(Photo courtesy of BJMP) MANILA - The warden of the Caloocan City Jail has been relieved from his post following a riot that resulted in the death of six persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and injury to 33 others, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Tuesday. BJMP spokesperson, Jail Supt. Xavier Solda, said Jail Supt. Lloyd Gonzaga has been appointed as officer in charge (OIC) of the facility, replacing Jail Supt. Neil Subibi. The riot started at about 4 p.m. on Monday when two PDLs argued over an undisclosed issue, which resulted in a brawl between two warring gangs. Solda said the jail remains under heightened alert. "Nakipag-ugnayan na ang pamunuan ng Caloocan City Jail sa pamilya ng mga nasawi (The administrators of the Caloocan City Jail have coordinated with the families of the victims),'' he said in a press statement. After holding a dialogue with the PDLs, Solda said, the BJMP immediately conducted "greyhound operations" in the variou
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"The PNP will also look at the presence of various opposing gangs inside the jail facility that may have started the riot because those who died belong to different groups."
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Six inmates were killed and 33 wounded during a fight in an overcrowded jail in the Philippines, authorities said Tuesday, in the second such incident in as many weeks, IgbereTV reports.
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