The Philippine Star

Folded cartons for a bed, P50 daily meal await Gigi

- By MICHAEL PUNONGBAYA­N

Folded cartons on the floor for eddin in a crowded cell, a dail meal allowance of and a uniform of ellow t-shirt and rown pants await law er essica i i e es once she is committed to the ue on it ail Female ormitor

e es can ta e dail aths in a communal facilit ut she will have to wait for her turn, with inmates headin for court hearin s ettin priorit

he ue on it ail does not want to ta e in e es, Sen uan once nrile s former chief of staff ut critics are as in wh e es, who is neither an elected official nor a state witness, should et special detention facilities She is accused of directl receivin mone s immed from the riorit evelopment ssistance Fund F

n a letter to the Sandi an a an, hief nspector lena

ocamora, warden of the emale Dormitory located inside the ue on City Police District CPD headquarte­rs at Camp aringal, said the facility is more than full.

a w y e r D e n - nis Pulma, branch cler of court of the andiganbay­an s h i rd D i v i s i o n , said the women s jail is percent congested.

he emale Dormitory currently has a total of inmates living in a space built only to house persons.

he jail warden of the ue on City emale Dormitory of the ureau of ail anagement and Penology said it is not advisable for eyes to be committed there , he told The STAR yesterday.

h e n e y e s learned that she will be committed to the ue on City ail, she wept unabashedl­y, apparently thin ing of how life inside the facility would be.

i e in men s facilities, there are also fights within the emale Dormitory although mostly involving minor issues.

Where to?

o c a m o ra earlier said that eyes, who surrendere­d last riday after the antigraft court issued a warrant for her arrest, is a highris detainee that they cannot accommodat­e.

ith all the informatio­n coming f ro m the P, Pulma said the a n d i g a n b a y a n h i r d D i v i s i o n headed by Presiding ustice Amp a r o Cabotaje ang with Associate ustices amuel artires and Ale uiro as members will now have to decide on where to commit the accused.

Pulma said no request from eyes or her lawyers have so far been received as to where she prefers or requests to be detained.

et s wait for the ne t action of the court, Pulma said, noting that the matter will be placed in the hird Division s agenda today.

In good health

e a n w h i l e , eyes, who is bei n g held at the basement jail facility of the andiganbay­an while awaiting the commitment order for her transfer to ano t h e r d e t e n t i o n facility, is medic a l l y o a y according to doctors of the anti- graft court.

he had pinakbet and fried galunggong for lunch yesterday.

e c u r i t y and heriffs ervices Division chief Albert de la Cru said visitors are allowed to bring her food but as far as the daily menu is concerned, their lone detainee is given nothing else than what is available.

eyes is allowed to receive visitors from a. m. to a. m. and p. m. to p. m. daily.

 ?? BOY SANTOS ?? The female dormitory at Camp Karingal in Quezon City, where Gigi Reyes is set to be detained, currently has 504 inmates in a facility built only for 56.
BOY SANTOS The female dormitory at Camp Karingal in Quezon City, where Gigi Reyes is set to be detained, currently has 504 inmates in a facility built only for 56.

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