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Former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag and his deputy Ricardo Zulueta have again been indicted by the Department of Justice this time for grave coercion in connection with a 2020 shootout at the Iwahig Penal Colony in Palawan.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag and ex-BuCor Spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag for allegedly forcing a correction officer of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan to sign a document denying a shooting incident between BuCor personnel occurred in the facility in March 2020.
SunStar + February 04, 2021 A DRUG convict from Cebu was killed when he allegedly attacked prison and police officials during an inspection in the maximum security compound of San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Police identified the suspect as Ronald Natividad, 48, from Barangay Calamba in Cebu City. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas said Thursday, February 4, that authorities shot Natividad after he tried to stab Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) inspector Ave Akilit at around 9 a.m. Wednesday. “Reports said Nativida...