Juan “Johnny” Dayang. —Photograph from PAPI Fb web page
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Police investigators have but to establish any individual of curiosity within the homicide of Aklan veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” Dayang on April 29.
“[The] Police Regional Workplace (PRO) 6 is pursuing an hermetic investigation and shall discover all obtainable authorized means to establish and convey the suspect/s to court docket in order that justice could also be served to the sufferer,” Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, spokesperson of the Philippine Nationwide Police Western Visayas regional police workplace, mentioned in a video message.
“Moreover, we lengthen our deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved household, and fervently affirm our assurance to carry the perpetrator accountable, with the [PRO 6] totally dedicated to making sure the protection of the folks of Aklan and the remainder of Area 6,” he added.
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A particular investigation process group has been fashioned by the Aklan Provincial Police Workplace to coordinate with regional and nationwide companies, together with the Presidential Job Pressure on Media Safety.
Investigators mentioned they’re nonetheless reviewing completely different footage taken by closed-circuit tv (CCTV) cameras close to the crime scene for any leads.
The 89-year-old sufferer was watching tv in his home on Tuesday night time when, based mostly on CCTV footage, a person in a black jacket and bike helmet alighted from a black Honda Click on bike and fired a gun via the lounge window.
Wake in Kalibo
Dayang, who was hit within the neck and again, died whereas being delivered to a hospital.
On Thursday, his household opened his wake to the general public on the Chapel of the Saints contained in the Kalibo Cathedral the place his stays will lie till Saturday. Dayang’s physique can be flown to Manila afterward for interment.
Dayang was a fixture on Western Visayas’ media panorama with a profession that spanned greater than 50 years. He served as writer of Philippine Graphic Journal and the now-defunct Headline Manila and Headline Further. He was additionally a columnist for Tempo and Balita.
He steered the Publishers Affiliation of the Philippines Inc. for over twenty years, headed the Manila Abroad Press Membership and based the Federation of Provincial Press Golf equipment of the Philippines. He additionally served as Kalibo mayor from March 1986 to January 1987.
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