Warden seeks aid from DILG to transfer 240 inmates to new jail facility
10/02/2011
The warden of San Mateo Municipal Jail last Friday sought the assistance of the Department of interior and Local Government (DILG) for the immediate transfer of some 240 inmates to a new jail facility due to relentless flooding brought about by typhoons and heavy rains.
DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, through BJMP-NCR Director Benito Dorigo, Jail Warden S/Insp. Darwin Agullo relayed that during the onslaught of typhoon Pedring last Tuesday, floodwater has reached detention cells in San Mateo prompting them to evacuate all inmates to the second floor of the jail.
However, on the same day, detainees were taken to a nearby school as water rose to a critical level. Agullo said that they asked the help of the local police, the Bureau of Fire (BFP), and the military to bring prisoners to safety in the designated evacuation center..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111002nat4.html
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delikado nga ang mga preso natin pag nagkabaha ng mataas. mas malamang madisgrasya o di kaya ay tumakas pag nilikas.
"According to Agullo, it has been a practice to relocate inmates from the San Mateo Municipal Jail, especially during typhoons and heavy downpours because it is always flooded with water that flows from the adjacent San Mateo riverbanks."
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