Filipino artists, who have performed at the Las Vegas strip or have relatives residing in the city, had offered their sympathies to the victims of the mass shooting that claimed the lives of at least 59 concertgoers and injuring more than 500 others at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
They expressed their grief and condolences to those affected by the unspeakable tragedy through social media posts throughout the day.
To those asking, all members of my family in Las Vegas r safe including Karylle and Yael. My heart goes out to those who died n r injured. 🙏
— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) October 2, 2017
Stay Safe Madlang pips ng Las Vegas. Lets Pray po 🙏🏻
— Vhong Navarro (@VhongX44) October 2, 2017
Las Vegas😓Was there in May this year. It crushes my heart to know this happened. Viva Las Vegas...God bless you🙏🏼😓💔
— GARY VALENCIANO (@GaryValenciano1) October 2, 2017
Las Vegas :( #StopTheTerror
— Gretchen Ho (@gretchenho) October 2, 2017
OMG praying for the people effected in Vegas. Terrible!
— Bailey May (@OfficialBaileyM) October 2, 2017
My heart goes out to Vegas ❤️🙏🏻
— Sam Concepcion (@sam_concepcion) October 2, 2017
— Yael Yrastorza Yuzon (@yaelyraz) October 2, 2017
— teddy corpuz (@teddspotting) October 2, 2017
US authorities are currently investigating what triggered the shooter Stephen Paddock to open fire on the crowd of 22,000 as they watched country music star Jason Aldean perform at the festival. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in US history.