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No release order signed for Sanchez – DOJ chief

/ 09:33 PM August 27, 2019

Antonio Sanchez, former mayor of Calauan, Laguna province, who is serving nine 40-year terms at the New Bilibid Prison, changed from prison garb to civvies on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Maybe he was expecting to be freed anytime soon. (Photo by GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines – No release order has been issued for former Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

Sanchez’ family alleged that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has already issued a release order for the former mayor.

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“I have been informed that BuCor Chief (Nicanor) Faeldon denies having signed a release order for Sanchez,” Guevarra said. BuCor is an attached agency of the DOJ.

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“No report on such matter has been received by the DOJ,” Guevarra added.

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