‘True public servant’: Senators mourn death of Bocaue Mayor Joni Villanueva-Tugna

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MANILA--Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday mourned the death of Bocaue, Bulacan, town mayor Joni Villanueva-Tugna, saying his sister died after choosing to serve her constituents during the coronavirus

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crisis despite suffering from vasculitis.

"Unfortunately during lockdown she felt she needed to go out and personally check everything. Infection crept in and cost her life. View this post on Instagram Exactly a year ago... To God be the glory🙏🏼🙌🏼! #mayor #tosscoin #historyIn 2016, Villanueva-Tugna described her foray into politics as "God's will" after she won the mayoralty race on a coin toss that settled the 16,694-vote tie result between her and Jim Valerio.

A true public servant, Mayor Joni continued to serve even while suffering from an underlying condition. Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said he "lost a dear friend, a partymate in the PDP-LABAN, and a leader in the province of Bulacan." Senators Sonny Angara and Sherwin Gatchalian, who are part of the Senate Seatmates bloc along with Villanueva and Binay, also extended their condolences to the late mayor's family. View this post on Instagram Dahil #MayNanaloNa, #Throwback photo na kahit hindi pa Thursday! With winning coach Steve Kerr circa '90's and diko sen. @joelvillanueva ... Thank you kuya @jjvalmighty for making this happen.

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