President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his sympathies to the families of those who died of suffocation from the Resorts World Manila fire by visiting families of some of the fatalities on Sunday.
Duterte went to two funeral homes, one in Pasay City and another in Heritage Park, Taguig City.
The President met privately with the families of Hing Tung Tsung, Lai Yu-Chieh and Carmelita dela Cruz in Veronica Funeral Homes, as well as with the family of Eleuterio Reyes in Rizal Funeral Homes.
He also appeared at the funeral of Raoul Viray and Elizabeth Gonzales at the Heritage Park. Gonzales was the wife of Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, Jr.
The Palace, earlier, offered condolences to the victims of the incident.
“The Palace wishes to express its deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Resorts World Manila’s latest incident,” Abella said in a statement.
“[The President] has put the campaign against criminality as a centerpiece program of his administration. This is a reminder that civilized society has no place for this kind of violence.”
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