Arvin “Tado” Jimenez joked about death a day before his accident

Cristina Malonzo-Balane

<div><img src="" alt="020714-tadoness_Main.jpg" width="400" height="290" align="left" border="0"/>According to an update on <i>“Bandila,</i>” casualties of the accident involving the Florida Bus that fell off a ravine in the Mountain Province on the morning of Febuary 7, are at the Bontoc General Hospital.</div><div> </div><div>The Information Officer of the Cordillera Police Regional Office confirmed that among the 14 who died, is comedian-host Arvin Jimenez, popularly known as Tado. Also included among those who died are two tourists from Canada and the Netherlands.</div><div> </div><div>Investigation says that the bus hit the mountain before it fell into a 120-meter deep ravine. The bus apparently lost its brakes but the conductor was able to jump off the bus before it fell.</div><div> </div><div>The 32 injured passengers are still being treated at the Bontoc Genereal Hospital.</div><div> </div><div>A day before the accident, Tado posted a photo of him online putting on make-up. The caption read “North o South.. cemetery.” Some people took this to be a foreshadowing of his death. The comedian had set off this Friday for Bontoc for a personal project called “40 Mountains Project.” His last posts on his Instagram account include a picture of the Florida Bus he rode and some huge squash he saw during a stopover in Sta. Fe.</div><div> </div><div>Tado rose to fame in 2001 when he co-hosted the reality comedy show <i>&#x27;Strangebrew</i>&#x27; on UNTV. He went on to appear in a number of ABS-CBN programs, including &#x27;Bituin&#x27; in 2002, &#x27;OK Fine Whatever&#x27; and &#x27;<i>Masayang Tanghali Bayan</i>&#x27; in 2003. He also appeared last year in “It’s Showtime,” where he gave a message to his lookalike Arphie Hope Armachuelo, a contestant and finalist on the show’s ‘Kalokalike’ segment (Watch the video<a href="http://www.abs-cbn.com/updates/020714-VIDEO-Tado-Kalokalike?scid=C9C8AE8C-51E0-4993-90A3-E6F36D713DF8"> HERE</a>). </div>

A day before the accident, Tado posted a photo of him putting on make-up. The caption read “North o South.. cemetery.”

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Arvin “Tado” Jimenez joked about death a day before his accident

Arvin “Tado” Jimenez joked about death a day before his accident

Cristina Malonzo-Balane

Published Feb 08, 2014 08:00 AM PHT

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