MANILA, Philippines—The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on Sunday reported that a columnist for a Davao City news site was nabbed on Sunday morning for reasons yet unknown. NUJP said Margarita Valle, a columnist of Davao Today and also a former columnist of Sun.Star Davao, was reportedly held on Sunday morning at the Laguindingian Airport in Cagayan de Oro while waiting for her flight home to Davao City. Davao Today is part of Altermidya, or the People’s Alternative Media Network, a network of progressive and independent media outfits. Valle’s son, Rius, said his mother was “illegally arrested” by the members of the Philippine National Police in Cagayan De Oro City Airport for an "unknown reason." Rius then took to Facebook to seek help from his media friends as his mother is feared missing.

Source: Philippine Star June 09, 2019 06:33 UTC