Push Admin

Palace orders probe on journalist's killing, wants findings within a week

Article (news)

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Radio commentator Percy Lapid during his radio program Lapid Fire at DWBL 1242 AM Radio last October 1, 2022. Lapid Fire Screengrab" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/10/04/20221004-percy-lapid-fire-dwbl.jpg"/><figcaption>Radio commentator Percy Lapid during his radio program Lapid Fire at DWBL 1242 AM Radio last October 1, 2022. <em>Lapid Fire Screengrab</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Malacañang on Tuesday said it eyed getting within a week the investigation report on the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid.</p><p>Lapid — a critic of the administrations of former President Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. — was driving to work when he was gunned down by 2 assailants on a motorcycle in Las Piñas on Monday night. </p><p>“The Office of the President, particularly PBBM, is concerned of what had happened to Percy Lapid,” Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Hubert Guevara told reporters.</p><p>“We have been instructed to take a look at the investigation on the ambush of him last night,” he said.</p><p>The Presidential Task Force on Media Security has been ordered to coordinate with the Southern Police District to “ensure that the conduct of investigation proceeds without any problem,” Guevara said.</p><p>The panel was instructed to “submit a report to us hopefully within the next 7 days,” he said. </p><p>Lapid, whose real name is Percival Mabasa, was critical of &quot;red-tagging&quot; or accusing someone of being a communist sympathizer, as well as online gambling operations, and misinformation around martial law, said the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. </p><p>The press advocacy group described the killing in the capital as &quot;brazen&quot; and said it showed &quot;journalism remains a dangerous profession in the country&quot;.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/22/nujp-condemns-murder-of-broadcaster-percy-lapid">NUJP condemns murder of broadcaster Percy Lapid</a></li></ul><p>Mabasa is the second journalist to be killed since Marcos took power on June 30, the group added. </p><p>In an October 2021 report, the New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists ranked the Philippines seventh on a global impunity index, with 13 murders still unsolved. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/29/21/ph-still-7th-most-dangerous-country-for-journalists">PH retains ranking, still 7th most dangerous country for journalists - report</a></li></ul><p>The nation has been a mainstay in the annual index since it started in 2008.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/01/01/22/45-journalists-killed-in-2021-media-watchdog-says">45 journalists killed in 2021: media watchdog</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xu2HWsOPekI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Palace wants to get within a week the investigation report on the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid.

Palace orders probe on journalist's killing, wants findings within a week

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Sudoku

Word of the Day

Lotto

Horoscope

News

Palace orders probe on journalist's killing, wants findings within a week

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 04, 2022 04:26 PM PHT

|

Updated October 04, 2022 06:56 PM PHT

Read More:

Percy Lapid

Percival Mabasa

press

media

media killings

crime

Palace

Bongbong Marcos

Marcos Jr

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.