Lapid slay: DOJ resumes probe of Bantag
Suspended Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag yesterday asked the Department of Justice to reconsider his motion to stop DOJ prosecutors from hearing the murder cases filed against him......»»

Prosecutors summon Bantag to Lapid-Villamor slay preliminary probe
Suspended corrections chief Gerald Bantag did not receive the subpoena as he no longer lives at his last known address. But state prosecutors say the summon is deemed served and the preliminary investigation will proceed......»»
DOJ sets preliminary probe into raps vs Bantag, others in Percy Lapid case
Preliminary investigation proceedings are set on November 23 and December 5, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said Monday......»»
Teachers’ group sa DOJ: Salaysay ni Bantag sa Percy Lapid slay case, imbestigahan
MANILA, Philippines- Hinikayat ng ACT Teachers party-list nitong Sabado ang Department of Justice (DOJ) na busisiin ang mga alegasyon ni suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag ukol sa pagpatay sa broadcast journalist na si Percy Lapid (tunay na pangalan: Percival Mabasa). Base kay ACT Teachers party-list Representative France Castro, ang Department of […] The post Teachers’ group sa DOJ: Salaysay ni Bantag sa Percy Lapid slay case, imbestigahan appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
Remulla sees no bigger brains than Bantag behind Percy Lapid slay
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla dismissed speculation that there may be a bigger mastermind behind the fatal ambush on radio broadcaster Percy Lapid......»»
BuCor chief Bantag sinuspinde ni PBBM sa pagkasawi ng ‘middleman’ sa Lapid slay
MANILA, Philippines – Suspindido si Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag matapos ang pagkamatay ng umano’y middleman sa pamamaslang sa mamamahayag na si Percy Lapid. Sinabi ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla na ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na suspendihin si Bantag sa kanilang naging miting. “I went to the President to […] The post BuCor chief Bantag sinuspinde ni PBBM sa pagkasawi ng ‘middleman’ sa Lapid slay appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
DOJ junks Bantag’s plea for inhibition in Lapid case
Suspended Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag has failed in his bid to have his murder case over the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid be heard at the Office of the Ombudsman......»»
Bantag drags Remulla, Catapang into conspiracy theory on Percy Lapid killing
"In this case, there was a grand conspiracy to kill [Mabasa and Villamor]," Bantag said in his complaint. "As will be shown, the conspirators are the respondents.".....»»
Bantag sues Remulla for Lapid murder
Suspended Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag has filed charges of murder against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, BuCor officer-in-charge Gregorio Catapang Jr. and several New Bilibid Prison inmates before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid......»»
BuCor exec tagged in Percy Lapid slay breaks silence, denies involvement
Former Bureau of Corrections official Ricardo Zulueta who has not been heard from for months and has been declared to be absent without leave has finally surfaced and broke his silence to deny involvement in the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid......»»
DOJ: NPS best venue to settle Lapid murder case
The National Prosecution Service is the best venue to settle the murder charges filed against suspended Bureau of Corrections director general Gerald Bantag, according to the Department of Justice......»»
Lapid murder: Bantag submits counter-affidavit
Suspended Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag has submitted his counter-affidavit in response to the criminal charges filed against him in connection with the murders of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid and an inmate of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa......»»
Rights group to CHR: Probe deaths of NDF consultant, companion companion slay
The Commission on Human Rights has been asked to conduct a.....»»
Bantag tiwalang ‘di ididiin ni Zulueta
MANILA, Philippines- Naniniwala si suspended Bureau of Corrections chief (BuCor) Gerald Bantag nahindi siya tatalikuran ng kanyang deputy sa pagkakasangkot nilang dalawa bilang principal suspects sa likod ng pagpatay sa broadcaster na si Percy Lapid. “Kilala ko si Zulueta hindi nya gagawin ‘yun (na idiin ako),” giit ni Bantag na tinutukoy si BuCor Deputy Security […] The post Bantag tiwalang ‘di ididiin ni Zulueta appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
The real mastermind?
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......»»
Speculative
There has been speculation that someone “higher than Bantag” is behind the conspiracy to murder broadcaster Percy Lapid Mabasa......»»
Marcos wants investigation into Percy Lapid slay to continue
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wants the investigation into the killing of radioman Percy Lapid to continue even with the gunman and mastermind both identified......»»
DOJ seeks precautionary hold departure order vs Lapid slay masterminds
"What's really more important here is that we are already filing a hold departure order. I already instructed the staff to start," Remulla said. .....»»
EDITORIAL - The next challenges
From the moment the self-confessed triggerman had said the order to murder Percy Lapid came from the New Bilibid Prison, suspicion had focused on Gerald Bantag, at the time the director general of the Bureau of Corrections, which runs the NBP and other prison facilities......»»
Raps filed vs suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag over killing of Percy Lapid
"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. .....»»
‘Middleman’ in Lapid slay died from suffocation by plastic bag, second autopsy reveals
One of the alleged middlemen in the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid “died from suffocation by means of a plastic bag over his head,” according to results of the second autopsy performed Wednesday by top forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun......»»