An overseas Filipino worker died while working at a resort in Mesaieed, Qatar, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "It is with regret that the Philippine Embassy in the State of Qatar confirms the death of a Filipino national who unfortunately met his...
GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ, Cavite – An unidentified man died onboard a passenger jitney traveling along Congressional Road evening on Monday, Dec. 5. According to GMA Municipal Police Station (MPS), the man had a medium build, was approximately 5'2" to 5'4" in height and around 56 to 60 years...
Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto is mourning the death of his brother, former Batangas vice governor Ricky Recto. Ricky Recto (Rep. Recto's office) "With sadness, we share the news that our brother Ricky has passed away," Rep. Recto said in a statement sent to House of...
Christine McVie, the keyboardist for 70’s supergroup Fleetwood Mac passed away on Nov. 30. McVie’s family announced that the musician died at a hospital “following a short illness.” The cause of death was not indicated. Tributes from McVie’s contemporaries started to pour as news of her...
Actress-singer Aicelle Santos expressed love for her mom, who recently passed away, on social media. On Instagram, the Kapuso artist uploaded a picture of a yellow butterfly. She wrote: "I know this is you, Ma. (yellow heart emoji). Fly free now. Mahal na mahal na mahal po kita." Fans condoled with...
Veteran actress Flora Gasser has passed away. She was 89. The cause of her death has not been made public as of writing. Her granddaughter Valerie Ocampo confirmed her passing via Facebook. Posting a photo of Flora, she wrote, “Our Lola, Flora Gasser, passed away yesterday and is now with the...
PARIS, France – Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. The massive new study, published in the Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common...
ILOILO CITY — A foreigner allegedly abandoned by his Filipina wife was found dead in Molo District here on Sunday, Nov. 13. Major Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), said the victim was identified as Oscar Monterrosa. A caretaker of a boarding house found...
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...
