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"As Charice Pempengco struggles to make sense of her father&amp;apos;s shocking murder, Glee stars Lea Michele and Jenna Ushkowitz are offering their condolences via Twitter.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;My thoughts and prayers go out today to my girl Charice and her family for their terrible loss,&amp;quot; Michele, 25, wrote Tuesday. &amp;quot;Thinking of you Charice.&amp;quot;\r\nEchoed Ushkowitz, 25: &amp;quot;Saddened to hear about Charice&amp;apos;s loss. Sending all my love to you and your family.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nPempengco&amp;apos;s 40-year-old father, construction worker Ricky Pempengco, was at a grocery store in San Pedro, Philippines, Monday night when an intoxicated stranger stabbed him with an ice pick, according to local police.\r\nAlthough Pempengco and her father were long estranged -- her mother left him when she and her brother were young -- the 19-year-old singer canceled the remainder of tour dates with David Foster to be with her family in the Philippines.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I want to thank my fans from around the world for their support and love at this very difficult time for my family and I,&amp;quot; Pempengco told Us Weekly in a statement Tuesday. &amp;quot;We are all very sad about this terrible tragedy.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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