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Francisca Susano
Francisca Susano
Susano in November 2015, at the claimed age of 118.
Birth: 11 September 1897?
Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Death: 22 November 2021
Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Age: 124 years, 72 days?
Country: PhilippinesPHL
Longevity claimant

Francisca Montes-Susano (née Taymon-Montes; 11 September 1897? – 22 November 2021) was a Filipino longevity claimant to the "world's oldest person" title. Her age is currently unvalidated by the Guinness World Records (GWR).

Biography

Susano claimed to have been born in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines on 11 September 1897. According to her alleged birth certificate, she was the daughter of Isabelo Canonoy-Montes and Sabina(?) Morales-Taymon, two Roman Catholic of Filipinian nationality.

Susano was a farmer, and had 14 children. Her oldest son was aged 99 in 2015. One of her daughters was still alive at the claimed age of 102 at the time of Susano's death in 2021.

Susano credited her longevity to her positive attitude, a healthy diet, and abstaining from alcohol. She also played the harmonica.

In 2015, Susano was reported to be the oldest living person in Negros Occidental. In 2016, she was reported to be living in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, and sometimes went in Negros Occidental to visit her relatives. However, since 2019, she was reported to be living in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.

Susano died in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, at the claimed age of 124 years, 72 days.

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