2023-11-06 04:54:37
A radio host was shot dead this Sunday inside his station in the southern Philippines, in an attack that was witnessed by people who followed the program live. through Facebook.
The armed man pretended to be a listener to enter the station installed in the home of news reporter Juan Jumalon, in the town of Calamba, in the province of Misamis Occidental, according to the police. Then I shot him twice during a live morning show.
Live announcer murdered in Philippines
The attacker took the victim’s gold necklace before fleeing with another person who was waiting outside Jumalon’s house on a motorcycle, according to police. An investigation was underway to identify the attacker and establish whether the attack was related to the journalist’s work.
Filipinas It has long been considered one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists.
The president of Filipinas,Ferdinand Marcos Jr., strongly condemned the murder and said that he had ordered the national police to locate, arrest and prosecute the murderers.
“Attacks against journalists will not be tolerated in our democracy, and those who threaten press freedom will face the full consequences of their actions.”Marcos stated in a statement.
He National Union of Journalists of the Philippinesthe body that oversees press freedom, said that Jumalon was the 199th journalist murdered in the country since 1986.when democracy was restored after a popular uprising that overthrew the dictator Ferdinad Marcos, the father of the current president, and forced the dictator and his family to go into exile to USA.
“The attack is even more condemnable because it occurred in Jumalon’s own house, which also served as a radio station”the union said.
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