The chief executive of Cebu-based listed company Vivant Corp. passed away on Saturday because of complications from the coronavirus disease 2019.
Vivant said chairman and chief Dennis Garcia passed away on March 28. He was 70 years old.
Garcia had prior respiratory health issues, specifically emphysema, before COVID-19 was a known issue.
He was hospitalized at Cebu Doctor’s University Hospital on March 25 where he was tested for COVID-19.
He tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day that he died at 6:38 p.m. Based on the Health Department’s guidelines, Garcia was cremated at the earliest available slot the following day, at 10 a.m.
“Vivant is working with the Cebu City government to track his movements in the two weeks prior to his hospitalization in order to identify people he was in close contact with for monitoring, quarantine and possible testing,” the company said.
Vivant said it would also make this information available to other affected LGUs and/or national agencies.
Vivant, controlled by the Garcia-Escaño families of Cebu, was incorporated on May 28, 1990. The company, through subsidiaries and affiliates, has interests in various companies engaged in electric power generation (renewable and non-renewable energy), electric power distribution and retail electricity supply business.