New BuCor chief seen to scare Bilibid drug lords

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Gerald Bantag has a two-decade experience as jail officer, marred by a 2016 explosion that killed 10 inmates.

— The beleaguered Bureau of Corrections needs someone like Gerald Bantag to end the reign of drug lords in the New Bilibid Prison, Senate President Vicente"Tito" Sotto said.Pag naglagay ng mabait doon, tignan niyo nangyayari. Maglagay ka ng matatakot sila. Tingnan natin kung kakayanin ng mga drug lord ito[Translation: When you appoint someone kind, see what happens. Put someone who'll scare them. Let's see if the drug lords can take on Bantag.

Sotto agreed with President Rodrigo Duterte that Bantag should be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Bantag has worked as a jail officer for two decades, as well as head of the Bureau of Jail Managemnent and Penology in MIMAROPA and warden of the Manila City Jail. He is set to replace Nicanor Faeldon,for supposedly disobeying his order to stop any more releases of heinous crime convicts.

 

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More headaches for the new BuCor chief. BuCor budget slashed.🙄

Ganun pa man...pareho pa rin pag compute ng GCTA credits. Walang nakita ang senado na corruption laban kay Faeldon.

Sir teddyboylocsin . Thoughts?

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