Veteran Filipino actor Eddie Garcia remains in critical condition

Filipino actor Eddie Garcia, 90, remains in critical condition at Manila's Makati Medical Centre according to a widely circulated release from the hospital.

The new statement, signed by Dr Artemio Cabrera Salvador, says he is showing signs of "minimal brain activity" and "remains dependent on the ventilator to breathe" as well as "medications to support his blood pressure".

The actor has been in hospital for 10 days now, and was initially rushed to Mary Johnson hospital on June 8 after tripping on a cable while filming television show Rosang Agimat. Early reports suggested that he had suffered a heart attack, but it was later clarified that he had fractured his neck (cervical spine).

The actor's spokesman told Filipino site Rappler that he is in "very, very critical" condition.

Garcia has been given dozens of film awards and is much beloved in the Philippines. He is often called "the greatest Filipino actor of all time", having worked in cinema and television for 70 continuous years.

He told Esquire last year that he never actually wanted to be an actor, and that "he always dreamed of being a soldier". But what a career he has made. Early in his acting life, in the time of black and white films, he was a villain, but he managed to transform himself into a leading man after a few decades of being the bad guy.

While he's known for his quick sense of humour and the fact he's kept fit well until his later life, he is famously private about his personal affairs, and is widely considered to live a fairly simple existence.

Here is one of his most notable performances: 2012's Oscar entry from the Philippines, Bwakaw. The incredibly poignant film charts the loneliness of a man's last years.

Five famous companies founded by teens

There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:

Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.