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True crime cases in the Philippines

24case filesUpdated Jul 14, 2026

Casepin holds 24 case files in the Philippines. By legal status, 4 marked unsolved, 9 marked ongoing, 10 marked solved and 1 marked overturned.

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Files: 24
Unsolved: 4
Ongoing: 9
Solved: 10
Overturned: 1
Span: 1969–2023

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Ninoy Aquino International Airport (formerly Manila International Airport), Pasay, Philippines · 1983
Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
Former Philippine senator and Marcos opponent Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was shot dead on the tarmac of Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983, moments after returning from exile. Rolando Galman, blamed by the government for the killing, was also shot dead at the scene. Sixteen military personnel were ultimately convicted of the murders.
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Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines · 2010
Manila hostage crisis
On August 23, 2010, former police officer Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus in Rizal Park, Manila, holding 25 people hostage. After a ten-hour standoff broadcast live worldwide, negotiations collapsed and Mendoza killed eight hostages before police stormed the bus and fatally shot him.
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Virra Mall, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines · 2020
2020 Greenhills hostage crisis
On March 2, 2020, a security guard took 55 people hostage at Virra Mall in Greenhills, San Juan, Philippines, demanding to air grievances over his alleged unjust termination. One officer was shot and wounded, but all hostages were freed unharmed after a nine-hour standoff.
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Francisco Bangoy International Airport, Davao City, Philippines · 2003
2003 Davao City airport bombing
A suicide bombing at Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City, Philippines, on March 4, 2003, killed 22 civilians and injured over 100 others, in an attack blamed on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
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Roxas Night Market, Roxas Avenue, Davao City, Philippines · 2016
2016 Davao City bombing
A bomb exploded at the Roxas Night Market in Davao City, Philippines, on September 2, 2016, killing 15 people and injuring 70. Eleven men, several linked to the Maute group, were later convicted of murder and attempted murder in the attack.
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Bien Unido, Bohol, Philippines · 2017
Killing of Gisela Boniel
Gisela Bendong-Boniel, the sitting mayor of Bien Unido, Bohol, Philippines, was killed on June 7, 2017, in a plot involving her husband, provincial board member Niño Rey Boniel. Her body has never been recovered. In 2022, Niño Rey pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of homicide and was sentenced to 8–14 years in prison; he still faces separate kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges.
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Jolo, Sulu, Philippines · 2020
2020 Jolo bombings
On August 24, 2020, two bombs detonated minutes apart in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines — a motorcycle bomb near a military truck and a female suicide bomber near a cathedral — killing 14 people and wounding 75 others.
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Quiapo, Manila, Philippines · 2017
2017 Quiapo Bombings
A series of three bombings struck the Quiapo district of Manila between April 28 and May 6, 2017, killing two people and injuring at least 18 others, with authorities attributing the attacks to a local gang dispute rather than terrorism despite an ISIS claim of responsibility.
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Quezon City, Philippines · 2009
Killing of Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc
Film critics Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc were killed in their Quezon City home on 1 September 2009 during what was described as a staged burglary; a former housemaid was later convicted of robbery with homicide.
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Plaza Miranda, Quiapo, Manila, Philippines · 1971
Plaza Miranda bombing
On August 21, 1971, grenades were thrown at a Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, killing nine people and injuring 95, including numerous senators and other politicians on stage.

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Case files in the Philippines

The files run from 1969 to 2023. The 2020s hold the most, with 10 files. The oldest is Plaza Miranda bombing, from 1971.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (14), kidnapping and abduction cases (6) and mass shooting cases (2).

None of these files has creator coverage attached yet; each one can still be heard as a narrated case file.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

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24 files

Aquino Assassination Plaque 151054 — Credit: JidanniCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
SOLVED AudioAssassination of Ninoy AquinoNinoy Aquino International Airport (formerly Manila International Airport), Pasay, Philippines · 1983
Requiem-Candlelight Vigil for John Matthew Salilig Adamson University 42 — Credit: Zarate123CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
ONGOING AudioDeath of John Matthew SaliligBiñan, Laguna (initiation site); body found in Imus, Cavite · 2023
HK Central Statue Square Memorial 悼念菲律賓遇害香港市民 stage with flowers Aug-2010 — Credit: MaethanimCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
SOLVED AudioManila hostage crisisRizal Park, Manila, Philippines · 2010
SOLVED Audio2020 Greenhills hostage crisisVirra Mall, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines · 2020
Taal Lake & Volcano from Tagaytay, Jul 2025 (1) — Credit: Ralff Nestor NacorCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
ONGOING Audio2021–2022 Luzon sabungero disappearancesLuzon, Philippines (primarily Laguna province) · 2021
ONGOING AudioExtrajudicial Killings and Forced Disappearances in the PhilippinesManila, Philippines (representative pin — killings and disappearances documented nationwide, not centered on Manila) · 2007
Peasant Mobilization, October 2025, Negros farmer speaking — Credit: Kej Andrés (Ryomaandres)CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioNegros killingsNegros Island (Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental), Philippines · 1969
File:Old Davao City airport.jpg — Credit: George ParrillaCC BY 2.0Source
SOLVED Audio2003 Davao City airport bombingFrancisco Bangoy International Airport, Davao City, Philippines · 2003
President Rodrigo Duterte visits the blast site along Roxas night market — Credit: ROBINSON NIÑAL/PPDPublic domainSource
SOLVED Audio2016 Davao City bombingRoxas Night Market, Roxas Avenue, Davao City, Philippines · 2016
SOLVED AudioKilling of Gisela BonielBien Unido, Bohol, Philippines · 2017
ONGOING AudioKilling of Percy LapidBF Resort Village, Barangay Talon 2, Las Piñas · 2022
ONGOING AudioMindanao State University bombingMindanao State University, Marawi, Philippines · 2023
SOLVED AudioMurders of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan GomezCalauan, Laguna, Philippines · 1993
OVERTURNED AudioVizconde family killings80 Vinzons Street, BF Homes, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines · 1991
SOLVED AudioChiong murder caseCebu City, Philippines · 1997
Aftermath of the Jolo Cathedral bombings — Credit: ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOPublic domainSource
UNSOLVED Audio2020 Jolo bombingsJolo, Sulu, Philippines · 2020
Ph locator ncr manila — Credit: Eugene Alvin Villar (seav)CC BY-SA 3.0 Source
UNSOLVED Audio2017 Quiapo BombingsQuiapo, Manila, Philippines · 2017
ONGOING Audio2019 Jolo Cathedral bombingsCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Jolo, Sulu, Philippines · 2019
ONGOING AudioCOVID-19 Misinformation in the PhilippinesPhilippines · 2020
SOLVED AudioKilling of Alexis Tioseco and Nika BohincQuezon City, Philippines · 2009
ONGOING AudioAteneo de Manila University shootingAteneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines · 2022
SOLVED AudioMurder of the Maguad siblingsBarangay Bagontapay, M'lang, Cotabato, Philippines · 2021
UNSOLVED AudioPlaza Miranda bombingPlaza Miranda, Quiapo, Manila, Philippines · 1971
ONGOING AudioKilling of Juan JumalonCalamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines · 2023