Negros killings

Not to be confused with Escalante massacre.

The Negros killings were a series of targeted assassinations carried out by unidentified gunmen in the provinces of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Some of the victims involved were suspected communists or sympathizers. Following the killings, Memorandum Order No. 32 was signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on November 23, 2018, upon the orders of President Rodrigo Duterte deploying additional troops to the provinces of Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Samar, and the Bicol Region to "suppress sporadic acts of violence" allegedly committed by lawless groups and to "prevent such violence from spreading and escalating elsewhere in the country."[1][2] Even after the memorandum was signed, the incidence of killings continued.[3] According to the Defend Negros Movement, the first recorded extrajudicial killing on Negros Island was Alexander Ceballos on January 20, 2017.[4] The group also alleged that at least 84 persons have been killed since 2017.[3]

  1. ^ Esguerra, Darryl John (November 23, 2018). "Duterte sends more troops in Bicol, Samar, Negros vs 'lawless violence'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Duterte orders more soldiers, cops in Bicol, Samar, Negros Island". Rappler. November 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference no1227 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Farmer with militant group shot dead in Negros Occidental". January 26, 2017.