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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Sept. 12, said he will not go after Bureau of Corrections officials who released convicts under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law “in good faith.” Duterte issued the remark as the Ombudsman continues its probe into the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the law, suspending over 27 BuCor officials in the process. The officials included Ramoncito Roque, chief of the BuCor documents and records section, and Senior […]
(Eagle News)–The suspended chief of the Bureau of Corrections documents and records section on Thursday, Sept. 12, denied he knew anything about Janet Lim Napoles being included in the BuCor list of convicts to be released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. “Wala po akong impormasyon, Your Honor,” Ramoncito Roque said under questioning by Senator Richard Gordon. Gordon noted that the crime supposedly committed by Napoles, who was convicted of graft and corruption in […]
(Eagle News)–Officials of the Aquino administration should not be blamed for the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law or Republic Act No. 10592. This was according to now-Senator Leila de Lima and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, who issued separate statements after the Ombudsman asked them to explain why the GCTA law’s implementing rules and regulations they crafted in 2014 excluded some categories of inmates who could not […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice will order the “immediate” implementation of the suspension order issued by the Ombudsman against 27 Bureau of Corrections officials over the Good Conduct Time Allowance law mess. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said, however, that he would “confer with the OIC and find ways to continue normal operations with the least disruption.” He was referring to Assistant Secretary Melvin Ramon Buenafe, whom he designated to the BuCor post following the sacking […]
(Eagle News)–At least 119 convicts who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered to authorities as of Monday, Sept. 9. Based on Philippine National Police records, of the 119, 32 surrendered to the Police Regional Office 2, 24 to the Police Regional Office 4B, 13 to the PNP’s Regional Office 5 and ten to the Police Regional Office 7. Regional Offices 1, 4A, and 10 have five surrenderees each. The Bureau […]
(Eagle News)–At least 65 convicts of heinous crimes have surrendered to the Philippine National Police since President Rodrigo Duterte gave his 15-day ultimatum. According to PNP records, as of Sunday, Sept. 8, 8 a.m., of the 65, 24 surrendered to the Police Regional Office 2, 11 to the Police Regional Office 4B, seven to the Police Regional Office 7, and five to the Police Regional Office 5. Four each surrendered to the Police Regional Office […]
Two others may do so, too, senator says (Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto on Sunday, Sept. 8, said two more witnesses could testify before the Senate on corruption in the Bureau of Corrections involving the accreditation of inmates’ Good Conduct Time Allowances. Sotto, who made the revelation in an interview over radio DWIZ, said this was apart from a third witness who would definitely testify during the hearing. According to Sotto, the witnesses, whom he […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Sept. 8, said there was “no provocation” when President Rodrigo Duterte said no one should question his authority to pardon criminals. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte was merely “educating the public of the nature of the power of pardon.” “The framers of the Constitution gave the pardoning power to the President as a discretionary and absolute power. Nobody can –and should –question that power,” Panelo said. […]
(Eagle News)–Two of the three convicts in the Chiong sisters rape-slay who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law have surrendered. Ariel Balansag and Alberto Caño are reportedly already under custody of the Bureau of Corrections. The third, Josman Aznar, has yet to surrender. The others convicted for the crime were Paco Larrañaga, Rowen Wesley Adlawan, James Andrew Uy and James Anthony Uy. Larrañaga, who is of Spanish descent, is serving his sentence in Spain. […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Sept. 6, slammed Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo for blaming the Aquino administration for the Good Conduct Time Allowance law mess. The implementing rules and regulations of the GCTA law or Republic Act 10592 that are the subject of a review by a joint Department of Justice and Department of the Interior and Local Government panel were crafted and passed in 2017, when De Lima was justice secretary, and […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Manny Pacquiao said all other Bureau of Corrections officers who had a hand in the release of convicts under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law should resign or take a leave of absence. Pacquiao issued the call after President Rodrigo Duterte himself sacked BuCor Chief Nicanor Faeldon, following the release of some convicts of heinous crimes, including three convicted for the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters, and the near-release of former Calauan, Laguna […]
(Eagle News)–“I’ve never been happier now.” This was the message of Nicanor Faeldon to reporters on Thursday, Sept. 5, when asked how he felt after being sacked as Bureau of Corrections Director-General by President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Faeldon, who had refused to answer questions from the media prior to the hearing, “wala nang yoke sa balikat.” “You can soundly sleep,” he said. President Duterte announced the dismissal of Faeldon in a speech on Wednesday, […]
