Lara Quigaman, nag-react sa madugong insidente sa Filipino street festival sa Canada

- Lara Quigaman took to social media to share her sentiments after a deadly incident in Canada made headlines

- Several people have been killed and multiple others were injured after a car drove into a crowd at the Filipino community’s annual Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver

- The former beauty queen, in an Instagram story, said her heart is heavy following the car-ramming incident

- It is worth noting that Lara, her husband Marco Alcaraz, and their children are currently residing in Canada

Lara Quigaman shared she’s heavy-hearted following an unfortunate incident in Vancouver, Canada that killed and injured several people.

Recently, a vehicle plowed into a street party in the western city of Vancouver as members of the Filipino community gathered to celebrate the Lapu Lapu Day Festival.

The bloody incident happened 8:00 PM on Saturday during the festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser, according to Vancouver Police.

Lara later took to Instagram Stories to react to the deadly car-ramming incident.

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“My heart is heavy,” the former beauty queen mournfully wrote.

She also offered a prayer for those affected by the incident.

“Praying for the Filipino community here in Vancouver, especially for all the families of the victims,” said Lara, who is now based in Canada along with her husband Marco Alcaraz, and their three sons.

Here is a screenshot of her post:

Precious Lara Quigaman is an actress and a beauty queen. She won the Binibining Pilipinas International and Miss International 2005. In 2012, she married an actor, Marco Alcaraz and they have kids now.

News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable.

In a previous report by KAMI, a family of three was mercilessly shot and killed inside their store in Barangay Mallorca, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. Caught by CCTV, three men entered their store, closed the roll up door, and shot the entire family to death. Before fleeing, one of the suspect even grabbed a bag and mobile phone from the suspects. In a report by Gary De Leon of TV 5's 'Frontline Pilipinas,' the family started getting threats after lending P1-M to one of the residents of their barangay; allegedly using the money for business.

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In another viral local report, a 51-year-old public teacher in Las Piñas City was stabbed multiple times by her own husband. According to the report of EJ Gomez in 'Unang Balita,' the 38-year-old suspect committed the crime inside the school's faculty room. Police authorities said the school has a security guard, but being a familiar face in the school, the suspect managed to easily get in and out of the school. The suspect said he was there to talk to his wife and settle their misunderstanding, but unfortunately, it led to a big arguement.

Source: KAMI.com.gh