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10 Most-Attended Funerals in Philippine History

Published: Aug 6, 2009 - 8:05pm


  

Nida Blanca with husband Rod Strunk. A younger Nida Blanca and Rod Strunk.

9. Nida Blanca

Actress Nida Blanca, or Dorothy Jones was laid to rest last November 14, 2001.   Friends in and out of showbiz and fans bid the actress farewell, and her funeral drew 20,000 people in attendance at Garden of Love of the Loyola Memorial Park.   Blanca, was found murdered by hired killers said to have been contracted by Blanca's husband, Rod Strunk, on November 7, 2001, in San Juan.   Strunk was later reported to have committed suicide in 2007.

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10.   Rudy Fernandez

Action star Rudy Fernandez, who was also know as "Da boy", succumbed to cancer on June 7, 2008.   The actor was laid to rest at the age of 56 at the Heritage Memorial Park and Crematorium at The Fort in Taguig.   The well-attended wake was open to the public and the necrological service was held exclusively for family members and friends.


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  • eric Sep 23 2009 @ 09:37am Report Abuse
    Remember Julie Vega's funeral in the 80s? It was well attended because she died at the height of her popularity. She was a household name via her TV drama series Anna Liza.
  • Kim Lord Sep 21 2009 @ 09:16am Report Abuse
    sana si {gloria macapagal arroyo} nalang ang namatay...,, tuwa pa ako!! kase mandaraya siya! nandaya siya sa eleksyon., my pa sorry sorry pang nalalaman!! dapat nasubukan natin ang galing ni F.P.J.!!! pero ang sama ng ugali ni gloria!! {mas malala pa sa hayop!! isa syang halaman!!! mas mababang uri ng nilalang!! puro ngawa di naman magawa!!} hindi siya karapatdapat!! isang malaking pweeeeEEEEEEEE!!!
  • kumag Sep 18 2009 @ 12:23pm Report Abuse
    Eh? What is this?? What about the slain Lean Alejandro's funeral? Or Rolando Olalia? Tens, if not hundreds of thousands, with a far longer march for each surpassed only probably by Ninoy's funeral march. Huy.
  • asus Sep 15 2009 @ 12:57pm Report Abuse
    oo nga naman baket puro mga artista is this a showbiz column kakasawa na shobiz news kung di sa kalaswaan puro kayabangan lang ng mga artista. Kaya nga bagsak and movie indusrtry eh kasi naman halos pamipamilya lang sila jan hahahahhahaha. Kaya wala ka ng makitang magaling na artista kc anak ni ganito apo ni ganito kaya sila sila na din ang mga nanonood pelikula nila hahahahahahah. Alam nyo ba ibig sabihin ng artista????
  • lalabear Sep 06 2009 @ 01:42am Report Abuse
    Think the death or Erano Manalo should be in here too... We here at Commonwealth have been stuck in 3-hour traffic jams because of the wake! That's clogging a 6-lane highway for seven days straight!
  • Andrew Aug 25 2009 @ 10:28pm Report Abuse
    Hello people baka di iyo alam na dinaya ni Gloria ang eleksiyon anong pinagsasabi niyong sinong ang naghalal sa kanya eh talo na nga siya pero di ba dinaya nga niya remember the Hello Garci issue? Hello bilis niyo namang nakalimutan. Madaya si Gloria talaga.
  • KRISTO Aug 25 2009 @ 11:28am Report Abuse
    TO SANTA CORY/CORY SANTA:
    TINGNAN NATIN KUNG AABOT NG ISANG DAAN TAO UNG TITINGIN SA BUROL MO PAG NAMATAY KANA. DUN MALALAMAN KUNG MAY SINABI KANG TAO.......
  • KRISTO Aug 25 2009 @ 11:17am Report Abuse
    BTW,LETS NOT FORGET THE FUNERAL OF OUR BROTHER FELIX Y. MANALO,INCORPORATOR OF INC AKA INM.
  • sanofi Aug 23 2009 @ 11:28am Report Abuse
    maraming salamat president cory kasama ako sa laban mo dahil bago kami nag migrate sa australia
    kasama kami ng mga kaibigan ko sa malaking meeting mo sa luneta at proud kami nakamit natin ang pinaglaban mo kahit nawalan na kami ng hope when they killed senator ninoy nabuhay ang pag asa namin at binigyan ka ni Lord ng lakas.
  • Mervin Aug 17 2009 @ 12:00pm Report Abuse
    Please do more research.
  • jc Aug 17 2009 @ 06:59am Report Abuse
    my dad said Alfie Anido's funeral was one of the most attended in showbiz. Kindly research for this one. Thanks.
  • eijom Aug 16 2009 @ 02:58pm Report Abuse
    ...i agree with you kishi, tayo kasing mga pinoy since edsa 1 pag-ayaw na natin sa namumuno sa aten kabi-kabila na ang ginagawa naten batikos..presidente kasi kaya lahat ng eyes nakatutok sa kanya and her detractors gagawin lahat to put her down.. si gma ang pinakamasipag na naging presidente at talagang matalino...i think wala pa makakapantay sa knya sa mga aspiring presidential candidates sa 2010 election..
  • 9543 Aug 15 2009 @ 10:31pm Report Abuse
    ang sama nyo nmn kay Gloria isipin nyo ang dami nya ginawa sa bansa natin nag-eexpect lang tayo ng sobra... bkt gaano ba karami ang gnwa ni cory sa bansa ntn??? alam ntng lahat na mabait sya pero hindi ibg sbhn na mabait ka ay magaling na leader ka na rn... tsaka db hindi nmn sya ngstart ng edsaI,,, lumabas lng sya nung hihirangin na syang pangulo... dapat ang icon of democracy c cardinal sin kc sya ngpatawag na mgpunta sa edsa ang mga tao...
  • NaubusanNgUsername Aug 15 2009 @ 03:05pm Report Abuse
    How about Evelio Javier's funeral in Feb '86? It was well-attended and may have triggered the subsequent EDSA Revolution later that month. Tsk, tsk...
  • flipino Aug 15 2009 @ 01:09am Report Abuse
    I am flipino..for me..this is nothing compared to jose rizal's funeral...
  • wiliie Aug 15 2009 @ 01:07am Report Abuse
    pagnamatay si willie..malamng dmi pupunta..wawa naman si pappy..bka mag suicide na yun..miss nya nag mga dancers nya pti p*** ni pokwang
  • ExpatHarry Aug 12 2009 @ 10:42pm Report Abuse
    You people say that the system is corrupt but yet when there's someone who actually proposes to change it, you just shut that person down.

    Here's a thought - stop whining. You get the government you deserve yeah? Not just the one in office but the type of government system you have now. Remember that the country inherited the presidential system of government from the US. After such a long time, doesn't anyone notice that it's just not working?

    And recall if you can, a president who was loved the whole term he or she was in office (well we can exclude Obama because he's a special case)?

    The Philippines is a great country with great people. I know because i've lived here for a long time (but i'm not that old promise). It's just there's a lot of politics involved and that gets in the way of real progress. I think the parliamentary system is perfect for the country. Brings power to smaller government units and decentralizes everything.

    Oh wait, what has this got to do with funerals?

    Ok i'll stop now.
  • kiko Aug 11 2009 @ 08:34am Report Abuse
    Kami po ay nakikiramay sa naiwan na family ni President Corazon Aquino. Napakaganda po nang kanyang funeral.Ako po ay nandito sa USA at talaga namang di ako natulog para lang makita ko lahat mula ng necrological service till sa kanyang libing.Miss Kris Aquino pinaluha mo ako ng husto.Na feel ko kung ano ang iyong pinagdaanan dahil pinagdaanan ko rin yan ng ang aking mom ay pumanaw din sa ganyang sakit last year.Na refresh tuloy ang mind ko ang lahat ng nangyari.Exacto sa nararamdaman mo.Ako at ang aking mga kapatid ay nagtulong tulong sa pag alaga sa aming mom.Kaya tuloy pumasok ako sa work na mugto ang mga mata ko.Miss Kris hinahangaan ka namin. You are a good daughter and I\\\'m pretty sure that you will be a good mom too.I always watch your shows here in USA.
  • Daquiri Aug 10 2009 @ 06:52pm Report Abuse
    Yung funeral ni Ninoy ang most attended...pero alin ang pinaka matagal na funeral march na nagsimula ng umaga pero natapos hatinggabi na?...
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    yung libing dun sa Mang Kepweng...kasi cha-cha yung tugtog!...ngek!
  • Daquiri Aug 10 2009 @ 06:49pm Report Abuse
    marami din sigurong dadalo sa libing ni gng. arroyo pag namatay siya...sayang din kasi yung Php 500 na bayad para pumila...

    di ba may kasabihan tayo...matagal mamatay ang masamang damo!...so di pa yan mamatay...
  • lindsay Aug 10 2009 @ 02:28pm Report Abuse
    madam glo nalulunok mo ba ang pagkain mo habang marami sa pinangakuan mong constituent mo ay kumakain na ng basura ang gutom na gutom na.
    luli pagsabihan mo naman ang mga magulang mo.para pag mamatay sila at kung sakaling marami ang makilibing di nakadamit ng pula sa saya.
  • rose Aug 10 2009 @ 02:17pm Report Abuse
    di kaya makaisip si gloria gumawa ng mabuti para pag mamatay siya eh gaya din ng funeral ni madam cory ang kanya. may pagkakataon ka pa gloria ibalik ang ninakaw nyo ng pamilya mo.
  • raquel Aug 10 2009 @ 02:16pm Report Abuse
    what about Mayor Pablo Cuneta? sobrang daming tao din noong libing nya
  • mae belle Aug 10 2009 @ 02:12pm Report Abuse
    siguro nga iba ang ibig sabihin ni willie sa mga nabitiwan niyang salita pero di pa ako convince na maging excuse ito para ibalik siya on air. sa totoo lang arrogante siya mayabang at palalo. pwede naman siyang umayos ng pananlita kong yon talaga ang intention niya. di ba??????
  • allie Aug 10 2009 @ 01:25pm Report Abuse
    kung ung almost 1 million php na ini-spend ni gloria sa pagkain nya eh ibinigay sa mga mahihirap na tao, eh di sana madami pa ang madudugtungan ang buhay,.,, maxado xang nagmamaganda hindi nman bagay.. masarap n nga pagkain nya di naman xa lumalaki hehe..

    be good gloria para may magpray nman sau kapag nawala ka! di ka ba nai-insecure sa mga tao na mas love kesa sayo? or kaya di ka ba naiinggit na sila puro papuri ang natatanggap pero ikaw puro batikos,... sana minsan magreflect ka.. anjan ka ba sa pwesto mo kasi gusto mo lang or anjan ka kasi gusto ka ng mga tao.. please change,., may oras ka pa... susuporthan k ng mga tao kapag nakita nila na may kabuluhan ginagawa mo.. u are our president! act like that!
  • xiaou Aug 10 2009 @ 11:13am Report Abuse
    kawawa si willy???? alam mo may punto si willy na wag n ipakita ung burol habang may show sila, pero sana nman sinabi nya ng maayos... eh ang yabang nya pa habang nag sasalita sya....
    para kay willy...CUNIO
  • cookie Aug 10 2009 @ 05:52am Report Abuse
    bAt di si rico yan ang nasa pix?
  • Santa Cory Aug 09 2009 @ 10:12pm Report Abuse
    ABSCBN at GMA mayadong pinabango ang pangalan ni Cory, inilalahad lang nila ang mga magaganda balita para sa kanya. Nung time na nakaburol si Cory may naka-alala bang network ang tungkol sa Hacienda LUisita Masacre? maraming namatay na magsasaka ng dahil kay cory. Ang masaklap si Cory ay namatay ng dahil sa sakit itoy kaparusahan sa kanya. Kung ako mas ipagluluksa ko pa ang kamatayan ni Imelda, on and off cam tunay ang pagkatong pinapakita nya. Itoy opinion lang. wag sanang magalit ang iba sa akin.
  • Santa Cory Aug 09 2009 @ 09:28pm Report Abuse
    10 most-atteded funerals in Philippines history. Unreliable nman ito. kulang sa reseach. Sa palagay ko kunti lang nman ang nakipaglibing sa burol ni tita cory, maraming nag-abang sa kalsada pero hanggang dun lang di nman sila talaga sumama sa libing. Bakit namatay si Cory sa sakit? itoy dahil mayron din syang kasalanang pinagbayaran sa taong bayan. Dapat hindi na nya ipinagkait sa mga taong bayan ang ilang bahagi ng Hacienda Luisita bagkus nauwi pa ito sa madugong labanan at maraming namatay na mahihirap. Ang alam ng taong bayan santa si Cory pero ganid din sa yaman hindi sya naiiba kay Imelda. Katunayan lang ito na lahat ng mga pulitiko pare-parehong ganid sa pera.
  • christy Aug 09 2009 @ 04:43pm Report Abuse
    I agree w/ you eli-cebu. Wag namang masyadong harsh kay Pres. GMA. I like her kasi workaholic siya para lang mapaganda ang ating bansa. May plastic jan tulad ng 1 dating president na nakulong and if not the goodness of Pres.GMA baka nakakulong pa rin sya ngayon.
  • chris Aug 09 2009 @ 07:01am Report Abuse
    @webpider

    who's bro. felix manalo of INC?
  • ZARI Aug 08 2009 @ 09:06pm Report Abuse
    SA TOTOO LANG PO NKAKASAWA NA PO TALAGA ANG LAGI C CORY ANG PINAPAKITA NG abs cbn EWAN KO BA PATI MGA ANAK KO NAGSASAWA NA SANA PARANG SA Q NA LANG GAYAHIN NA LANG KAWAWA TULOY C WILLY DI NA NYA MAPIGILAN NA MAG SHOW KA NG MASAYA TPOS IYON LAGI IPAPALITAW NILA SUS NMAN aBS NAPAKA OA NYO GUSTO NYO LANG TALAGA NA GUMULO ANG PILIPINAS GETS KO NA KAYO
  • robert Aug 08 2009 @ 04:54pm Report Abuse
    i refused to believe na mas marami ang dumalo sa libing ng mga aquino compared to FPJ. I think napagkaisa lang si FPJ sa media at mga police in estimating the crowd
  • pengai Aug 08 2009 @ 03:08pm Report Abuse
    pag c gloria, kulang ang 1 day na holiday!!!
    mga 'sang buwang hapi holidays!!!
  • kishi Aug 08 2009 @ 12:43pm Report Abuse
    To add pala: In the first place, D po ba kayong mga voters ang naghalal kay GMA? D po ba ang iba sa inyo ay sumama pa sa EDSA nung People Power II?? Nung halalan 2004 d po ba kau rin ang bumoto sa kanya? Yung pakikipaglaban ba natin ay para sa bayan o para rin sa ating pan sariling ambisyon sa lipunan? Wag na po nating ikaila na tayo mismo ay may kasalanan rin sa lipunan. Wag po tayo mag judge ng kapwa natin dahil ang ating Panginoon ay nakamasid sa atin at pagdating ng tamang panahon na tayo ay haharap sa kanya siya lang ang makakapagsabi satin ng ating mga kasalanan.. So please po sana ganito ang maging thinking natin. Wag po tayong magmalinis.
  • kishi Aug 08 2009 @ 12:33pm Report Abuse
    Wag naman kayong maciadong masama.. Kahit naman maraming intriga kay Gng Arroyo totoo man o hindi sana we don't other people to die.. Wag naman ganun. Let our LORD give her the punishment she deserves. After all, he who has not sinned cast the first stone db? Sana kahit gaano pa ang galit natin sa kanya o sa ibang pulitiko, wag tayo magwish na mamatay sila. Lahat tayo ay dadating sa puntong yan. At sa totoo lang kahit sino ang maupo bilang presidente ganyan din ang magiging pananaw nyo pagtagal. Wag tayo mag judge dahil d natin alam kung may karapatan ba tayo magbintang. Let TIME and GOD judge those persons, we should keep praying nalang. Saka sino ba ang gusto nyo maging presidente SANTO??? Wala nang ganun sa mundo. Who ever rules our nation will only think of himself/herself. Wag sila magmalinis kasi wala silang karapatan. Now, people mag-isip din tayo. Pag pumayag tayo na GALIT ang mamayani sa puso natin matatahimik ba tayo? Sa tingin ba natin nagiging malinis ba tayo, lalo na pag panay ang KUNDENA natin sa mga taong inihalal o iniluklok natin?? Let's just pray nalang.. :)
  • alexis Aug 08 2009 @ 11:57am Report Abuse
    si gimo de vega isa sa napakaraming nakipaglibing.he helped the filipino movie industry survived during his tenure as chief of the board of censors.di na kilala ng mga kabataan si gimo.
  • venzkie Aug 08 2009 @ 10:25am Report Abuse
    just pray for them.........specially cory aquino,i know people would relly missed her very much.......R.I.P
  • dhey Aug 08 2009 @ 03:15am Report Abuse
    Pres. Aquino your legacy of good governance will be put in history for our children. The future generation may not know you personally but they shall harvest the fruit of Edsa 1 enjoying the freedom of press and oppression from dictatorship Government. In behalf of our family thank you so much and we love you.
  • onateyac17 Aug 08 2009 @ 02:57am Report Abuse
    bat kayo ganyan, bakit kinakawawa nyo si PGMA? hoy para sabihin ko sa inyo, bat di nyo na lang hintayin na mamatay at pipila rin kayo. bwahahahaha
  • jackryan Aug 07 2009 @ 09:41pm Report Abuse
    when you enter politics it is close to impossible to be clean... in fact tita cory's blemish is still the unresolved distribution of luisita titles and the unfortunate incident involving some deaths.

    i am not rationalizing any negative perception about gma.. but philippine politics is a tricky game wherein even the person with the noblest intentions may have to bend and play the game to get what is needed.

    if you recall, gma was the darling of the people then.. you might even want to ask. how can she now fall from grace??? that is how politics is especially a 500 year old political system that refuses to die, not one person can do it..

    the problem with us filipinos is that we rely on a messiah to save us.. we should know we are the ones who can save ourselves..

    i agree, let us vote wisely and please no more edsa.. looking back, we should have endured the full term of erap to learn the folly of our ways...
  • YALS Aug 07 2009 @ 06:13pm Report Abuse
    jdoom74

    it's a video of gary v. singing for rico yan..
  • alma Aug 07 2009 @ 03:15pm Report Abuse
    I agree po sa inyo,,, sana lahat ng mga politiko kagaya ni Tita Cory o kagaya ko. hehehe na walang iniicp kundi ang kapakanan ng bayan....pero wag na tayo mag-isip ng ganyan kasi poh sa tingin ko ngayon wala na kagaya ni Tita Cory..... mga sakim sa pwesto ang mga politiko ngayon..... may isa nga dyan na kakandidato pa raw xa pagnamatay na xa.. iwan ko lang kung saan, pero sigurado ako sa impyerno si satanas ang kanyang campaign manager.
  • joshoncreek Aug 07 2009 @ 01:51pm Report Abuse
    if my memory serves me right, Rico Yan's is the second largest following Ninoy's, not until Cory's whose estimated 300,000 people gathered, making Rico's 3rd i guess.
  • luweexsha Aug 07 2009 @ 12:16pm Report Abuse
    looks like most of your list are from showbiz... tignan din niyo yung mga personalidad na namatay pero mas marami ang nakiramay kesa sa mga artistang nabanggit.
  • kean Aug 07 2009 @ 10:50am Report Abuse
    maraming salamat president aquino. sana mga pulitoko sa bansa gabayan mo sa mabubuting gawa-in. di ko na gusto mag edsa, kasi sawa na ako.
  • eli-cebu Aug 07 2009 @ 10:46am Report Abuse
    wag naman ganyan, pinag butihan naman ni PGMA trabaho nya, kung ikaw ba si PGMA makayanan mu ba mga kabilang kabilang mga batikos, diba medyo mahirap din trabaho nya. sino ba nag loklok nya sa kanyang pwesto nong pinatalsik si ERAP diba isa ka din non?
    may ibang politiko dyan DI NA Mabuting Ihimplo ng mga kabataan, na KIKIRIDE nalang sila para sumikat.
    SANA sa 2010 election THINK NAMAN NGA 100times para di na ma ulit ang EDSA o kahit ano mang rally.
    minsan lang mag EDSA wag ng ulitin.

    - im proud im pinoy!
  • mai Aug 07 2009 @ 10:06am Report Abuse
    yes I agree wid u webpider... we musn't forget our Bro Felix Manalo.
  • *** Aug 07 2009 @ 06:18am Report Abuse
    I agree if in cory's funeral alot of people are crying and they still cannot believe that she died, and still hoping she's not, if its gma, people will be there as well, just to make sure she's gone
  • nen Aug 06 2009 @ 11:32pm Report Abuse
    am sure when it's time of gloria arroyo, she will have the most people (not mourners) in attendance, to ensure she's really buried.
  • jdoom74 Aug 06 2009 @ 10:38pm Report Abuse
    Yo dude!The pic is gary v!Not the R.I.P rico yan!
  • webpider Aug 06 2009 @ 10:29pm Report Abuse
    Let's not forget Bro. Felix Manalo of INC.
  • red_rabbit Aug 06 2009 @ 10:11pm Report Abuse
    Sana si Gloria na lang daw. If they can't do it literally, then...

    :D
  • igeramos Aug 06 2009 @ 08:59pm Report Abuse
    “Master Rapper” Francis Magalona succumbed to leukemia at 12 noon on August 4, 2009.

    YO, DUDE, DID FRANCIS DIE THE DAY BEFORE CORY'S FUNERAL?
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