EXACTLY NINE DAYS after being arrested, Senator Rodante Marcoleta joined two other senators facing serious graft charges, at the Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City.
In a statement, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) confirmed Marcoleta’s commitment to the male dormitory of Quezon City Jail Wednesday morning — the same day the Sandiganbayan Third Division issued a commitment order in connection with a plunder case filed against the senator.
Prior to the senator’s transfer, Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi said Marcoleta’s condition has improved. The hospital official however recommended that Marcoleta, who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia, be in isolation for one week.
Meanwhile, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), which supervises the BJMP, assured the public that there will be no special treatment for Marcoleta.
“The DILG assures the public that the BJMP will continue to uphold its mandate with professionalism, impartiality, and strict adherence to established rules and procedures. No person deprived of liberty under the Bureau’s custody shall be accorded special treatment,” it said.
EXACTLY NINE DAYS after being arrested, Senator Rodante Marcoleta joined two other senators facing serious graft charges, at the Quezon City Jail in Payatas, Quezon City.
In a statement, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) confirmed Marcoleta’s commitment to the male dormitory of Quezon City Jail Wednesday morning — the same day the Sandiganbayan Third Division issued a commitment order in connection with a plunder case filed against the senator.
Prior to the senator’s transfer, Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi said Marcoleta’s condition has improved. The hospital official however recommended that Marcoleta, who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia, be in isolation for one week.
Meanwhile, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), which supervises the BJMP, assured the public that there will be no special treatment for Marcoleta.
“The DILG assures the public that the BJMP will continue to uphold its mandate with professionalism, impartiality, and strict adherence to established rules and procedures. No person deprived of liberty under the Bureau’s custody shall be accorded special treatment,” it said.
