Friday, July 24, 2009

Willie: Wikipedia, Twitter wrong; I'm alive


abs-cbnNEWS.com | 07/24/2009 12:51 PM

MANILA - Willie Revillame on Friday shot down a report circulated on the internet saying he had died on July 23.

In his popular noontime show, "Wowowee," Revillame said there was no truth to the information uploaded on Wikipedia and Twitter saying he had passed away.

"Kamusta kayo lahat? Naniniwala ba kayo sa multo? Pag-gising ko napakadami pong text messages sa akin, ang daming tawag sa Amerika sa lahat dahil napabalitang ako ay patay na," Revillame said.

"Salamat [sa] sinuman ang nagpasok niyan sa Twitter daw 'yan. Wala akong alam sa e-mail o sa internet. Kung sinuman ang gumawa niyan, salamat sa iyo. Ito po, buhay na buhay!”

The already deleted report on the free encyclopedia said, "Willia Revillame. Born, Wilfredo Buendia Revillame January 27, 1961 (1961-01-27) (age 48) Manila, Philippines. Died, July 23, 2009."

After he made his statement, Revillame continued hosting his hit noontime show. “Tuloy-tuloy ang saya dahil walang mamamatay. Hanggang may tao sa mundo, may 'Wowowee.'"

Last June 16, Revillame was hospitalized again due to pneumonia. He was hospitalized last February due to his heart condition.

Early this month, Revillame admitted he had already drafted his "last will and testament."as of 07/24/2009 12:56 PM

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