<!-- wp:image {"id":2178812,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2026/02/DOJ-building-e1486131004898-1200x900.jpg" alt="Hontiveros wins Round 1: DOJ files cyber libel rap vs.
'coerced' witness" class="wp-image-2178812" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">PHOTO BY RYAN LEAGOGO / INQUIRER.net</figcaption></figure><!-- /wp:image --><p>MANILA, Philippines — The family of ambush-slay victim Enrique Manas Sr. on Wednesday called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to proceed with the filing of murder charges against the suspects behind his death.</p><p>The appeal came following reports that one of the suspects in the case had filed a motion for reconsideration, questioning the DOJ’s resolution regarding their indictment.</p><p>In a statement, the family cited a recent ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines upholding DOJ Circular No. 20, which raised the evidentiary threshold in preliminary investigations from probable cause to prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction before criminal cases may be filed in court.</p><p><strong>READ: <a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1495788/ex-gubernatorial-candidate-in-samar-faces-arrest-for-murder-case">Ex-gubernatorial candidate in Samar faces arrest for murder case</a></strong></p><p>According to the family, this ruling “further strengthens the legal basis of the DOJ’s recent decision to file criminal charges in the Manas case under the same evidentiary standard.”</p><p><strong>READ: <a href="http://MANILA, Philippines — The family of ambush-slay victim Enrique Manas Sr. on Wednesday called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to proceed with the filing of murder charges against the suspects behind his death.
