Tag: overcrowding

PNP spokesperson: PNP “doing its best” to address problem of inadequate detention facilities

(Eagle News) — A Philippine National Police (PNP) official  on Friday, April 13, said the PNP was “doing its best” to address the problem of inadequate detention facilities in the country. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao made the statement following reports eight inmates cramped in the Pasay City Jail collapsed due to heat on Wednesday, April 11. One of them eventually died of a heart attack. “In as much as the PNP wants to […]

Station commander sacked over “secret jail”; MPD says facility not hidden

(Eagle News Service) — The commander of the station where an alleged “secret jail” was found has been sacked, even as the Manila Police District said that the detention cell was not a secret one in the first place. In an interview over GMA News TV, Chief Supt. Joel Coronel said based on the report of Supt. Roberto Domingo, Station 1 commander, who has been relieved from this post, the individuals detained in the “improvised” and “interim holding area,” which […]