Assassinated Citizens December, 2025

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. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/03/2-gunmen-wanted-for-shooting-woman-dead-in-antipolo

Authorities are now hunting down two unidentified men who shot a woman dead in Antipolo City early Wednesday, Dec. 3.

According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the incident occurred around 12:55 a.m. at Purok 5, Zone 8, Barangay Cupang.

Based on their initial investigation, the victim, identified as “Camille,” was walking home from Marikina when the two suspects allegedly appeared from behind her, and one of them shot her once in the head without any apparent reason.

The incident resulted in her immediate death.

The suspects then fled on foot toward a nearby alley.

Antipolo CCPS said they have requested the assistance of the SOCO team for crime scene processing.

They are now conducting a follow-up investigation to identify and locate the suspects.

 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/14/woman-gunned-down-in-laguna

A woman was shot dead in Cabuyao City, Laguna province, on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Police identified the victim as Rose Ann.

The victim was sitting in front of the main gate of Citadel Subdivision, Purok 3, Barangay Mamatid, at about 10:35 p.m. when two unidentified men wearing black jackets and riding a white motorcycle arrived.

A confrontation erupted and one of the suspects shot the victim twice with a handgun.

She was taken to a hospital here she was declared from bullet wounds.

Meanwhile, a 20-year-old tricycle driver was shot and wounded by an unidentified man in Barangay San Jose on Saturday.

Victim Raian was driving his tricycle when the suspect driving a motorcycle appeared and shot him in the head.

Raian was taken to a hospital where he is recovering.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/15/medical-representative-shot-dead-in-zamboanga-city

A medical representative was shot dead here on Sunday night, Dec. 14.

Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Nicolai Torres Asistido.

Investigation said the victim was talking to a companion on Calle Real St. in Barangay Mercedes when a man onboard a motorcycle appeared and shot him.

Asistido died on the spot from multiple bullet wounds. The suspect fled towards the MCLL Highway.

Police are conducting follow-up investigation.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/15/gunmen-shoot-livestock-buyer-dead

A 54-year-old livestock buyer was shot dead in Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 14.

The victim was identified as Alberto.

Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim was fixing a motorcycle when two men arrived and shot him.

The victim was wounded in the head and back and was declared dead in a hospital.

Recovered from the crime scene were two fired cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol.

Police said the incident may be insurgency-related since the victim allegedly introduced himself as a government asset.

Indiape added that the victim’s older brother was killed in an encounter with the military in Barangay Camansi in 2022.

He said the victim’s family is hesitant to provide more information due to the sensitivity of the case and security reasons.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/01/01/2498076/man-killed-maguindanao-del-norte-attack

A man was killed in an attack by motorcycle-riding assailants in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday night.

Rotas Mastura was on his way home on a motorcycle when he was killed in Barangay Macaguiling, according to Lt. Col. Hector Tanio Jr., Sultan Kudarat police chief.

Mastura died at the scene from six gunshot wounds in the body.

Witnesses said the assailants fled on a motorcycle.

Probers have yet to determine the motive for the killing and identify suspects.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/31/farm-specialist-killed-in-abra

A lone gunman shot and killed a farm specialist of the Mount Carmel Agri-Tourism and Training Center in Sitio Sinilagan, Barangay Lusuac, Peñarrubia, Abra, on Tuesday, Dec. 30.

Police identified the victim as Daniel Fatorog Pog-ok, 53, of Sadanga, Mountain Province.

Investigation said the victim was sleeping in his room when the suspect forced his way in by breaking the door knob and shooting him in the head.

The Abra Diocesan Teachers and Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative, which manages the facility, condemned the killing.

Pog-ok, they said, is kind, hardworking, and good at teaching in the field of agriculture.

Follow-up investigation is ongoing.