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Go tells Sanchez: Forget about leaving, National Bilibid Prison is a safer place

Senator Bong Go has one piece of advice for rape convict former Caluan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez: stay in jail and live longer.

Go issued the advice after reports came out that Sanchez could be one of the over 10,000 inmates who could be released soon after obtaining good conduct time allowance (GCTA) in accordance with Republic Act 10592.

Sanchez was convicted for raping student Eileen Sarmenta and masterminding the death of Sarmenta’s friend Allan Gomez in 1993.

For Go, Sanchez should forget about leaving New Bilibid Prison, saying that the facility could be the safer place for him.

“Mr Sanchez, ‘wag ka nang mangarap na makalaya pa. Ipagpatuloy mo na lang pagbayaran ang mga kasalanan mo dyan sa loob, kaysa lumabas ka, baka umikli pa ang iyong buhay,” Go told reporters at the Senate on Thursday as reported by inquirer.net

Go’s stand on the issue differed from his party mate and fellow Senator Ronald dela Rosa.

Dela Rosa has said Sanchez should be given a second chance if found out that he is eligible to be released.

Dela Rosa pointed that the current scenario could have been avoided if the country has the death penalty law.

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