Kierra Apostol
Age 1823 Jun 2025
Cagayan (Philippines)
Murdered
Kierra was a business management student. Her body was found in a river two days after she had gone missing.
MANILA – An eighteen-year-old trans woman was found lifeless in a Cagayan province river this Monday, June 23, days after she was reported missing.
The most recent victim was Kierra Apostol, formerly known as [deadname] Molina, a resident of Zone 7, Centro, Peñablanca and a business management student of Cagayan State University.
Bahaghari, a Philippine alliance of LGBT organizations, said the incident is another harrowing case of violence against Filipino trans women.
“Kierra could’ve been celebrating with her community in Cagayan this Pride month, but her life was cut short due to hate perpetuated by a macho-patriarchal culture,” Reyna Valmores Salinas said, Bahaghari chairperson said.
In an interview with the local media 95.7 XFM Tuguegarao, the mother of the victim said that her child asked for permission to sleep over at the home of a friend in the same town around 8:00 p.m. It was the last time [Kierra] was seen alive and all attempts to contact her by phone since have failed.
Kierra was feared missing when two of her friends visited their home to ask about her whereabouts on Sunday evening. Molinea reported the incident to the Peñablanca Police Station on Monday, June 23.
The victim’s mother revealed visible signs of physical assault when the body was found floating in the river.
https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/28/transwoman-murdered-in-cagayan
https://dailyguardian.com.ph/trans-women-slain-in-days-chr-condemns-impunity/
