Mountain Province congressman passes away

Mountain Province Rep. Maximo Dalog passed away on Saturday, another congressman announced.

Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. announced Dalog's passing on his Twitter account.

Really sad. Cong Max Dalog of Mt Province just passed away. My friend, kumpadre, colleague, my Manong.

— Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) June 2, 2017

Baguilat paid tribute to his co-lawmaker, calling the late congressman a "wise man and leader of us Cordilleran solons."

Max Dalog was our mun tonah, a pangat, a kadangyan - a wise man and leader of us Cordilleran solons. I will surely miss his advises.

— Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) June 3, 2017

We were both Governors and both started our careers too as Congs. As Govs, we had our Haggiyo-Gawis cooperation against malaria.

— Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) June 3, 2017

We both loved to wear our g-strings during our cultural festivals. He, the wise man. Me, the warrior.

— Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) June 3, 2017

As a legislator, Cong Max was our ally in the push for Cordillera autonomy and chaired d committee on Northern Luzon Quadrangle for 3 terms.

— Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) June 3, 2017

Dalog, who represented the lone district of Mt. Province, pushed for the autonomy of Cordillera region.

The lawmaker was the chairperson of the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle in the current 17th Congress. —Anna Felicia Bajo/ALG, GMA News