A freelance journalist based in Masbate was shot dead by soldiers on Saturday, November 14, in the town of Milagros in the province, adding another name in a growing list of slain media personalities under the Duterte administration.

In a phone interview with Rappler, Milagros police chief Major Aldrin Rosales said journalist Ronnie Villamor, 50, was killed by soldiers in an “encounter” at around 1:30 pm.

Citing the Army, Rosales said the soldiers were looking for around 5 armed men in the area based on a tip from an asset. They apparently found the armed men, who then “scampered from different direction (sic).”

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