BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental confirmed on Monday night the death of Francisca Susano, who was believed to be the oldest living Negrense and Filipino, at the age of 124. Susano, fondly called as Lola Iska, died peacefully in her sleep around 6:24 p.m., accord
SO LONG, LOLA ISKA. Negrense supercentenarian Francisca Montes Susano, with the plaque she received from the National Commission on Senior Citizens during her 124th last Sept. 11. The native of Kabankalan City, considered the oldest living Filipino, died Monday night (Nov. 22, 2021).(Photo courtesy of City of Kabankalan) BACOLOD CITY - The City of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental led in paying tribute to supercentenarian Francisca Montes Susano, who died at the age of 124 on Monday night. In a statement of the city government hours after her passing, Mayor Pedro Zayco, Vice Mayor Raul Rivera, and the rest of the city officials expressed their condolences and joined the Susano family in prayers. "It is with sadness in our hearts when we received the news that our beloved Lola Francisca Susano passed away," they said. Susano, a native of the southern Negros city's Barangay Oringao, has been put in the spotlight in recent years for being the oldest living Filipino, and probab