Labor Undersecretary Joji Aragon died of a heart attack on Sunday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was 58.
“Please join us in praying for the eternal repose of the soul of Undersecretary Joji Aragon, head of the advocacy/productivity/legislative cluster of the Department of Labor and Employment,” the department said in a statement.
“The entire DOLE family, headed by Secretary Silvestre Bello III, grieves her untimely demise.”
The department said Aragon was believed to have contracted the virus last month.
“It is believed that she contracted the virus following a procedure she underwent in the second week of December last year,” the department said.
“DOLE and I lost a Jewel,” Bello said via text message when asked about his reaction to the death of Aragon.
