Toledo City councilor, 61, dies in Makati hospital of leukemia

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FORMER Toledo City vice mayor Ricardo Rafols Jr., who got elected councilor last May 13, died last Thursday at the Makati Medical Center.

Lim Tayuma, a friend of Rafols’ family, said the 61-year-old official was suffering from leukemia and had been confined at the hospital since December.

Rafols was serving a life sentence at the New Bilibid Prison after being found guilty of malversation of public property, which included kitchen utensils that were in his custody as vice mayor of Toledo City in 2001. He was arrested on Aug. 8, 2012 as ordered by the Sandiganbayan.

Rafols, an ally of Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña, got more than 16,000 votes and ranked third in the council race.

His family and friends campaigned for him.

“I am saddened by the sudden demise of Councilor Rafols,” Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III yesterday said in a text message to Sun.Star Cebu. “Although he ran and won as an independent candidate, he supported us.”

Rafols was the vice mayor of then mayor Aurelio Espinosa. During the May 2001 elections, he ran against Espinosa’s daughter, Arlene Espinosa-Zambo, and lost.

In her first term, Zambo ordered an inventory on City-owned properties and found that P200,000 worth of property under Rafols’ custody have not been accounted for.

Rafols’ remains will brought to his home in Barangay Tubod, Toledo City.
Toledo City councilor Ricardo Rafols Jr., 61, dies in Makati hospital of leukemia | Sun.Star

[mang kulas]

sayanga uy!!!! gusto q makakita na muretaliate xa sa mga ESPINOSA-ZAMBO... kay gipapreso na xa tungod ras mga CALDERO.... pag lingkod na ni OSMENA sa toledo, ang mga ESPINOSA-ZAMBO nanghilom murag nanglayas man gani na kay mahadlok baslan, daghan kaayu na silag anomalya sa Toledo mayra untag ma preso sad na sila, c RIC rafols man jud unta to mubaws ba

[higanstolsdawen]

sayanga uy!!!! gusto q makakita na muretaliate xa sa mga ESPINOSA-ZAMBO... kay gipapreso na xa tungod ras mga CALDERO.... pag lingkod na ni OSMENA sa toledo, ang mga ESPINOSA-ZAMBO nanghilom murag nanglayas man gani na kay mahadlok baslan, daghan kaayu na silag anomalya sa Toledo mayra untag ma preso sad na sila, c RIC rafols man jud unta to mubaws ba

ahaka sad anang napriso tungod ra sa caldero!

[chinwin]

wa jud ko katuo matay ni siya pag bisita namo sa makati med pag april himsog mn to niya ana pa siya "this year is mine i will change toledo" ahak...tungod lang tawn sa pulitika na life imprisonment

[mang kulas]

ahaka sad anang napriso tungod ra sa caldero!

sa toledo gud bay, more than 2 decades nani ang politikal dynasty dri, ang MAYOR AMAHAN RUDY ESPINOSA unya ang VICE mayor anak niya na babaye c DAYDEE ESPINOSA-ZAMBO... unya next election napud ang MAYOR iyang anak nasad c DYDEE ESPINOSA-ZAMBO unya ang vice mayor iyang papa c RUDY ESPINOSa and VICE versa,,, unya kani si ric mao nay pinaka kusgan nilang KONTRA na medyo mupantay pantay sa ilahan boto mao na samtang sila pa ang naa sa PWESTO ila na ipa PRESO c RIC, mao na gipangitaan ug sala, mao nang mga CALDERO ug uban pang utensils

[chinwin]

matod pa ni ric in philippines we have spoon and fork justice.... gibalhin siya munti before ang eleksyon... which is a bad move from espinosas ang sentiment sa taw naadto na nuon ni ric ug iyang kaalyado.... nindot pa kaayo amo conversation ni ric last april..

[mang kulas]

matod pa ni ric in philippines we have spoon and fork justice.... gibalhin siya munti before ang eleksyon... which is a bad move from espinosas ang sentiment sa taw naadto na nuon ni ric ug iyang kaalyado.... nindot pa kaayo amo conversation ni ric last april..

well i dont know ric in person pero mkasulti jud ko na buaya ning mga ESPINOSA-ZAMBO...ug uban pang kaliwat nila na mga gov officials

[mang kulas]

Gihakop na nila tanng negosyos toledo... asta kanang mga dagkong taw dhas DAGKONG power plant dha hawak na nila, tanang Contrata/minilyong project ilaha japon, ila rang mga anak gadala or ipangan lng sa laing taw para dili mailhan, way laing dagkong negosyante dhas toledo silasila ra, walay chance ang dili nila kaliwat