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| Government official drowns after falling from DENR ship By Nestor Etolle The Philippine Star 06/20/2006 A 44-year-old official of a government agency drowned after allegedly falling from an observation ship docked at the North Harbor, Manila Sunday night. The body of Gil Eclarino, reportedly a security officer of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), was fished out by his colleagues at the Baseco wharf early yesterday. NAMRIA is an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The body bore head injuries as a result of hitting a hard object after the fall, according to police investigators. The victim was last seen alive heavily drunk last Sunday night. He was supposed to board the DENR’s observation ship, the BRP Bantay Kalikasan, docked at the Baseco wharf in North Harbor, when he was reported missing. His colleagues said the victim could have fallen off the gangplank when he tried to climb on board the ship. Others said he may have been relieving when he fell into the water. Police also learned that the victim had fallen into the water a couple of months ago while trying to climb a ship during a drunken stupor. He was saved by his colleagues at that time. |
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| The victim was last seen alive heavily drunk last Sunday night. |