More than 1,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and at least three personnel of the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro have undergone chest x-ray due to remarkable signs of tuberculosis (TB), the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. Thereafter, BuCor said they will be...
A total of 983 newly hired corrections officers will undergo training at the different prison and penal farms where they would be assigned, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, BuCor said the turnover ceremony for the newly hired corrections officers was held last Tuesday, Nov....
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. fully supports the proposed law that would mandate all prison facilities to provide agricultural livelihood programs for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Catapang said the proposed legislation can ensure “food...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) now has 9.6 hectares of land in Lanao del Norte for a new prison facility in the province. In a statement, BuCor said it already received the Deed of Donation from Mayor Rafael Rizalda of Maigo town. The signing of the deed was held in Cagayan de Oro City. BuCor...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday, Nov. 24, declared its full support to the proposed Contraband Detection and Control System Act under House Bill No. 9135 which had passed third and final reading at the House of Representatives. “This is what we needed in the bureau,” BuCor Director...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has appointed Corrections Senior Inspector Edgardo F. Mendoza Jr. as acting superintendent of the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Davao del Norte. In a statement, BuCor said that Mendoza replaced CSInsp. Nonie C. Forro who was reassigned to the San Ramon...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Thursday, Nov. 23, expressed doubts that the seven persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who testified against former senator Leila M. de Lima on her illegal drugs case are under threats due to their reported plans to recant their testimonies. “Hindi ako...
A version of New York's Central Park at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City? "This might just happen as this is one of the proposals being considered when the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) finally shuts down the NBP by 2028,” said Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr....
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has started implementing a "cashless system" for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and jail guards in their purchases of goods and other items inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. “The Cashless Prison System is one of the policies of the...
A total of 1,312 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro had been vaccinated against influenza, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. Aside from the PDLs, BuCor said that 99 personnel and correction officer trainees had also be...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has assured it will uphold human rights and prevent the torture of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in its prison facilities nationwide. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said his assurance was conveyed during a hearing last Wednesday, Nov. 15,...
In a move to get feedbacks from persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) on how the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City is being managed, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) decided to install "suggestion boxes" within the prison compound. In a statement, BuCor said the "suggestion boxes" would be...
