Vhong Navarro transferred to Taguig jail from NBI detention

MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya host Vhong Navarro has been transferred to the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Taguig City Jail.

In a statement released to the media earlier yesterday, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said that Navarro was transferred to Camp Bagong Diwa at 4 p.m. "after completing all the required health protocols."

Navarro had been held in NBI Detention Center since September. He is facing cases of rape and acts of lasciviousness.

Deniece Cornejo, who filed the charges against the host, had been arguing that Navarro should be detained in Taguig City Jail, which is in Camp Bagong Diwa, in Taguig's Barangay Lower Bicutan.

Navarro's wife Tanya Bautista had previously expressed her worries for her husband's safety should he be transferred to the Taguig City Jail. She said the TV host's life would be at risk and that she had already received threats via text.

The Taguig RTC, however, ruled that the text messages "could not be given credence," and that the Taguig City Jail "is mandated to exercise great care so that the human rights of the prisoners are respected and protected."  — With reports from Kristine Joy Patag

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