List of massacres in the Philippines

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Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Notes
Mamasapano clash (Also known as the Mamasapano Massacre)	January 25, 2015	Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao	80± (including 44 SAF members)	A police operation, codenamed Oplan Exodus, by Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) (allegedly joined by United States Army Special Forces) against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Baguio Massacre	April 6, 2014	Kayang Hilltop, Baguio City	5	Victims (including 3 minors and a maid) were stabbed dead inside a rented apartment on the fourth floor of the building that serves as a marketplace.[1] The Regional Trial Court Branch 4, Baguio City, on January 28, 2016 found Phillip Tolentino Avino, the accused in the killing, guilty beyond reasonable doubt. He was sentenced to suffer reclusion perpetua or life sentence without eligibility to parole for the five counts of murder filed against him.[2]
Atimonan massacre	January 6, 2013	Atimonan, Quezon	13	Thirteen people were killed in a mass murder, authorities said to be an alleged shootout conducted by Philippine National Police.
Kawit massacre	January 4, 2013	Tabon 1, Kawit, Cavite	8 (including the perpetrator)	A 30-minute shooting rampage occurred when a drunk man named Ronald Baquiran Bae killed at least 7 people and a dog and wounded 12 other people with a semiautomatic pistol, before he was shot and killed by police. Another man, John Paul Lopez, was later arrested for assisting the gunman during the shooting by reloading his pistol magazine. The motive of the suspect is still unclear.
Maguindanao massacre	November 23, 2009	Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines	58
RCBC Cabuyao massacre	May 16, 2008	Cabuyao City, Laguna	10	All Bank Employee's Shots dead in the Head; Roberto P. Castro (Branch Manager); Ferdinand Antonio (Client), flounders Olga R. Gonzales (Bank Teller), Maria Theresa Umayam (New Accounts Officer) and Juan Leyva (Messenger); around the Back Benjamin Nicdao Jr. (Bank Teller); in Vault Room; Noel O. Miranda (Operations Assistant) and Bernardo C. Lapaan Jr. (Cashier Service Head); at Generator Room located behind Baltazar Aguilando (Security Guard); Marketing Manager Isagani C. Pastor was caught alive and rushed at St. James Hospital in Santa Rosa, Laguna the Bloodied Hold-up
Calbayog massacre	June 2, 2007	Gadgaran, Calbayog City, Samar	10	Danilo "Danny" Guades hacked to death 10 people with a bolo and injured 17 more on a drunk rampage through his neighbourhood at early morning.
Luisita massacre	November 16, 2004	Hacienda Luisita	7[3]
Zamboanga City massacre[4]	December 19, 2002	San Roque, Zamboanga City	7	A wealthy family of four and three household employees were found murdered in the family's home. Businesswoman Juliet Tan, her three children and three household staff were found dead at their house. Two of the suspects; Rudy Botane, the slain businesswoman's stay-in helper, and Jonas Buenaventura; were arrested in a safehouse the same day.[4]
Ipil massacre	April 3, 1995	Ipil, Zamboanga del Sur (now part of Zamboanga Sibugay)	53	Approximately 200 heavily armed militants of the Islamic Command Council fired upon residents, strafed civilian homes, plundered banks, took up to 30 hostages and then burned the centre of the town to the ground.[5][6] With more than 48 injuries.
Antipolo massacre	December 3, 1993	Sitio Kulasisi, San Luis, Antipolo, Rizal	5	Winefredo Masagca went into rage and hacked five sleeping neighbors in their house to death. Police investigations revealed that he was a part of a heist in a farm, killed by the actual thieves by poisoning him after the incident.
Hultman-Chapman murders	July 13, 1991	Mahogany Street, Dasmariñas Village, Makati City	3	Victims were shot by the accused Claudio Teehankee Jr. on their way home.
Vizconde murders	June 30, 1991	BF Homes, Parañaque City, Metro Manila	3	Family members were the victims, all had suffered multiple stab wounds.
Digos massacre	November 23, 1989	Digos, Davao Del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines	39[7]	Including women and children.
Cawa-Cawa Siege (1989 Zamboanga City massacre)	January 5, 1989	Camp Cawa-Cawa, Zamboanga City	14[8]	Camp Cawa-Cawa was raided by Muslim rebels (led by Malaysian Rizal Alih) and others, but fell to the government armed forces led by Gen. Eduardo Batallia and Col. Romeo Abendan of the Philippine Constabulary against them. A siege left 14 people dead, including a military general and a colonel.[8]
Lupao massacre[9]	February 10, 1987	Sitio Padlao, Namulandayan, Lupao, Nueva Ecija	17[9]	Civilians, which were suspected members of the New People's Army by the military, were reported killed by Army soldiers in the town near the foot of the Caraballo mountain range. It is claimed that soldiers burned and looted their homes after a running gun battle with communist rebels, leading to the death of young Army Lt. Edgar Dizon and the wounding of his radioman.[9] The carnage, which also wounded 8,[10][11] remains unresolved.[9]
Mendiola massacre (Black Thursday)	January 22, 1987	Mendiola Street, San Miguel, Manila	13	74 injured
Escalante massacre	September 20, 1985	Escalante City, Negros Occidental	20-30	30 injured
Pata Island, Sulu massacre	February 12, 1981	Pata Island, Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines	119	119 soldiers killed on the hands of those whom they considered as allies. After a couple of days in Pata Island the Philippine Army’s 31st Infantry Battalion were about to leave the island when a group of MNLF rebels and the then ally Unad Masillam, a member of Civilian Home Defense Force (CHDF) surrounded them and opened fire resulting to the death of 119 soldiers.
Patikul, Sulu massacre	October 10, 1977	Patikul, Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines	35	35 unarmed officers, including Brig. Gen. Teodulfo Bautista, a general of the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division of the Philippine Army, were tricked to believe that a group of rebels led by Usman Sali, a rebel leader of the Moro National Liberation Front in Patikul, Sulu were proposing a peace dialogue, but instead ended in a bloody massacre.
Tacbil Mosque massacre	September 24, 1974	Malisbong, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat	1776[12]
Manili massacre	June 19, 1971	Manili, Carmen, North Cotabato	65-79	Including women and children. The Ilaga militant group was suspected to be behind the attacks but there were also allegations that the Philippine Constabulary were also behind the incident and collaborated with the Ilaga
Jabidah massacre	March 18, 1968	Corregidor	14-68
Lapiang Malaya	May 21, 1967	Taft Avenue, Pasay	33	Armed with bolos and wearing amulets, they were shot by the Philippine Constabulary, armed with M-16s, in their way to Malacañang Palace, leaving at least 33 dead and 47 wounded,[13][14] while 358 more were arrested and taken by the Constabulary to Camp Crame in Quezon City.[15] Valentin De los Santos, instead of going to jail, was sent to the National Center for Mental Health.
Culatingan massacre[16]	June 13, 1966	Culatingan, Concepcion, Tarlac	7	Farmers in the barrio of Culatingan were shot down. Ninoy Aquino, then secretary-general of the Liberal Party, was actively involved in the investigation and blames the Philippine Constabulary for the murders, marks the first confrontations between Ninoy and President Marcos.[16]
RCA Axe Slaughter (RCA Bldg. Massacre)[17]	August 26, 1963	RCA Bldg., Canonigo St., Paco, Manila	5	An “axe-wielding gang” hacked to death five security guards of the RCA Bldg. with a 15-pound fireman’s axe. Victims were Ricardo de la Cruz , Roberto Gonzalez , Francisco Timbol, Francisco Zablan and Alfredo Adaza, who died en route to the hospital. Two others narrowly survived—Turiano de Guzman and carpenter Pablo Lopez. The gang blew off 2 RCA safes and took off with over Php335,000 —a huge amount at that time. The investigation turned out to be an inside job involving RCA employees: Leonardo Bernardo (driver), Mariano San Diego (guard), Mariano Domingo (guard supervisor) and Apolonio Adriano (guard, tagged as the axe-man). The accused were tried, convicted and sentenced to death on March 19, 1966, and also ordered to pay Php218,000 indemnity to RCA, representing the unrecovered stolen money.[17]
Cabading Family Carnage[18] (Zapote Street Massacre)	January 18, 1961	Zapote Street, Makati	3 (including the perpetrator)	Resulted of the deaths of Lydia Cabading-Quitangon and her husband Leonardo Quitangon. Lydia's father and the perpetrator, Pablo Cabading, Shot himself to death.[18]
Maragondon Massacre	September 1952	Maragondon, Cavite	unknown	Nardong Putik was involved in the infamous massacre, where the mayor, police chief and several policemen were killed with hunting knives.
Maliwalu Massacre	April 7, 1950 (Good Friday)	Maliwalu, Bacolor, Pampanga	21	The "massacre" of 21 peasants who were seized by temporary policemen on in Maliwalu.[19]
Japanese massacre of the De La Salle Brothers, et al.	February 12, 1945	De La Salle Main Chapel, Taft Avenue, Manila[20]	41 civilians: former students, residents and 16 Christian Brothers[20]	Occurred during the Manila massacres in February 1945. Only 10 people survived including one De La Salle Brother.[21]
Manila massacre	February–March 1945	Manila	100,000 to 500,000 (approximately)	Involved atrocities committed against Filipino civilians in the city of Manila, Philippines by Japanese troops during the World War II Battle of Manila (1945). It was one of several major war crimes committed by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Palawan massacre	December 14, 1944	Puerto Princesa, Palawan	139	Occurred during World War II; Allied soldiers, imprisoned near the city, were murdered by Japanese soldiers during an air raid. Only 11 men escaped the slaughter.
Shinyō Maru incident	September 7, 1944	off Mindanao, Sulu Sea	668	Occurred in the Pacific theater of World War II. In an attack on a Japanese convoy by the American submarine USS Paddle, 668 Allied prisoners of war were massacred by the Japanese or killed when their ship, the SS Shinyō Maru was sunk. Only 82 Americans survived the ordeal and were later rescued.[22]
Moro Crater massacre	March 10, 1906	Jolo island, Philippines	994
Balangiga massacre	August 12, 1901	Balangiga, Eastern Samar	48 American soldiers	Some Filipino nationalists claim that the true "Balangiga massacre" was the subsequent American retaliation,[23] which resulted in an unclear number of deaths, with estimations ranging from less than 30 to roughly 50.

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