Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has allowed the entry of public utility vehicles (PUVs) inside the New Bilibid Prison Reservation to transport thousands of students from two public schools. Thousands of students and teachers of Pamantasan ng Lungsod...
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has been tapped by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for agricultural production in the country 's prison and penal farms. The BuCor had earlier said it has 48,783.31 hectares of land nationwide that can be converted to agricultural and aqua-culture sites as...
A total of 150 personnel of the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) have been found negative of illegal drugs use, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Wednesday, April 23. In a statement, the BuCor said that the personnel underwent a surprise random drugs test last April 22 in coordination with the...
Thirty-seven persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the minimum and maximum compounds of the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) have finished their senior high school (SHS) education, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Tuesday, April 22. In a statement, the BuCor said that the 37 PDLs graduated last...
A total of 442 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) are eligible to vote in the May 12 elections, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, the BuCor said those eligible to vote in the local and national elections were known after conducting an...
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Easter Sunday, April 20, urged personnel to remain committed to their work to rebuild the bureau that has been neglected for years. “This Easter, I urge each one of you to renew your commitment to this vital work,”...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday, April 16, warned the public against a fake social media account of one of its top officials. The fake Facebook account was for BuCor Deputy Director Gil T. Torralba, head of the bureau's security and operations, the BuCor said. “For your...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is set to review its security policies in transporting persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) after the personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were attacked last April 7 along the Manila-Cavite expressway while transporting a Chinese detainee....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has agreed to help the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) secure the land title to its 29-hectare Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. P. Catapang Jr. said on...
A total of 188 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were freed on Monday, March 31, bringing to 1,058 the number of PDLs released for the month of March this year, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. The BuCor said that since President Marcos assumed office in 2022, more than 20,600 PDLs had been...
A person deprived of liberty (PDL) who escaped from the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan 22 years ago has been rearrested, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, the BuCor said that the escapee, whose identify was withheld, was arrested last March 22 in Sitio Bunga in...
A total of 300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) left the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City last Friday, March 28, for their transfer to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. The PDLs from NBP's medium-security compound were...
