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Radio station manager shot dead in Tawi-Tawi
(Updated 11 a.m.) A radio station manager and broadcast journalist was gunned down in an ambush in Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi province Sunday night, a radio report said Tuesday.
The victim initially identified as Richard Nadjid died before he could be brought to a hospital, Bombo Radyo reported Tuesday. Nadjid was acting manager of DXNN PowerMix FM in Bongao, the same report said.
Known as “DJ Troy,” Nadjid was also a reporter of dxGD in Jolo before moving to dxNN PowerMix FM in Tawi-Tawi.
An initial investigation showed two men riding on a motorcycle shot Nadjid at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, when the victim was on his way home after playing a basketball game in Barangay Tubig Boh.
Investigators are checking if the victim may have made enemies or if the killing is job-related.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said Nadjid became the 27th journalist killed during the Aquino administration.
PNoy on extrajudical killings
In late April, President Benigno Aquino III was asked by Fox News reporter Ed Harry what his administration has done so far to address media killings. The question was asked during Aquino's joint press conference with US President Barack Obama, who was then on a two-day state visit to the Philipines.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said Nadjid became the 27th journalist killed during the Aquino administration.
PNoy on extrajudical killings
In late April, President Benigno Aquino III was asked by Fox News reporter Ed Harry what his administration has done so far to address media killings. The question was asked during Aquino's joint press conference with US President Barack Obama, who was then on a two-day state visit to the Philipines.
In replying to Harry's question, Aquino said his administration has set up an inter-agency committee to look into extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances, torture and other grave violations of right to life, liberty, and security of persons.
The President said 62 suspected cases of extrajudicial killings have been referred to the committee, but that of the number, only 10 met the criteria of what constitutes extrajudicial killing.
And of the 10 cases, he said, only one happened during his administration.
But the National Press Club (NPC) criticized Aquino for saying that only one incident of extrajudicial killing happened during his administration.
And of the 10 cases, he said, only one happened during his administration.
But the National Press Club (NPC) criticized Aquino for saying that only one incident of extrajudicial killing happened during his administration.
"It seemed like the president was not fully aware of the real plight of journalists at that very moment," it said.
The NPC said that in reality, the Aquino administration's record on media killings has been "humiliating," with the Philippines still being considered as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
"Fallen journalists are also Filipino citizens who deserved government protection in the first place. They should be given the justice they rightfully deserve in this country which boasts of having the freest media practice in this part of the world," the group said.
A recent report by international watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists lists the Philippines as the third deadliest country for journalists in the world. — Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News
A recent report by international watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists lists the Philippines as the third deadliest country for journalists in the world. — Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News
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