The Philippine National Police (PNP) has mobilized investigative teams to help expedite the investigation into the brazen killing of 89-year old veteran journalist Johnny Dayang who was shot dead right inside his house in Kalibo, Aklan. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said police...
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc has cited the country's media as an "indispensable partner" in the fight against human rights abuses as he stressed the need to beef up the safety and protection of media workers in the pursuit of their jobs. "Media has been...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) welcomed a recent report saying that no journalists were killed in the Philippines last year, saying this was a significant step in their efforts to ensure the safety of media workers. File photo The PTFOMS said this after a Committee to...
Police arrested on Monday, April 29, the alleged gunman in the killing of broadcaster Juan T. Jumalon who was shot dead in the middle of his program in Misamis Occidental in November last year. Nabbed was Julito Mangumpit, alias Ricky, who was collared at around 3 a.m. in Dipolog City, Zamboanga...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation on the killing last Sunday morning, Nov. 5, of radio broadcaster Juan T. Jumalon, also known as "DJ Johnny Walker," in Misamis Occidental. Jumalon was broadcasting live over radio station 94.7 Calamba Gold FM located in his...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now conducting a thorough investigation into the killing of a radio broadcaster who was shot dead inside his house in Calamba, Misamis Occidental. In a statement, Northern Mindanao Police regional director Brig. Gen. Ricardo Layug, Jr. said a special...
National police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. advised on Monday, Nov. 14, suspended prisons head Gerald Bantag to do the talking during the legal proceedings in connection with the death of broadcast journalist Percival Mabasa and alleged middleman Jun Villamor instead of doing it through media...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is prepared to create tracker teams to locate suspended prisons chief Gerald Bantag and his deputy Ricardo Zulueta if they would go into hiding in case a warrant of arrest is issued against them in connection with the killing of broadcast journalist Percival...
