Authorities have arrested the alleged gunman behind the killing of a journalist from Laguna in 2005, the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) said on Sunday.
In a statement, CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the suspect, identified only as “Jalal,” was arrested in Barangay Poblacion, Sapad, Lanao del Norte on Friday.
Jalal is accused of gunning down Robert Ramos, a reporter for Katapat community paper, in Cabuyao in November 2005.
Torre said Jalal was considered a most wanted person on the national level with a PHP150,000 bounty pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 2009-46 of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
Torre said that for almost two decades, the accused transferred from one place to another in Laguna and Lanao del Norte provinces to evade arrest.
“With this arrest, we have helped the victim and victim’s family attain the justice they deserve,” Torre said.