FORMER senator and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Rodolfo Biazon, 88, died on Monday, June 12, 2023.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that the bell has rung and the last taps [have] been sung for General Rodolfo Gaspar Biazon, former AFP chief of staff, member of the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives,” Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon, the retired general’s son, said in a tweet.
“It is perfectly fitting that today, Independence Day, at around 8:30 a.m., the soldier who dedicated his life and laid it on the line in defending freedom and democracy has been set free from the pains of this world,” he added.
Biazon has been fighting lung cancer since July 2022. Since January, Ruffy said his father caught pneumonia twice, which further weakened his lungs.
Details of his wake and interment will be announced soon.
In a statement, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri thanked the Biazon patriarch for his service to the public.
“It was a gift to have been a novice senator during a time when Senator Biazon was still in office. I had the great fortune of learning from him, and being inspired by his uncompromising public service,” he said.
“Paalam at Salamat Senador Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon. Isang Manit na Pagsaludo sa isang magiting na Pilipino,” he added. (SunStar Philippines)