By KIM SALINAS, GMA Regional TV News Published May 23, 2026 11:22am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is investigating a video of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) seen using mobile phones inside the jail.The video was reportedly taken at the male dormitory of the BJMP District Jail in Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo.A greyhound operation was carried out at the jail, but authorities did not find any phone.The BJMP Regional Office also conducted a surprise inspection but did not recover any mobile phone.The warden has denied that the video was taken at his jail. He pointed out that the jail in the video does not appear to be congested, unlike the jail in Ungka."Ang ating facility kung matatandaan ay intended for 148 PDLs. Ngunit ang nasa loob is 1,315. So nasa 800 (percent) ang congestion rate dito. Dini-deny namin, hindi sa amin yan," said Jail Superintendent Denver Beltran.BJMP-6 is not discounting the possibility that the video may have been taken at another facility in Western Visayas."Similar greyhound operations will be conducted all throughout the jail facilities natin dito sa Western Visayas. Hindi natin ito titigilan. It will be a continuous greyhound operation," said Jail Chief Inspector Juniven Rey Umadhay, spokesperson of BJMP-6.In the video, an inmate supposedly made a video call on May 7, 2026. He was earlier thrown behind bars following a buy-bust operation in Jaro.The BJMP said security check among visitors will be made stricter."Sini-search ang ating dalaw. Pati ating mga personnel, subject rin sila for searching pagpasok sa facility," Beltran said. — GMA Regional TV