CPDRC guards probed over inmate's escape

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is investigating all jail and blue guards who were on duty when inmate Renante “Bolatik” de la Rosa escaped last Thursday night. 

In an interview, CPDRC Deputy Warden Pepito Reynaldo said De la Rosa passed through several areas before he eventually reached the outer wall of CPDRC.

De la Rosa reportedly escaped when he got through the back door when the guard on duty was out to take his dinner, said surveillance officer Jason Villanueva.

Villanueva told The FREEMAN De la Rosa was also caught in one of the surveillance cameras minutes before the jailbreak was reported.  

After passing the back door, the suspect reportedly sneaked to the back of the jail kitchen unnoticed until he managed to reach tower four over which he climbed out to freedom.

Several blue guards, according to Villanueva, allegedly saw and chased the fleeing inmate around 6 pm.

Elements of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team were immediately dispatched to search for the fugitive but to no avail.

Police said De la Rosa most likely removed his standard orange inmate t-shirt right away so he would not be identified as an escapee.

 De la Rosa is a native of Sibonga Town who was brought to CPDRC on February 25, 2009 for a murder case. His escape is the first reported to have happened at CPDRC this year. (FREEMAN)