EVEN as it remains outraged over the incident, Malacañang on Saturday urged the suspect in the fatal road-rage shooting of a Palace official's son to yield peacefully.

Press Secretary Cerge Remonde also called on those who may know Jason Ivler to convince him to surrender himself, before a nationwide police manhunt nails him.

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"We call on the suspect to yield peacefully, or whoever knows the suspect to turn him over to authorities," Remonde said on government-run dzRB radio.

He said Ivler can even yield to Malacañang to at least give justice for the "senseless" killing of Renato Victor Ebarle Jr. in Quezon City before midnight Wednesday.

Ebarle's father Renato Sr. is an undersecretary at the Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff.

Remonde admitted that he personally feels outraged over the killing, since the elder Ebarle is a close friend of his.

"We condemn in the strongest possible sense the senseless murder of Renato Victor Ebarle Jr., especially because his father is very close to me, Undersecretary Boy Ebarle. He's always in my office," he said.

He said he was among the first to be contacted by the elder Ebarle when the young Ebarle was killed.

The Palace already ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to "leave no stone unturned in solving this crime."

"The police have identified the suspect and) a nationwide manhunt is going to be launched against the suspect," Remonde said. (JMR/Sunnex)