Former Negros Occidental board member Gerald Tuvilla dies
BACOLOD CITY—Former Negros Occidental board member Francis Gerard “Tanting” Yulo Tuvilla suffered a massive heart attack and died on Tuesday morning, Nov. 9.
Tuvilla, 62, who had several heart attacks in the past, was at his sister’s house Tuesday morning when his heart gave in, his cousin Paul Yulo said.
He was rushed to the Riverside Medical Center in the city where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Tuvilla served as a board member of Negros Occidental from 2004 to 2007, when his political career was cut short after he suffered from a heart attack.
He was also a three-term councilor of Hinigaran Negros Occidental, from 1995 to 2004.
Like his mother, former Negros Occidental board member Socorro Tuvilla, he was known for his compassion for the poor. His father was Commodore Mariano Yulo.
