Thursday, January 28, 2010

Joint statement on the Maulana verdict

January 28,1010

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Pagadian City- ZamboSur (NUJP) and Zamboanga del Sur Pagadian City Press Club, Inc. (ZPP)I, both an active media organizations in Pagadian City jubilantly appreciate the verdict handed down on Mohammad Maulana by the RTC Branch 6 of Cebu City, finding him guilty of killing Edgar Amoro, a material witness of the killing of another radio reporter and commentator Edgar Damalerio, managing editor of Zamboanga Scribe and radio announcer of radio station DXKP of the Radio Philippines Network (RPN) Pagadian on May 13, 2002.

Much as we, in the highest term condemns such killings, the above media institutions are very grateful to the Honorable Judge of RTC Br. No. 6 of Cebu City on the verdict handed on Maulana, even if the same does not assuage the pain in the hearts of both the bereaved families of Amoro and Damalerio because the truth of the matter is that the real masterminds of these killings were not as yet been brought to court for them to pay the crime.

SIGNED

JONG D. CADION
Chair, NUJP Pagadian-Zamboanga del Sur

CHARNYL S. ALBARRACIN
President, Zamboanga del Sur-Pagadian City Press Club, Inc.