Winner of local Miss Gay pageant found dead with 13 stab wounds in Lipa City

Winner of local Miss Gay pageant found dead with 13 stab wounds in Lipa City

A 25-year-old person with disability who was recently crowned Miss Gay 2025 in Barangay Sambat, Tanauan City, Batangas, was found dead in Lipa City last Saturda

25-year-old Deaf LGBTQIA+ person stabbed to death in Batangas; suspect excuses act using gay panic defense

LGBTQIA+ hatred kills. A 25-year-old Deaf LGBTQIA+ person from Barangay Sambat in Tanauan City, Batangas was found lifeless on 9 August in Lipa City. Jericho “Ampaw” Castillo Ellorante was stabbed 13 times by “Paul”, 26, who alleged that the victim molested him while they were on the same tricycle, leading to the gruesome act. Ellorante’s body was found in front of a chapel in Purok 3 in Barangay Tangway, Lipa City. According to PLTCol. Aleli Bu…