Eddie Garcia now recovering after collapsing during taping — report
Veteran actor Eddie Garcia. File photo
MANILA, Philippines — Veteran actor Eddie Garcia on Saturday is now recovering after he reportedly collapsed on Saturday during a taping for an upcoming GMA teleserye.
According to the Facebook post of director Armand Reyes, the 90-year-old actor fell on the set during their location shoot in Manila.
He added that Garcia slipped into a coma at the Mary Johnston Hospital in Tondo, Manila.
https://www.facebook.com/armand.reyes2/posts/2428105597232934
Reyes later updated his post, saying that Garcia has been revived and is set to be transferred to a hospital in Quezon City.
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Actress Vivian Velez likewise shared the same photos, and wished the veteran actor a speedy recovery. (Editor: Jonathan P. Vicente)
https://www.facebook.com/vivianvelez888/posts/2541205685914088
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