{"id":78881,"date":"2016-07-21T03:25:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T07:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=78881"},"modified":"2025-01-30T06:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T11:23:22","slug":"drug-lords-nbp-offered-php50-m-head-aguirre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/07\/21\/drug-lords-nbp-offered-php50-m-head-aguirre\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug lords at NBP offered PHP50-M for my head \u2013 Aguirre"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_77731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77731\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NBPtoday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77731\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NBPtoday.jpg\" alt=\"New Bilibid Prison (Photo: Dennis Monzon\/Wikipedia)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NBPtoday.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NBPtoday-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Bilibid Prison (Photo: Dennis Monzon\/Wikipedia)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano N. Aguirre II on Wednesday divulged that drug lords at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has offered a PHP50-million bounty for his head after he refused to accept bribes from drug lords detained at the national penitentiary.<\/p>\n<p>The NBP is under the control and supervision of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), an attached agency of the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p>During Wednesday\u2019s take-over of 320 Special Action Force (SAF) at the NBP, Aguirre disclosed that he had received information that drug lords tried to pool their resources to offer him a PHP100-million bribe.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy avana online <a href=\"https:\/\/panthermedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/png\/avana.html\">https:\/\/panthermedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/png\/avana.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig drug lords have already wanted to pool their resources so they can offer me PHP100 million but they could not offer me because I can\u2019t be corrupted and so they hired somebody to kill me for PHP50 million,\u201d Aguirre told members of the media.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ Secretary said that he revealed the threat for the drug lords not to continue with their plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why I revealed this to you, so that if they have plans (of having me killed) then maybe they won\u2019t push through,\u201d Aguirre said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy modafinil online <a href=\"https:\/\/panthermedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/png\/modafinil.html\">https:\/\/panthermedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/png\/modafinil.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The 320 SAF troopers replaced the prison guards at the NBP who are set to undergo retraining.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy levitra super force online <a href=\"https:\/\/panthermedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/png\/levitra-super-force.html\">https:\/\/panthermedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/png\/levitra-super-force.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This was after the pronouncements of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that illegal drugs are being manufactured and drug trade starts at the NBP.<\/p>\n<p>With the President\u2019s pronouncements, Aguirre, on his first day in office last July 1 vowed to replace officers inside the NBP and crackdown on perpetrators of the widespread selling of illegal drugs in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Aguirre also promised to put up PHP10-million worth of signal jammers that would stop illegal transactions of drug lords inside the national penitentiary.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DOJ Secretary, the take-over could take two months as they will need to take and reeducate almost all the employees inside the NBP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could take months, actually, because we are going to take out every guard and almost all employees except those that are indispensable in the running day-to-day activities of the BuCor and all of them will undergo training, more than 200 of them and re-education,\u201d Aguirre said.<\/p>\n<p>This, Aguirre said, would solve the issues inside the BuCor which he described as the \u201cmost corrupt organization in the bureaucracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery aspect of life inside the bureau is turned into a money-making venture, even the sale of cigarettes. One stick of cigarette will cost you PHP150. I could not believe the corruption,\u201d Aguirre said.<\/p>\n<p>Aguirre added that even the budget for food which is PHP50 per inmate has been reduced to PHP40 as the PHP10 goes to the pockets of the officers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Aguirre, appointed acting BuCor Chief Director General Rolly Asuncion will be replaced by Marine Maj. Gen. Alexander Balutan when he officially retires from his post on August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Balutan, when he assumes position, promised to replace and reshuffle the prison superintendent at the NBP.<\/p>\n<p>Balutan is also planning to assign Philippine Marines to inspect individuals that will visit detainees at the NBP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013 Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano N. 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