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Philippine journalist killed after surviving previous shooting

Philippines press freedom protest

College students protest to defend press freedom in Manila on Wednesday, after the government cracked down on Rappler, an independent online news site.
 

Photo credit: Noel Celis | Getty Images | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Virgilio Maganes, 62, who was a commentator for radio station DWPR in the northern province of Pangasinan, was shot six times by motorcycle-riding gunmen.

Manila,

A Philippine journalist who survived a previous attempt on his life by pretending to be dead was killed outside his home on Tuesday, authorities said, in the latest such murder.