Ghosts of the Past

Episode on February 4, 2010 Thursday night, after Saksi In a special episode, Case Unclosed will revisit the worst tragedies that besieged the nation. Cases of fire, maritime disasters and landslides that took thousands of lives and damaged millions of properties. The program will retrace the deadliest fire incidents that made a mark in the country’s history; like the Ozone Disco tragedy that ended the life and dreams of 160 people, mostly at the peak of their youth. And who will forget the sinking of MV Dona Paz which collided with an oil tanker on December 20, 1987? More than 4,000 people were reported killed in the ship that was first set ablaze before sinking in the sea of Mindoro and Marinduque. It is said to be worse than the sinking of the Titanic in the North Atlantic in 1912. Because of environmental abuse, landslides often occur in the Philippines. One of the worst was the Cherry Hills landslide that killed 59 residents of the doomed subdivision in 1999. Has anyone been made accountable for these tragedies? All of these in Case Unclosed with Arnold Clavio, this Thursday after Saksi.

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Sa isang espesyal na pagtatanghal ng Case Unclosed babalikan ang ilan sa mga trahedya ng bansa na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nalulutas kung sino ang may pananagutan. Kasama dito ang pinaka-malalang sunog sa kasaysayan tulad ng malagim na Ozone Disco Tragedy na umupos sa buhay at pangarap ng isang daan at animnapung katao. Bangungot din ang hatid ng maraming paglubog ng barko sa ating bansa. Nangunguna rito ay ang itinuturing na pinakamalalang peace-time maritime disaster sa buong mundo, ang paglubog ng MV Dona Paz noong December 20, 1987. Madalas ding magkaroon ng landslides sa Pilipinas, kasama na ang Cherry Hills tragedy noong 1999. Limampu’t siyam ang nasawi sa trahedya. Makalipas ang maraming taon... may nanagot nga ba sa sinapit ng mga biktima? Ang lahat ng iyan sa Case Unclosed kasama si Arnold Clavio ngayong Huwebes pagkatapos ng Saksi.