DAGUPAN CITY – Former City Mayor Benjamin Lim passed away in a Makati Hospital at 1:09 a.m. on Wednesday due to a lingering illness. Lim suffered a stroke the day before the May 2013 elections when he was running for re-election. He was the city mayor from 2001-2007 and from 2010-2013. He was called the Father of Bangus Festival as he started the annual celebration in 2001. YOLANDA SOTELO-FUERTES/lzbRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 16, 2019 02:18 UTC