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On August 2, 2023, Jerhode Baltazar was shot (mistaken for a murderer) by Navotas cops. Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines are illegal executions – unlawful or felonious killings – and forced disappearances in the Philippines. [1] These are forms of extrajudicial punishment, and include extrajudicial ...
Sergio Osmeña Sr. CCLH ( Spanish: [ˈseɾxjo osˈmeɲa], Tagalog: [ˈsɛɾhjo ˈosmɛɲa]; Chinese: 吳文釗; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Bûn-chiau; September 9, 1878 – October 19, 1961) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon.
Vizconde murders. The Vizconde murder case, colloquially known as the Vizconde massacre, was the multiple homicide of members of the Vizconde family on June 30, 1991, at their residence at 80 Vinzons Street, BF Homes, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. [2] [3] Estrellita Vizconde, 49, suffered thirteen stab wounds; Carmela Vizconde, 19 ...
Antonio Leyza Sanchez [5] (May 10, 1946 – March 27, 2021) was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Calauan, Laguna from 1980 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993. He is the convicted mastermind in the murders of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, both students of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB), in 1993. [6] [7] [8]
The dictatorship of Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos in the 1970s and 1980s is historically remembered for its record of human rights abuses, [1] [2] particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, [3] journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against the Marcos dictatorship.
Jose P. Laurel. José Paciano Laurel y García CCLH KGCR (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965 ...
14, including Salvador. Alma mater. University of Santo Tomas. Occupation. Lawyer and businessman. Don Gregorio Soriano Araneta (born Gregorio Araneta y Soriano; April 19, 1869 – May 9, 1930) was a Filipino lawyer, businessman, and nationalist, during the Spanish and American colonial periods.
Macli-ing Dulag (customarily referred to by his first name, also spelled Macliing or Macli'ing (April 13, 1930 – April 24, 1980) was a pangat (leader) of the Butbut tribe of Kalinga province in the Philippines. He is best known as one of the leaders of the opposition to the Chico River Dam Project, which led to his assassination by armed ...