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Last of Marcos sibling dies

Janvic Mateo - The Philippine Star
March 4, 2018 | 12:00am
Last of Marcos sibling dies

“Please include in your prayers our Auntie Baby, the only surviving sibling of my father who passed away today,” Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos wrote on her Facebook account. Philstar.com/File Photo

MANILA, Philippines — Fortuna Marcos Barba, the youngest sister of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, died yesterday. She was 87.

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos made the announcement on her Facebook account.

“Please include in your prayers our Auntie Baby, the only surviving sibling of my father who passed away today,” she wrote.

No additional details were released by the Marcos family as of press time yesterday.

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