Philippines largest TV network ABS-CBN ordered shut (2:24) Police said an investigation is “still ongoing”.
In a video, Colen, who was unharmed, was seen weeping and begging for help on her mobile phone, while cradling her bleeding husband who was slumped next to their overturned motorcycle. The 48-year-old Pepino was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
A Philippine radio broadcaster from the central island of Negros has been shot dead, becoming the third media worker slain in Dumaguete City since 2018 and the 16th nationwide since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office in June 2016.Ĭornelio Pepino was riding home from work on his motorcycle with his wife late on Tuesday when he was shot and killed, capping a turbulent 24 hours in the country’s media industry, which also saw the closure of its largest television network.Īccording to the police report obtained by Al Jazeera, two unidentified male perpetrators on a motorcycle shot and killed Pepino, also known as Rex Cornelio to radio listeners in the community.īefore fleeing, the attackers shot the victim once more in the head, according to a radio report quoting Pepino’s wife, Colen.
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