Former Senator Edgardo Angara passes away at 83

Former Senate president Edgardo Angara. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO/NOY MORCOSO III

Sad to say my father frmr Sen Edgardo Javier Angara passed on from this life this morning at the age of 83, from an apparent heart attack

— Sonny Angara (@sonnyangara) May 13, 2018

Former Senator Edgardo “Edong” Angara passed away from an “apparent heart attack” on Sunday morning, his son, incumbent Senator Sonny Angara, said.

Edong Angara was 83.

“Sad to say my father [former] Sen Edgardo Javier Angara passed on from this life this morning at the age of 83, from an apparent heart attack,” Sonny Angara wrote on Twitter.

“We ask for prayers for the repose of his soul,” he added.

The senator said the wake of his father will be open for public viewing at 2 p.m. on Monday at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. /je