LEGAZPI CITY: Former hard-hitting radio commentator and Remate columnist Joaquin Briones Jr. was killed Monday morning in Masbate by motorcycle-riding assassins, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. In a statement, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security said it was investigating Briones’ killing. He revealed that in February, Briones expressed intention to join the task force, which is chaired by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd. The task force counts Briones’ killing as the 18th case to be acted upon by the task force since October 2016. Que’s case is the first recorded media worker killing under the Duterte administration, the task force said.

Source: Manila Times March 13, 2017 16:52 UTC