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Ex-power boss Alan Ortiz dies in Paris due to COVID-19 complications

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/03/23/20200323-alan-ortiz.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Former power executive Alan Ortiz died Monday in Paris due to complications from COVID-19, his daughter said. He was 66. At the time of his death, the former head of the National Transmission Corp and SMC Global Power Holdings was president of Philippine Council for Foreign Relations.&quot;Dr. Alan T. Ortiz - our dearest Alan, beloved father, Kuya to his family, and indulgent lolo - passed away in the early morning of March 23 due to complications from COVID-19,&quot; his daughter Monica Ortiz said in a Facebook post.Ortiz left Manila on March 3. He was in the French capital for a security conference, his daughter said.Before Paris, Ortiz traveled to London in December. His last known contacts have been identified and are &quot;in good health,&quot; his daughter said. As of 1 p.m. of March, there were 396 confirmed cases in the Philippines with 33 total deaths and 18 recoveries. The entire Luzon has been placed on lockdown to slowdown the spread of the disease.

Former power executive Alan Ortiz died Monday in Paris due to complications from COVID-19, his daughter said. He was 66.

Former power executive Alan Ortiz died Monday in Paris due to complications from COVID-19, his daughter said. He was 66.