Female reporter shot dead in Philippines
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 8 April 2014
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Rubylita Garcia, a 52-year-old reporter, was shot dead in Bacoor City, Cavite. This incident marks the 20th journalist killed under the Aquino administration.Summary
MANILA: The Philippines government has condemned the killing of a female tabloid reporter in the province of Cavite.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered the creation of a special investigation task group to go after the suspects who attacked Rubylita Garcia, 52, in Bacoor City, Cavite. Garcia was a correspondent of Remate newspaper for more than 20 years.
According to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Garcia was the 20th journalist killed under the Aquino government and the 160th since 1986.
Garcia was gunned down in front of her 10-year-old granddaughter and a relative at her home early Sunday.
The assailants barged into the victim’s home past 10am before firing at least four shots at the journalist. She died at the hospital five hours later. - Agencies
Key Points
- Rubylita Garcia was attacked in her home in front of family.
- Philippine National Police has formed a special task force for investigation.
- Garcia worked as a correspondent for over 20 years.
- She was the 20th journalist killed during the Aquino presidency.
- The killing highlights ongoing violence against journalists in the Philippines.
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