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In this July 20, 2020 photo, Barili Mayor Marlon García attends a press conference called by his older sister, Governor Gwendolyn García, in the southern city of Cebu. | CDND file photo
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Barili Mayor Marlon García passed away early in the morning of Sunday, September 6, 2020, a month after Governor Gwendolyn García announced that he was “fighting COVID-19.”
Atty. Winston García confirmed the death of his younger brother in a Facebook post.
“The real fighter that he was, my brother, Marlon, has been fighting for his life in recent weeks. This morning, he joins my brother Nelson and my mother in heaven, ”Atty. Garcia wrote.
Mayor Garcia’s death came just days after the family also announced the passing of former Dumanjug mayor Nelson Garcia on September 1.
“Losing a brother is painful enough, but losing another brother in the same week, my heart can’t move on, ”Atty said. Garcia said.
Mayor Garcia is the first local CEO in Cebu to pass away after battling the coronavirus disease. / dcb
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