Theater actor Aaron Ching; 23

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