Officials and employees of the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City (Metro Manila) face administrative charges for their failure to stop the entry of contraband into the national penitentiary, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima warned on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, de Lima ordered NBP Officer in Charge Supt. Roberto Rabo and other officials and jail guards to explain why they should not be held administratively liable for the illegal drugs, cellphones and gadgets seized from 20 inmates believed to be drug lords operating in the penitentiary.

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