She was a controversial figure in the industry for several decades.
In his Facebook page, actor Niño Muhlach uploaded a simple message that read “Paalam, Nanay Lolit Solis,” with a moving photo that included the veteran columnist’s portrait with the words “rest in peace.”
Muhlach is one of the talents being managed by Solis.
Immediately, the status update has gotten multiple comments from netizens, who expressed their condolences to the bereaved family and friends of the late writer-broadcaster.
At present, her family has not yet issued an official statement.
However, in a series of posts on Instagram until Thursday, July 3, the 78-year-old shared details regarding her recent hospitalization.
In one of those, she thanked her friend and fellow showbiz writer Salve Asis, as well as their other peers, for visiting her at the hospital, where she also revealed that she felt an “anxiety attack” as she was lying on a hospital bed.
“Medyo hindi ako talaga sanay sa hospital scenario kaya culture shock para sa akin ang mga nangyayari. Everytime I wake up in the morning shock ako na nasa ibang kuwarto ako. Kaya nga minsan gulat ako paggising. Kaya tuloy parang at a lost ako tuwing gigising,” she wrote.
Meanwhile, in another post, she wrote the continuation of that where she expressed her realizations.
“Ang hirap pala ng maysakit. Hopeless, helpless, weak ka. Para bang hindi mo alam where and what to do. I feel it was already late for me para magkaruon ng ganitong episode sa buhay. Pero alam mo naman si GOD alam niya when or where ibibigay sa iyo ang mga bagay,” Solis conveyed.
She added, “So grateful na ngayon older na ako nangyari ito. Meron na ako ng pasensiya at wisdom na tanggapin mga bagay. I feel sad, weak, but hopeful. Wishing na sana gumaling ako agad at maging active uli. I love life. I love my works. I love my friends. I live life like everybody else.”
She also thought that her sickness as something that she had to experience as an eye opener for her, especially with her undergoing medical procedures that are new to her.
At one point, she was also optimistic about her well-being, writing, “Kaya nga tiyak ako na gagaling agad ako. Para lang ako nagbakasyon, sleep over ng ilang araw. Pero ganuon pala ang feeling ng nasa hospital. Minsan nga gusto ko umiyak dahil sa self pity. Pero talaga siguro ganuon ang buhay, dumarating mga bagay sa oras ng hindi mo alam.“
Lolit Solis had been a fixture in the local zeitgeist since the 1970s, having hosted several shows and appeared in the movies.
But her career-defining moment came as she got involved in the infamous 1994 Manila Film Festival.
Later on, she would continue to be active on television and print through ‘Startalk’ and her column on the tabloid newspaper Pilipino Star Ngayon.