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Senate approves ex-DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez's transfer to Pasay City Jail

Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez attends the congressional hearing on the alleged ghost flood control projects at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Kevin Alabaso

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ABS-CBN News

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) -- The Senate approved on Wednesday the transfer of ex-Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez to the Pasay City Jail&#x27;s custody from the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame.This, after several senators from the minority bloc questioned Hernandez&#x27;s transfer to Camp Crame on Tuesday night.Hernandez was transferred to the Pasay City Jail shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, where he was accompanied by the Senate Sergeant-at-arms and personnel of the Police Security and Protection Group and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.&quot;Hindi dapat sa kaniya manggaling ang request kung saan siya magko-custody. Bakit ang House of Representatives speaker ang mananaig sa kaniyang request,&quot; Sen. Rodante Marcoleta said during the Senate&#x27;s regular session.The session was suspended for nearly an hour before resuming and the motion to transfer to Pasay City Jail was made.The motion was agreed upon by the senators during a closed door meeting while the session was suspended.Hernandez implicated two senators in alleged kickbacks from flood control projects during a House of Representatives Infrastructure Committee hearing on Tuesday.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/9/ex-dpwh-engineer-tags-estrada-villanueva-in-alleged-flood-control-anomalies-1055">READ: Ex-DPWH engineer tags Estrada, Villanueva in flood control anomalies; senators deny allegations</a></div>Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Ronald dela Rosa had challenged Hernandez&#x27;s transfer. But Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson, also chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee which ordered Hernandez detained under Marcoleta&#x27;s chairmanship, stood by the Senate President&#x27;s order.The Senate also directed monitoring of the visitors of Hernandez while in detention.House InfraComm co-chair Terry Ridon expressed grave concern over the Senate&#x27;s decision and urged them to reconsider.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/9/ex-dpwh-engineer-brice-hernandez-transferred-to-pnp-custodial-facility-2019">READ: Ex-DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez transferred to PNP custodial facility</a></div>&quot;Tingin po namin ay mas masisiguro po ng Senado at ng Kongreso na talaga naman pong naggagawad ng protective custody po sa kanya kung mananatili po siya sa PNP Custodial Center imbis po nasa Pasay City Jail,&quot; said Ridon.&quot;Kailangan natin maglinaw na yung po ng Brice Hernandez po ay hindi po akusado pa. Siya po ay nananatiling resource person, cited in contempt sa Senado,&quot; he added. &quot;Ang panawagan po natin sa kabuuan po ng Senado, sana pag-isipan pong muli, ireconsider po itong desisyon na ito, dahil I think mayroon pong magiging mabigat na banta sa buhay po ni Bruce Hernandez kung ililipat siya mula sa PNP Custodial Center papunta po sa Pasay City Jail… Susubukan natin makipag-ugnayan sa Senado.&quot; -- with a report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News

The Senate approved on Wednesday the transfer of Brice Ericson Hernandez to the Pasay City Jail's custody from the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame.

The Senate approved on Wednesday the transfer of Brice Ericson Hernandez to the Pasay City Jail's custody from the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame.