Carmina Villarroel took to social media Tuesday to say goodbye to her father, Regy Villarroel, who passed away at the age of 89. Posting a photo of her dad together with her mom Menchu via Instagram, she wrote, “Daddy Regy you’re reunited with Mommy Menchu. Your one and only. Your first and...
Herlene Budol took to Facebook Monday to announce the passing of her grandmom, Nanay Bireng. "Ito ay isang post na mahirap para sa akin na isulat...nawala na ang aking pinakamamahal na lola ngayon lang umaga 9am 6-6-22 at mamimiss kta ng sobra," she wrote along with loudly crying face emojis. "Sya...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, June 7 urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a deeper, more comprehesinve and investigation into the alleged falsified death certificates of the people who were killed under Duterte’s “war on drugs.” De Lima, a staunch critic of the...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The death toll of a ferry sinking in Indonesian waters rose to 19 on Monday, after a 10-day search and rescue operation was called off, authorities said. The KM Ladang Pertiwi ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather while sailing through Indonesia's Makassar Strait in South...
TEHRAN, Iran -- The death toll from the collapse of an Iranian building two weeks ago has risen to 41 after three more bodies were found, local authorities said Monday. The 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in Abadan in southwestern Khuzestan province collapsed on May 23,...
Alec John Such, bassist and founding member of iconic rock act Bon Jovi, has passed away. He was 70. The band made the announcement on Twitter over the weekend. They did not share the cause of death. "We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such," they...
DAVAO CITY – Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go said he will still push for the enactment of a law that calls for the re-imposition of the death penalty in the coming Congress under the new administration. Go said in an interview at Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center in Mati City on...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- The death toll from heavy rains last week in the Brazilian city of Recife and its metropolitan area has risen to 126, with two people still missing, the government of the northeastern state of Pernambuco said Thursday. At least 9,302 people have been driven from their...
LONDON (AFP) - Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of the British electronic band Depeche Mode, had died aged 60, the band announced Thursday. "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," it...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 18, 2021, US actor Ray Liotta attends the premiere of "No Sudden Move" during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Battery Park in New York City. - Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died, US media reported on May 26, 2022....
Malacañang on Saturday, May 21, condoled with the family of the late "Queen of Philippine Movies," Susan Roces, whose death is “truly a big loss" for the Filipino people. Communication Secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement the Palace would like to extend its "deep condolences to the...
The Philippines has conveyed its sympathy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the death of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (FILES) In this file photo taken on December 20, 2004 the United Arab Emirates’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan attends the six-nation Gulf...
