A guidance counselor at the University of the East in Manila who had been absent since Monday was found dead in her apartment in the Sampaloc district Tuesday morning.
Rowena Calo, a 42 year-old guidance counselor, was found naked and with a rag stuffed in her mouth, according to an ABS-CBN report. Although initial reports say she died of strangulation, authorities suspect that Calo may also have been raped.
Earlier this month, the Manila city government, Manila Police District, and a consortium of schools on what is called Manila’s University Belt signed a an agreement to work together to protect students and the academic community “from criminal elements prowling the University Belt area.“
