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Inmates riot anew in Bilibid; 3 dead. Inquirer Newsletter. November 10, 2020

MAXIMUM SECURITY CONCERN Commandos swoop down on the New Bilibid Prison’s maximum security compound in Muntinlupa City to break up Monday morning’s shooting riot between two rival gangs that left three inmates dead and more than 60 others hurt. BUCOR PIO

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Water supply in the island province of Catanduanes may not return to normal soon as finding the damaged lines and rehabilitating the distribution system would take time, according to the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). —STORY BY Leila B. Salaverria

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The country’s chief economist on Monday said resuming businesses up to full capacity would fast-track economic recovery before year’s end as availability of more jobs would also perk up consumer confidence. —STORY BY Ben O. de Vera

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Inmates riot anew in Bilibid; 3 dead

By Dexter Cabalza

A truce between warring gangs in New Bilibid Prison at Muntinlupa City failed on Monday, resulting in fresh violence that left at least three inmates dead and 64 others injured.The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said a free-for-all broke out at the national penitentiary’s maximum security compound at 8:39 a.m. after a member of the Sigue Sigue Commando gang was stabbed by another inmate.

“It started just with small groups, who retaliated [against each other when attacked]. Then the violence grew,” BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said.

Police called in

Chaclag said Special Weapons and Tactics officers were deployed to quell the violence, but they were met with gunfire, forcing the bureau to call the police for backup. Officers from the Philippine National Police Special Action Force, National Capital Region Police Office and the Bureau of Fire Protection arrived to help the BuCor security force break up the riot.

The BuCor said the riot was contained at about 10 a.m. but clearing operations only ended just before evening.

Chaclag did not identify the other gang involved, but Bilibid sources said it was the Sigue Sigue Sputnik, which clashed with the Sigue Sigue Commando at Bilibid’s Quadrant 4 on Oct. 9. Nine inmates were killed in that riot and seven were injured.

The BuCor had yet to identify the dead in Monday’s riot, all Sputnik gang members. Chaclag said six wounded inmates were being treated at Ospital ng Muntinlupa. —WITH A REPORT FROM MARLON RAMOS INQ

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Trumpian

As defeated US President Donald Trump cried cheating in the cliffhanger US race, not a few observers in these parts noted with amusement how it mirrored Philippine politics where no one loses an election. And one case came to mind: The long-drawn-out protest of losing 2016 vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo.

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