Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. said the BuCor has relieved 700 prison guards of the New Bilibid Prison Maximum Security Compound.
Catapang said the relieved guards will undergo a month-long refresher or retraining program before being assigned elsewhere, GMA News reported.
“I’ve been wanting to do that because I wanted them to undergo retraining and correct the wrong habits they developed,” Catapang, quoted by GMA News, said.
“Some of them are pretending to be on duty when they really are just in their homes. Someone else is signing for their attendance,” the official said.
According to Catapang, the agency may also file administrative and criminal complaints against some of the relieved personnel.
The BuCor chief added that personnel “caught in the act, like those who tampered with the CCTV may face charges.”
Catapang, however, clarified that not all 700 prison guards committed violations.
He said 300 prison guards will also replace the relieved personnel. “That’s enough. Since I came over the operation has become technology driven,” Catapang said.
