Pumanaw si Bocaue, Bulacan Mayor Joni Villanueva-Tugna, alas-5:08 ng hapon, Mayo 28.
Sa pahayag ng Executive Management Board ng Jesus Is Lord Church, pumanaw ang alkalde bunsod ng sepsis secondary to bacterial pneumonia.
Maliban sa pagiging alkalde, si Villanueva ay Executive Director ng JIL.
“As shocking as it is, we trust in God’s wisdom and sovereignty and believe that Mayor Joni is now at the best place in the world: in the arms of our Lord,” pahayag pa ng JIL.
“While we grieve her passing, let us also not forget to keep praying for the whole Villanueva family as they go through this emotional ordeal. Let us keep covering them in our prayers and seek God’s comforting hand to be upon them now more than ever before,” pahayag ng JIL.
Si Mayor Joni ay nakababatang kapatid ni Senador Joel Villanueva at asawa ni dating Cibac Partylist Rep. Sherwin Tugna.
Noong 2016 unang nanalong alkalde ng Bocaue si Joni. Nagtabla ang boto na nakuha nito at ng kanyang kalaban kaya dinesisyunan ito sa pamamagitan ng toss coin.