29 June 2022 | CPJ
Radio reporter Federico Gempesaw shot and killed in the Philippines
Shooting
On the morning of June 29, two masked assailants shot reporter Federico Gempesaw at close range in front of his home in southern Cagayan De Oro City's Carmen village. Gempesaw wrestled with one of the assailants after beings shot in the back of his neck when a second gunman shot the reporter fatally in the head, news reports said.
The suspects fled on a motorcycle without a license plate, according to unidentified witnesses cited in those reports. Police recovered shells from an unknown gun caliber at the crime scene and have not established a motive for the attack, the reports said.
"The wanton slaying of radio journalist Frederico Gempesaw sadly shows that the killers of members of the press remain undeterred in the Philippines," said Shawn Crispin, CPJ's senior Southeast Asia representative. "Until Philippine authorities show they are serious about ending impunity in media murders, these types of killings will inevitably continue."
Gempesaw, a radio reporter who hosted the "Bitayan sa Kahanginan" ("Gallows On-Air") block-time radio program at the privately owned broadcaster Radyo Natin, reporter on local politics and was described as a "hard-hitting" commentator in news reports.
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