Sunday, December 7, 2008  Philippines Related articles 19 December 2021: More than 75 dead as Typhoon Rai sweeps through Philippines 27 August 2021: United States Indo-Pacific Commander meets with Philippine senior officials for 70th anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty 26 August 2021: Philippine Armed Forces chief tests positive for COVID-19 in antigen test 30 July 2021: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal 6 May 2020: Philippines' largest television network shut down by government Location of the Philippines Collaborate! Pillars of Wikinews writing Writing an article Leo Luna Mila, 35, a news anchorman and commentator of Radyo Natin, was gunned down Tuesday in San Roque, Northern Samar, Philippines. Mila was shot 12 times while leaving work. As publisher of the local magazine Peryodista and host of another radio program "Bungkaras" (Wake Up), he had been critical of the New People's Army's forced taxation. He had received threats through text messages last September. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that Mila is the 8th journalist killed in the Philippines this year and the 62nd since 2001, when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo came to power. A total of 122 media people have been murdered since President Cory Aquino overthrew the Marcos dictatorship in 1986. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice's Undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor, chairman of the "Task Force 211" - Against Political Violence and Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines, announced that a probe team would be sent to Northern Samar. The Northern Samar provincial police office has also formed "Task Force Mila" to investigate the killing. Two local politicians, including San Roque Mayor Andre Avalon, have offered a P100,000 (US$2 067.80) bounty for any information leading to the capture of the suspects. Meanwhile, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said, "it is time for the central government, as well as local authorities, to promptly address the climate of impunity that is facilitating rising violence against Philippine journalists. Mila's murder is a reminder that police throughout the Philippines must respond immediately with investigations and protection when journalists are threatened for their work." "Human Rights group seeks judicial remedy for Philippine torture victims" — Wikinews, June 26, 2008 Rachel Arnaiz. "Bounty raised for radioman’s killers" — Inquirer.net, December 4, 2008 Cecille Suerte Felipe. "Task force joins probe on radioman's killing" — Philstar.com, December 4, 2008 Romie A. Evangelista. "Radio man killed in Samar" — Manila StandardToday (Philippines), December 4, 2008 Noel Alamar, dzMM. "Hard-hitting radio commentator slain in Samar" — Abs-Cbn News (Philippines), December 4, 2008 Alexa Villano. "LOCAL NEWS: IFJ: RP most dangerous country in Asia-Pacific for radio broadcasters" — Philstar.com (Philippines), December 4, 2008 "NY-based group prods RP to act on latest killing of journalist" — GmaNew.TV (Philippines), December 4, 2008 Abigail Kwok, Rachel Arnaiz, Joey A. Gabieta. "Broadcaster slain in N. Samar" — Inquirer.net (Philippines), December 3, 2008 "Filipino radio journalist gunned down" — IHT (Global edition of NYT), December 3, 2008 "Radio journalist brutally killed in Philippines" — GulfNews (United Arab Emirates), December 3, 2008 "Radio commentator shot dead" — CPJ Press Freedom Online (New York, USA), December 3, 2008
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