MANILA, Philippines—Antipolo City Mayor Victor Sumulong died of multiple organ failure due to his lingering diabetes. He was 62.
The first-term mayor and former lawmaker died at 7:46 p.m. at the Makati Medical Center, his staff confirmed.
He was rushed to the hospital on Saturday for complications of his long-time illness.
Sumulong, son of the late Senator Lorenzo Sumulong, was a congressman representing Antipolo from 1998 to 2007. In 2007 he was elected mayor. He was also a former assistant secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government.
Before his fatal collapse, Sumulong had been in and out of the hospital.
He is survived by his children Maria Victoria, 17, Mikaela Angela, 15 and Christopher Emmanuel, 14.
Sumulong was a close friend of Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno, said DILG spokesperson Brian Yamsuan.
The Sumulong family has yet to finalize interment plans but Yamsuan said the body will be brought to Congress, the Ateneo de Manila University, his high school, and UP, his alma mater. Tarra Quismundo
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