| Escalante massacre | |
|---|---|
 Victims of the massacre being placed in coffins | |
| Location | Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Date | Friday, September 20, 1985 (UTC +8) |
| Target | Demonstration |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Small arms |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 30 |
| Perpetrators | Paramilitary forces |
The Escalante massacre was an incident on September 20, 1985, in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines, where government paramilitary forces gunned down civilians engaged in a rally in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. It is also called Escam - portmanteau of "Escalante" and "massacre", and sometimes Bloody Thursday, though the massacre occurred on a Friday.[1]
- ^ Ombion, Karl G. "ON THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIAL RULE:19 Years After 'Bloody Thursday', Terror Still Stalks Escalante". Retrieved 2007-05-21.