Cory Quirino is always so put-together that it's hard to imagine her losing her composure even during her abduction.

9. TV host Cory Quirino kidnapped

While shooting segments for her show Citiline in 1995, Quirino, her driver, and assistant were kidnapped by five armed men in Lake Caliraya, Laguna. Quirino's driver was killed. The armed men had plans of just making Quirino and her assistant their "wives." The car they were riding on crashed into a coconut tree and Quirino's assistant needed medical attention. Quirino managed to furtively seek help at the clinic they went to. Soon, road blocks were set up and she and her assistant were rescued.

Lilian's Velez's charm drove Bernardo "Narding" Anzures to the edge.

10. Actress Lilian Velez killed by her former leading man

In 1948, actress Lilian Velez was stabbed to death by her former leading man Bernardo "Narding" Anzures. It is said that Anzures was obsessed with Velez, who was already married to Jose Climaco. Anzures reportedly went to Velez's Quezon City home and stabbed her in front of her daughter. Anzures was arrested and jailed. He was later pardone by President Elpidio Quirino. He died of tuberculoses shortly after his release. He never really explained why he killed Velez.   Director Carlo j. Caparas made a movie about the crime in 1995, with Sharon Cuneta as Velez and Cesar Montano as Anzures.

Aftershock:

Dolphy Jr. no longer sets fires.

Dolphy's son, Dolphy Jr., commits arson

Dolphy's junior was charged with and imprisoned for 18 years for arson. He was decreed guilty of the crime which killed six people, including the children of former actress Mina Aragon. He was said to be high on drugs when he started the fire. He was pardoned by President Joseph Estrada in 1998. He is now a preacher for Brother Eddie Villanueva's Jesus Is Lord Church.

Art by Warren Espejo.

Image credits: Video 48. (Sonny Parsons movie poster and Lilian Velez photo) and VancouverSun.com (Alexis Tioseco photo).