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Chiong sisters murders

Francisco Juan Larrañaga et al.) was a trial regarding an incident on July 16, 1997, in Cebu City, in which sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong were allegedly kidnapped, raped, and murdered.

Place
Cebu, Philippines
Date
16 Jul 1997
Status
SolvedAuthorities consider the case resolved, usually after identifying or convicting the responsible person.
Sources
2 cited sources

Updated 23 Aug 2026

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Francisco Juan Larrañaga et al.) was a trial regarding an incident on July 16, 1997, in Cebu City, in which sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong were allegedly kidnapped, raped, and murdered. The parents also called for the investigation of Faeldon's actions. [1]

Francisco Juan "Paco" Larrañaga (b. 1977), a man of dual Filipino and Spanish citizenship was, along with six others, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death by lethal injection on February 3, 2004. The seven co-defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to death by lethal injection on February 3, 2004. May 5, 1999 – Larrañaga and six others were convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention with homicide and rape. [2]

Cebu City in the Philippines, providing geographic context for the Chiong sisters case
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  1. The case enters the public record

    Night of July 16–17, 1997 – Francisco Juan "Paco" Larrañaga and six others kidnapped sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong outside a mall in Cebu.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
  2. The court returns a verdict

    The seven co-defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to death by lethal injection on February 3, 2004.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
  3. The court returns a verdict

    September 2, 2019 – Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon confirmed the release of Aznar, Balansag, Caño, and Uy, the four persons convicted for the 1997 murder of the Chiong Sisters.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
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