JUSTICE Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Thursday admitted that there has been no let up to the smuggling of prohibited items inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) despite the strict security measures being implemented at the national penitentiary. At the hearing of the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee on the proposed amendments to the Anti-wiretapping Act, Aguirre told senators that prison officials recently confiscated contraband smuggled into the highly secured Building 14. From July 20 to 21, prison officials confiscated almost 200 cell phones, P1.6 million worth of illegal drugs, signal jammers and boosters and many other prohibited items. De Lima agreed with Aguirre on the need to relax the Anti-wiretapping law insofar as convicts are concerned. Is that why my cellphones are being tapped?” she asked PNP officials.

Source: Manila Times September 01, 2016 12:45 UTC