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The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) condemned the killing of the 89-year-old journo.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Jose Torres Jr., said the Philippine National Police (PNP) is actively leading the investigation to identify and arrest those responsible for the heinous crime. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We are closely coordinating with all concerned agencies to ensure the immediate resolution of this case,” Torres said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dayang was watching a television when shot from a distance by an assailant.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He was rushed to the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We stand in solidarity with the media community as we mourn the passing of Mr. Dayang, a figure regarded as a pillar of Philippine journalism whose contributions greatly enriched our democratic discourse,\u201d said Torres.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Dayang during this difficult time,” he added.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “His legacy will continue to inspire future generations of journalists in their pursuit of truth and justice,” Torres noted.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PTFOMS called on the public to remain vigilant and to support efforts that uphold press freedom and protect media professionals in the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) also strongly denounced\u00a0 the killing of Dayang.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “We call on the Presidential Task Force on Media Security and other concerned authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and bring those responsible for Mr. Dayang\u2019s death to justice.” NPC president Leonel Abasola said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Police are still looking into the motive behind the killing.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VETERAN journalist and former Publishers Association of the Philippines ( PAPI) President Emeritus Juan “Johnny” Dayang on Tuesday night was shot dead in his home in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13454"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13458,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13454\/revisions\/13458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/wnj2c2ke.png\")
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