What gangs are in Baguio?

In my previous post I mentioned that there was a program initiated by the Baguio City Police Office to control the escalating gang and fraternity wars.

I think the program was able to unify the different groups in the city which paved the way for the forging of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the formation of the United Fraternities Organization (UFO). Read the whole report written by Ernie Olson for SunStar Baguio here.

I remember Atty. Mark Baliton was one of the proponents of the MOU and I did get to talk to him a few times about the UFO. There were a couple of times I saw him overseeing a 'graffiti clean-up' drive near the post office with various members of gangs and fraternities.

Fraternities and gangs are now viewed as one and the same. There used to be a distinction but that has been blurred. I did a search of what gangs and fraternities are currently 'operating' in Baguio. Here is the list (as of July 30, 2007):

• Samahang Ilocano


• Genuine Ilocano


• United Ilocandia


• Akrho


• Phi Lambda Epsilon


• Alpha Phi Omega


• Beta Sigma


• Crips


• Bloods


• Notorious Underground Crips


• Sacremento Tag Crips


• North Side Terrorists


• Rappers Delta Foundation


• Real Pinoy Crips


• West Side Terrorists


• Pinoy True Crips


• Sudden Death Gangsters


• Mafia Crips


• God Mob Carnalis


• East Side Thugs


• Ragstah


• Peer Group Trouble


• Souls


• Trece Hudas


• Selda Trece


• Tropang Muslim


• True Brown Style

Surprisingly absent from the list are the Bahala na Gang, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Batang City Jail.

I also found these videos about the gangs in Baguio. The have Friendster, too.

1. Ragsta



2. North Side Terrorists

3. TBS Crips



The videos contain some disturbing images. If you recognize some the the face of these children tell their parents or somebody before it's too late.

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