siyado kasubo.... tsk tsk tsk
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By NICOLAS C. DELFIN
ABS-CBN Bacolod
It was a tragic time for the Pangantihon family after one of their relatives, Jerome, was struck by lightning causing instantaneous death in E.B. Magalona town in Negros Occidental procince Tuesday afternoon.
According to family members, the 19-year-old victim went with his older brother, Jonar, to harvest oysters at a fishpond in Barangay Tabigue in E.B. Magalona town at 1 p.m.
"We noticed that rain is coming and we heard thunder all over the place so we decided to go home," Jonar in an interview with ABS-CBN-Bacolod said.
"He told me that he left his shirt so I advised to get it. Just as he leaves, I heard the sound of lightning twice and as I turned my back, I saw him lying unconscious," Jonar added.
Jonar called for helped but to no avail. So he gathered all his strength and carried his younger brother on his back and ran almost a kilometer towards the highway. There he found a tricycle to ride going to Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Memorial Provincial Hospital in Silay City.
Unfortunately, Jerome was pronounced dead upon arrival.
It was more painful for Jerome's father Jose, who could not still believe that his youngest son has just passed away.
"I still could not accept that he is gone now. Who could have thought that we will lost him in aninstant," the elder Pangantihon said.
sa talisay sang dominggo pwerte man ang ulan. tapos grabe ang kilat.