Manila: A radio anchor was fatally shot by a person inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen assault that was witnessed by individuals watching this system dwell on Fb.
The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial information broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice throughout a dwell morning broadcast in Calamba city in Misamis Occidental province, police stated.
Juan Jumalon: shot useless on air.
The attacker snatched the sufferer’s gold necklace earlier than fleeing with a companion, who waited outdoors Jumalon’s home, onboard a bike, police stated. An investigation was underway to determine the gunman and set up if the assault was work-related.
The Philippines has lengthy been thought to be one of the crucial harmful locations for journalists on the earth.
President Ferdinand Marcos jnr strongly condemned the taking pictures and stated he ordered the nationwide police to trace down, arrest and prosecute the killers.
“Assaults on journalists is not going to be tolerated in our democracy and those that threaten the liberty of the press will face the total penalties of their actions,” Marcos stated in a press release.
A policeman, left, checks on the world the place the radio anchor was fatally shot inside his home-based station in Calamba city in Misamis Occidenta province, southern Philippines.Credit score: AP
The Nationwide Union of Journalists of the Philippines, a press freedom watchdog, stated Jumalon was the 199th journalist to be killed within the nation since 1986, when democracy returned after a “Individuals Energy” rebellion toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the daddy of the present president, and compelled him and his household into US exile.
“The assault is much more condemnable because it occurred at Jumalon’s own residence, which additionally served because the radio station,” the watchdog stated.