Ex-Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim dies at 90

Former Manila City Mayor Alfredo Lim passed away on Saturday afternoon, his daughter Cynthia Lim confirmed to CNN Philippines. He was 90.

This comes just a day after incumbent Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced that Lim had contracted the coronavirus disease.

Lim was elected mayor of Manila in 1992 and was reelected in 1995. He also served as Interior Secretary from 2000 to 2001 and voted Senator in 2004.

He also became the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation in 1992. Lim was also a Superintendent of the Philippine National Police Academy and the Director of the Western Police District and retired as Major General.