‘Gunrunner’ de Guzman: Alone and nearly forgotten

In stark contrast to the media attention that he got when he was accosted for smuggling hundreds of firearms 23 years ago, the death of Nicanor de Guzman Jr., a former lawmaker from Nueva Ecija province, almost came unnoticed.

De Guzman, 80, succumbed to a lingering liver and pancreatic illness on Sunday, February 12. His son, Restituto, told The Manila Times that the ex-lawmaker had been bedridden since his ailment was detected in November last year.