Land disputes are a problem in the Philippines. They are usually familial and end in death. Brother killing brother, cousins killing cousins, neighbors killing neighbors all over a piece of land. It's very tragic. It's very Filipino.
Hi, our names are Julie Saway, Dindo Saway, and Elfredie Saway. We have had a long running dispute over our neighbors over a land claim. It is our land of course but they would not listen. So, we massacred them. Four of them died while two were only wounded.
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Four persons were killed as members of one family attacked their neighbors in a village in Lantapan town, Bukidnon, in the morning of Sunday, Nov. 27, police said.
The attack took place in Sitio Kiabacat, Barangay Songco in Lantapan, according to a report from the Bukidnon Police Provincial Office.
Investigators identified the dead as Rocky Cruz, 33, male, married, with a gunshot wound in the back of his head; Rachel Cruz, 19, female, with a gunshot on her left breast; Winlove Sinto, 30, male, wutg a gunshot wound on his chest; and Daniel Lugnasan, 54, male, with hack wounds on his face.
Two others — a certain Mael Lugnasan, 30, and a minor — were wounded.
Police identified the suspects as certain Julie Saway, Dindo Saway, Elfredie Saway — all of legal age, and residents of the village.
Three other unidentified individuals were seen forcibly entering Mael Lugnasan’s house and shooting the victims with a still unknown firearms.
Police said the attackers then proceeded to another house owned by Daniel Lugnasan and hacked Daniel with a bolo.
In a phone interview, Col. Reynante Reyes, Bukidnon provincial police director, said the incident could have been triggered by a land dispute.
“Victims and suspects are both claimants of an 80-hectare ancestral land and both parties are neighbors in Barangay Songco,” Reyes said.
He added the town police had a record of the two sides’ conflicting claims.
On Sunday afternoon, tribal and village leaders and the victims’ family met to find ways to resolve the conflict and prevent the escalation of violence.
Reyes said they were trying to negotiate for possible settlement through tribal means.
Police are still hunting the other assailants.
Hi, my name is Leo Dimaano. I used to be a tenant for Cesar Cortez. Me and my brother worked his land for a while. We demanded a piece of the land for ourselves to till. The argument became so heated between us that Cesar shot and killed my brother. For some reason the cops let him out of jail. So, I killed both him and his wife.
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A 68-year-old farmer was killed while his wife was wounded after they were shot on Monday (Sept. 11) allegedly due to a land dispute in Tiaong town in Quezon province.
The Quezon police, in a report Tuesday, Sept. 12, said Cesar Cortez and his wife Jaina, 69, were cutting grass around 11:30 a.m. inside their lot in Barangay Behia.
Suddenly, Leo Dimaano, 39, a resident of the locality, appeared and, without any provocation, repeatedly shot the couple using an M-16 rifle. The suspect fled after the shooting.
Cesar died on the spot due to fatal gunshot wounds on his head and body.
Jaina, who also suffered gunshot wounds, was taken by their daughter to San Pablo Medical Center in neighboring San Pablo City, Laguna for treatment.
Investigators said Dimaano and his late brother Ruel were former tenants of the victims and had demanded a portion of the land they were tilling.
The issue was brought to the barangay office for settlement. However, Ruel was shot and killed on Oct. 25, 2022 and Cesar was charged as a suspect in the killing, the police said.
The report did not provide further information about the case and why Cesar was out of jail.
The report said “land dispute and personal grudge” was the motive behind the shooting of the Cortes couple.
Police launched a manhunt operation to arrest the assailant.
Hi, my name is Edgardo Seno Flores. My nephew, Eduardo Tan Bequilla, and I were having a dispute over some land. When he came to visit town for a wake I met him on the way to a sari-sari store where he was going to buy cigarettes. I attacked him immediately shooting and hacking him.
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A 58-year-old man landed in jail after being accused of killing his own nephew over a land dispute in Alegria town southern Cebu on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Police in Alegria arrested the suspect, identified as Edgardo Seno Flores, around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday.
Seno, 58, allegedly stabbed and then shot dead his 44-year-old nephew identified as Eduardo Tan Bequilla.
According to initial findings from investigators of the Alegria Police Station, Bequilla was walking towards a sari-sari store to buy cigarettes in Sitio Sangi, Brgy. Madridejos early Sunday morning.
The victim, who resided in Lapu-Lapu City, was in Alegria that time to attend the wake of a deceased relative.
While on his way to the store, Bequilla met his uncle, Flores, who immediately attacked him.
The victim sustained a gunshot wound and multiple hacking injuries on different parts of his body that ultimately led to his death, police said.
After gathering information from witnesses and relatives, law enforcers immediately conducted a manhunt against Flores, who reportedly admitted to have committed the crime.
He later told investigators that he and his nephew had been fighting over a land dispute.
Hi, my name is Mario Radana. My cousin, Regino Dela Torre, and I were having a dispute over land. He was having a drinking session with friends. When he decided to go home I met him on the road and hacked hm to death with a bolo.
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A land dispute led to the killing of a 58-year-old man in Sitio Kambaye, Barangay Campo 7 in Minglanilla town, Cebu on Saturday evening, July 1, 2023.
Police in this southern Cebu town identified the victim as Regino Dela Torre. The suspect was identified as Mario Radana, 73 years old, and the cousin of the victim.
Based on investigation, police said the motive of the victim’s killing was because of land dispute.
According to the police report, a concerned citizen reported to Minglanilla Police Station about a hacking incident that transpired in Sitio Kambaye at around 6:30 p.m.
And around 7:20 p.m. responding personnel from the Minglanilla Police arrived at the crime scene.
Based on the initial investigation, the witness, Julito Patunog said that they were having a drinking session with his friends and Dela Torre at around 6 p.m. Dela Torre decided to go home first.
On his way home, Dela Torre was suddenly attacked by the suspect, who happens to be the victim’s first degree cousin, according to police.
Radana hacked Dela Torre’s back using a bolo, which hit the victim’s nape.
Dela Torre was immediately brought to Minglanilla District Hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician Dr. Jataporn Batanagol.
Meanwhile, the suspect was arrested by the responding authorities after he was advised to surrender by the barangay councilors.
The police recovered one bolo from Radana that measured about 18 inches, including the wooden handle.
The suspect was officially charged with murder after the son of the victim filed a complaint on Monday, July 3, 2023, according to Police Staff Sergeant Jaypee Nardo, desk officer of Minglanilla Police Station.
Hi, my name is George Hipgano. I was a farmer engaged in a land dispute with Leonido Tahup. It got so heated that Leonido said he would kill me. Sure enough one day we met while herding carabaos and we ended up hacking each other to death.
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Two farmers hacked each other to death on Saturday in San Francisco town in Quezon province over a land dispute, authorities said.
In a report on Sunday, police said George Hipgano and Leonido Tahup met while herding their carabaos in a mountainous area of Barangay Silongin at around 7 p.m. on December 2.
The meeting ended with the duo hacking each other. Both died on the spot from fatal hacked wounds.
Police said a land dispute between the two triggered the hacking incident but did not elaborate. Before the incident, Tahup allegedly threatened Hipgano that he would kill him.
The police are conducting further investigation.
Hi, my name is “Christian." That's the alias they have given me anyways. Because I was having a dispute with Engelito Ormacido I went to his house and threatened him. He and his sons chased me away which is just what I intended because five of my guys were waiting for them. Their aliases are “Elmer,” “Vincent," “Venson," and “Armendo." The fifth guy is a member of the Army.
The twist is that “Armendo" is the brother of Engelito and the rest of us are his sons except for one of us who is shacking up with my sister.
It's all in the family!
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Two farmers were killed and another one was wounded after they were shot on Monday (January 1) allegedly due to a family land dispute in Tayabas city, Quezon.
Quezon police in a report on Tuesday (January 2) said the victims Engelito Ormacido, 64; and his sons Rico, 37 and Joselito, 38, were inside their house in Barangay Isabang around 5 p.m.
Suddenly, one of the suspects, identified as alias “Christian,” appeared and reportedly verbally threatened the victims.
The three men became infuriated and chased “Christian,” who ran away.
Unknown to the victims, five other suspects were waiting for them outside.
One of the suspects was armed and repeatedly shot the victims.
Engelito and Joselito died on the spot from gunshot wounds in different parts of their bodies while Rico was wounded on his left arm.
The investigators found six empty shells from a caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene.
In a follow-up operation, police arrested three other suspects “Elmer,” “Vincent” and “Venson.”
Two other suspects – allegedly a member of Philippine Army and “Armendo” – surrendered to police.
Only “Christian” is at large and is now the subject of a manhunt.
In a text message on Tuesday morning, Tayabas police chief Lieutenant Colonel Bonna Obmerga said “land dispute and long-time grudge” were the motives behind the killing.
Obmerga said “Armendo” is the brother of victim Engelito.
“The rest of the suspects are his (Armendo’s) sons. One of them is a live-in partner of his daughter,” he added.
Police are conducting further investigation.
