More pay tribute to Fr. James Reuter, ‘the honorary Filipino’
By Tarra Quismundo
He was one “great Filipino,” a brother and an inspiration.
He was one “great Filipino,” a brother and an inspiration.
Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, one of the last World War II heroes in the US Congress, a loyal voice for minorities and the disenfranchised and a good friend of the Philippines, died on Monday. He was 88.
Antonio Gimenez Lazaro, 54, former assistant vice president for maintenance and engineering of the Philippine Airlines (PAL), died on Monday in Seattle, Washington. He is survived by his wife, Nena Nicolas, and children Alexander, Andrea and Angeline.
Zenaida Silva, a veteran Filipino journalist who covered the 1986 “people power” revolt that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos and other turbulent political events in the Philippines, has died.
Former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Annabelle Abaya has passed away after a short battle with cancer, the Philippine Daily Inquirer learned only Sunday. Abaya was 60.
Emma Benitez Valeriano died in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday at 6:14 pm. She would have been 90 years old on Nov. 3. She died of natural causes.
A 93-year-old American pensioner, Victorina de las Alas Gonzalez, was stabbed to death by a still unidentified suspect in Makati Monday night, a radio report said Tuesay.
The international community joined the Philippines Tuesday as the nation mourned the death of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, an official beloved for his advocacy for good governance and a heart that was always close to those he served.
Jose Nadal Sr., passed away last May 8 in the United States. He was 84.
Maria Elena “Peachy” Pelaez-Reyes, eldest daughter of former vice-president Emmanuel Pelaez and Edith Fabella, died on April 16. She was 65.
Leyte Board Member Roque Tiu died on April 12 after he suffered a heart attack while on vacation in the United States. He was 62.
Raymond Aubrac, one of the last surviving senior leaders of the French Resistance, has died aged 97 in Paris, his family told AFP on Wednesday.
