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Slain Davao del Sur journalist’s family still seeking justice after a year

Ferdinand Zuasola

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Slain Davao del Sur journalist’s family still seeking justice after a year
The family of murdered journalist Orlando Dinoy complains about not getting clear answers from authorities about the status of the murder case

DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – The family and colleagues of slain Davao del Sur-based journalist Orlando Dinoy are still crying out for justice a year after his murder in Bansalan, Davao del Sur.

The 43-year-old Dinoy was shot six times in the chest and abdomen inside his small apartment on Mother Ignacia Street in Bansalan, Davao del Sur, on the evening of October 30, 2021.

Investigation showed that Dinoy ran to his apartment from a gate where the gunman started firing shots. The gunman barged into the apartment where he finished off the journalist.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Davao Region had formed a special investigation group to fast-track the work to get those behind the murder, but nothing significant has come out of it so far.

Dinoy’s family complained about not getting clear answers from authorities about the status of the murder case.

“We have yet to get an update from police investigators,” said Carmelita Dinoy, mother of the murdered journalist, as her family and colleagues marked the first anniversary of his assassination on Sunday, October 30.

Edith Caduaya, owner of NewsLine Philippines where Dinoy worked as a correspondent, said the suspected gunman earlier identified by authorities had reportedly eluded arrest when authorities tried to arrest him in Bukidnon.

She said police told them that the suspect had been moving from one place to another.

“I don’t know if what the police said was true,” she said.

Carmelita said she had been frequently asking the police for updates about where they were in efforts to catch the suspected gunman, whom authorities identified as one Brandy Mercado Campaner.

Most of the time, she said, authorities would just tell her, “Wala man mi kabalo, ma’am (We don’t know, ma’am).”

Aside from his work at NewsLine, Dinoy had also worked as a commentator at a radio station in Davao del Sur, 

His fellow media workers in Digos City said that days before Dinoy was murdered, he tackled illegal gambling operations in the province.

Paul Palacio, who also works for NewsLine, said, “I think it (Dinoy’s murder) was job-related.”

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the murder and called on Philippine authorities to bring those behind the crime to justice.

Major Eudisan Gultiano, the spokesperson of the PNP regional office, has yet to respond to calls and text messages about the Dinoy case from Rappler since Saturday, October 29. – Rappler.com

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