- Radio journalist Percival Mabasa, better known in the Philippines as Percy Lapid, was killed on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Manila, late on Monday, police said on Tuesday.
- Canada’s embassy issued a joint statement urging “Philippine authorities to take concrete steps to ensure not only that the perpetrators are brought to justice, but to create a safe environment for journalists to carry out their work without fear for their lives and safety.”
- At least 187 journalists have been killed in the country since 1987, including 32 in a single incident in 2009, an attack on a rural opposition politician, his supporters and the reporters covering him.
Philippines: Killing of journalist sparks protests 04.10.2022
