Push Admin

Article (news)

Gunmen wound journalist in Philippines

Agence France-Presse

<p>MANILA — A journalist was among five people wounded in an ambush in Manila, Philippine police said Friday, the latest of a long list of violence against journalists.</p><p>A photographer for the Manila-based tabloid Remate, Joshua Abiad was wounded in the arm when gunmen in a car attacked his vehicle, district police chief Brigadier-General Nicolas Torre said.</p><p>Abiad and the other injured people, including his child and brother, were receiving treatment at a hospital in the Philippine capital, Torre added.</p><p>Police have not named a suspect but Torre told Manila radio station DWPM in an interview that it could be linked to his work documenting a deadly seven-year-old crackdown on illegal drugs.</p><p>Abiad is &quot;a police beat reporter and is witness to some drug cases, so there are summons sent to them to testify,&quot; he said without naming the courts or cases involved.</p><p>&quot;This heinous act is an attack not only on the individuals involved but also on the freedom of the press and the values we hold dear as a society,&quot; Manila police chief Major-General Edgar Okubo said in a statement.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/01/23/duterte-rejects-calls-to-become-drug-czar-under-marcos">&#x27;Hindi tama&#x27;: Ex-President Duterte rejects calls to become drug czar under Marcos</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/07/23/whats-the-state-of-ph-human-rights-under-marcos-jr">What&#x27;s the state of Philippine human rights under Marcos Jr?</a></li></ul><p>The archipelago nation is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, and most killings often go unpunished.</p><p>With three journalists killed in the past year, the Philippines ranks seventh in the Committee to Protect Journalists&#x27; &quot;Impunity Index&quot;, which measures unsolved journalist murders relative to the total population.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/03/23/press-freedoms-shrink-journalists-targeted-un-media">Press freedoms shrink, journalists targeted: UN and media</a></li></ul><p>It is rare for journalists to be attacked in Manila. Often, radio broadcasters outside the capital are targeted.</p><p>Thousands of mostly poor men were killed during the anti-narcotics crackdown launched by former president Rodrigo Duterte during his 2016-2022 term.</p><p>An international investigation was launched into possible crimes against humanity committed during that campaign.</p><p>Duterte&#x27;s successor Ferdinand Marcos has continued the crackdown while pushing for a greater focus on prevention and rehabilitation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/23/marcos-admits-abuses-in-duterte-drug-war-says-syndicates-grew-stronger">Marcos admits &#x27;abuses&#x27; in Duterte drug war, says syndicates grew &#x27;stronger, wealthier&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><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=2283974" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><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=2700965" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

A journalist was among five people wounded in an ambush in Manila, police said Friday, the latest of a long list of violence against journalists.