MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials allegedly involved in the granting of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for a fee inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) will be suspended, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said, after a witness surfaced at the Senate hearing on the issue and claimed that she coughed upP50,000 to secure the release of her husband.
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“Pagdating ko sa opisina ay kaagad-agad kong idedesignate ang officer in charge (OIC) ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) kasi sa ngayon may gap pa ‘no? Wala pang OIC. Matapos na tanggalin sa pwesto ng Presidente itong si dating chief (Nicanor) Faeldon, (The moment I get to my office, I will designate a BuCor officer in charge to take over from former chief Nicanor Faeldon),” Guevarra said in an interview on dzMM Friday morning.
“So ang una kong idi-discuss dito sa magiging OIC ay ang immediately pag-suspend muna pansamantala dito sa mga taong sinasabing may kinalaman sa bayaran ng GCTA (I will discuss with the OIC the immediate syuspension of those allegedly involved in the GCTA mess),” he added. /gsg