MANILA, Philippines — Convicted former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez was not qualified for early release at the time of his death, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Saturday.
“As of the time of his death, Mayor Sanchez was still not qualified for release,” Guevarra told reporters in the text message.
Sanchez died on Saturday, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) earlier confirmed. The former mayor was convicted along with six others for the 1993 rape and murder of University of the Philippines-Los Baos (UPLB) student Eileen Sarmenta and the murder of her friend Allan Gomez.
The convicted mayor hogged the headlines in 2019 after it was reported that he is up for …
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