{"id":14105,"date":"2025-05-28T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=14105"},"modified":"2025-05-28T00:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:17:16","slug":"opm-icon-freddie-aguilar-passes-away-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/05\/28\/opm-icon-freddie-aguilar-passes-away-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"OPM ICON FREDDIE AGUILAR PASSES AWAY AT 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>ORIGINAL Pilipino Music (OPM) icon Freddie Aguilar also known as \u201cKa Freddie\u201d has passed away at the age of 72.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cKa Freddie\u201d reportedly died at around 1:30 a.m. on May 27 at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>His wife, Jovie Albao, recently posted on social media about his confinement at the Philippine Heart Center.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Filipino singer and songwriter was known for his songs Anak, Magdalena, Kumusta Ka, and Ipaglalaban Ko.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born in Santo Tomas, Isabela, he was said to have begun writing his songs at the age of 14.<\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cKa Freddie\u201d was a former national executive vice president of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;(PFP).<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>He was appointed by former President Rodrigo Duterte as Presidential Adviser on Culture and the Arts.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;\u201cKa Freddie\u201d is survived by Jovie, and his four children from his previous marriage: Maegan, Jonan, Isabella and Jeriko.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORIGINAL Pilipino Music (OPM) icon Freddie Aguilar also known as &ldquo;Ka Freddie&rdquo; 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