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Mourners at Percy Lapid’s funeral on October 9, 2022 wear shirts and carry placards calling for justice in the broadcaster’s killing. Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News

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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714983009994Percy-Funeral.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mourners at Percy Lapid’s funeral on October 9, 2022 wear shirts and carry placards calling for justice in the broadcaster’s killing. <em>Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — Self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial was sentenced to imprisonment of from 8 to 16 years by the Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court Branch 254 in connection with the killing of journalist Percival Mabasa, popularly known as Percy Lapid, in 2022.</p><p>Journalist Roy Mabasa, brother of Percy, posted the update on X.</p><p>Mabasa had earlier said Escorial wanted a plea bargain agreement with the prosecution for a lower sentence.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/23/self-confessed-percy-lapid-gunman-seeks-plea-deal">READ: Percy Lapid gunman seeks plea bargain deal to lower possible jail term</a></div><p> “Joel Escorial, who admitted to being the gunman in the case involving Percival Mabasa, also known as &#x27;Percy Lapid,&#x27; received a sentence of eight years and eight months to 16 years imprisonment from Judge Cesar Huliganga in Las Piñas,” Mabasa said.</p><p>He added Escorial will stay at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center “until the trial of Christoper Bacoto, another alleged accomplice, concludes.&quot;</p><p>Mabasa also said the court ordered the counsel of former Bureau of Corrections deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta to address the prosecution&#x27;s request for an autopsy.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/16/ex-bucor-official-zulueta-co-accused-in-percy-lapid-case-dies-110">READ: Ex-BuCor official Zulueta, co-accused in Percy Lapid case, dies</a></div><p>Zulueta died at the Bataan Peninsula Medical Center last March, supposedly due to heart failure.</p><p>Meanwhile, former BuCor director general Gerald Bantag, principal accused in the murder of Lapid, remains at large.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/16/ex-bucor-official-zulueta-co-accused-in-percy-lapid-case-dies-110">RELATED: NBI raids Bantag safe houses</a></div><p>&quot;Medyo kuntento kami sapagkat nagkaroon ng plea bargain agreement. Dun sa plea bargain agreement sinasaad na si Escorial ay magti-testify sa court pa,&quot; said Lapid&#x27;s brother Roy Mabasa in an interview Monday.</p><p>(We are somehow contended because there was a plea bargain agreement, wherein Escorial ageed to testify in court.)</p><p>&quot;Ang importante rito ay matukoy ang mga mastermind sa pagpatay kay Ka Percy,&quot; Mabasa added. &quot;Ang target talaga namin ay kung sino yung mastermind, kung sino yung nag-utos na gawin itong krimen na ito.&quot;</p><p>(What is important is to identify the mastermind behind the killing of Ka Percy.)</p>

<p>Escorial will stay at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center until the trial of another accused in the case concludes.</p>

Escorial will stay at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center until the trial of another accused in the case concludes.

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Percy Lapid gunman Joel Escorial sentenced to 8-16 years in prison

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published May 06, 2024 04:28 PM PHT

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Updated May 06, 2024 05:42 PM PHT

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