BACOLOD CITY – Former Mayor Carminia “Mencit” Bascon of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental passed away at the age of 88 in a hospital here before dawn on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Her son, former Mayor Agustin Ernesto “Tinto” Bascon, confirmed the death of his mother. Agustin said she suffered...
BUTUAN CITY - Former Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) governor and legislator Glenda B. Ecleo passed away on Sunday night, August 27. ECLEO (FB) She and her husband, Ruben Ecleo Sr., founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Inc., a nonsectarian and nonprofit charitable religious...
ILOILO CITY – Federico Caballero, a recipient of the 2000 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) award from Calinog town, Iloilo province, died on Saturday, August 17, at the age of 88. Family members confirmed the death of Caballero, a cultural bearer of the Suludnon and Panay...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol is mourning the death of its vice governor. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado visits the wake of Vice Gov. Victor Balite who passed away on Wednesday night, July 17. (Contributed photo) Vice Gov. Dionisio Victor Balite died in a hospital in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on...
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli talks with journalists prior to the start of the Roberto Cavalli men's Fall-Winter 2014 show, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan.14, 2014. Italy's world-famous fashion designer Roberto Cavalli - known for his flamboyant...
BACOLOD CITY – A rescuer died in a motorcycle accident in Barangay 2, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. JARUYAN (Photo courtesy of Emergency Operation Center of Himamaylan Facebook) Police identified the victim as July Jaruyan, 37, of Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, and a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Former Sorsogon Gov. Raul Lee passed away on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, at the Sorsogon Provincial Hospital in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon. He was 83. LEE (FB) His son, former Sorsogon Gov. Robert "Bobet" Lee Rodrigueza, said that his father had been sickly due to old age....
The society scene will be much dimmer with the passing of Maurice Arcache on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. He was 89. This was announced by his long-time partner, Alex Van Hagen. Arcache’s wake will be held this weekend at the Sanctuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati City. Arcache was part...
Doris Trinidad Gamalinda, poet, essayist, and editor of several national publications, died on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Manila. She was 95. Born Adoracion Trinidad on Nov. 15, 1927, to school teacher Aurora Cañizares and lawyer Jesus Trinidad, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Philosophy,...
Catalina G. Madarang vda. de Peralta passed away on Friday, Feb. 10, at the age of 96 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Mrs. Peralta is survived by her son, former Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, a Manila Hotel independent director, and his wife Court of Appeals Justice Fernanda Peralta, daughter Vissia...
MAYOR Caramat Calasiao, Pangasinan Mayor Mamilyn "Maya" Caramat passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, due to hypertension. Caramat, 52, was elected as the first woman mayor of Calasiao in the May 2022 elections. She is survived by her husband, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., and two children. "With great...
TACLOBAN CITY – Carigara, Leyte Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. announced the passing of his father, former Mayor and incumbent Vice Mayor Eduardo "Boy" Cañega Ong Sr., at the age of 66. ONG SR. (FB) "It is with deep sorrow that we inform you about the demise of former Carigara Mayor (now) Vice...
