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Kaxandra Salonga

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756256302758cropped-Screen Shot 2025-08-27 at 8.07.33 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Three students had just stepped out of a convenience store when plaster from between the seventh and eighth floors of a building suddenly fell and struck them on the head. Courtesy: Barangay Laging Handa</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>2nd UPDATE</strong>) — The student severely injured by a piece of plaster that fell from a building in Tomas Morato, Quezon City has died, relatives confirmed to ABS-CBN News on Wednesday.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/13/student-injured-by-qc-condo-s-falling-debris-undergoes-surgery-1305">READ: Student injured by QC condo’s falling debris undergoes surgery</a></div><div>CJ Baldonado, 12, died on Tuesday night, according to his father and grandmother.<span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756277763379cropped-GzVvkGZa4AUPafZ.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photo courtesy of Jason Baldonado</span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Tapos na din ang pag hihirap mo kuya CJ, binigyan mo kami ng magandang laban, pinagbigyan kami ng Panginoon ng 2nd chance na makasama ka para makapagpaalam,” his father, Jason Baldonado, posted on Facebook.</p><p>&quot;Hindi kami papayag na walang mananagot sa nangyari sayo,&quot; Baldonado added.</p><p>Baldonado succumbed to his injuries weeks after his operation following the incident.</p><p>The victim’s grandmother said the family is arranging the funeral arrangements. </p><p>Another victim recently regained consciousness and is recovering after surgery, while his twin brother, who sustained minor injuries, is undergoing counseling, according to relatives.</p><p>The local government of Quezon City expressed its condolences to the family of Baldonado, and promised to continue seeking justice for his family and the family of the two other victims.</p><p>The city government also said it is finalizing the filing of criminal charges against the management of the building.</p><p>&quot;Napakasakit at napakabigat ng trahedyang ito. Tinitiyak namin sa pamilya at sa publiko na gagawin ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ang lahat ng nararapat upang makamit ni CJ at ng dalawa pang batang naapektuhan ng insidente ang hustisya,&quot; it said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;Ang Social Services Development Department (SSDD) ay nakikipag-ugnayan na sa pamilya upang agad na maipaabot ang kinakailangang tulong. Kasabay nito, isinasapinal na ng Quezon City Police District (QCPD) at ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ang kasong kriminal at administratibo para mapanagot ang pinaniniwalaang mga responsable sa pangyayari,&quot; it added.</p><p>The boy was one of the 3 students injured after a piece of plaster fell from the building on Aug. 12.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/12/3-students-injured-by-falling-plaster-in-quezon-city-2316">READ: 3 students injured by falling plaster in Quezon City</a></div><p>According to witnesses, the students had just stepped out of a convenience store along Don A. Roces Avenue, at the corner of Tomas Morato, when plaster from between the seventh and eighth floors of a building suddenly fell and struck them on the head.</p><p>City legal officer Carlo Austria earlier said they are investigating whether a telecom antenna installed on a building wall along Tomas Morato Avenue weakened the plaster that fell and injured the three Grade 7 students.</p><p>Austria said the city inspected the building in March 2025, but no report was issued about the antenna. He added that the homeowners’ association had repeatedly urged the developer and antenna installer to remove it over safety and compliance concerns, but the recipients allegedly took no action. </p><p>Austria said the city may pursue building code violations and will support the families in filing criminal cases.</p><p>The Department of the Building Official has ordered the building owner to install a canopy and replace the plaster to prevent similar incidents.</p><p>ABS-CBN News is seeking a statement from the developer and the company that installed the antenna.</p><div><br/></div><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kS6sVMymP2Y?&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abs-cbn.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><strong></strong><em><strong></strong></em><br/></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABfkdlE2JY8dW14M"></script>

<p>"Tapos na din ang pag hihirap mo kuya CJ, binigyan mo kami ng magandang laban, pinagbigyan kami ng Panginoon ng 2nd chance na makasama ka para makapagpaalam,” his father posted on Facebook.</p>

"Tapos na din ang pag hihirap mo kuya CJ, binigyan mo kami ng magandang laban, pinagbigyan kami ng Panginoon ng 2nd chance na makasama ka para makapagpaalam,” his father posted on Facebook.

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Student dies weeks after falling debris incident in QC

Kaxandra Salonga,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 27, 2025 02:57 PM PHT

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Updated August 28, 2025 01:35 AM PHT

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