Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday joined Filipinos in mourning the passing of anti-jueteng crusader Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, who died at age 85.
In a post on his Twitter account, Lacson recalled Cruz, a vocal enemy of illegal gambling and other wrongdoings, as a “dear friend who loved our country next to God.”
“Goodbye Archbishop Oscar Cruz. He was a such a dear friend who loved our country next to God. I used to pass by his archdiocese in Dagupan City whenever I traveled to the north. We would discuss anything from religion to the problems besetting our country. God is in good company,” he said.
Goodbye Archbishop Oscar Cruz. He was a such a dear friend who loved our country next to God. I used to pass by his archdiocese in Dagupan City whenever I traveled to the north. We would discuss anything from religion to the problems besetting our country. God is in good company.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) August 26, 2020
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines announced early Wednesday that Cruz died at 6:45 a.m. at the Cardinal Santo Hospital “due to a lingering illness.”
Cruz attracted national attention when he spoke out against jueteng and corruption.
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Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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