MAUBAN, Quezon – A 49-year-old laborer was electrocuted to death and his two co-workers were injured here on Tuesday morning, Aug. 4. Police identified the fatality as Eduardo. Injured were Nestor, 61, and Ronald, 26. Investigation said the victims were digging a deep well for a house and lifting...
Former television producer Romeo "Nonong" Garcia Jalosjos, one of the key figures behind the success of the long-running noontime program "Eat Bulaga!," has died. He was 85. His son, Seth Frederick "Bullet" Jalosjos, announced the news in a statement posted on social media on Sunday, Aug. 2. "It is...
After the sudden death of veteran entertainment columnist Jobert Sucaldito on Sunday, his son, Carlo Brian, revealed what happened in the days leading up to his father 's passing. In a Facebook post, Carlo shared that his father died from cardiac arrest and is currently lying in state at...
Veteran Filipino entertainment journalist, radio host and film producer Jobert Sucaldito has died at the age of 65, according to a statement posted Sunday on the Facebook page of the OOTD Jobert and Chaps Channel. The announcement said Sucaldito "passed away peacefully" and thanked supporters for...
Kris Aquino shared a personal update as she marked the 17th death anniversary of her mother, former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino. In an Instagram post, Kris admitted that the sadness has not yet faded whenever she recalls what her mother went through before finally passing away in 2009. “We...
Did Vice President Sara Duterte just compromise her own case in her ongoing Senate impeachment trial? This seems to be the case according to Bicol Saro Party-list Terry Ridon, following respondent Duterte 's remarks wherein she claimed that a gunman or hitman could easily be hired in the...
A 25‑year‑old man died after allegedly shooting himself while practicing at a firing range inside Makati Square, Barangay San Isidro, on Wednesday afternoon, July 29. The victim, identified as Kianz, was rushed to Makati Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival around 6 p.m. from a...
South Korean actor Jeon Seung-jae, who spent the last two years in a coma after collapsing while filming a television drama, has died. He was 46. South Korean media reported that Jeon died on Wednesday, July 29, after never regaining consciousness following a cerebral hemorrhage he suffered in...
LONDON (AP) — Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. ATC Management told broadcaster RTE Hansard’s family was “deeply shocked and...
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake...
When Ariana Grande released "Petal," fans were quick to notice one surprising detail. The album runs for just 36 minutes and 8 seconds, making it one of the shortest major pop releases in recent years. That has sparked a fun question online: Is "Petal" the shortest album ever made? The, err, short...
Apparently satisfied with what it has heard, the House prosecution panel on Wednesday afternoon, July 22 concluded National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag time on the witness stand in Vice President Sara Duterte 's ongoing Senate impeachment trial. With this, the...
