THE Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to explain what it described as the illegal transfer of convicts from the national penitentiary New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Jail.

Meanwhile, its Fifth Division, held in abeyance action on a petition lodged by Marephine Martizano on behalf of NBP inmate Michael Ong, one of 18 who were transferred to the NBI Jail for their alleged involvement in drug-related crimes in the national penitentiary.

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