A CATHOLIC priest was found dead late Wednesday at a hotel on Manalili St. in Cebu City, the police reported Thursday.
Police said security guard Virgillo Sebelyeta found Salve's dead body on the bed, only wearing underwear and covered by a blanket. The door of Salve's room at Pacific Tourist Inn was also left open when he was discovered.
The Emergency and Rescue Unit Foundation (Eruf) attempted to revive the priest but failed. Doctors declared him dead upon reaching the Perpetual Succor Hospital.
Hotel personnel said two women in their 20s had informed the hotel's security guard that the priest suffered a heart attack inside his room. It wasn't clear however if the two informants were the priest's companions.
The hotel's record showed that Salve was alone when he checked in at room 256 of the hotel at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. He indicated in the hotel's log that he is from Davao City, when in fact he is a native of Carmen town in Cebu province.
Salve, who was assigned as parish priest of Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish at Pardo village in Cebu City, was last seen alive by his driver after he had asked to be dropped at SM mall Wednesday afternoon after attending a baptism in Labangon village.
Salve's body now lies at the St. Peter Funeral Parlor and will be brought by his family to his hometown in Carmen.
Episcopal Vicar Monsignor Esteban Binghay said Salve had a heart surgery about three to four years ago. However, he said he was not aware of Salve's activities outside of his pastoral duties.
Meanwhile, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has instructed Binghay to investigate the circumstances behind Salve's death.
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