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July 25, 2007
NUJP condemns shooting of Bacolod station manager
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemns the
attempt on the life of RGMA-Bacolod station manager and NUJP member Ferdinand
'Bambi' Yngson in Sagay City on Wednesday morning, July 25.
We urge authorities to get to the bottom of this case and speedily prosecute
the arrested suspect and, if any, all others who may be involved in the
attack on Yngson instead of dismissing it, as Sagay Philippine National
Police chief William Senoron initially did, as the offshoot of personal
animosity.
The suspect, Romeo Corbo, is a deputized agent of the Land Transportation
Office in Sagay. Yngson's wife said before the attack, he had been commenting
on alleged corruption in that office.
Again, we urge Pres Gloria Macaoagal-Arroyo to issue a categorical order
to end all attacks on journalists and to get the perpetrators whoever they
may be.
Only this will signal that her administration pays more than lip service
to press freedom.
The bloodshed has gone on long enough!
Reference:
Jose Torres Jr., NUJP chair