Eldy Sablas (aka Eldy Gabinales)
Year: 2004
Nationality: Philippines
Killed by: Criminal Group
Location: Tandag , Philippines
Press organization: Radio DXJR-FM
What's Eldy Sablas (aka Eldy Gabinales)'s story?
An unidentified assailant shot Sablas three times from behindat about 10 a.m. as the radio commentator rode a three-wheeled motorcycleaway from a supermarket in Surigao del Sur Province on the southernisland of Mindanao. Local journalists noted that Sablas, who hosted “Singgit sa mga Lungsuranon”(Cry of the People) on Radio DXJR-FM, was a strident critic of thedrug trade and illegal gambling. Regional Police Chief Rene Elumbaringtold The Associated Press that police were investigating the murder,which occurred in the town of Tandag, 510 miles (820 kilometers) southeastof the capital, Manila.
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