DAGUPAN CITY – The multi-awarded jail warden here was relieved last Wednesday following complaints that the official had a drinking session with inmates.
Jail Senior Inspector Roque Constantino Sison III was sacked from his post when the complaint against him was sent through a text message to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) regional office accusing him of having a drinking spree with some detainees.
Sison refused to answer his cellular telephone when The STAR tried to contact him to get his comment.
The BJMP regional office, however, confirmed that Sison was indeed relieved.
A jail guard who requested anonymity said Sison packed up his belongings last Wednesday night. He, however, also refused to give other details, saying they are not allowed to talk about the issue.
A source said Sison answered a memorandum issued him by his superior regarding the complaint.
Sison was instrumental in making the Dagupan City Jail as the best city jail in the country in 2002 and 2003 and was himself a back-to-back awardee as Best City Jail Warden in 2004.
He reassumed his post only three months ago and instituted several reform programs for the inmates.
Prior to his sudden relief, the inmates had a noise barrage protesting the result of the investigation.
Meanwhile, Jail Senior Inspector Narcisa Ramirez, warden for female inmates, was also ordered to answer a written complaint against her by the detainees who accused her of serving them with spoiled food, denying inmates the privilege to go outside their cell to enjoy the sun and perform regular exercises, and banning conjugal visit.
Ramirez, however, was not relieved and was placed under investigation. – Eva Visperas