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Singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” appealed Wednesday for justice for her father, who was stabbed to death in her Philippine hometown, as police offered a reward and hunted for the suspect.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorities were preparing murder charges and will distribute public photographs of a man they said was intoxicated when he became angry after 40-year-old construction worker Ricky Pempengco brushed against him, San Pedro town police chief Kirby Kraft said.<\/p>\n

Pempengco was buying cigarettes from a store late Monday when he was stabbed with an ice pick in the chest and back.<\/strong> The suspect fled the following morning after talking to his mother about the killing, Kraft said, adding they had at least two witnesses.<\/p>\n

Charice flew back to the Philippines and paid respects to her father early today.<\/strong> She also apologized for canceling the rest of her tour dates, saying “my family comes first.” She had been scheduled to perform in Singapore.<\/p>\n

“Whoever did this must be brought to justice. Justice must be served, not just for my father but for everyone concerned,” she told a radio interview.<\/p>\n

Charice had been estranged from her father but said they had a great relationship, even though they had not had time to bond.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was discovered by Oprah and is known throughout Asia from concerts and TV talent shows in the Philippines and South Korea.<\/strong> She plays a recurring role on “Glee” as exchange student Sunshine Corazon. Boxer Manny Pacquiao picked her to sing the Philippine National Anthem at his last fight in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Charice talked about the possibility of reconnecting with her father:<\/strong> “When he left us, I was 3 years old, and it’s been 15 years now and I haven’t seen or heard from him, but still, I wanna thank him because he’s my dad, and I want to thank him for everything that he did, even if it’s just a short time.<\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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