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Mystery surrounds the alleged involvement of top officials in the murder of the high-profile Philippine journalist

Mr Bantag is accused of being behind the death of a radio journalist who was shot dead last month.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla dismissed speculation that there may be a bigger mastermind behind the fatal ambush on radio broadcaster Percy Lapid.

Gerald Bantag has been accused of masterminding the October 3 shooting of the journalist Percival Mabasa.

DOJ seeks hold departure order against Bantag, Zulueta

Uniindia: Manila, Nov 8 (UNI) Police in the Philippines have accused the head of the countrys prison service of ordering the killing of a prominent radio journalist.

Philippine police accused the country's prisons chief Monday of ordering the killing of a prominent radio journalist whose death sparked international alarm.

"Bantag had a clear motive to effect the murders. For Percy Lapid, it was continued expose by the latter of the issues against the latter on his show Lapid Fire," NBI special action unit investigator Eugene Javier said at a press conference Monday morning. 

Philippine prisons chief accused of ordering journalist murder

MANILA, Nov 7, 2022 (BSP/AFP) - Philippine police accused Monday the country's prisons chief of ordering the killing of a