Court orders transfer of 2 UP grads to N. Ecija jail

SAN JOSE CITY, Philippines – Two University of the Philippines graduates arrested last month and charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives were transferred from a police detention facility to a district jail here.

Senior Superintendent Crizaldo Nieves, Nueva Ecija police director, said Gerald Salonga and Guiller Cadano were transported under heavy security by a police team led by Inspector Allan Batle at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

He said the transfer was in compliance with a commitment order issued by San Jose City Regional Trial Court Branch 39 Judge Cynthia Martinez-Florendo.

Salonga and Cadano are facing charges for violation of Republic Act 10591 and Republic Act 9516.

The two were arrested by joint teams from the Army’s 7th Infantry Division and the Nueva Ecija police in a house in Barangay R.T. Padilla, Carranglan town on Aug. 9.