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Suspect in killing of Misamis Occidental radio host identified: task force

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<p>MANILA — Police already have information on one suspect in the killing of radio anchor Juan Jumalon, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said on Sunday. </p><p>The media protection task force said one suspect was a known &quot;gun-for-hire&quot; in the province of Misamis Occidental. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/05/23/radio-broadcaster-killed-in-misamis-occidental-police">Radio broadcaster killed in Misamis Occidental: police</a></li></ul><p>This person &quot;has been identified by at least 3 witnesses&quot; the statement read, citing information from Misamis Occidental police director PCol. Dwight Monato. </p><p>A computer-generated sketch of one of three attackers is also available, noted the task force. </p><p>“We already have the name and background of one of the three possible suspects. This is a good starting point in any investigation,” Monato said.</p><div><strong>Marcos Jr., Romuladez send financial aid</strong></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and House Speaker Martin Romualdez have provided a combined amount of P350,000 as financial aid for the family, according to PTFoMS executive director Paul Gutierrez.</p><p>Gutierrez held meetings with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the regional office of the PNP’s Directorate for Investigation and Detection Management to find out to &quot;get a more comprehensive picture of the incident,&quot; based on the release. </p><p>Last week, Jumalon&#x27;s wife said her husband had won a case over a land dispute that sought to take over the lot of the radio station before his death. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/07/23/broadcaster-won-land-dispute-before-his-slay-wife">Radio broadcaster won land dispute before his murder: wife</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/05/23/special-task-group-to-probe-killing-of-misamis-occidental-broadcaster">Marcos Jr. tells PNP to conduct thorough probe on radio broadcaster&#x27;s killing</a></li></ul><p>Cherebel Jumalon, widow of the late broadcaster, said her husband had 2 court cases before his murder, both of which were connected to his radio station 94.7 Calamba Gold FM.</p><p>A total of P3.7 million is being offered for information on the suspects in Jumalon&#x27;s killing. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</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=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>

The media protection task force said one suspect was a known 'gun-for-hire' in the province of Misamis Occidental. 