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By Isabelle TOURNÉ When Herve found out he had glioblastoma — the most aggressive form of brain cancer — at the age of 40, he made a deal with himself. “I said to myself: it is serious, but you are at war — and you’re going to win,” the French teacher, who did not want to give his surname, told AFP. “For my wife and children, I forbade myself to die.” Eight years later, following […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Aug. 19, mourned the death of former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, who succumbed to brain cancer at 65 years old. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace “deeply grieves the demise of one of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s most passionate Cabinet members whose environmental advocacy and legacy remains unparalleled to this day.” He said Lopez had “fiercely fought powerful interests” in the mining sector, and in other […]
(Eagle News)–Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has passed away after reportedly battling brain cancer, ABSCBN Corp. confirmed. She was 65 years old. Lopez was appointed as environment secretary in 2016. She went on to close down mining firms that were found to violate environmental laws, a policy that suit well with some members of the Commission on Appointments, who rejected her appointment in 2017. She was also vice chair of ABSCBN Bayan Foundation, which provides […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, extended its condolences to the family of the late Republican US senator John McCain who passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 after a battle with brain cancer. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also paid tribute to the late US senator, saying the Philippines “lost a true friend and champion with his passing.” “The Filipino people extend their deepest condolences to Senator […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) — United States Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee known for political independence during more than three decades in the Senate, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, his office said on Wednesday (July 19). The 80-year-old lawmaker and former Navy pilot, who was re-elected to a sixth Senate term in November, has been recovering at home in Arizona since undergoing surgery at the Mayo Clinic […]
