The family of slain Palawan environmentalist journalist Dr. Gerry Ortega said that there might have been an attempt to cover up the alleged suicide of a key witness in the Ortega murder case.
The Court of Appeals (CA) has invalidated the panel that Justice Secretary Leila de Lima had formed to reinvestigate the January 2011 murder in Palawan of environmentalist and radio commentator Dr. Gerry Ortega, raising the possibility the murder charges and arrest warrants against former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and his brother may eventually be quashed.
Family members and supporters of slain Palawan radio broadcaster and environmentalist Dr. Gerry Ortega on Monday held a picket on the Court of Appeals (CA) grounds in Manila to ask the appellate court to deny the appeal for dismissal of the suspects’ murder case.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said it was looking into reports that former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes, wanted for the murder of broadcast journalist and environmentalist Dr. Gerry Ortega, was able to sneak out of the country using a fake passport.
The Bureau of Immigration on Monday confirmed that a passport under the name of Joseph Lim Pe was used last March to leave the country but could still not confirm it was former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes who used it.
One of the key suspects in last year’s murder of Palawan broadcaster and environmentalist Dr. Gerry Ortega surrendered to police Wednesday night, authorities announced Thursday.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has submitted for resolution its investigation into the death of broadcaster and environmentalist Dr. Gerry Ortega.
MANILA, Philippines – The daughter of slain broadcaster /environmentalist Dr. Gerry Ortega on Friday said her family expected a “tough battle” when her father’s murder finally goes to court. Mika Ortega, in an interview on Radyo Inquirer 990AM, said her family was still “coping” with the loss of a father. “It’s been nine months …and the case [...]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—The Catholic Church in Palawan has joined the call for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow the murder case against former Governor Joel T. Reyes for the killing of broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega to be filed in court. In a pastoral letter released Thursday, Bishop Pedro Arigo criticized a DOJ panel’s ruling [...]
