Dumaguete City (CNN Philippines, May 30) – Dumaguete City Vice Mayor Allan Gel Cordova died on Sunday morning after he suffered a heart attack while participating in a charity bike run event.
The 53-year-old Cordova was among the bikers who joined a charity bike ride, sponsored by the 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, from Tanjay City to Dumaguete City.
A fellow biker said the vice mayor suddenly collapsed and fell down his bike when they arrived in Dumaguete City. He was declared dead on arrival after being brought to the nearest provincial hospital.
He was a recent COVID-19 survivor, having reported back to his office only last May 27.
Cordova was a valedictorian from the Philippine Military Academy. He entered the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, where he graduated with an economics degree in 1989. He finished his law studies at Silliman University in 2003 and became a practicing lawyer and educator.
CNN Philippines Dumaguete correspondent Roy Bustillo contributed to this report.
