List Of Assassinations In The Philippines
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The following is a chronological list of people in the
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
murdered by
assassins An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. The origin of the term is the medieval Order of Assassins, a sect of Shia Islam 1090–1275 CE. Assassin, or variants, may also refer to: Fictional characters * Assassin, in the Japanese adult ...
. This list includes public figures and other prominent individuals who were active in politics and daily life. Most of these assassinations are attributed to state forces, rebel groups such as the
New People's Army The New People's Army (; abbreviated NPA or BHB) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). It acts as the CPP's principal organization, aiming to consolidate political power from what it sees as the present "bourgeo ...
or the
Abu Sayyaf Group Abu Sayyaf (; , ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, was a Jihadist militant and pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and Basilan i ...
or contract killers working on behalf of politicians (particularly in the context of electoral rivalries), businesspeople and organized crime. For a list of journalists assassinated in the Philippines, see
List of journalists killed in the Philippines This is a list of journalists killed in the Philippines, sorted by date of death. Background Statistics Journalism-related indices Despite the Philippines being one of the most liberal Asian countries for journalists, Reporters Without Bord ...


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See also

* List of assassinations in Asia *
List of people who survived assassination attempts This is a list of survivors of assassination attempts. For successful assassination attempts, see List of assassinations. Non-heads of state Heads of state and government Gallery File:Arrestation Gregori.jpg, Arrest of Louis Gregori, th ...
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List of journalists killed in the Philippines This is a list of journalists killed in the Philippines, sorted by date of death. Background Statistics Journalism-related indices Despite the Philippines being one of the most liberal Asian countries for journalists, Reporters Without Bord ...
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Political killings in the Philippines (2001–2010) The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the political opposition, and outspoken clergy that have inc ...
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List of massacres in the Philippines This is a list of massacres that have taken place in the Philippines. Before 1900 1900-1930 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References

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Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
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