ILOILO CITY – Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras II of Capiz has urged newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar to swiftly investigate the May 2 daylight murder of John Heredia, a former journalist and administator of Pilar, Capiz.
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Updated May 2, 9:13 p.m.
By EMILY VITAL
MANILA A day before the World Press Freedom Day, former National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Director John Heredia was gunned down by motorcycle riding men in barangay Lawa-an Roxas City, Capiz.
According to NUJP, Heredia, also municipal administrator of Pilar, Capiz, was about to board his vehicle when he was attacked.
In an interview with the local media, Heredia’s wife, lawyer Cris Heredia, said the victim was dead on arrival when he was brought to Capiz Doctor’s Hospital.
In September 2019, the victim’s wife survived an attempt on her life. Cris, a member of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) was red-tagged before the incident.