Journalist received death threats on official news outfit's Facebook Page.
Description
On October 13 2023, an account presumed to be an internet troll commented on a post announcing the return of Balitang Klik on Facebook, saying that they thought she will be the next victim after Percy Lapid.
Percy Lapid, a radio journalist and radio broadcaster, was shot dead while on his way home in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines, On October 3, 2022. He was a critic of President Bongbong Marcos and his predecessor, Rodrigo Roa Duterte. He hosted the radio program Lapid Fire on DWBL, where he tackled cases of corruption. He disclosed irregularities related to the Sugar Regulatory Administration's aborted order to import sugar during a sugar crisis.
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
Female
Country
NCR – National Capital Region
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
A certain "Hans Limdy" in Facebook
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Online intimidation
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