“Taas” and “Tanda,” whom leaders of gangs inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP) claimed to have ordered the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid, were nicknames used by suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag, BuCor employees have reportedly confirmed to authorities.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Officer-In-Charge Gregorio Catapang Jr. said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated tablets to be used for the education of persons deprived of inmates.
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has buried this Friday the remains of 60 dead inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) cemetery in Muntinlupa City.
Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Charlie Guhit revealed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be submitting more evidence concerning the murder case involving slain broadcaster Percy Lapid and inmate Jun Villamor.
A Department of Justice (DOJ) panel of prosecutors has directed suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag to submit his counter-affidavit this Dec. 5 in response to the murder complaints against him.
At least 50 remains of dead inmates will be buried this Friday (Nov. 25), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Officer-In-Charge Gregorio Catapang Jr. said on Monday (Nov. 21).
Former special envoy to China Mon Tulfo believes Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials have been turning a blind eye to the smuggling of contraband items into the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) because they earn from the racket.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he will inform Ombudsman Samuel Martires about the joint venture agreement (JVA) made by suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag with a private firm.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla told suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag to stop the “name- calling” and answer the murder charges against him.
Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag said he remains unsure if he will appear at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on next week’s scheduled preliminary investigation of the murder complaints filed against him.
