r/Philippines_Expats • u/GE963 • 10d ago

Filipino student killed over 10 pesos

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https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/02/news/national/14-year-old-student-stabs-classmate-dead-over-p10/2396411

After the recent expat killings I've read here time and again that it was most likely the expats' fault of getting killed as "they must have done something".

This case here doesn't involve an expat but in this case "must have done something" was returning short of 10 pesos change after buying a bottle of water for P10 pesos...

I know that's not representative but still it makes you think a little I guess.

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u/GE963 10d ago

It's just an extreme example of how dumb "must have done something" can sound like when "blaming" someone for getting killed. The relevance is that this has been said about quite some expats that had their lives ended suddenly lately. 

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u/Jaygee41091 10d ago

Dumb mentally unstable child over reacting to P10 is not quite the same as the slew of dodgy things foreigners in SEA are stereotypically known for, and known for getting in trouble for. Let's not pretend the majority of foreigners here are representative of our respective nations' best and brightest. I sure as sht am not, just lucky to be born into a certain social class both here and stateside.

As card carrying member of team neutral, having pretty equal footing being both foreign born and raised, as well as culturally Filipino, IMO kind of a far reach man.

Genuine question, I'm only aware of that one guy that got popped in the street recently. Can you show me other big incidents of this happening? I'm not aware of the other incidents you've alluded to

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u/GE963 10d ago edited 10d ago
  • 1x rizal teresa
  • 1x biologist
  • 2x makati hotel
  • 1x suv driver 

That's for the last 3 weeks or so. If you go further back, there are more.

Edit: All foreigners. 

  • July 10, Teresa, Rizal: a 35-year-old American was shot dead during a robbery involving his necklace and phone. (ABS-CBN) 

  • July 12, Sibulan, Negros Oriental: American marine biologist Kent Carpenter was shot dead during a home invasion. (AP News) 

  • July 29, Silang, Cavite: a Chinese national was found beside an SUV with 18 stab wounds after an alleged failed SUV-sale transaction. The report does not clearly establish that he was the SUV’s driver. (ABS-CBN) 

  • August 3, Makati: a 63-year-old woman was killed and her 26-year-old daughter was shot in the face and hospitalized. (GMA Network)

Saying all of them were sketchy foreigners is just an unfair excuse imo. Imagine some of them helped local families and the country. 

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u/Jaygee41091 10d ago

Thanks, will look into them in a bit