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Most of these assassinations are attributed to state forces, rebel groups such as the New People's Army or the Abu Sayyaf Group or contract killers working on behalf of politicians (particularly in the context of electoral rivalries), [1] businesspeople and organized crime. For a list of journalists assassinated in the Philippines, see List of ...
On December 19, 2019, in a verdict by Quezon City RTC, 28 principal respondents, including eight Ampatuan clan members especially the brothers, were convicted for 57 counts of murder, including 31 media workers, and were sentenced with reclusión perpetua without parole; 15 were sentenced to lower prison terms for being accessories to the crime.
The online publication Bulatlat states that "[A]ccording to a recent international fact-finding mission of Dutch and Belgian judges and lawyers, [the government-created body] Task Force Usig 'has not proven to be an independent body…the PNP has a poor record as far as the effective investigation of the killings is concerned and is mistrusted by the Philippine people". [7]
Reporters were banned from the courtroom and relied upon second-hand reports from the Laude family's lawyers for their news articles. [23] Laude's relatives said they had been offered 21 million Philippine pesos (US$468,000) if they agreed to lower the charge from murder to homicide. Julita Cabillan, Laude's mother, said they had rejected the ...
On July 24, 2022, a mass shooting took place at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, leaving three people dead and three others injured, including the assailant. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The attacker, identified as Chao-Tiao Yumol, successfully targeted former Mayor Rose Furigay of Lamitan , Basilan , who ...
January 2020:Bandidos directly involved in murder of Careaga family, Kitsap officials say February 2017: Loved ones remember, mourn slain family January 2017: 4 dead were members of blended family
Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman were three teenagers who were killed on August 16 to 18, 2017, during the course of the Philippine drug war.. On the evening of August 16, 2017, a 17-year-old Filipino student named Kian Loyd delos Santos was fatally shot by police officers conducting an anti-drug operation in Caloocan, Metro Manila.
A disagreement between a group of people, possibly due to jealousy from a romantic interest, led to a man shooting and killing two people and injuring another near a homeless camp in Southeast ...