Source: www.straitstimes.com
CEO of sportswear firm Fila Philippines found dead at Fullerton Bay Hotel on Saturday
SINGAPORE - A prominent Filipino businesswoman was found dead at The Fullerton Bay Hotel in the early hours of last Saturday morning (April 23).
Ms Maricris Abad Santos Albert, 52, better known as Cris Albert, was the chief executive officer and president of Fila Philippines, having led the sportswear company since 2007.
The mother of two is also the president of Isport Life and Athlete's Gym & Dive, and the founder of MA Holdings.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force were alerted to the incident at 80 Collyer Quay at about 1.05am last Saturday.
Ms Albert was found lying motionless at the scene and pronounced dead by a paramedic.
A police spokesman said the police are investigating it as a case of unnatural death.
Fila Philippines confirmed her death in a Facebook post on Monday (April 25).
"Her family appeals to everyone to respect their privacy as they grieve in this time of immense loss," it added. "Details of her wake will be shared soon."
The post was signed off by the Abad Santos and Albert families.
Ms Albert was reportedly in Singapore attending a function at The Fullerton Bay Hotel last Friday evening.
News of her death had been trending among the Filipino community on social media over the weekend.
She is a prominent figure in the community and grew up surrounded by the fashion industry.
According to the Fila Philippines website, her mother is Madam Wanda Louwallien, a former supermodel and show choreographer.
Ms Albert's bio page on the website said she joined Fila as a marketing manager in 1992, having just graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing.
Iniinmbestigahan pa. Unnatural death nga daw. CCTV in the area may give clues.
ReplyDeletemeaning hindi accident ang nangyari? huhu ang sad naman. prayers for her and her family
ReplyDeleteAw unnatural death omg
ReplyDeleteAno kaya ang nangyari sa kanya? Diba kapag ganyan kayaman eh maraming kasama kapag out of the country ang byahe? RIP MADAM.
ReplyDeleteKasama nya mga friends nya
DeleteYun nga lang after what happened nag shopping mga friends nya based sa IG nila
Such friends Ano? 1:47 yan ang galawan sa social scene. Mga wa paki and plastican. all shallow
Deleterip po.
ReplyDeleteHow's she related to BJ?
ReplyDeleteStepmom
DeleteStep mom. Daddy ni Bj ang husband ni cris albert
DeleteSister ni ana abad santos to do ba? RIP
ReplyDeleteomg bakit ganun yung friends na mga kasama niya. parang di namatayan eh same hotel sila. nagpost lang ng tribute kuno nung kumalat ang balita.
ReplyDeletemalamang di sila magppost di nila uunahan family. ano ba
DeleteThey dont post agad kasi hindi pa nag popost ung family alangan naman unahan nila. Hush hush nga nung una ang tagal bago ilabas ng family
DeleteWhen Wanda Louwallien, an alabaster-skinned mestiza was at her peak as a model during the 1970s, her contemporary was Menchu Menchaca, who is morena.
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