The Philippines has secured a fresh loan from the World Bank to fund the purchase of additional doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines needed for booster shots. The Washington-based multilateral institution announced on Wednesday, Dec. 22, the approval of the government’s...
Filmmaker-journalist-actress Arlyn dela Cruz has passed away. Her children confirmed this via social media on Monday, sharing their mother succumbed to colon cancer. “Earlier today, our mother passed away after six years of battling colon cancer,” her daughters Katrina Greta and Dominique said...
A total of 271 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail officers and two non-uniformed personnel including its spokesperson were promoted to the next rank. BJMP spokesperson Supt. Xavier Solda (File photo via Twitter) Of the 271 jail officers, BJMP Director Allan Iral said Friday, Dec....
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said governments are over-reacting to the coronavirus Omicron variant and should immediately rescind travel bans. iata-3 Travel bans are futile against the pandemic and will only derail the recovery of the aviation industry, stated IATA in its...
The Muntinlupa City Zoning and Administration Office has sent a letter to the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) inquiring about a development project along Biazon Road inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Bgy. Poblacion, Muntinlupa. According to a Dec. 1-dated letter by City Zoning...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that all of its jail facilities all over the country are free from the dreaded coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus. “We would like to announce that as of this minute, wala na po tayong kaso ng COVID sa BJMP both sa...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned the public that individuals with fake coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination cards will face prison terms and other penalties. This was pointed out by DILG Region 10 Director Arnel Agabe after his office got a report that a...
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag said he is saddened that the Muntinlupa City Council declared him as persona non grata, or unwelcome person, in the city after the agency built a wall on a road leading to a Department of Justice housing project inside the New Bilibid...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi expressed dismay over the action of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to build a wall on a road leading to a subdivision, public high school, and university inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation last Friday night. The road has been used for decades by...
Residents demolished a wall built on a road leading to a Department of Justice (DOJ) housing project inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Bgy. Poblacion, Muntinlupa. On Friday night, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) erected a concrete wall on a road that served as a main access point...
A total of 114,570 out of 125,082 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were inoculated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as of Nov. 21. The figure represents 91 percent vaccinated PDLs, according to BJMP chief Director Allan Iral....
The Philippines has secured fresh contingent funds from the World Bank to strengthen the country's institutional and financial capacity in managing risks from disasters and disease outbreaks. In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral institution said on Thursday, Nov. 18, that it earmarked...
