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.

 

Hi, My Name is...66

There are a lot of weird ways to die. There are also a lot of stupid reasons to die. Some people get angry over the pettiest things. Some people get into the stupidest accidents. Say hello to each of these unique people. 

Hi, my name is Noli. I was on my home on my motorbike when all of a sudden a carabao appeared in front of me! I rammed right into him. Sadly for me I was not wearing a helmet. I died on the scene. The owner of the carabao is being looked for. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/18/rider-killed-after-motorcycle-rams-carabao

A 27-year-old man died after his motorcycle rammed a carabao in Barangay Tangub here on Monday, Nov. 17. 

Police identified the victim as Noli, a resident of Barangay Pahanocoy here. 

Investigation said Noli was on his way home when the animal suddenly crossed the street. 

The victim crashed into the animal and sustained multiple injuries. He was not wearing a helmet, police said. 

Police are locating the owner of the carabao.

Hi, my name is SuSajid Alap-ap Hajula.  My neighbor, Remil Akil Jangas, and I were having a coffee outside my house with a friend. What goes better with coffee than a smoke? So I asked our friend  to buy me a cigarette. He refused.  So I asked Jangas to buy them.  He refused. So, of course I shot him dead. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/11/man-shot-dead-for-refusing-to-buy-cigarettes-for-neighbor

A man was shot dead before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 11, here for allegedly refusing to fulfill a request of a neighbor to buy cigarettes. 

Victim Remil Akil Jangas, 25, was allegedly shot dead by SuSajid Alap-ap Hajula, 40. 

Initial investigation showed that Jangas and a companion, Chulo Amilasan Julbari, were having coffee outside the house of Hajula when Hajula asked Julbari to purchase cigarettes for him. 

Julbari refused as stores were closed at the time. Hajula made the same request to Jangas who also refused for the same reason. 

Hajula got angry and punched and shot Jangas. He ordered Julbari not to call the police. 

The suspect fled and was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead. 

No empty shells were recovered at the crime scene. 

Police are conducting follow-up investigation.

Hi, my name is Arnold Navares. I asked my wife, Mercedita, for some money to buy shabu. She did not decline. Instead she said she had no money. But that really got me angry. I trashed the house. Then I picked up a metal pipe and beat her to death. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/11/man-mauls-wife-for-failure-to-give-money-to-buy-shabu

A woman was beaten up by her husband after she refused to give him money to buy shabu.

The incident happened at the couple’s house in Barangay Poblacion Pardo here around 10 a.m on Friday morning, Oct. 10.

The suspect, Arnold Navares, 48, was arrested after the incident.

Police said the man arrived home and asked his 50-year-old wife, Mercedita, that he needs money to buy shabu.

She told Arnold that she does not have money.

Arnold was irked and trashed their house.

He took a metal pipe and struck his wife, knocking her unconscious.

The victim regained consciousness and with the help of neighbors, reported the incident to the police that led to her husband’s arrest.

The suspect sought forgiveness at the Inayawan Police Station and promised that the incident would never happen again.

Police said charges for violating the Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 will be filed against the suspect.

Hi, my name is Vigil Cuevas. I was digging out a hole into which I could shove a huge boulder so we could have level ground to extend the house. My husband left to get coffee and sugar so it was me all alone in the hole digging at the base of the boulder. My mother-in-law said I should stop digging because the boulder was already loose but I ignored her and kept digging.  All of a sudden the boulder came loose and fell on top of me killing me instantly as my children looked on helplessly. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/537885/boulder-falls-crushes-kills-woman-inside-hole-she-dug-in-negros-oriental

A 34-year-old woman was crushed by an estimated 1 ton boulder that fell on her as she was trying to find a way to let it fall on a hole so that she could have a level ground to extend her family’s house in Sitio Camogao, Barangay Tambulan, Tayasan town in Negros Oriental.

The plan of the victim’s famly was to push the boulder into a hole that she and her family had dug so that they could have more level space for the extension of their house’s terrace.

When the boulder would be inside the hole, they would then fill it with soil thereby, having a level ground that they could use.

After finishing digging the hole in front of the boulder, they would then dig the soil at the base of the boulder so that it would loosen and they could push it into the hole.

But then on that fateful day of November 4, the victim identified by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, in a report, as Vigil Cuevas, was left alone in the hole and digging at the base of the boulder since her husband Bengie Cuevas went to buy sugar and coffee.

This was according to Barangay Councilor Edwin Callet of Tambulan, in an interview on November 4 with Lawyer Ruphil Bañoc in his program Straight to the Point at dyHP, that the boulder was estimated to be at least a ton in weight.

Callet also said that earlier the mother-in-law of Vigil told her to stop digging because the boulder was already loosened.

(Her mother-in-law told her to stop digging already, but she told her that she will just finish this.)

So she went into the hole and continued digging near the base of the boulder. 

Callet said that she was the only one there in the hole and her four children, whose ages are seven years old, five years old, three-years-old and her 11-month-old child were staying in an area where they could see their mother in the hole.

Then the boulder suddenly fell into the hole falling on Vigil, hitting her from behind and crushing her.

The seven-year-old child rushed to get help but then it was already too late.

Callet said that it took a lot of people using ropes and wood as lever to to lift the boulder and remove the body of the victim.

According to Police Executive Master Sergeant Charliven Gantalao, spokesman and deputy chief of the Tayasan Police Station, that the victim must have miscalculated in digging inside the hole.

(She miscalculated. Because [with the hole there] she would have dug at the side of the base of the boulder and then the hole at the side of the boulder would be enough. They would just use a piece of wood as a lever to push the boulder into the big hole.

Barangay Councilor Callet said that the body of the victim was still at the funeral parlor [as of evening of November 4] and the wake of the victim would be held at house of husband’s father in Barangay Tambulan.

Hi, my name is Caryl Ann Mistola. I was standing outside the entrance of a church waiting for a friend who had gone inside to light a candle.  All of a sudden a huge piece of concrete decorative sculpture fell from the bell tower and onto my head. The forced knocked me down but thankfully I survived. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/14/college-student-hurt-by-falling-concrete-church-decorative-sculpture

A 20-year-old college student was injured after she was hit by a falling concrete decorative sculpture from the bell tower at Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church in Barangay South, Ormoc City, on Thursday, June 13.

Police identified the victim as Caryl Ann Mistola, a student at the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) and a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Naungan, Ormoc.

Initial investigation conducted disclosed that the victim was standing at the entrance waiting for her friend who was lighting a candle inside when a concrete decorative sculpture accidentally detached from the bell tower and fell from the ceiling of the hall entrance.

The falling debris from the ceiling and the concrete decorative reportedly hit the head of the victim.

Mistola sustained injuries on her head and was taken to a local hospital.

The church assured that they will shoulder the medical expenses of the victim who needs surgery.

Hi, my name has not been reported but I am a 20-year-old man. The garbage truck came by and I tried to toss in my trash but the garbage men said to put my sack on the ground and back up.  Well, I put the sack on the ground and waited for my empty sack. One of the guys tossed the trash into the truck and accidentally struck the tailgate support bar, causing it to fall and hit the me on the head. I died instantly.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/25/man-throwing-trash-dies-after-being-hit-by-garbage-truck

A 20-year-old man died after being accidentally hit on the head by a garbage truck's support bar while throwing trash in Tanay, Rizal, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23.

According to the Tanay Municipal Police Station (Tanay MPS), the victim, identified as Jeffsy, went to the oval of Southville 10 in Barangay Plaza Aldea at around 9:37 a.m. to dispose of his garbage while the garbage truck was parked there for collection.

Upon arrival, the four garbage collectors instructed him to place the sacks on the ground and not to approach the truck for safety purposes.

At that moment, the victim waited for his empty sack while standing behind the garbage truck, seemingly unaware of the potential risk.

When one of the collectors threw garbage into the truck, it reportedly struck the tailgate support bar, causing it to fall and hit the victim on the head. This resulted in the victim's immediate death.

Authorities said the four garbage collectors are now in police custody and are facing investigation for negligence resulting in homicide.

Hi, my name is Novo Tadulma. I was out on a drinking spree with my friends Mario Mansigin and Gaspar Felipe. I asked them for more money to buy another bottle but they refused. So I stabbed them both to death. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/24/2-vendors-stabbed-dead-over-refusal-to-share-money-to-buy-liquor

A drinking session in Pili town in Camarines Sur province turned deadly when a vendor allegedly stabbed fellow vendors to death over their refusal to share money to buy liquor on Monday night, June 21.

Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, identified the victims as Mario Mansigin and Gaspar Felipe.

Initial investigation said the victims and suspect, Novo Tadulma, were having a drinking session when Tadulma asked the victims for money to buy another bottle of liquor.

The victims got angry and a heated argument erupted. The suspect got a knife and stabbed the victims.

The victims were taken to a hospital where they were declared dead.

Tadulma was arrested by responding policemen and now under the custody of the Pili Municipal Police Station (MPS).

Hi, my name is Mar. My neighbor Mel built a fence on his land which I didn't like at all. One day I wandered over there a bit drunk and got into an argument about it with him. In the heat of the argument I stabbed him in the gut with my bolo. He died instantly. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/7/man-stabbed-dead-during-argument-over-fence

A 43-year-old jobless man was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbor over a fence in Sitio Kanto Bulaklak, Barangay San Jose, this town, on Sunday afternoon, April 6.

Police identified the victim as Mel.

Investigation said the suspect, Mar, 57, and a carpenter, confronted the victim drunk regarding the fence of their land.

A heated argument erupted and Mar stabbed Mel with a bolo in the abdomen.

The victim was taken to a clinic in Tiaong, Quezon where he was declared dead.

The suspect who faces a homicide case fled after the incident and the subject of a manhunt operation.

Hi, my name is Arman. Someone had been dumping trash in our neighborhood. Suspecting my relative Edgar I confronted him. We got into a fistfight but then I pulled out my gun and shot him.  Edgar tried to run away but I kept shooting him until he was dead. 

https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/7/man-killed-by-relative-over-garbage-dispute

A 24-year-old man was shot and killed by his relative over garbage dumped in a right-of-way in Purok Narra, Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 6.

Police Capt. Honey Labaro, deputy chief of the Murcia Municipal Police Station, said the victim Edgar was returning home with his family when the 47-year-old suspect Arman confronted him about trash dumped in the area.

A fistfight ensued where Arman drew a gun and shot Edgar. Edgar was wounded and tried to flee but Arman continued to shoot the victim until he collapsed and died from multiple bullet wounds.

The suspect fled but he was apprehended by police near a school building. Recovered from him was a .45 caliber pistol.

During the chase, a commotion broke out between the two families where three people were injured, including the victim’s brother, who sustained head injuries and was hospitalized.

Police recovered a knife, a bolo, a magazine with ammunition, and spent shells from the crime scene.

A follow-up investigation is ongoing.

Hi, my name is Julito Bacus Gerada Jr. I am a mason. I was working on the 8th floor of a building when an iron pipe fell from the 22nd floor and onto my head. I died instantly. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/641473/falling-pipe-kills-26-year-old-mason-in-cebu-city

A 26-year-old construction worker died Tuesday, June 10, after he was struck on the head by a falling galvanized iron (GI) pipe while working at a high-rise building project in Barangay Zapatera here, authorities said.

The victim, identified as Julito Bacus Gerada Jr., a mason from Barangay Biga, Toledo City, was working on a gondola at the eighth floor of an ongoing mixed-use project when the tragedy occurred around 11 a.m., according to initial reports from the police.

Gerada sustained severe head injuries. He was immediately rushed to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

The GI pipe reportedly fell from the 22nd floor of the building before hitting him.

Marvin Gentapa, the project’s safety officer, reported the incident to the police around 5:30 p.m. the same day.

Authorities are conducting further investigations to determine whether proper safety protocols were observed at the site and whether there was negligence involved.

Tuesday’s accident adds to the list of workplace-related deaths in Central Visayas, where construction sites have consistently ranked among the most hazardous workplaces.

In an earlier report, the Department of Labor and Employment in Region 7 (DOLE-7) said the construction industry accounts for the highest number of workplace accidents in Central Visayas, many involving falls, falling objects, electrocution, and collapsed scaffolding.

Regulators have also urged construction firms to adhere more strictly to occupational health and safety guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), regular safety audits, and worker training programs.

In the meantime, authorities have yet to announce if charges will be filed or if the construction project will be temporarily halted pending investigation.

As of Tuesday evening, the body of the victim remains at VSMMC, while his family has been notified of the tragedy.

Assassinated Citizens November, 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/2025/11/03/fisher-killed-2-hurt-in-cebu-city-gun-attack

A 44-year-old fisherman died while two others were wounded when they were shot while aboard a motor banca in Barangay Pasil here on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 2. 

Police identified the fatality as Efren Tancos, a native of Inabanga, Bohol province. 

Wounded were Marvin Duallo Moreno, 27, and Winston Cabigon Caparida, 25, who are also residents of Inabanga. 

Police said Caparida hired Tancos and Moreno to transport his family in Barangay Ermita here to Inabanga. The family planned to visit their departed loved ones for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days. 

Police said the motor banca ferrying the victims was about to dock in Barangay Pasil when armed men peppered them with bullets. 

The gunmen fled after the attack. The victims were taken to the Cebu City Medical Center where Tancos died. 

Police Capt. Charisma Gonzales, information officer of the Cebu City Police Office, said initial investigation showed that at least five persons were involved in the attack. 

Gonzales said further investigation will be made to identify the culprits and the motive of the attack.

https://mb.com.ph/2025/11/11/game-fowl-breeder-gunned-down

A 48-year-old game fowl breeder was fatally shot in his game farm in Barangay Marcelo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 11. 

Police Lt. Dwight Fajardo, deputy chief of the Calatrava Municipal Police Station, said the victim Max was checking his fighting cocks when three unidentified men arrived and shot him from behind. 

Fajardo said the victim sustained bullet wounds in the back and a slash wound in the nape.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he died. 

Recovered from the crime scene were a fired .45 caliber cartridge case and a fired 12-gauge shotgun shell. 

Police are probing the motive of the incident and checking the background of the victim.

https://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/brazen-attack/

AN UNIDENTIFIED assailant gunned down a man along the Daang Maharlika Highway, Km. 18, Barangay Ilang, Bunawan District, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, around 3:10 p.m., prompting a hot pursuit operation by the police.

The victim was identified only as alias Nel, of legal age, single, jobless, and a resident of Purok Buhisan, Barangay Tibungco.

According to the Bunawan Police Station report, a concerned citizen notified authorities of the shooting at approximately 3:10 p.m. Investigators, led by PMSg Pantonial and PSSg Elmer P. Baliang Jr., immediately proceeded to the scene.

Initial investigation revealed that the victim was crossing the road in front of Specialist Primary Care Hospital toward Muslim Village when he was shot multiple times by the male perpetrator. 

The assailant used a firearm believed to be a caliber .45 pistol, the report added.

Nel sustained fatal gunshot wounds to the right side of the neck and the left chest and died on the spot. Reports said he was also hit on the right leg and the right side of the back. 

The suspect fled immediately after the incident toward an unknown direction.

The Regional Forensic Unit (RFU) XI Scene of the Crime Operative (SOCO) team, led by Capt Bernadine C. Magallanes, recovered two fired cartridge casings and two fired bullets.

They also recovered the victim’s bag, which contained two elongated transparent heat-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected shabu (methamphetamine), an ice pick, a coin purse containing a broken watch, a cellphone keypad, one lighter, one cap, one broken tube, and one blade.

Personnel of Bunawan Police Station are investigating the case. The motive for the shooting remains to be determined.

In accordance with Muslim burial tradition, the victim’s body was brought to his residence in Purok 16, Buhisan, Barangay Tibungco, and is scheduled for burial within 24 hours.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/967597/man-shot-dead-while-buying-fish-in-dasmari-as-city-cavite/story/

A man was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding gunman as the victim was buying fish from a stall along Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Barangay Salawag in Dasmariñas City, Cavite on Tuesday. 

According to Vonne Aquino’s report in “Saksi” on Wednesday, CCTV footage showed the gunman on his motorcycle passing in front of the store.

The suspect later returned to stop and shoot the victim.

Another customer was also shot and was seen running for his life until he fell on the ground.

One of the witnesses said they were shocked and hid after the suspect fired his gun several times. 

A police report from the Dasmariñas City police station showed that the victim suffered several gunshots in various parts of the body.

He was rushed to hospital but eventually succumbed to his wounds.

Meanwhile, the other customer was wounded in the right leg and is still undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Authorities are conducting follow-up operations and are still reviewing the CCTV footages in the area. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1264277

Law enforcement authorities here have launched a manhunt to arrest the gunman behind the killing of an Egyptian national on Saturday evening.

Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., director of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), said they mobilized personnel to track down where the gunmen had fled after the incident around 6:20 p.m. in the boundary of Barangays Lumbangan and Divisoria.

The victim was identified as Abdalrahman Elshawadfy Mohammed Elfaky based on the driver’s license the police recovered from the slain Egyptian’s possession at the crime scene.

“Investigation showed the victim was driving his vehicle when the motorcycle-riding attacker pulled up beside him, fatally shot him, and sped off,” Fortaleza said in a report Sunday.

Councilor Fredrick Atilano, chairperson of the City Council’s Committee on Peace and Order, said a thorough investigation is underway and the police are reviewing footage from the CCTV cameras in the area of the incident.

Atilano said the victim is temporarily staying in this city and is in charge of the Asia Academic School in Barangay Tetuan.

He urged those who might have vital information that could lead to the solution of the case to assist the police in the investigation.

Atilano said all information will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Hi, My Name is...65

In this edition of Hi, My Name is....we are back to profiling foreigners in the Philippines. Many people think they can hide out in this archipelago but the long arm of the law always catches up to them. 

Hi, my name is Choi Seung. Back in my home country of South Korea I was "the head of a telecom scam syndicate obtaining PHP215 million from some 800 victims from 2015 to 2016." After scamming everything I could I went on the run to the Philippines thinking I could hide from the authorities but they found me. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1183018

Authorities nabbed a South Korean fugitive in Muntinlupa City who is wanted for telecommunications fraud in his home country, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said Tuesday.

Citing reports from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Azurin said the suspect Choi Seung, 36, was arrested by members of the CIDG and the Fugitive Search Unit of the Bureau of Immigration in Alabang on Monday.

Seung is the subject of a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) for transnational crime.

Reports gathered by the PNP reveal that the subject is the head of a telecom scam syndicate obtaining PHP215 million from some 800 victims from 2015 to 2016.

“The PNP is always ready to respond to complaints especially if it involves a large-scale fraud such as this. Kaligtasan niyo, sagot ko! But this is a team effort so we recognize the dedication shown by everyone in the organization to resolving cases involving foreign nationals,” Azurin said in a statement.

The PNP will properly coordinate with South Korean authorities to determine the proceedings in handling this case.

Hi, my name is John Anthony Cole. I was driving my large For Everest SUV when I hit a tricycle. INstaed of stopping to help I sped off. The tricycle driver chased after me, blocked me, but then I hit him again which caused him to smash into two other vehicles. At least he didn't die.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1671811/british-man-nabbed-in-cavite-hit-and-run

A British national was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 27, for hitting a tricycle and driving away after the incident in General Mariano Alvarez town in Cavite province.

The Region 4A police, in a report, said John Anthony Cole was traveling around 5:45 p.m. aboard a Ford Everest when he hit a tricycle driven by Ernani Dapuran inside a subdivision in Barangay Gregoria De Jesus.

Instead of stopping, Cole sped off and left the scene.

Dapuran gave chase and managed to block the suspect’s vehicle along Congressional Road.

But Cole hit Dapuran’s vehicle again. The wayward tricycle consequently hit two vehicles.

Police who responded to the incident arrested Cole and put him under detention. He is facing appropriate criminal charges.

Hi, my name is John Crotty. In my home country of the United Kingdom I was imprisoned for six years. Shortly after that I moved to the Philippines as a tourist. Of course I did not plan on leaving so I stayed. IN February Interpol released a green notice for me. When the PNP arrested me they found obscene photos of underage Filipinos on my website and social media accounts. Now I am being investigated for those photos.  

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1184935

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday reported the arrest of a 64-year-old convicted sex offender for allegedly running a child sex website in the Philippines.

In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the foreigner as John Crotty, who was arrested last Sept. 15 in his rented home in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental.

The arrested foreign national was also investigated for alleged film piracy after the arresting officers found pieces of evidence of him distributing obscene photos of underage Filipino girls on his website and social media accounts.

He was reportedly jailed for nine years in the United Kingdom (UK) but moved to the country shortly after his release from prison.

According to BI Intelligence Chief Fortunato Manahan Jr., the operation was conducted by joint enforcers from the BI's Fugitive Search Unit and Intelligence Division, in coordination with the Tangub City police.

“The arrest followed after receiving official communication from British authorities informing us that Crotty became the subject of an Interpol green notice that was issued last February 21," he said.

The BI official added that Crotty had hidden in the Philippines since Feb. 6 when he arrived in the country as a tourist and has since overstayed.

Meanwhile, Tansingco vowed to prioritize the arrest and deportation of sex offenders such as Crotty who prey on vulnerable victims online.

“These predators pose a serious threat to our women and children and there is no place for them here," he said.

Crotty was also placed on the BI blacklist effectively barring him from re-entering the country.

Hi, my name is Jack Liu. I am a Chinese businessman. I had a fiancee but we broke up. Wanting to get back to her I told her to meet up with me or I would leak our sex tapes online. She did not believe me so I sent one to a friend. That got her attention and the attention of the PNP. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1186257

A 31-year-old Chinese businessman accused of “sextortion” was nabbed in an entrapment in Iloilo City last week.

Jack Liu, of Barangay Muelle Loney, was nabbed by the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6 (RACU-6) on October 12 after his former fiancée complained that he threatened to leak their sex videos on social media if she would not agree to meet up with him

According to a report Sunday of Lt. Col. Artemio Ricabo, RACU-6 Officer-in-Charge, the victim also alleged abusive behavior by Liu.

“The suspect, not wanting to end their relationship, started threatening the victim that he will spread their sex videos if she leaves him,” Ricabo said in a statement.

The victim ignored Liu’s threats at first until he sent their video to one of her friends.

RACU-6 set up the operation when the victim agreed to meet her former lover at a lodge in Molo district.

As soon as the victim entered the room, operatives immediately followed and arrested the suspect, who was caught naked.

“I commend the personnel of RACU 6 and Iloilo Police Station for a job well done. The immediate decision of the victim to seek our help led to the arrest of the suspect,” PNP-ACG chief Brig. Gen. Joel Doria said in another statement.

Hi, our names are Lai Po Ving, Amritpal, and Pritpal Singh. One of us is Taiwanese and the other two are Indian. We were all intercepted at Clark airport by the Bureau of Immigration. Lai Po Ving had a fake visa and passport, had been deported previously, and was wanted back in Taiwan for drug offenses. Amritpal, and Pritpal Singh were caught with fake Philippine visas and stamps. They sent us all back to our home countries. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1186620

A Taiwanese wanted for drug-related crimes and two Indian nationals using fake immigration stamps were recently apprehended by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Clark International Airport.

BI Intelligence Division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. identified the Taiwanese as Lai Po Ving, 33, and the Indian nationals as Amritpal, 30 and Pritpal Singh, 24, who all attempted to board a Tiger Air flight bound for Singapore last Oct. 6.

He said Lai initially presented his Turkish passport bearing the name Lai Bulut along with his Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV) card.

But after further verification of his travel history and documents, it was learned that he is the subject of a summary deportation order issued last April 2021 for violation of the terms and conditions of his stay under the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.

The foreigner was also discovered to be wanted by the Taiwan Police Attache for violation of the Anti-Illegal Drug Act.

"He tried to evade prosecution for his crime by using his Turkish passport, but his plan was foiled by our officers who were very thorough in checking his records," said Manahan in a statement.

Meanwhile, Amritpal and Singh were intercepted for having passports that were affixed with counterfeit Philippine entry visas, visa extension stickers, and arrival stamps.

The three erring foreign nationals were turned over to the BI’s legal division pending deportation proceedings.

BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco commended immigration officers for the triple apprehension.

"These arrests are a testament to our officers' vigilance in manning our ports. Rest assured that we will remain true to our mission to contribute to national security and development,” he said.

He also warned foreigners who try to evade immigration laws by using false documents.

"These attempts to use (fake) visas and stamps to clear immigration inspection are futile. Our officers undergo rigorous training to detect dubious documents," Tansingco said. 

Hi, my name is Victor Patrick. I am a Ghanaian and I came to the Philippines as a tourist in 2019. Later I applied for a missionary visa. But my real mission was to hack and rob ATMs. However, I am part of a much larger syndicate. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1187352

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday announced the arrest of a Ghanaian national suspected to be the mastermind of a West African syndicate that hacks automated teller machines (ATMs) in the Philippines.

In a media release, Immigration Intelligence Division Chief, Fortunato Manahan Jr., identified the African as Victor Patrick, 34, arrested in a joint operation conducted by members of the BI and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) last Oct. 14 in the parking lot of a mall in Bicutan.

According to the Immigration officer, a mission order was issued following a letter sent by local intelligence authorities regarding Patrick's illegal activities in the country.

"The AFP said that Patrick is one of the prime suspects involved in an ATM hacking syndicate. He has been seen to frequent several big banks in Barangay Moonwalk in Parañaque," Manahan said.

Manahan said that after verification of Patrick's travel history and visa status, it was learned that the foreigner arrived in the country last April 20, 2019 using a tourist visa and applied for a missionary visa, which was petitioned by a Cebu-based company.

Immigration agents then conducted surveillance on the declared address of the company and discovered that it does not exist.

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Patrick will be facing deportation charges for violation of Section 37(a)(9) of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 after obtaining an immigration document under false statement and representation.

"Patrick's visa is deemed void from the start considering that it was obtained by means of fraud," he said.

Tansingco added that they are in close coordination with local law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest possible cohorts and other foreign scammers that might be in the country.

Hi, my name is Andrew Clark Stewart. I'm from Canada. I've been staying illegally in the Philippines for a while now. I probably would have gotten away with it if my neighbors had not reported my unruly behavior. Now I will be deported back to Canada.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1188493

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the arrest of an overstaying Canadian national for the alleged destruction of properties in their subdivision in Pampanga.

In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Andrew Clark Stewart, 62, was arrested at around 10 a.m. in front of his house in Angeles City last Oct. 18.

He was apprehended based on a complaint for his unruly behavior in the subdivision where he resides.

“When our officers approached Stewart, he failed to present a valid passport or any identification card. He was then arrested for being in flagrante undocumented,” the BI chief said.

The foreigner is now facing a deportation case for violating the conditions of his stay under the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, for overstaying, and for being an undocumented immigrant.

“This should serve as a warning to foreigners who wish to stay in the country. Legalize your stay and behave appropriately or face detention and deportation,” Tansingco added.

The foreigner is currently at the BI detention center in Bicutan, Taguig pending deportation proceedings.

Hi, our names are Ko Chang Hwan and Min Seokchul. We are both South Koreans. Min was arrested for overstaying and I was arrested because I'm wanted for importing illegal drugs in my home country. 

And our names are Lu Changyong and Lu Changxin. We are both wanted for large scale fraud in our home country of China. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1188980

Four foreigners were recently arrested in separate operations conducted by the fugitive search unit (FSU) of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pasay City and Oriental Mindoro.

According to BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the fugitives, two South Koreans and two Chinese nationals were apprehended on Oct. 25 and on Nov. 2, respectively.

Arrested last month inside a condominium unit along Balagtas St., Pasay City was Ko Chang Hwan, 52, who is wanted by authorities in his country for importing illegal drugs.

The BI-FSU said the foreign national is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Suwon district court in Ansan, South Korea where he is charged with violating his country’s narcotics control act.

During the operation, the agents encountered inside Ko’s residence another Korean national, Min Seokchul, 44, who was found to be overstaying since 2018.

On the other hand, the BI team arrested early this month Lu Changyong, 48, and Lu Changxin, 46, at a beach resort in Puerto Galera.

They are both wanted for large-scale fraud.

The Chinese government said the two fugitives are subjects of arrest warrants issued by the public security bureau in Jilin, China for committing contract fraud in violation of the country’s criminal law.

All of them are currently detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation.

Hi, our names are Minh Viet Phan and Chi Trung Nguyen and we are Vietnamese. We kidnapped a fellow Vietnamese woman and held for a ransom. Thankfully her boyfriend paid the requested 1 million pesos. Though we had requested 50 million initially. But of course the law caught up with us and we have been arrested for kidnaping. 

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1189293

Two Vietnamese nationals were arrested for kidnapping their compatriot, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Wednesday.

Citing the report of the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. identified the suspects as Minh Viet Phan, 29, and Chi Trung Nguyen, 27, who were apprehended by AKG operatives on Nov. 17 and 18, respectively.

Their arrest came after the kidnap victim, a Vietnamese woman, was rescued in Antipolo City on Nov. 16.

Reports showed that on Oct. 29, the victim known as "Ms. Anne" left a hotpot restaurant at the Aseana Business Park near the corner of Macapagal Boulevard and Aseana Avenue in Parañaque City to meet someone in a bar and did not return.

At around 9 p.m. on the same day, the victim’s boyfriend received messages and video of the victim being beaten by the alleged kidnappers through Telegram and demanded PHP50 million from him in exchange for her safe release.

In the course of negotiation, the ransom was reduced to PHP1 million which was transferred in two tranches to a bank account given by the suspects for the victim’s safe release.

The victim was then abandoned by her captors at Blue Mountain, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City where she was rescued.

On Nov. 17, a follow-up operation was conducted by AKG members, resulting in the arrest of Minh in his condominium at around 7 p.m at La Verti Residences, Pasay City while Chi was arrested at around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, at a karaoke bar in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque City

The suspects are undergoing investigation prior to the filing of the criminal complaint as prime suspects for kidnapping for ransom and serious illegal detention.

Operations are underway to arrest other suspects in the crime.