The international community is mourning the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Toots Ople, who they described as a champion for labor rights and migrant workers. The ambassadors of Canada, US, UK, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland and the European Union were among those who...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Poet, artist and activist Ericson Acosta died on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, at around 2 a.m., in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. He was 50. The tributes continue to pour in from contemporaries, fellow poets and artists, classmates and friends. According to the 62nd Infantry Battalion...
“The nation has lost one of its leading lights.” Senator Nancy Binay said this of former President Fidel V. Ramos’ passing. The late president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters photo) “The Filipino people lived in a time of hope during former President Fidel Valdez Ramos’ tenure. FVR oversaw...
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada mourned the passing of his contemporary, fellow former President Fidel “FVR” Ramos. Former Presidents Estrada and Ramos (Photos from Wikipedia--Office of the Press Secretary/US Department of Defense) “I am profoundly shocked to learn of the passing...
“He was the first to bring forth the idea for me to run for the Senate, when I was 37 years old. I owe him much. The Filipino people mourn his passing.” Former President Fidel V. Ramos (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) This is what Senator Loren Legarda, President Pro...
Senator Joel Villanueva says that the late Fidel Ramos' dream of a "Tiger Economy" lives on in the hearts of Filipinos, even after the latter's passing. File photo / Office of Civil Defense READ: https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/31/fvr-dies-at-94/ "We join the rest of the nation in mourning the passing of...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri mourns the passing of former President of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos. The late former President Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco / MANILA BULLETIN) The 94-year-old Ramos passed away on the afternoon of Sunday, July 31. READ:...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos mourned the passing of his friend and fellow Ilocos Norte official, San Nicolas Municipality Mayor Domingo Curimao Ambrocio, who passed away on Wednesday, July 20. Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos (Contributed photo) “RIP Mayor Domingo Ambrocio, thank...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday offered sympathy over the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who the agency described as someone "greatly admired by many Filipinos." "It is with profound sadness that we learn of the passing of former PM Abe Shinzo," it said in a...
Speakership frontrunner and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has offered his condolences to the family of the late Rolando "Nonoy" Andaya. Rep. Martin Romualdez (LAKAS-CMD Photo) Andaya was found lifeless in his Naga City home on June 30. Read more here:...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda mourned the loss of former Camarines Sur representative and Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Rolando “Nonoy” Andaya, after the latter’s passing was announced on Thursday, June 30. Andaya, 53 at the time of his passing, was found...
Hunk actor Jake Cuenca recently shared online how the past weeks have been "very difficult" for him and his family. This, due to his beloved grandmother passing away. "It’s was very hard to set this aside for 3 weeks because I was on location shooting but today it finally sank in," he said. He...
