Gang Leader Slain In South RP

DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 05 Jul) – A notorious gang leader was killed before dawn Thursday inside his house in Davao City in the southern Philippines, local police said.

Police said Julius Gumba was shot in the head while sleeping in the house in the village of Duterte. The motive of the attack is still unknown, but suspicion pointed to the Davao Death Squad, a vigilante group blamed for the spate of killings of criminals in the city.

Gumba’s two equally notorious brothers were also killed in past attacks. Police said the slain brothers were involved in many crimes in Davao City. (Romy Bwaga)

3 Davao Gang Members Slain In Firefight With Cops

DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 05 Mar) – Police killed three members of a robbery gang in a shootout Monday in the southern Philippine port city of Davao, officials said Monday.

The fighting erupted after police foiled a robbery attempt at a branch of the Mercury drug store in the village of Bayabas in Toril district. A policeman was wounded in the firefight.

Police said the trio, members of the notorious Posadas Gang, attacked policemen who were responding on the robbery at around 9 a.m.

Two others escaped by motorcycle, police said. (Romy Bwaga)