The Inquirer quoted Hervias as saying that "with what is happening now, it shows that media practitioners aren't well-protected, especially when they prick the feelings of onion-skinned public officials. Hervias said in an Inquirer report that their commentaries might have provoked the incident. In their October 8 program, Hervias and his co-host, Roy Cejar, called out an unnamed politician who had disagreed with their commentary on the ongoing construction of a public market in the city. Hervias co-hosts the program "Banwa Binagbinaga" (Town, Think About It) aired every Friday at 10 am. Hervias said he has already reported the incident to the police. The suspects left Hervas with four facial injuries. Blocktiming is a practice in the Philippine media in which "blocktimers" buy airtime from broadcast stations for their own programs.Īccording to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Iloilo Chapter (NUJP-Iloilo) the men pretended to be garbage collectors but were apparently waiting for the broadcaster to come down. Iloilo City is 655 kilometers south of Manila.ĭYRI RMN blocktimer Florencio Hervias had just exited the RMN building after his program when the assault happened. CMFR/PHILIPPINES - Four men in hoods and facemasks beat and injured a broadcaster outside a radio station in La Paz, Iloilo City on 8 October 2022.
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