning the death of her husband, finds consolation in the fact that he died serving others. “Iyon naman talaga ang gusto niya (That’s what he wanted anyway)," she said.The residents would forever be grateful for the courage displayed by Corporal Regua and Cafgus Joel Hernalin, Erineo Olaguer, Pedro Falcon, Florencio Dequino, and Artenio Descotido, whose great efforts afforded them a second shot at life. Like the army heroes, exceptional citizens did not think twice to help others, even when their own lives were in danger.
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