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Former Senator Heherson Alvararez has passed on today, April 20, after weeks of battle against the dreaded COVID-19.

The sad news was confirmed by Senate President Tito Sotto on Facebook and PDP-Laban Executive Director Ron Munsayac via Twitter.

Senator Tito wrote a tribute, and a part of it read, “I feel more pain with his loss as I and the rest of my colleagues at the Senate and our counterparts at the House of Representatives cannot even give him the proper recognition and reverence due to a former member of Congress, given that his passing comes during this time when the country is gripped by this infectious, fatal virus and a necrological ceremony cannot possibly be held.”

On the other hand, Munsayac announced, “The @PDPLABAN is mourning the loss of its party stalwart former Cong, Sec and Sen. Sonny Alvarez. Sen. Sonny, I will miss our impromptu meetings over coffee and lengthy phone calls where we will discuss our plans of strengthening the party and ingenious ideas ideas to help.”

The @PDPLABAN is mourning the loss of its party stalwart former Cong, Sec and Sen. Sonny Alvarez.

Sen. Sonny, I will miss our impromptu meetings over coffee and lengthy phone calls where we will discuss our plans of strengthening the party and ingenious ideas ideas to help. pic.twitter.com/AHQWqIm00R

-- Ron Munsayac (@RonMunsayac) April 20, 2020

It was late in March when the former senator and his wife Cecile Guidote-Alvarez were confirmed to be positive for COVID-19.

According to reports, the late senator also underwent an experimental plasma treatment last week while his wife's health condition has improved.

Senator Heherson was 80.

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