Calasiao, Pangasinan mayor Mamilyn “Maya” Caramat, 53, passed away on Sunday, January 8, due to a stroke.

According to a post on Calasiao's Facebook page, the town mayor died at 12:30 a.m.

Caramat, the town's first lady mayor and was serving on her first term as a mayor, had been long suffering from hypertension.

Her family will announce additional details later on, regarding the wake and interment, added to the town's official social media page.