They said “credible intelligence reports” showed cash deposits totaling P550,000 to Escorial from Sept. The DOJ and DILG said the “money trails” described by the prisoners matched the bank activity of Escorial, who claimed the reward for the murder of Mabasa was P550,000. Villamor was killed, they said, to cover up Mabasa’s murder. “This is evident from the video sent by Zulueta to Mayores which was later forwarded to both Labra and Galicia,” said the DOJ and DILG. They added that Bantag had a “clear motive” to order Mabasa’s murder due to the latter’s “continued exposé” against the BuCor chief in his show, “Lapid Fire.”
“The fact that they killed one of their own means and indicates that there were instructions from the top and the gang simply had no choice but to execute,” said the DOJ and DILG. 18 killing of inmate Cristito Villamor Palaña (earlier identified as Jun Villamor), who died after being implicated by the confessed gunman.īantag and BuCor deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta were charged by the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police with two counts of murder at the Department of Justice (DOJ).īased on the statements, Palaña was “suffocated to death by a plastic bag and held by his own gang members.” 3 assassination of hard-hitting broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa as well as the Oct. REYESĪuthorities on Monday called on suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gerald Bantag and an aide to surrender after they were accused of allegedly masterminding and giving the orders for the Oct. UNRAVELING SLAY PLAN Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (left) and Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos lead a joint press conference on Monday to announce the filing of murder complaint against suspended Bureau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag, deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta and several prisoners for their alleged involvement in the killing of journalist Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa and inmate Cristito Palaña.
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