DILG releases Revilla mug shot, denies he’s being treated as VIP
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday presented to the media the mug shot of former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., who surrendered to authorities on Monday after he and six others were charged in connection with an alleged “ghost” flood control project in Bulacan province.
During a press briefing at Camp Crame, Remulla showed the mug shots of all seven accused, including Revilla’s, to prove that no special treatment was being given to anybody, especially the former senator.
Revilla and his coaccused, former Department of Public Works and Highways engineers Brice Hernandez, Jaypee Mendoza, Arjay Domasig and Emelita Capistrano Juat; accountant Juanito Mendoza; and cashier Christina Mae del Rosario Pineda were all in yellow detainee shirts.
Their names and their faces, however, had been blurred, although their facial features were still discernible.
Authorities earlier failed to release the mug shot of Revilla, prompting criticism that he was being given preferential treatment. Remulla, however, explained that the events leading to his surrender “happened too fast” to be documented properly.
Remulla said the seven underwent a mandatory seven-day quarantine upon their arrival at the new Quezon City Jail on Payatas Road, which is under the supervision of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
Juat and Pineda, however, were later transferred to Camp Karingal, which has a detention facility for women.
“So after the seven days, they will be incorporated in the general population,” Remulla said, adding that all jail rules apply equally to detainees, regardless of rank or former position.
