ManilaTimes/AFP-Nov 6
A radio broadcaster was gunned down as he was livestreaming his program from his residence in Misamis Occidental early Sunday. Juan Jumalon, a 57-year-old news anchor at the Calamba Gold FM 94.7, was killed by a gunman who entered his house along with a companion on Don Bernardo Neri, Calamba town, at 5:35 a.m., police said. Jumalon, who was also known as “Johnny Walker,” had set up the radio station in his residence. The assailant shot Jumalon once, with the bullet hitting the lower lip and exiting in the back of his head. The broadcaster was rushed to the Calamba District Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival by the physician on duty.
The Calamba police have requested the Misamis Occidental Provincial Forensic Unit to try to identify the murder weapon through a ballistics test. Malacañang said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has condemned the killing of Jumalon. Jumalon is also the fourth journalist killed since President Marcos took office in June of 2022.
The Philippines remains one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, particularly for radio broadcasters, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The Philippines ranked eighth in the CPJ 2023 Global Impunity Index for countries where the killings of journalists go unpunished. Calamba police were not aware of any previous threats against Jumalon’s life. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/11/06/news/radioman-killed-while-broadcasting/1918377
