‘Prisons chief behind journo death’

Philippines' Secretary of Interior Benjamin Abalos Jr., (R) gestures with Philippines' Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla (L) during a press conference announcing suspects in the killing of radio journalist Percival Mabasa, at the Department of Justice in Manila on November 7, 2022. - The Philippine prisons chief ordered the murder of a radio journalist after he was targeted on his show, police said Monday, announcing more suspects in the case that raised international alarm. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

Police accused the country’s prisons chief of ordering the killing of a prominent radio journalist, whose death sparked international alarm.

Radio personality Percival Mabasa, 63, who went by the name “Percy Lapid” in his programme, was shot dead in a Manila suburb on Oct 3 as he drove to his studio.