Ultra stampede: Pangasinense among the dead now home
MALASIQUI – The lone Pangasinense who perished Saturday in a stampede by thousands of people queuing for a chance to get inside Philsports Arena (formerly the ULTRA) in Pasig and join the popular television game show Wowowee arrived Tuesday night in a coffin.
Jovita Apalla, 50, mother of four, of barangay Tubor here left their home Thursday to try her luck in the television program where she hoped to be chosen as contestant and get a chance to win in its million peso promo.
It was supposed to be the first anniversary of the noon-time television program hosted by comedian Willy Revillame.
Belonging to the poorest of the poor in Malasiqui, Apalla wished she would win in the promo so that she would have money to pay for the hospitalization of her husband who is suffering from asthma.
Instead, the 50-year old housewife who was to celebrate her birthday on Feb. 15 this year, was among the 74 listed dead in the unfortunate incident that happened early Saturday morning.
The body of Mrs. Apalla was brought to their home by members of the ABS-CBN Foundation escorted by the Malasiqui Police at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. (PNA)
February 24th, 2006 at 9:22 am
look at what happened to Mrs. apalla….she was dying for that unreasonable situation……it is brutal…hindi naman mababalik ang buhay ng tao kahit bigyan mo pa cya…kung ginawa nyo lang ng tama. kahit hindi cya mananlao at least sa ngayun kapiling pa rin niya ang kanyang family. di nyo kac alam kung gaano kasakit ang mawalan ng buhay…masakit nga yung nakita mo siyang namatay…..ano pa kaya ang yung sa ULTRA STAMPEDE……dapat may puso kayo na dapat pangalagaan ang kpakanan nang bawat filipino….
i think ABS-CBN, BAWAT PINOY GALIT SA INYO……ako nag sympathy lang ako sa nasasaktan…..