President Marcos assured the family of slain radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon that all efforts are being undertaken to run after those behind his death.
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said there are promising results in the investigation into the killing of Jumalon.
“The leads and possible motives being pursued by the investigators are showing promising result pointing to a faster resolution of this incident,” PTFoMS Executive Director Paul Gutierrez said.
"More than the expression of sympathy and the granting of financial support, what we are after here is justice for the victim thru the apprehension of the identified suspect and his confederates leading to the unmasking of the mastermind, if there is any,” Gutierrez stressed.
Gutierrez turned over P350,000 as financial support to the family of Jumalon.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the financial aid came from Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the special investigation task group submitted a complaint for murder and theft against one of Jumalon’s three suspected attackers with the Misamis Occidental Prosecutor’s Office for evaluation before filing with the court. A computer-generated sketch of the suspect’s face has also been released.
In the early morning of Nov. 5, Jumalon, owner of community radio station, 94.7 Gold FM, was broadcasting live in his radio booth located at their family compound when a gunman suddenly entered and shot him twice at close-range. The attack was recorded by the security cameras in his residence.