Danilo Guades

Case information

Danilo “Danny” Guades was a Filipino spree killer who hacked to death 10 people with a bolo and injured 17 more on a drunk rampage through his neighbourhood in the barangay Gadgaran of Calbayog City on June 2, 2007.

Timeline

• June 2, 2007 — Guades began his rampage through his neighbourhood in the barangay Gadgaran of Calbayog City.
• June 2, 2007 (about 2 a.m.) — Guades entered the home of his cousin, Emily Guades Ponce, and attacked those inside.
• June 2, 2007 (about 3 a.m.) — Guades surrendered himself to Fortunato Burbana, a villager.
• June 2, 2007 — The rampage ended when Burbana turned him over to police.

Background

Danilo “Danny” Guades was jailed for seven years at the Caloocan City Jail for stabbing to death his elder brother Toto some time in the 1980s.

He had been married. His wife died in December 2006. After her death, he used to sleep at his cousin's house.

He had a child who was in grade four at the time of the murders.

Throughout the village, Guades was known as a mentally imbalanced trouble-maker who was often drunk. He sometimes woke two days, before running to the mangroves to sleep there on the ground for the following two days.

Guades told others that somebody is always chasing him.

The offence

Guades began his rampage at the home of his cousin, Emily Guades Ponce, on June 2, 2007.

Attack at Emily Guades Ponce’s home

Guades entered her house at about 2 a.m. He attacked her husband, Benjamin, with a 22-inch long bolo knife, hitting him in the left shoulder. He then turned against her sleeping children, killing her son Eric with a blow to his head.

Guades injured Emily’s other son Benjie and her daughter Marylin with hits to their heads and arms. Emily Guades Ponce, though also injured at her head, managed to jump out of a window and escape.

Attack on the Jadulco family

Subsequently, Danny Guades attacked the Jadulco family, living nearby. He killed pregnant Gemma Jadulco and five of her children, and left two others injured.

The rampage then continued as he walked to the Conteras’ home.

Attack on the Conteras’ home

At the Conteras’ home, Guades killed Candido Conteras. He injured Candido’s wife, Maria, and their daughter Jennelyn, and mortally wounded their son Danilo.

Attack in the backyard: Carlito Layam

In the backyard of the house, Guades attacked Carlito Layam, who was slightly injured at his right arm, but managed to fight off the attacker.

Attack at Enis Lecis’s home

Afterwards, Guades entered the house of Enis Lecis through the window and hit sleeping Eduardo and Enis Lecis in the head, killing Eduardo.

Attack at a wake: the Ramada family

At a wake for a member of the Ramada family, where Guades had spent some time drinking earlier, he cut Francisco Ramada’s throat, hit Ernesto Ramada’s neck, and stabbed Armando Ramada into the left side of his body.

Michael Caber and Myra Manlapid were also injured before people attending the wake managed to fight Guades off.

Final attack at the road junction: Eddie and Jocelyn Gonzaga

Guades fled to a road junction. There he attacked his final victims, Eddie and Jocelyn Gonzaga, who were on board of a motorcycle.

Guades assaulted them with the bolo and a club. He hit Eddie Gonzaga at the arm, jaw and forehead and hit his wife at her left elbow. The driver of the motorcycle was able to escape.

Surrender

Guades finally surrendered himself to Fortunato Burbana, a villager, at about 3 a.m. According to Guades, he surrendered out of fear police might chase and kill him.

Burbana then turned him over to police, ending Guades’ one hour-long rampage.

Investigation and police station

At the police station, Guades denied killing anyone but his brother many years ago.

Charges

He was charged with multiple murder.

Victims

Dead

• Gemma Jadulco, 32, who was eight months pregnant
• Jennelyn Jadulco, 12, daughter of Gemma Jadulco
• Jinggoy Jadulco, 8, son of Gemma Jadulco
• Renato Jadulco, 3, son of Gemma Jadulco
• Nadine Jadulco, 2, daughter of Gemma Jadulco
• Christine Jadulco, 1, daughter of Gemma Jadulco
• Candido Conteras, 46
• Danilo Conteras, 12, son of Candido & Maria Conteras
• Eric Benjamin Ponce, 7, son of Benjamin & Emily Ponce
• Eduardo Lecis, 35

Injured

• Emily Guades Ponce, 27, a cousin of Danny Guades
• Benjamin Ponce, 42, husband of Emily Guades Ponce
• Benjie Ponce, 5, son of Benjamin & Emily Ponce
• Marilyn Ponce, 3, daughter of Benjamin & Emily Ponce
• Francisco Ramada, 56
• Ernesto Ramada, 45
• Armando Ramada, 35
• Jocelyn Jadulco, 9, daughter of Gemma Jadulco
• Joan Jadulco, 4, daughter of Gemma Jadulco
• Maria Conteras, 37, wife of Candido Conteras
• Jennelyn Conteras, 16, daughter of Candido & Maria Conteras
• Eddie Gonzaga
• Jocelyn Gonzaga
• Enis Lecis, 54
• Michael Caber, 31
• Myra Manlapid, 24
• Carlito Layam, 46

Motive

It was said that Guades apparently had a quarrel with Gemma Jadulco’s husband, Totoy, before the rampage, when both were attending the wake.

Police later disclosed that Guades told them he committed the crime to strengthen his amulet, a piece of paper with Latin words on it.

Aftermath

Guades’ one hour-long rampage ended after Burbana turned him over to police.