CAGAYAN de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez today joined his constituents and the people of Mindanao in mourning the death of former Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Reuben Canoy, said in a statement.
“We grieve over the death of Mayor Canoy. We lost one of the great intellectuals and brilliant lawyers of Mindanao,” he said.
In a press statement, Rodriguez said, Canoy was a true advocate of federalism, together with the equally great sons of Cagayan de Oro and Mindanao - former Misamis Oriental Governor and Assemblyman Homobono Adaza and the late Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Adding, he once tried to separate Mindanao from the rest of the country.
He is a true Mindanaonon who truly loved our Island of Mindanao and strongly advocated for the development of its vast potentials for the welfare of all Mindanaonons, according to Rodriguez.
He also served with utmost dedication and integrity as Regional Assemblyman for Region 10 and as Undersecretary of Public Information.
Rodriguez said Mayor Canoy was also a media practitioner and belonged to a family who owned one of the biggest radio networks in the country, Radio Mindanao Network or RMN.
“Our prayers are with his family at this most difficult time,” he added. (Ben Balce)
