Former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. has been transferred to the general population of the Quezon City Jail after authorities confirmed that he is medically fit for standard detention.

The transfer follows a routine medical evaluation, which cleared Revilla for regular custodial conditions. Jail officials said the move means the former lawmaker will no longer be held in a hospital facility or separate medical ward and will instead be subject to the same detention rules applied to other inmates.

Revilla is facing malversation and graft charges in connection with an alleged ₱92.8-million flood control project in Bulacan that investigators claim was funded but largely unimplemented. The case stems from a broader probe into so-called “ghost projects” linked to public infrastructure spending.

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Legal observers note that placement in the general population does not indicate guilt, as the case remains under judicial process. However, the transfer is seen as a procedural signal that the court is enforcing standard detention protocols without medical exemptions.

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The development comes amid heightened public scrutiny of corruption cases involving infrastructure projects, with several lawmakers and former officials also facing investigations or court proceedings related to flood control allocations.