Philippines - Radio reporter seriously injured in shooting attack

Reporters without borders

Miguel Belen, a reporter for radio dwEB in Nabua (in the eastern province of Camarines Sur), was seriously wounded in a shooting as he was returning to his home in Iriga on the evening of 9 July. At least four shots were fired at him by two men on a motorcycle. Hospitalised and in a serious condition, he has been placed under police protection. “This latest case of post-electoral violence against a journalist highlights the failure of the authorities to guarantee the safety of media (...)

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