DAGUPAN CITY. A radio announcer was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding men near his house beside the De Venecia Highway here on Friday night, police said.
Allan Sison, 41, was hit twice in the chest and right armpit, according to Supt. Dionisio Borromeo, Dagupan police chief.

Sison was taken to the Dagupan City Trauma Center, where he underwent surgery. Doctors on Saturday said Sison was out of danger.

Borromeo said Sison was talking to Lily Duque, owner of a commercial stall near his house, when the two men arrived at 11:30 p.m.

He said the back rider got off, pushed Duque aside before approaching Sison and shooting him with a .45 cal. pistol. The assailants fled toward nearby Calasiao town, about 5 km from here.

Sison, known here as "Doctor Heart," has a program aired nightly over Love Radio, a station of the Manila Broadcasting Corp. His program advises callers on relationships and accepts song requests and dedications.

Sison, in his statement to the police on Saturday, said he could identify his attackers if he sees them again. He also said the attack could not be work-related because his program did not deal with political commentaries.

Police said this was the second time this year that Sison was attacked.

In April, Sison told the police he was shot while he was driving to his radio station. He was not hurt in that attack but a side mirror of his car was shattered.

Last month, Sison ran for barangay captain in Domalandan West in Lingayen town but lost.