Press Freedom Watch

Broadcaster reporting on Paquibato abuses gets threats

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Mar 22, 2009

By CHERYLL FIEL | Davao Today

He went to work early for his morning news program, “Tinuod nga Balita” (The Real News) but 15 minutes towards the end of the program, while he was still on air, Damasco received a chilling text message from an unknown sender.

Ka Damasco, mula ng kayong tatlo ay naging spokesman ng NPA, matagumpay kayong nanalo sa propaganda laban sa AFP, dahil dyan may reward kayong tatlo (Ka Damasco, since the three of you became spokespersons of the New Peoples Army, you won in the propaganda war against the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Because of that, the three of you will earn your reward), the message read. Read on.