Former Senator Heherson Alvarez, who tested positive for COVID-19, passes away

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Former Senator Heherson Alvarez is seen here at the Senate on January 9, 2016 when former senator Loren Legarda formally accepted from Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom (5th from left), outgoing chief of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), her appointment as UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience .(Photo courtesy Philippine Senate)

(Eagle News) — Former Senator Heherson Alvarez has passed away.

PDP-Laban Executive Director Ron Munsayac did not say the cause of death but Alvarez was reported to have contracted COVID-19.

The Department of Agriculture which Alvarez headed had said Alvarez’s wife had also contracted the virus and were “in critical condition in  a hospital in Manila..”

“Sen. Sonny, I will miss our impromptu meetings over coffee and lengthy phone calls where we will discuss our plans of strengthening the party and ingenious ideas to help,” Munsayac said.

Alvarez served in the Senate from 1987 to 1998.

(File photo) Senator Heherson Alvarez (L) leads Filipino demonstrators 14 July 1995 against French nuclear testing in the South Pacific. About 300 protestors joined the rally near the residence of the French ambassador in Makati while the Embassy hosted a diplomatic reception for the French Bastille Day holiday. AFP PHOTO (Photo by MIGUELITO PARCERO / AFP)

He served as chair of the Senate committee on environment.

The Philippines has so far confirmed over 6000 COVID-19 cases.

(Eagle News Service)