A radio host killed in Philippines

Broadcaster Niel Jimena, 42, was riding his motorcycle in the central island of Negros on Monday when two men on another motorcycle shot him five times, said local police chief Leonardo Cobing.He noticed he was being followed, he tried to make a U-turn (to escape) but the two men continued to follow him until.one of them opened fire, said Cobing.The killing may be linked to Jimenas twice-weekly show Judge on DYRI-RMN in Iloilo city on Negros where he regularly criticised the city mayor and other local officials, according to Cobing.However Cobing said police could not rule out other motives.The head of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Nestor Burgos, said his staff were checking to see if Jimenas killing was related to his work as a journalist.In what is a common practice in the Philippines, a local business tycoon had bought regular airtime on the radio station for Jimenas show, in which the broadcaster attacked his patrons rivals on air, according to Burgos.