Woman gunned down in Quezon City

MANILA, Philippines—Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a woman who was the president of her neighborhood association right inside her house in Quezon City on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Delfina Macapagal, 56, died from two gunshot wounds in the head following the shooting at her home on Kamagong Street, Barangay Commonwealth.

Case investigator PO2 Alvin Quisumbing said the woman was the president of the Kamagong-Kasoy Homeowners Association and police trying to find out if the killing, an almost daily occurrence in Quezon City, was related to her position in the community.

Two male residents who were playing chess nearby said they heard gunshots from the victim’s house around 3:50 p.m. Thursday. Curious, the two men ran toward Macapagal’s house and were met by one of the armed assailants.

Quisumbing said the man was heard shouting, “Yuko, yuko! Puputukan ko kayo, pulis ako! (Duck, duck. I’ll fire at you; I’m a cop!),” apparently to ward off curious bystanders.

Witnesses then saw the two gunmen boarding a motorcycle and sped away from the crime scene, leaving behind the wounded Macapagal.

Family members rushed the victim to the Fairview General Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival at 4 p.m. due to two gunshot wounds in the head.