Cebu City Mayor Labella dies at 70

Mayor Edgardo Labella. (CDN FILE PHOTO/LITO TECSON)

CEBU CITY — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella passed away at dawn Friday. He was 70.

His brother Elmer Labella said the mayor died past 3:00 a.m. in a private hospital in the city.

There are no details yet as to what caused his death.

Labella has been battling pneumonia early this year and was diagnosed with sepsis.

Some personalities who are close to Labella posted condolences to the mayor’s family in their social media accounts.

Prior to becoming mayor, Labella served two consecutive terms as vice mayor of Cebu City from 2013 to 2019 and was a member of the City Council representing Cebu City’s north district from 1998 to 2001 and again from 2004 to 2013.