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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights condemned Monday the fatal shooting of a radio broadcaster inside his home-based studio in Misamis Oriental as it urged the government to ensure the killer does not go unpunished.
MANILA: A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook.The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said.The attacker snatched the victim’s gold necklace before fleeing with a companion, who waited outside Jumalon’s house, onboard a motorcycle, police said.
A radio broadcaster was fatally shot inside his studio in the Philippines on Sunday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook.
MANILA: A radio broadcaster was fatally shot inside his studio in the Philippines on Sunday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country. Juan Jumalon, 57, was in his home-based radio station on the southern island of Mindanao when a gunman shot him in the head, said Captain Deore Ragonio, police chief in Calamba municipality in Misamis Occidental province.The suspect gained entry to the studio by pretending to want to make an on-air announcement, a police statement said.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:23 p.m.) — A radio broadcaster in Misamis Occidental was gunned down while hosting his program early Sunday morning.
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — African swine fever (ASF), which has been blamed for hog fatalities in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, is now under control, according to provincial veterinarian Placeda Lemana.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The names of two more men in the hostile Pikit town in Cotabato province got added on Saturday to the long list of victims of the never ending cycle of deadly gun attacks in the area since 2021, almost all awaiting judicial closure.