Gary Rossington of Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd died Sunday, March 5. He was 71. Gary Rossington is a songwriter-guitarist and is one of the founding members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He has co-written many of the band's most famous songs, including the epic rock ballad "Free Bird,” one of the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Tom Sizemore, a talented but troubled actor who made a career of playing tough guys, has died, his manager said Friday. The 61-year-old suffered a brain aneurysm in February and on Friday was removed from life support, days after doctors concluded no more could be done for him,...
Refusing to dismiss them as mere "statistics", Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo called on the Philippine government to immediately address the cases of the reported 83 Filipinos placed on death row abroad. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo calls for swift government action on the cases of the...
“A real patriot.” This was how Vice President Sara Duterte remembered former president Fidel V. Ramos who passed away at age 94 as confirmed by Malacañang on Sunday, July 31. Former president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters) “I convey my deepest condolences to the bereaved family of former President...
It is no secret that Nora Aunor has been battling health-related problems in recent years. Not many know, however, that she actually “died.” The multi-awarded actress herself disclosed this in “Fast Talk With Boy Abunda,” of late, maintaining, “Namatay na ako ng three minutes.” She...
Two Filipinos died in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria on Feb. 6, the Philippine Embassy in Ankara disclosed. This handout photograph made available by the FDFA's Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) on February 9, 2023, shows members of the Swiss rescue team...
SANLIURFA, Türkiye - A major earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,800 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors. Residents search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of a building that collapsed, following...
NANDO COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Sheik Khalifa Nando, one of the founders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), died on Sunday, Feb. 5. He was 82. Nando, largely seen as the first symbolic head of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), was laid to his final resting place...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino wants the House of Representatives to look into the state of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who have been placed on "death row" or those facing capital punishment in other countries. (Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Magsino authored and filed House...
Hospital nurse (File Photo) The decline in Covid-19-related deaths in the country can be attributed to the improved case management and fewer number of severe coronavirus cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that hospitals are now more...
David Crosby, iconic singer-songwriter and guitarist who was an integral part of rock groups The Byrds and Crosby Stills & Nash, died Wednesday at 81. His former bandmates issued separate statements upon learning of the singer’s passing. “It is with a deep and profound sadness that I...
Popular comedian Jo Koy is in mourning following the recent passing of his stepfather, Sgt. Fredrick Harrison. He shared the sad news via Instagram Monday. Posting a throwback photo of him with his stepdad, he wrote, “My heart is heavy. I lost my hero Sgt. Fredrick Harrison. He served 20 years in...
