Duterte 's statements became controversial after media groups expressed outrage towards the President-elect the following day . Killings of journalists in the past were cited , particularly those of 58 journalists killed by a political clan in Maguindanao in 2009 , along with those of a recorded 176 journalists murdered since the corruption-plagued Martial Law era under Ferdinand Marcos , the total of which has marked the Philippines as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists to work in . Furthermore , Duterte 's controversial statement was made three days after another journalist was shot dead by two unidentified men in Manila
58 journalists killed
Maguindanao massacre
Presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte