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TIMELINE: Lawyers/prosecutors killed in Cebu
AT LEAST eight lawyers were killed in Cebu since December 2016, according to the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL). The latest victim was human rights lawyer Rex Fernandez, who was gunned down Thursday, August 26, 2021, in Cebu City.
Here’s a timeline of the killings involving Cebu lawyers/prosecutors.
DECEMBER 22, 2016
GOERING PADERANGA
GERIK PADERANGA
(Photos courtesy of Lesley Caminade Vestil of TV5 Cebu)
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
JONAH JOHN UNGAB
JULY 2, 2018
SALVADOR SOLIMA
JANUARY 17, 2019
MARY ANN CASTRO
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
JOEY LUIS WEE
DECEMBER 17, 2020
BABY MARIA CONCEPCION LANDERO-OLE
AUGUST 26, 2021
REX JESUS MARIO FERNANDEZ
Sources: SunStar, National Union of Peoples' Lawyers