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A file photo of Philippine military personnel manning a check point in Sulu province in the southern Philippines on May 12, 2025. Journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma was one of 19 people killed by the army in an anti-insurgency operation against alleged communist rebels on April 19, 2026.

Philippine journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma killed in army operation

Bangkok, April 30, 2026—The Philippines government must immediately conduct an independent investigation into the killing of community journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma and hold any military members responsible for his death accountable, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On April 19, Ledesma, a writer and editor at the local Padhimutad Negros and former editor-in-chief of…

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