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'NYPD Blue' creator Steven Bochco dead at 74

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 04:42 PM

US television writer and producer Steven Bochco, the creator of iconic shows such as "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue" and "LA Law," has died from leukemia at the age of 74, according to reports. Read more »

PH intel expert Boogie Mendoza passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 11:50 PM

Retired police officer Rodolfo 'Boogie' Mendoza, one of the Philippines' top intelligence experts, passed away on Wednesday.  Read more »

Ex-solon Roque Ablan Jr. passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:38 PM

Former Ilocos Norte Rep. Roquito "Roque" Ablan Jr. passed away on Monday at 85, his family said. Read more »

Brother of Cavaliers' Korver dies at 27

Field Level Media via Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 04:47 PM

Kyle Korver likely will miss the Cleveland Cavaliers' Wednesday game against the Toronto Raptors following the death of his brother. Read more »

'Quit!' Leftist solons tell Aguirre

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 04:23 PM

MANILA - The Makabayan bloc on Wednesday urged Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to step down after a panel of prosecutors cleared self-confessed narcotics trafficker Kerwin Espinosa and his alleged cohorts of drug charges.  Read more »

Ex-defense chief Fortunato Abat laid to rest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 03:02 PM

MANILA - Former defense and Army chief Fortunato Abat was laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Tuesday.   Read more »

Fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy dies at 91

Brian Love, Reuters
Posted at Mar 12 10:42 PM

PARIS - French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, an aristocrat who founded the house of Givenchy in the 1950s, becoming famous for dressing the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Grace Kelly, has died at the age of 91, the Givenchy label said on Monday. Read more »

Former defense chief Fortunato Abat passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 11:44 AM

MANILA - Former Defense Secretary and Retired Army General Fortunato Abat has passed away on Wednesday night. Read more »

Veteran actor Bernardo Bernardo passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 01:40 PM

Veteran actor Bernardo Bernardo has passed away, his family said on Thursday. He was 73.   Read more »

Roger Bannister, first sub four-minute miler, dies aged 88

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 10:33 PM

Roger Bannister, who has died aged 88, will live forever in the annals of athletics history as the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Read more »

Natitirang kapatid ni Ferdinand Marcos, pumanaw na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 01:56 PM

Pumanaw na ang natitirang kapatid ng dating diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Veteran cameraman Malicsi passes away at 59

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 02:21 PM

Veteran cameraman Froilan Malicsi, 59, passed away on Sunday, February 25, at Timberland Heights in San Mateo, Rizal. Read more »

Philippines honors late National Artist Abueva

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 11:31 PM

The necrological service was held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Read more »

U.S. evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99

Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 10:05 PM

U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 years on the pulpit, died on Wednesday at the age of 99, a spokesman said.   Read more »

Palace mourns death of National Artist Abueva

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 04:13 PM

Napoleon Abueva, who passed away at 88, was the youngest National Artist awardee at the age of 46.   Read more »

National Artist Napoleon Abueva passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 06:41 PM

National Artist Napoleon Abueva, considered the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture, has passed away. Read more »

Golden Age crooner Vic Damone dead at 89

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 05:28 PM

Vic Damone, whose silky baritone voice made him a 1950s heartthrob and who Frank Sinatra said had the "best pipes in the business," has died, his family announced Monday. He was 89. Read more »

Veteran crooner Arthur Manuntag dies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:37 PM

Veteran crooner Arthur Manuntag has died, three months after he slipped into a coma, his children announced Monday night. Read more »

Martial arts: Yaw-Yan founder passes away at 92

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 10:29 PM

Filipino martial arts legend Napoleon “Nap” Fernandez, who founded the martial art system Yaw-Yan, has recently passed away.  Read more »

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dead at 91

Simon Johnson, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 29 07:24 AM

Billionaire IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, who turned a business he launched as a teenager into one of the world's best known furniture brands, has died at the age of 91, the Swedish company said on Sunday. Read more »