Topic: obituary

Billionaire Lucio Tan's namesake son dies

Billionaire Lucio Tan's namesake son dies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 12:59 PM

Nicknamed Bong, Lucio Tan Jr, assumed the presidency of Philippine Airlines (PAL) holding firm two weeks before his death. He held top positions in family-controlled LT Group, Tanduay, and Philippine National Bank.  Read more »

Rudy Boesch, SEAL and ‘Survivor’ star, is dead at 91

Rudy Boesch, SEAL and ‘Survivor’ star, is dead at 91

Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 12:29 PM

Boesch (pronounced “bosh”) was known to millions of television viewers from “Survivor: Borneo,” the first season of CBS’s “Survivor” franchise. It premiered on May 31, 2000, and became a phenomenon over the next three months. Read more »

OPINION: To have walked with the titan of Philippine politics

OPINION: To have walked with the titan of Philippine politics

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Oct 21 03:17 PM

"We have the kind of leaders we have today because the voters have constantly looked for someone different, hoping to get something different that is better governance. Unfortunately, the choices aren't that much precisely because the system could only provide much of the same choices." Read more »

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98

Richard Chang, Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 11:17 AM

Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades, died on Thursday at age 98, state-run media said. Read more »

Veteran actors, directors remember fond memories of Tony Mabesa

Veteran actors, directors remember fond memories of Tony Mabesa

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 11:19 AM

Known for his tough love and strict discipline during rehearsals, Tony Mabesa has raised generations of student theater actors and actresses who eventually made their own illustrious names not just in theater but also in the big and small screens.   Read more »

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