Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla shows the facilities at the new Quezon City Jail in Payatas where, he said, those who will be indicted for the ghost flood control scandal will be detained. - Screengrab from DILG Philippines video posted on Facebook via PDI/ANN
MANILA: The Philippines has unveiled a new jail that may soon accommodate numerous powerful legislators, public works officials and others implicated in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects, a top official said Monday (Oct 20).
The Quezon City Jail, which could hold up to 800 detainees in Payatas, metropolitan Manila, was shown to the media by Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla in the latest bid by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration to quell public outrage over the scandal.
