Radio broadcaster Rex Cornelio was shot dead in Dumaguete City on Tuesday, May 5. He is the third radio journalist to be killed in Dumaguete City since 2018.
JOURNALIST KILLED. Radio broadcaster Rex Cornelio is killed in Dumaguete City. Photo from Cornelio's Facebook page
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 48-year-old radio reporter was shot dead in Dumaguete City on Tuesday, May 5. According to a report from the Dumaguete City Police Department, Rex Cornelio Pepino or"Rex Cornelio" on Energy 93.7 FM, was shot before 9 pm at Villa Amada, North Road, in Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City.
He was onboard his motorcycle with his wife when he was shot by unidentified suspects who were also riding another motorcycle. He was rushed to the Silliman University Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival by attending physicians.Cornelio, whose killing comes only two days after World Press Freedom Day, is the third radio journalist to be murdered in Dumaguete City since 2018.
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