The Glee guest star suffers a truly tragic loss after reports surface of her father’s brutal murder.  

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ricky Pempengco, father of singing sensation Charice, was found stabbed to death in the singer’s hometown of Laguna, Phillippines. Ricky was at a local San Pedro township store when he accidentally brushed up against a man, who in turn, stabbed him with an ice pick. He was killed instantly.

As they have yet to find the find the murderer, the investigation is still underway. However, they have determined that there was no previous grudge held between the two men and the killing was completely random. A large scale manhunt has been launched in order to find the unknown assailant, with a reward of 20,000 pesos ($470).

While Charice had been estranged from her father for quite some time, we are sure this must be a difficult period for her and her family. The singer, who is best known for her mega stardom in Asia, as well as her guest starring role during the second season of the smash hit series Glee, sent out the following tweet in regards to her late father’s untimely death:

I loved him and I will still love him. He’s still my Dad after all.

Our thoughts go out to Charice and her family during this awful time. Hopefully the suspect will be apprehended immediately and punished for this terrible crime.