Philippine Ambassador To Lebanon Dies Of Coronavirus

Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Bernardita Catalla died of coronavirus early on Thursday morning, in a Beirut hospital where she was being treated.

BREAKING: Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Bernardita M. Catalla died due to complications related to COVID-19 https://t.co/orr0PdemBP

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Catalla was 62 and had worked for the foreign ministry for 27 years.

“With deep sadness, the Department of Foreign Affairs announces the untimely demise on 2 April 2020, of Ambassador Bernardita Catalla, Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon, from complications arising from Covid-19,” the ministry said in a statement.

May her soul rest in peace.