A support group for so-called political prisoners asked the Supreme Court (SC) to adopt the proposed "Writ of Kalayaan" as a legal remedy against "inhuman punishment" suffered by detainees inside "substandard" jails. Advocacy group Kapatid, in a statement issued on Friday, Oct. 20, rejected the...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is opposed to the plan of the Supreme Court (SC) to adopt a "Writ of Kalayaan" to address issues of "congestion and sub-standard" prison facilities in the country. In a statement, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said the bureau has made known...
High-profile persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), who had been transferred to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro, were reported to be planning a protest rally to demand their return to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) had...
A person deprived of liberty (PDL), who wanted to recant his testimony against detained former Sen. Leila M. de Lima, has been returned to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City from the Sablayan and Prison Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro on order of the regional trial court (RTC). In a...
A total of 225 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF) in Zamboanga City has been set for release, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In preparation for their release, BuCor said that the PDLs underwent personality development and stress management...
A person deprived of liberty (PDL) was caught in possession of illegal drugs at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Thursday, Oct. 12. BuCor identified the PDL as Jun Torres who was caught last Wednesday, Oct. 11, in possession of...
An inter-agency collaborative group (IACG) has been formed to combat entry of illegal drugs in the detention facilities nationwide of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). The IACG was formed in a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on synchronizing anti-illegal drug efforts that was signed on Tuesday, Oct....
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has started streamlining its operations with the implementation of digitization programs. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, said the bureau's personnel underwent a seminar on its OneBuCor Portal and Inmate Management and...
Four hundred fifty persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were transferred on Saturday, Sept. 30, from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Bureau of...
The Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro has started talks with officials of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) on the provision of college education for qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Friday, Sept. 29....
A person deprived of liberty (PDL) and a visitor were caught in possession of illegal drugs at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The BuCor identified them as PDL Angelito Garcia and visitor Jacqueline Joson who has...
Two corrections officers (COs) have been arrested for allegedly demanding "bribe money" in the release of government-issued firearms, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Friday, Sept. 22. BuCor identified those arrested during separate entrapment operations were CSO2 Henry A. Escrupolo and...
