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Child, 2 others dead, 3 hurt in wall collapse in Cavite due to ‘Ulysses’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/12/20201112-dasmarinas-ulysses-barzaga.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Rep. Barzaga&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> — Three people, including a child, were killed while 3 others were injured after the wall of a warehouse under construction collapsed in Dasmariñas city, Cavite during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses on Thursday, Cavite police confirmed. </p><p>Romeo Cabanillas, Annabel Cabanillas, and 2-year-old Angelo Rome Cabanillas, who were staying in shanties beside the unfinished structure in Purok 4, Barangay Langkaan 1, were declared dead on arrival at hospital, according to Cavite police. </p><p>Their bodies were recovered at 4 p.m. during search and retrieval operations conducted by police and personnel of the City Engineering Office and Dasmariñas Rescue Team, the police added. </p><p>The retrieval operations started as early as 10 a.m., Dasmariñas Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. told Teleradyo. </p><p>Barzaga said the Cabanillases were buried under rocks and the collapsed structure when their bodies were retrieved. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/barzagapidi/posts/3302238603219366" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Three others — Rolly Dijal, Jomer Blesario and Dennis Maquiling — who were also in the area during the collapse, were rescued and were under medical treatment at Pagamutan ng Dasmariñas. </p><p>One unidentified person was already discharged from the hospital, according to Barzaga. </p><p>The 6 were sleeping inside their shanty beside the construction site when a 20-foot wall collapsed and landed on them amid Typhoon Ulysses&#x27; strong winds and heavy rains around 4 a.m. Thursday, the initial police report read.</p><div><strong>Building structure ‘weak’</strong></div><p>The Cavite Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) said the ground softened because of heavy rains brought by the typhoon. </p><p>“Nag-accumulate ang water kasi masyadong mataas ‘yung kinoconstruct na building, so sa loob, lumambot ang lupa, then ‘yung pader sa backside nag-collapse sakto doon sa barracks na tinitirhan ng family,” the PDRRMO explained. </p><p>(The water accumulated because the building under construction was high. The ground softened, then the wall on the backside collapsed exactly on the barracks where the family was staying.)</p><p>The building has a permit, but an investigation on the collapse will still be underway, Barzaga said. </p><p>“Public holiday ngayon sa Pilipinas kaya walang tao sa city hall. Pero ang instruction ni mayor, bukas ng umaga i-assemble ang team, yung building officials, plus yung mga involved sa city hall… at titingnan namin kung walang violation,” he said. </p><p>(Today is a public holiday in the Philippines that is why no one reported in the city hall. But the mayor&#x27;s instruction this morning was to assemble a team composed of building and city hall officials and we will find violations, if there are any.) </p><p>The lawmaker also said the corporation that owns the building, Polytechnic Manufacturing Incorporated, and its contractor have been called. They may face charges, he said. </p><p>“Sapagkat mayroong namatay, definitely… mag-i-initiate kami ng criminal case, homicide from reckless imprudence gawa ng pagkamatay ng tatlong tao,” he said. </p><p>(Three people died. We will initiate criminal case, homicide from reckless imprudence.) </p><p>The country&#x27;s 21st storm this year left at least 2 dead and forced 170,000 to flee their homes, based on initial reports, as the COVID-19 pandemic persisted. </p><p>It comes just over a week after Super Typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni) devastated the southern part of Luzon, especially the Bicol region, leaving at least 25 dead.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/12/20/2-dead-4-missing-in-bicol-due-to-typhoon-ulysses">2 dead, 4 missing in Bicol due to Typhoon Ulysses</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IVTtUcTBwLU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>— with reports from Katrina Domingo, Bianca Dava and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>MANILA — Three people were killed while 3 others were injured after a wall of a warehouse under construction collapsed in Dasmariñas, Cavite during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses on Thursday, Cavite police confirmed. </p>

MANILA — Three people were killed while 3 others were injured after a wall of a warehouse under construction collapsed in Dasmariñas, Cavite during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses on Thursday, Cavite police confirmed.