Assassinated Businessmen January to March, 2024

This is a list of businessmen who have been assassinated or survived an assassination attempt or who were kidnapped in the first quarter of 2024.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/4/businessman-shot-dead-by-15-suspected-npa

A businessman was gunned down inside his house by 15 suspected New People's Army rebels in Barangay Bug-ang, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, January 2.

Police identified the victim as Juvinie Sarona, 43, a lumberyard owner.

Police Major Jun Ray Batadlan, Toboso police chief, said that at least 15 unidentified persons stormed the house of the victim while he was having dinner with his uncle.

Five gunmen shot Sarona while his uncle was unharmed.

Batadlan said the 10 other perpetrators served as lookouts. The suspects fled to an unknown direction.

Sarona sustained nine bullet wounds and died on the spot. 

Police recovered 25 fired caliber 5.56mm cartridges for an M16 rifle in the crime scene. 

Batadlan said they are looking into insurgency as possible motive in the incident since the victim had threats last year.

He said the victim was a known supporter of government programs and helped the military and the police in the campaign against communist rebels.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/12/2-men-shot-dead-in-drinking-spree

A businessman and an electronics store operator were shot dead by a man during a drinking spree before dawn here on Friday, January 12.

Police identified the victims as businessman Jay R. Burgos Matanguihan, 30, and Mark Johndel Aguila Robles, 22, electronics store operator, both residents of this town.

The victims and their friends were having a drinking spree inside a meat shop when the suspect, Ikong, arrived onboard a motorcycle.

Ikong approached and told the group, “May problema ako, ‘wag kayong sumali” (I have a problem, do not join), then drew a short firearm and fired at the victims.

The suspect fled with the gun towards the direction of Tiaong, Quezon and the victims were taken to a hospital in Lipa City, Batangas where they were declared dead.

Police are conducting a follow-up operation.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/15/businessman-wounded-in-leyte-shooting

A businessman was shot and wounded in his house in Barangay Hinabuyan, Villaba, Leyte, on Monday morning, January 15.

Police identified the victim as Marlon Ecoling, 36.

Ecoling was cooking breakfast when the suspect barged in and shot him with a firearm of unknown caliber. 

Police withheld the name of the suspect but he is of legal age and a resident of Tabango, Leyte.

Ecoling was wounded in his left hand but he managed to fight the suspect who afterwards fled towards Tabango, Leyte onboard a motorcycle. 

The victim was brought to the hospital and police are pursuing the suspect.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/894246/businessman-shot-dead-in-davao-del-norte-van-driver-dies-in-bataan-highway-accident/story/

A 45-year old businessman was shot dead at a parking lot in Tagum City, Davao del Norte over the weekend.

CCTV footage showed the victim was talking to a man at the parking lot when the alleged gunman approached them from behind and fatally shot the victim on the head several times, according to Saleema Refran’s 24 Oras report on Monday.

The suspect seemed to have rifled through the victim’s pockets before his motorcycle-riding accomplice arrived and helped him escape.

Authorities are still investigating the possible motive of the crime. The unidentified suspects remain at large.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/16/indian-bizman-shot-in-sagay-city

An Indian businessman was shot and wounded by two gunmen in Barangay Poblacion 1, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, January 12.

Police withheld the name of the 44-year-old victim.

Police Lt. Hannah Banquil, deputy chief of the Sagay City Police Station, said the victim was about to arrive home on board a motorcycle when one of the two suspects hiding near is apartment rushed towards and fired at him.

He was wounded in the leg and taken to the Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital here.

Police have yet to determine the motive of the incident but the victim was also wounded in a shooting incident in 2022.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/16/businessman-killed-in-broad-daylight

A businessman was gunned down in front of a school in Barangay Urbiztondo, this town, on Monday, January 15.

Police identified the victim as Ronnie Rivera of Barangay Butubot, Balaoan, La Union.

Rivera was standing in the parking area of the Lorma High School Campus at about 10:25 a.m. when two men onboard a motorcycle arrived.

One of them drew a gun and shot the victim.

The gunman and his cohort fled and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he died due to bullet wounds.

Police are conducting follow-up investigation.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/02/10/2332212/businesswoman-robbed-beaten-mall-restroom

Police are hunting down a man who beat up and robbed a businesswoman in a mall in Quezon City on Thursday.

Investigators are working to get leads on the identity of the suspect, who was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, cap, denim jeans and sunglasses.

The suspect attacked a 32-year-old businesswoman at the Il Terrazo mall located at the corner of Tomas Morato Avenue and Sct. Madrinian street in Barangay South Triangle.

Police investigators said the incident occurred at around 12:07 p.m. in the restroom on the third floor of the mall.

Armed with a knife, the suspect grabbed the victim and dragged her into one of the cubicles.

The suspect then took the victims’ two cell phones and fled from the scene on foot.

The injured victim was found by mall-goers lying on the floor. She was treated for her injuries.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/12/businessman-shot-dead-in-himamaylan-city

A businessman was gunned down in Barangay IV-Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 10.

Police said 46-year-old Nickie Grucen was tending to his store with his wife when an unidentified person appeared and shot him once in the nape.

Police Lt. Col. Anthony Grande, Himamaylan police chief, said the suspect fled on board a motorcycle and the victim was declared dead in a hospital. 

Police recovered from the crime scene a fired bullet of a .45 caliber pistol.

Grande said they already have persons of interest and motive in the killing.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/19/chinese-businessman-kidnapped-in-manila

Two unidentified men kidnapped a Chinese businessman in front of his home in Sta. Cruz, Manila Sunday evening, February 18.

Manila Police District said the victim is a resident of Barangay 313, Sta. Cruz.

Police said the incident occurred at around 9:50 p.m. in front of the victim's apartment building.

Based on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, the victim was alighting from his motorcycle when two men grabbed him and covered his face.

He was dragged into a brown Toyota Innova with a speed racer sticker on the side panels and a star logo on front hood.

The victim's family sought help from the police.

The case was transferred to the MPD Anti-Kidnapping Group because the abductors were allegedly asking for a ransom.

MPD did not disclose the amount of ransom demanded by the suspects as negotiations between the operatives, the family, and the kidnappers are still ongoing.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/2/trader-shot-dead-buddies-hurt-in-drinking-spree

A 56-year-old businessman was shot dead and his two buddies were wounded during a drinking spree in Barangay Buenavista West here on Friday night, March 1.

Police said the fatality, Manolito Laygo, and wounded, Sergio Bosita, 61, and Edwin Aquino, 51, were drinking at the house of a friend, Lester delos Reyes, when the suspect Roy, 53, a neighbor, arrived.

Roy drew a gun and fired at Laygo multiple times. The victim was taken to the Peter Paul Medical Center here where he was declared dead.

Bosita and Aquino were hit by stray bullets and taken to the hospital.

Recovered at the crime scene were two fired bullets, three fired cartridge cases, and a live caliber .45 ammunition.

Police are pursuing the suspect and conducting follow-up investigation.

Roy faces frustrated murder charges.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/29/businessman-knifed-dead-by-ex-employee-in-lucena-city

A 66-year-old businessman was stabbed to death by a former employee here on Maundy Thursday.

Police identified the victim as Andres Maaliw Derota.

The victim and the suspect Christian, a former store helper,  accidentally met while walking and a heated argument erupted, during which the suspect took a knife from his pocket and attacked the victim. 

Derota ran away but the suspect caught up with him and Christian stabbed him several times in the body.

The suspect fled and the victim was taken to a hospital in this city where he died.

Police are pursuing the suspect who face appropriate charges.

Assassinated Businessmen October to December 2023

This is a list of assassinated businessmen for the 4th quarter of 2023. And also some attempted assassinations.  

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/535465/kidnapped-chinese-businesswoman-rescued-in-bohol-6-men-nabbed

A Chinese businesswoman was rescued by authorities a day after she was allegedly kidnapped in Barangay Poblacion, Panglao town in Bohol on Tuesday morning, October 24, 2023.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO-7), told reporters that the victim was ‘safe and sound.’ 

Pelare said that the rescue operation also resulted to the arrest of her suspected kidnappers.

“Safe and sound ang atong biktima. Ug ang suspects pud, nadakpan,” he said.

(The victim is safe and sound. And the suspects were also arrested.)

Meanwhile, the police immediately formed a tracking team and conducted a deeper investigation after receiving the report to rescue the victim. 

“Naghimo dayon og tracking team pinangulohan sa atong Police Intelligence Unit (PIU) ug inabagan sa mga unit sa Bohol PPO,” said Pelare.

(A tracking team was then formed led by our Police Intelligence Unit (PIU) and supported by the unit of the Bohol PPO (Provincial Police Office).)

As part of their efforts to safely bring the victim home, the operatives also conducted intelligence monitoring and backtracking of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage in different areas. 

The operation was conducted at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, with the victim rescued and the suspected kidnappers apprehended.

According to Pelare, the victim is now safely in the custody of police and is being assessed for any effects of the incident to her health.

He said that the arrested persons were believed to be members of an organized kidnapping group.

Initial investigation showed that the arrested suspects were from Pasay City, Manila, who came to Bohol Province with the intention to commit kidnapping. 

Pelare said that the group, with the two Filipinos acting as the drivers, monitored the victim before allegedly kidnapping her and taking her somewhere else.

“Presumably, gi-studyhan ang iyahang lihok. Gitan-aw pud og unsay iyang assets. Mao nang kaning mga suspects, they were actually very organized,” he said.

(Presumably, they studied her movements. They also looked at what her assets are. That is what the suspects were, they were actually very organized.)

Police recovered from the suspects two .45 caliber pistols and two vehicles including the vehicle that was owned by the victim, said Pelare.

He said that the police were preparing to file appropriate charges against the alleged suspects.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/11/01/2308069/trader-shot-dead-zamboanga

A businessman was gunned down in Barangay Cabaluay in this city on Monday.

Rodolfo Castro, 59, who was engaged in gravel and sand business, died of a gunshot to the head, Col. Alexander Lorenzo, city police chief, said.

Police said Castro was on his motorcycle on his way to Barangay Lapakan, reportedly to cast his vote, when he was shot by unidentified motorcycle riders.

Lorenzo said responding policemen recovered three bullet shells for a 9mm pistol at the scene.

Probers are looking into land dispute as the motive for the killing.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/8/businesswoman-robbed-killed-in-baguio

A businesswoman was robbed and killed in Fairview Subdivision here on Wednesday, December 6.  

Police Col. Francisco Bulwayan Jr., Baguio police chief, personally visited the victim's house and told her family that justice will be served. 

Bulwayan said they will be able to identify the two suspects from the surveillance footages they gathered during the investigation. 

The body of the 29-year-old victim was discovered by their housekeeper. 

She was strangled with a shoelace and according to the police, the suspects inadvertently left behind pieces of evidence, prompting them to intensify efforts to track down and identify the perpetrators. 

Police urged people of Barangay Fairview and surrounding areas to remain vigilant and cooperate with them and provide relevant information to help solve the case.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/9/businessman-preparing-for-brother-s-wedding-shot

A 38-year-old businessman preparing for his brother’s wedding was shot and critically wounded on Friday night, December 8, in Sitio Pundano, Barangay Talisay, this town.

Police identified the victim as Monching Martinez, a resident of Barangay Paiisa, here.

The victim was walking at the parking area after helping in the preparations for his brother’s wedding when a man appeared and fired at him.

The suspect was wearing black cap, mint green jacket, and black cargo short pants.

He sustained bullet wounds in the head and body and was taken by his relatives to a hospital in Candelaria, this provincial.

The suspect fled on foot.

Three fired cartridge cases for a caliber 9mm pistol were recovered at the crime scene.

Police are conducting follow-up investigation. 

Assassinated Businessmen July to September 2023

This is a list of assassinated businessmen for the 3rd quarter of 2023. And also some attempted assassinations. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/515341/businessman-killed-in-danao-personal-grudge-eyed-as-motive

A businessman engaged in distributing soft drinks was killed by still unidentified perpetrators in Danao City last Monday, July 10, 2023.

The victim was identified as Gino Pasana Durano, said Police Lt. Col. Clark Arriola, chief of the Danao City Police Station. 

Durano, 45, was a resident of Purok Calabasa, Barangay Cambubho, also in Danao City. 

Based on initial investigations from the police, residents in Purok Calabasa, Barangay Cambubho heard successive bursts of gunfire around 4:55 p.m. on Monday.

A few minutes later, some of them found Durano, bloody and lifeless on his lawn. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but physicians declared him dead on arrival. 

The victim’s neighbors immediately reported what happened to the Police Community Precinct in Barangay Lawaan, also in Danao City. 

According to Ariola, investigators are considering personal grudge as the possible motive behind the businessman’s killing in Danao. 

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/07/18/2281995/maranao-businessman-hurt-ambush-attackers-arrested

A Maranao trader who owns a mobile phone store was wounded in an ambush on Monday in Iligan City.

His three attackers were arrested by pursuing policemen an hour later.

Col. Reinante Delos Santos, acting director of the Iligan City Police Office, said Tuesday Junaid Panguinaguina is now confined in a hospital.

Panguinaguina, who is from Ramain town in Lanao del Sur, was driving his Ford Everest pick-up truck when he was attacked by three gunmen at a busy stretch of the Quezon Avenue in the center of Iligan City.

The suspects — Abdulgafor Macaraya Potawan, Aladdin Macaraya Andang and Abdulrashid Pacasum Macaraya — were cornered and arrested by personnel of the Iligan City Police Station 5 and the Iligan CPO.

Potawan, Andang and Macaraya are also from Lanao del Sur.

Police investigators told reporters Paguinaguina owns an establishment in Quezon City and sells smart phones and accessories. He frequently comes home to visit relatives in Iligan City and towns in nearby Lanao del Sur.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/519027/businessman-shot-dead-inside-his-house-in-cordova-town

A 42-year-old buy-and-sell businessman was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside his house in Barangay San Miguel, Cordova town, Cebu on Friday evening, July 28, 2023.

Police in its report identified the victim as Glecerio Untal Jr. of Purok 2 of this barangay in the town.

Untal was described as a businessman, who would buy and sell motorcycles.

Untal was believed to have been shot twice, which was believed to be one in the head and another one in the body.

Police Corporal Allan Vercede, desk officer at the Cordova Police Station, told CDN Digital in a phone interview, that they were still conducting a followup investigation to identify and arrest the killers and to determine the motive behind the crime.

Initial investigation showed that the victim, Untal was alone in his house in Purok 2, Barangay San Miguel when he was killed.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/2/businesswoman-shot-dead-in-ormoc-city

A businesswoman was gunned down in her house in Barangay District 1, Ormoc City, on Tuesday, August 1.

Police identified the victim as Emily Porcadilla, 55, alias “Emyat,” an “ukay-ukay” (used clothes) trader.

Initial investigation said the victim was in her room when several unidentified armed men wearing bonnets barged in and shot her several times.

Gunmen escaped on board a red van and the Ormoc City Police Office (OCPO) found the victim lying on her bed lifeless with multiple bullet wounds.

Police conducted a hot-pursuit operation against the suspects but to no avail.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/7/indian-businessman-shot-dead-in-laguna

An Indian businessman was gunned down on Thursday morning, September 7, in Barangay Silangan Kabubuhayan here.

Police identified the victim as Chahal Karnail Singh, 62, a resident of this town.

Initial investigation said that residents heard two gunshots.

Minutes later, the bloodied body of the victim was found sprawled on the road shoulder.

Singh sustained two bullet wounds that killed him on the spot.

The victim’s collection and motorcycle were reportedly missing.

Police found an empty bullet shell at the crime scene.

Investigation is ongoing.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/11/2295513/cotabato-merchant-shot-robbed

A merchant was shot and wounded by one of three gunmen who robbed him at gunpoint in an attack late Sunday nearby Libungan town in Cotabato. The suspects also took his sling bag containing cash.

Juan Librea Bulleque Jr., who has a rice and corn grains business and is engaged in buy-and-sell of other agricultural products from around Libungan, lost P80,000 in the incident.

Col. Harold S. Ramos, Cotabato provincial police director, on Monday said that Bulleque, who has a trading establishment in the public market of Libungan, was attacked while he was about to enter their residential yard in Barangay Kabpangi.

Witnesses told local police probers that one of Bulleque’s three attackers shot him in the upper torso when he resisted and took his sling bag as he fell as they escaped using a motorcycle parked nearby.

Ramos told reporters that personnel of the Libungan Municipal Police Station are now trying to identify the suspects for immediate prosecution.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1660838/sri-lankan-businessman-slain-in-cotabato-city-gun-attack

A Sri Lankan businessman was shot dead by a still unidentified gunman along a busy street here Thursday afternoon.

Captain Kenneth Rosales, Cotabato City police station 1 commander, identified the victim as Mohamed Rifard Mohamed Siddeek, 46, a Sri Lankan national residing in Barangay Semba of Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao.

Colonel Querubin Manalang Jr., Cotabato City police director, said a manhunt operation is still ongoing as of this posting.

Rosales said Siddeek had just alighted from his white mini-van along Don Rufino Alonzo Avenue in Barangay Poblacion Mother when a man approached him and opened fire without provocation.

Police found empty shells for caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene that is near the city mega market which is a densely populated area.

Witnesses told police probers that the gunman quickly fled on board a motorcycle driven by an accessory.

Civilians who know the victim said Siddeek was engaged in money lending and survived a gun attack in Barangay Broce of Datu Odin Sinsuat town last year.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/15/2296328/trader-captures-own-murder-facebook

A businessman was shot dead while streaming a video of himself on Facebook.

Ryan Relator, 44, a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Banga, Aklan, was recording himself while driving his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he was shot by unidentified men on another motorbike in front of the barangay hall of New Buswang in Kalibo town.

The video showed Relator still managed to drive after he was shot. It appeared that he fell from his motorcycle, and then gunshots were heard again.

Relator was taken to the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbukon Memorial Hospital, where he died after undergoing surgery on Wednesday.

An investigation is underway.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/24/fruit-vendor-slain-in-quezon

A 40-year-old fruit vendor was shot dead on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Lalig, here, on Saturday afternoon, September 23.

Police identified the victim as Christopher Magbayao, a resident of Sitio Sandig, Barangay Bukal, this town.

Investigation said the victim was driving his tricycle when he was shot by a lone gunman who fled in an unknown direction.

Magbayao sustained bullet wounds and was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.

Probers found three cartridge cases from a caliber .45 pistol in the crime scene.

Police are digging deeper into the incident and a manhunt operation against the gunman is underway.

Assassinated Businessmen April to June 2023

This is a list of more businessmen assassinated in the Philippines for the second quarter of 2023. 

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/05/23/businessman-shot-dead-outside-makati-home

A businessman was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside his home in Makati City on Tuesday night, his family said. 

The victim, Gilberto Cayetano, was resting inside his parked car in front of his residence in Barangay Pio del Pilar, when a man passed by and shot him before running away. 

(I was sleeping. We heard a gunshot, so we went down. They were screaming. He was already sprawled inside the vehicle when we saw him.)

The victim was already lifeless upon arrival at the hospital. 

This is the second time that the victim was involved in a gun attack, his sibling said. 

“Noong pandemic po inattempt pero di natuloy, 'di pumutok baril, 2020 ito,” his sister said. “Nasa labas kami lahat mag-outing. May tumutok ng baril.”

(During the pandemic, someone attempted to shoot him, but the gun jammed. This was in 2020. We were on an outing. Someone pointed a gun at him.) 

She said she had no clue on who the assailant could be. 

“Wala siya nabanggit na kaaway tahimik kasi yun sa problema. Kaya di namin alam kung sino puwede gumawa nito…. Kahit ng araw na iyon, 'di namin alam sino may galit,” she said. 

(He did not mention any enemy because he keeps quiet with his problems. We don't know who could have done this. Even on that day, we don't know who could be carrying a grudge against him.)

“Kyung sino man gumawa niyan sa kapatid ko, wala naman siya ginagawa masama. Kung may nagawa siya na masama, sana hindi sa ganito. Pwede naman pag-usapan. May mga anak pa po iyon na maliit. Sana makonsensya kayo. Kung ano ginawa niyo sa kapatid ko, Diyos na ang bahala,” she added. 

(If he did something wrong, it shouldn't have led to this. We could have talked it out. He has young children. I hope your conscience hounds you.)

Police are still investigating the incident. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1755018/mango-trader-shot-dead-in-digos-city-davao-del-sur

A mango trader was gunned down early Tuesday, April 11, along the national highway in Barangay Aplaya of this city, adding another incident to the crime wave that hit Davao del Sur in the last two weeks.

Lieutenant Colonel Hamlet Lerios, Digos police chief, identified the victim as Janilo Alferes Mondejar, 46.

Witnesses told investigators that Mondejar was just sitting on a bench of a sari-sari store near his house when two still-unidentified individuals arrived onboard a motorcycle. Suddenly, one of them pulled a handgun and fired at the victim without any provocation.

Mondejar was hit on the left chest and died instantly, the police said.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/4/businesswoman-live-in-partner-shot-dead-outside-batangas-trial-court

A businesswoman and her live-in partner were gunned down outside the municipal trial court here on Wednesday morning, May 3.

Police identified the victims as Rosola Vivas and her live-in partner Clement Jalijali, residents of Paseo de Murcia, Terrazas de Punta Fuego, Barangay Natipuan, here.

Investigation said the couple had just left the municipal trial court after attending a hearing and were walking towards their parked vehicle when they were shot by a lone gunman.

Vivas sustained multiple bullet wounds in the body and died on the spot. Jalijali was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead due to bullet wounds.

Police officers inside the trial court immediately responded but failed to arrest the suspect who reportedly fled on a motorcycle parked not far from the crime scene.

Investigation is ongoing to determine the motive of the killing and identity of the assailant.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766696/vietnamese-national-slain-driver-hurt-in-palawan-shooting

A Vietnamese national died while his Filipino driver was hurt in a shooting incident on Monday night in this city.

Initial investigation by the Puerto Princesa City police revealed on Tuesday, May 9, that businessman Kim Vu Dang, 39, who was engaged in lobster buy-and-sell, was inside the stockroom at the back of his house in Purok (zone) El Rancho, Barangay Sta. Monica when the unidentified gunman, who was posing as a lobster seller, arrived around 7:30 p.m. and shot Dang several times.

Dang died due to two gunshot wounds in his head and one in his stomach.

His driver Mark Nephi Ramos, who was also in the stockroom, suffered a gunshot wound in his right palm. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The suspect fled after the shooting.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/15/lady-trader-tied-to-investment-scheme-shot-dead-inside-car-in-davao-city

A 51-year-old businesswoman linked to an investment scheme was gunned down inside her vehicle by three unidentified assailants here on Saturday, May 13.

Police Major Catherine dela Rey, Davao City Police Office spokesperson, identified the victim as Annabelle Cosido Elizagaque.

Dela Rey said on Monday, May 15, that authorities are thoroughly investigating the incident on  Diversion Road in Barangay Maa at 2 p.m.

Investigators have yet to check surveillance cameras in the area that could help them unmask the identity of the gunmen.

Dela Rey added that they would look into the victim’s previous business transactions to determine the possible motive for her death.

She said investigators have yet to find out if Elizagaque received any threats to her life from individuals with whom she had transactions.

Elizagaque was reportedly among the individuals behind the now defunct Rigen investment scheme which offered investment packages similar to the Ponzi scheme that promised high returns to investors, information released by police said.

“Atong ginapaningkamutan nga masolbad kining kaso ug para mahatagan sila og hustisya (We are doing our best to resolve this case and give her justice),” Dela Rey said.

She said that police are not discounting the possibility that her death might have been motivated by her involvement in Rigen or in her other businesses.

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/11/couple-robbed-killed-in-cagayan

A couple engaged in money lendijng was robbed and killed in Barangay Punta, Aparri, this province, on Friday, June 9.

Police Corporal Dharyl Jhon Bingil, duty investigator of the Aparri police station, identified the victims as Derlina Bambalan, 47; and Ramon Ramones, 67.

Bingil said Ramones’ sibling discovered the victims lying in their house with severe wounds in their bodies at about 7:30 a.m.

Bambalan was already dead while Ramones was taken to the hospital where he died hours later due to severe head wounds.

Police theorized that the unidentified suspect used a hard object in mauling the victims.

Investigators are looking at robbery or business in the crime.

During follow-up investigation, Bingil said they found out that two bags containing still unknown amount of money with a logbook containing names of people who owed money from the couple are missing.

He said that they are determining if there are closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the place of incident and the escape route of the suspect.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/s-porean-businessman-shot-in-the-head-in-popular-philippine-resort-town

A Singaporean businessman was gunned down on Monday at a popular resort town in Batangas province, south of the Philippine capital Manila.

Mr Chan Kim Tay, 66, had just left his grocery shop at a public market in Lian town and was heading home at around 6pm on Monday when someone walked up to him and shot him in the head, Sergeant Arthur Rosales, the case officer, told The Straits Times.

Lian is about three hours south of Manila by car. 

Mr Chan was taken to a hospital in nearby Nasugbu town, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Sgt Rosales said police are checking security cameras near where Mr Chan was killed for clues as to the shooter’s identity.

He added that investigators are looking into a couple of leads, including the likelihood that a domestic dispute might have led to Mr Chan’s killing, and that the Singaporean might have been killed by a hired gunman.

Mr Chan had been in the Philippines for about 30 years. He was married to Mrs Marife Chan, 49, a Filipino. Their three children are 28, 17 and seven years old.