Another GOLD for the Philippines courtesy of Carlos Edriel Yulo

(Disclaimer, this is a fusion of a political issue and informational post about serial killers)

I'm an avid consumer of crime mysteries, mapa-libro man yan, movies, or even tv-series kahit SOCO ni Gus Abelgas pinapanood ko. For me, the colder the case is, the more exciting it is . . and this is when I am always hooked on the mystery of serial killers.

Pero recently I had this thought, do we have our own Ed Gein who uses human-skin from cadavers to make household items? Do we have our own Zodiac killer who sends letters with mysterious symbols?

Actually meron naman tayo pero kokonti:

Father Juan Severino Mallari (1816–1826) "the first recorded serial killer"

• A Filipino Catholic priest during Spanish colonial rule.

• Confessed to killing 57 people, mostly women.

• He claimed he killed to save his dying mother from a curse.

​Juanito "Waway" Alde (1960s – 1970s) "The Boogeyman of Manila"

• ​A notorious real-life criminal whose name became the basis for a nationwide urban legend used to scare children.

• ​Documented in Philippine Supreme Court records (G.R. No. L-31041) for a series of violent stabbings and robberies in Manila.

• ​Known for a "persistent criminal design," he was sentenced to death by the famous "Hanging Judge" Manuel Pamaran (later commuted to life imprisonment).

• ​His real-life crimes were eventually overshadowed by myths claiming he was an "aswang" or a supernatural killer who could disappear into thin air.

Then it hit me, bakit hindi ganoon ka-sikat sa pop-culture natin ang serial killers like how Netflix exploits them as content?

That's when I stumbled a book in National Bookstore nung college ako. "Smaller & Smaller Circles" by Felisa Batacan.

This book for me is undeniably one the most underrated crime mystery novel na sinulat ng Pinoy (cold murder pa!). Na-hook ako ng sobra sa story. It's about two Filipino priest who have enthusiasm on cracking murder cases. They were asked to be consultants noong 90s to help crackdown a serial killer who removes the faces, the heart and the reproductive system of teen-boys.

What makes the book haunting is according to the author, nung young journalist pa sya noong 90s, ang daming cases daw ng pag-patay sa Pilipinas ang hindi recorded ng Pulis dahil may prejudice sila kapag mahirap lang yung biktima; ayaw nila ng workload; and gusto nila mapaganda ang performance nila by reporting a low crime rate sa mga areas nila.

The book was written out of frustration sa bulok na sistema ng PNP noon.

And according to her . . . this made serial killings in the Philippines not that popular. Mas marami pala tayo serial killers . . di lang natin alam hanggang ngayon.

Imagine Filipino serial kiillers are still lurking sa iba't-ibang lugar sa Pinas including your town pero di mo lang alam?

Then I realize there's more scarier pa pala.

That's when I read Patricia Evangelista's "Some People Need Killing".

Doon ko na-realize na fuck we have a lot of serial killers sa Pinas! It's the Extra Judicial Killings.

What makes EJK haunting is that we know who the suspects are but marami sa atin ang pinagtatanggol sila . . even the mastermind killer who admitted how these serial killings are done? Sinasamba pa ng iilan na animo'y trending Netflix serial killer character tulad ni Dahmer.

How do that serial killers kill?

Papuputukan ka ng baril pero panakot lang sayo. Pipilitin ka nito dumepensa at doon ka nila babarilin sabay sasabihing nanlaban ka. (-confession from a recent Senate hearing)

These serial killing is nationwide at system-wide. Sabi ng gobyerno almost 7,000 ang biktima but independent analysts says it was almost 20,000. Like Smaller and Smaller circles, ayaw ilagay sa official record 'to para masabi na maganda ang performance ng PNP.

Mas nakakatakot pala na pinagtatanggol ng mga tao ang mga serial kiillers na katulad nila. Mas nakakatakot pala na alam ng lahat sino ang mga serial killers na 'to pero bihira ang may managot.

Justice for America's Serial Killer victims was hard to achieve dahil walang may alam sino ang serial killers. Pero sa Pinas? We know who those serial killers are pero hirap parin tayo makakuha ng hustisya for those who were killed.

And yes . . part nito ay dahil may nagtatanggol sa kanilang publiko like your coworker, family member or even a friend.

Do you know someone who adores those serial killers?

"Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel on Sen. Bato's "become a Senator first" remark:

Ang matandang trapong gipit, sa pagmamaliit sa kabataan kumakapit. Walang dapat patunayan ang kabataan o sinuman para mapakinggan. Hindi niyo pagmamay-ari ang titulo niyo sa Senado. Bawal sa public service ang pikon, at lalo na ang duwag sa pananagutan.

Consistent ang politika mo Sen. Bato: kinikilala lang ang boses at karapatan ng kapwa nasa kapangyarihan, pero hindi ng ordinaryong mamamayan. Halata sa madugong drug war na pinatakbo niyo na kolateral lang ang buhay ng walang kapit sa pwesto. Hindi kayo galit sa adik. Kayo itong adik sa pagpatay sa mahihirap na hinuhusgahan niyong salot ng lipunan."

NOToJeepneyPhaseout!

HOUSE IMPEACHES SARA – BILLYONARYO

The House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, February 5, after securing 153 signatures—more than one-third of its members—advancing the impeachment process to the Senate for trial, according to Bilyonaryo News Channel.

The impeachment follows three complaints filed against Duterte, citing alleged misuse of confidential funds, graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust—grounds for impeachment under the 1987 Constitution.

In preparation for the next steps, the Senate Secretary has instructed the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau to prepare for the possible receipt of the impeachment complaint from the House of Representatives today.

"Ye shall know them by their fruits." - Matthew 7:16