Thursday, July 31, 2008 Carillo hurt in bike crash
A TRIP to the mountain barangays did not turn out to be a leisurely activity for Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo, who was rushed to the hospital after his motorcycle crashed in Barangay Sinsin late yesterday afternoon.
Carillo suffered a broken finger, bruises and scratches on the arms and forehead but was declared to be in stable condition at the Chong Hua Hospital last night.
He is scheduled to undergo surgery for his broken finger today.
On board their motorcycles, five south district councilors and around 40 barangay captains and councilors toured the mountain villages to asses the road conditions and routes available to residents there.
They also met with barangay officials to find out what services and projects are needed in the mountain villages.
The accident happened in Sitio Campo Siete, at the boundary of Sinsin and Talisay City, when the group was on their way back to the city from Balamban town.
In a phone interview from his hospital room, Carillo said that the gasoline accelerator lever of his borrowed motorcycle conked out, causing the unit to slide back.
Before that, one of the tires was also damaged in Balamban, where he had to buy a brand new tire.
“Pagkawala gyud nakoy swerte rong adlawa. Silang tanan ga big bike, small bike ra man ako mao tong wala gyud intawn nakadaog nako (I was really unlucky that day. They all had big bikes. What I had was a small bike that couldn’t carry my weight),” Carillo said in jest.
Mayor Tomas Osmeña immediately visited the councilor at the hospital after hearing about the incident.
Carillo said that they purposely went on motorcycles because of the rough terrain in some parts of the barangays.
Councilors Jose Daluz III, Eduardo Rama Jr., Richard Osmeña and Eugenio Faelnar went around the mountain barangays to also check on the peace and order and the situation of the communities there.
“Anyway, we were able to accomplish a lot during the trip. We were able to organize all the barangay captains and councilors for disaster preparedness,” Carillo added. (LCR)
