Panayam kay Bulacan Police PLtCol. Edilmar Alviar kaugnay sa bumagsak na bahagi ng ikalawang palapag ng simbahan

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00:00 At this point, we will talk to Lieutenant Colonel Edilmar Alviar, OIC of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan PNP. Good morning Colonel.

00:14 Good morning sir. Good morning to all the listeners.

00:17 Good evening sir. How many people have died and were injured in the so-called incident?

00:24 According to the latest data from the hospitals, only one woman died, a 50-year-old woman.

00:33 And there were 57 devotees injured.

00:37 Colonel, is this based on your investigation?

00:43 Hello?

00:46 Yes, what really happened there? Colonel Alviar, is this based on your investigation?

00:51 The mass started at 6.30 in the morning.

00:56 At 7.20 in the morning, while the ashes were being placed on the graves of our former devotees,

01:03 the right side rear portion of the balcony of the church suddenly fell.

01:10 Not even half, only the last part of the balcony fell.

01:16 And in our investigation, we saw the materials, wooden materials, and that was done in 1994.

01:24 So that building is a bit damaged.

01:27 And there were a lot of people who were praying that morning.

01:32 Okay. So if that is the situation of the church, there should be a stern warning, right?

01:42 Yes.

01:43 That the church should not go up, that the church members should not go up.

01:49 The point that was not investigated well is the capacity of the church to withstand.

01:55 So it would be better if there is an assessment from the old churches, like that structure,

02:01 that they should avoid to send people to the second floor where the structure is already strong enough.

02:08 How are the injuries?

02:11 Most of them are minor injuries.

02:15 There is one, a broken, fractured wrist of one of our patients.

02:20 He is old.

02:24 Okay. How many more are they who are being taken to the hospital?

02:30 Most of them are already discharged.

02:33 I know that there were only minor bruises that were caused by the accident.

02:41 Almost all of them were already discharged.

02:44 Who should be responsible for the alleged incident, Colonel?

02:48 As usual, when we investigate this, our mayor is applying to pay the hospital bill of the accidents.

02:59 So now, the church is still closed, right?

03:02 Yes. They are not yet operating.

03:05 Okay. All right. Thank you very much Colonel Edilmar Alvear and the chief of SJDM, Bulacan Police. Good evening again.

03:17 (upbeat music)