Yes just got confirmation - very sad. He managed to save a lot of native species Oscar, and was a valued member/contributor to Rare Fruit Phils, AANI Network and Phil Fruit Association, Phil Horticulture Society, Bonsai, Orchid, and practically every local plant related society plus he was a very nice person overall. No question was to simple or complicated, he welcomed newbie farmers and conservationists as enthusiastically as the older, more experienced ones. Other local Pinoy plant gurus are all getting old as well and I hope their children will at least appreciate all the hard work their parents put in and not sell or neglect the collections they have accumulated over a lifetime of work.