Pineapple firm’s exec found dead

KORONADAL CITY — An executive of Dole Philippines was found dead inside his room in Surallah, South Cotabato yesterday, the police said.

The police learned that the victim, Felix Sevilla, 33, a senior supervisor of Dole Philippines, a multibillion-peso pineapple and asparagus firm based in nearby Polomolok town, had been suffering from "asphyxia," which health officials described as "shortness of breathing."

But the police are still not discounting foul play as they await the results of the post-mortem examination. — Ramil Bajo