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  • Philippines
  • October 07, 2022 , 04:19pm

Attack on ‘press freedom’ of broadcaster Percy Lapid ignites outcry

Attack on ‘press freedom’ of broadcaster Percy Lapid ignites outcry

MEDIA KILLING. Percival Mabasa, better known as Percy Lapid, was shot dead on October 3, 2022.

By Dwight de Leon
Rappler.com

MANILA – Calls for justice poured in on Tuesday, October 4, in the wake of the murder of broadcast journalist Percy Lapid by unidentified assailants the night before.

In a tweet, opposition figure and former vice president Leni Robredo said authorities should not be remiss in their duty to find answers on the death of the radio commentator, whose real name was Percival Mabasa.

“In a society that is truly free, there is no space for violence and suppression of journalists,” Robredo asserted in Filipino.

In the Senate, public information and mass media committee chairperson Robin Padilla echoed calls for the immediate arrest of the perpetrators.

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