MEYCAUAYAN CITY – Residents of this town mourned the death of former Mayor Eduardo “Eddie” Alarilla who died of lingering sickness at St. Luke’s Medical Center past midnight Tuesday. He is 57.
A three term mayor, Alarilla is known as the father of this city’s conversion from a town. He is survived by his wife of Mayor Joan Alarilla, the incumbent mayor of this city, and their siblings.
He died at 12:15 a.m. at St. Lukes where he has been confined for two days.
Before his hospitalization, Alarilla used to stay at his house in Barangay Bancal for intensive medication inside his room with a private nurse.
Sources said that last month, the ex-mayor reportedly underwent a P15-million liver transplant in Singapore.
The source also said that ex-mayor allegedly died of leukemia and had been undergoing chemotherapy.
In January last year, Alarilla and his wife were charged with plunder before the Ombudsman by a former city contractor and the city accountant.
The former mayor first served as mayor of the town when he won in 1992 elections. He had his full three terms when he won in 1998, 2001 and 2004 elections. His wife succeeded him in 2007.
Alarilla pushed for the cityhood bid of Meycauayan in 2006 after failing in the first bid in 2001.
He was reportedly serving as the general consultant of the city government when he died.
A three term mayor, Alarilla is known as the father of this city’s conversion from a town. He is survived by his wife of Mayor Joan Alarilla, the incumbent mayor of this city, and their siblings.
He died at 12:15 a.m. at St. Lukes where he has been confined for two days.
Before his hospitalization, Alarilla used to stay at his house in Barangay Bancal for intensive medication inside his room with a private nurse.
Sources said that last month, the ex-mayor reportedly underwent a P15-million liver transplant in Singapore.
The source also said that ex-mayor allegedly died of leukemia and had been undergoing chemotherapy.
In January last year, Alarilla and his wife were charged with plunder before the Ombudsman by a former city contractor and the city accountant.
The former mayor first served as mayor of the town when he won in 1992 elections. He had his full three terms when he won in 1998, 2001 and 2004 elections. His wife succeeded him in 2007.
Alarilla pushed for the cityhood bid of Meycauayan in 2006 after failing in the first bid in 2001.
He was reportedly serving as the general consultant of the city government when he died.
