Woman allegedly sets self on fire

"Woman trader allegedly sets self on fire" By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090909-224403/Woman-trader-allegedly-sets-self-on-fire

A businesswoman having deep financial troubles allegedly set herself ablaze while driving her car with her stepdaughter still inside the vehicle Wednesday morning in Rodriguez town, the police said.

But the police said they were not yet prepared to declare the case of Antonia Golez, 58, a widow, as a suicide pending the results of the crime scene investigation and the questioning of the victim’s stepdaughter Princess Rose Ann, 18.

Based on the initial report, at about 8:42 a.m. Golez was driving her Nissan sedan, with plate number TMD -729, along a zigzag road in Barangay San Jose, with Princess in the passenger seat, when the victim allegedly reached for a gasoline container.

Princess told investigators her stepmother doused herself with gasoline and set herself on fire using a lighter while the car was still moving, said Supt. Felipe Abigan Jr., chief of the Rodriguez police.

“Princess escaped by jumping out of the car. When she came to us, she had bruises on her body,” Abigan said.

Eyewitnesses told investigators that “there was no attempt” on the part of Golez to get out of the car, the official said.

Golez, who had a transport business in the town, was reportedly depressed about her financial problems.

The two had gone on a trip to Quezon City to borrow money from someone and were on their way back home when the incident occurred, Abigan said. “Princess said they were not quarreling and were just having a normal conversation when it happened,” he said.

After Golez set herself ablaze, Princess jumped out of the moving car which kept going until it stopped when it hit the gutter, Abigan said.

Firefighters came too late to rescue the businesswoman, who was burned beyond recognition. The car was also totally razed. A scene-of-the-crime operations team processed the scene.

As of press time, Princess was still being held and questioned at the Rodriguez police station. Abigan said she would be released once the investigators had ruled out any foul play in the case.

Masked Gunman

A 27-year-old man was shot dead by a masked gunman here on Wednesday evening, raising suspicion that a copycat of the shadowy vigilante group blamed for the deaths of at least 900 people in Southern Mindanao since 1990s has become active anew.

Al Amen Magarang Abdullah was playing computer games inside an Internet café along First Crumb St. here around 9:30 p.m. when the gunman arrived with another companion and shot him dead, Chief Inspector Anthony Padua, city police director, said.

Quoting witnesses, Padua said the gunman casually entered the Internet café' and shot Magarang. He said the gunman left without a fuss and fled onboard the motorcycle driven by his companion. He said the victim died instantly.

Police investigators said they recovered two slugs and two spent shells of a .45 caliber pistol from the crime scene.

Some residents, who spoke to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, said Abdullah's death could be the handiwork of the so-called Digos Death Squad.

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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090723-216895/Man-shot-dead-in-Internet-caf-in-Digos

Murder in the Manila City Jail

Woman visiting lover in jail found dead
By Jeannette Andrade

A 25-year-old woman was strangled to death late Wednesday afternoon allegedly by her detained common-law husband during her conjugal visit at the Manila City Jail (MCJ).

Joan Fernandez, of Interior 60, Zamora Street in Pandacan, was found dead inside one of the conjugal visit rooms of the detention facility in Sta. Cruz, just minutes after her live-in partner Nelson Danao, 24, left her and returned to his cell at dormitory 2 where he is held for a robbery charge.

Police Officer 2 Jaime Gonzales of the Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section said that Fernandez’s body was found at around 3:45 p.m. by MCJ inmate Eduardo Ruban who maintains the conjugal visit room.

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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090723-216891/Woman-visiting-lover-in-jail-found-dead

White Lady causes bus accident?

FROM GMA NEWS http://www.gmanews.tv/story/166917/Report-White-lady-blamed-for-bus-crash

A mythical White Lady was blamed for an accident involving a passenger bus that went out control and crashed in the northern Philippine city of Tuguegarao, a radio report said Wednesday.

Bombo Radyo reported at least one passenger was injured in the incident involving the bus (BVB-535) plying the route between Tuguegarao and Santiago City.

Bus driver Rogelio Gaspar said a long-haired woman in white suddenly showed up in his path, prompting him to swerve to avoid hitting her. He said he lost control of the bus.

A local resident, Nonong Decena, said several road accidents had happened in the area, with motorists saying they tried to swerve to avoid hitting the White Lady.

Decena’s claim could not be immediately confirmed with the police.

Kilabot ng Quiapo

Another dead body found in black trash bag. 

(see: The Garbage Collector)

Could all these killings be connected or are they are copycats?




In Inquirer's report: The body of a man, believed to be a victim of summary execution, was found in Manila’s Quiapo district early Friday morning, police said.

The victim was described to be between 25 and 28 years old, about 5'5" to 5'6" in height, of medium built and with "J.R. Sebastian" tattoo on the chest and with a "Sigue-sigue" gang marking on his back, police said.

The body, which bore 29 stab wounds in the chest, hogtied and his face covered with masking tape, was found inside a black garbage bag along Quezon Boulevard underpass in Quiapo, Manila around 5 a.m., police said.

Also found beside the victim's body was a paper written with the words "Kilabot ng Quiapo."

29 stab wounds?

That must have been made by one angry unsub or by several attackers.


READ THE COMPLETE REPORT AT:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090703-213705/Body-with-29-stab-wounds-found-in-Quiapo

AND AT:

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=483561&publicationSubCategoryId=65

NOTE: photo above from the Philippine Star