Mark Anthony Fernandez transferred to Pampanga Provincial Jail

Actor Mark Anthony Fernandez has been transferred to the Pampanga Provincial Jail, GMA News’ Jun Veneracion reported Tuesday.

Breaking: Actor Mark Anthony Fernandez transferred to Pampanga Provincial Jail from congested Angeles Dist. Jail. pic.twitter.com/aJjf2nWWIW

— Jun Veneracion (@jun_veneracion) October 11, 2016

Prior to his transfer, Fernandez was previously detained inside the Angeles District Jail with 102 other inmates.

Fernandez’s camp has appealed to the court to transfer the actor to the Pampanga Provincial Jail because the district jail was too congested.

GMA News earlier reported that Fernandez’s previous cell could only accommodate 20 people.

The Angeles District Jail has a congestion rate of 1,210 percent, the report added.

Fernandez was arrested last week in Angeles City, Pampanga for alleged possession of one kilo worth of marijuana.

He tested positive for marijuana but negative for shabu. — Erwin Colcol/RSJ, GMA News