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Princess Tarhata Alonto Lucman, 1st woman governor of Lanao del Sur, dies
Princess Tarhata Alonto Lucman, the first governor of Lanao del Sur, has died, Facebook posts by the provincial government and a member of her family showed.
Pictures showed the Philippine flag flying at half-mast at the provincial capitol to mourn her passing.
She was 95.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. We deeply mourn the death of the first female Governor of Lanao del Sur, Princess Tarhata Alonto Lucman. May Allah the Almighty grant her the highest heaven. ????????
Posted by Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur on Thursday, February 25, 2021
Adnan Alonto, a nephew, said Princess Tarhata was "the Iron Lady who governed the province with compassion and unmatched dedication with only the best interest of the people at heart."
"She was also a loving, protective and caring aunt who had gone to great lengths to tend for the needs of her nephews, nieces, and other relatives," Alonto said.
"She will always be remembered for her fierce commitment to serving peace, humanity, progress and as one who broke the glass ceiling for Filipino women venturing into what used to be an exclusively men’s domain," he added. -NB, GMA News
