CLAIRE dela Fuente died due to cardiac arrest early Tuesday, her son told ABS-CBN News.
Gigo said his mom died in her sleep and has anxiety, hypertension, and diabetes.
The 63-year-old dela Fuente was admitted to the hospital after tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019.
According to Gigo, there were signs that his mom was already saying goodbye.
“There were signs and moments na like, for example, she asked me to stay with her, beside her for the last night she spend here at the house before she has to go to the ER. She wanted company,” he said.
“I took it as a sign na they knew in a way, they were already telling me na, they always love me… ‘Anak, ikaw na bahala okay.”
There will be no physical wake for the singer but her son is planning to organize a virtual one “for her friends, for her relatives, for my friends who are deeply affected by this.”
Dela Fuente became famous in the 1970s with her jukebox hit “Sayang.” She earned the tags “Asia’s Sweetest Voice” and “Karen Carpenter of the Philippines.” ABS-CBN News/PN
