Lamitan folk give emotional farewell to slain ex-mayor Rose Furigay

LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Thousands of residents here took time off from their regular tasks to send off former mayor Rosita Furigay to her final resting place on Wednesday.

Furigay, who was slain in a shooting spree inside the Ateneo de Manila University campus last July 24, was buried in a family-owned estate at Barangay Limook, three days after she was brought from Manila.

Prior to the burial, Furigay’s remains were made available for public viewing in the family residence in Barangay Malinis, inside the gym of the Lamitan City Hall complex, and at the Saint Peter’s parish church.

For the funeral, the majority of the mourners wore black while the immediate family members,…

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