Singer Arthur Manuntag dies 3 months after being comatose

Arthur Manuntag
Arthur Manuntag

Filipino singer Arthur Manuntag died Monday, Feb. 12, his close friend and fellow singer Joey San Andres confirmed to the Inquirer after receiving a call from Manuntag’s wife Kathryn.

Manuntag’s passing came three months after being comatose from a sudden heart attack.

On Nov. 11 last year, Manuntag – former member of the band Second Wind and currently known for his renditions of jazz standards – suffered a heart attack and collapsed onstage during a corporate event at The Manor in Camp John Hay in Baguio.

A Facebook post from one of his friends recounted that Manuntag “flatlined three times” and was revived, but slipped into a coma.

Recently he was transferred from a hospital in Baguio to the Philippine Heart Center. /atm

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