Theater actor Aaron Ching; 23

CHING in Peta’s 2013 production of “Maxie the Musical.” JUDE BAUTISTA

Stage actor Aaron Ching—known to local theater fans for his roles in such productions as “Stageshow,” “Katy,” “Maxie” and “Lorenzo,” and the GMA 7 show “Kambal Sirena”— passed away on June 30, at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila. He collapsed at a CCP theater festival. Reported cause of death was “gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from ulcers.” Ching was cremated on Saturday. Jude Bautista, contributor