Media practitioners from print, television, and radio came in full force to the funeral wearing black armbands seeking justice for Lintuan. Streamers screaming justice for Lintuan also abound.
Relatives and friends of Lintuan wore black t-shirts bearing the slogan "Batman is dead."
In his eulogy, Tek Ocampo, a colleague and close friend of Lintuan, said the media may be the most influential organization and yet it remains to be one of the most vulnerable.
"He has not mentioned any threats on his life," Ocampo said as he recounted the days that he was with Lintuan shortly before the journalist's death.
Ocampo added what he will miss sorely about Lintuan is the way he would crash at his (Ocampo's) place, as if it were the slain journalist's own.
Antonio Ajero, Sun.Star Davao publisher and one of the first mentors of Lintuan in his media practice, said what worries him is the future of the children of Lintuan.
"Soon, as in most cases, this will be forgotten after the publicity has gone," Ajero said in his eulogy.
Ajero added that the colleagues of Lintuan in the media have started helping out in the more immediate concerns of the children, such as their house, which is still on mortgage, as well as the educational expenses of the children.
Speaking in behalf of his brothers, the eldest son of Lintuan, 20-year-old John Mark, said he is thankful for the many lessons his father has imparted to the family.
"Thank you for making me who I am now," John Mark said while suppressing his tears.
However, it came as a big surprise to the four sons to find out that their father was widely known in the media circle as a jolly person, always goofing around.
"Pag sa balay, pirmi lang man siya magtudlo kung unsa ang dapat, dili man siya naga binuang (At home he always teaches us on what we are supposed to do, he never goofs around)," John Mark said.
Now, John Mark has to assume the responsibility of being the mother and the father to his three other siblings.
"I cannot promise that I can face the burden, but failure is not an option," John Mark pledged before his father's coffin.
The relatives of the slain Lintuan also pledged to extend whatever support to the bereaved children of Lintuan.
Apart from seeking justice, media practitioners also clamored for a halt to the killings and harassing of journalists nationwide.
Davao City 1st District Congressman Prospero "Boy" Nograles, together with his family, former Compostela Valley governor Jose Caballero, and Davao City Councilors Pilar Braga and Karlo Bello were present during the funeral.
Nograles has refused to issue any statement Sunday to avoid the funeral from getting tainted with politics.
