Former Senator Heherson Alvarez passes away due to COVID-19

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Another government official has succumbed to the COVID-19 virus. Last Monday, former Senator Heherson "Sonny" Alvarez passed away after battling the disease according to ABS-CBN News. According to the former lawmaker’s family members, their 80-year-old patriarch underwent an experimental plasma convalescent treatment for the disease. Heherson’s wife, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) founder Cecile Guidote-Alvarez also tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and is still undergoing treatment. He and his wife have two children.Heherson Alvarez’s remains were prepared for immediate cremation in order to follow COVID-19 protocols. The former politician served in the Philippine senate for two terms for more than a decade and was chairman on the Senate committee on Environment including The Clean Air Act and the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act.

Another government official has succumbed to the COVID-19 virus. Last Monday, former Senator Heherson "Sonny" Alvarez passed away after battling the disease according to ABS-CBN News. According to the former lawmaker’s family members, their 80-year-old patriarch underwent an experimental plasma convalescent treatment for the disease. Heherson’s wife, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) founder Cecile Guidote-Alvarez also tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and is still undergoing treatment. He and his wife have two children.Heherson Alvarez’s remains were prepared for immediate cremation in order to follow COVID-19 protocols. The former politician served in the Philippine senate for two terms for more than a decade and was chairman on the Senate committee on Environment including The Clean Air Act and the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act.

Former Senator Heherson Alvarez and wife Cecile Guidote-Alvarez both tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

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