Filipino journalist shot dead on air

The Guardian reported that the attacker pretended to be a listener of Jumalon, who hosted a show at the Filipino radio station 94.7 Gold FM Calamba, and entered his private property on Sunday where he was having a live broadcast.

Managing to avoid being captured in the livestream, he took Jumalon’s gold necklace after shooting the journalist and fled the scene on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice.

Radio anchor Juan Jumalon. Photo from 94.7 Gold FM Calamba Facebook

Jumalon was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.

President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. voiced his condemnation of the shooting and ordered the national police to track down, arrest, and prosecute the attackers as soon as possible.

According to Reuters, the Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists.

Jumalon is the fourth journalist murdered since Marcos took office last year, and the 199th since democracy was restored in the country in 1986.