▁public ' s ▁notice ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁promotion ▁and ▁market ing . ▁His ▁last ▁movie ▁was ▁M . O . N . A . Y . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Pal ito ' s ▁family , ▁the ▁H ip ol itos , ▁sold ▁their ▁house ▁in ▁Pac ita ▁Complex ▁in ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁Lag una ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Im us , ▁Cav ite ▁for ▁a ▁smaller ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁low - cost ▁housing ▁sub div ision ▁in ▁Cav ite . ▁ ▁Once ▁voted ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁Filip ino ▁com ed ians ▁of ▁all - time , ▁Pal ito ▁engaged ▁in ▁small ▁stage ▁shows ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁years . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁low - pay ing ▁job ▁performing ▁a ▁live ▁music ▁show ▁T ues day ▁even ings ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁cas ino ▁in ▁Sta . ▁Cruz , ▁Man ila . ▁ ▁Ill ness ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Pal ito , ▁a ▁known ▁sm oker , ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁for ▁a ▁month ▁due ▁to ▁lung ▁problems . ▁After ▁returning ▁home ▁from ▁work ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁Im us ▁Family ▁Hospital ▁due ▁to ▁compla ints ▁of ▁st om ach ▁pain . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁w ard ▁section ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁General ▁Hospital ▁that ▁very ▁night . ▁ ▁Mark ▁Esc u eta