Dating Comelec commissioner na si Virgilio Garcillano, pumanaw na
- Virgilio Garcillano, a former commissioner of the Commission on Elections, has passed away at 87
- As per GMA News, the unfortunate news was confirmed by Comelec Chairman George Garcia
- Inquirer.net also shared the witnesses’ accounts regarding Garcillano’s death
- Garcillano was widely known for his involvement in the controversial "Hello Garci" scandal during former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration
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Former Commission on Elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano has passed away on Saturday, March 29. He was 87 years old.
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The unfortunate news was confirmed by Comelec Chairman George Garcia, according to a report by GMA News.
“Nagpaparating kami ng pakikiramay sa mga naiwan na pamilya ng dating Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano,” said Garcia.
“Hindi naman maitatanggi ng bawat isa na nakapaglingkod siya sa amin hindi lang bilang commissioner kundi bilang regional director, provincial election supervisor at election officer din ng Comelec. Sa napakahabang panahon napaglingkuran niya ang sambayanan. Ganun na lamang din ang binibigay namin na pagkilala sa kaniya at kaniyang pagyao,” he said.
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According to Inquirer.net, witnesses said the ex-Comelec commissioner was heading to the bathroom around 8 p.m. on Saturday at his farmhouse in Barangay Imbatug (Poblacion) in Baungon town, Bukidnon, when he suddenly lost consciousness.
Garcillano was appointed election commissioner by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2004.
His name was associated with the controversial "Hello Garci" scandal exposed in 2005. The controversy involved purportedly wiretapped conversations discussing electoral fraud in the 2004 elections between a woman and a man believed to be then-President Arroyo and Garcillano.
As per PhilStar's article, Arroyo later admitted to speaking with a Comelec official while the votes were being counted and apologized for her poor judgment in making the call. However, the two both denied any wrongdoing or election rigging. Furthermore, Garcillano said their conversation took place after votes had been counted, insisting that no instructions to cheat were given.
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Aside from Garcillano, there are other known personalities who passed away recently.
Film producer Tony Gloria, fondly called “Mr G” by his peers, has passed away at the age of 79. His niece Anna Bigornia confirmed the unfortunate news, according to PhilSTAR L!fe and ABS-CBN News. Gloria produced critically acclaimed movies such as ‘Crying Ladies,’ ‘Santa Santita,’ and ‘Si Aida, si Lorna, o si Fe,’ among others. ‘Isang Himala’ and ‘Mujigae’ are among the most recent films he produced.
As previously reported by KAMI, Rustan Commercial Corp.'s Paolo Tantoco has died at 44 years old. The bereaved family announced the unfortunate news in a statement. In the heartbreaking statement, Paolo’s parents Rico and Nena Tantoco requested for prayers for Paolo and their family. Paolo is the grandson of Rustan Commercial Corp.'s founders, Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. and Gliceria Rustia-Tantoco.
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