MANILA - Authorities are planning to move US Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton inside the compound of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in Camp Aguinaldo.

Pemberton, who is detained inside a container van, is currently inside the compound of the Philippines-United States Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board, also inside Camp Aguinaldo. He is being secured by joint Philippines and US forces.

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director Ricardo Rainier Cruz on Sunday said they are just waiting for an engineering unit from the US before they move Pemberton's detention van.

Cruz added that US officials have already coordinated with ISAFP regarding Pemberton's transfer.

Upon transfer, the same set up will be followed, meaning Pemberton will be secured jointly by BuCor and American personnel.

A military official said the transfer is just temporary, pending the construction of a detention facility inside the ISAFP compound.

Officials earlier announced that an existing detention facility inside the ISAFP compound will be improved to accommodate Pemberton. The plan includes the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and barbwire for security.

Pemberton has been detained inside the van even before an Olongapo City court convicted him last December for the October 2014 killing of transgender Jeffrey "Jennifer " Laude. Pemberton was sentenced to six to 12 years of imprisonment for homicide.