BY JEFFREY DAMICOG
Convicted former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez has been transferred to a hospital outside of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City due to various ailments, the Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed on Monday.
“Per BuCor (Bureau of Corrections), former Calauan Mayor Sanchez was transferred to the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center last Friday night,” said DoJ Undersecretary Markk Perete.
“Per BuCor, he is now being guarded by four BuCor personnel,” the undersecretary assured.
Earlier, Perete said Sanchez has been hospitalized at the NBP Hospital since Aug. 31.
“He was diagnosed to have electrolyte imbalance secondary to acute gastro enteritis, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy,” Perete earlier said.
Since being hospitalized, Sanchez underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and tested negative for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Sanchez had requested to be transferred to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) but did not push through.
Sanchez has been convicted of seven counts of rape with homicide in connection with the deaths of University of the Philippines (UP) Los Banos students Eileen Sarmenta and her boyfriend Allan Gomez in 1993.
He was also convicted of two counts of murder for the 1991 killing of Nelson Penalosa and his son Rickson, the supporters of the political rival of Sanchez.
Aside from these, he was also convicted for violating the Code of Conduct of Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. (Jeffrey Damicog)
