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Filipino Journalist Percy Lapid, a Critic of Marcos & Duterte, Is Killed Near Manila

HeadlineOct 05, 2022

In the Philippines, a veteran 63-year-old broadcaster was shot dead near his home in suburban Manila on Tuesday. Percival Mabasa, who was also known as Percy Lapid, was a prominent critic of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte. He is the second Filipino journalist to have been murdered since Marcos took office on June 30.

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