Hollywood is stunned following the death of well-loved American voice actor Kevin Conroy at 66. Kevin, the iconic voice of DC Comics superhero Batman in various media for the past three decades, succumbed to cancer in New York. Fellow voice actor, Diane Pershing - most famously the voice of Poison...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) warned the public against death caused by accidental drowning. Manila Bulletin file In a statement on Friday, Nov. 11, PRC said that one of the causes of drowning is the rip current, a "localized current that flows away from the shoreline toward the ocean." The...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — “How did we come up to this?” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday wailed over the findings in the investigation on the killing of hard-hitting radio commentator Percy Lapid as it led to the tagging of several government officials as brains behind the crime....
The House Committee on Dangerous Drugs is pursuing several amendments to Republic Act (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for the purpose of strengthening the provisions of the law. Illegal drugs (Stock photo) During a panel hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the committee chaired...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Saturday, Nov. 5, confirmed the death of a public school teacher following the bus accident in Orani, Bataan. DepEd Central Office / DepED file photo “One of the participants, a teacher of Payatas B Elementary School, was declared dead on arrival at the...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the death of a woman in a hotel here on Monday morning, Oct. 24. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, deputy chief for administration of the Cebu City Police Office, said the investigation is being conducted to determine whether there was foul play in her death. The...
LONDON (AFP) - Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday. Coltrane also played a former KGB agent-turned-Russian mafia boss in two James Bond films -- "Goldeneye" (1995) and "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) -- with Pierce...
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...
