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- GreensladeCrusading radio commentator murdered
Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed a crusading radio commentator just after dropping off his children at school in the southern Philippines of Gingoog city on Mindanao. Areteo Padrigao, who broadcast on Radio Natin, regularlt criticised corruption in his programmes. He was the seventh radio journalist killed this year in the Philippines. (Sources: Reuters/AP)
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- GreensladeMarried Philippines journalists murdered
Two married journalists were murdered in the Philippines yesterday. George Vigo and his wife, Macel Alave-Vigo, were shot as they returned to their home in Kidapawan, on the southern island of Mindanao. Vigo was a contributor to Union of Catholic Asian News while his wife was a presenter for dxND radio. The couple also contributed to the creation of the Federation of Reporters for Empowerment and Equality (FREE). As Reporters Without Borders notes yet again, the Philippines "is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists." (Via editorandpublisher.com)