Radio broadcaster killed in Misamis Occidental: police

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Contributed photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/11/05/11052023-radio-broadcaster-killed-in-misamis-occidental.jpg"/><figcaption>Contributed photo</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A radio broadcaster in Calamba town, Misamis Occidental was shot dead early Sunday while on air, police said. </p><p>An initial report by the Calamba Municipal Police Station stated that the journalist, identified as Juan Jumalon, was broadcasting on radio station 94.7 Calamba Gold FM in his residence at Barangay Don Bernardo A. Neri when an unidentified gunman shot him in the head. </p><p>The suspect &quot;entered inside the gate of the house of the victim,&quot; based on the report. </p><p>&quot;The suspect fled away to unknown direction,&quot; it added. </p><p>Jumalon&#x27;s wife was able to bring him to a hospital but he was pronounced dead, according to the initial report. </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=2864407" 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><div><strong>INVESTIGATION ONGOING</strong></div><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Police Capt. Diore Ragonio of the Calamba Municipal Police Station said they have leads for a possible suspect based on the testimony of the victim&#x27;s child. </p><p>He said the attack might not be related to Jumalon&#x27;s work as a broadcaster.</p><p>&quot;Sa investigation namin sa anak niya, may mas malalim pa na puwedeng dahilan sa pagkabaril niya,&quot; he told ABS-CBN News in a phone interview.</p><p>(From our investigation, there may be a deeper motive for the shooting.)</p><p>&quot;Yung mga mabibigat na dahilan, rason sa pagkabaril niya, revelation &#x27;yan ng anak niya... hindi pa talaga buo ang ebidensya,&quot; he added. </p><p>The police said they already conducted a dragnet operation and set up checkpoints for the suspect&#x27;s possible apprehension while investigation is underway. </p><p>If found to be work-related, Jumalon&#x27;s murder would be the 199th in the Philippines since 1986.</p><p>According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which released the Global Impunity Index earlier this week, &quot;the Philippines remains a dangerous place to work as a reporter, especially for radio journalists.&quot;</p><p>The Philippines was eighth on the &quot;countries with the worst records on prosecuting killers of journalists.&quot; </p><p>This was up from 8th in 2022 with the entry of Haiti into the index this year. </p>

A radio journalist in Calamba town, Misamis Occidental was shot dead early Sunday while on air, police said. 

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Radio broadcaster killed in Misamis Occidental: police

Radio broadcaster killed in Misamis Occidental: police

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 05, 2023 11:41 AM PHT

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Updated Nov 05, 2023 03:17 PM PHT

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