Published July 30, 2021, 2:33 PM
Bureau of Corrections
Vicente Sy, a convicted drug lord who testified against detained Sen. Leila M. De Lima on criminal cases of alleged involvement in illegal drugs trading, has passed away.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Deputy Director General Gabriel P. Chaclag said Sy died last July 29 at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Hospital in Muntinlupa City after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke this week.
“While waiting for available slot for admission at OsMun (Ospital ng Muntinlupa), PDL (person deprived of liberty) Sy experienced another cardiac arrest and succumbed at around 8 p.m. yesterday, July 29,” Chaclag said.
SunStar
+ July 30, 2021 HIGH-PROFILE inmate Vicente Sy, who was convicted of illegal drug charges, died on Thursday, July 29, 2021, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) spokesperson Gabby Chaclag confirmed.
Sy, who was detained at the Philippine Marine Corps, a BuCor extension facility, suffered cardiac arrest at around 8 p.m. on July 29.
Two days earlier, on July 27, Sy was rushed to the Philippine Marine Naval Hospital due to breathing difficulty.
He was given oral medication and brought back to his detention cell per advice of his attending physician.
On July 29, doctors from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) checked on Sy and said he suffered from stroke, which prompted his confinement at the NBP Hospital in Muntinlupa.