Charice has canceled her work commitments and returned to her native Philippines following her father’s death.
The actress/singer’s dad Ricky Pempengco, who was reportedly estranged from his daughter, is said to have been fatally stabbed with an ice pick after brushing past a drunk man while shopping in a store in the town of San Pedro on October 31st.
Police officers have launched a manhunt to find the culprit, and Charice has pulled out of a concert in Singapore to fly home and be with her family.
In a post on Twitter she writes, "I am very sorry to all my fans from Singapore. I am not going to be there to be part of David Foster and Friends concert. I have to go back to the Philippines as soon as possible to be with my family. I hope you all understand. I love you all and I will see you next year."
Hinting at the incident in an earlier post, she told her fans, "I loved him and I will still love him. He’s still my Dad after all."
Charice is widely known in Asia. The 19-year-old is perhaps best known to U.S. audiences for her appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and a recurring role as Sunshine Corazon on the Fox hit show Glee.
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