Former Government Official Alan Ortiz Dies of Coronavirus Disease
Alan Ortiz , the president of the Philippine Council for Foreign Relations reportedly died in Paris, France due to the coronavirus disease.
On Monday morning (March 23, 2020), Monica Ortiz, the daughter of Dr. Alan T. Ortiz announced the death of her beloved father at the age of 66. Dr. Ortiz allegedly died due to complications from COVID-19.
“Dr. Alan T. Ortiz – our dearest Alan, beloved father, Kuya to his family, and indulgent Lolo – passed away in the early morning of March 23 due to complications from COVID-19,” Monica said on her Facebook post.
Monica also disclosed that her father was last seen in Manila on March 3, 2020. She also revealed that her father’s prior international travel history was last December 2019 heading to London to spend the Christmas season with his family.
“He died in Paris, where he was invited by the French government for a security conference, and contact tracing has already been done. His last known contacts in the Philippines are in good health. His prior international travel history was in December [2019] to London to spend Christmas with his family to meet his grandson for the first (and sadly only) time,” Monica added.
Alan Ortiz is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. before becoming the president of the Philippine Council for Foreign Relations. He was also the former president of the National Transmission Corporation.
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