Juanito Lumba Manalastas entered peacefully into rest on June 2, 2019, in Oakland, California. He was 81 years old. 

Born June 23, 1937 in The Philippines to parents Francisca Lumba and Buenaventura Manalastas, Juanito worked for over 40 years as a farmer on a sugar plantation.

Juanito will be laid to rest at Holy Mary Memorial Park in Pampanga, Philippines.