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(Eagle News)–Bureau of Corrections Officer 3 Veronica Buño on Thursday, Sept. 19, admitted she messaged the partner of a New Bilibid Prison inmate who paid P50,000 for the release of her loved one under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. Buño, who was among those tagged in the GCTA-for-sale scheme, made the admission under questioning by Senator Richard Gordon. Buño initially denied any exchange even after National Bureau of Investigation director Dante Gierran said that […]
(Eagle News)–Persons deprived of liberty who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law can surrender without any sanctions up to 11:59 p.m. today, Sept. 19. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said after 11:59 p.m., those who did not surrender will be re-arrested. “This day, we will be transmitting a new list to the (Department of the Interior and Local Government) which will serve as their guide in implementing the rearrest of those who didnt […]
(Eagle News)–Over 1000 persons deprived of liberty who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered to authorities, the Department of Justice said. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the 1025 PDLs were as of 2:27 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18. The figure does not include the two convicts in the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters in Cebu in the 1990s who recently surrendered to authorities. James Anthony Uy and Josman Aznar surrendered past […]
(Eagle News)–Over 500 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have so far surrendered to authorities, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said the 579 convicts were as of 6 a.m. today, Sept. 19, the day the deadline for surrender imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte was set to lapse. Of the 579, the PNP said 162 were murder convicts, 160 were convicted of rape, 60 of homicide, 56 of robbery with homicide, […]
(Eagle News)–The joint Senate panel probing the problems in the Bureau of Corrections has recommended the establishment of a separate jail facility for convicts of heinous crimes. The Senate committees on justice and human rights, public order and dangerous drugs and finance made the recommendation through Senate Bill No. 1055, which was based on the bills separately filed by Senate President Tito Sotto and Senators Richard Gordon and Juan Miguel Zubiri. Sotto’s Senate Bill No. […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila, parts of Luzon and Western Visayas will have occasional rains due to the southwest monsoon. In its advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Central Luzon will also experience monsoon rains, with flash floods or landslides possible. Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and the Cordillera Administrative Region will, on the other hand, have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of Tropical Depression “Nimfa,” […]
(Eagle News)–Two other convicts in the Chiong rape-slay and whom the Department of Justice described as having been prematurely released have surrendered to authorities. Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said Josman Aznar and James Anthony Uy turned themselves in at the New Bilibid Prison around 6:30 p.m. Earlier, fellow convicts Ariel Balansag and Alberto Caño also returned to BuCor custody. Their co-accused are Rowen Adlawan, Paco Larrañaga, and James Andrew Uy, but Larrañaga, of Spanish descent, […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Sept. 19, were cancelled in some areas due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Angeles City, Pampanga – preschool to elementary Bacolor, Pampanga – all levels Cavite province – all levels Concepcion, Tarlac – all levels Mabalacat, Pampanga – preschool to elementary Macabebe, Pampanga – all levels Nueva Ecija – pre–school to high school Umingan, Pangasinan – all levels The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration said Tropical Depression “Nimfa” is […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a total revamp at the Bureau of Corrections. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the revelation on Wednesday, Sept. 18, a day after Duterte appointed Gerald Bantag at the helm of the agency hounded by corruption issues. According to Panelo, the revamp involves the transfer of personnel from the provinces to Metro Manila. Panelo said the President made the decision to put a stop to corruption. Announcement of the revamp […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.4 quake shook Davao Occidental on Wednesday, September 18, at 3 p.m., with its epicenter located 136 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the quake was of tectonic origin. It had a depth of focus of 24 kilometers. The United States Geological Survey also monitored the quake which it recorded at magnitude 5.5. The USGS located the quake’s epicenter 112 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) – Several overseas Filipino workers pushed the House of Representatives to fast-track the bill creating the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers. Some of them even became emotional during a recent hearing of the House Committee on Government Reorganization and House Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs. The OFWs said that the creation of such a department is long overdue. “We owe it to our unsung heroes, our OFWs besides they continue to contribute […]
(Eagle News)–The three resource persons who were cited in contempt by a Senate panel probing the problems in the. Bureau of Corrections have sought the help of the Court of Appeals and filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In filing the petition on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Ramoncito Roque, Fredric Anthony Santos and Ursicio Cenas said the blue ribbon committee violated their right to due process when it supposedly did not give them […]
