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Philippines unveils a new jail for legislators who may face corruption trial
The new jail in metropolitan Manila can hold up to 800 detainees amid investigations into $2 billion lost to corruption in flood control projects, officials said.
- On Monday, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla unveiled a new metropolitan Manila jail that could hold up to 800 detainees as part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s effort to quell public outrage.
- An independent commission is investigating irregularities in 9,855 flood-control projects worth more than 545 billion pesos, while Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said up to 118.5 billion pesos may have been lost since 2023.
- The facility comprises 80 cells, each holding up to 10 detainees, with bunk beds, shared bathrooms, purified water, and detainees allowed access to lawyers and an infirmary; communication gadgets are banned.
- Remulla estimated about 200 officials and other suspects could be indicted by the Sandiganbayan and promised no VIP treatment, while House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Senate President Francis Escudero stepped down but denied allegations.
- The jail was intended to hold suspects facing lengthy trials as prisons in the Philippines suffer overcrowding after a population surge during the war on drugs.
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Philippines unveils new mega-jail — just in time for corrupt politicians caught in flood control scandal
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: In a daring move to confront one of the vilest fraud scandals the country has seen in years, the Philippine government has unbolted a new incarceration facility in Metro Manila — precisely built to contain eminent personalities and notorious suspects, including legislators and officials, accused of thieving billions of pesos intended for flood […]
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