Ping.
Are they planning a ticker tape parade for him in Manila?
Mark Jimenez still in jail -- DFA
THE Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that former Manila congressman Mark Jimenez was still in jail in the US and will not be released until December 13.
DFA spokesperson Gilbert Asuque would not say why Jimenezs release was postponed.
Asuque said that according to Cecilia Rebong, Philippine consul general in New York, Jimenez was still being held at the Allenwood Federal Correctional Institute in Pennsylvania.
Jimenez served a 20-month jail sentence in the US for tax fraud and illegal campaign contributions. He was scheduled to arrive in Manila last Tuesday.