Justice for Gold Dagal: A Stand Up Comedian Silenced

#JusticeForGoldDagal

My only brother, a stand up comedian in the Philippines who was murdered before he hit the stage in Pampanga (March 15, 2025). Shot in the face and died after 9 hours in the hospital fighting for his life.

Prior to this, he has been getting death threats from a “religious” group he mentioned on one of his skits all because they could not take a joke.

I want to tell you that my brother was a great writer and if jokes offend you, it doesn’t give you the right to murder someone. What happened to my brother was gruesome. People from that group write nasty comments on social media celebrating his death.

I would use this money to help my mourning mother and sisters and to seek justice swiftly. My brother’s death shall not be in vein. Keep freedom of expression and freedom of speech alive in the Philippines!