CAGAYAN DE ORO — Media groups denounced the assassination attempt on Roxas City-based broadcaster Jay Lavapiez on June 22. In a statement, the Negros Island Region chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) said that the incident aimed to intimidate, silence, and instill fear among journalists and media workers. The group rejected attempts to reduce the assassination attempt as a mere personal dispute. “Lavapiez, as a…
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