Ka Beltran

Ka Crispin Beltran recently passed away. A moment of silence please.

Below is the published news from www.mb.com

Opposition lawmaker and veteran labor leader Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran died yesterday from head injuries after falling from a ladder at his house in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. He was 75.

Beltran died while being treated by doctors at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Hospital in Quezon City where he was rushed after falling four meters head first from the roof of his house.

Reports said Beltran was about to climb down a 14-foot ladder after fixing the roof of his house at around 6 a.m. when the accident happened.

Doctors from the FEU Hospital said the Anakpawis representative died at exactly 11:48 a.m. due to head laceration and brain injuries.

Beltran’s head and eyes were reportedly swollen when he was rushed to the hospital after the accident. His daughter, Ofelia, said her father went up to fix something on the roof and fell as he was on his way down from the ladder step 14 feet from the ground.

Ofelia said the lawmaker suffered at least five cardiac arrests following the accident. She said they were told by the doctors that her father was already "brain dead" when he was taken to the hospital but they tried to revive him.

Beltran was first rushed to the North Caloocan Doctors Hospital but was transferred to the FEU Hospital due to lack of facilities.

Beltran is survived by his wife, Rosario, 11 children, 29 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.