Gerardo Ortega

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Suspect says he was hired to silence broadcaster

Police in the southern Philippine province of Palawan have an unusual head start in their investigation of Monday’s murder of radio broadcaster Gerardo Ortega. They apprehended the assassin at the scene, with the help of local firefighters and bystanders, and an unusual amount of information about the killing is already in the public domain. 

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Philippine broadcaster gunned down after morning show

New York, January 24, 2011–Police in southern Palawan province must thoroughly investigate the motives behind today’s murder of Philippine radio broadcaster Gerardo Ortega, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 

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