Former Erap spokesman Jerry Barican dies

Fernando "Jerry" Barican, who served as Presidential Spokesperson during the Joseph Estrada presidency, passed away at the Makati Medical Center at 9:15 p.m. Friday night.

"Medyo comatose siya for about a month,"  Atty. Trixie Angeles, the Barican family's spokesperson, told dzBB radio early Saturday.

Barican was rushed to hospital last February, where he suffered a stroke. — Joel Locsin/DVM, GMA News