Ex-congressman Andaya survives ambush in Camarines Sur
Jun 1, 2021 3:53 PM PHT
Jairo Bolledo
Former Camarines Sur 1st District representative Rolando Andaya survived an ambush by unidentified assailants in Pili, Camarines Sur on Tuesday, June 1, police said.
It was the second ambush on Andaya in nearly three years.
Andaya was unharmed after two motorcycle-riding assailants rained bullets on his vehicle in Barangay Palestina around 5:45 am on Tuesday, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol.
Based on the initial investigation of the PNP Bicol, Andaya was driving his vehicle along Maharlika Highway when the ambush occurred. Police recovered two empty cartridges of a caliber .45 pistol.
Erap on ventilator as pneumonia due to COVID-19 ‘worsened’ – Jinggoy
Apr 6, 2021 12:56 PM PHT
Dwight De Leon
Former senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Tuesday, April 6, that his father, former president Joseph Erap Estrada, has been placed on a mechanical ventilator as his pneumonia due to COVID-19 has worsened. Yesterday, my father’s condition suffered a setback as his pneumonia worsened. Because of this and the resulting increase in oxygen requirement, his doctors decided to place him on mechanical ventilation, Jinggoy said in a Facebook post. My father has always been a fighter and I hope that with the help of your prayers he will win this battle. Please continue praying for his immediate recovery, he added.
Former Olongapo City mayor Bong Gordon dies
Feb 9, 2021 7:01 PM PHT
Former Olongapo City mayor James “Bong Gordon Jr has died.
This was confirmed by his brother and Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon during the Senate session on Tuesday, February 9. Senator Gordon, however, did not disclose the cause of his brother’s death.
It was Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri who first brought up Bong Gordon’s passing during the session as he offered his condolences to the Gordon family.
“We would like to just give our deepest and sincerest condolences to the family of Senator Richard Gordon for the passing of his dear brother who was a very, very good friend of ours, many of us. He was classmate of ours in Congress, this is Congressman Bong Gordon,” Zubiri said.
Ex-Oriental Mindoro congressman Reynaldo Umali dies
Jan 7, 2021 11:55 AM PHT
Rappler.com
Former Oriental Mindoro congressman Reynaldo Rey Umali died on Thursday, January 7. He was 63.
Oriental Mindoro 2nd District Representative Alfonso Umali Jr confirmed in a DZBB interview on Thursday that his brother died of cardiac arrest that morning, but the former congressman also had late-stage liver cancer and had a bout with COVID-19.
Umali said his brother had a medical checkup before, which revealed that he had fatty liver, but follow-up checkups had to be put on hold because of the pandemic.
Umali said that when Rey finally had another checkup on December 12, he tested positive for COVID-19, and was found to have Stage 3 liver cancer.