Former lawmaker Tessie Aquino-Oreta passes away
MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta has passed away, her son said Friday.
Malabon Mayor Lenlen Oreta said his mother passed away late Thursday evening.
“Former Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta was a public servant who devoted her life to the country and her adopted hometown of Malabon,” the mayor said on a Facebook post.
“She was a loving grandmother, mother and wife and a friend to those lives she touched,” he added.
Aquino-Oreta is the sister of the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.
She served as a senator from 1998 to 2004. During the 11th Congress, she chaired the committee on education, arts and culture.
Prior to her Senate stint, she represented the district of Malabon City-Navotas from 1987 to 1998. — Gaea Katreena Cabico
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