The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Metro Manila hailed the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for providing projects that enhanced the livelihood sources of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under its supervision. “Panaderia de Manila is one of the livelihood sources...
Believe or not, there is a school inside the jail facility manned by the Bureau of Jail management and Penology (BJMP) in Manila. As proof that all is not lost for the persons deprived of liberty (PDL), a three-storey school building was constructed inside the Manila City Jail Male Dormitory to...
A total of 114,570 out of 125,082 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were inoculated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as of Nov. 21. The figure represents 91 percent vaccinated PDLs, according to BJMP chief Director Allan Iral....
Medical personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will augment the vaccination teams of the local government units (LGUs) as the country aims a 70 percent total population target this year, Department of the...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Monday, Oct. 25, that it has recorded low coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) jail cases and high vaccination rate among its persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the past six months. BJMP spokesperson Chief Inspector Xavier Solda said that...
A total of 40,875 out of the 123,499 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were injected with full doses of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Sunday, Oct. 24. The...
After a successful Tokyo Olympic stint, the Philippines is on target for another triumphant sports victory as a team of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the General Santos City Jail battles Mongolia for the right to be declared as champion of the 1st Intercontinental Online Chess Tournament...
The World Health Organization (WHO) donated on Tuesday, Oct 12, a total of 1,500 Abbott Panbio coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Ag Rapid Antigen Test Kits to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR). Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO Representative to the...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has launched a four-day virtual training aimed at preventing its jail facilities from being turned into hosts for extremist ideologies. Dubbed as “Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Insurgency (PCVEI), BJMP chief, Director Allan Iral...
Handicrafts made by inmates inside the jail facilities under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Sorsogon and Davao City are gaining worldwide acceptance. Aside from Hawaii and other parts of the United States, the handicrafts are also being sold in other parts of the world via...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Thursday, Sept. 30, that it was able to hire more qualified personnel when the minimum height requirements were lowered through the Republic Act (RA) 11459 or the Height Equality Act. “We are grateful to Senator Ronald dela Rosa for...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) denied Friday, Sept. 10, that the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Jail where two detainees were killed in a Sept. 7 shooting incident is under its jurisdiction. BJMP logo "Oriental Mindoro Provincial Jail is not under the jurisdiction and management of...
