This is a list of businessmen who have been assassinated or survived an assassination attempt or who were kidnapped or who were the victim of a crime in the first quarter of 2026.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/25/bizman-shot-dead-in-pangasinan |
A 53-year-old businessman was shot dead in Barangay Nalsian Sur here on Saturday.
Police said the victim was about to enter his driving school when two unidentified gunmen appeared and shot him.
The suspects wearing black jackets fled on board a white motorcycle toward the municipality of Malasiqui, Pangasinan.
The victim was taken to the Julius K. Quiambao Medical Hospital here where he was declared dead.
Family feud is being eyed as one of the motives behind the killing.
Police are conducting follow-up and manhunt operations.
Police rescued a kidnapped 59-year-old businessman in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija on Monday, Jan. 26.
Three suspects, one of them the alleged mastermind and the victim’s own cousin, a 49-year-old AWOL police officer, were arrested.
Authorities said that the suspects arrived in his warehouse in Barangay Kapitan and forced him at gunpoint into his red Toyota pickup truck and fled.
They demanded a ransom of ₱5 million for his release.
However, they caused a hit-and-run incident that injured two people in Barangay Bakod Bayan, Cabanatuan City.
Angry residents pelted their vehicle with stones. The injured were taken to a hospital.
The vehicle was abandoned and recovered in Barangay Bakod Bayan.
The suspects fled using other vehicles and public transportation.
Police used tracking data from the victim’s cellphone to locate the mastermind in San Miguel, Bulacan while allegedly trying to sell it.
Follow-up operations led to the arrest of the two other suspects: A 34-year-old single male from Barangay Barrera, Cabanatuan City, and a 27-year-old married male from Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
The suspects face kidnapping cases.
Police Col. Heryl “Daguit” L. Bruno, Nueva Ecija police chief, praised the quick response of operating units.
“The knowledge and authority gained from police service are meant to protect the public—not to be exploited for crime,” he said.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/01/26/businesswoman-shot-dead-in-isabela |
A businesswoman was shot dead in Barangay San Fermin here on Saturday, Jan. 24.
The victim Angel, 43, was shot in the head and hand by a lone gunman while about to board her vehicle in front of her apartment.
The suspect fled and she was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead.
Police recovered two empty shells of a 9mm caliber firearm at the scene.
Follow-up investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, police arrested the suspect in the stabbing of a teacher in Disulap, San Mariano, Isabela.
The 40-year-old suspect was apprehended in Sindon Bayabo, Ilagan City.
Police said teacher Kelvin Solier was stabbed on Jan. 22 while on his way to San Isidro Integrated School.
The attack reportedly took place in a remote area and investigators said the suspect had posted hostile messages against the victim on social media.
Solier remains hospitalized and police are preparing charges against the suspect.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/05/bizwoman-shot-dead-in-zamboanga-sibugay |
A businesswoman was shot dead in Ipil municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Wednesday.
Police identified the victim as Madonna Mohammad Sablani, 45.
Investigation said the victim was inside her house when two men appeared and shot her.
She died on the spot from multiple bullet wounds.
The suspects fled and police are conducting manhunt and follow-up investigation.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/10/bizman-shot-dead-in-zamboanga-city |
A shop owner was killed and his brother was wounded in a gun attack here on Monday, Feb. 9.
Police identified the victim as Leonard Eribani.
Investigation said Leonard and Almukbar were shot by riding in tandem suspects after a female customer left their store.
The victim was wounded as he tried to shield his brother from the attack.
The suspects escaped and the victims were brought to a hospital where Leonard died and Almukbar in stable condition.
Recovered from the crime scene were four empty .45 caliber shells.
Police are conducting follow-up and hot-pursuit operations.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/01/octogenarian-bizman-2-staff-shot-dead-in-nueva-ecija |
An 82-year-old businessman and his driver and helper were found dead in Barangay Baloc, Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Police identified the victims as Romulo, businessman; driver Theodore, and helper Rose.
Investigation said their bodies with multiple bullet wounds were discovered by helper Freddie.
Romulo and Theodore were found outside their container house. Romulo’s neck and feet were tied with wire. Rose’s body with three bullet wounds was inside the house.
Police said several documents inside the house were in disarray. The door lock appeared to have been forcibly destroyed and cabinets inside were reportedly ransacked.
Recovered in the area were several spent shell casings and a gun.
Police Major Melchor T. Pereja, Santo Domingo chief of police, urged residents to remain vigilant. Follow-up investigation is ongoing.
An autopsy was conducted on the victims.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/06/indian-bizman-shot-dead-while-collecting-loan-in-albay |
A 33-year-old Indian businessman was gunned down in the public market of Guinobatan, Albay on Friday, March 6.
Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5, said the victim was collecting loan payments from vendors when a man appeared and shot him.
The suspect fled and the victim was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
A coconut vendor was wounded by stray bullet in his buttocks. He is now in stable condition.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation and pursuit operations.
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| https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/03/08/2512819/chinese-trader-seized-cavite-family-tied-up |
A Chinese businessman was seized by seven unidentified men who barged into the victim’s house, tied and locked up his wife, children and three others in the toilet in Bacoor, Cavite on Thursday night.
The men looted the house before fleeing, dragging with them the victim whose identity was withheld by authorities for security reasons.
The incident was reported to the Bacoor police at around 8 p.m. by J.R. Caguiat, a relative of the family.
Caguiat told probers that he received a call from his mother-in-law informing him that his sister, who is the wife of the kidnap victim, had called asking for his help.
Investigation showed the kidnappers were wearing masks and long-sleeved shirts, and carrying long firearms.
Police said the kidnappers arrived at the victim’s house located along Macopa Road at around 7:30 p.m.
The armed men tied up the victim’s wife and their children aged four, 10 and 13 years as well as their two helpers and a relative before locking them up in the toilet.
Police said the kidnappers took several pieces of jewelry, laptops, gadgets and cash money before fleeing with the businessman.
A few minutes later, the victim’s wife received a text message saying that her husband is still alive and that she should not report the incident to the police.
Probers said the kidnappers called a sister of the victim, demanding P50 million in exchange for her brother’s release.
Another text message showed the kidnappers threatening to kill the businessman if their demands are not granted.
The family was reportedly instructed to prepare the money.
A village resident told police that he saw a Nissan Terra and a Toyota Innova speeding toward Aguinaldo Highway on the night of the incident.
Authorities have yet to complete reviewing video footage of closed-circuit television cameras to identify the kidnappers.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/09/lipa-city-bizman-shot-dead |
A 72-year-old businessman was shot to death by a fellow businessman on Sunday afternoon, March 8, in Barangay Lodlod, this city.
Police identified the victim as Victoriano Rodelas.
Investigation said the suspect, Vevencio, 69, arrived and confronted the victim outside his house over an undisclosed reason.
A heated argument erupted during which the suspect drew a handgun and shot the victim several times in the head and arms. Rodelas died on the spot.
Responding policemen apprehended the suspect. Recovered from him was the murder weapon.
Vevencio faces appropriate cases.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/13/5-suspects-in-murder-of-bizman-companion-in-nueva-ecija-nabbed |
Police have arrested five suspects – four men and a woman – in the murder and burning of a businesswoman and her companion in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija this week.
Police Col. Ritchie R. Claravall, Nueva Ecija police chief, said four suspects were apprehended in follow-up operations in Barangay Siempre Viva Sur, Mallig, Isabela on Wednesday, March 11, two days after the victims’ bodies were discovered in Barangay Sinasajan on Monday, March 9.
The fifth was nabbed in Nueva Ecija.
Claravall credited intelligence-driven operations, including backtracking and closed-circuit television camera analysis, for their arrest in less than 48 hours after the crime.
The severely burned bodies of the victims – rescuer Michael Odchigue and businesswoman Regine Espinosa – were discovered at about 10:40 a.m. inside a torched Toyota Wigo.
The suspects were taken to Peñaranda Municipal Police Station for documentation and custodial procedures. Inquest proceedings for murder have been conducted before the Prosecutor’s Office.
Police are determining if a debt owed by one of the suspects to the Espinosa and an apartment deal gone wrong are the motives of the crime.
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