{"id":2306241,"date":"2026-03-01T08:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T08:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2306241"},"modified":"2026-03-01T08:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T08:41:17","slug":"sampaguita-pictures-actor-pepito-rodriguez-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sampaguita-pictures-actor-pepito-rodriguez-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Sampaguita Pictures actor Pepito Rodriguez passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/\"><br \/>\n             <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-left\"\/> Photos<br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/gallery\/856_480_Main2026-20_0301_01-03-2026-1629_-20260301162906.jpg\" width=\"856\" height=\"481\" alt=\"Pepito Rodriguez and Rosemarie Sonora, Sheryl Cruz\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h2\/>\n<p>The Philippine entertainment industry mourns the loss of veteran actor Pepito Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>Last February 26, his nephew Hope Marco Neri Yutuc announced the star&#8217;s passing. According to him, it was due to pneumonia where he was confined in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will miss you so much especially in seeing you always in our Rodriguez reunion Tito Pepito,<\/p>\n<p>We love you so much and so does your loyal fans because of how you lived on being a respected person,a gentle man,soft spoken,humble and one who&#8217;s very compassionate to many. Prayers,&#8221; Hope wrote.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhope.yutuc%2Fposts%2Fpfbid07FkrNJGAM64fSDXp8LBLBBduPfGkYo6mpTArnSMebtxUkEFkohoDc6QigVuLKgVxl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fans quickly sent their condolences to the family and honored the late star. Among many was Filipina actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/showbiznews\/sheryl-cruz-grateful-sa-talent-na-nakuha-niya-mula-sa-mga-magulang\/115244\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sheryl Cruz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On her Facebook page, Sheryl penned a heartfelt message in tribute to her late dear friend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The dashing gentleman and former screen partner of my mother, Rosemarie Sonora, at Sampaguita Studios has passed away. My heart is deeply saddened by the news, as he was always kind and gracious to me,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My Nanay Doray, who used to chaperone my Mama during filming, broke the news to me earlier. It brought back so many memories of that beautiful era of Philippine cinema. He will truly be missed in the movie industry for his many contributions to Filipino cinema and for the joy he brought to audiences during the golden age of film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sheryl then added an emotional note, &#8220;Please send my love to my Papa, Ricky Belmonte (Jesse Cruz). You were both such an important part of that remarkable chapter in our cinema history. Rest in peace, Tito Pepito.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pepito&#8217;s nephew Hope took to the comment section to express his gratitude to the actress. &#8220;Thank you for your beautiful information &amp; message to my Tito Pepito Rodriguez, Sheryl Cruz. He truly is a soft spoken, gentleman, compassionate &amp; loving person even to us his family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fans also followed with love and supportive messages for Sheryl and the veteran star&#8217;s grieving family.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSherylCruzFanatics%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02itzdScP1s8ALmPvE4SJ3AA2MnNe3SbbKT7iWKzFSsTw43N1DLqeTiHiNgjspSimfl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pepito was one of the stars in Sampaguita Pictures and the brother of the late veteran actor Ramil Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>He has starred in several films, such as<i> Mga Batang Bakasyonista (1964), Gintong Alaala (1970), and Sa Bilis Walang Kaparis (1964)<\/i>, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Pepito received the Iconic Movie Actor of Philippine Cinema award at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards alongside Coco Martin, Robin Padilla, Bong Revilla, Lito Lapid, Roger Calvin, Eddie Gutierrez, and Dante Rivero.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, take a look at this gallery to celebrate the memories of the seasoned celebrities who have taken their final bow.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_nida_blanca___1570446031.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Nida Blanca\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_charito_solis_1570446135.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Charito Solis\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_tony_mabesa__1570445771.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Tony Mabesa\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_amalia_fuentes___1570445800.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Amalia Fuentes\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_german__kuya_germs__moreno__1570445831.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"German \" kuya=\"\" germs=\"\" moreno=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_dolphy__dolphy__1570445851.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Dolphy  Dolphy\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_fernando_poe__jr___1570445868.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Fernando Poe, Jr.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_armida_siguion-reyna___1570445895.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Armida Siguion-Reyna\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_eddie_garcia___1570445912.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Eddie Garcia\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_bella_flores___1570445926.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Bella Flores\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_chinggoy_alonzo___1570445956.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Chinggoy Alonzo\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_rico_puno___1570445985.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Rico Puno\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_spanky_manikan___1570446014.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Spanky Manikan\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_johnny_delgado___1570446057.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Johnny Delgado\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_miss_tapia___1570446085.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Miss Tapia\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_mark_gil__1570446115.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Mark Gil\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_bernardo_bernardo__1570446167.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Bernardo Bernardo\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_redford_white_1570446218.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Redford White\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_maryo_j__delos_reyes___1570446237.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Maryo J. delos Reyes\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_tiya_pusit___1570446254.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Tiya Pusit\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_elizabeth_ramsey___1570446272.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Elizabeth Ramsey\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_lilia_cuntapay___1570446291.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Lilia Cuntapay\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_anita_linda__1592218175.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Anita Linda\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_lilia_dizon__1592218225.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Lilia Dizon\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who__rudy_fernandez_1592218259.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Rudy Fernandez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_menggie_cobarrubias_1638688368.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Menggie Cobarrubias\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_mila_del_sol_1638688388.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Mila Del Sol\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_bert_de_leon_1638688422.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Bert De Leon\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_dick_israel_1645686133.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Dick Israel\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_mona_lisa_1645686172.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Mona Lisa\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_rustica_carpio_1645686228.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Rustica Carpio\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_luz_fernandez_1653113016.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Luz Fernandez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_gloria_sevilla_1653113040.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Gloria Sevilla\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_susan_roces_1653113064.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Susan Roces\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_phillip_lazaro_1659840571.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Phillip Lazaro\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_cherie_gil_1659840592.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Cherie Gil\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_don_pepot_1685861612.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Don Pepot\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_john_regala_1685861631.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"John Regala\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who___gloria_romero_1740209121.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"\u00a0Gloria Romero\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_jaclyn_jose_1740209140.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Jaclyn Jose\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_ronaldo_valdez_1740209170.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Ronaldo Valdez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_willie_nepomuceno_1740209200.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Willie Nepomuceno\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_pilita_corrales_1744437145.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Pilita Corrales\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_matutina_1744618898.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Matutina\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_nora_aunor___1748945515.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Nora Aunor\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_hajji_alejandro_1748945531.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Hajji Alejandro\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_ricky_davao___1748945556.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Ricky Davao\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_freddie_aguilar___1748945584.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Freddie Aguilar\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_lolit_solis_1751635399.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1346\" alt=\"Lolit Solis\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_condolences_1751635435.jpg\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1277\" alt=\"Condolences\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_lolit_solis_1751684554.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Lolit Solis\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_gloria__loly__mara_1760862537.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Gloria \" loly=\"\" mara=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_rosa_rosal_insert__rosa-rosal_1763186341.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Rosa Rosal insert: rosa-rosal\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/photo\/in_photos__in_memory_of_showbiz_veterans_who_legacy_1763186361.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Legacy\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gmanetwork.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos The Philippine entertainment industry mourns the loss of veteran actor Pepito Rodriguez. Last February 26, his nephew Hope Marco Neri Yutuc announced the star&#8217;s passing. According to him, it was due to pneumonia where he was confined in the hospital. &#8220;We will miss you so much especially in seeing you always in our Rodriguez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2306242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[394106,446739,425632,446740,21741,24386,22271,446737,446735,446738,446736,354034],"class_list":["post-2306241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-celebrity-life","tag-celebrity-passing-2026","tag-cloned","tag-cloned-gallery","tag-entertainment","tag-entertainment-news","tag-health","tag-hope-marco-neri-yutuc","tag-pepito-rodriguez","tag-rosemarie-sonora","tag-sheryl-cruz","tag-showbiz-news-today"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sampaguita-Pictures-actor-Pepito-Rodriguez-passes-away.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2306243,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306241\/revisions\/2306243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2306242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}