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Entertainment & Lifestyle > Entertainment
Hajji Alejandro's partner shares singer's stage 4 colon cancer battle
By Christina Alpad
Mar 21, 2025 7:12 pm

MANILA, Philippines — OPM icon Hajji Alejandro is battling stage 4 colon cancer, his long-time partner, singer Alynna Velasquez, confirmed.

In an exclusive interview with Julius Babao, uploaded March 20, Velasquez revealed that Alejandro underwent surgery February this year. It went well until he started having seizures a few days later. Doctors later discovered that he had developed an infection, and he was immediately moved to the intensive care unit.

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