A veteran journalist was shot dead in Calbayog City, Samar on Wednesday December 8. Pampanga-based journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan a stringer and correspondent for Reuters, Bandera and Manila Standard Today, was shot in the head by two unidentified gunmen in his home in Barangay San Joaquin, Tinambacan District at around 6:30 p.m.
Police said that Malabanan is gunned down within the vicinity of his house in Samar in early evening on Wednesday.
Malabanan was brought to St. Camillus Hospital in Calbayog but declared as dead on arrival by the attending Physician.
The Pampanga Press Club condemned the killing of one of their members.
“Jess to many among us, a long-time reporter and stringer for many media outfits for many years, had proven himself to be a man dedicated to his duties as a journalist.”
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP)- Pampanga Chapter, likewise condemned the murder and sent sympathy to the victim's family.
Balita ni: Stephanie Lagman
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