18 July 2006
Armando Pace
Shooting
Armando Pace, 51, was on his way home shortly after lunch when he was killed along a busy street in downtown Digos City, Davao Del Sur province, 1,005 km south of Manila.
The victim had just hosted his daily programme over a local radio station, according to Chief Inspector Cesar Cabuhat, city police commander. Cabahut said Pace was riding on his motorcycle when one of two men riding another motorcycle trailing him opened fire. '
'Pace was shot in the neck and the left breast,'' Cabahut said. ''He was rushed to the provincial hospital but died minutes later.'' Pace leased blocks of airtime from Radyo Ukay dxDS. He was known for his critical commentaries on local politicians and drug use in his home province, according to international and local media reports. Cabahut said investigators were already retrieving tapes of Pace's radio programme for possible clues on who could be behind his killing.
