Kentex Manufacturing Inc. Archives

Tristan Ong: Son of Kentex Owner One of the 72 Fatalities in Factory Fire

May 15, 2015 by Ed Umbao in News

The 24-year-old Tristan Ong, son of an owner of the footwear company Kentext, maker of Havana Sandals, was among the 72 fatalities in the factory fire on Wednesday. The victim who was one of the company’s part-owner, was among the first three remains to be retrieved along with factory secretaries Leah Ballesteros and Josie Tee. … Read more

Remains of Trapped Workers Retrieved, 35 Dead in Valenzuela Factory

May 14, 2015 by JF Balagosa in News

Remains of workers trapped inside the slipper factory in Valenzuela City which was devastated by fire were retrieved by authorities Thursday. According to report, retrieval teams from the city including the Scene of the Crime Operation (Soco) operatives entered the Kentex Manufacturing Inc. eaten by fire on Wednesday. The report said the recovered remains were … Read more