Manila Bulletin
Tulfo wants lifestyle check on BuCor personnel, offices
Senator Raffy Tulfo is calling for a top-to-bottom investigation of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) personnel and their offices to stop the persistent smuggling of contraband into the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).
The senator also wants BuCor personnel to undergo a lifestyle check to curb widespread corruption.
Tulfo's push for an investigation was prompted by the information that an NBP inmate, identified as the middleman in the Percy Lapid killing, had access to a mobile device while incarcerated.
He stressed that preventing contraband, particularly cellphones used for external communication, is essential for curbing crimes and killings within the prison.
Tulfo emphasized the need for regular searches not only of inmate quarters but also of BuCor staff offices, as contraband could only enter with the collusion of personnel and inmates.
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