A RADIO broadcaster from Bislig City, Surigao del Sur was shot dead on Tuesday night by unidentified men riding a van, according to a statement by the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) on Wednesday. AdvertisementsChristopher Iban Lozada of Prime Broadcasting Network was killed in P-5 Barangay Coleto. Lozada, 29, was with his 19-year-old girlfriend Honey Faith Tuyco, who was also wounded in the shooting. Prior to his death, Lozada posted on his Facebook page death threats he had been receiving. According to the NUJP, Lozada, vice president of the Bislig City’s office of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), is the fifth mediaman killed under President Rodrigo Duterte’s term.

Source: Manila Times October 25, 2017 06:00 UTC