As far as Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is concerned, there is nothing wrong if rape convict former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez will be released for showing good conduct while in prison.
Dela Rosa, who once led the Philippine National Police chief and Bureau of Corrections, on Wednesday, said that everybody deserves a second chance.
Dela Rosa went on to describe Sanchez as a changed man.
“[If] it is determined by the Board of Pardons and Parole that he deserves that commutation, then why not? He deserves a second chance in life,” Dela Rosa told ABSCBN News Channel (ANC).
Sanchez was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted for the rape and murder Eileen Sarmenta and the murder of Alan Gomez in 1993.
Dela Rosa said that he was the BuCor chief, he did not receive any “adverse or derogatory” reports against the former mayor.
“According to corrections officers, nagbait na daw. In fact, nakikita nila na nagpapalda na nga daw. So changed man na talaga siya. Changed man. Bumait na. Hindi na siga,” dela Rosa added.
Sanchez is one of the more that 10,000 inmates that may benefit from Republic Act No. 10592, which increased the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) given to inmates.
“After three to five years of serving his sentence and he has no offense committed inside one incarceration and has shown good conduct… he’s given at least 20 days of GCTA per month so bali credited ito this is credited sa kanyang sentence,” Dela Rosa said.
