Santos Sopelario
Male
Verified Santos Sopelario, Midland Review (PH) ? died in Maguindanao, Philippines on November 23, 2009. Maguindanao massacre.
Their Story
A PH journalist for Midland Review, Santos Sopelario, covering General reporting, was killed in Maguindanao, Philippines on November 23, 2009. His 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 his death was directly connected to his work as a journalist.
Journalist Deaths ? Philippines has claimed the lives of numerous media workers. The killing of journalists doesn't just erase individuals ? it erases the record of what happened to civilian populations in conflict zones. Each journalist killed is a gap in the historical record.
Documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/santos-sopelario/. CPJ's database is the primary global reference for confirmed journalist deaths in the line of duty.
Explore Further
Santos Sopelario 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: Gina dela Cruz, Henry Araneta, Ronnie Perante, Bienvenido Legarte Jr..