Police said Mohammad Yusop of dxID AM of the Islamic Broadcasting System was on board a tricycle when two motorcycle-riding men trailed and shot him in the back of the head with a caliber .45 pistol.
The killing of the other radioman, Jun Halapit of the Radio Mindanao Network, remains unsolved.
Both radiomen were known to be among the few hard-hitting commentators in Pagadian City.
The local chapter of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas condemned Yusop’s murder. — Roel Pareño