STA. CRUZ, Laguna – A 35-year-old provincial jail guard was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio 5, Barangay Bagumbayan, this town, Thursday, July 14. The suspect was identified as Eugene Bactad, a resident of Barangay Bagumbayan, and listed by the police as a high-value individual...
A total of 164 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) belonging to the Islamic faith in the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) participated in the celebration of "Eid al-Adha" or "Feast of Sacrifice" on Saturday, July 9. According to the QCJMD, the Muslim PDLS took a ritual bath, wore nice and...
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...
NAGA CITY (PNA) – A pet owner faces a maximum penalty of imprisonment of not more than a month or be fined P5,000 or both for failure to bury the remains of a pet in the designated resting place. The penalty forms part of the provisions contained in the approved Ordinance 2022-042 of the city...
CALAUAN, Laguna – A barangay secretary from San Pablo City, Laguna was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mabacan here Wednesday, June 29. Calauan police identified the suspect as Rosalinda Resurreccion, 52, barangay secretary of Barangay VI-A, San Pablo City. The Drug Enforcement...
MISAMIS Oriental Provincial Jail (Google Maps) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vicente Emano has ordered the Misamis Oriental Provincial Jail (MOPJ) to implement a stricter inspection to avoid the entry of illegal drugs. The outgoing Governor and Misamis Oriental second...
Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula encouraged inmates at the Manila City Jail to remain hopeful and to keep their faith inspired by the love of God and their families. Cardinal Jose Advincula (MANILA BULLETIN) His Eminence presided over the celebration of the Holy Mass inside the Manila...
84871 CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth P12.8 million were seized in simultaneous, 24-hour police operations in Central Visayas. The one-day police operation dubbed “Synchronized Enhanced Managing Police Operation” (SEMPO) also resulted into the arrest of the 604 individuals, the Police...
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...
A riot erupted at the Quezon City Jail on Friday, May 13, among three rival gangs, resulting in the death of at least one person deprived of liberty (PDL) and the wounding of nine others. In a report from ABS-CBN, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-NCR community relations chief...
BACOLOD CITY – Police are now conducting manhunt operation to recapture a prisoner who escaped from the custodial facility of the Talisay City Police Station in Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Talisay City police chief Lt. Col. Arthur Baybayan identified the escapee as Arnel Ocaña, 38, of...
President Duterte gave a stern warning that he would jail those who would cause trouble following alleged reports that chaos would ensue if the leading presidential candidate won the elections on May 9. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In an interview with SMNI this week, the President, at...
