The Kadiwa store of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City will start on Saturday, Sept, 16, and every weekend thereafter, selling well-milled rice at P1 lower than the P45 per kilo price cap set by the government. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said its Kadiwa store is...
Ten hectares of land inside the New Bilibid Prison's (NBP) reservation in Muntinlupa City have been allotted for vegetable production, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Tuesday, Sept. 13. In statement, BuCor said that "the land being develop in partnership with the DA (Department of...
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Monday, Sept. 11, expressed optimism that the bureau can help reduce prices of rice in the market. Price ceiling on rice has been imposed by President Marcos last Aug. 31 through Executive Order No. 39. Catapang said...
About P100 million worth of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City in 2024 to monitor effectively the activities of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr....
Starting this October, the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City will be a rice trading center for areas south of Metro Manila, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said on Friday, Sept. 8. During the Laging Handa Public Briefing, Catapang said: “Next...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is set to transfer until Dec. 31 this year 4,150 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Davao del Norte. In a statement, BuCor said the transfer of the PDLs was mentioned by...
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. has revealed some new devious tactics being used to smuggle illegal drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) such as pigeons and condoms. Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. (Senate PRIB photo) Catapang revealed...
BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr “‘Wag na ‘wag tatakas’ (Don’t try to escape).” This was the stern warning issued by Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Thursday, Aug. 24, as he led...
Iwahig prison and penal farm The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) intends to use 501 hectares of land of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan for agricultural production. In a statement issued on Thursday, Aug. 17, BuCor said the use of IPPF’s...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will defer its plans to relocate its headquarters to the Masungi Georeserve pending review of the possible adverse environmental and ecological impacts in the area. Masungi Georeserve Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. confirmed...
Senator Nancy Binay has sought a Senate probe into the initiatives of the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) to have a new headquarters and housing for its personnel at the Masungi georesrve in Rizal province. "It is important to weigh the possible consequences of building its headquarters in an...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has expressed his support to the use of government-owned idle lands, penal colonies as agricultural areas to improve food production, promote food sufficiency in the Philippines. Go said converting idle government lands into agricultural areas will promote food...
