Retired Army major general Jovito Palparan remains imprisoned at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) assured on Monday, June 15. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. made the assurance himself in response to claims that Palparan is no...
A total of 100 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been transferred to the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP). Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said the arrival of new detainees brought to 15,730 the total...
500 Bilibid inmates transferred to Palawan prison By Jeffrey Damicog A total of 500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been transferred to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan, the Bureau of Corrections disclosed on Sunday, May...
Almost 900 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro are suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. The BuCor said this was discovered during the Active Case Finding (ACF) activity that was...
The Muntinlupa City Council held a public hearing to address the impending development of the vast land of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), which is expected to affect residents. The NBP, located in Barangay Poblacion, is under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and houses prison facilities. The...
A prison facility worth P480 million is set to rise in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan as the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) continue to address congestion of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. led the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction...
The construction of the P470 million prison facility in Palayan City started today, April 20, with the ground-breaking ceremony on a 60-hectare property donated by the Nueva Ecija provincial government. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. said the facility is...
Personnel of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan have started wearing black armbands to mourn and sympathize with the family of slain Corrections Officer Jason O. Talon. Talon’s remains were brought last Monday, April 6, to the St. Joseph the Worker Parish...
Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), who are under the custody of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), are now assured of legal assistance and representation through the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). The BuCor and the IBP signed on Monday, April 6, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the...
Was it a legitimate police response, or a case of show of force gone wrong? This is what Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. wants to find out as clearer information started to unfold in relation to the death of two policemen and a member of the Bureau of...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe a shootout in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan where a corrections officer and two policemen died. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. also directed BuCor’s Ferdinand V. Balduman, director...
A total of 579 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have taken the examinations to get their diplomas as elementary and junior high school graduates. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the PDLs took the Alternative Learning System (ALS)...
