The mayor of San Dionisio town in Iloilo province passed away early Monday morning, Sept. 28.

Larry Villanueva, 55, succumbed to liver cancer, according to a report by radio sation RMN-Iloilo.

The mayor was declared dead around 2 a.m at Iloilo Mission Hospital in Iloilo City.

Villanueva’s swab test for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) yielded negative result.

Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. and vice governor vice Governor Christine Garin, among others, sent their condolences to the family of Villanueva.IMT