{"id":1051,"date":"2024-10-30T08:07:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldentimessouthsudan.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2024-10-30T08:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:07:42","slug":"radio-reporter-shot-dead-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldentimessouthsudan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/30\/radio-reporter-shot-dead-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio reporter shot dead in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Juan Jumalon during his radio show, Calamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. \u00a9 94.7 Gold FM Calamba\/Facebook<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A gunman pretending to be a radio listener shot dead a radio journalist in his studio in an awful attack witnessed by people watching the programme live on Facebook on Tuesday, 22 October, in the Southern Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gunman gained entry to the home-based radio station of Juan Jumalon, a provincial news broadcaster, and shot him dead. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on the Philippine authorities to launch a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of radio anchor Maria Vilma Rodriguez, who was shot three times in a store near his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe killing of radio reporter Maria Vilma Rodriguez shows that the murderers of journalists remain undeterred in the Philippines,\u201d said Shawn Crispin, CPJ\u2019s senior Southeast Asia representative. \u201cUntil President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.\u2019s government firmly moves to end impunity, these heinous crimes against the press will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodriguez, who presented 105.9 Emedia FM\u2019s news program Barangay Action Center, was killed by a lone shooter in Zamboanga City on the southern island of Mindanao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of the President issued a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=dbc323b188&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;condemning the October 22 killing and called for a \u201cswift and impartial probe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philippine National Police spokesperson Brigadier General Jean Fajardo&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6ad2c1e7bfaa1357bb4387b58&amp;id=ee6a4e28d2&amp;e=50bd10efca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;a press briefing that Rodriguez was shot by a relative over a land dispute following an argument the previous day. 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