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Karen De Guzman

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<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> — A woman was killed after being hit by a stray bullet in Barangay 120, Tondo, Manila early Christmas morning.</p><p>CCTV footage from the barangay showed residents being startled after hearing successive gunshots in the area amid the celebration.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004450103667646852&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-12-26T04%3A01%3A08.391164%3A5e69ec97-7a01-4b50-ad1d-5f5dfa83cf93%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=d4af8ce4adffc247a5f710343909b9461a0efa77&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:647px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2004450103667646852"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>In the video, the victim was seen running and was about to enter a house when she suddenly collapsed after being struck by a bullet.</p><p>She was immediately rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.</p><p>The sister of the victim’s boyfriend said the woman was only visiting them for Christmas.</p><p>“Lumapit siya, sabi niya, iinom daw muna sila saglit lang. Tapos nagulat na lang po kami, nagkagulo na. ‘Yun pala, natamaan na si ate. Sobrang sakit, trauma. Dayo lang kasi ‘yun,” she said.</p><p>Authorities reviewed the CCTV footage and saw an armed man walking amid the commotion.</p><p>Barangay officials confirmed that the man seen in the video is a resident of the area and was allegedly the target of another individual who fired the gun during an altercation.</p><p>“Hindi naman siya ‘yung nag start ng barilan. Oo, meron siyang hawak [na baril] nung patakbo na siya, nakita natin,” said Barangay Kagawad Myrna Cuja.</p><p>She added that the man had recently been released from jail and was previously involved in a drug-related case.</p><p>Police said the suspects remain at large, but their identities have already been established.</p><div> </div><div><strong>INDISCRIMINATE FIRING</strong></div><p>Based on data from the Philippine National Police (PNP), seven individuals have been arrested for indiscriminate firing from December 16 to December 26.</p><p>Four of them are police officers who are now facing criminal and administrative complaints.</p><p>The PNP reiterated its warning to station commanders under its one-strike policy.</p><p>“Sa loob ng 36 hours kapag hindi nabigyan ng solusyon ‘yung indiscriminate firing na nangyari na may biktima, tatamaan ‘yung mga commanders. Sila ay mare-relieve,” according to PNP spokesperson PBGen. Randulf Tuaño.</p><p>Authorities said police presence will be further intensified to prevent crimes as the country welcomes the New Year.</p>

<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported Friday that one individual was killed by a stray bullet in Tondo, Manila during a drinking spree on Christmas Eve.</p>

The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported Friday that one individual was killed by a stray bullet in Tondo, Manila during a drinking spree on Christmas Eve.

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Woman killed by stray bullet in Tondo on Christmas Day

Karen De Guzman,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 26, 2025 12:02 PM PHT

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Updated December 26, 2025 06:49 PM PHT

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