Remulla slaps fresh suspension order vs. Bantag
MANILA - Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla handed down a fresh suspension order against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director-general Gerald Bantag, this time for allowing a television interview to a high-profile inmate in supposed violation of prison rules. In a Department Order No. 10 dated Jan. 17, Remulla informed Bantag of the preventive suspension pending formal administrative investigation. The suspension, Remulla said in the order, is "to preclude the possibility of exerting undue influence or pressure on the witness against you (Bantag) or tampering of documentar...