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House lawmaker appeals to Senate to reconsider former DPWH exec's transfer to Pasay jail

Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon, chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts at the House of Representatives says on Sept. 10, 2025 that he hopes the Senate will reconsider its decision to transfer Brice Hernandez, a former assistant district engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) from Bulacan, to the Pasay City Jail from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center. Ridon's panel is part of the infra committee conducting the House's flood control probe.

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Transcript
00:00I would like to introduce a big part of the President of the Senado
00:07that Mr. President of the PNP Custodial Center in Pasay City Jail.
00:14We have a big part of this testimony in the U.S.
00:23At kung sino po yung mga sangkot pong matataas na opisyal ng pamahalaan particular na mga Senado
00:30dito po sa mga proyekto po, dito po sa Bulacan.
00:34At inaasahan mo namin po talaga na i-consider ng Senado yung kanila pong desisyon
00:42na ilipat po si President Hernandez muna sa PNP Custodial Center papunta sa Pasay City Jail.
00:50Tingin po namin ay masisiguro po ng Senado at ng Kongreso
00:56na talaga naman po nagkagawad ng protective custody po sa kanya
01:00kung mananatili po siya sa PNP Custodial Center
01:04iblis po nasa Pasay City Jail.
01:06Kaya nating maglinaw na yung pong Bryce Hernandez po ay hindi po akusado pa.
01:12Siya po ay nananatiling resource person.
01:16Cited in contempt sa Senado at hindi po cited in contempt na may protective custody sa House of Representatives.
01:22So ang panawagan mo natin sa kabuan po ng Senado, sana pag-isipan po muli.
01:27I-consider po itong desisyon na ito.
01:29Dahil I think meron pong magiging mabigat na bantak sa buhay po ni Bryce Hernandez
01:36kung ilipat siya muna sa PNP Custodial Center papunta po sa Pasay City Jail.
01:42Sir, nakikipag-ugnayan po kayo ngayon sa Senado para i-consider?
01:47Susubukin mo natin na makikipag-ugnayan sa Senado para pag-isipan po muli
01:53pero ginagalan po natin because this is a plenary action by the Senate.
01:57So ang kabuan po ng Senado po yung nagpasya, naihipat po si Bryce Hernandez papuntang Pasay City Jail.
02:03But we are speaking now as a part of the House Infrastructure Committee
02:08na talaga ko narinig yung kanyang testimonya, nakita po yung mga narawan,
02:13nabasa yung mga text messages po ng mga Senado
02:18at na kanila po mga tauhan dito po sa mga kawali ko ng DBWH.
02:22So hopefully in the next couple of days, pag-isipan po muli ang Senado po sana.
02:28Ito po nga ang mga mga magyari.
02:30Congre Don, ano po nakita po ninyong banta kaya Bryce?
02:35Ano mo lahat sa Pasay City Jail?
02:38Well, wala ko sa lahat. Takulungan mo yun ng mga convicted persons already.
02:43At again, to be very clear, Bryce Hernandez is not a person detained.
02:49He's not yet accused of anything in court.
02:52So I think that is the problematic question on the Senes' decision to bring it to Pasay City Jail
02:59instead of a more neutral ground-up at the BNP Student Center.
03:05Posible ba malaging sa pangalit buhay niya pag nangyari sa Pasay City Jail?
03:10Posible ba malaging sa pangalit buhay niya pag nangyari sa Pasay City Jail?
03:15Tingin mo natin kasi siyempre eh. At the very least, kung nasa Senate premises po siya.
03:19Actually, ang paano nga ganoon natin, kung talagang titiyakin mo ng Senado,
03:22hindi ba siya from the PNP Custodial Center,
03:25I think we would rather that Bryce Hernandez is detained in the Senate premises.
03:31Kasi at least, mga Senate personnel po, security personnel po,
03:36yung magtitiyak po ng kalitasan ng buhay.
03:39Sir, sa tingin niyo, dahil ko ba sa pagdawid sa dalawang Senador,
03:42kaya po parang tila yung pinanilipa siya ngayon sa Pasay City Jail?
03:46Hindi niyo po parang punishment na kayong Pasay City Jail?
03:49Ayaw ko magbigay ng dahilan.
03:52Doon po sa wisdom po ng Senado,
03:54bakit yung nila datalhin po si Bryce Hernandez sa Pasay City Jail
03:58at hindi po sa Senate premises.
04:00Pero, again, at the Infrastructure Committee po of the House,
04:05talagang we are conveying our grave concern for this transfer.
04:09Actually, ultimately,
04:11decision po ng plenary po ng Senado yun,
04:13ginagalan po natin yun.
04:15Pero, I think we have to be reminded again
04:17that the events of yesterday are grave enough for us,
04:22for them to actually be considered to transfer.
04:35D
04:58You
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