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Cocoy Laurel dies due to cardiac arrest linked to long-term spinal injury

June 17, 2025, 5:29 PM

Stage and film actor Victor “Cocoy” Laurel has died at 72 from cardiac arrest caused by multiple organ failure, his family confirmed. According to his...

Japan’s 400,000-follower ‘Insta-gran’ dies aged 97

June 12, 2025, 7:06 PM

Tokyo, Japan—A Japanese great-grandmother with 400,000 Instagram followers who shot to fame for her goofy self-portraits after taking up photography aged 72 has died, her...

‘T.G.I.S.’ actor Red Sternberg dies at 50

May 30, 2025, 4:24 PM

Red Sternberg, best known as “Kiko” from the 1990s teen show “T.G.I.S.,” passed away just three days before his 51st birthday. On Friday, May 30,...

Korean actor Choi Jung Woo passes away at 67

May 28, 2025, 7:08 PM

Veteran South Korean actor Choi Jung Woo passed away. He was 67. On Monday, his agency Bless ENT confirmed the news in a statement. “Actor Choi...

‘Tuli’ turns fatal for 10-year-old Tondo boy

May 21, 2025, 5:39 PM

A 10-year-old boy died the other day after undergoing circumcision from a lying-in clinic in Balut, Tondo, Manila. It was later discovered that the procedure...

Seasoned actor and director Ricky Davao dies at 63

May 2, 2025, 5:33 PM

The entertainment industry is mourning the death of seasoned actor and television director Ricky Davao, who died on Thursday. He was 63. Davao, born Frederick...

Study links chemicals in plastic to cardiovascular deaths

April 30, 2025, 6:36 AM

Paris, France—Daily exposure to chemicals used for many plastic household items, could be linked to more than 356,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2018,...

Pope’s death sparks betting frenzy for successor

April 25, 2025, 12:00 AM

London, United Kingdom—The date when Catholic cardinals will gather to select Pope Francis's successor is not yet known. But bookmakers and crypto investors are already...

15 potential successors to Pope Francis

April 22, 2025, 5:10 PM

Vatican City, Holy See—The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for...

‘The voice of God’: Filipinos wrestle with death of Pope Francis

April 22, 2025, 11:23 AM

Manila, Philippines—Church bells rang out across the Philippines early Monday evening as Asia's bastion of Catholicism mourned the death of Pope Francis. Residents in the capital...

Pope Francis pushed himself knowing he ‘did not have long left’

April 22, 2025, 9:01 AM

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis looked visibly drained when he drove around St. Peter's Square in his popemobile on Easter Sunday, cheered by a rapt...

OPM icon Hajji Alejandro dies after battle with colon cancer

April 22, 2025, 7:13 AM

OPM singer Hajji Alejandro passed away on April 21. He was 70. There has been no official confirmation or statement from Hajji’s family as of...

World leaders remember ‘beacon of compassion’

April 22, 2025, 12:30 AM

World leaders remembered Pope Francis as “a beacon of compassion,” reacting with sadness after the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics died on...

Stunned, sad faithful gather at St. Peter’s Square to remember Pope Francis

April 21, 2025, 7:45 PM

Vatican City, Holy See—A hush reigned over the normally boisterous St. Peter's Square on Monday as the faithful and the curious alike gathered at the...

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