Socialite Who Ran Presidential Palace Dies, Aquino at Side
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MANILA — President Corazon Aquino’s chief housekeeper died of cancer today with a weeping president at her bedside, the presidential palace announced.
Aquino stayed by 55-year-old Priscilla Ruiz (Fritz) Aragon’s side for two hours until she died at the suburban Makati Medical Center, an aide said. The president, her eyes swollen from crying, refused to talk to reporters as she left the hospital.
Aragon, a wealthy socialite, was formerly associated with Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos but later broke with the pair. She was known for the exacting way she ran the president’s household.
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