LRTA administrator Reynaldo Berroya passed away —Tugade

Retired police general and Light Rail Transport Authority (LRTA) administrator Reynaldo Berroya has passed away, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade announced on Monday.

"On behalf of the entire staff, officers and sectors of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), and also of my own family, I convey my utmost condolences and solicitude to the family and loved ones left behind by Gen Berroya," Tugade said on Facebook.

Tugade did not provide any details regarding Berroya's death but lauded him for his "exceptional leadership."

"I will always remember Gen. Rey as the officer who commanded with authority, but also with irreverence, wit and humor just to lighten and brighten the issue at hand," Tugade said.

Berroya was a member of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC), which was headed by then-Vice President Joseph Estrada during the Ramos administration. —KBK, GMA News