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Push List: 12 Unfortunate Celebrity Deaths this 2017

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Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div> </div><p>While first time mothers thrived this 2017, the industry also mourned a couple of deaths from among its ranks.</p><div><strong>1. Donna Villa</strong></div><p>Director Carlo J. Caparas’ better half and former actress and producer Donna Villa succumbed to cancer early this 2017.</p><p>READ: <em><a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/1/17/fresh-scoops/film-producer-donna-villa-dies-at-age-57-141976"><u>Film producer Donna Villa dieas at age 57</u></a></em></p><div><strong>2. Soxie Topacio</strong></div><p>Director-comedian Soxie Topacio also shocked many with his passing after years of battling lung cancer. Direk Soxie is known for his critically-acclaimed movie Ded Na Si Lolo, which became an official Philippine to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/7/22/fresh-scoops/direk-soxie-topacio-1-taong-nakipaglaban-sa-lung-c-165780"><em><u>Soxie Topacio isang taong nakipaglaban sa lung cancer</u></em></a></p><div><strong>3. Gil Portes</strong></div><p>Award-winning director of the opus Merika and Andrea Paano Ba Ang Maging Isang Ina? Featuring Superstar Nora Aunor and Miss X starring Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos Gil Portes also joined the creator this year. However, the cause of his death remains unknown to the public even until this day.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/5/25/fresh-scoops/awardwinning-director-gil-portes-passes-away-at-71-163190"><em><u>Gil Portes passes away at 71</u></em></a></p><div><strong>4. Pepsi Herrera</strong></div><p>Celebrities likewise mourned one pillar of the fashion industry as renowned fashion designer Pepsi Herrera, who happens to be Kim Chiu’s business partner, passed away due to a massive heart attack.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/2/10/fresh-scoops/celebrity-fashion-designer-pepsi-herrera-passes-aw-142445"><em><u>Celebrity fashion designer Pepsi Herrera passes away</u></em></a></p><div><strong>5. Cornelia “Angge” Lee</strong></div><p>One of the showbiz industry’s formidable personas, Cornelia “Angge” Lee also succumbed to a heart attack a year after battling an earlier heart attack and being comatose.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/3/3/fresh-scoops/talent-manager-cornelia-tita-angge-lee-passes-away-142781"><em><u>Talent manager Cornelia ‘Tita Angge’ Lee passes away</u></em></a></p><div><strong>6. Alfie Lorenzo</strong></div><p>Judy Ann Santos’ former feisty talent manager Alfie Lorenzo joined the creator this year after also suffering from a heart attack.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/8/1/fresh-scoops/talent-manager-and-movie-scribe-alfie-lorenzo-pass-166239"><em><u>Talent manager and movie scribe Alfie Lorenzo passes away</u></em></a></p><div><strong>7. Willy Cruz</strong></div><p>Classic OPM composer Willy Cruz left timeless hits “Bituing Walang Ningning” and “Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas,” among others, when he passed away this year for still unidentified reasons.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/4/17/fresh-scoops/composer-willy-cruz-passes-away-at-70-143596"><em><u>Composer Willy Cruz passes away at 70</u></em></a></p><div><strong>8. Romeo Vasquez</strong></div><p>Veteran actor and Albert Martinez’s father-in-law Romeo “Bobby” Vasquez, meanwhile, passed away in the US. Romeo is best known for his portrayal of Lauro Vizconde in the 1993 film The Vizconde Masssacre.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/5/3/fresh-scoops/veteran-actor-romeo-bobby-vasquez-passes-away-143893"><em><u>Veteran actor Romeo Vasquez passes away</u></em></a></p><div><strong>9. Tony Calvento</strong></div><p>Known for his feisty commentary and his now-defunct investigative program titled Calvento Files, broadcast journalist Tony Calvento was laid to rest this year at the Heritage Park.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/9/fresh-scoops/journalist-tony-calvento-passes-away-169632"><em><u>Journalist Tony Calvento passes away</u></em></a></p><div><strong>10. Chinggoy Alonzo</strong></div><p>Wildflower star Chinggoy Alonzo bid the show adieu earlier than expected after ending his years of battle and finally succumbing to colon cancer.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/16/fresh-scoops/veteran-actor-chinggoy-alonzo-passes-away-after-ba-170073"><em><u>Veteran actor Chinggoy Alonzo passes away after battling cancer</u></em></a></p><div><strong>11. Isabel Granada</strong></div><p>One death that totally shocked the industry was the untimely demise of the former That’s Entertainment actress Isabel Granada days after going into a comatose due to aneurysm. The actress who was then in Qatar suffered an attack while on a meet and greet event.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/11/5/fresh-scoops/isabel-granada-passes-away-170952"><em><u>Isabel Granada passes away</u></em></a></p><div><strong>12. Franco Hernandez</strong></div><p>Another untimely death that surprised the public was that of Hashtags member Franco Hernandez. Franco, who was on vacation in Davao Occidental with his non-showbiz girlfriend and co-Hashtags member Tom Doromal, drowned after falling off from the motor boat that they were riding on got hit by a strong wave.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/11/11/fresh-scoops/hashtag-franco-hernandez-passes-away-171255"><em><u>Hashtag Franco Hernandez passes away</u></em></a></p>