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Christine

Age 44

22 Sep 2025
Valenzuela City, Metro Manila (Philippines)
Stabbed

TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2025/22-Sep-2025/Christine

Christine

Christine was a therapist and college graduate. Her body was found inside a rented apartment after neighours reported hearing an argument inside.

She had last been seen alive at the previous evening when she bought coffee at a nearby store. Two men have been arrested.

Two people responsible for the murder of a transgender woman in Valenzuela City have been arrested.

The investigation into the death of the victim [deadname] Macalalay Jr., also known as “Christine”, a 44-year-old transgender woman and therapist, resulted in the arrest of two male suspects in a hot-pursuit operation launched by the Valenzuela City Police.

The lifeless victim was found at 11:20 pm on September 22, 2025 inside her rented apartment in Barangay Malanday, Valenzuela City after being last seen alive at 10:20 pm on September 21, when she was buying coffee at a store.

According to neighbors, they heard noise and an argument in the victim's unit.

Upon the directive of PCOL Joseph Talento, Acting Chief of Police of the Valenzuela City Police Station, a follow-up operation was conducted that resulted in the arrest of the suspects through backtracking on CCTV footage and tracing the suspects.

https://www.policefilestonite.net/2025/09/25/2-killers-ng-transgender-sa-valenzuela-timbog/

https://www.facebook.com/ValenzuelaCPS/posts/two-arrested-in-murder-of-transgender-woman-in-valenzuela-citya-murder-investiga/1216547993834277/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C7HrWLwWi/

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19vMMsqGbH/

Report added: 24 Oct 2025. Last updated: 12 Nov 2025

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