Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) nationwide have been allowed visits by their families and loved ones from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily this Christmas season. Also the wife or the common-law wife of a PDL is allowed to stay inside the prison...
A Philippine delegation is now in Indonesia to escort convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso back to the Philippines, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Tuesday, Dec. 17. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. heads the delegation called Oplan “Sundo-Nesia”. “As per...
About 8,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), who are serving jail terms for heinous crimes, will be released soon with the enforcement of the 2024 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (RIRR) of Republic Act No. 10592, the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law. The RIRR allows PDLs who are...
At least 5,000 and maybe 10,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are expected to be released before Christmas with the new rules on the application of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. GCTA credits under Republic Act No. 10592 shorten the period of the jail term of a PDL. The new...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) assured on Monday, Nov. 25, the safety of Mary Jane Veloso in its prison facility once she arrives in the Philippines to continue serving her sentence imposed by a court in Indonesia. “We will guarantee her safety and security,” declared BuCor Director General...
Four personnel of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have been caught in possession of cellular phones despite the prohibition to bring them inside prison facilities. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. had issued a memorandum last Nov. 19 that banned prison officials, employees, and...
Aside from the total ban on the use of cellular telephones, personnel of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCur) are also barred from accessing social media platforms while inside its prison facilities nationwide. In a statement, BuCor said that Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. banned social...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has agreed to extend its services to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on...
Three hundred persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City were transferred last Wednesday night, Nov. 20, to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. The transferred PDLs, all of them serving...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday, Nov. 19, banned its officials, employees, and visitors from using cellular telephones inside prison facilities nationwide. The ban was contained in a memorandum issued by BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. to all directors, directorate...
San Miguel Foundation (SMF) has agreed to provide until 2027 two meals weekly to at least 31,600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. Also this December, SMF will deliver some P10...
Inmates’ records at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) are now digitized through the support of the European Union (EU). Top officials from EU and BuCor on Monday, Nov. 18, announced the completion of the digitization of records of more than 50,000 inmates currently serving sentences inside...
