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| Filipino radio commentator Fernando "Nanding" Solijon was shot dead last week, the fourth journalist to be murdered in the Philippines in the past month. Two men on a motorcycle shot Solijon, who broadcast on DxLS Love Radio of Iligan City, in Lanao del Norte, a province of the northern Mindanao region, while he was walking to his car after having dinner with a friend on 29 August. | Filipino radio commentator Fernando "Nanding" Solijon was shot dead last week, the fourth journalist to be murdered in the Philippines in the past month. Two men on a motorcycle shot Solijon, who broadcast on DxLS Love Radio of Iligan City, in Lanao del Norte, a province of the northern Mindanao region, while he was walking to his car after having dinner with a friend on 29 August. |
| During his radio programme, Solijon frequently criticised local politicians. And past reports included accusations about officials being involved in the drug trade. | During his radio programme, Solijon frequently criticised local politicians. And past reports included accusations about officials being involved in the drug trade. |
| At least three other journalists have been killed in the Philippines over the past month. On 30 July, newspaper columnists Richard Kho and Bonifacio Loreto were shot and killed by motorcycle-riding assailants in Manila. | At least three other journalists have been killed in the Philippines over the past month. On 30 July, newspaper columnists Richard Kho and Bonifacio Loreto were shot and killed by motorcycle-riding assailants in Manila. |
| On 1 August, freelance photographer Mario Sy was shot and killed by a gunman who entered his home in southern General Santos City. | On 1 August, freelance photographer Mario Sy was shot and killed by a gunman who entered his home in southern General Santos City. |
| Shawn Crispin, a representative of the press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists, said: "How many more journalists must be killed before President Benigno Aquino makes a genuine commitment to ending the cycle of impunity in media murders in the Philippines?" | Shawn Crispin, a representative of the press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists, said: "How many more journalists must be killed before President Benigno Aquino makes a genuine commitment to ending the cycle of impunity in media murders in the Philippines?" |
| At least 73 Filipino journalists have been killed in direct connection to their work since 1992, making the Philippines the second deadliest country in the world for the press. | At least 73 Filipino journalists have been killed in direct connection to their work since 1992, making the Philippines the second deadliest country in the world for the press. |
| Source: CPJ | Source: CPJ |
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