Philippines: Broadcaster shot dead in front of his home
Originally From: https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/philippines-broadcaster-shot-dead-in-front-of-his-home.html
Radyo Natin broadcaster Federico Gempesaw was shot dead on June 29. Credit: Facebook
Radio broadcaster Federico ‘Ding’ Gempesaw was shot and killed in broad daylight in front of his home in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao on June 29. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), condemn the murder and urge the local authorities immediately bring the perpetrators to justice.
Gempesaw was a political commentator and host of the daily block-time program ‘Bitayan Sa Kahanginan’, which aired on the local community radio network, Radyo N...