MANILA, Philippines — Original Pilipino Music (OPM) veteran singer Claire dela Fuente passed away Tuesday due to cardiac arrest. In a report by ABS-CBN, the OPM icon’s death was confirmed by her son Gigo. My mom has anxiety, hypertension and diabetes and her tendency to worry, to stress a lot led her to weaken and in her sleep, her heart gave up,” Gigo said. Gigo added that Claire was admitted in the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Recently, Claire defended her son Gregorio de Guzman after being dragged into the controversial case of flight attendant Christine Dacera.

Source: Philippine Star March 30, 2021 03:41 UTC