Murder
Son Kills Own Father; Pa Slays Own Kid
Monday, October 13th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 13, 2008) – A son has killed his own father after a heated argument in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Norte, police said.Police said Ruben Tumagna, 24, hacked his father, Albert…
Cops Shoot Unarmed Fisherman In Southern Philippines
Sunday, September 21st, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 21, 2008) – A policeman shot and killed a fisherman after he tried to escape while being arrested for illegal fishing in Davao City in the southern Philippines.Benjever Madagmit, who was unarmed …
Three Killed In Violence In Zamboanga
Monday, September 15th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 15, 2008) – Unresolved murders continue in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines as a trader fell victim on Monday, barely a day after gunmen also killed a man on a village here.Police s…
Gunman Kills Ex-Army Soldier In Zamboanga City
Thursday, September 11th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 11, 2008) – An unidentified gunman killed a former government soldier in an attack Thursday in the southern Philippine port city Zamboanga, police said.Police said retired army lieutenant San…
Trader Killed In Pagadian City
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 9, 2008) – Motorcycle gunman killed a trader in an attack in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines, police said Tuesday.Police said the 28-year old Bryan San…
Zamboanga Village Chieftain Found Dead Inside Motel
Saturday, September 6th, 2008Zamboanga City, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 6, 2008) – A local village chieftain was found murdered inside his motel room in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, police said.Police said the body of Abubakar Alphad was discovered…
Gunman Kills Officer Of Philippine Technical School
Friday, September 5th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 5, 2008) – An unidentified gunman shot dead Friday a senior official of the state-run Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in Zamboanga City.Village officials identified the v…
Woman Committed Suicide Inside Police Jail; Son Kills Own Father In Mindanao
Friday, August 22nd, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 22, 2008) – A woman who was arrested by policemen for stealing at a shopping mall allegedly killed herself Friday inside her detention cell in Davao City in Mindanao, authorities said.Authorities sa…
Muslim Motorcar Operator Killed In Zamboanga City
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 22, 2008) – Police is investigating the murder of a Muslim businessman who was shot several times in an attack in Zamboanga city in the southern Philippines.Police said Ibno Yusop, president of th…
Gunmen Kill Ship Owner In Zamboanga City
Friday, July 4th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 4, 2008) – Two motorcycle gunmen killed a ship owner in an attack in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, police said. Police said the Faustino Saavedra and his wife Floria, were on a c…
RP Military Absolves Troops In Sulu Massacre
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008A boy peeks from behind a placard in Sulu province in southern Philippines where Muslims are angered by the killings of seven civilians and an off-duty infantrymen by government soldiers in Maimbung town on February 4, 2008. The Philippine military has…
3 Muslims Killed In Zamboanga Restaurant Attack
Thursday, November 15th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 16, 2007) – Three Muslim men were killed in an attack Friday inside a restaurant in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga, police said.Police said two gunmen opened fire on the trio at arou…
Japanese Executive Killed In Central Philippines’ Cebu Island
Monday, November 12th, 2007CEBU CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 13, 2007) – A Japanese executive was killed in a gun attack Tuesday in the central Filipino province of Cebu, police said.Police said two unidentified motorcycle gunmen ambushed Hiroshi Kosaka, 49, at …
RP Lawmaker Urges Police To Probe Killings Of Poll Officers
Sunday, November 11th, 2007MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 11, 2007) – A Philippine senator on Sunday called for a though investigation into the recent killings of two elections officials.Alioden Dalaig, the chief of the Commission on Elections’ Legal Departmen…
Families Of Murdered Civilians Appeal For Protection In South RP
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 03, 2007) – Families of three logging workers murdered in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur have appealed for help from authorities after receiving death threats.The workers, Pablit…
Ex-Army Colonel Shot Dead In Zamboanga City
Thursday, September 27th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 27 Sept) – A former army colonel who escaped assassination in Sulu province was killed in an attack Thursday by a lone gunman in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police said. Police said Ramon H…
Politician Linked To Murder Of 2 Farmers In Southern Philippines
Saturday, September 1st, 2007COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines (Mindana0 Examiner / 01 Sept) – Communist insurgents on Saturday accused a politician as behind the murder of two farmers in Compostela Valley’s Monkayo town in southern Philippines.Authorities initially blamed the Ne…
Cop, 2 Others Implicated In Murder Of State Examiner In South RP
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 07 Aug) – Three people, including a local policeman, were implicated in the murder of a state auditor in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said.Officials said the three men were imp…
Man, Abandoned By Wife, Shoots Self In South RP
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 24 Jul) – A postman, abandoned by his wife, shot himself inside their house in Davao City in the southern Philippines, police said on Tuesday.Police said the man shot himself with a .38-caliber revolver in their house …
Maoist Rebels Seized 2 Village Chieftain, Son In South RP
Thursday, July 12th, 2007DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 12 Jul) – Suspected communist insurgents seized a village chieftain and his son, accused of murdering seven civilians, in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday.Police said some 30 heavily armed New People’s …
Police Spy Killed In Southern RP
Thursday, June 14th, 2007DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 14 Jun) - Four gunmen killed a police informant in broad daylight attack in the southern Philippine of Compostela Valley, police said on Thursday.The attack also left the victim’s brother, a policeman, seriously injure…
Amok Kills 10 In Central RP, Police Say
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 02 Jun) – About two dozen people were killed and wounded before sunrise on Saturday after a man ran amuck and hacked his neighbors in the central Philippine province of Samar, police said.Police said the man was apparently…