MANILA, Philippines—National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested a suspect in the murder of Cebu lawyer Joey Luis Wee three weeks after the killing.
Ferdinand Lavin, NBI deputy director and spokesperson, said Fausto Edgar Benigno Peralta was tracked down in Laguna around 11 p.m. on Tuesday (Dec. 8).
Lavin and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra did not elaborate how the suspect was located and the possible motive for the killing.
“We’re still conducting follow-up operations,” Lavin said.
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ (IBP) Cebu City chapter lauded the arrest of Peralta and said it hoped that all those who had a hand in the killing of Wee are locked up.
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