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Mourners at Percy Lapid’s burial on Oct. 9, 2022 wear shirts and carry placards calling for justice in the broadcaster’s killing.

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Ex-BuCor official Zulueta, co-accused in Percy Lapid case, dies

Jeff Caparas

ABS-CBN News

BATAAN  (UPDATED) — Ricardo Zulueta, co-accused of former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag in the killing of broadcaster Percival Mabasa — better known as Percy Lapid — has died, possibly of a heart attack, the Philippine National Police told ABS CBN News Saturday.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/23/23/3-bilibid-gang-leaders-plead-guilty-to-helping-percy-lapid-slay"></a><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/23/23/3-bilibid-gang-leaders-plead-guilty-to-helping-percy-lapid-slay">RELATED: 3 Bilibid gang leaders plead guilty to helping Lapid&#x27;s murder; sentenced up to 8 yrs</a></div>According to Police Lt. Col. Marcelino Teloza, chief of police of Dinalupihan town, they received information Friday that a man who turned out to be Zulueta had been brought to the Bataan Peninsula Medical Center around 10 p.m. for chest pain.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/23/self-confessed-percy-lapid-gunman-seeks-plea-deal" id="isPasted"></a><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/23/self-confessed-percy-lapid-gunman-seeks-plea-deal">RELATED: Self-confessed Percy Lapid gunman seeks plea bargain deal to lower possible jail term</a></div>“After receiving that information po, personally po pumunta kami doon po,&quot; he added.The attending physician later declared that Zulueta had passed away.A death certificate obtained by ABS CBN News states that Zulueta died due to “cerebrovascular disease intracranial hemorrhage.”Zulueta’s wake is being held in Barangay Mabiga in Hermosa, Bataan.Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe into the authenticity of Zulueta&#x27;s death.“Exert greater efforts, act swiftly, delve deep and uncover the truth by all means possible.  This calls for action the soonest possible time,&quot; said Remulla.As of this writing, the DOJ has not received yet a formal report from the NBI regarding the alleged death of Zulueta.Both Bantag and Zulueta — along with 10 persons deprived of liberty (PDL), are facing murder cases over the deaths of Lapid — also known as Percival Mabasa — and Jun Villamor, the alleged middleman in the Lapid case.Villamor was killed inside the New Bilibid Prison shortly after self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial surrendered.Bantag and Zulueta are the alleged masterminds in the killing of Lapid, who was shot dead near his home in a gated subdivision in Las Piñas in 2022. A Muntinlupa court ordered the arrest of both Bantag and Zulueta last April.<div> </div>

Dinalupihan, Bataan police a man who turned out to be Zulueta had been brought to the Bataan Peninsula Medical Center.

Dinalupihan, Bataan police a man who turned out to be Zulueta had been brought to the Bataan Peninsula Medical Center.