Prison’s maximum security compound chief, guard commander relieved after Monday’s escape incident
THE HEAD of the national penitentiary’s maximum security facility and the commander of guards have been dismissed from their posts, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced Thursday.
In a statement, the agency said BuCor Director General Gerald Q. Banta has ordered the relief of Arnold J. Guzman as acting superintendent of the New
Bilibid Prison’s maximum security compound and Commander of the Guards Israel Basi.
The two have been temporarily placed under the Directorate for Administration of BuCor while the investigation of the Monday morning escape incident is ongoing.
BuCor appointed Roy Villasi as new superintendent and Reynaldo Tuguinay as guard commander.
Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said in a Viber message that a full report on the incident has yet to be released.
Four inmates escaped from the national penitentiary Monday morning.
Two of the escapees were killed in firefights with police and BuCor officers.
Still at large are Chris Candas Ablas and Drakilou Yosores Falcon, both convicted of robbery with homicide. — John Victor D. Ordoñez
