00:00 Various groups, including current and former officials, demand justice for the murder of
00:05 broadcaster Percy Lapid.
00:07 Opposition Senator Isao Antivero says in a forum that the culprits must be held accountable.
00:12 On October 3, 2022, Lapid, a staunch critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent
00:17 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., was shot dead in La Espina City.
00:22 Later on, the alleged gunman Joel Escorial surrendered and implicated various individuals,
00:27 including persons deprived of liberty.
00:29 Former Bureau of Corrections Chief Gerald Bantag was tagged in the killing as an alleged
00:33 mastermind, but despite a pending charge and warrant against him, he and his co-accused
00:38 former Bucor official Ricardo Zulueta have yet to be arrested by authorities.
00:42 (upbeat music)
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