Duterte visits wake of Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Nov. 17, visited the wake of Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei, who passed away over the weekend./from Senator Bong Go/

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Nov. 17, visited the wake of Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei, who passed away over the weekend.

Duterte was accompanied by Senator Bong Go, his former longtime aide, at the wake of the widow of business tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. in Taguig.

The Gokongwei patriarch had passed away a week before his wife passed.

Earlier, the Palace issued a statement condoling with the Gokongwei family.

“A gentle, loving, kind, caring and selfless human being Mrs. Elizabeth was. She will be dearly missed,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo had said.