On the morning of November 5, Juan Jumalon, also known as DJ Johnny Walker, was shot dead while broadcasting his program on Gold FM 94.7 from his home studio in Calamba in the Misamis Occidental province of Northern Mindanao. Initial investigations by Calamba Police Station found the gunman pretended to be a listener and asked permission to enter the radio station’s premises to announce “something important”.

Jumalon was shot twice in the head during the broadcast, which was also being streamed live on Facebook. A video of the attack shows the gunman snatching Jumalon’s gold necklace before fleeing with a companion. The journalist was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.