ZAMBOANGA CITY (Zamboanga Journal / 20 Jan) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a freelance broadcaster in a daring broad daylight attack Friday in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur.
Rolly Canete was on his way to the provincial Capitol office when the assailants shot him shortly before 9 a.m. in Cawit village in Pagadian City, his colleague Allan Molde said.
The gunmen fled on motorcycles after the killing, witnesses said.
Molde said the broadcaster was with his son on a motorcycle when the gunmen attacked Canete. His son, who was driving the motorcycle, was unhurt. "Rolly was killed and people near the area claimed they heard at least three gunshots," Molde said.
He said Canete, in his 60s, was also working for Zamboanga Del Sur Gov. Aurora Cerilles as one of her spokesperson. He said police is still investigating the motive of the killing.
"We still don't know why he was killed. The police are investigating the motive of the killing," Molde said.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines said 10 journalists were killed last year. And in 2004, it said, 13 journalists were also murdered, bringing the total of those slain to 73 since democracy was restored in 1986.
The Philippines now ranks second to Iraq on the list of deadliest countries for journalists in 2005, according to Reporters Without Borders.
Rolly Canete was on his way to the provincial Capitol office when the assailants shot him shortly before 9 a.m. in Cawit village in Pagadian City, his colleague Allan Molde said.
The gunmen fled on motorcycles after the killing, witnesses said.
Molde said the broadcaster was with his son on a motorcycle when the gunmen attacked Canete. His son, who was driving the motorcycle, was unhurt. "Rolly was killed and people near the area claimed they heard at least three gunshots," Molde said.
He said Canete, in his 60s, was also working for Zamboanga Del Sur Gov. Aurora Cerilles as one of her spokesperson. He said police is still investigating the motive of the killing.
"We still don't know why he was killed. The police are investigating the motive of the killing," Molde said.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines said 10 journalists were killed last year. And in 2004, it said, 13 journalists were also murdered, bringing the total of those slain to 73 since democracy was restored in 1986.
The Philippines now ranks second to Iraq on the list of deadliest countries for journalists in 2005, according to Reporters Without Borders.
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