Cause of death of maria teresa carlson
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Maria Teresa Carlson, a former beauty queen turned movie star, wanted to bear a child each year. It was not just because she adored babies - she saw pregnancy as her only defense against an abusive husband.''The abuse did not necessarily stop when she got pregnant, but they were lessened,'' explains rights activist and lawyer Evelyn Ursua.
She recalled this story after reports on Nov 23 that Carlson, 38, had killed herself by jumping from the 23rd floor of her condominium unit in an upper-class residential neighbourhood in Manila.
Ursua had spent a few hours with Carlson in 1996, the day that she was rescued by a women's group after she decided to leave her politician-husband, Rodolfo Farinas.
She was nine months pregnant then. But because she had insisted on giving birth at the same hospital where she delivered her other children, Farinas was able to find her. ''By the time a (special police) team arrived to protect her, she and Farinas had reportedly
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The Unsung Struggle of Maria Theresa Carlson
Some may have forgotten her. Some don't even know her.
Some may still remember her for famous laugh line, "Si ikaw, si ako."
Two weeks after the murder of Nida Blanca in 2001, showbiz was shaken once again by the death of one of its own.
Though Maria Theresa Carlson was not as legendary as the veteran actress, her suicide on November 23 that year was a mystery fraught with tales of extreme suffering after she had faded from the limelight.
Young Maria
Maria was 16 when she came to the Philippines on a visit with her family. Her mother was from Guimba, Nueva Ecija, and her father, a Californian. Born in Manila but raised in San Francisco, the young Maria decided to remain here. It was not difficult convincing her to stay. In a Mr and Ms. magazine interview in 1982, Maria said she had always dreamt of becoming a beauty queen.
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In fact, she did become one three years before th
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PH Murder Stories
Violence in Philippine politics, especially in this modern era, has been a serious issue that has continued to hinder the country's path to political maturity, therefore raising more doubts about an ineffective justice system that is slow and, in other instances, can be bought by influential and powerful clans.
However, the subject of our episode today involves a troubled medical professional who went to great lengths to seek revenge.
On July 24, 2022, in what was supposed to be one of the most eventful occasions a family could have in their lifetime, former Lamitan City Mayor Rose Furigay was attending her daughter Hannah's law school graduation at Ateneo De Manila University.
Bypassing campus security was Dr. Chao-Tiao Yumol, who was armed with a .45-caliber pistol, managed to get close to his target and ended up killing the former mayor, her executive assistant, Victor George Capistrano, and a campus security guard, Jeneven Bandiala, who risked his life att