The more than 700 police officers who were involved in the illegal drug trade should not only be dismissed from service, but they must also be prosecuted and jailed, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s Facebook page) Diokno made the remark...
In observance of the Holy Week, 47 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) participated in the reenactment of the passion and death of Jesus Christ or “senakulo” inside the jail facility in Kamuning on Good Friday, April 15. The participants include four...
Around 2,754 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) celebrated Palm Sunday through an online Holy Mass held at the jail facility in Kamuning on Sunday morning, April 10. The online Palm Sunday Mass, which serves as a commencement of the Lenten season,...
A total of 40 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory (QCJFD) underwent a livelihood skills training program conducted by the Quezon City Small Business and Cooperatives Development Promotions Office (SBCDPO). The SBCDPO officer-in-charge Ms. Mona Yap said that...
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...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 10 is now cleared of active cases of Covid-19, the City Health Office declared on Thursday, April 7. BJMP-10 conducts orientation on April 4 to newly-committed PDLs after completing the 14-days quarantine, as to the...
Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) warden Supt. Michelle Bonto on Wednesday, April 6, said that they are targeting a total of 1,250 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) to get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during its “HIV Screening, Treatment, and Counselling" activity on April...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Jail-Female Dorm (BCJ-FD) has been implementing programs meant to ensure the safety of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including the 93 females under its care. (Photo from Rizaldy Comanda) The BCJ-FD said it is undertaking measures to enhance public safety by...
The Quezon City Jail (QCJ) on Tuesday, March 29, held the turnover of the newly-built jail facility in Brgy. Payatas, that will address the congestion problem of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in its facility in Kamuning. Mayor Joy Belmonte, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Chief...
If elected president this May, Senator Manny Pacquiao will put behind bars former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the mother of his Palace race rival Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "Walang exemption basta convicted ka sa Supreme Court (SC), sa korte natin, susundin natin (There will be no exemptions. If...
Quezon City Jail's Male Dormitory personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDL) on Thursday, March 24, marked World Tubercolosis (TB) Day with contests and activities inside the facility. The event, led by Jail Supt. Michelle Bonto, QC Jail warden, saw the participation of 15 PDLs who represented...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Thursday, March 24, conducted a “greyhound operation” or surprise inspection at the Quezon City Jail Mail Dormitory in Kamuning which resulted in the confiscation of drug paraphernalia, bladed...
