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MMDA chair Danny Lim dies

Aika Rey

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RETIRED GENERAL. MMDA Chairman Danny Lim dies.

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Danny Lim, chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, was 65
MMDA chair Danny Lim dies

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Danny Lim died on Wednesday, January 6, at around 7 am. He was 65.

Malacañang announced Lim’s death on Wednesday as it extended its condolences to his family.

“MMDA Chair Lim served the Duterte administration with professionalism, competence, and integrity. He would be dearly missed,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.

In a statement, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana thanked Lim for his service to the country.

“With the passing of General Lim, the country lost an esteemed leader, who valued public service above all else. His vision, which he carried through from his beginnings as a young officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines to his later years as a civilian public servant, was to uphold good governance and lead by example,” Lorenzana said.

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MMDA Spokesperson Celine Pialago told reporters that the details of Lim’s death will be best announced by his family.

A week ago, Lim announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.

A West Point graduate, the retired brigadier general led the failed 1989 coup against then-president Corazon Aquino.

He was subsequently involved in attempts to bring down the Arroyo administration. Lim ran for senator but lost in 2010 under the banner of the Liberal Party.

Lim was deputy customs commissioner for intelligence under the recent Aquino administration but resigned in 2013 due to corruption in the bureau. – Rappler.com

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Aika Rey

Aika Rey is a business reporter for Rappler. She covered the Senate of the Philippines before fully diving into numbers and companies. Got tips? Find her on Twitter at @reyaika or shoot her an email at aika.rey@rappler.com.