SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday called for greater security and protection for radio broadcaster Percy Lapid-Mabasa’s family.
The senator made the statement after visiting the Mabasa family as they requested, and in which they personally informed her that they have been targeted with threats and harassment since Percy’s passing.
“Nangangamba ang buong pamilya ni Percy. Ang mga anak ni Percy ay pinapadalhan ng mga pambabanta sa Facebook o sa personal nilang mga cellphone numbers. May isang nakatanggap pa ng text message na sinabing siya na ang susunod,” Hontiveros shared.
Hontiveros said that she is not convinced that the murder case is “solved,” as earlier pronounced by the Philippine National Police (PNP). The senator also emphasized that the family of Percy themselves disagree that the case is solved.
According to the Philippine Star editorial yesterday, Percy’s brother Roy Mabasa was initially told that the middleman tagged to have helped orchestrate the killing had died of night terror/nightmare (bangungot) inside the New Bilibid Prison. However, his body was already embalmed even before an autopsy was conducted.
The same article pointed out that forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun explained that “embalming fluids into the body contaminates toxicology testing for substances as well as histopathology to determine if any disease or health problem caused death.”
“The circumstances surrounding the murder created more questions than answers. Hindi porke’t na-identify ang mga suspect ay tapos na ang kaso. The case is far from solved. Paano nga din magiging solb na kung hanggang ngayon ay nakakatanggap ang pamilya ng pananakot?” Hontiveros asked.
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