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MANILA, Philippines -- Lawyer Romeo Capulong, who won so many battles in behalf of human rights, has passed away. He was 77.
Public Interest Law Center managing counsel Rachel Pastores said Capulong died at around 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Manila Medical Doctors Hospital.
She said Capulong suffered from a cardiac arrest although he has been in the hospital for a month now.
Capulong’s family was with him at the time of his death, she said.
“It’s difficult to find the exact words. He was my mentor. I learned a lot of human rights lawyering from him,” Pastores said.
The family has yet to provide details of his wake.
Capulong represented many cases involving human rights victims, such as those who were abused during the martial law years.
He also became a member of the United Nations Criminal Tribunal.
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