The National Capital Region Police Office said it will provide security to Metro Manila-based journalists who receive threats or are being harassed following the murder of veteran broadcaster Percival Mabasa. READ:
Mabasa, 63, known to his colleagues as Percy Lapid, was the second journalist to have been killed under the current administration, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines .
“We acknowledge the risks involved in the job of our media friends, hence we are duty-bound to protect them” Estomo said. Estomo likewise warned the killer of Mabasa to surrender to authorities while there is still a chance.“I reiterate the appeal of our Interior Secretary, Benhur Abalos, for the families of the suspects to surrender their relatives voluntarily for their own safety,” he said.Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police is taking urgent action in the mauling of a member of the media in La Paz, Iloilo City on Friday.
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