CITY OF MALOLOS — Businessman Liberato “Levy” Laus, the chairman and founder of the LausGroup of Companies, was killed when the private helicopter carrying him and other people crashed into a fishpond area here on Thursday, police said. Laus, 68, was also chair emeritus of the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry. His LausGroup of Companies is a diversified conglomerate of automotive dealership. Under his leadership, the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce promoted countryside development, believing this was one of the best ways to spread even development. Police Col. Chito Bersaluna, Bulacan police director, said it was not immediately known where the helicopter came from and where it was headed.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 25, 2019 08:24 UTC