Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos, Jr. said on Wednesday, Aug. 10, that he will initiate random drug testing in all the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facilities. And if any of the BJMP personnel or persons deprived of...
CAGAYAN -- Bayong Fashion Bag created by persons deprived of liberty (PDL) is gaining popularity. In fact, there is a high demand for the native bags as manifested by numerous orders in Ballesteros town. Photo via Liezle Inigo The Ballesteros District Jail Bayong Fashion Bags or BDJ Bayong Bags...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos warned wardens of jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to shape up, saying surprise visits will be part of his routine within his 100 days in office. An attached agency of the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eduardo Año made his last command visit on Monday, June 13, at the National Headquarters of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Quezon City. BJMP photo In his message, Año commended the BJMP personnel for their sacrifices...
Comelec/MB More than 40,000 indigenous people voted during the recent national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Based on the partial data of Comelec as of May 14, a total 40,319 indigeneous people participated in the general elections last May 9. The figure...
A total of 26,299 out of the 33,286 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) supervised jail facilities casted their votes in the May 9, 2022 polls. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said that as of 2 p.m., there were zero untoward incidents in...
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Director Allan Iral ordered his men on Sunday, May 8, to ensure a trouble-free conduct of the onsite and offsite elections for its registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the May 9 polls. A total of 33,409 BJMP supervised PDLs are expected to...
A total of 2,683 out of the 33,409 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) voters under the custody of the Bureau Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) will cast their votes outside their jails on May 9. BJMP spokesperson Jail Supt. Xavier Solda said that most of the PDLs, a total of 30,726,...
The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) on Monday, April 25, has conducted Covid-19 vaccination inside the jail facility in Kamuning, aiming to inoculate close to 2,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Jail Senior Supt. Michelle Bonto, QCJMD warden, said that they are targeting to vaccinate...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has maintained zero record of Covid-19 cases among its personnel and the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under its custody. In a statement released on Sunday, April 24, the BJMP said its Directorate for Health Service has not recorded any Covid...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR) and the Junior Chamber International Quezon City (JCI QC) Capitol has entered into a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) that provides paralegal and livelihood support to persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) launched on Friday, April 8, a 20-year development roadmap designed to improve the administration and care of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and finally address the dire condition in jails worsened by decades-long problem of overcrowded...
