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De Lima camp says drug raps 'starting to fall', seeks review

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 04:42 PM

Drug charges against detained Sen. Leila de Lima are starting to crumble, her lawyer said after another witness took back his testimony. Read more »

Murder convict claims De Lima received drug money from Jaybee Sebastian

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 12:15 AM

MANILA — The late convict Jaybee Sebastian allegedly gave detained Senator Leila de Lima more than a million pesos in drug money inside the New Bilibid Prison, according to the latest witness the prosecution presented in the third drug case against the senator — a claim  Read more »

Prosecution uses dead convict Jaybee Sebastian's affidavits to drag De Lima in drug case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 11:54 AM

As various witnesses against detained Senator Leila de Lima denied having personal knowledge of her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade, the prosecution introduced in court on Friday the affidavits previously executed by kidnapping convict and alleged drug lord Jaybee Sebastian.   Read more »

DOJ opposes De Lima bail plea: Why just now?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 07:54 PM

MANILA - Prosecutors have opposed detained Sen. Leila de Lima's bid to be released on bail in one of her drug cases, citing the timing of her plea over three years since her arrest.  Read more »

Gatchalian says death certificates of Bilibid drug lords 'doubtful'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 01:25 AM

MANILA - Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is not convinced by the death certificates of drug convicts who supposedly died due to the coronavirus disease and cremated inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City. Read more »

BuCor may teorya kung paano nakarating sa 'Building 14' ang COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 09:54 PM

"We are 310 percent congested. Yan ang problema talaga and we cannot practice social distancing," ani Dr. Henry Fabro, NBP Hospital director.  Read more »

'Impossible': BuCor slams claims that Jaybee Sebastian escaped, still alive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 12:54 PM

The Bureau of Corrections on Thursday denied allegations that high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian escaped and was still alive. Read more »

Jaybee Sebastian's family, friends doubt BuCor's explanation over his death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 11:04 PM

Family and friends of the late drug convict Jaybee Sebastian are unconvinced by the explanation of the Bureau of Corrections over the circumstances surrounding the deaths of high-profile inmates at the state penitentiary. Read more »

Pagkamatay ng ilang high-profile inmates sa New Bilibid Prison, pinaiimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:04 PM

Pinaiimbestigahan ang pagkamatay ng ilang high-profile drug convicts sa New Bilibid Prison.  Read more »

BuCor pumalag sa mga nagdududa sa pagkamatay ng ilang Bilibid drug lords

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 07:14 PM

Para matuldukan na ang mga pagdududa sa pagkamatay ng mga inmate sa loob ng New Bilibid Prison (NBP), inilabas ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) nitong Miyerkoles ang retrato at mga death certificate ng 9 na namatay na high-profile na bilanggo dahil sa COVID-19. Read more »

BuCor chief's refusal to confirm inmates' death enhances suspicion: Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 01:36 PM

Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag should not keep his post anymore after initially refusing to confirm the death of high-profile inmates at the national penitentiary that fueled suspicion of irregularity, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Wednesday. Read more »

Body-switching in Bilibid? NBP hospital says different unit assigned to identify COVID dead

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 01:04 PM

MANILA – A different Bureau of Corrections unit, and not the New Bilibid Prison Hospital, is assigned to identify inmates who allegedly died due to the novel coronavirus, the NBP Hospital director said Wednesday.  Read more »

IBP calls for thorough probe on sudden deaths of Bilibid inmates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 02:03 AM

MANILA - The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation on the sudden death of high-profile inmates at the national penitentiary due supposedly to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

OPINION: What’s next for those high-profile inmates who ‘died’ of Covid-19

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 22 01:54 AM

Chat groups are filled with scenarios what to expect next, inspired by past reports of plastic surgeries of drug lords in Colombia and Mexico underwent to evade authorities. Read more »

Lawmakers express doubts on deaths of high-profile inmates in Bilibid

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Updated as of Jul 21 11:15 PM

Doubts linger over the circumstances surrounding the deaths of high-profile inmates at the state penitentiary. Read more »

Pruweba muna: Detalye ng pagkamatay ng high-profile inmates ipinasisiwalat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 08:59 PM

Duda si Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate kung bakit tila sabay-sabay na namamatay ang ilang drug lord sa panahon ng pandemic na walang autopsy o testigo na magpapatunay na sila nga ay namatay dahil kaagad silang kinremate..  Read more »

BuCor officials may be liable over 'doubtful' drug convicts' deaths: Gordon

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 04:52 PM

Sen. Richard Gordon on Tuesday said initial reports show that several Bureau of Corrections officials may be liable for "absolute misconduct" over the alleged deaths of several convicted drug lords in the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

Dying inside Bilibid: Lawmaker seeks 'proof of death' of dead drug lords

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 12:42 PM

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday said the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) should show photos of the bodies of several drug lord who allegedly died due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to put "conspiracy theories" to rest. Read more »

Death of witness inside Bilibid will not affect De Lima case: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 04:32 PM

The death of high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian, one of the accusers of detained Sen. Leila de Lima, will not affect her drug-related cases, the senator's counsel said Tuesday.   Read more »

Privacy commissioner says Data Privacy Act not applicable on Sebastian's death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 11:47 PM

The National Privacy Commission on Monday said the Data Privacy Act is not applicable on information regarding public figures like high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian. Read more »