(Updated, 11:05 a.m., Nov. 17, 2020)MANILA, Philippines — Cebu City North District Rep. Raul del Mar has passed away Monday evening. A trustee of the Cebu News Workers’ Foundation, Del Mar helped push the local media’s initiative to build the Marcelo B. Fernan Cebu Press Center in Lahug, Cebu City. Del Mar was a member of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), an affiliate of the Liberal Party. “He provided free medical services to his district’s constituents through his “Del Mar Medical card” program and constructed extension buildings at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. His medical assistance was even extended to members of the Cebu media through the Cebu Media Medical Aid program,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 17, 2020 02:30 UTC