Package bomb blast kills woman in Taguig
By Abigail Kwok INQUIRER.net, Radyo Inquirer, 12/29/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20101229-311535/Package-bomb-blast-kills-woman-in-Taguig
UPDATE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20101231-311947/Probers-train-sight-on-woman-who-carried-gift-bomb
UPDATE : http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20101229-311597/Gift-wrapped-bomb-kills-housewife
A woman was killed when she opened what was apparently a package bomb inside her home in a subdivision in Taguig City Wednesday, a police official said.
The victim, Yvonne Chua, died on the spot when the bomb exploded to her face while opening the package, said Chief Superintendent Jose Arne delos Santos, Southern Police District chief.
A report from Radyo Inquirer showed that the explosion occurred at around 10:30 a.m. inside Chua’s home at Mahogany Place at Block 10, Lot 21 in Barangay (village) Bambang.
The report said Chua’s husband, Louie, and seven-year old son, Benson, were also injured in the explosion.
Chua, delos Santos said, was a “plain housewife.”
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Two men executed in Quiapo
The other, Macaraeg said, was between 30 and 40 years old, five-foot-one tall, and clad in a white shirt and white printed short pants. He had his face wrapped in packing tape.
Macaraeg said both men had their hands tied behind their backs and their feet bound with nylon cord. Oddly, Macaraeg pointed out, the bodies were piled up in the shape of a cross, with the victim in his 20s lying across the other man’s body.
“One had bullet wounds in the face and in the back, while the other had a gunshot wound in the stomach and had a contusion on the forehead,” Macaraeg said, adding both were shot with a .45-caliber pistol.
Police Officer 3 Giovanni Valera, case investigator, said that a witness reported hearing four shot and when he looked out of his window he saw a gray sedan and two scooters speeding away from their neighborhood toward the direction of Claro M. Recto Avenue.
2 victims of summary execution found in Quiapo
By Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20101210-308162/2-victims-of-summary-execution-found-in-Quiapo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
another suicide in SM Fairview
Oct 18, 2010 : this tweet was posted on the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Twitter feed. There were other people who posted similar reports and others claimed to have witness the incident.
And here's the Inquirer's report:
| MANILA, Philippines—A 19-year-old student killed himself inside a mall in Fairview, Quezon City, on Sunday afternoon following an argument with his girlfriend.Case investigator PO1 Hermogenes Capili of the Quezon City Police District’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit identified the victim as Richard Fernando, a student of Fatima University. Fernando, a resident of Lagro Subdivision in Barangay Greater Lagro, sustained serious head injuries when he jumped from the second floor of the mall at around 3:10 p.m. Witnesses told the police that the teenager had climbed over the railings near the cinema and food court area before he jumped. Capili said Fernando was rushed to Far Eastern University Hospital but he died of his injuries nearly two hours later. The victim’s father told the police that his son may have killed himself over relationship problems. The police noted that a check of the victim’s cell phone showed that Fernando had been fighting with his girlfriend before he took his life. |
If this person did jump to his death, this would be the second or third time a person has decided to commit suicide in this particular mall.
Here's the report from 2009:
http://metrocrimescene.blogspot.com/2009/09/suicide-in-mall.html
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Dead Woman Found in Suitcase
Supt. Jade Santos of Caloocan Police said the body was identified through IDs and calling cards that were found at the scene of the crime.
Based on the state of the body, police speculate that the victim died three days ago. The cause of the death might be a blow to the left side of the head where a fracture was found, as reported by Supt. Filemon Porciuncula of the SOCO NPD.
full report and video at:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/metro-manila/09/28/10/police-identifies-woman-suitcase
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Fetuses found near churches
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/09/15/10/dead-babies-discovered-near-churches
Police said a 5-to 7-month-old fetus was found inside a green plastic bag at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
An hour later, another fetus was found at the doorstep of the Church of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo district, Manila.
PO3 Jay Santos of the Manila Police District (MPD) Homicide Division believes the babies were aborted by their mothers.
Meanwhile, the Malabon City police also reported that a fetus, wrapped in plastic and then stuffed into a sack, was found at the corner of Salmon and Pampano streets in Catmon district on Wednesday.
Police said a worker named Tamy Pinero discovered the fetus and reported it to the police.
The Malabon City police's Scene of the Crime Operatives said the fetus was only 7 months old.
Police said a 5-to 7-month-old fetus was found inside a green plastic bag at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
An hour later, another fetus was found at the doorstep of the Church of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo district, Manila.
PO3 Jay Santos of the Manila Police District (MPD) Homicide Division believes the babies were aborted by their mothers.
Meanwhile, the Malabon City police also reported that a fetus, wrapped in plastic and then stuffed into a sack, was found at the corner of Salmon and Pampano streets in Catmon district on Wednesday.
Police said a worker named Tamy Pinero discovered the fetus and reported it to the police.
The Malabon City police's Scene of the Crime Operatives said the fetus was only 7 months old.
Dead Baby Boy Found in Plastic Bag
an Inquirer report from 2008
...the body of a baby boy was discovered at a tricycle terminal on H. Francisco Street corner Morato Road, Barangay Damayan.
Driver Hermilando Balalad Jr. said he found a plastic bag inside a tricycle as he was parking his vehicle at the terminal.
Curious about its contents, he said he opened the bag and was shocked to see the dead baby estimated to be about seven months old.
Balalad said the baby had a long open wound on his chest.
“It was likely that the baby boy’s chest was cut open. But we’re not sure if his internal organs were gone,” said village chairman Gualberto Casaje.
...the body of a baby boy was discovered at a tricycle terminal on H. Francisco Street corner Morato Road, Barangay Damayan.
Driver Hermilando Balalad Jr. said he found a plastic bag inside a tricycle as he was parking his vehicle at the terminal.
Curious about its contents, he said he opened the bag and was shocked to see the dead baby estimated to be about seven months old.
Balalad said the baby had a long open wound on his chest.
“It was likely that the baby boy’s chest was cut open. But we’re not sure if his internal organs were gone,” said village chairman Gualberto Casaje.
Two Severed Heads Found
an Inquirer report from 2008
Superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag, chief of Quezon City Police District’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (QCPD-CIDU), said the two heads were found by scavengers floating along a creek in Sitio (sub-village) West Riverside, Barangay (village) San Antonio at around 9:30 a.m.
Quoting witnesses, Mabanag said the heads were already bloated and in the early stages of decomposition.
He said they believe the heads belonged to members of a drug syndicate who may have been killed by their gangmates.
“Members of illegal drugs syndicate are known to kill their members in such ghastly ways,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net).
Mabanag said they invited a woman who had gone to their office Wednesday night to file a blotter entry about her husband and their friend, who went missing after they were allegedly abducted by unidentified men in Quiapo, Manila a week ago.
Superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag, chief of Quezon City Police District’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (QCPD-CIDU), said the two heads were found by scavengers floating along a creek in Sitio (sub-village) West Riverside, Barangay (village) San Antonio at around 9:30 a.m.
Quoting witnesses, Mabanag said the heads were already bloated and in the early stages of decomposition.
He said they believe the heads belonged to members of a drug syndicate who may have been killed by their gangmates.
“Members of illegal drugs syndicate are known to kill their members in such ghastly ways,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net).
Mabanag said they invited a woman who had gone to their office Wednesday night to file a blotter entry about her husband and their friend, who went missing after they were allegedly abducted by unidentified men in Quiapo, Manila a week ago.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Batang City Jail gang members executed
Heavily tattooed men found dead in Quiapo
By Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer 08/03/2010
MANILA, Philippines—The bodies of two heavily tattooed gang members, believed to be victims of summary execution, were discovered early Tuesday, after they were dumped under a bridge in Quiapo, Manila.
Both members of the Batang City Jail had been strangled to death before they were dumped.
Police Officer 3 Jay Santos of the Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section identified the victims as Jimmy Reyes, 31, of Oroquieta Street in Sta. Cruz; and an alias “Ivan,” whom he described to be between 30 and 40 years old, with his hair dyed. Both men bore tattoos all over their bodies and were half-naked.
Santos said that their bodies were discovered by a street sweeper at around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, near a shop under the Quezon Bridge in Quiapo.
The case investigator revealed that street sweeper Noel De Castro, of the Leonel Waste Management Incorporated, was cleaning the streets near a handicraft store under the bridge when he stumbled onto the bodies which were slumped on the concrete pavement.
He immediately sought police assistance from the MPD Sta. Cruz Station 3 Barbosa outpost.
Santos observed ligature marks around the necks of the bodies showing that they were strangled to death. The bodies were brought to the St. Yvan funeral parlor for autopsy and safekeeping.
Homicide investigators are conducting follow-up operations to determine the motive and to identify the killers.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100803-284721/Heavily-tattooed-men-found-dead-in-Quiapo
By Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer 08/03/2010
MANILA, Philippines—The bodies of two heavily tattooed gang members, believed to be victims of summary execution, were discovered early Tuesday, after they were dumped under a bridge in Quiapo, Manila.
Both members of the Batang City Jail had been strangled to death before they were dumped.
Police Officer 3 Jay Santos of the Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section identified the victims as Jimmy Reyes, 31, of Oroquieta Street in Sta. Cruz; and an alias “Ivan,” whom he described to be between 30 and 40 years old, with his hair dyed. Both men bore tattoos all over their bodies and were half-naked.
Santos said that their bodies were discovered by a street sweeper at around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, near a shop under the Quezon Bridge in Quiapo.
The case investigator revealed that street sweeper Noel De Castro, of the Leonel Waste Management Incorporated, was cleaning the streets near a handicraft store under the bridge when he stumbled onto the bodies which were slumped on the concrete pavement.
He immediately sought police assistance from the MPD Sta. Cruz Station 3 Barbosa outpost.
Santos observed ligature marks around the necks of the bodies showing that they were strangled to death. The bodies were brought to the St. Yvan funeral parlor for autopsy and safekeeping.
Homicide investigators are conducting follow-up operations to determine the motive and to identify the killers.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100803-284721/Heavily-tattooed-men-found-dead-in-Quiapo
Friday, July 9, 2010
Hiding drugs in the Virgin Mary
NBP Director General Oscar Calderon told Pilipino Star Ngayon that Sanchez is suspected of selling shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) worth a total of P1.5 million to his fellow prisoners. The drugs were found concealed inside a statue of the Virgin Mary during one of NBP's random checkups. Sanchez has been known to collect icons of the Virgin Mary.
FROM: http://www.spot.ph/the-feed/46060/bilibid-inmate-ex-mayor-antonio-sanchez-caught-with-shabu-concealed-in-virgin-mary-statue
Friday, July 2, 2010
Woman falls to her death in Shangri-la Mall
Here's the report from SPOT.PH
http://www.spot.ph/2010/07/01/lady-dentist-falls-off-6th-floor-of-mandaluyongs-shangri-la-plaza-mall/
Dr. Mary Ann Magtoto, a dentist, died after falling six floors inside the Shangri-la Plaza mall in Mandaluyong City today, according to ABS-CBNNews.com. Reports say she landed on the second floor of the mall at 3:50 p.m. Police “have yet to determine if the woman jumped off or was pushed,” said ABS-CBNNews.com
Twitter was abuzz about the incident this afternoon. Twitter user NeilParas posted a picture of the scene, with the dead woman lying facedown on the mall’s floor. Another Twitterer, maitecaliente, posted a photo of Magtoto surrounded by bystanders.
TV host Drew Arellano, who was at Shangri-la Plaza at the time, Tweeted, “I’m on the 6th flr and people around me heard a loud smack… They took the body away. They covered the blood on the floor with white towels but red/brown color still visible.”
Here are the tweets from http://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet
Mandaluyong chief of police says dentist Mary Ann Magtoto who fell from upper floor in Shangri-La Mall DOA at 4:20pm--Beverly
Picture and report from ABS-CBS NEWS:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/07/01/10/woman-falls-6th-flr-shangri-la-mall
UPDATES:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/195018/cops-probe-dentists-fatal-fall-in-mandaluyong-mall
...the victim did not show any effort to protect herself from the fall), the witness said. A man who identified himself as Dr. Peter Milaor claimed that victim was his cousin, and he positively identified her as Mary Ann. The report said Milaor claimed he was able to review the video recording of the mall's closed-circuit television (CCTV), which showed Mary Ann repeatedly going up and down the escalator, seemingly contemplating deeply on something.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/07/02/10/police-woman-shangri-la-mall-jumped-6th-floor
Superintendent Roseller Sta. Maria, deputy chief of the Mandaluyong City police, said a British national saw Dr. Mary Ann Magtoto jump from the 6th floor. Sta. Maria said the foreigner said in his sworn statement that he saw Magtoto climb the escalator's railing before jumping off.
Monday, June 21, 2010
The victim's face was wrapped in packaging tape
Man killed; body thrown into river
By Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 06/20/2010
The decomposing body of a man was fished out of the Pasig River in Manila before dawn on Sunday.
Manila Police District homicide section investigators described the still unidentified half-naked victim as between 25 and 37 years old, 5’6” tall and of medium build.
His head was wrapped in packaging tape while his hands and feet were tied.
Case investigator Police Officer 3 Jaime Gonzales said in his report that a green towel was looped around the victim’s neck.
Gonzales added that the body was discovered floating in the river at around 3:45 a.m. yesterday near the Del Pan Elliptical Road in Ermita.
(It's interesting to note that in the past couple of years, victims have been found with their faces wrapped in packaging tape, their hands and feet bound, but this is the first time a body has been found floating in the Pasig. They are usually found dumped in some street corner. I wonder what makes this victim different. I also wonder if this victim also had stab wounds/gun shot wounds and if he had gang tattoos, like all the others.)
READ THE COMPLETE REPORT AT:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100620-276653/Man-killed-body-thrown-into-river
By Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 06/20/2010
The decomposing body of a man was fished out of the Pasig River in Manila before dawn on Sunday.
Manila Police District homicide section investigators described the still unidentified half-naked victim as between 25 and 37 years old, 5’6” tall and of medium build.
His head was wrapped in packaging tape while his hands and feet were tied.
Case investigator Police Officer 3 Jaime Gonzales said in his report that a green towel was looped around the victim’s neck.
Gonzales added that the body was discovered floating in the river at around 3:45 a.m. yesterday near the Del Pan Elliptical Road in Ermita.
(It's interesting to note that in the past couple of years, victims have been found with their faces wrapped in packaging tape, their hands and feet bound, but this is the first time a body has been found floating in the Pasig. They are usually found dumped in some street corner. I wonder what makes this victim different. I also wonder if this victim also had stab wounds/gun shot wounds and if he had gang tattoos, like all the others.)
READ THE COMPLETE REPORT AT:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100620-276653/Man-killed-body-thrown-into-river
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Aswang Attack in South Cotabato
Boy survives 'aswang' attack
(RCB/With reports from Ramil Bajo)
SunStar Davao, September 25, 2004
THE "aswang," a creature that eats human flesh, may be brushed off as a creature of Filipino folklore and a product of the imagination in the olden days, but for a 16-year-old boy in Tantangan, South Cotabato, it is real.
Tata Porras, 16, of Barangay Cabuling in Tantangan, claimed his 14-year-old brother Michael was attacked by an aswang, which he claimed was disguised as a big black dog with red, glowering eyes.
Porras' descriptions aptly fit the physical appearance of the supernatural being who has the ability to transform itself into different forms while devouring a prey.
He claimed that he and his younger brother were sleeping in a small makeshift hut near their ricefield on the evening of September 22, guarding their farm ducks, when the incident happened.
The boys' parents were sleeping in their house just a few meters away from the ricefield.
"Aswang talaga ang nakita ko," Tata said, adding that the big black dog about three feet-high was about to bite the neck of his younger brother when he saw it.
"Nang kakagatin na niya ang kapatid ko, kinuha ko kaagad ang nakatago naming single shot na baril at binaril ko ang aswang (When I saw the 'aswang' about to bite my younger brother, I grabbed our single shot rifle and I shoot the 'aswang')," Tata said.
He said the "aswang" fled and was lost in the dark.
Prior to the alleged attack, Tata said he heard a squeaking sound outside the makeshift hut.
"Papalayo sa tinutulugan naming dalawa yung ingay," the boy said.
Michael was hit in his right leg when Tata fired the shot at the aswang. He was immediately brought to the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH) for medical treatment.
Neighbors who rushed to the boys' location reported hearing Tata shouting, "aswang, aswang!" while pointing to a dark portion of the ricefields.
A local radio station carried the story on air, but some residents refused to believe the story, brushing this off a figment of the boy's imagination.
Others however believe it, citing personal accounts and stories they heard from their friends and relatives living in the allegedly aswang-infested localities in southern Philippines.
Based on the Filipino superstitious beliefs, the usual targets of the aswang are pregnant women and young children. It usually attacks on or before midnight.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Dead woman found in Pasig River
Woman’s body fished out of Pasig
reported by Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 05/26/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100526-272220/Womans-body-fished-out-of-Pasig
A decomposing body of a woman was fished out of the Pasig River after it was discovered by passengers on board a ferry boat Wednesday morning in Manila.
Police described the still unidentified woman to be about 25 to 30 years old, about 5’2” to 5’4” in height and clad in a red blouse, black bra and gray underwear.
Police added that the body of the victim was already in an advanced state of decomposition.
Investigation showed that the body was discovered floating around 6 a.m. Wednesday near Saltug Compound in Barangay 900 Zone 100 in Punta, Sta. Ana.
The ferry boat, filled with about 20 to 30 passengers, was cruising along the river off the shore of Saltug Compound when they saw the body, which they at first thought to be a dead dolphin.
Police said the captain of the ferry boat immediately informed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of their find.
reported by Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 05/26/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100526-272220/Womans-body-fished-out-of-Pasig
A decomposing body of a woman was fished out of the Pasig River after it was discovered by passengers on board a ferry boat Wednesday morning in Manila.
Police described the still unidentified woman to be about 25 to 30 years old, about 5’2” to 5’4” in height and clad in a red blouse, black bra and gray underwear.
Police added that the body of the victim was already in an advanced state of decomposition.
Investigation showed that the body was discovered floating around 6 a.m. Wednesday near Saltug Compound in Barangay 900 Zone 100 in Punta, Sta. Ana.
The ferry boat, filled with about 20 to 30 passengers, was cruising along the river off the shore of Saltug Compound when they saw the body, which they at first thought to be a dead dolphin.
Police said the captain of the ferry boat immediately informed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of their find.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Another Execution?
Body, severed arm found
Reported by Jeannette I. Andrade and Paulo Cuento
Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2010
http://politics.inquirer.net/politics/view/20100519-270809/MetroBriefs
A SIGN which said “holdaper ako (I’m a robber)” was found on the body of a dead man at the corner of Tayuman Avenue and Anacleto Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila, before dawn yesterday. The victim’s hands were bound while there was a gag on his mouth. The police said he had been strangled to death.
Three hours after the discovery of the body, a severed arm was also found at Sta. Mesa. Case investigator PO2 Lester Evangelista said that barangay officials were on patrol when they spotted a large object wrapped in a white blanket on the sidewalk. The still unidentified victim was described as between 25 and 35 years old, at least 5’ 5” tall, of medium build and dressed in a white T-shirt and blue denim pants. Meanwhile, electrician Danilo Alvarado was on his way to work at a building of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines when he saw a package containing a human arm. He immediately reported his find to the police.
Reported by Jeannette I. Andrade and Paulo Cuento
Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2010
http://politics.inquirer.net/politics/view/20100519-270809/MetroBriefs
A SIGN which said “holdaper ako (I’m a robber)” was found on the body of a dead man at the corner of Tayuman Avenue and Anacleto Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila, before dawn yesterday. The victim’s hands were bound while there was a gag on his mouth. The police said he had been strangled to death.
Three hours after the discovery of the body, a severed arm was also found at Sta. Mesa. Case investigator PO2 Lester Evangelista said that barangay officials were on patrol when they spotted a large object wrapped in a white blanket on the sidewalk. The still unidentified victim was described as between 25 and 35 years old, at least 5’ 5” tall, of medium build and dressed in a white T-shirt and blue denim pants. Meanwhile, electrician Danilo Alvarado was on his way to work at a building of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines when he saw a package containing a human arm. He immediately reported his find to the police.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Two abandonded fetuses found in Manila
Fetuses found in Manila
reported by Paulo Cuento, contributor, Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100517-270476/MetroBriefs
Two fetuses were found inside public toilets on separate occasions in Manila on Saturday.
The first one was found at 5:30 a.m. in a public toilet at the corner of Linao and Enriquez Streets in Paco district.
The second was found some 12 hours later in a fast food restaurant. SPO3 Jonathan Ruiz of the Manila Police District homicide section said the first fetus, around five to seven months, was found by 59-year-old handyman Jose Deocariza when he attempted to repair a clogged toilet. He immediately reported his discovery to the police.
The police said they received another call at around 6 p.m. when another fetus was found minutes earlier in the restroom of a fast food restaurant at the corner of Quirino and Taft Avenues in Ermita district. Christopher Agot, a utility personnel of the restaurant, said he discovered the fetus in a bottle that had been placed inside the toilet bowl.
Both fetuses were brought to St. Harold funeral parlor.
reported by Paulo Cuento, contributor, Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100517-270476/MetroBriefs
Two fetuses were found inside public toilets on separate occasions in Manila on Saturday.
The first one was found at 5:30 a.m. in a public toilet at the corner of Linao and Enriquez Streets in Paco district.
The second was found some 12 hours later in a fast food restaurant. SPO3 Jonathan Ruiz of the Manila Police District homicide section said the first fetus, around five to seven months, was found by 59-year-old handyman Jose Deocariza when he attempted to repair a clogged toilet. He immediately reported his discovery to the police.
The police said they received another call at around 6 p.m. when another fetus was found minutes earlier in the restroom of a fast food restaurant at the corner of Quirino and Taft Avenues in Ermita district. Christopher Agot, a utility personnel of the restaurant, said he discovered the fetus in a bottle that had been placed inside the toilet bowl.
Both fetuses were brought to St. Harold funeral parlor.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Man and woman, wrapped, found dead along C-5
Couple killed in Taguig
Reported by Angel Ermita, trainee
Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE BODIES of a man and a woman were found on C-5 Road in Taguig City Wednesday morning. Senior Supt. Camilo Cascolan, city police chief, identified the couple as Angeline Ann Flores, 19, and her live-in partner, Jimboy Sabaresa, 20, residents of Barangay Katuparan.
In a phone interview, Cascolan said the victims were probably killed because of a misunderstanding with a man he identified as Mat Sorbito.
“The victims were apparently selling a laptop,” he told the Inquirer although he refused to elaborate as the investigation was still ongoing.
The bodies were discovered by a passerby at around 5:45 a.m. Police operatives said Flores’ body was wrapped in tarpaulin while Sabaresa had been stuffed inside a sack. He had a gunshot wound in the wrist. Cascolan said Sorbito was now the subject of a manhunt.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100421-265717/Metrobriefs
Reported by Angel Ermita, trainee
Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE BODIES of a man and a woman were found on C-5 Road in Taguig City Wednesday morning. Senior Supt. Camilo Cascolan, city police chief, identified the couple as Angeline Ann Flores, 19, and her live-in partner, Jimboy Sabaresa, 20, residents of Barangay Katuparan.
In a phone interview, Cascolan said the victims were probably killed because of a misunderstanding with a man he identified as Mat Sorbito.
“The victims were apparently selling a laptop,” he told the Inquirer although he refused to elaborate as the investigation was still ongoing.
The bodies were discovered by a passerby at around 5:45 a.m. Police operatives said Flores’ body was wrapped in tarpaulin while Sabaresa had been stuffed inside a sack. He had a gunshot wound in the wrist. Cascolan said Sorbito was now the subject of a manhunt.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100421-265717/Metrobriefs
Monday, April 12, 2010
Korean woman found dead in Quezon City
Korean businesswoman found dead in car
By Jerry Botial (The Philippine Star) April 11, 2010
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=565362&publicationSubCategoryId=65
MANILA, Philippines - A Korean businesswoman was found dead in the backseat of her own car in Quezon City yesterday morning.
Chief Inspector Benjamin Elenzano, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) homicide investigation chief, said Kim Young Suk, 52, a resident of Loyola Heights, was found sprawled in the backseat of her blue Ford Lynx (XAR-636) parked in front of her rented house along Xavierville Avenue yesterday at 9 a.m.
The cause of her death is still being determined. SPO1 Mario Turiano of the QCPD’s Crime Investigation and Detection Unit, said according to Sandra Kim, the victim’s friend, Kim owned a coffee shop in the area and had been engaged in business in the country for some years.
Turiano said her face was swollen and no traces of blood were found anywhere near the body.
FROM : http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/04/10/10/korean-businesswoman-found-dead-car
Investigators suspect foul play.
The Quezon City Police Department-Scene of the Crime Operations (QCPD-SOCO) said Kim’s cellphone, jewelry and handbag were missing.
Police said there were also other pieces of evidence which indicate the victim was not alone shortly before she died.
“May maiikling buhok na hindi match sa biktima na nakita sa driver’s seat… kita rin ang undies [underwear], tinitignan [namin] kung may sexual intercourse,” said Senior Inspector Elizalde Odo, team leader of the QCPD SOCO Team.
UPDATE: Based on the limited information given in these news reports, I asked The Doctors to speculate on the possible cause of death of the victim.
Dr. H said : if there was no sign of blood trauma, it could be due to two things: she might have had pulmonary congestion and so there was a damming back of blood to the upper extremities. Second, it might have been due to postmortem change but this would be together with other signs of postmortem lividity. I think there could be a third one, this person might be a suffering from chronic asthma and that's part of a change in the long time use of steroids.
Dr. D said : Or maybe she was strangled... That would explain the swollen face, different kind of hair in her hand and the fact that she was in the backseat of the car.
Face will get swollen because of constriction in the neck. It would be helpful if there were bruises, hematomas noted in the neck that are circumferential or are in the shape of fingers. That would lead to the conclusion of strangulation.
Different kind of hair in the hand might point to a struggle. Imagine yourself being strangled by someone. You'd try anything to take that grip off your neck... like pulling on the other person's hair. You'd also kick and claw at anything you can reach. So it would be helpful if they found anything under the nails of the victim. Blood, seat material or fabric and dead skin which is not the victims are usually a signs that there was a struggle.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Three more suicides this summer
Suicide cases rising
Nancy C. Carvajal, Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100409-263324/Metrobriefs
A man jumped to his death from the second floor of the hospital where he was confined after an earlier attempt to commit suicide by stabbing himself failed on Thursday in Quezon City.
In a separate incident, also in Quezon City, a construction worker is now under close watch in a hospital after he survived a suicide try with the timely arrival of his brother.
The two separate incidents brought to nine the number of suicide cases recorded in Quezon City. “The frequency of such reports is alarming and I have ordered a study on how the police can get involved in its prevention,” said Chief Supt. Elmo San Diego, city district director.
PO1 Hermogenes Capili of the QCPD homicide section identified the dead victim as Rene Yurag of Cebu City. Yurag had at least 10 stab wounds in various parts of the body when he was brought to the hospital. Based on his relatives’ accounts, Yurag stabbed himself inside the bathroom of his cousin’s house in Sauyo Road where he had been staying since he arrived from Cebu a week ago. The relatives said they did not know why the victim would kill himself.
Nancy C. Carvajal, Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100409-263324/Metrobriefs
A man jumped to his death from the second floor of the hospital where he was confined after an earlier attempt to commit suicide by stabbing himself failed on Thursday in Quezon City.
In a separate incident, also in Quezon City, a construction worker is now under close watch in a hospital after he survived a suicide try with the timely arrival of his brother.
The two separate incidents brought to nine the number of suicide cases recorded in Quezon City. “The frequency of such reports is alarming and I have ordered a study on how the police can get involved in its prevention,” said Chief Supt. Elmo San Diego, city district director.
PO1 Hermogenes Capili of the QCPD homicide section identified the dead victim as Rene Yurag of Cebu City. Yurag had at least 10 stab wounds in various parts of the body when he was brought to the hospital. Based on his relatives’ accounts, Yurag stabbed himself inside the bathroom of his cousin’s house in Sauyo Road where he had been staying since he arrived from Cebu a week ago. The relatives said they did not know why the victim would kill himself.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Chopped Up Body Found
A report from the Inquirer's METRO section filed by Jeannette I. Andrade
http://politics.inquirer.net/politics/view/20100405-262418/MetroBriefs
A scavenger fished out a man’s torso from a creek in Tondo, Manila the other day. The body part, a Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section investigator said, was found in a sack at the Estero de Vitas.
Last week, scavengers found a man’s head in the same area followed by the discovery of two left legs at the Pasig River and Smokey Mountain in succeeding days.
Case investigator PO3 Joseph Kabigting said there were several tattoos on the torso—the name Edgar on the abdomen and the letters L on the right shoulder, N in the middle of the chest area and C on the left shoulder.
http://politics.inquirer.net/politics/view/20100405-262418/MetroBriefs
A scavenger fished out a man’s torso from a creek in Tondo, Manila the other day. The body part, a Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section investigator said, was found in a sack at the Estero de Vitas.
Last week, scavengers found a man’s head in the same area followed by the discovery of two left legs at the Pasig River and Smokey Mountain in succeeding days.
Case investigator PO3 Joseph Kabigting said there were several tattoos on the torso—the name Edgar on the abdomen and the letters L on the right shoulder, N in the middle of the chest area and C on the left shoulder.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Fetus in mayonnaise jar found
reported by Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 03/21/2010
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100321-260041/Fetus-in-mayonnaise-jar-found
MANILA, Philippines – A fetus was found late Saturday night, placed inside a mayonnaise jar and dumped in a garbage pile in Manila.
The male fetus, between four and five months old, was discovered by 59-year-old scavenger Ernesto Gonzales while he was sifting through the garbage for materials he could salvage and sell.
Senior Police Officer 3 Dennis Paul Javier of the Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section said that the discovery was made at around 10 p.m., Saturday, at a garbage pile along Ayala Avenue in Ermita.
Javier revealed that Gonzales had picked up the mayonnaise bottle with the intention of cleaning it up and selling it but was surprised to find a fetus inside.
The scavenger immediately reported his discovery to the nearest MPD station. The fetus was brought to the St. Harold funeral parlor for safekeeping while homicide investigators conduct follow-up operations to determine who disposed of the body in the trash pile.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100321-260041/Fetus-in-mayonnaise-jar-found
MANILA, Philippines – A fetus was found late Saturday night, placed inside a mayonnaise jar and dumped in a garbage pile in Manila.
The male fetus, between four and five months old, was discovered by 59-year-old scavenger Ernesto Gonzales while he was sifting through the garbage for materials he could salvage and sell.
Senior Police Officer 3 Dennis Paul Javier of the Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section said that the discovery was made at around 10 p.m., Saturday, at a garbage pile along Ayala Avenue in Ermita.
Javier revealed that Gonzales had picked up the mayonnaise bottle with the intention of cleaning it up and selling it but was surprised to find a fetus inside.
The scavenger immediately reported his discovery to the nearest MPD station. The fetus was brought to the St. Harold funeral parlor for safekeeping while homicide investigators conduct follow-up operations to determine who disposed of the body in the trash pile.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Is the Garbage Collector back?
Body in sack fished out of Pasig, By Jeannette Andrade
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 02/26/2010
The body of an unidentified street gang member, believed to be a victim of summary execution, was found Friday morning stuffed into a sack and dumped in the Pasig River in Manila.
Manila Police District homicide section investigators described the man to be between 45 and 55 years old, 5-foot-7 inches tall, fair-skinned, of medium build and with several front teeth missing. He wore a green t-shirt, black short pants and bore the Commando gang tattoo on his body.
The Commando gang is usually composed of members who have been charged with crimes and have been jailed.
The corpse, which was stuffed head first into a violet rice sack, was found with a towel and brown packaging tape wrapped around the head, steel wire lopped around the neck and feet, and hands bound with plastic straw.
(And I continue to wonder if this crime to related to these ... http://metrocrimescene.blogspot.com/search/label/packaging%20tape)
PO2 Gerry Amores of the MPD homicide section said the body was fished out of the portion of the Pasig River along Muelle del Industria Street, Barangay 282 Zone 26, in Binondo at around 6:40 a.m.
Amores said the floating sack, with the feet of the victim jutting out, was first spotted by a concerned citizen who immediately informed SPO3 Reynaldo San Andres of the Lawton outpost of the MPD Ermita station 5.
REPORT FROM : http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100226-255501/Body-in-sack-fished-out-of-Pasig
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 02/26/2010
The body of an unidentified street gang member, believed to be a victim of summary execution, was found Friday morning stuffed into a sack and dumped in the Pasig River in Manila.
Manila Police District homicide section investigators described the man to be between 45 and 55 years old, 5-foot-7 inches tall, fair-skinned, of medium build and with several front teeth missing. He wore a green t-shirt, black short pants and bore the Commando gang tattoo on his body.
The Commando gang is usually composed of members who have been charged with crimes and have been jailed.
The corpse, which was stuffed head first into a violet rice sack, was found with a towel and brown packaging tape wrapped around the head, steel wire lopped around the neck and feet, and hands bound with plastic straw.
(And I continue to wonder if this crime to related to these ... http://metrocrimescene.blogspot.com/search/label/packaging%20tape)
PO2 Gerry Amores of the MPD homicide section said the body was fished out of the portion of the Pasig River along Muelle del Industria Street, Barangay 282 Zone 26, in Binondo at around 6:40 a.m.
Amores said the floating sack, with the feet of the victim jutting out, was first spotted by a concerned citizen who immediately informed SPO3 Reynaldo San Andres of the Lawton outpost of the MPD Ermita station 5.
REPORT FROM : http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100226-255501/Body-in-sack-fished-out-of-Pasig
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