Archive for October, 2010
ALERT: Inquirer correspondent gets death threat
A journalist in General Santos City in Southern Philippines has reported the presence of unidentified men loitering outside his house and taking pictures of him. Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondent Aquiles Zonio told colleagues he saw two unidentified men on board a motorcycle outside his house for three successive days beginning Sunday, October 24. “Last Sunday, [...]
ALERT: Cagayan de Oro commentator gets death threats
A radio commentator in Cagayan de Oro received death threats through a series of calls to his cellphone from unidentified persons. Manny Agustero of dxIF-Bombo Radyo believes that the threatening calls stemmed from his on-air discussion of illegal gambling operations in the city. Agustero scored the proliferation of illegal lotto outlets after the Philippine Charity [...]
Porac Vice Mayor threatens Pampanga media
Vice Mayor Dexter David of Porac town in Pampanga has threatened to shoot DWgv-am broadcasters Arnel Panganiban and Gary Bernanrdo during a chance meeting in Subic on October 1. Pampanga is a province approximately 56 kilometers north of Manila. David was upset on what he asserts as Panganiban and Bernardo’s and the local media’s “unfair” [...]
NUJP Safety office staff receives death threats
The staff of the NUJP Mindanao Safety Office in Cagayan de Oro has received threatening messages twice via email from a certain Alfred Leron with email address alfredleron@yahoo.com. The first message was sent on October 7, the second on October 9. Both emails threaten physical harm if Jigger Jerusalem does not leave Cagayan de Oro. Jerusalem is [...]
