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Former Chief Justice Renato Corona dies at 67

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Former Chief Justice Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona dies at 67,  the Philippine Supreme Court's Public Information Office has confirmed on Twitter Friday morning, April 29, 2016.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnop8ZiY9GLOXPIPv7bRMqMg6miMDkGUV2Jl1uVQh2H6rG8JnSnrJPeyUo4Ly9lFNkbzo6GPOUjNZz1hO-oIRsWl2Tl3rl9hjJoU2G-_G2tYfXr0Li27_xP5JoHTqs3gR9cg791A-MYYxk/s1600/renato-corona-dies.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Former Chief Justice Renato Corona passed away." border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnop8ZiY9GLOXPIPv7bRMqMg6miMDkGUV2Jl1uVQh2H6rG8JnSnrJPeyUo4Ly9lFNkbzo6GPOUjNZz1hO-oIRsWl2Tl3rl9hjJoU2G-_G2tYfXr0Li27_xP5JoHTqs3gR9cg791A-MYYxk/s640/renato-corona-dies.jpg" title="Former Chief Justice Renato Corona passed away." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former Chief Justice Renato Corona passed away.</td></tr></tbody></table>"The PIO has just been informed by the family of former CJ Renato C. Corona that he has passed away this morning. No details available," SC PIO said.<br /><br />According to the National Transformation Council (NTC), Corona succumbed to cardiac arrest at 1:48 a.m.<br /><br />"It is with deep sorrow that the National Transformation Council announce the demise of Council member Chief Justice Renato C. Corona. At 1:48 am today, April 29, 2016, Chief Justice Corona succumbed to cardiac arrest. Please pray for the eternal repose of his soul as he joins his Creator," the council said in its Facebook post.<br /><br />The NTC to which Corona belonged is urging President Benigno Aquino III and other government leaders to quit.<br />The Chief Justice has directed that the  flag in the SC and all courts nationwide be flown at half mast to mourn the passing of Corona.<br /><br />In 2010, Corona was appointed by the former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the 23rd chief justice of the SC. However, he was impeached by the  House of Representatives on December 12, 2011 due to failure to  disclose his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth to the public.<br /><br />Corona was a former law professor, private law practitioner, and member of the Cabinet under two Presidents, Fidel V. Ramos and Arroyo, before being appointed to the high tribunal.<br /><br />He graduated with gold medal honors from the Ateneo de Manila grade school in 1962 and high school in 1966.</div>

Former Chief Justice Renato Corona dies at 67

MANILA, Philippines - Former Chief Justice Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona dies at 67, the Philippine Supreme Court's Public Infor...

Harry Potter star Alan Rickman dies at 69

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The Hollywood and Harry Potter fans mourned Thursday as the best-loved villain Alan Rickman died at the age of 69 after secret battle with cancer, his family confirmed today.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjec3_1oMcwGYn1ujZtjQNPX_JNZFXi2fmMIe7doNV5Xw62uVx6OgsQ6qjyS7SYDFug6fWn6bG0uzDzn2Rv2Dc9Uw5hXBbUXLBLCkqGmtZYyq330KuXk2nOtqYe_pp688vRJVgtN_w-ftTE/s1600/SnapeSeverusa-alan-rickman.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Harry Potter star Alan Rickman dies at 69" border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjec3_1oMcwGYn1ujZtjQNPX_JNZFXi2fmMIe7doNV5Xw62uVx6OgsQ6qjyS7SYDFug6fWn6bG0uzDzn2Rv2Dc9Uw5hXBbUXLBLCkqGmtZYyq330KuXk2nOtqYe_pp688vRJVgtN_w-ftTE/s640/SnapeSeverusa-alan-rickman.jpg" title="Harry Potter star Alan Rickman dies at 69" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British actor Alan Rickman, known as 'Snape' in Harry Potter series dies at 69. <br />Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Studios</td></tr></tbody></table>According to reports, the British actor kept mum on his fight with illness before his death.<br /><br />The Harry Potter and Robin Hood star died in hospital this morning, surrounded by relatives and friends. <br /><br />His brother David, 71, said to press: "He passed away this morning. He was in a hospital at the time."<br /><br />Rickman became one of the best-known villains in showbiz - appearing as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films.<br /><br />The actor's other well-known films include Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense and Sensibility and Love Actually, in which he played the wife of his frequent collaborator Emma Thompson. <br /><br /><br /><b>J.K. Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe pay tribute to Alan Rickman</b><br /><br />In two emotional posts, Harry Potter novel writer J.K. Rowling wrote there were "no words" to describe how she felt on hearing the news.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman's death. He was a magnificent actor & a wonderful man.</div>— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/687642690301890560" rel="nofollow">January 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">My thoughts are with Rima and the rest of Alan's family. We have all lost a great talent. They have lost part of their hearts.</div>— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/687644178113802240" rel="nofollow">January 14, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Radcliffe also released a statement honouring Rickman via his Google Plus page.<br /><br />"Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. He is also, one of the loyalest and most supportive people I've ever met in the film industry. He was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I'm pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn't have to do that. I know other people who've been friends with him for much much longer than I have and they all say 'if you call Alan, it doesn't matter where in the world he is or how busy he is with what he's doing, he'll get back to you within a day'".<br /><br />"People create perceptions of actors based on the parts they played so it might surprise some people to learn that contrary to some of the sterner(or downright scary) characters he played, Alan was extremely kind, generous, self-deprecating and funny. And certain things obviously became even funnier when delivered in his unmistakable double-bass."<br /><br />"As an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child. Working with him at such a formative age was incredibly important and I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career. Film sets and theatre stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man."</div>

Harry Potter star Alan Rickman dies at 69

The Hollywood and Harry Potter fans mourned Thursday as the best-loved villain Alan Rickman died at the age of 69 after secret battle with c...

Celebrities, netizens mourn death of Kuya Germs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines  - The death of the Master Showman of local showbiz German "Kuya Germs" Moreno, sent shockwaves through the Twitter world Friday morning.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZWLH-Du_Qhte3_tBdblNthBUSoK_ANGxanbBh9a5cYbdXuoMcYqJEiqPzCXRBXjptDUHqu6xDsdSKavMFC5_y1YVw3q3fMW_Y_j-WRcsmgmBlAejJ8guYRNk-rru5VuwkjOVvcZ4IMZv/s1600/RIP-GERMAN-MORENO.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZWLH-Du_Qhte3_tBdblNthBUSoK_ANGxanbBh9a5cYbdXuoMcYqJEiqPzCXRBXjptDUHqu6xDsdSKavMFC5_y1YVw3q3fMW_Y_j-WRcsmgmBlAejJ8guYRNk-rru5VuwkjOVvcZ4IMZv/s400/RIP-GERMAN-MORENO.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German "Kuya Germs" Moreno died Friday morning due to cardiac arrest. <br />Photo Credit: GMA News</td></tr></tbody></table>Kuya Germs, 82, died past 3 a.m. this morning due to cardiac arrest, according to a report in the GMA morning news program "Unang Hirit."<br /><br />In a statement by nephew John Nite, it says:  ”He passed on in the company of his family and friends. He lived a full life, touched so many hearts through the years, and helped make dreams come true for most of the biggest stars in the Philippine entertainment industry.”<br /><br />The name 'Kuya Germs' was at the top spot in Twitter's Philippine trends as the netizens heard the sad news.<br /><br />Celebrities also took to Twitter to mourn the death of the pillar in the Philippine entertainment industry and posted their message of support to the Moreno family. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you Kuya Germs we will miss you 💔  ““You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill… <a href="https://t.co/RH3D6Fwc5i" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/RH3D6Fwc5i</a></div>— regine alcasid (@reginevalcasid) <a href="https://twitter.com/reginevalcasid/status/685240921999409153" rel="nofollow">January 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">My dearest compadre and Gary's "friend," passed away at 3:20am. We will never forget you Kuya Germs.The most loyal friend anyone could have.</div>— Angeli P Valenciano (@AngeliPV) <a href="https://twitter.com/AngeliPV/status/685186358818652160" rel="nofollow">January 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">RIP, Kuya Germs. And thank you. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThursdayGroup?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ThursdayGroup</a></div>— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/685195664381341696" rel="nofollow">January 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving, that's Kuya Germs. Rest in peace Tay.</div>— Alden Richards (@aldenrichards02) <a href="https://twitter.com/aldenrichards02/status/685208142699827200" rel="nofollow">January 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">RIP Mr German "Kuya Germs Moreno! Thank you for all the entertainment and ur contributions to showbiz industry!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBTrust?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ALDUBTrust</a></div>— shena (@shens07) <a href="https://twitter.com/shens07/status/685262800285876225" rel="nofollow">January 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Kuya Germs, Tulog ka na po. Isa ka sa mga nagbigay ng pangalan sa mga hinahangaan namin ngayon. Isa kang alamat. RIP Kuya Germs :(</div>— Christine Miro (@tine_jlmd) <a href="https://twitter.com/tine_jlmd/status/685262531380695040" rel="nofollow">January 8, 2016</a></blockquote></center></div>

Celebrities, netizens mourn death of Kuya Germs

MANILA, Philippines - The death of the Master Showman of local showbiz German "Kuya Germs" Moreno, sent shockwaves through the Tw...

Vice Ganda's Lolo Gonzalo dies on Christmas Day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Vice Ganda's grandfather Gonzalo Dacumos died on Christmas according to comedian's Twitter post on Thursday. He was 93.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraey52hLAOYmPIVMDpF-gruleUGnzB3WD8hbRpu0w1KzptEtw9SKX-eSVRkZGxfndOk048DerAap3_SqWmTnp3Y9WN4_-78PEz8Wwv9Afg9_W5RY7b1IGKsX7eauM2dnkRoFi_0HCvEDx/s1600/Lolo-Gonzaloand-Vice-Ganda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Vice Ganda's Lolo Gonzalo dies on Christmas Day" border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraey52hLAOYmPIVMDpF-gruleUGnzB3WD8hbRpu0w1KzptEtw9SKX-eSVRkZGxfndOk048DerAap3_SqWmTnp3Y9WN4_-78PEz8Wwv9Afg9_W5RY7b1IGKsX7eauM2dnkRoFi_0HCvEDx/s1600/Lolo-Gonzaloand-Vice-Ganda.jpg" title="Vice Ganda's Lolo Gonzalo dies on Christmas Day" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Reports said that the cause of death of 'Lolo Gonzalo' were renal and respiratory failure and other complications due to old age.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tVaeIzvP3ck" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Remains were brought to The Ascension Chapels in Quezon City.<br /><br />The It's Showtime co-host also said that his grandfather made sure he became number one before he left. He was referring to the comedy film "The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin," one of the eight Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entries that premiered on Christmas Day.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">He's gone. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔<br />— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/548138019857772544">December 25, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">He made sure I was number 1 before he left.<br />— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/548154021525987329">December 25, 2014</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />According to MMFF head Francis Tolentino, "Praybeyt Benjamin" sequel topped the box-office race on opening day.<br /><br />Netizens and celebities took to Twitter to support and express condolence to Vice Ganda. The hashtag "#BeStrongViceGanda" topped nationwide trend on Friday until Saturday night.</div>

Vice Ganda's Lolo Gonzalo dies on Christmas Day

MANILA, Philippines - Vice Ganda's grandfather Gonzalo Dacumos died on Christmas according to comedian's Twitter post on Thursday. H...

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