Jaybee Niño Manicad Sebastian (January 20, 1980 – July 18, 2020) ''Note: Pause at 1:11 for Sebastian's death certificate. If necessary, set the video for 1080p for clearer version.'' was a Filipino high-profile inmate interned at the

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(NBP) who was convicted for kidnap-for-ransom and carnapping in 2009. He was known for running a prison gang and was allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade within the prison.

Criminal career

Sebastian was arrested in the early 2000s for kidnapping and carnapping and was detained at the Manila City Jail pending a decision on criminal charges against him. Inside the Manila jail, he became involved with Sigue Sigue Commando and served as an overall advisor to the

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. After his conviction in 2009, he was transferred to the

(NBP) in

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. At the NBP, Sebastian reportedly led ''Presidio'', one of the two prison gangs involved in illegal drug trade. The other group was ''Carcel'' supposedly led by Herbert Colanggo, a convicted kidnapper. During the administration of President

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...

, Sebastian was alleged by Justice Secretary

Vitaliano Aguirre II Vitaliano "Vit" Napeñas Aguirre II (; born October 16, 1946) is a Filipino lawyer serving as a commissioner of the National Police Commission from January 11, 2021 to June 30, 2022. He previously served as Secretary of Justice under the Duter ...

of running a three-year funding campaign to support the Senate candidacy of

Leila de Lima Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipina politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who previously served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She was the chairperson of ...

for the 2016 elections in exchange for de Lima tolerating Sebastian's drug trade involvement inside the NBP. De Lima was then Justice Secretary under Duterte's predecessor,

Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...

. On September 28, 2016, Sebastian and two other inmates were injured, while a Chinese drug lord named Tony Co died after being involved in a stabbing incident in NBP Building 14.

Death

Sebastian died of

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at the New Bilibid Prison Hospital on July 18, 2020, according to Bureau of Corrections officials. His body was immediately cremated in

Dasmariñas Dasmariñas (colloquially shortened to Dasma), officially the City of Dasmariñas ( fil, Lungsod ng Dasmariñas), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people acc ...

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Criminal career

Death

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