NEW YORK (AFP) - Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at 90 years old, was a standard-bearer of country music and its most decorated female artist ever. The self-taught musician proved a vast influence over her six decades in the business, and news of her passing triggered an outpouring of praise and...
Mon Legaspi, a respected Filipino rock musician, died last night, Oct. 3, of cardiac arrest. He was 54. His passing was announced by his band The Dawn on their official social media account the same night. “It is with deep, deep sadness that we announce the untimely passing of our brother Mon...
The Dawn is a Filipino rock band that started in 1992. The four-man band won many awards, even releasing albums abroad. Sadly, one of them has passed away. Wolfgang's Mon Legaspi The news was shared in a Facebook post by The Dawn, " It is with deep, deep sadness that we announce the untimely...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, Sept. 30, expressed grief over the shooting to death of one of its commissioned officers in Indang, Cavite. Coast Guard Lt. Junior Grade (CG LTJG) Rando Val Siega (Photo by PCG) Coast Guard Lt. Junior Grade (LTJG) Rando Val Siega, 31, was shot dead while...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song "Gangsta's Paradise," has died, his manager said Wednesday. He was 59 years old. The Grammy-winning musician passed away in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately provided. Coolio's friend and long-standing...
CEBU CITY – A city councilor has sought an investigation on the death of her 91-year-old aunt whom she said died “for the flimsiest and most outrageous of reasons.” CEBU City Councilor Mary Anne de los Santos (seated). (FB) Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos said her aunt Milagros died after...
CEBU CITY -- A man and his live-in partner were arrested and facing frustrated parricide charges for allegedly beating up their one-year-old child in their house in Compostela town, northern Cebu on Friday, Sept. 23. The Consolacion police identified the suspects as William Valiente and his live-in...
Former President and now Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is mourning the passing of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth Ii (AFP PHOTO) "I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," Arroyo said in a statement on Friday afternoon,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. condoled with the Russian people on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev. In this file photo taken on October 31, 2009 former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev attends a commemorative event in Berlin. Mikhail...
Senator Ronald dela Rosa believes that the reimposition of the death penalty will save the lives of many Filipinos. Dela Rosa, who is pushing for the return of death penalty on large-scale drug traffickers, said his proposal could save the lives of innocent people because criminals can no longer...
The Las Piñas City government commemorated the first death anniversary of “Ama ng Las Piñas” (father of Las Piñas), former Mayor Vergel “Nene” Aguilar, Saturday (Aug. 20). The city government paid tribute to the accomplishments of Aguilar who served as city mayor for 18 years. In a post...
House members have made the case for the revival of the death penalty or capital punishment through the filing of several House bills (HB) in the 19th Congress. (Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) “While it can be argued that one’s death will never commensurate his/her crimes," read HB No.501 filed by Davao...
