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'Bato' warns convicted drug lords: 'Bilibid your cathedral no more'

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Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/23/bato-012317.jpg"/></figure></div> MANILA - Before he officially assumes his post as Bureau of Corrections chief, former top cop Ronald dela Rosa has issued a warning to drug bigwigs locked at the national penitentiary. “Bilibid is your cathedral no more,” said dela Rosa who is set to begin his first day of work on Monday after Malacañang issued his appointment order effective April 30.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/13/17/dela-rosa-is-next-bureau-of-corrections-chief">Dela Rosa is next Bureau of Corrections chief</a></li></ul>“Nakita ko yung Narcos, &#x27;yan &#x27;yung kulungan. Ang tawag sa kulungan ni Escobar, &#x27;di ba ang tawag doon ay cathedral. May kontrol, at doon nagpapatuloy yung kanilang kontrol sa Medellin cartel, siya pa rin ang nagkokontrol. Ngayon hindi na nila makokontrol. Cathedral ang tawag nila,” Dela Rosa said.(&#x27;Ive seen Narcos, they were in jail. Escobar calls the jail &quot;cathedral.&quot; He continues to control the Medellin cartel while he&#x27;s in jail. Now they can&#x27;t do that anymore.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/06/18/bato-wants-to-end-drug-trade-in-bilibid">&#x27;Bato&#x27; wants to end drug trade in Bilibid</a></li></ul><div>FIRST ORDER OF THE DAY</div>Dela Rosa said he would implement a drug lord audit and a possible prison reshuffle. “Account lahat ng druglords, tingnan ko ang listahan namin. Ilagay ko lahat sila sa building 14 para hindi na sila makapag-transaksiyon. Ang building 14, patututukan ko sa SAF (Special Action Force) &#x27;yon. May nakatutok naman yon don, Dela Rosa said.(I will ensure drug lords are all accounted for, based on our list. I will put them all in Building 14 so they cannot do transactions. I will then ask the Special Action Force (SAF) to focus on Building 14. They have people guarding it.)Dela Rosa said he will also segregate drug lords detained at the medium security compound. “Mas delikado nga &#x27;yon kase natuturuan nila ang trade craft nila, napapasa nila sa ibang mga convict kaya dumarami ang drug lord. Dumarami ang mai-involve sa drugs kasi natuturuan nila kung ano ang diskarte,” Dela Rosa explained.(This is more dangerous because they can teach other convicts about the trade, which leads to more drug lords. More are getting involved in illegal drugs because they learn how to do it.)“Maturuan kasi sila naghahanap din sila ng mga mapagkakatiwalaan kasi mainit sila sa mata eh. Ipinapasa nila sa iba, para &#x27;yung iba maturuan ng diskarte para hindi mainit masyado sa kanila,” he added.(They teach others how to do it, they look for people they can trust. They pass the trade to others so authorities won&#x27;t focus on them too much.)Dela Rosa said he is considering transferring drug lords to the penal colony to isolate them from other inmates. “Evaluate ko muna. Titingnan ko yung mga drug lord kung mas maganda ba na ilipat sila sa ibang penitentiary o colony. Like Yu Luk Lai, siya ang pinaka-reyna diyan sa Women’s Correctional. Pwede naman tayo mag-Women’s Correctional sa Davao Penal Colony. Pwedeng ilipat dito para ma-disrupt &#x27;yung kanyang paghahari-harian diyan,” he said.(I will evaluate the situation first. I will check if it is better to transfer the drug lords to other penitentiary or penal colony. Like Yu Luk Lai, she&#x27;s the queen in the Women&#x27;s Correctional. We can transfer her to the Women&#x27;s Correctional in Davao Penal Colony. We can transfer her so her reign will end.)Dela Rosa said he will also look into reports that several jail officers have transactions with drug lords.“I will find out. Di ko sila sasantuhin. Magkano ang sweldo nila pero brand new na Innova mga sasakyan ay bigay na pala iyon ng mga druglords,” Dela Rosa said.(I will find out. I will not be easy on them. They only receive how much for their salary but they have brand new vehicles. It turns out these come from the drug lords.)

Before he officially assumes his post as Bureau of Corrections chief, former top cop Ronald dela Rosa has issued a warning to drug bigwigs locked at the national penitentiary.

Before he officially assumes his post as Bureau of Corrections chief, former top cop Ronald dela Rosa has issued a warning to drug bigwigs locked at the national penitentiary.

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'Bato' warns convicted drug lords: 'Bilibid your cathedral no more'

Maan Macapagal,

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Published May 03, 2018 06:23 PM PHT

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