'Ironic then to see these legacy artists falling victim to the same injustice and poverty they protested; their voices now silenced by age, illness, and the onerous contracts foisted on them' This ...

Freddie Aguilar, Cooky Chua and Bayang Barrios were among those who mourned and paid tribute to Coritha, honoring the late folk singer’s contribution to OPM. Coritha, known for her hit songs “Oras Na, ...

Far from her prime years in the 1970s to 1980s, folk singer Coritha is now unable to speak and bedridden in her Tagaytay home after she suffered from a stroke. Coritha, best known for her songs “Oras ...

MANILA, Philippines — Original Pilipino Music icons Freddie Aguilar and Jim Paredes paid tribute to OPM legend Coritha after she passed away last Friday. In his Facebook account, Freddie posted a ...

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino music icon Coritha died on Friday night, September 27, her partner Chito Santos confirmed to broadcaster Julius Babao in a video posted on YouTube. Santos said that ...

Lolita Carbon, Bayang Barrios, Cooky Chua and Chickoy Pura are just a few stellar names coming together to perform a show on Monday, to raise funds for folk singer Coritha. The folk singer, who is ...

Coritha in 1980 on the cover of her self-titled debut album released and recently re-issued by Vicor Music (Photo by David Romulo/Vicor Music) The first golden age of Filipino contemporary music or ...

(UPDATES) FILIPINO folk singer Socorro Avelino, or Coritha, known for her protest song "Oras Na," died on Friday. Her partner and friend, Luisito Santos, informed broadcaster Julius Babao in a phone ...

Coritha during a guest appearance at Net25’s ‘Pambansang Almusal’ morning show posted on YouTube in 2013. Screengrab from Pambanang Almusal YouTube channel courtesy of Net25 Filipino music icon ...