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(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto believes the three Bureau of Corrections officials who were supposed to testify to corruption in the bureau in the Senate on Thursday, Sept. 12, backed out at the last minute for fear they would be killed. Sotto noted the three backed out right after the killing of prison guard Edgardo Ferrer on the day of the hearing. According to Sotto, based on information he received, Ferrer, the father of a […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended 27 Bureau of Corrections officials over the Good Conduct Time Allowance mess. Among those suspended for six months without pay were Ramoncito Roque, chief of the BuCor records section, Senior Insp. Ma. Belinda Bansil and Veronica Buño of the Custodial section. Yolanda Camelon had testified she paid P50,000 to Roque and Bansil for the early release of her partner from the New Bilibid Prison. She said she […]
(Eagle News)–The partner of an inmate at the New Bilibid Prison testified on Thursday, Sept. 5, that she paid P50000 to Bureau of Corrections officers to secure his freedom. According to Yolanda Camelon, who faced senators during the third hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance, the amount was given to Major Mabel Bansil and Staff Sgt. Ramoncito Roque. “Sabi ko in what way, ‘yon nga lang magastos. May binanggit siyang certain amount na P50K. […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto on Wednesday, Sept. 4, said he received an “A-1” intelligence report “millions” of pesos were being paid for the release of some convicts under the Good Credit Time Allowance Law in the Bureau of Corrections. Sotto did not say who gave him the information, but said the person was very credible. Neither did Sotto say who exactly received the supposed payoffs, only noting that there were go-betweens. He added the […]
