Kalinga broadcaster cheats death, slay try condemned

TABUK CITY, Kalinga - Jerome Tabanganay, 44, the hard-hitting announcer of the Radyo ng Bayan here, narrowly escaped death when he was shot at close range by an assassin as he was entering the radio station at Bulanao Norte shortly before 7 a.m. of May 15.

Tabanganay was reporting to the station for his program “Agenda” which airs from 7 to 9 a.m. when the attempt on his life took place.

Tabanganay told the media that as he was at the door of the station, a man approached him and asked his name. When he asked why, the man instead repeated the question.

Sensing danger, Tabanganay ran into the station and that was when the man opened fire hitting him behind the knee.

Although injured, the victim managed to take refuge in the engineering room of the station and would later go to the booth to call the police and the emergency health service for help.

Rescuers later brought Tabanganay to the nearby Almora General Hospital. Read more **By Estanislao Albano, ZZW