Manila Bulletin
MB Daily News Update: Bantag among persons-of-interest in Percy Lapid slay
Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag is among the 160 persons-of-interest being investigated by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for possible complicity in the murder of broadcaster Percy Lapid.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla previously stated that Bantag was a person of interest, at least for reckless imprudence.
Bantag was placed under preventive suspension by Remulla, on orders of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., following the death of the alleged middleman in the killing inside the New Bilibid Prison.
The suspension aims to prevent undue influence on witnesses or tampering of evidence related to the death of the middleman.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) are investigating the murder of broadcaster Percival Mabasa.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed the transfer of an eighth person of interest in the Percy Lapid slay case to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) custody.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the preventive suspension without pay of Bureau of Corrections Director General Gerald Bantag for 90 days starting immediately on October 21, 2022, to ensure a fair and impartial investigation into the death of inmate Crisanto Villamor Jr., suspected as the middleman in the killing of broadcaster Percival Mabasa (Percy Lapid).
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct an independent probe into claims that the assassination orders for broadcaster Percy Lapid originated from within the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. stated that the killing of broadcast journalist Percy Lapid is not yet solved, contradicting an earlier declaration by the Southern Police District (SPD).
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