YESTERDAY another journalist was shot dead. Alex Balcoba, 56, a reporter for the People’s Brigada tabloid, was killed in Manila by two gunmen on a motorcycle. With this murder, more than 30 journalists have been slain during the about-to-end regime of President BS Aquino 3rd.
“With no suspects yet brought to justice,” for these killings, National Press Club President Paul Gutierrez said, “The culture of impunity that is behind these attacks is yet to be addressed by the authorities despite their repeated boasts and promises.”
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