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NUJP condemns killing of Capiz municipal official

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<p>MANILA (UPDATE) - The the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemned the killing of the municipal administrator of the town of Pilar in Capiz province on Sunday. </p><p>John Heredia, who was also the former head of NUJP’s Capiz chapter, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Bgry. Lawa-an, according to a police report.</p><p>Heredia was about to board his own motorcycle when he was shot. He was taken to the Capiz Doctors’ Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.</p><p>The slain former mediaman was the first and longest-serving chair of the NUJP Capiz chapter, the media group said.</p><p>“While Heredia was no longer in the media when he was killed, his death is a symptom of the culture of impunity in the Philippines,” the NUJP said. </p><p>Heredia was killed on the eve of World Press Freedom Day.</p><p>At least <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/11/23/20/19-journos-killed-in-4-years-of-duterte-admin-watchdog" target="_blank">19 journalists</a> have been killed in the 4 years of the administration of Duterte, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility said in November last year.  </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/23/20/number-of-journalists-killed-for-their-reporting-doubled-in-2020">Number of journalists killed for their reporting doubled in 2020</a></li></ul><p>NUJP also noted that Heredia’s wife, human rights lawyer Criselda Azarcon-Heredia, was the target of an ambush in September 2019. </p><p>Criselda, who is an anti-mining advocate, had been red-tagged prior to the attack on her, the National Union of Peoples&#x27; Lawyers said. </p><p>The NUPL has also condemned Heredia’s killing and called for a probe into the incident. </p><div><strong> - Report from Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News </strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/19/20/nujp-denounces-murder-of-masbate-journalist-in-broad-daylight">NUJP denounces murder of Masbate journalist in broad daylight</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/29/21/nujp-nagbigay-pugay-sa-mga-mamamahayag-na-nagkasakit-namatay-sa-covid-19">NUJP, nagbigay-pugay sa mga mamamahayag na nagkasakit, namatay sa COVID-19</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/04/21/nupl-official-stabbed-in-the-head-in-iloilo-city">NUPL official stabbed in the head in Iloilo City</a></li></ul><p>FROM THE ARCHIVES</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1676338" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MANILA (UPDATE) - The the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemned the killing of the municipal administrator of the town of Pilar in Capiz province on Sunday. </p>

MANILA (UPDATE) - The the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemned the killing of the municipal administrator of the town of Pilar in Capiz province on Sunday.