PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief, General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar yesterday ordered a thorough investigation into the killing of a journalist in Davao del Sur on Saturday evening.

Reports reaching the PNP national headquarters in Camp Crame identified the victim as Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy, a reporter for Newsline Philippines in Davao City and a volunteer anchor of Energy FM in Digos City.

Dinoy was gunned down at close range inside his rented apartment in Bansalan.

“Ipinapaabot ko ang taus-pusong pakikiramay sa mga naulila at kasamahan ni Orlando Dinoy at bilang aksyon ay inatasan ko na ang RD, PRO11 na tutukan ang kasong ito upang mapanagot kung sino man ang may gawa ng krimeng ito,” said Gen. Eleazar.

“We will look into all the possible angles on this case and we are also asking the help of our kababayan to provide us with any information that could lead to the resolution of this case,” he added.

The PNP chief also vowed to protect all members of the media from any form of attack and harassment as he urged them to immediately report to authorities if they are under threat.

“Patuloy din na nakikipag-ugnayan ang inyong PNP sa Presidential Task Force on Media Security hindi lamang para sa kasong ito kundi pati na rin ang lahat ng kaso na may kaugnayan sa harassment at pagpaslang sa ating mga kasamahan sa media,” he said.

“Bilang isang demokrasyang bansa, hindi katanggap-tanggap ang mga ganitong uri ng karahasan dahil maliwanag na ito ay pag-atake sa kalayaan sa pamamahayag na ginagarantiya sa ating Saligang Batas,” the top cop added.

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