Juan Jumalon, a radio host for a station in Misamis Occidental province, was fatally shot in his home Sunday morning, police said.
Why was Juan Jumalon shot during a live broadcast?
Juan Jumalon, known as DJ Johnny Walker, was shot inside his home-based studio, police said. President Marcos Jr condemned the murder of the radio journalist “in the strongest terms”.
Four journalists have been killed since Mr Marcos Jr took office in June of 2022, the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines said. “The attack is even more condemnable since it happened at Jumalon’s own home, which also served as the radio station,” the union said.
Mr Jumalon was live-streaming on Facebook at around 05:30 local time when the suspect entered the recording booth and shot him.
According to local media, citing police sources, the suspect asked permission to enter Mr Jumalon’s radio booth to announce “something important on air.”
Police say they have already secured CCTV footage in the area. Mr Jumalon’s broadcasts are usually aired on 94.7 Gold Mega Calamba FM’s Facebook page, which has around 2,400 followers.