TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A 60-year-old laborer was buried alive in a private cemetery in Barangay Baguio here on Friday, August 11.
MEDICAL staff attempt to revive a 60-year-old laborer buried alive while excavating the foundation for a fence of the Himlayang Paraiso Cemetery in Barangay Baguio in Tayabas City. (Photo by Tayabas PNP via Danny Estacio)
Tayabas City police chief Lt. Col. Bonna Obmerga identified the victim as Cerilo Jasulin, a resident of Barangay Baguio.
Investigation said the victim and a co-worker were digging the foundation of a concrete fence at Himlayang Paraiso Cemetery when the soil suddenly collapsed and buried him.
Investigator-on-case Police Master Sgt. Wendel Pornasdoro said the victim was taken to the Tayabas City Community Hospital where he died due to a serious head injury.
His colleague was unharmed, police said.