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(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima’s former aide Ronnie Dayan is set to execute his affidavit on his alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, chair of the House justice committee which ordered Dayan’s arrest, said he will be assisted by lawyers from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). “We have given Dayan an opportunity to select a lawyer out of his personal choice […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday (October 6) revealed that former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III has already left the country even before the House started its probe on the proliferation of drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Aguirre said the House-issued subpoena for Baraan was not received by Baraan since he has already left on August 25. The House of Representatives inquiry started on September 20 and is still ongoing. Baraan is included […]
(Eagle News)– Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rolando Asuncion said high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian has appealed for a facility transfer inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) following last week’s stabbing incident. “Nagpapatingin ako ng lugar sa maximum security compound na malapit din sa Building 14 para hagip pa rin ng signal jammer,” Asuncion said. Sebastian’s legal counsel Eduardo Arriba said earlier that his client must be transferred to another facility since his assailants are staying […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said he still has complete trust in the PNP-Special Action Force (SAF) commandos deployed in New Bilibid Prison (NBP) despite the stabbing incident that left one dead and four others injured. “They are still the best sa mga tao ko, yung SAF na yan. I stand by them. Kung sila ay nagkakamali, I am willing to put my neck on the line kapag […]
(Eagle News)– Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque Jr. on Wednesday (September 28) proposed to probe Senator Leila De Lima if she has anything to do with the riot inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP) which wounded high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian and killed convicted drug lord Tony Co. “There are forces that would want to prevent Jaybee Sebastian from testifying in Congress to look into whether Leila de Lima is involved in the affairs in Muntinlupa,” Roque said […]
(Eagle News)– Two new military-grade signal jammers were installed on Tuesday (September 26) inside Building 14 at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) where convicted drug lords and high-profile inmates are detained. The barred drug lords were known to continue their illegal operations and transactions with the use of cellphones. Each signal jammer has a blocking range of 20 meters and can disrupt communication signals, which can also affect some nearby residential areas. The jammers have […]
(Eagle News)– In a House hearing, convicted kidnapper Froilan “Poy” Trestiza accused a ‘consultant’ of then Justice Secretary now Senator Leila De Lima and former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos of extorting money from him so he would not be transferred to a far prison complex. Trestiza, ‘bosyo’ (commander) of the Batang City Jail (BCJ) group inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP), said he gave money to Danilo Rico Martinez who identified himself as […]
(Eagle News)– New Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmate Jaime Patcho on Wednesday (September 21) claimed that convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian forced him to help raise money for the Senate run of then Justice secretary now Senator Leila De Lima. Patcho said it was in January 2015 when Sebastian called him to his ‘kubol’ to ask him to sell drugs to easily pool money for De Lima. “Kinausap niya ako… Direkta niyang sinabi na bigyan siya […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima stressed on Sunday (September 18) that she will not attend the hearing of House of Representatives on the alleged narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “With or without an invitation, I will not attend that hearing. I will not even send any representative, lawyer or even an observer,” De Lima said. “It is a sham inquiry, with no objective other than to demolish or destroy me, upon orders […]
