A radio broadcaster in Mindanao, Erwin Labitad Segovia, 63, was shot and killed on Monday while returning home from his morning broadcast. Segovia was known as the host of a program discussing social and local government issues on Radio WOW FM.
According to police, two men riding a motorcycle followed and shot Segovia. The suspects have not yet been identified, and the investigation is ongoing. A Special Investigation Task Group has been formed to look into the case.
Jose Torres Jr., Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, said that the safety of journalists is important to the government, and efforts continue for justice for victims of media-related violence.
Jose Torres Jr., Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, said that the safety of journalists is important to the government, and efforts continue for justice for victims of media-related violence.
According to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, more than 200 journalists have been killed since 1986, including 32 in a single incident in 2009 in the south of the country.
