De Lima orders dismantling of special cubicles in Bilibid

[CHA2010]

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De Lima orders dismantling of special cubicles in Bilibid


Justice chief Leila De Lima on Tuesday ordered the immediate dismantling of special cubicles occupied by convicted Chinese drug lords in the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP), following the admission of its supervisor that "double standard" prevails in the maximum security facility.

“Dapat po today, alisin na po iyon [the cubicles]. Today. Please dismantle those being occupied now by those drug convicts," she said during the House justice committee’s hearing at the prison compound in Mandaluyong City.

De Lima issued the order after members of the House panel saw a “hotel-like" cubicle of a Chinese national convicted for drug charges inside the NBP’s maximum security compound during an ocular inspection before the hearing.

“’Yung Chinese drug lord, ‘yung kwarto niya parang hotel. Marami pang salamin. ‘Yung para sa mga Pilipino, nagsisiksikan. There is even a playground for children beside the kubol," Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon said during the hearing.

NBP chief Superintendent Ramon Reyes assured the officials attending the congressional hearing that the special cubicles will be dismantled before the day ends.

He said previous plans to dismantle the special cubicles for wealthy inmates have not been implemented because the area where they will be relocated is not yet ready.

“Nadatnan na po natin diyan. Before, we got the instructions to demolish the kubols for these Chinese inmates pero hindi pa po natin naililipat kasi hindi pa tapos ang paglilipatan," he said.

Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said the legislators were “very disappointed" with the unequal conditions inside the prison compound.

“Privileges must be based on substantial and germane distinctions, pero dito sa inyo, ang basis ay pera," he said.

Valenzuela Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo said that he even saw digital video discs (DVDs) of pornographic films and the TV show “Prison Break" in a cubicle inside the NBP maximum security compound.

De Lima asked Reyes to present an action plan on how to dismantle the rest of the special cubicles occupied by other inmates in the next few weeks.

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[peewee_toot]

ana jud. dapat fair ky sila tanan naka commit mn og crime...

[masakiton]

good jab
ang gi butang sa atong presidente nga iyang amigo (mao unta ang incharge) wala naka buhat

[mineralwithegg]

maayo kay nabantayan nila.. ibalhin ta nila ang pinoy nga inmates didto sa cubicle sa insik, para katilaw pud ug lami sila

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

ana jud, guba-a na, hastang batasang pambansa, sige'g debate, anang RH bill, dili maka-lusot, hehehehehe

[donrey]

good move kaau, dapat fair tanan. dapat bartolina na cla or lethal injection pra patas sa mga kababayan nabitay sa ilang nasud

[estor_boot]

good jab
ang gi butang sa atong presidente nga iyang amigo (mao unta ang incharge) wala naka buhat

right.

The inspecting team discovered that the kubols were marked with dates on which they were built. All of them were dated July 1, 2010.

[peewee_toot]

naa baya ni exemption. hehehe. faet!

[monroy]

they make a big deal out of the drug lords but how about we put erap back into prison? he never tasted even 1 day as a regular inmate in communal cells and his crime was worse than drug dealing.

if it's fairness they are seeking, put imelda, erap, gloria, etc in prison. otherwise this is just another example of farcical sense of justice of our nation and people...

[james_chaw]

mao gitawag nga "money talks and **** walks"