Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Press Secretary Remonde of Malacanang dead at 11:51 AM

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde was pronounced dead at 11:51 AM at the Makati Medical Center. He was earlier rushed to a hospital after he was found unconscious in his Makati residence.

Remonde was brought to Makati Medical Center where doctors tried to revive him, according to Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Gary Olivar.

The Palace official was found unconscious inside his bathroom of his house in Bel-Air village in Makati City.

Remonde assumed the post of press secretary on February 1, 2009. He was a print and broadcast journalist whose column, "Cerge for truth," appeared regularly in the Manila Bulletin. He was 51 years old.

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