"Twelve Gays for Twelve Days — Day 7"

Authored and Conceptualized by: Kevin Cascon (kevincascon@gmail.com)

The Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch devotes the twelve days starting December 25th, 2011, to remembering the LGBT Filipinos who were brutally murdered since 1996. On the seventh day, we commemorate the deaths of:

RICHARD DIAZ, 33, Gay

Singer, Stand-up Comedian

Died of multiple gunshot wounds in

Purok Sunshine, Barangay Santiago, Pagadian

June 1, 2009

(http://www.rmnnews.com/beta/index.php/news/regional/15442-baklang-singer-patay-matapos-pagbabarilin-sa-pagadian-)

NATHANIEL ALMERIA, 29, Gay

Died of gunshot wounds in

Calumpang, General Santos City

July 2009

(http://www.hetewtabloid.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8275%3A2-bading-itinumba-sa-gensan&catid=34%3Acatfrontpage&Itemid=65)

JERRICO YU UY, 38, Gay

Photo Studio Owner

Hit with blunt object on the head,

found dead inside a drum filled with water

in Davao City

July 2009

(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/napatay-ni-uy-mit)

EPI RAMOS, 37, Gay

Doctor, HIV Advocate

Died of multiple stab wounds in Iloilo City

October 2009

(http://en.wordpress.com/tag/epi-ramos-slay-case)

FERDINAND LUGTU, 40, Gay

Died of multiple stab wounds

at Villa Cristina Apartelle,

Pamplona 3, Las Piñas City

January 25, 2010

(http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=543495&publicationSubCategoryId=93)

ENRIQUE ESGUERRA, 50, Gay

Suffocated with plastic bag, stabbed three times on the nape with an ice pick

and robbed in his own house at San Jose St., Damayan Village, Frisco, Quezon City

February 16, 2010

(http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/02/16/10/50-yr-old-gay-man-murdered-qc)

MABINI MARTE JR., 25, Gay

Smart Communications Employee

Robbed, died of stab wound to the neck in his own home

at Unit A of No. 005 Republic Avenue, Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City

April 3, 2010

(http://www.mb.com.ph/node/250887/t)

BERN ROSS ORIEL, 47, Gay

Died of multiple stab wounds in No. 20 Concepcion St.,

Mary Subd., Brgy. Nangka, Marikina City

May 8, 2010

(http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/may0810/crime_news2.htm)

ELENA BALITOS, 36, Lesbian

Found dead, bloody and bruised in a vacant lot;

hit in the head with a blunt object in

Amao Road, Barangay Bula, General Santos

August 20, 2010

(http://www.rmnnews.com/beta/index.php/news/regional/1617-isang-babae-sinalvage-sa-isang-damuhan-sa-general-santos)

LEONARD KIRBY DE LEON, 24, Gay

Nurse

Poisoned in Hotel Rm. 11 McArthur Suite,

Brgy. Saluysoy, Meycauayan City, Bulacan

August 20, 2010

(http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=604327&publicationSubCategoryId=49)

RICARDO MOJICA, 50, Gay

Department of Agriculture Employee

Died of multiple stab wounds in B-2, L-18 Regina Ville Executive,

Brgy. De Ocampo, Trece Martirez City, Cavite

August 29, 2010

(http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=607054&publicationSubCategoryId=49)

ROMEO CLIMACOSA, Gay

Died of multiple stab wounds in Room 221

of Rotunda Lodge, EDSA-Rotonda, Pasay

November 30, 2010

(http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=634616&publicationSubCategoryId=93)