Apolinario "Polly" Pobeda

Year: 2003

Nationality: Philippines

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines

Press organization: DWTI Radio

What's Apolinario "Polly" Pobeda's story?

At about 6:00 a.m., two unidentified gunmen stopped radio host Pobeda as he rode his motorcycle to work in Lucena City, Quezon Province, and shot him repeatedly, according to Philippine press reports. Pobeda suffered seven gunshot wounds, including one to his head. He was brought to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

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