00:00Former senator and showbiz celebrity Ramon Bongrivilla Jr. has been committed for incarceration at the Quezon City Jail in Payatas,
00:08where he will undergo a seven-day quarantine period before joining general population in detention pending adjudication of his malversation of public funds case.
00:18Still concerns are his safety and high-risk exposure to general population convicts have been raised by his legal counsel, as we hear more from our Rod Lagusan.
00:30Former senator Bongrivilla will temporarily stay at the Quezon City Jail Mail dormitory in Payatas, Quezon City.
00:37The scams after the Sandigan Bayan 3rd Division issued a commitment order in connection with the case of malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents allegedly in connection to a P92.8 million ghost flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.
00:53The said case is non-vailable.
00:55Revilla was accompanied at the Sandigan Bayan by his while Cavite's 2nd District Representative Lani Mercado Revilla and their children, including Cavite 1st District Representative Jolo Revilla.
01:06The former senator was under tight security upon his arrival.
01:09In connection with the return of Warren, where Revilla appeared before the court, he has confiled a motion for his detention to be at the PNP custodial facility due to security concerns.
01:18The said motion is among the matters to be discussed during the scheduled arraignment and pre-trial on Friday.
01:24To protect him, not for anything, but it's for security concerns for his safety.
01:29You know, maybe the courts can take judicial notice that there have been a lot of gang-related activities in certain confinements that if he would be placed there without the proper protection, he would be placed at dire risk.
01:46The Casan City Jail, for its part, committed to deploy additional personnel for security.
01:51According to BJMP Spokesperson Jail Chief Inspector Jerex Bustinera, that case as persons deprived of liberty will first undergo a mandatory medical quarantine not exceeding seven days.
02:03After this period, Revilla will join the general population of the jail.
02:07As Revilla left the Sandigan Bayan heading to the said jail, he stressed that he is innocent.
02:12Maraming salamat po sa mga mayroon sa'yo para sa'yo. Malinis po ang aking konsensya.
02:20For Revilla's company emphasized that a former senator's surrender is not an admission of guilt.
02:26Revilla posted bail for the graft case.
02:28It's not an admission of liability. So hindi niya tinalikuran ito.
02:34And nag-surrender siya upang harapin ang mga paratang laban sa kanya.
02:39Bail was posted for the graft and graft practices.
02:44I think, I'm not sure, I think it was around 19 more or less.
02:49At the moment, I believe it's already been signed.
02:55It's been processed.
02:57For Revilla's son, Representative Jaila Revilla,
02:59Aside from Revilla, for other accused, all officials of the DPWH Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office have already appeared before the court.
03:17This include Bryce Hernandez, JP Mendoza, Engineer RJ Domaasig, and Juanito Mendoza.
03:23Meanwhile, two other accused have yet to be presented before the court, Cristina Pineda, who was arrested in Baguio City,
03:29and Engineer Emilita Huat, who remains at large.
03:32Meanwhile, DPWH Secretary Vince Deason took to witness stand in another flood-controlled project case in a Juan Oriental, Mindoro.
03:39Deason believes that they have strong evidence regarding the alleged substandard project.
03:43At kitang-kita naman natin na talagang substandard yung mga ginagay na mga ship fire.
03:49So, may kumpiyansa tayo sa ating justice system, may kumpiyansa tayo sa Sandigan Bayan,
03:57na talagang mapapatunayan, na talagang substandard yung proyekto, at nagkakonsyabahan.
04:07With regard to the statement of contractor Curly Discaio, who claimed that they were the ones who were robbed, Deason said,
04:12The sad hearing is part of the ongoing bail hearing of DPWH Mimaropa officials.
04:29Rod Lagusad, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.
