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Henry Sy, billionaire trailblazer of PH mall culture, laid to rest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 06:37 PM

Henry Sy Sr., once hailed the Philippines' richest man, was laid to rest Thursday, leaving behind a billion-dollar empire that spans retail, banking and property. Read more »

Taiwan's 'Bikini Climber' social media star dies after ravine fall

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 11:53 AM

Taiwanese rescue teams were trying Tuesday to retrieve the body of a dead hiker who became famous on social media for taking selfies on top of mountain peaks dressed in a bikini. Read more »

BALIKAN: Buhay ng SM Group founder na si Henry Sy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 09:33 PM

Mula sa pagtitinda ng sapatos, kinilala bilang pinakamayamang Pilipino si Henry Sy. Read more »

Former Associate Justice Leo Quisumbing passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 06:59 PM

His remains lie in state at the San Quentin Chapel in Loyola Memorial Chapel in Guadalupe, Makati. Read more »

Retail tycoon Henry Sy Sr passes away

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 08:08 PM

Retail tycoon Henry Sy Sr. has passed away, ABS-CBN News confirmed Saturday.    Read more »

'Our hearts are broken': Razorback confirms death of drummer Brian Velasco

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 02:13 AM

"Today we lost our brother and our hearts are broken. We love you and we will always miss you Bri."  Read more »

Marinduque Governor Carmencita Reyes passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 06:54 PM

Marinduque Governor Carmencita Reyes passed away at the age of 87, her grandson revealed Monday.  Read more »

Daryl Dragon of pop duo Captain and Tennille dies at 76

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 01:42 PM

Singer and pianist Daryl Dragon, best known as "The Captain" of 1970s soft rock duo Captain and Tennille, has died at the age of 76, his publicist said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Anthony Bourdain, Stan Lee and other notable deaths in 2018

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 12:00 PM

From soul diva Aretha Franklin to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and former UN chief Kofi Annan, here are some of the notable figures who passed away in 2018: Read more »

Amos Oz, author who chronicled Israel's struggles, dead at 79

Dan Williams, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 02:26 AM

JERUSALEM - Amos Oz, Israel's best-known author and an outspoken supporter of a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.   Read more »

Semirara Mining President Victor Consunji dies at 68

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:42 AM

Victor Consunji, president and chief operating officer of Semirara Mining and Power Corp., has passed away, the company said in a disclosure on Friday. Read more »

Ex-Pasay Rep. Lorna Verano-Yap passes away on Christmas Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 04:24 PM

Former Pasay congresswoman Lorna Verano-Yap passed away on Christmas day, her family said. Read more »

'A League of Their Own' director Marshall dead at 75

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 05:33 AM

Actress and director Penny Marshall, whose love of sports made her a regular in the Los Angeles celebrity fan crowd and helped inspire her to direct "A League of Their Own," died Monday night because of complications from diabetes, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Read more »

Rolando Peña: portrait of a rock scientist as a rare gem

Barbara Mae Naredo Dacanay
Updated as of Dec 12 06:38 AM

Rolando Peña, arguably the country’s most important geologist, passed away on November 30, 2018. His scholarly work on Philippine geology and stratigraphy show not just a vast intellectual sweep, but an enduring love for his country. Read more »

Colombian ex President Betancur, who sought peace with rebels, dies

Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 06:44 AM

BOGOTA - Former Colombian President Belisario Betancur, who attempted to broker peace with leftist rebels during his administration, died on Friday at the age of 95, the Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota hospital said. Read more »

'SpongeBob SquarePants' creator dies at age 57

Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 04:20 AM

LOS ANGELES - "SpongeBob SquarePants" creator Stephen Hillenburg, who brought the zany cartoon marine underworld of Bikini Bottom to television, the movies and the stage, has died at the age of 57, the Nickelodeon television network said on Tuesday. Read more »

'Last Emperor' director Bernardo Bertolucci dies: reports

Charles Onians, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 26 08:30 PM

(UPDATE 2) Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director famous for movies such as "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Last Emperor," has died at 77, Italian media reported on Monday. Read more »

Mexican ex-cartel boss Beltran Leyva dies in prison

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:40 AM

Mexican drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva, a onetime associate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who has been in a maximum security prison since 2014, died Sunday of a heart attack, officials said. Read more »

Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, pumanaw sa edad na 95

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 08:56 PM

Nagluluksa ang industriya ng pelikula at mundo ng comics sa pagpanaw ng tinaguriang "Ama ng Marvel Superheroes" na si Stan Lee.  Read more »

Stan Lee dead at 95

Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 03:19 AM

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said on Monday. Read more »