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BuCor Director General Gerald Q. Bantag Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag has filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) murder and administrative complaints against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, BuCor Acting Director General Gregorio P

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Wednesday that investigators learned that Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag, tagged as mastermind in the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid, was furious when the latter took photos of his house and cars in September.

Suspended Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag is the alleged mastermind in the murders of radioman Percival Mabasa, a.k.a Percy Lapid, and alleged middleman Jun Villamor.

The pieces evidence against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gerardo Bantag and his deputy Ricardo Zulueta in the hit job against broadcast journalist Percival Mabasa and the subsequent cover up attempt that led to the death of suspected middleman Jun Villamor are overwhelmin

DOJ Murder complaints were filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, Nov. 7, for the killings of radio commentator Percival Mabasa, better known as Percy Lapid, last Oct. 3 and alleged middleman in the slaying Cristito Villamor Palana last Oct 18. Charged as “principals by indu

Percy Lapid Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag and BuCor’s Deputy Security Officer Ricardo S. Zulueta were charged as “principals by inducement” in the murder of Percy Lapid and inmate Cristito Villamor Palana, the alleged “middleman” in the slaying of th

"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. 

Manila, Nov 7 (EFE).- The police and the intelligence department of the Philippines accused on Monday the former head of the Directorate of Correctional Services and Reintegration of the murder of prominent journalist Percy Lapid, who had denounced corruption in the prison environment. The Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigation filed two …

Radio personality Percival Mabasa, who had criticised officials for corruption, was shot dead in Manila in October.

Percival Mabasa was killed because he aired details about alleged corruption linked to the director-general of corrections, officials say.