Six police officers were sacked after 23 inmates they were guarding at the Bacoor City police jail in Cavite province escaped on Friday.
In a text message to reporters on Saturday, Senior Supt. William Segun, Cavite police director, announced the relief of SPO3 Dominador Termil Jr., PO2 Noel Monroyo, PO2 Macaria Escobar, PO1 Ryan Valledor, PO1 Saira Datu Kaka and employee Jeremiah Perez after the jailbreak of the inmates who were facing mostly drug cases.
Perez had just taken the mugshot of one of the inmates, Angel Eusebio, and was bringing him into the cell, when the other inmates rushed outside and overpowered Perez.
Sagun said seven of the inmates had been arrested and two surrendered. The 14 others were being hunted. —Jaymee T. Gamil