Tag: assassination
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Court of Appeals Rejects Plea of Degamo Assassins: Justice Prevails in High-Profile Case
In a significant legal development, the Court of Appeals has firmly rejected the appeal of two suspects involved in the brutal assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on March 4, 2023. The 33-page ruling from the appellate court’s 4th Division dismissed the plea by Joric Labrador and Benjie Rodriguez, who were captured on video…
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Government Official Assassinated in Zamboanga City Amid Election Gun Ban
In a shocking daylight attack, Jaybee Robert Baguinda, a 57-year-old director at the Registry of Deeds in Zamboanga City, was fatally shot on Friday, January 31. The incident took place despite a nationwide gun ban enforced during the election period. The attack occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. as Baguinda was entering the Registry of Deeds…
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Town Council Candidate Assassinated in Maguindanao del Norte Ambush
In a tragic incident, Jerry Beltran Dofredo, a 46-year-old candidate for town council in Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte, was fatally ambushed on January 18, 2025. The attack occurred around 5 p.m. near the borders of Barangays Katinggawan and San Isidro in Midsayap, North Cotabato. Dofredo, who was campaigning for reelection under the Muslim-Christian Democrats…
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Police Vigilance in Negros Oriental Amidst Election Season
In Negros Oriental, the local police are on high alert, closely monitoring the movements of former members of a disbanded private armed group (PAG). Lt. Stephen Polinar, the spokesperson for the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, disclosed that six individuals from the group, which was dismantled years ago, are suspected to have relocated elsewhere on…
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Islamic Teacher Assassinated in North Cotabato, Police Hunt for Killers
In a tragic incident in Pikit, North Cotabato, an Islamic teacher named Yasser Mama Abdullah was brutally shot and killed by two assailants. The attack took place at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday outside the annex of Noorul Eilm Academy Foundation Inc. in Barangay Inug-ug. Abdullah, who had recently passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)…
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Vice Mayoral Candidate Assassinated in South Cotabato
In a shocking incident, Jose Osorio, a vice mayoral candidate in Tantangan, South Cotabato, was brutally murdered on Monday, November 18, 2024. The 58-year-old former barangay chief was found dead inside his family’s roadside eatery in Barangay Bukay Pait, where he was discovered by relatives following the sound of gunfire around 5:50 a.m. The police,…
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