Entries from June 2008

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Acquiescence to killings is convenient to police

PEOPLE’S FEEDBACK: Reading through comments of this YouTube entry regarding the continuing murders of persons, including minors, on pretense of “vigilante killings” would somehow give anyone an idea as to how, even those who lives or has relatives living in Davao City; those who have their relatives also killed; and locals gives tacit acquiescence […]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Bloggers said of “vigilante killings” in Davao and Cebu

WHAT DO THEY SAY: In this post, we share the excerpts of selected articles and opinions by some bloggers; some are columns and news articles, they posted in their own web blogs regarding their comments on “vigilante killings” in the cities of Davao and Cebu. Should you have any comment on this particular issue, you […]

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Bloody trail of pattern of murders

MURDER TRAIL: In our previous reports, we already mentioned several cases involving murders of former detainees; and those murdered in connection with the continuing unsolved robbery incidents. On June 18 and 19, another motorcycle taxi driver in General Santos City and a former detainee in Tagum City were murdered respectively once again.
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008

A boy is one of those six killed in three days

AT GLANCE: In span of three days, six persons have been killed, including a 16-year-old boy, in separate shooting incidents on pretense of “vigilante killings” in the cities of General Santos and Davao. One of the victims was reported to have been killed by mistake; but the rest were described by the police investigating these […]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

“Vigilantes” kills yet another seven persons in separate incidents

AT GLANCE: From February 4 to May 17 of this year, another seven persons were reported to have been murdered, two other survives attempt on their lives, including a boy, in separate incidents in Davao City. Though the police concludes most the victims have had criminal records, are involved in sex trade, members of gangs; […]

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Three more murdered on “vigilante” pretense

AT GLANCE: In span of three days, another three persons were killed in Davao City, one of whom was reportedly a pimp. One of the victims, whose identity remains unknown, was stabbed dead as he walks in a place where market goers usually gather at dawn. As in previous cases, although the motive into their […]

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Killing mutates into targeting anyone instead

AT GLANCE: On June 13, three persons were attacked by four gunmen riding on two separate motorcycles in Cebu City. One of the victims was wounded, but two others were escaped unharmed. But contrary to previous incidents, these victims had no criminal records at all but nevertheless the manner their case was described, they must […]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Police claim corpses are of crime suspects

AT GLANCE: In our previous posts, we have already mentioned the supposed existence of Davao Death Squad (DDS) and Dadiangas Death Squad (DDS). However, in the continuing murders of crime suspects in Mindanao, another group, Cotabato Death Squad (CDS), is reported to have been responsible in murdering two persons whose corpses were recovered along a […]

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Shot in broad daylight

AT GLANCE: Three days after a motorcycle taxi driver was killed, another driver, Jerry Balono, had been killed in broad daylight. His passenger shot him first on the back but as he was already wounded, two other gunmen repeatedly shot him to finish him off. The police claimed to have identified those responsible for […]

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Yet another motorcycle taxi driver murdered

AT GLANCE: On June 4, another motorcycle taxi driver, Alfredo Coronel, had been killed by gunmen riding on motorcycle who attempted to forcibly steal his motorcycle from him. Alfredo’s murder adds on to the unabated murders of motorcycle taxi drivers in General Santos City. Those responsible have not been identified, arrested and charged […]