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March 27, 2007

Tarlac
JOSEPHINE NOGOY was in her sister-in-law's house in Purok Masagana, Iba Village, San Jose, at around 1:00am on March 27, 2007, when unidentified armed men onboard two separate vans had arrived. One of the vans is black in color while the other is dark brown or maroon. The vans did not bear any license plates with them. The perpetrators numbering around 15 were armed. They were wearing black long sleeves, bonnets, gloves, and combat shoes when they forced themselves into the house split into two groups where the victim was visiting.  One group, which is composed of eight men, forced themselves and started threatening by pointing their guns at Divina Guevarra, Nogoy's sister-in-law, her husband, and their two children. The others were searching for something inside the house. Upon seeing Nogoy inside, they then forcibly took her into a van waiting outside the house at gunpoint. The armed men sped away, taking Nogoy with them. Nogoy's twin children were left behind in the Guevarras' custody.  At the time of the incident, Nogoy was with her twin children visiting the Guevarras family. Not only did the perpetrators force themselves into the Guevarras', but the other groups who are companies, those who took Nogoy, likewise entered into the nearby house of the Patricio family, the Guevarras' neighbor. They also threatened and pointed guns at those inside the house asking for the whereabouts of Josephine.  Up to this writing, the whereabouts of Josephine Nogoy are still unknown.

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