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<p>MANILA -- Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez was transferred Tuesday evening to the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial facility in Camp Crame, Quezon City.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965360514948907280&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-09T12%3A56%3A34.296941%3Ac4e3db01-d04a-44e8-9e9c-9aa9517a27df%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=86921aa9d6d1ed2ec9b2efdda40ee4c23f516c36&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1965360514948907280"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>At around 6:08 p.m., a black van bearing the Senate seal brought Hernandez to the detention compound, where he was met by tight police security.</p><p>The transfer came after Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III ordered that Hernandez be placed under the temporary custody of the PNP to ensure his safety, following concerns raised during the congressional hearing earlier in the day.</p><p>Hernandez made the appeal just before he linked Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva to questionable flood control projects.</p><p>Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Police Major General Mao Aplasca (ret.) clarified that while Hernandez is being held inside a PNP facility, he remains under the Senate’s custody after being cited in contempt.</p><p>“Temporarily the personnel from the Senate will be relieved of duty. But since we are the primary detaining authority, all invitations or anything about extension will be cleared first with the Senate, particularly the Blue Ribbon Committee,” Aplasca said.</p><p>Aplasca added that Hernandez did not report any direct threats to his life, but the senate honored his request to be placed in a different detention site.</p><p>“Sa amin naman sa tingin namin na wala namang banta. But, siguro may mga personal na paniniwala din si Brice. Let’s respect,” Aplasca said.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABgh1mVW7fJinqKB"></script>

<p>Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez was transferred Tuesday evening to the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial facility in Camp Crame, Quezon City.</p>

Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez was transferred Tuesday evening to the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial facility in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

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Ex-DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez transferred to PNP custodial facility

Karen De Guzman,

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Published September 09, 2025 08:19 PM PHT

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Updated September 09, 2025 10:04 PM PHT

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