International News Safety Institute

30 October 2021  |  CPJ

Orlando Dinoy

Incident

Journalist shot and killed in Philippines

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

On October 30, the journalist Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy was shot by an unidentified gunman, who forcibly entered his aparment in Bansalan, in the southern province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines. 

He was shot six times and died at the scene. Dinoy worked as a reporter for the local publication Newsline Philippines and as a news anchor for radio station Energy FM, according to a statement shared on Facebook by Newsline Philippines.

Police are investigating multiple possible motives for the attack, including Dinoy’s journalism.

Read the original article here: https://cpj.org/2021/11/journalist-orlando-dinoy-shot-and-killed-in-the-philippines/

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