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FALLEN TREE. A tree uprooted by Typhoon Odette along a highway in Matalom, Leyte in this Dec. 17, 2021 photo. A priest died on Monday (Jan. 10, 2022) when hit by a falling coconut tree during a post-typhoon roadside clearing operation in Matalom, Leyte.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - An elderly priest was killed on Monday when hit by a falling coconut tree during a post-typhoon roadside clearing operation in Matalom, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Rizacion Ybanez, 63, priest of the Philippine Independent Catholic Church, and resident of Sta. Fe village in Matalom town. Matalom police station investigator, Staff Sgt. David Santiago, Jr., said in a phone interview Tuesday that the victim was driving a single motorcycle when asked to stop for a few minutes since someone was cutting a coconut tree partially damaged by Typhoon Odette. "All vehicles were flagged down by personnel involved in clearing operations, but when Ybanez noticed that two motorcycle rid ....

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