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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.

Meanwhile, photos from Glaysa Apoya showed several people helping Garcia, who appeared to be weak.

https://www.facebook.com/glaysa.apoya1/posts/2928916970482492

Actress Vivian Velez likewise shared the same photos, and wished the veteran actor a speedy recovery. (EditorJonathan P. Vicente)

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