Kent Carpenter, 73, who police said was killed by three men who entered his house, is said to have shaped global conservation efforts with his research on marine biodiversity in the Southeast Asian nation.

The American shot dead inside his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Sunday night, July 12, 2026, was identified as Kent Carpenter, 73, a biologist and adjunct professor at…

Dr. Kent Carpenter provided expert written records on the environmental harms of China’s reclamation and destructive fishing practices in the West Philippine Sea