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GMA Network
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Remembering Lolit Solis: Celebrities mourn passing of veteran showbiz columnist
Veteran showbiz columnist Lolit Solis has passed away at the age of 78, as confirmed by her daughter, Sneezy, to GMA News Online on Friday morning. Lolit had suffered a heart attack and died at the hospital. Aside from being a veteran showbiz columnist, she was a known talent manager and TV show host, having hosted various shows and segments on television and the radio, such as "Startalk" and "Star Patrol." She also wrote for The Philippine Star. In the wake of Manay Lolit's passing, several celebrities and personalities took to social media to pay tribute, sharing dear memories of her and saying their heartfelt goodbyes. Rocco Nacino Rocco Nacino honored Lolit's memory as he looked back on his time in "StarStruck" Season 5 where she was one of the judges. According to the Sparkle star, the showbiz columnist and talent manager was one of the people who loved him and believed in his potential to become an artist. "Hindi ko po makakalimutan ang lahat ng pinayo ninyo sa akin noong nagsisimula pa lang po ako. We Love You Manay Lolit. Rest In Peace," wrote Rocco. Yasmien Kurdi Yasmien Kurdi also mourned Lolit's passing as she shared photos of herself with Lolit as well as screenshots of their text messages. Per Yasmien, Manay Lolit was more than just her manager for 10 years, but also a second mother to her, adding that she never stopped checking in on her even after she got married and became a mother herself. She also spoke of Lolit's generosity and kindness, and the unique way she cared about people. "Thank you, Nanay Lolit, for all the love, guidance, and beautiful memories. You will forever hold a special place in my heart. My family and I love you so much. Rest peacefully, and may you find the eternal happiness you deserve," said Yasmien. Sandy Andolong On Instagram, Sandy Andolong shared photos of herself and husband Christopher de Leon with Manay Lolit through the years. "Manay Lolit leaves behind a loving family and many friends who will always cherish her memory," Sandy said in the caption. "We remember Manay Lolit as a feisty and staunch loyal supporter, manager and friend." Lorna Tolentino Lorna Tolentino, for her part, shared a photo of a smiling Lolit on her Instagram account. She also reposted several tribute posts for Lolit on her Instagram Stories. "We love you our dearest Manay, you will be missed," Lorna wrote in the caption. Bong Revilla Jr. Bong Revilla Jr. mourned Lolit's passing in a heartfelt post on Facebook, where he thanked her for her love and care. "You have been a solid rock for me, a staunch defender, and most importantly - a mother who took care of me and my family up to your last days with us. Para akong nawalan ulit ng nanay," he said. He also said that Lolit's death is a huge loss to all of the people she loved. "Ang aming taus-pusong pakikiramay sa lahat ng iyong naiwan. Lahat kami ay nagluluksa. Mahal na mahal ka namin." Jolo Revilla Bong Revilla Jr.'s son, Jolo, also paid tribute to Manay Lolit on Facebook. Jolo expressed his gratitude to her for supporting their whole family, especially his father. He also thanked her for being his manager back when he was still in the showbiz industry. "Lubos po kami nag dadalamhati sa iyong pagkawala. We will miss you nanay, mahal na mahal ka naming," said Jolo. —CDC, GMA Integrated News
Express Tribune
17-06-2025
- Express Tribune
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy shows weight loss after transfer to Philippine jail amid ongoing criminal charges
Russian content creator Vitaly Zdorovetskiy appears visibly thinner in new images released after his transfer to the Philippines' Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), The Philippine Star reported. The 33-year-old streamer remains in custody following a series of controversial incidents that led to his arrest in Pasay City on April 3, 2025. Vitaly's before and after being detained in the Philippines — FearBuck (@FearedBuck) June 16, 2025 According to The Philippine Star, the country's Bureau of Immigration confirmed on June 16 that Zdorovetskiy was moved to BJMP custody five days earlier. Photos published by the outlet show him in handcuffs, with some social media users noting a significant change in his appearance since his initial arrest. Zdorovetskiy faces multiple criminal charges after live-streaming several incidents in Bonifacio Global City, where he was seen harassing a security guard, disturbing an elderly woman, and allegedly stealing an electric fan and a tricycle — both later abandoned. He broadcast the footage on his now-deactivated Kick channel under the title, 'Vitaly DISTURBING THE PEACE in Philippines.' He requested bail, promising in writing to remain in the National Capital Region and comply with any deportation orders. However, Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado rejected the request, stating, 'Foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality and violate our laws must face the consequences. No special treatment will be given.' Earlier this month, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla disclosed that both Russia and the United States — where Zdorovetskiy holds a green card — declined to repatriate him. The BJMP will continue holding Zdorovetskiy until his criminal cases conclude, after which the Bureau of Immigration will proceed with deportation proceedings.
CNN
11-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte forced onto plane to The Hague after ICC arrest, his daughter says
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been 'forcibly taken' onto a plane headed for The Hague, his daughter said on Tuesday, hours after his dramatic arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead. Duterte was placed on a flight late on Tuesday, his daughter and local outlet The Philippine Star reported. 'They are taking him out on a plane by force without considering his health conditions,' Veronica Duterte wrote on Instagram. Reuters also reported that Duterte had boarded a plane. In a separate statement to the Philippine Star, Sara Duterte – who is also the country's vice president – said her father was being taken to The Hague. 'As I write this, he is being forcibly taken to The Hague tonight. This is not justice — this is oppression and persecution,' she said, according to the outlet. Duterte, 79, was taken into custody at the main airport in the capital Manila after returning to the Philippines from Hong Kong on Tuesday, charged with crimes against humanity. CNN has reached out to Interpol and the ICC for comment. The former leader oversaw a ferocious crackdown on drug pushers in the Southeast Asian country, targeting with relentless and bloody zeal a criminal trade that had sparked widespread anger among his supporters. The crackdown killed more than 6,000 people based on police data, though independent monitors believe the number of extrajudicial killings could be much higher. The ICC, which sits in the Dutch city of The Hague, had previously said it was investigating Duterte, but his arrest nonetheless caught the country off guard. It immediately mobilized his significant throng of supporters, some of whom angrily confronted police outside the airbase where he was held for several hours. Duterte's arrest and removal from the country is a stunning coda to a stormy and violent stint at the top of Philippines politics. Duterte ruled the country of 115 million people for six years, and his unrelenting war on drugs left behind a bloody legacy, but he is celebrated by voters particularly in Davao city, where he served as mayor for about two decades before ascending to the presidency. His drug crackdown killed thousands; many of the victims were young men from impoverished shanty towns, shot by police and rogue gunmen as part of a campaign to target dealers. It prompted internal inquiries and an ICC investigation that culminated in Tuesday's arrest. Duterte has repeatedly denied the extrajudicial killing of alleged drug suspects, although he also openly admitted to ordering police to shoot suspects who resist arrest. Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the ICC in 2019, in a move condemned by critics as an effort to shield himself from accountability. But under the ICC's withdrawal mechanism, the court keeps jurisdiction over crimes committed during the membership period of a state – in this case, between 2016, when his term started, and 2019, when the Philippines' pullout became official. At an event on Sunday in Hong Kong, Duterte lashed out at the ICC amid speculation that his arrest war nearing. 'I have a warrant … from the ICC or something,' he told supporters. 'What did I do wrong? I did everything that I could in my time, so there is a little bit of quiet and peace for the lives of the Filipinos.' His political ambitions did not conclude with the end of his term in office; Duterte registered in October to run as mayor in Davao. And he is supported by a political dynasty that still exerts authority up and down the country. His daughter Sara is vice president to Duterte's successor and political rival, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., and was herself impeached last month on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the new president. And his son Sebastian Duterte is the current mayor of Davao; he had planned to run as his father's vice-mayor in next year's mid-term elections. Correction: This story has been corrected to clarify that the Instagram post was uploaded by Duterte's daughter Veronica. CNN's Kathleen Magramo contributed reporting
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Philippines President Duterte forced onto plane to The Hague after ICC arrest, his daughter says
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been 'forcibly taken' onto a plane headed for The Hague, his daughter said on Tuesday, hours after his dramatic arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead. Duterte was placed on a flight late on Tuesday, his daughter and local outlet The Philippine Star reported. 'They are taking him out on a plane by force without considering his health conditions,' Veronica Duterte wrote on Instagram. Reuters also reported that Duterte had boarded a plane. In a separate statement to the Philippine Star, Sara Duterte – who is also the country's vice president – said her father was being taken to The Hague. 'As I write this, he is being forcibly taken to The Hague tonight. This is not justice — this is oppression and persecution,' she said, according to the outlet. Duterte, 79, was taken into custody at the main airport in the capital Manila after returning to the Philippines from Hong Kong on Tuesday, charged with crimes against humanity. CNN has reached out to Interpol and the ICC for comment. The former leader oversaw a ferocious crackdown on drug pushers in the Southeast Asian country, targeting with relentless and bloody zeal a criminal trade that had sparked widespread anger among his supporters. The crackdown killed more than 6,000 people based on police data, though independent monitors believe the number of extrajudicial killings could be much higher. The ICC, which sits in the Dutch city of The Hague, had previously said it was investigating Duterte, but his arrest nonetheless caught the country off guard. It immediately mobilized his significant throng of supporters, some of whom angrily confronted police outside the airbase where he was held for several hours. Duterte's arrest and removal from the country is a stunning coda to a stormy and violent stint at the top of Philippines politics. Duterte ruled the country of 115 million people for six years, and his unrelenting war on drugs left behind a bloody legacy, but he is celebrated by voters particularly in Davao city, where he served as mayor for about two decades before ascending to the presidency. His drug crackdown killed thousands; many of the victims were young men from impoverished shanty towns, shot by police and rogue gunmen as part of a campaign to target dealers. It prompted internal inquiries and an ICC investigation that culminated in Tuesday's arrest. Duterte has repeatedly denied the extrajudicial killing of alleged drug suspects, although he also openly admitted to ordering police to shoot suspects who resist arrest. Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the ICC in 2019, in a move condemned by critics as an effort to shield himself from accountability. But under the ICC's withdrawal mechanism, the court keeps jurisdiction over crimes committed during the membership period of a state – in this case, between 2016, when his term started, and 2019, when the Philippines' pullout became official. At an event on Sunday in Hong Kong, Duterte lashed out at the ICC amid speculation that his arrest war nearing. 'I have a warrant … from the ICC or something,' he told supporters. 'What did I do wrong? I did everything that I could in my time, so there is a little bit of quiet and peace for the lives of the Filipinos.' His political ambitions did not conclude with the end of his term in office; Duterte registered in October to run as mayor in Davao. And he is supported by a political dynasty that still exerts authority up and down the country. His daughter Sara is vice president to Duterte's successor and political rival, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., and was herself impeached last month on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the new president. And his son Sebastian Duterte is the current mayor of Davao; he had planned to run as his father's vice-mayor in next year's mid-term elections. CNN's Kathleen Magramo contributed reporting
CNN
11-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte forced onto plane to The Hague after ICC arrest, his daughter says
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been 'forcibly taken' onto a plane headed for The Hague, his daughter said on Tuesday, hours after his dramatic arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant over a brutal, years-long anti-drugs crackdown that left thousands of his citizens dead. Duterte was placed on a flight late on Tuesday, his daughter and local outlet The Philippine Star reported. 'They are taking him out on a plane by force without considering his health conditions,' Veronica Duterte wrote on Instagram. Reuters also reported that Duterte had boarded a plane. In a separate statement to the Philippine Star, Sara Duterte – who is also the country's vice president – said her father was being taken to The Hague. 'As I write this, he is being forcibly taken to The Hague tonight. This is not justice — this is oppression and persecution,' she said, according to the outlet. Duterte, 79, was taken into custody at the main airport in the capital Manila after returning to the Philippines from Hong Kong on Tuesday, charged with crimes against humanity. CNN has reached out to Interpol and the ICC for comment. The former leader oversaw a ferocious crackdown on drug pushers in the Southeast Asian country, targeting with relentless and bloody zeal a criminal trade that had sparked widespread anger among his supporters. The crackdown killed more than 6,000 people based on police data, though independent monitors believe the number of extrajudicial killings could be much higher. The ICC, which sits in the Dutch city of The Hague, had previously said it was investigating Duterte, but his arrest nonetheless caught the country off guard. It immediately mobilized his significant throng of supporters, some of whom angrily confronted police outside the airbase where he was held for several hours. Duterte's arrest and removal from the country is a stunning coda to a stormy and violent stint at the top of Philippines politics. Duterte ruled the country of 115 million people for six years, and his unrelenting war on drugs left behind a bloody legacy, but he is celebrated by voters particularly in Davao city, where he served as mayor for about two decades before ascending to the presidency. His drug crackdown killed thousands; many of the victims were young men from impoverished shanty towns, shot by police and rogue gunmen as part of a campaign to target dealers. It prompted internal inquiries and an ICC investigation that culminated in Tuesday's arrest. Duterte has repeatedly denied the extrajudicial killing of alleged drug suspects, although he also openly admitted to ordering police to shoot suspects who resist arrest. Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the ICC in 2019, in a move condemned by critics as an effort to shield himself from accountability. But under the ICC's withdrawal mechanism, the court keeps jurisdiction over crimes committed during the membership period of a state – in this case, between 2016, when his term started, and 2019, when the Philippines' pullout became official. At an event on Sunday in Hong Kong, Duterte lashed out at the ICC amid speculation that his arrest war nearing. 'I have a warrant … from the ICC or something,' he told supporters. 'What did I do wrong? I did everything that I could in my time, so there is a little bit of quiet and peace for the lives of the Filipinos.' His political ambitions did not conclude with the end of his term in office; Duterte registered in October to run as mayor in Davao. And he is supported by a political dynasty that still exerts authority up and down the country. His daughter Sara is vice president to Duterte's successor and political rival, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., and was herself impeached last month on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the new president. And his son Sebastian Duterte is the current mayor of Davao; he had planned to run as his father's vice-mayor in next year's mid-term elections. Correction: This story has been corrected to clarify that the Instagram post was uploaded by Duterte's daughter Veronica. CNN's Kathleen Magramo contributed reporting
