Maute patriarch dead — BJMP

Cayamora Maute, the father of the terrorist brothers who led the attack on Marawi City, has died while in detention, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Sunday.

According to BJMP spokesperson Senior Inspector Xavier Solda, Maute was "in critical condition" when he was rushed from the special intensive care unit at Camp Bagong Diwa at around 3 p.m. to Taguig-Pateros District Hospital, where he later died.

"Tumaas yung BP [blood pressure] niya and then maya-maya, nahirapan na siyang huminga, and then bumaba na rin 'yung pulso niya, so ginawa ng mga nurse namin and then sa advice ng aming doctor, sinugod na siya sa hospital," Solda told dzBB.

Maute, who suffered from diabetes, hypertension and hepatitis, was rushed to the hospital by the BJMP tactical team and "augmentation" from Philippine National Police, said Solda.

Maute's relatives brought his body to Quiapo Mosque, according to a report by GMA's Mav Gonzales.

JUST IN: Prayers over deceased Maute patriarch Cayamora Maute at Quiapo Mosque. He will be buried tonight following Muslim tradition. pic.twitter.com/BaqkXXjPOG

— Mav Gonzales (@mavgonzales) August 27, 2017

He was buried later Sunday night.

Labi ni Cayamora Maute, nailibing na sa Himlayang Liwanag ng Kapayapaan sa Norzagaray, Bulacan. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/KZQrOEVRM2

— James Agustin (@_jamesJA) August 27, 2017

Solda added that a manifest had been filed in court for Maute to have a regular physical check-up, but the BJMP has yet to receive approval.

In a statement, Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año said that they only learned of Maute's death from the media.

"This is an unfortunate incident for his family; but more so to the victims of terrorism in Marawi and their relatives who are awaiting justice and expecting that Mr. Cayamora would answer/atone for his involvement in the Marawi rebellion, he said.

Cayamora was arrested last June 6 at a checkpoint in Davao City.

His wife Ominta Romato Maute, who also goes by the alias Farhana, was arrested a few days later and is also detained in Camp Bagong Diwa.

Clashes broke out between government troops and the Maute group in Marawi City on May 23, leading President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law over the entire Mindanao on the same day. — with a report by Margaret Claire Layug/BM, GMA News