MANILA, Philippines ? (UPDATE) Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said she will monitor the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on the kind of treatment it provides to members of the Ampatuan clan facing 57 counts of murder for the massacre of people in Maguindanao.

De Lima took exception to the luxury vehicle used by Andal Ampatuan Sr. when he was taken to the V. Luna Hospital in Quezon City from the Bicutan Detention center.

She said she also received reports that the Ampatuans have access to cellular phones, and even hosted a party last month for their guests.

Aside from Andal Sr., also detained in Bicutan are Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr, Suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor Zaldy Ampatuan, Mamasapano Mayor Akmad Ampatuan, former Maguindanao Governor Sajid Ampatuan and Sharif Aguak Mayor Anwar Ampatuan.

As this developed, a Quezon City court said it has officially received medical bulletins on the physical condition of Ampatuan Sr., who was examined at a military-run hospital last week for his skin disease.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center (V. Luna Medical Center) submitted to the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 updates on the elderly Ampatuan's physical health on July 9.

The medical bulletins, dated July 6, 7, and 8, were being reviewed by Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes as of press time.

"It is my understanding that the updates were submitted by the military hospital for the perusal of the judge only," court staff said Monday.

In a one-page order issued on Friday, the court acknowledged having received the medical bulletins from Brigadier General Ariel Zarrudo, commander of the AFP Medical Center.

The court earlier directed Ampatuan Sr.'s medical checkup at the military hospital after a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology physician diagnosed him with a skin disease.

Ampatuan is one of 197 accused in the grisly November 23, 2009 massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province which left 57 people dead. He, members of his family, and clan supporters are detained at the Quezon City Jail Annex in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.

Superintendent Claro Mundin of the BJMP diagnosed Ampatuan Sr. with shingles or herpes zoster, an infectious skin disease characterized by painful rashes and pus.

The BJMP recommended the further examination of the accused at the AFP-Medical Center, after which the court ordered his medical checkup last week.

Ampatuan Sr. was brought under heavy guard to the military hospital in Quezon City Tuesday morning last week and was only brought back to his detention cell in Taguig City Friday afternoon.

A court employee earlier said the medical checkup and treatment of Ampatuan Sr.'s skin disease is expected to take only a day.

Previously, the elder Ampatuan asked for hospital confinement as he was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.

His son, Zaldy, asked to be examined by a government doctor and a doctor specializing in mental health after he complained of suffering from depression while in detention.