WZulkifli Abdhir was a Malaysian who was one of the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists. The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agency offered a US$5 million reward for information leading to his capture. He was the maker of bombs delivered for usage to several terrorist groups. He was often referred to by the nom de guerre Marwan. He was suspected of leading the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM), being part of the central command of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), and of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings. He was suspected of hiding in Mindanao under the protection of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Zulkifli was killed on 25 January 2015 by Special Action Force (SAF) officers during the raid that culminated in the Mamasapano clash.
WBenigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. He was the husband of Corazon Aquino—who, after his death, eventually became the president of the Philippines—and father of a later president, Benigno Aquino III. Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, helped form the leadership of the opposition towards then President Ferdinand Marcos. He was the aggressive leader who together with the intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno led the overall opposition.
WAlex Balcoba, Sr. was a Filipino crime journalist for Brigada Mass Media Corporation Weekly tabloid in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines, and was also known as the deputy director at the Manila Police District Press Corp. He was killed outside a watch repair shop that his family owns in Quiapo which allegedly took place due to a personal or business-related dispute. He was one of the many journalist killed in the Philippines in 2016. The case gained international attention after Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was elected president.
WThe Dos Palmas kidnappings was a hostage crisis in the southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty hostages from the affluent Dos Palmas Resort on a private island in the Honda Bay, Palawan, by members of Abu Sayyaf on May 27, 2001, and resulted in the deaths of at least five of the original hostages, including two American citizens, Guillermo Sobero and Martin Burnham. At least 22 Filipino soldiers were killed in attempts to apprehend the captors and free the hostages in the 12 months following the initial hostage taking. An unknown number of captors were killed by government forces.
WEmilio Changco was a pirate gang leader based out of Manila Bay in the Philippines. He was responsible for many of the ships that went missing in the area. He specialized in piracy-for-order, where a client would choose a ship and the Changco Gang would seize it, transfer the cargo, and then sell the ship. He was captured and imprisoned by Philippine authorities. In 1992 he was killed by law-enforcement agents under suspicious circumstances. Philippine government officials claim that he was shot while trying to escape from the New Bilibid Prison.
WCesar Cortes Climaco was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Zamboanga City for 11 years and three nonconsecutive terms. A prominent critic of the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, he was famed for his toughness in governance and colorful personality. He was also famous for his refusal to cut his hair until democratic rule was restored in the Philippines. He was assassinated by an unknown gunman in 1984.
WTeodoro Escanilla, also known as Tio Todoy,, was a Filipino blocktimer who hosted the public affairs commentary show Pamana ng Lahi for the Radio dzMS radio station, an affiliate of the PBN Broadcasting Network, in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Escanilla was also involved in politics and human rights in Sorsogan and served as both chairman of the political party Anakpawis and spokesperson for the human rights group Karapatan.
WRubylita Garcia was a Filipino host for a local radio talk show on channel dwAD and a journalist for the daily tabloid Remate in Bacoor, Philippines. She reported on corruption in the Philippines. She was murdered in 2014.
WAntonio Cando Halili was a Filipino politician who served as the Mayor of Tanauan, Batangas from 2013 until his death in 2018. His term as mayor was controversial due to his methods of dealing with crime and illegal drugs in the city. On July 2, 2018, he was killed during a ceremony after being shot through the chest by an unknown gunman.
WEdgardo Gil Mirasol Jopson, more popularly known as Edgar Jopson or Edjop, was a labor rights activist and active member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) during the reign of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos. Jopson studied in Ateneo de Manila High School, and later proceeded to Ateneo de Manila University where he graduated under the Management Engineering program, garnering Latin Honors. He was active in politics since his years in college, even becoming the president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). He later went underground with the CPP when President Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972. He was killed during a military raid in his house in 1982.
WMaurito Lim, also known as Chairman Mau,, a Filipino journalist for the DYRD-AM radio station in Tagbilaran, Bohol Providence, Philippines, was killed outside of his radio station. According to officials, Lim has been known for criticizing local officials allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade which could be the cause of his death.
WMelinda "Mei" Magsino,, a former Filipino investigative journalist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, was known particularly for political and corruption exposés about Batangas City and Batangas province governments, Philippines. Her life had already been threatened once before in 2005. She also received threats before her murder in 2015.
WThe Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident, took place when a disgruntled former Philippine National Police officer named Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, on August 23, 2010. The bus carried 25 people: 20 tourists, a tour guide from Hong Kong, and four local Filipinos. Mendoza claimed that he had been unfairly dismissed from his job, and demanded a fair hearing to defend himself.
WRichard Nadjid, also known as DJ Troy,, a Filipino journalist for dxGD 675 AM in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines.
WGregorio Hilario del Pilar y Sempio was a Filipino general of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine–American War.
WAurora Antonia Quezon was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon and the First Lady of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. Although she is recognized as the second First Lady of the Philippines, she was actually the first spouse of a Philippine president to be addressed as such, the honorific being unknown in the Philippines prior to Manuel Quezon's presidency. Much beloved by Filipinos, Quezon was known for involvement with humanitarian activities and served as the first chairperson of the Philippine National Red Cross.
WJosé Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.
WJames Nicholas "Nick" Rowe was a United States Army officer and one of only 34 American prisoners of war to escape captivity during the Vietnam War. Colonel Rowe was credited with developing the rigorous US Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training program taught to high-risk military personnel and the U.S. Army doctrine which institutionalizes these techniques and principles to be followed by captured personnel.
WJainal Antel Sali Jr. was the leader of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda.
WFernando "Nanding" Solijon, a Filipino radio journalist for DXLS, an affiliate of the Love Radio Network in Iligan city, Philippines. Solijon was known for being analytical of alleged corruption and wrongdoing in the Philippines. Solijon was shot multiple times as he was getting into his car after drinking with friends. Solijon died on his way to the hospital, at 48 years old.
WAhmad Akmad Usman y Batabol, more commonly known as Abdul Basit Usman, was a Filipino bomb-making expert who led the Special Operations Group of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and had links to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militant groups. Usman was on the United States' Rewards for Justice Program list, which offered $1 million for his capture.
WGuillermo Cruz de Vega, nicknamed Gimo, was a Presidential Assistant of Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos with the rank of Cabinet Secretary. He was assassinated on October 27, 1975 while working at his office at the Malacañan Palace, the site of the President’s residence and office complex.