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Pregnant Ombudsman lawyer stabbed to death in QC
Pregnant Ombudsman lawyer stabbed to death in QC
ABS-CBN News
Published Jun 04, 2018 03:50 PM PHT
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Updated Jun 04, 2018 06:19 PM PHT
Ombudsman vows justice for slain prosecutor
Ombudsman vows justice for slain prosecutor
Nanawagan ang mister ng biktima sa mga nakakita sa pangyayari na tulungan silang agad makuha ang hustisya para sa misis niya. pic.twitter.com/WU4IMetGXt
— April Rafales (@aprilrafales) June 4, 2018
Nanawagan ang mister ng biktima sa mga nakakita sa pangyayari na tulungan silang agad makuha ang hustisya para sa misis niya. pic.twitter.com/WU4IMetGXt
— April Rafales (@aprilrafales) June 4, 2018
MANILA (UPDATE) - An assistant special prosecutor in the Office of the Ombudsman died after she was stabbed by unidentified assailants in Quezon City on Monday, police said.
MANILA (UPDATE) - An assistant special prosecutor in the Office of the Ombudsman died after she was stabbed by unidentified assailants in Quezon City on Monday, police said.
Madonna Joy Tanyag, 33 years old and 5 months pregnant, was attacked on a sidewalk in Barangay Vasra at around 10:30 a.m., police said. She suffered 3 stab wounds.
Madonna Joy Tanyag, 33 years old and 5 months pregnant, was attacked on a sidewalk in Barangay Vasra at around 10:30 a.m., police said. She suffered 3 stab wounds.
Tanyag was on her way back to her office and had just bought milk tea when she was stabbed. Two barangay officials brought her to the East Avenue Medical Center where she was declared dead on arrival.
Tanyag was on her way back to her office and had just bought milk tea when she was stabbed. Two barangay officials brought her to the East Avenue Medical Center where she was declared dead on arrival.
Tanyag, who has been working as a prosecutor in the Ombudsman for 2 years, mostly handles graft cases, police said.
Tanyag, who has been working as a prosecutor in the Ombudsman for 2 years, mostly handles graft cases, police said.
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Meanwhile, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said she has already requested the Philippine National Police to thoroughly investigate Tanyag's case.
Meanwhile, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said she has already requested the Philippine National Police to thoroughly investigate Tanyag's case.
"The Office will leave no stone unturned in solving the case," Morales said in a statement.
"The Office will leave no stone unturned in solving the case," Morales said in a statement.
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales has issued a statement on the death of Assistant Special Prosecutor Atty. Madonna Joy Tanyag. @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/RVmy9g0DpM
— April Rafales (@aprilrafales) June 4, 2018
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales has issued a statement on the death of Assistant Special Prosecutor Atty. Madonna Joy Tanyag. @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/RVmy9g0DpM
— April Rafales (@aprilrafales) June 4, 2018
The Political Science program of the University of the Philippines-Manila also condemned the killing of its alumna.
The Political Science program of the University of the Philippines-Manila also condemned the killing of its alumna.
"The UP Manila Political Science Program condemns this barbaric act in the strongest possible terms. We call on law enforcement authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice, and put an end to the worsening climate of impunity in the country," it said in a statement.
"The UP Manila Political Science Program condemns this barbaric act in the strongest possible terms. We call on law enforcement authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice, and put an end to the worsening climate of impunity in the country," it said in a statement.
-- with a report from April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
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