The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced on Monday, Nov. 18, that it has completed the digitization of its carpeta or the prison records of all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). The digitization of prison records will facilitate the monitoring of the status of PDLs to determine eligibility for...
A total of 509 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been released from the prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) last October, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Nov. 18. In a statement, the DOJ said that most of those freed were the elderly, the sickly, and those...
A total of 284 officials and employees of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) had either been promoted or given special commendations for exemplary service. In a statement, the BuCor said that among those promoted were 92 commissioned officers, 176 non-commissioned officers, and eight civilian...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) started on Friday, Nov. 15, transfering from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are serving jail terms for convictions of violations of the...
A total of 115 new corrections officers who graduated on Thursday, Nov. 14, after finishing their mandatory trainings will be deployed to various prison facilities of the Bureau of Correction (BuCor). In a statement, BuCor said there are now 3,710 corrections officers who have completed the...
Strip search of visitors of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City is now "a thing of the past." The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) now has the nes Soter RS full-body scanners to check on visitors, Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said on...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla has ordered the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to speed up the transfer to regional prisons of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who have been convicted of criminal cases involving illegal drugs and detained at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa...
The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City will be relocated in Palawan, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Monday, Nov. 11. "Magsisimula na tayo maglipat (we will start the relocation), BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio...
Twenty unclaimed remains of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City had been laid to rest, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Saturday, Nov. 2. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said he had ordered the burial of the 20 dead PDLs...
Five hundred persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been transferred from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF) in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Thursday, Oct. 24. “The transfer of PDLs to various prison and...
A total of 165 persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has been undergoing treatment for tuberculosis, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Wednesday, Oct. 23. In a statement, the BuCor said screenings for tuberculosis are being held regularly "to...
Two hundred and forty persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released on Monday, Oct. 21, by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) from its prison facilities nationwide. With the release, a total of 6,110 PDLs had been been freed by the BuCor since January this year. “Hopefully magkaroon kayo...
