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Former DFA chief Bobby Romulo passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 08:59 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto 'Bobby' Romulo has passed away at age 84, his office confirmed on Monday. Read more »

'Bat Out of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dies aged 74

Paul Sandle, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 21 05:38 PM

Meat Loaf, the U.S. rock star who rose to global fame with his "Bat Out of Hell" album, has died at the age of 74. Read more »

Komedyanteng Don Pepot, 88, pumanaw na

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 07:20 PM

Sumakabilang buhay na ang veteran comedian na si Don Pepot na higit na kilala sa kanyang bigote at mayabang na estilo ng pagpapatawa sa maraming pelikula at TV shows mula pa nung 1960s. Read more »

Fashion icon André Leon Talley dies at 73

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 02:43 PM

Fashion icon and former Vogue creative director André Leon Talley has passed away at the age of 73. Read more »

Journal Group editor Gus Villanueva writes 30

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 04:11 PM

Journal Group of Publications publisher and editor-in-chief Augusto 'Gus' Villanueva passed away early Friday morning. Read more »

Actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94

Katharine Jackson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:01 AM

Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, has died at age 94, an official from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. Read more »

Tribute: F. Sionil Jose never stopped writing, hoping

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Jan 07 09:22 PM

Francisco Sionil Jose was known as the most widely read Filipino writer in the English language. A student probably did not graduate from college without encountering one of his literary works. Read more »

Ex-NHCP chairperson Samuel Tan dies at 88

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:03 PM

Former chairperson and executive director of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Samuel Tan passed away on Thursday. Read more »

'Last Picture Show' director Bogdanovich dies aged 82

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 03:46 PM

Peter Bogdanovich, the acclaimed New Hollywood director of 'The Last Picture Show,' has died at the age of 82, his agent said Thursday. Read more »

Filmmaker Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez dies at 46

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 02:35 PM

Prolific independent scriptwriter and filmmaker Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez, better known for his films “Lasponggols,” “Huling Biyahe” and other movies, has passed on 46. Read more »

South Africa bids farewell to Tutu

Kate Bartlett and Marco Longari, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 01 06:28 PM

South Africa bade farewell on Saturday to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, in a funeral stripped of pomp but freighted with tears and showered with drizzles of rain. Read more »

NFL great John Madden dies at 85

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 29 09:51 AM

NFL coaching great John Madden, whose influence extended through a long broadcasting career and into the age of video games, died on Tuesday at 85. Read more »

South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90

Nqobile Dludla and James Macharia Chege, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 26 11:30 PM

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the age of 90. Read more »

Journalist Arlyn dela Cruz dies due to colon cancer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 06:22 PM

Journalist-filmmaker Arlyn dela Cruz passed away on Monday after a long battle with colon cancer, her daughters confirmed. Read more »

Il Divo singer Carlos Marin passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 09:16 AM

Il Divo singer Carlos Marin has died. Read more »

Veteran TV director Bert de Leon passes on at 74

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 06:13 PM

Veteran director Bert de Leon died on Sunday, aged 74, leaving behind some of the most memorable programs in TV history. Read more »

Katrina Velarde's American husband passes away at 57

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 05:34 PM

The husband of singer Katerina Velarde, American music producer Mike Shapiro, has passed away on November 14. He was 57. Read more »

LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 01:13 PM

Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Reynaldo Berroya has died, transportation secretary Art Tugade said Monday. Read more »

Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88: publisher

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 14 09:05 AM

Internationally acclaimed author Wilbur Smith, has died in South Africa aged 88, his publisher announced Saturday. Read more »

South Africa's FW de Klerk dies at 85

Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 08:11 PM

South Africa's last white president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, who negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela, died on Thursday aged 85 after a battle with cancer, his foundation said. Read more »