The radio host Cresenciano Bunduquin (50 years old), was assassinated early Wednesday morning after being shot in the city of Calapan, in the western Philippines, police sources confirmed to EFE, in a new case of violence against journalists.
Bundoquin, who was presenting a program on a local radio station in the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro, critical of the local authorities in his region, was shot by two gunmen on a motorcycle around 04:30 (8 GMT).
The journalist suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head and three more to other parts of his body, according to the Calapan National Police.
One of Bundoquin’s executioners died from alleged police shots, while the other gunman managed to escape and remains on the run.
This is the third murder of a journalist since Philippine President Feridnand Marcos Jr. became head of state in June last year. The Asian archipelago is one of the countries in the world where more journalists are assassinated every year.
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