CABANATUAN CITY – A post-mortem examination on the body of a ranking official of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) confirmed he succumbed to heart attack when found inside his car along the by-pass road in Barangay La Torre, Talavera town recently, police said Saturday.
Police Col. Leon Victor Rosete, Nueva Ecija police director, said the medico-legal examination on the body of Roger Barroga, 54, head of the PhilRice’s information systems division, showed that the cause of his death was cardiovascular arrest.
The test was conducted by Dr. Ronaldo Santos, medico legal officer of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Crime Laboratory Office, at the Blue Cross Funeral Parlor in Barangay La Torre, police said.
A family member, police added, told probers that the victim was undergoing medication after being diagnosed with heart disease. There was no mention on when he was found to be suffering from such ailment.
Rosete said though that continuous investigation is being conducted by the Talavera police station in connection with the incident.
Meanwhile, PhilRice has expressed sorrow and regret over Barroga’s death noting that FutureRice Farm which he established and managed is now a top eco-tourism destination in Nueva Ecija.
