Third journalist killed in a week 06/21/2010

Third journalist killed in a week

06/21/2010 Gunmen shot dead a 50-year-old newspaper reporter in southern Philippines at the weekend, the third journalist slain in a week, police yesterday said. Nestor Dedolido was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital after two men on a motorcycle shot him at close range outside a bar he owned in the southern city of Digos in Davao del Sur province on Saturday night, police said in an incident report. Dedolido was a reporter for Kastigador, a weekly allegedly financed by a group of politicians and his death may have been related to his work, police said. “I believe the killing of my father is politically motivated. There is a politician involved,” Dedolido’s son, Marxlen Dedolido, 22, told reporters without elaborating. The Philippines is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. Broadcaster Desidario Camangyan, 52, was shot dead by a gunman who walked onstage as the victim hosted a village singing contest in the southern province of Davao Oriental on Monday. A day later, Lito Agustin, 37, a radio reporter, was ambushed and shot dead as he rode a motorcycle home in the northern city of Laoag in Ilocos Norte province.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100621hed5.html

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