Tag: Manila City jail

30 inmates hurt in Manila City Jail clash

(Eagle News)–Around 30 inmates were rushed to the hospital after a fight erupted between two gangs in the Manila City Jail on Sunday, Sept. 29. A police report said the inmates of  Dorm 11 and 12  were brought to the infirmary unit for treatment after the clash between the Batang City and Sputnik gangs at 6:28 a.m. The report said Jail Supt. Randel Latoza,  jail warden, already held a dialogue with all dorm leaders to […]

Manila court orders transfer of former Customs intel agent Guban to Manila City Jail

(Eagle News) — A Manila court has ruled former Customs intelligence agent Jimmy Guban should be detained in the Manila City Jail and not in the National Bureau of Investigation. In ordering Guban’s transfer from the NBI detention center where he has been  detained since the Department of Justice removed him from the Witness Protection Program, thereby effectively denying Guban’s motion, Judge Bernardita Santos of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 35 said he could […]

Mahigit 5,000 preso sa Manila City Jail, isasailalim sa tuberculosis mass screening

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng mass screening ngayong araw, Marso 12, para sa mga preso sa Manila City Jail, ang Department of Health (DOH) at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). Ito ay upang matukoy kung ilan sa 5,000 preso ang apektado ng sakit na tuberculosis. Matatandaang napaulat na mahigit sa 40 katao ang nagpositibo sa sakit na tuberculosis dahil sa mainit na panahon at pagsisiksikan sa bilangguan.

Mark Taguba ordered detained in Manila City Jail

(Eagle News) — The Manila Regional Trial Court has denied Mark Taguba’s bid to be allowed to remain detained in the National Bureau of Investigation, and ordered his transfer to the Manila City Jail instead. In denying his motion, Manila RTC Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa said Taguba failed to present any proof he was facing death threats, and should therefore remain in NBI detention. The judge noted that it was not the NBI but […]