Former Jesuit, Mariano Yulo Of The Phillipines Passes Away

Ex-solon passes away
BY NANETTE GUADALQUIVER
Former Rep. Mariano Yulo of the 5th District of Negros Occidental succumbed to a massive heart attack at 1:11 p.m. yesterday at the Bacolod Adventist Medical Center, his family announced yesterday.

He was 74. Yulo, who was single, is survived by his two adopted sons. He is the eldest of 10 siblings, one of them former Board Member Gregorio Yulo, born to Alfredo and Remedios Yulo.

His brother, Oscar, told the DAILY STAR the late congressman was in a hotel in Bacolod and was preparing to leave for Manila, when he suffered a heart attack.

He also said the former solon had a heart problem before and had already undergone a bypass operation 25 years ago in Texas.

Yulo, whom former Hinigaran Mayor Caroll Guanco described as a well-loved politician, had a political career that spanned almost 40 years. Yulo was based in Hinigaran and was engaged in farming and real estate at the time of his death. A former Jesuit seminarian, Yulo started his political career in 1959 as councilor of Hinigaran. When he ended his term in 1963, he was elected as mayor and served for three terms until 1980. He was a provincial board member from 1980 to 1986.

In 1987, he became congressman of the 5th District and served for three terms until 1998. He ran for governor in 1998, but lost to then Gov. Rafael Coscolluela.

Yulo's remains lie in state at the Rolling Hills Memorial Chapels in Mandalagan, Bacolod City. On August 20, Yulo's remains will be brought to the Hinigaran Municipall Hall and on August 21, at his residence in Hacienda San Roque. His interment is scheduled in the morning of August 23 at the Rolling Hills Memorial Park.*NLG

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