Contract killings on the rise in Philippines -- July 11 2008

The rise of gun violence in the Philippines is being blamed on the country's notoriously slow judicial system.

Legal action is costly and can take years and as a result, many people resort to murder as a means of settling grievances.

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports

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News & Politics

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• philippines
• crime
• gun

[19119mm]

justice system is slow and cannot be trusted, police is innept and likewise could not be trusted, what then could an ordinary filipino expect?

hired guns are used by anybody on either side of the law in that country.

[Persiansoul]

lol american government is so corrupt, it's just that the majority don't realize it

[ronster794]

BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES TO STRIKE FEAR TO THE MIND OF CRIMINALS!!!

[GaolisVideoLog]

@MultiDimwit You're an idiot. That' wat you are.

[tubedude101]

kill more filipinos

[TheJemuelb]

@Persiansoul xxxxxxxxx

[jamesketchel]

Leave it to a persian to comment on what government is corrupt. You notice I didn't capitalize persian cause it isn't worthy of it.

[MultiDimwit]

i support Gun for Hire...100$ for 1 life..thats a good bargain..it's better than to be a sex worker..giving aids and other disease..hell yeah!...by the way..i'm proud to be PINOY! mabuhay!..

[lilbeezy4utoo]

lol filipinos are a joke.

[emsing2001]

Hindi ka ba nahiya sa YOUTUBE nag POST ka ng PROMOTION ng GANG na Hindi naman papatol pupunta sa PILIPINAS kasi walang PERA POBRE katulad mo!? ONGAS ka...Mga Tao dito sa States merong ORIGINALITY, CUBANS merong CARTELS,Mexican merong LA EME...ikaw BOBONG katulad mo meron bang sa iyo? naka HOOD ka hindi naman malamig sa PILIPINAS! GAGO! hahahah

[emsing2001]

Wala ka ng UTAK BOBO ka pa OBIN111! Naka Jersey Shirt ka? Ang Blacks and MExican naka Jersey Shirt dahil Fan sila ng FOOTBALL,HOCKEY and BASEBALL! meron ba Hockey,Football at Baseball sa PILIPINAS? GAGO! THUMBS down? kahit sino tanongin mo nag mumukha kang TANGA sa mga Video PINOST mo! CRIPS and BLOODS sa PINAS? walang ORIGINALITY! Atleast ang Chinese merong TRIADS ang JAPANESE meron YAKUZA! IKAW PINOY Binubogbog ng ITIM kaya Gumaya ka na lang! GAGOka!

[emsing2001]

Sa palagay mo PAPATOL mga MEXICAN gang sa SHABU? MURA na Pang mahirap at gamitin mo utak mo PAMASAHE galing America papunta sa PILIPINAS e convert mo sa Peso luging lugi ka sa puhunan mo! wala ka talagang UTAK palibhasa wala kang alam sa BUHAY hanggang Pelikula lang alam mo! ang merica ang Pinakamalaking demand sa Supply at dollars pa! Next time gamitin mo UTAK mo, ni wala ng Pera tao diyan sa pag kain tapos mangarap ka pa! ULOL!!