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US playwright, 'king of comedy' Neil Simon dead at 91

Jennie Matthew and Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 27 07:42 AM

Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer, died on Sunday. He was 91.  Read more »

US senator John McCain dead at 81: office

Will Dunham, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 26 09:33 AM

(UPDATE 2) U.S. Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who ran unsuccessfully for president as a self-styled maverick Republican in 2008 and became a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday, his office said. He was 81. Read more »

Direk Christopher Ad Castillo, pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 02:30 PM

Pumanaw na nitong Agosto 18, ang horror movie director na si Christoper Ad Castillo. Siya ay 54 anyos.   Read more »

Kofi Annan struggled to escape the curse of history

Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 08:08 PM

Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died on Saturday, will be remembered as a dedicated humanitarian whose career was tarnished by ugly conflicts that spun out of control. Read more »

'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76

Bill Trott, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 16 11:56 PM

NEW YORK (2nd UPDATE) - Aretha Franklin, the preacher's daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning "Queen of Soul" with such hit songs as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," died on Thursday at the age of 76, officials said. Read more »

Nobel-winning writer V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 04:15 PM

British author V.S. Naipaul, a famously outspoken Nobel laureate who wrote on the traumas of post-colonial change, has died at the age of 85. Read more »

Former U.S. senator who told Marcos 'time has come' dies at 96

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 12:41 AM

With instability growing and Marcos barricaded in his palace, the Philippine leader telephoned Laxalt and asked, "Should I step down? Senator, what do you think?" Read more »

Grand dame of Philippine letters Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil passes away

Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta, ANC-X
Posted at Jul 31 06:35 PM

Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil was a singular writer who left her readers transfixed, and drew her fellow Filipinos into a more intimate sense of their Filipino-ness.  Read more »

Former ambassador Jose Apolinario Lozada passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 01:41 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - Former ambassador Jose Apolinario Lozada, Jr. has passed away, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 67. Read more »

Art critic Alice Guillermo passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 11:48 AM

Art critic and esteemed University of the Philippines professor Alice Guillermo passed away on Sunday after a lingering illness. Read more »

National Historical Commission ex-chair Nakpil passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 11:40 AM

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, a former chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), has passed away. Read more »

DOJ holds necrological rites for ex-Justice Ricardo Puno Sr.

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 06:45 PM

MANILA - The Department of Justice on Friday held a necrological service for the late former Justice Minister and Court of Appeals Associate Justice Ricardo Puno Sr. to honor his life and legacy. Read more »

Ex-Justice Ricardo Puno Sr. passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 04:42 PM

Retired judge Ricardo Puno, Sr. has passed away, his family confirmed Wednesday.  Read more »

Dating security adviser Roilo Golez, pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:55 PM

Pumanaw nitong Lunes sa edad na 71 ang dating national security adviser na si Roilo Golez. Read more »

Ex-security adviser Golez passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 10:29 PM

MANILA - (3rd UPDATE) Former national security adviser Roilo Golez passed away on Monday. He was 71. Read more »

Ellen Adarna's father passes away

Annie Fe Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 08:31 PM

Alan M. Adarna, the father of actress Ellen Adarna, passed away last Thursday due to cardiac arrest in Cebu City. He was 58 years old. Read more »

S. Korea's LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73

Jane Chung and Ju-min Park, Reuters
Posted at May 20 06:42 PM

The chairman of South Korea's LG Group, Koo Bon-moo, instrumental to transforming the country's fourth-largest conglomerate into a global brand, passed away on Sunday after a year-long battle with brain disease. Read more »

The late Edgardo Angara: A doting “lolo”

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 06:07 PM

He loved being “lolo” best. Of the many roles he played in his 83 years, the late Senate President Edgardo Angara had one favorite: being grandfather to his five grandchildren.  Read more »

'Bonfire of the Vanities' author Tom Wolfe dead at 88

Bill Trott, Reuters
Posted at May 16 11:19 AM

Tom Wolfe, an early practitioner of "new journalism" who captured the mood and culture of America across five decades with books including "The Bonfire of the Vanities," "The Right Stuff," and "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," has died at the age of 88, his agent said. Read more »

In memoriam: A silent warrior named 'Edong'

Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 03:30 PM

In 1981, he breezed into the political limelight marked by rolling thunder and raging winds, though not of his own making. Read more »