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Philippine organized crime syndicate

Criminal organization

Kuratong Baleleng is an organized crime syndicate in the Philippines that was once an anti-communist, vigilante group.^[2][3] Considered to be one of the largest syndicates in the country, Kuratong Baleleng received nationwide attention due to their alleged end in a shootout with the Philippine National Police in May 1995 in Quezon City.

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Since then, the syndicate has scattered throughout different provinces, with some members garnering political positions.^[4][5][3]

History

The group was originally established in 1986 by the Botanical Youth Club to prevent the spread of Communist guerrillas in Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur provinces on Mindanao.

The group is rooted in the Christian Cebuano community, but ties to Maguindanao guerrillas led Muslim Maguindanaon clans to join. According to military intelligence, part of t Witness tags Estrada, Ping in crime gang | XEXA