Mother of ex-Isabela governor Padaca dies at 81

Former Isabela governor and former election commissioner Grace Padaca now grieves over the passing of her mother, Amelia Magno Padaca, on June 26, 2016. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

CITY OF CAUAYAN, Isabela — The 81-year-old mother of former Isabela governor Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca passed away at 3 p.m. on Sunday (June 26).

Amelia Magno-Padaca, 81, a retired home economics teacher, had been in a coma at a hospital where she was confined for days after slipping inside their bathroom, her children said.

Carlos Bernardo Padaca, Amelia’s son, told reporters here that his mother had been strong and bubbly before the accident.

Amelia’s remains lie in state at the Carbonel Funeral Homes.  SFM