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'Tragedy to happiest moment': Over October vocalist pulls off proposal after near-death experience

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/2025010209014/ca2de663695b5f1c2c5729b32e42a25a4752c807251ba28624e4621b47b55193.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="Over October vocalist Josh Buizon in hospital (left) and with his fiance, Thea Panaguiton. Buizon/Instagram" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Over October vocalist Josh Buizon in hospital (left) and with his fiance, Thea Panaguiton. <em>Buizon/Instagram</em> </span></span></span></div><p>Over October vocalist Josh Buizon is grateful for a second chance at life after surviving a vehicular accident during the holidays.</p><p>On Instagram, the singer revealed that he &quot;almost died on Christmas Day&quot; after the accident, which left him with a fractured wrist, injured lungs, sprains, scratches, and bruises.</p><p>He had plans to propose to his girlfriend, fellow singer Thea Panaguiton, at the end of the year. </p><p>Thankfully, he managed to pull it off despite the setback, with him popping the question on New Year&#x27;s Eve. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DESPacBz3ax/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A10013864.799999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;From tragedy to the happiest moment of my life, my last week of 2024 felt like a movie,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;I nearly lost everything, but instead, I gained forever,&quot; he added. </p><p>Panaguiton, for her part, took to social media to announce her engagement to Buizon.</p><p>Sharing a set of photos on Instagram, she said: &quot;To forever and whatever comes next.&quot; </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DESFHDRydFb/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A10013874.700000048%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Among those who expressed their excitement over their big day were fellow celebrities Kiana and Gab Valenciano, Frankie Pangilinan, and Bullet Dumas.</p>