Gina dela Cruz
A PH journalist for UNTV / Freelance, Gina dela Cruz died on November 23, 2009 in Maguindanao, Philippines. Maguindanao massacre.
Their Story
A PH journalist for UNTV / Freelance, Gina dela Cruz, covering General reporting, was killed in Maguindanao, Philippines on November 23, 2009. Her death was confirmed by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The circumstances: Maguindanao massacre on November 23, 2009 in Maguindanao, Philippines. The Committee to Protect Journalists verified that her death was directly connected to her work as a journalist.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) records this death as part of a documented pattern of press killings in Journalist Deaths ? Philippines. Press freedom organizations track these cases not only to document the dead, but to pursue accountability for those who target journalists.
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/gina-dela-cruz/. The CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
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Gina dela Cruz was killed during Journalist Deaths - Philippines (from January 2020 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Henry Araneta, Santos Sopelario, Ronnie Perante, Bienvenido Legarte Jr..