Two detainees of the Quezon City Jail managed to escape Saturday morning after the metro-wide earthquake drill.
According to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology , Mamerto Valenzuela and Dennis Valdez, managed to escape unnoticed by jail officials around 4:40 a.m.The BJMP has yet to give an update on efforts to return the detainees to prison.
The Metro Manila Shake Drill happened at 4 a.m. Saturday and was meant to test the disaster preparedness, response plans and protocols of the 17 local government units' disaster offices in case a large earthquake happens at night.
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