SLAIN JOURNALIST. Philippine National Police (PNP) Eastern Visayas Regional Director Brig. Gen. Rommel Bernardo Cabagnot views the coffin of journalist Jesus Malabanan in this Dec. 10, 2021 photo. Land dispute has been identified by the PNP as the possible motive in the killing of the journalist.(Photo courtesy of PNP) TACLOBAN CITY - Land dispute has been identified by the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the possible motive in the fatal shooting of journalist Jesus Malabanan on Dec. 8 in Calbayog City, Samar. In a statement on Tuesday, the PNP regional office said the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) "Malabanan" have taken affidavits from several witnesses and footages of closed-circuit television in the area during a conference on December 13. "The group has discounted the case to be work-related and drug-related. Accordingly, the statements of witnesses having been interviewed by investigators can be analyzed that the biggest possible motive of the killing