Murder complaints were filed before the 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. READ:
Murder complaints were filed before the Department of Justice 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.
For the killing of Palana, earlier identified as Jun Globa Villamor – a PDL at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City — charged as “principals by direct participation” were PDLs Christian Dizon Ramac, Ricky Lamigo Salgado, Ronnie Pabustan Dela Cruz, and Joel Alog Reyes. “Hopefully this issue would be laid to rest the way it should be when a crime is committed against a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines, especially this time, we are talking about a member of media who was felled by assassin’s bullets last Oct. 3,” he said.
It is expected that the new complaints will be consolidated with the first complaint filed against Joel S. Escorial, the self-confessed killer of Percy Lapid, and his alleged three accomplices – brothers Edmon and Israel Dimaculangan, and a person identified only as “Orly” or “Orlando.” The three co-respondents have neither surrendered nor arrested.Escorial, in his confession, said he shot Percy Lapid three times which caused the radio commentator’s death.
“The sworn statements of the PDLs show a clear and direct line of communication from the Director-General and DSO Ricardo Zulueta to Denver Mayores who communicated with Alvin Labra who then coordinated with Aldrin Galicia who then orchestrated and executed the killing of Percy Lapid through his Gang members and his Gang members’ contacts on the outside ultimately ending with gunman Joel Escorial and his group.
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