MANILA — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) vowed Tuesday that "no VIP treatment" will be granted to fugitive pastor Apollo Quiboloy and to his four other co-accused if their custody is transferred.

BJMP Spokesperson Joseph Bustinera said that even though Quiboloy is a high-profile inmate, they are still bound within the normal treatment of any other inmate.

"Itong selda na ito ay regular, pare-parehas lang naman po kasi ang selda niyan. At pinag-utos rin poo ng chief namin na walang VIP treatment dito, walang preferential treatment. Kung ano ang ordinaryong PDL (person deprived of liberty), 'yun lang in dapat treatment natin sa kaniya," Bustinera said in TeleRadyo Serbisyo's Johnson Ikwento Mo.

He also said that they are already on standby whether or not Quiboloy and his fellow co-accused's custody will be transferred from the Philippine National Police's custodial center in Camp Crame to the Payatas male dormitory and Camp Karingal female dormitory.

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Bustinera described Quiboloy's would-be cell as 4.7 square meters and capable of holding 10 inmates as it has five double-deck beds.

He also said that the facility has zero congestion rate as it is still "under capacity," since only 4,200 inmates are in their records out of the 4,400 maximum capacity of the penal institution.

When asked if Quiboloy's camp could make a request regarding his stay at the correctional facility due to him being a high-profile inmate, Bustinera insisted that no such things would be allowed.

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"Hindi po pwede. Wala po tayong single occupancy at bawal din 'yan. Parang ang lalabas kasi ay isolation 'yun e. Bawal po sa rules natin 'yan kahit sa international standards," Bustinera said.

"Hangga't maaari, lalo na't ito ay high profile, laging may nakatingin sa kaniya as much as possible. At kasama niya yung ibang inmate na katabi niya at nakakatingin din sa kaniya," he added.