Veteran Actor Eddie Garcia passed away two weeks after he went in an unconscious state because of an incident that happened during a taping for his upcoming television show.

According to Makati Medical Center bulletin, the 90-year-old actor passed around 4:55 P.M on Thursday.

The news was also confirmed by family friend Bibeth Orteza and spokesperson Tony Rebosa.

“We join the entire Filipino community in praying for the soul of Mr. Garcia and his dearly beloved family and friends. We extend our deepest condolences to the Garcia family.” the statement reads.

Yesterday, Garcia received the “best actor” title which is considered as the last award of his career for his role in the movie “ML”.

The veteran actor last appeared on television when he joined the cast of “Ang Probinsiyano” as an antagonist.

Garcia’s condition started to worsen on June 19 after the doctors found that the actor showed only little signs of brain activity while he’s remained dependent on a ventilator.

Garcia entered showbusiness in 1949 and since then, he never stopped making movies.

He’s known for being a versatile actor.

He has appeared in approximately 600 movies and TV Shows.

A netizen claimed that he spotted a well-known journalist while violating the Executive Number 28, also known as Nationwide smoking ban imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte.

In a post, netizen Renato S. Lugto Jr. posted the photos of journalist Doris Bigornia while allegedly having a smoking break.

Lugto expressed his disappointment that even well-known people like Bigornia doesn’t respect the order of the President.

“Para sa mga experto dyn nasa sport complex po si doris sa mga oras na yan,” Lugto said.

Meanwhile, the supporters of Doris Bigornia swarmed the profile of Lugto and said that the uploader only edited the photo to destroy the reputation of the journalist.

According to the supporters of the journalist, it seems that Bigornia got six fingers in his left hand.

However, Lugto said that the people should widen their eyes and look carefully on the second picture he posted.

“Para sa mga nagmamagaling na experto sa pagtingin sa larawan hindi po edited yan palad po un naaaninag nyo na parang daliri tignan po mabuti.” Lugto said.

Lugto also said that he would do everything to prove that the photo was legitimate and not edited as his critics claimed.

Bigornia is not yet speaking on the accusations of Lugto.

Lugto is a known supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte.

According to Executive Order No. 26, people are prohibited to smoke in the following places:

Government buildings
Schools, colleges and universities
Offices and other workplaces
Restaurants and other food and drink establishments
Hotels and other accommodation facilities
Hospitals, health centers, clinics, and nursing homes
Transportation terminals
Churches
Shopping centers, retail stores, and other merchandise establishments
Entertainment establishments
Sports venues
Other establishments that provide professional services

A lawyer lectured the wife of the Captain of the ship that rammed by a Chinese Vessel last week after the latter assumed that the current administration already abandoned them.

On Tuesday, Lanie Insigne, wife of Captain Junel Insigne of F/B Gem-Ver said that they’re also a supporter of the President. However, the current actions of the government on the issue of the West Philippine Sea disappointed them.

“Siya ang binoto naming president. Hangang-hanga kami sa kanya kasi matapang siya, tapos parang binabalewala niya lang kami.” Insigne told CNN Philippines.

As a respond, Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles told Mrs. Insigne that they should not assume that the government already left them because the President even made some efforts to reach out to her husband, but they chose to decline it.

Angeles said that it’s the decision of the Insigne family not to communicate with the government so they should not blame the current administration if they felt that they left out.

“Binalewala? Teka, Madame. Hindi fair yan.  Una, inimbitahan ang mister ninyo na makipagusap sa pangulo. Pwedeng pwede siyang daingan. Pwedeng ibigay ni mister ang storya niya, ang side nya, yung naranasan niya.” Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on her social media post.

“Hindi ninyo pinapunta yung asawa ninyo, madame. That is on you. Huwag mag expect ng himala. Kayo po ang tumanggi ng pagkakataong marinig ang buong storya ng asawa ninyo.” she added.

Angeles also insisted that the government is not yet done on doing their best to solve the recent issue, pointing out to Insigne that she must listen accurately to the President’s statements about the upcoming investigation on the hit and run incident.

“Wala pang tapos, Madame. Maliban lang sa pagsasara ng isip ninyo.’ Angeles said.

A blogger made a letter addressed to the captain of the boat which allegedly rammed by a Chinese Vessel on June 12, questioning why the latter suddenly became afraid of meeting the President of the Philippines.

In a lengthy post, blogger Krizette Laureta Chu was wondering why Insigne decided not to face the President despite being vocal in front of the local media about the incident.

She urged Insigne not to waste his right and the chance to meet the President personally so they could explain the whole story to the government.

Chu even made a sarcastic statement, saying that the President should face a big issue before his State of the Nation Address on July 22.

“I mean, dapat may malaking issue na pasan ang Presidente sa SONA nya para ma reduce ang accomplishments nya. Ang ganda nga ng timing eh,” Chu said.

“Dapat hindi ganon Kuya! Yung mga atat na atat ipagsabong ang PH at China will be so disappointed umatras ka! Tsk tsk tsk!” she added.

In an extension of her post, Laureta Chu asked Insigne if he’s afraid of meeting the President because Duterte is a fiscal and could find out if they’re lying or not.

“Si Duterte pa eh pag na feel nya na Talagang inapi ka baka bigyan ka pa ng own fishing boat… bigyan ka ng kung ano ano, May scholarship pa ang anak mo… BAT AYAW MO MA MEET? Kasi fiscal at abugado na marunong kumilatis?” she said.

Chu even said that if the opposition members are handling Insigne, the President should make a move and let the 22 fishermen including their captain to be exposed not only in the local scene but also internationally.

“Nakikita ko na to. They’re planning small incidents throughout the three years that will rock the President’s base supporters.” she said.

“They will assault the poorest of the poor, those who have no social media like fishermen, who will think that the President doesn’t stand up for their rights, and who will not know the real truth. All they need to do is push the stereotype that Duterte is a tuta of China and will not protect his own citizens and they will actually have a fighting chance to win 2022,” she added.

After the captain of the Filipino ship that allegedly rammed by a Chinese Vessel on June 12 declined to have a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte, F/B Gem-Ver, Junel Insigne decided to instead meet the representatives from the Office of the Vice President (OVP)

In the photos posted by NEWS5, it showed Insigne talking to some of the staff of the OVP, talking about the incident that put the 22 Filipino fishermen in danger.

The OVP staff also asked Insigne on how they could help the fishermen to recover from the incident.

As of writing, the result of the talk between the OVP and Insigne is not yet disclosed.

It was also reported that Vice President Leni Robredo herself would go to Mindoro to talk to Insigne. However, it’s not yet known if the meeting has been pushed through.

Yesterday, the wife of Junel, Lani Insigne, said that she convinced her husband not to meet the President anymore because of their disappointment over the statement of some of his cabinet officials.

They even demanded Duterte to visit Mindoro personally if he wanted to talk with the fishermen.

“Wala ring mangyayari sa kanya doon, anong gagawin niya doon? Katulad niyan binalita na wala naman magaganap na pag pupulong, anong gagawin niya doon?” Mrs. Insigne said.

Malacanang is not yet releasing a statement on the recent decision of Insigne to not meet with the President.

The wife of the captain of the Filipino ship that allegedly sunk by a Chinese Vessel along the West Philippine Sea on June 12 expressed her disappointment to the government.

In different interviews, Lani Insigne the wife of Junel Insigne who owned the F/B Gem-Ver said that they canceled their meeting with the President because of their anger after the government downplayed the incident.

Mrs. Insigne said that she called her husband and urged her not to meet the President.

“Wala ring mangyayari sa kanya doon, anong gagawin niya doon? Katulad niyan binalita na wala naman magaganap na pag pupulong, anong gagawin niya doon?” she said.

She also expressed her anger to the Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi who raised doubts on the story of the fishermen led by Insigne.

In another interview, Insigne even challenged President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that if the chief executive really wanted to talk to the fishermen, he should go personally to Mindoro.

“Dapat siya ang pumunta dito,” she said.

On Sunday, it was announced that President Duterte was scheduled to meet Junel Insigne so they can talk about the incident happened in the West Philippine Sea.

However, Insigne made a decision not to meet with the President because of some “personal” reasons.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Vice President Leni Robredo is also expected to meet Mr. and Mrs. Insigne and the other fishermen involved in the WPS incident today.

The issue happened in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday after a Chinese Vessel allegedly sunk a boat full of Filipino fishermen captured the attention by netizens and also famous personalities.

One of the known celebrities who expressed their sympathy to the Filipino fishermen is Bianca Gonzales who said that incident broke her heart.

“The more details that come out from the Pinoy fishermen and China boat incident, mas lalo nakakadurog ng puso.,” Gonzales said in her post.

The more details that come out from the Pinoy fishermen and China boat incident, mas lalo nakakadurog ng puso..

— Bianca Gonzalez (@iamsuperbianca) June 15, 2019

The post of Gonzales gathered thousands of likes and a mixed reaction from the netizens, including Mark Lopez who told the celebrity that there’s a far more worse incident happened in 2012 in the West Philippine Sea which also involved Chinese and Filipino.

In his tweet, Lopez told Gonzales that in 2012, a Filipino fishermen’s life was loss after an alleged Chinese vessel bumped their boat.

However, in the report posted by Lopez, it said that the Aquino administration didn’t accuse China for what happened to the Filipino fisherman.

Lopez pointed out that Gonzales didn’t make some noise on her Twitter account during the Aquino administration despite what happened in 2012 are worse according to his belief.

“Eh di nung 2012 pala wasak na wasak ang puso mo dahil may nasawing Pilipino nuon? Naglupasay ka ba sa harap ng Malacanang nuon at nag inarte din?” Lopez said.

Lopez even said that Gonzales is only pretending to be “patriotic”.