Assassination is normal in the Philippines not only for government officials but also for regular citizens. The most common method of assassination for both citizens and officials is a motorcycle duo riding up on the target and then blasting them away. This series will document the number of citizens assassinated on a monthly basis. These stories are to be distinguished from regular murder cases which happen on a daily basis.
Police are hunting down two gunmen who ambushed and killed a family of three in the village of Nalinan here on Monday afternoon.
Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson for the Bangsamoro police, identified the fatalities as Ibrahim Payapat, his wife Zenaida Kusain, 32, and his daughter Aisa, 16.
All were residents of Barangay Rosary Heights 10, Cotabato City. An 11-year-old son survived the attack but was injured.
Citing police reports from the Sultan Kudarat municipal police station, Ventura said the victims were all on board a tricycle on their way home when two men on a motorbike opened fire on them at around 3 p.m.
The father died on the spot. His wife and daughter were rushed by responding villagers to the Cotabato Sanitarium hospital in Sultan Kudarat town but they expired an hour later.
Police said the suspects and the motive behind the attack are still being determined.
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Police are investigating the murder of a man on the highway in Barangay Limo-ok, Lamitan City, Basilan province on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Police identified the victim as Nassir Maruji Abdulhari, a resident of Barangay Mangalut in Akbar municipality, Basilan.
Abdulhari sustained multiple bullet wounds and declared dead at the scene.
The victim was driving his motorcycle towards Lamitan City when he was shot by a lone gunman.
The suspect fled onboard a motorcycle without a license plate towards Barangay Balobo.
Recovered from the crime scene were one spent shell casing, two slugs from a .45 caliber pistol, and the victim's motorcycle.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation and manhunt operations.
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A 43-year-old man was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Balibago here on Tuesday morning.Police said the victim Michael driving a motorcycle on the national highway when the suspects appeared and shot him in the back.The victim crashed into a road barrier and died on the spot.Police arrested the driver of the motorcycle, Jaypee, in a follow-up operation.Lawmen located the unregistered motorcycle through backtracking in the house of Jaypee’s friend in Purok 7, Barangay Malalay, Balayan, Batangas, where it was left behind for repairs.Jaypee’s friend revealed his address in Barangay Hukay here where police arrested him hours after the incident.Police are conducting a manhunt operation against Jaypee’s cohort.
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A 25-year-old miner was shot dead on Monday night, Sept. 8, in Barangay Mapulot here.Police identified the victim as Anton, single.Investigation said the victim was sheltering from heavy rain in an abandoned house when a man appeared and shot him in the jaw.The victim died on the spot and the suspect fled on foot towards a mountainous area.Police are conducting follow-up and manhunt operations.
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A tricycle driver was shot dead by still unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Cupang, Antipolo City on Wednesday night, Sept 17.
The incident was immediately reported to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) by a concerned citizen at around 10 p.m., shortly after the shooting occurred at around 9:50 p.m.
Based on the initial investigation, the victim, identified as "Rogelio," was driving his passenger tricycle and upon reaching the intersection of Sumulong Highway and Oliveros Street, two unidentified men riding a motorcycle allegedly approached and suddenly fired multiple shots at him, causing his death.
Authorities are now conducting an investigation to identify and arrest the suspects, who immediately fled after committing the crime.
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A former businessman and brother of a barangay chairman in Tondo, Manila was shot dead at close range by riding-in-tandem gunmen around 7:40 a.m. on Saturday.
The victim was identified as 56-year-old Jaime Ching, who sustained a gunshot wound in the head.
CCTV footage from Bgy. 65 showed the victim riding a motorcycle along the corner of Pacheco and Franco Streets, followed closely by another motorcycle carrying the suspects.
The driver of the suspects' motorcycle wore a helmet, while the back rider was wearing a hat and a facemask.
The victim stopped at the corner of Zamora and Pacheco Streets, where the assailants caught up with him
The footage showed the victim glancing back when the suspects' motorcycle pulled up beside him, before he was shot once in the head, killing him instantly.
“I was shocked, my hair stood up, the force was just a single shot, I knew it was a gun, the man turned around,” said a witness, who rushed to the victim after hearing the gunfire.
Another witness recalled seeing the suspects’ motorcycle speeding by as if in pursuit shortly before the shooting.
“I was here at my chicken coop, feeding my chickens, I was shocked when someone on a motorbike sped by, I didn’t know that they were going to shoot me at the corner. It was really strong! Because we were so close,” the witness said.
Before the incident, the victim accompanied his mother to a medical check-up.
“It hurts even though sometimes we have a fight, of course we are brothers too, but I can’t accept that this would have been done if there had been a delay in the discussion,” said Barangay Chairman Felix Ching, the victim’s brother.
The victim’s family is now crying out for justice.
“I am asking for justice for my brother, please help us, Mayor Isko, please help us, what happened to my brother,” Ching appealed.
Manila Police District spokesperson Maj. Philipp Ines said they are now conducting a thorough investigation.
“We are currently backtracking and forwarding the CCTV footage and we assure the victim’s family that the Manila Police District will do everything possible to ensure justice for what happened,” Ines said.
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A report from the Police Regional Office 4A identified the victim as alias Jayvee, a 34-year-old construction worker.
Initial investigation said the victim was buying fried chicken with his live-in partner when two unidentified suspects approached.
Armed with an unidentified caliber of firearm, one of the suspects allegedly fired three shots at the victim, hitting him in different parts of the body.
The suspects fled on foot toward F. Manalo Road after the incident.
Alias Jayvee was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Police have requested CCTV footage from the area and launched a dragnet operation to track down the suspects.
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A 46-year-old man was allegedly killed over an unpaid debt in Barangay Suba, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Police Capt. Jesus Alba, chief of Calatrava Municipal Police Station, said the victim and his wife were riding a motorcycle on their way home when they were waylaid by two persons also on a motorcycle.
Alba said the victim was shot in the stomach and in the head after falling from the motorcycle. His wife was unharmed.
The victim was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Recovered from the crime scene were three spent cartridge cases.
Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) spokesperson, said the victim was asked by one of the suspects to pay his debt but failed.
Police arrested one of the two suspects – a 41-year-old man in Barangay Macasilao Proper, Calatrava – in a follow-up operation after he was identified by the victim’s wife.
His companion, who was the motorcycle driver, remains at-large.
Murder charges were filed against the suspects.
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A lady project engineer was gunned down on Friday night in Sitio Nagmarcaan, Barangay San Marcelino, Dingras, this province.
Police Major Norman Pentang, Dingras police chief, said a resident discovered the victim Daisy with bullet wounds in her van that fell in a canal on the barangay road leading to her residence at about 8 p.m.
She was taken to a hospital where she died while undergoing treatment before dawn Saturday.Pentang said the victim was on her way home after visiting her business in Solsona town, Ilocos Norte when she was shot.
Police recovered five empty caliber .45 shells in the crime scene.
Pentang clarified that the victim is a project engineer of a construction firm, not a contractor as reported online.
Follow-up investigation is ongoing.
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A 43-year-old man was killed and his younger brother was wounded after they were shot by two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Purok Active, Barangay Mandalagan here on Monday, Sept 29.
Police withheld the names of the two victims upon the request of the family.
Police Capt. Rondyl Tapang, head of Police Station 3, said the victims were riding a motorcycle driven by the 41-year-old victim when they were tailed by the suspects.
Tapang said the brothers came from their family-owned eatery and were on their way home when they were shot by the suspects at 8:40 a.m.
The older victim was shot first and hit in the back. His younger brother attempted to escape but he was also shot in the back, according to Tapang.
Tapang said the older victim did not survive, while the younger victim is now recuperating in a hospital.
Recovered from the older victim’s bag was a short firearm with six bullets.
The Bacolod City Police Office is conducting follow-up investigation and manhunt operations.
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A 43-year-old man was shot dead in Barangay Maytalang here on Monday.
Police said the victim Lito was walking on his way home when a man appeared and shot him.
Lito died on the spot from multiple bullet wounds and the suspect fled.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation.
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A rickshaw driver was shot dead in Barangay Victoria here on Monday, Sept. 29.
Police identified the victim as Aldani Ismael of Basilan and Barangay Sangali, this city.
Before the incident, the victim was in Barangay Putik here at 9:30 p.m. to pick up a passenger.
Ismael was on his way home at around 11 p.m. when he was shot in the head by still unidentified assailants.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation.
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