Description
Surigao-based broadcaster Edito Mapayo was tagged as a protector of drug lords by unidentified individuals.
On April 29, Mapayo saw graffiti with the text, "Ed Mapayo, drug protector" in different parts of the city.
Mapayo said that days before the incident, he criticized how PDEA agents confiscated personal belongings of drug suspects during a raid on March 15, 2024 in Barangay Tayaga, Claver, Surigao del Norte.
Being linked to illegal drugs is dangerous in the Philippines. This tactic was routinely used under the previous administration to justify extrajudicial killings.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
No
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Region XII – SOCCSKSARGEN
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Verbal Intimidation
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