Tatay Elmer, a 78-year-old former jeepney driver and member of transport group PISTON, suffers a heart attack while participating in a transport strike in Monumento, Caloocan City, Philippine police and the group report. He is hospitalized at Caloocan City Medical Center and is described by PISTON as unconscious.
The incident occurs on the first day of a two-day nationwide transport strike led by PISTON. Outlets frame his participation as part of the group’s effort to protest rising oil prices and related measures such as taxes. Inquirer.net emphasizes that despite his age and frail health, Tatay Elmer continues to lead protests. GMA News Online focuses more specifically on the heart attack occurring during the strike and his role as an elderly PISTON participant. Both reports attribute details to PISTON’s statements and place the event in Caloocan on Sept. 29.
