Catherine Camilon
Born
Catherine Manguerra Camilon

January 4, 1997
Tuy, Batangas, Philippines
Disappeared12 October 2023 (aged 26)
Lemery, Batangas, Philippines
StatusMissing for 6 months and 12 days
NationalityFilipino
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss FIT Philippines 2023
Miss Grand Tuy 2023
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)

Catherine Manguerra Camilon (born January 4, 1997) is a Filipino model, school teacher, and beauty pageant titleholder.[1]

Camilon went missing last seen on October 12, 2023, in Lemery, Batangas.[2]

Police are treating her disappearance as a kidnapping, as witnesses have reported her bloody, unconscious body being removed from her car and transferred to another vehicle.[3][4][5]

The Philippine Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs per Raffy Tulfo issued a subpoena ad testificandum to main suspect Police Major Allan de Castro and his driver-bodyguard Jefrrey Magpantay who were accused of kidnapping and illegal detention. De Castro was dismissed from service on January 16, 2024. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bravo, Frances Karmel S. (10 November 2023). "Who is Catherine Camilon?". pep.ph. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ Purnell, Kristofer (19 October 2023). "Miss Grand Philippines 2023 candidate Catherine Camilon officially declared 'missing'". Philstar. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ Rappler.com (15 November 2023). "Police officer charged with kidnapping of Miss Grand PH contestant Catherine Camilon". rappler.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ^ Delfin T. Mallari Jr., Dexter Cabalza (15 November 2023). "'Worst' feared as beauty queen remains missing". inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ rappler.com (21 November 2023). "DNA found in SUV matches with DNA of missing beauty queen Catherine Camilon's relatives". rappler.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ^ Mateo, Janvic (27 February 2024). "Senate panel orders subpoena of primary suspect in Catherine Camilon case". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 February 2024.