The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has turned over the P200,000 reward money to the two informants who tipped off the whereabouts of the suspects behind the November 2023 killing of Misamis Occidental broadcaster Juan ‘DJ Johnny Walker’ Jumalon.

PTFoMS Executive Director, Usec. Paul Gutierrez, led the turnover at the Calamba Police Provincial Office in Calamba, Misamis Occidental.

According to the PTFoMS, the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental has also announced a total reward of P3.5 million for those who can help solve the case of Jumalon's killing.

PTFoMS also presented a token of appreciation to Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Director, Col. Dwight Monato, for his command’s ‘unswerving commitment to its duty as enforcers of the law and as a reliable partner of the task force in going after the killers of Jumalon.’

Jumalon was shot dead while he was doing a live broadcast for his radio program at his residence in Calamba, Misamis Occidental.

With the information provided by the confidential informants, authorities arrested three suspects. The alleged gunman, alias “Ricky,” was arrested in Dipolog City on April 29, 2024, while his alleged accomplices, alias “Boboy” and alias “Inteng,” were arrested in Misamis Occidental on March 15, 2024.

The PTFoMS is expecting that justice will be served by the end of 2024, in time for Jumalon’s first death anniversary.

“Based on the calendar of court hearings announced by the Hon. Judge Michael Ajoc, presiding judge of Branch 36 and barring unexpected developments, we look forward to seeing the conclusion of this case as early as October or by end of the year, at the latest, which is just one year after Jumalon was killed,” Gutierrez said.

“To my mind, this would be the swiftest trial involving suspects in the killing of a media practitioner under any administration and affirms President Marcos Jr.’s promise to the Jumalon family and the media community to bring to justice the perpetrators behind this heinous crime,” he added.