17 June 2004
Eliseo Binoya
Shooting
Eliseo ("Ely") Binoya, a radio commentator with Radyo Natin, was gunned down by unidentified assailants today outside of the port city General Santos, on the southern island of Mindanao.\
Binoya was on his way home this afternoon when he was ambushed by two gunmen on a motorcycle along a highway at the outskirts of the city. The assailants chased down Binoya, who was also riding a motorcycle, and shot him several times from behind. The shots killed him instantly, according to news reports. The gunmen then fled the scene. According to local journalists, Binoya's assassination may have been tied to his pointed radio commentaries. The local police have launched an investigation.
