International News Safety Institute

01 December 2005

George Benaojan

Incident

George Benaojan

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

George Benaojan, 27, a radio broadcaster and columnist for a tabloid newspaper, was gunned down in Talisay City in the central island of Cebu.

Witnesses said a lone gunman had staked out the area for several hours before Benaojan arrived. He then shot Benaojan four times. Benaojan is the 10th journalist murdered in the Philippines this year. Police said the killing may be work related.

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