PHILIPPINE SHOW business is in mourning over the passing of actress-turned-movie producer Donna Villa late Tuesday at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital in Manila. She was 57.

Her illness was kept a secret until she was reportedly brought to the hospital on January 10 suffering from the final stage of lung cancer. Her passing rocked social media when entertainment writers and editors known to be close to the movie producer broke the news in their respective accounts.