Adoracion Villanueva, wife of Brother Eddie, dies at 73

MANILA, Philippines — Adoracion Villanueva, wife of Brother Eddie and mother of Sen. Joel Villanueva passed away Tuesday afternoon. She was 73.

In an Instagram post Tuesday night, the senator shared a photo of his hand holding that of her mother’s.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9jfTDEgxwh/?igshid=84t1otsff5zg

He captioned the photo with: “Paalam sa pinakamamahal ko sa lahat ng mahal 🙏 ‘the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.’” Job 1:21

In a Twitter post, Jesus Is Lord Church described her as “a spiritual mother, a competent teacher, a prayer warrior, and a model of faith.”

“After going through fatal arrhythmia secondary to septic shock, Ate Dory is now resting in the arms of her Maker and Savior,” its tweet read.

1/4 At 5:50pm today, we have lost a spiritual mother, a competent teacher, a prayer warrior, and a model of faith. After going through fatal arrhythmia secondary to septic shock, Ate Dory is now resting in the arms of her Maker and Savior. pic.twitter.com/CFJwFlmPJE

— Jesus Is Lord Church (@JILWorldwide) March 10, 2020

Sen. Sonny Angara expressed his condolences to Villanueva’s family over the passing of its matriarch.

Our deepest condolences and prayers to the family of @senatorjoelv and Gladys; @Bro_Eddie Mayor Joni Cong Sherwin ExMayor JonJon and the JIL family for the loss of Sister Tita Dory 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/xkJUuL2EeX

— Sonny Angara (@sonnyangara) March 10, 2020

Public figures like actor-turned-politician Alfred Vargas, singers Ogie Alcasid and Vina Morales also expressed their condolences.

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