Charice rushed to the hospital in Singapore; Jennylyn Mercado recovers from heart attack

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino international singer Charice was rushed to a hospital in Singapore in the afternoon of Oct. 30 due to food poisoning.

Charice’s mom, Raquel Pempengco, said via a post on her Twitter account on Saturday that “she had a slight stomach ache due to the sushi that she ate in the green room.”




Circulating tweets, meanwhile, also stated that according to Charice’s Philippine manager Grace Mendoza, the young chanteuse suffered from food poisoning and had to be taken to the hospital for “safety precautions.”



It was not only Charice who had to be taken to the hospital, Mommy Raquel added, but also “all of the staff of the DFF” [David Foster and Friends].



David Seow, a Singaporean children’s book author, tweeted on the same day that he saw “Charice being rushed out of her hotel in Singapore in a wheelchair. Hope she is ok. Pray 4 her.”



Charice’s mom is thankful that the 18-year old YouTube sensation and the rest of the staff are “all good now and nothing [happened] seriously.”



The “Glee” star is currently in Singapore as part of the ensemble of the “David Foster and Friends” five-city Asian concert tour.



Although Charice’s management reportedly cancelled her press conference scheduled on Saturday afternoon, Mommy Raquel assured her daughter’s fans that the “David Foster and Friends” concert is pushing through.



Jennylyn Mercado recovering from heart attack

Back in Manila, meanwhile, Kapuso star Jennylyn Mercado is now recovering—and has resumed working—after she was rushed to the hospital last Oct. 28 after she collapsed due to a heart attack.



In a phone interview on showbiz talk show “Startalk,” the actress recalled that she was dubbing for the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Rosario” (in which she plays the title role) when she began to experience numbing of several parts of her body and difficulty in breathing.



“Last two sequences ko na [nung] bigla na lang nanigas ‘yung tongue ko tapos ‘yung lips ko… tapos nabubulol na ko. ‘Yung ears ko namamanhid na pati ‘yung kamay ko, lalo na ‘yung left hand ko, pati ‘yung legs ko. Tapos parang may mabigat sa dibdib ko parang may nakadagan. Nahirapan akong huminga,” she recalled.



Jennylyn said she had a similar experience about a month ago. “Nanonood lang naman ako [n’on] ng TV. Pero ‘yon talagang nag-black out ako,” she added.



The “Little Star” actress, who’s been diagnosed with a heart problem when she was young, deemed the attack might’ve been triggered by her heavy workload. She has been taking maintenance medicine since.



To safeguard her heart for another possible sudden attack, Jennylyn said she makes it a point to always stay happy and calm.

This post is originally written by Rowena Joy A. Sanchez, find link here