{"id":18503,"date":"2026-01-28T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=18503"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:48:25","slug":"revilla-joins-6-inmates-in-quezon-city-jail-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/revilla-joins-6-inmates-in-quezon-city-jail-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"REVILLA JOINS 6 INMATES IN QUEZON CITY JAIL CELL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AFTER undergoing medical quarantine for a week, former senator Ramon \u201cBong\u201d Revilla Jr. on Tuesday joined in one cell six other inmates<\/strong><strong> at the New Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory in Bgy. Payatas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said the former senator is sharing a prison cell with six other persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are not connected to the <\/strong><strong>P92.8 million ghost flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Revilla and his co-accused in the <\/strong><strong>graft and malversation cases filed before the Sandiganbayan were all transferred to regular detention cells at the New Quezon City Jail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>His co-accused, Brice Hernandez, Jaypee Mendoza, Arjay Domasig and Juanito Mendoza are staying in other cells.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Revilla and his co-respondents in the case were quarantined for seven days before they joined the jail\u2019s population of about 3,600 inmates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The two other co-accused, Emelita Juat and Christina Pineda, are detained at the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory in Camp Karingal, Quezon City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BJMP spokesperson and Jail Superintendent Jayrex Bustinera said heightened security measures remain in place due to the high-profile nature of the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Revilla and the other inmates are staying in a 48-square meter detention cell, with five double-deck beds, two electric fans, a common lavatory, and wash area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Each jail cell can accommodate a maximum of 10 inmates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The BJMP said the inmates are not allowed to have cellphones and other gadgets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It added that detainees have a budget of P100 each for their daily meals but their relatives are allowed to bring cooked food during visiting hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Before the transfer, Revilla received a visit from family members and close friends led by his wife, Cavite 2nd district Rep. Lani Mercado, and their sons, Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla and AGIMAT Party-list Rep. Bryan Revilla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFTER undergoing medical quarantine for a week, former senator Ramon &ldquo;Bong&rdquo; Revilla Jr. on Tuesday joined in one cell six other inmates at the New<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18505,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18503\/revisions\/18505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}