THE Finance department said over the weekend it had put up a P1-million reward to anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of the gunman behind the murder of Customs Deputy Commissioner Arturo Lachica on Nov. 17.
The department said a private individual had offered the reward, but that his identity would remain confidential.
“Those who have any information relevant to Lachica’s case can contact either head executive assistant Marc Gregory Crisostomo or technical assistant Alddon Christner Ang,” the department said.
Crisostomo and Ang may be reached at telephone numbers 5239215 and 5239219.
Lachica was on his way home to Caloocan City on Thursday night when he was killed.
He was aboard his Toyota Altis car with his driver and bodyguard when a masked man appeared from behind along España and Kundiman in Sampaloc, Manila, and shot him several times with a handgun.
He was taken to United Doctors Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival.
Lachica, a certified public accountant, was appointed deputy commissioner for the Bureau of Customs’ Internal Administration Group in 2014.
He was designated deputy commissioner for the Revenue Collection and Monitoring Group in July 2015 and, since his posting there, had been active in filing cases against smugglers.