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Gov't condemns killing of female journalist

The Philippine Star
April 7, 2014 | 8:00pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The government today condemned the killing of a female tabloid reporter in the province of Cavite.

Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered the creation of a special investigation task group to go after the suspects who attacked Rubylita Garcia, 52, in Bacoor City, Cavite. Garcia was a correspondent of Remate newspaper.

According to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Garcia was the 20th journalist killed under the Aquino government and the 160th since 1986.


 

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AQUINO

BACOOR CITY

CAVITE

GARCIA

GOVERNMENT

NATIONAL

NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE

PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN EDWIN LACIERDA

RUBYLITA GARCIA

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