By Kate Patricia Garcia Christmas is indeed freedom, and it is free for those who have the liberty to celebrate it outside of their norms. For children, Christmas is the freedom to receive countless gifts; for students, it is their way to stay away from academic duties; and for adults, it is the...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is planning to build a P50-million, five-story multi-purpose dormitory at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here to primarily house evacuees and athletes. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the first...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep.Janette Garin is batting for the use of raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) hubs as...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is constructing its first athletes’ dormitory here in recognition of their achievements in various sports competitions. CITY officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez lead the groundbreaking of the P12.5-million athletes’ dormitory at Romanito Maravilla...
CEBU CITY – A 28-year-old woman was held after a plastic sachet containing suspected shabu fell from her bra while being inspected at the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Kalunasan here on Friday, September 22. The name of the woman was withheld pending the result of the examination of...
A total of 338 personnel from various law enforcement authorities and an emergency response group conducted operation “Oplan Linis Piitan’’ in a bid to rid the Zamboanga City Jail from illegal drugs and other contrabands. After the operation, the composite team confiscated 575 illegal and...
CEBU CITY – Visitation at the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Kalunasan here is set to resume. To ensure a smooth flow of the visitation’s return, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-run facility will hold a dry run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. Jail Officer 3 Blanche Aliño, the...
A total of 129 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Cebu City Jail Female Dorm graduated from the alternative learning system (ALS), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Thursday, Aug. 18. The ALS is a parallel learning system in the Philippines that provides opportunities...
Some 128 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory (QCJFD) have completed elementary and junior high school under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. The QCJFD said that the graduation and moving-up ceremony was held inside the facility on Saturday, Aug....
SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan – Several plastic sachets of suspected shabu were found in a dormitory in Barangay Centro 2, this town, raided by police before. A caretaker of the Josue Dormitory, Cristy Yacap, 21, discovered them on top of a double deck bed in one of the rooms she was cleaning Sunday,...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) seized a firearm, improvised weapons, marijuana and other contraband during a surprise inspection in Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD). The search dubbed “operation greyhound” was...
Officers of the Department of Health (DOH), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) checked the current health situation in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) on Wednesday, April 20. The team led by Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho,...
