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Gov't condemns killing of female journalist

The Philippine Star
April 7, 2014 | 8:00pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The government today 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.

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.


 

AQUINO

BACOOR CITY

CAVITE

GARCIA

GOVERNMENT

NATIONAL

NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN EDWIN LACIERDA

RUBYLITA GARCIA

XINHUA
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