Another inmate set on fire last week at the Ifugao provincial jail died Saturday at a hospital in Lagawe town. Joel Amado is the fourth inmate to die due to severe burns after a cellmate allegedly set nine prisoners on fire Monday night. Reports from the Ifugao Provincial Police Office indicated that inmate Floriano Tayaban poured kerosene on the sleeping prisoners in the their shared cell and torched them. Tayaban torched his fellow inmates after learning that he was to be taken back to the Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, due to a string of criminal cases. In an interview with Amado Friday, he said they noticed Tayaban being restless after learning of his transfer. Before setting the victims on fire, Amado said the suspect shouted: “Let's all see each other in hell.” Of the nine victims, the three have been declared safe and returned to their cells, four have died and two others are still being treated at the Ifugao District Hospital. Senior Superintendent Laurence Mombael, Ifugao police director, said Amado died at past 6:00 P.M. Saturday.
