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Ex-IBP Cebu City chapter president dies (Obit)

CEBU CITY, Dec. 16 (PNA) -- Former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) – Cebu City Chapter president Alex Tolentino passed away on Thursday afternoon after succumbing to colon cancer.

Lawyer Earl Bonachita, who represented Tolentino when the late lawyer got involved in a legal row a few years back, said Tolentino’s death was a big loss not just for his family but also for the legal community.

“Aside from serving as past president of IBP Cebu City Chapter, he passionately served as legal aid volunteer lawyer,” Bonachita said.

“I could personally attest that he was one of the most diligent and passionate defense lawyers in the city. With him gone, we will sorely miss his legal aid services for the poor. May the young generation of lawyers emulate his passion to defend the marginalized especially in these trying times when many innocent lives are lost without the benefit of due process of law,” he said.

Bonachita said Tolentino died at his residence along Echavez Street in Cebu City at 1:20 p.m. Thursday.

IBP – Cebu City president Hidelito Pascual said Tolentino’s passing was a great loss to the law profession in Cebu City.

“He has always been at the forefront of issues,” he said.

Bonachita said Tolentino’s wake will be held at St. Peter’s at Imus Street, Cebu City.

His interment will be on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Golden Haven in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City. (PNA)

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