Former Senate President Edgardo Angara, 83, passed away yesterday due to “an apparent heart attack,” his family said.
Initial information said the elder Angara suffered the heart attack in his farm in Nasugbu, Batangas and was taken to the Tagaytay Medical Center in Tagaytay City some 45 kilometers away.
Sonny said their family is still finalizing the funeral of the late statesman and asked for prayers for his father.
“We are still arranging funeral arrangements for my father but will keep everyone posted, too. We ask for prayers for the repose of his soul,” Sonny said in a tweet.
Sonny wrote in his personal Facebook account that they will miss the elder Angara so much.” He posted photos of his father on Instagram.
Sympathies and condolences poured in for the former Senate President’s family, including those from Angara’s colleagues in the Senate, Malacanang, former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo, the European Union, National Privacy Commission,
“Nakakalungkot na balita, seatmate @sonnyangara (Sen. Sonny Angara). Praying for your Dad and your family. Please accept our deepest condolences,” Sen. Nancy Binay said on Twitter.
Sen. Cynthia Villar also posted, “Our family’s sincerest condolences, Sen. Sonny Angara. We pray for the eternal repose of the soul of your father, Sen. Edgardo Angara.”
Sen. Joel Villanueva praised the late senator, whom he said was his “mentor and inspiration.”
Malacañang paid tribute to the late senator as one of the nation’s great leaders, citing his “immense” contribution to nation-building.
“We mourn the sudden passing of one of our great leaders and statesmen, Senate President Edgardo Angara, who died at age 83,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said.
“Mr. Angara’s contribution to nation-building was immense and his name will always be prominent in the pages of our country’s modern political history. He will be missed,” he said. (Vanne Elaine P. Terrazola)
