John Arcilla Says COVID-19 Take Away Chance to See Father For The Last Time
JOHN ARCILLA – Actor John Arcilla said 2019 novel coronavirus lockdown made his dad’s death even more painful.
Romeo John Gonzales Arcilla or better known as John Arcilla is one of the prominent actors in the Philippines. He was known for his performance in the movie “Heneral Luna.”
The multi-awarded actor is one of the people who are affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus crisis. His recently revealed that his beloved father died amid the coronavirus lockdown.
On Monday, April 5, John Arcilla took to Facebook to open up about the sudden death of his father named Dominador Alemania Arcilla. He died at the age of 86.
The veteran actor clarified that his dad did not die because of coronavirus. He said the community quarantine made his father’s death more painful because half of their family resides in Manila and they couldn’t immediately travel to Baler due to the lockdown.
COVID-19 has changed how the relatives deal with the dead. John Arcilla also asked his friends and supporters to pray for his family and his father.
“I just need to express something that is too much bear. Please pray for our family most specially for my beloved father Dominador Alemania Arcilla. Thank you for reading this. God bless you all,” he wrote.
John Arcilla’s post flooded with condolences from the online community. Here are some of their comments on the post:
@Desha Desha: “May God rest his soul. My deepest sympathy to you and to your family. It must have been so painful to lose someone so dear, and the situation we have right now made it harder.”
@Benilda Cundangan Corpuz: “Rest in peace to the soul of your father. Sympathy and prayers for your It is really very difficult to lose someone dear during this time.”
@Erica Cobacha Esparas: “I am sorry you had to go through this at such an unfavorable time, not that any given time is favored for death – you get the drift. Stay strong and my condolences to you and your fam.”
In a previous article, a Person Under Monitoring (PUM) struggled to handle his grief in isolation after losing his beloved mother due to pneumonia.
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