CHED REGIONAL DIRECTOR HONORATO ALZATE. Photo courtesy of DOST-2

CHED-2 regional director Alzate dies of cardiac arrest

Raymon DullanaRaymon Dullana is The Northern Forum's new editor in chief. He also works as correspondent for Rappler.com.

Cagayan Valley

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines- The regional director of Commission on Higher Education in Cagayan Valley region succumbed to death after suffering from cardiac arrest on Wednesday night, July 11.

CHED-2 director Honorato Alzate, PhD suffered a heart attack as he was supposed to be attend a graduation in Nueva Vizcaya province.

His daughter Ma. Edel Lourdes Alzate-Galiza confirmed his passing through a Facebook post.

“Isa kang ama na lahat ng katangian ay inako mo na. [Nasa ‘yo] na ang lahat papa! Sobrang bilis ng pangyayari, hindi ka man lang namin nakausap dahil sobrang busy mo,” Alzate-Galiza said.

Educators in the region, meanwhile, took to social media to express they grief in the death of Alzate, describing him as “inspirer…transformer…and a father.”

His remains now lies in City of Ilagan, where he resides.

-Northernforum.net