The King of Philippine Comedy Dolphy Dead at 83

A sad news for Philippine entertainment as the Philippine Cinema's Comedy King Dolphy aka Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr. has passed away at the age of 83.

The comedy king passed away at the Intensive Care Unit of Makati Medical Center while being treated for pneumonia,

Dolphy was diagnosed with Chronic Pulmonary Disease in 2009. Chronic Pulmonary Disease causes the airways of a person to become narrowed, it gradually gets worse over time, and a person diagnosed with the disease have more frequent lung infections such as pneumonia.

Dolphy is best remembered as Kevin Cosme and Pidol.