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Masterminds of journalist murders go scot free

by Jose Torres Jr.

PAGADIAN CITY — Newspaper editor and publisher Hernan de la Cruz may own several guns, but that has not made him feel safer living and working here. Four journalists have been killed in Pagadian since 2000, making the city the most dangerous in the country for journalists.

Read more… | Posted Tuesday, March 8th, 2005

In this city of hired guns, journalists are fair game

by Jose Torres Jr.

PAGADIAN CITY — Shops close in this southern city by seven in the evening, and the streets are soon almost empty after that. Once known for its farm produce and fishing industry, Pagadian and the surrounding towns of Zamboanga del Sur are today a melting pot of crime syndicates from all over Mindanao.

Read more… | Posted Monday, March 7th, 2005