MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Liberato “Levy” Laus and two other people were killed when their helicopter crashed into a fishpond in Malolos, Bulacan yesterday. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the helicopter was bound for San Fernando, Pampanga and crashed into a fishpond in Barangay Anilao, 19 minutes after it took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s General Aviation Hangar. Officials said the helicopter, with body number RP C8098, crashed at around 12:47 p.m. yesterday. ?Laus, 68, was chairman of the Laus Group of Companies (LGC), a diversified conglomerate with automotive dealership as its core business. Laus was instrumental in saving San Fernando and other areas in Pampanga from being buried by lahar when Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991.

Source: Philippine Star April 25, 2019 16:00 UTC