Radioman shot dead in Surigao del Sur

By Ronron

An FM radio host in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Sur was shot dead by unidentified men last Monday morning inside a commercial establishment in Barobo town of said province, police said.

Godofredo Linao, Jr., said to be an anchorman of 94.5 FM Love Radio and host of "Pamukaw" program which airs on Radio Natin FM in the neighboring city of Bislig, was attacked at around 1:15 AM of July 27 while inside Bogac Lodge and Restaurant in Purok 1, Poblacion, Barobo.

Initial investigation revealed that Linao was seen talking to the establishment owner, Jocelyn de Monteverde, and the latter's two lady employees before the incident happened.

De Monteverde clarified though that Linao was just a new acquaintance and not a regular visitor of the establishment, police said.

"The Police Regional Office 13 Task Force USIG has taken cognizance of the case and is now working with Barobo Municipal Police Station and Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office... In particular, the Task Force is now checking the veracity of his being a media man," Chief Inspector Nelly Villagarcia, public information officer of the Region 13 Police, said in a statement.

Aside from job-related matters, police are not discounting personal grudges, love triangle, and other angles as possible motives behind the killing.

"It is too early to categorically state the motive..., according to the task force, as they vow to leave no stone unturned until the case is solved," Villagarcia said.

Recovered from the crime scene are one slug and four empty shells of a caliber 45 pistol./END