Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday called on members of the Senate and House of Representatives to expedite the passage into law of the measure that seeks a separate facility for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes. Sotto said Senate Bill No. 1055, or the...
There were four, not three prisoners, who escaped from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on Jan. 17. The Muntinlupa police identified the fourth escapee as Chris Ablas, who is serving his sentence for robbery with homicide at the NBP. This brings to two the number of NBP escapees who are...
Two of the three prisoners who escaped from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on Jan. 17 were killed during manhunt operations by the authorities. The Muntinlupa police identified the fatalities as Pacifico Adlawan, 49, a native of Surigao del Sur, who was serving his sentence for...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday said law enforcement authorities should find out and address the root cause of the recent riot that happened within the confines of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). De Lima made the remark following the recent violent behavior among Bilibid inmates caused the...
A Muntinlupa councilor said the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and a private developer should submit the master development plan for the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Bgy. Poblacion in the city. This after it was reported that BuCor signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) with Agua Tierra...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to investigate the Bureau of Corrections’ (BuCor) decision to build a wall on a road leading to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Brgy. Poblacion, Muntinlupa City and check if existing laws were violated during the activitiy. De Lima said the...
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...
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...
A ‘mega prison’ for convicted grafters in government and a six-month litigation period for corruption cases could fulfill the hope of millions of Filipinos to see an honest, efficient and trustworthy government. Sen. Manny Pacquiao Bayugan Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, PROMDI aspirant...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has issued guidelines on persons allowed inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Poblacion, Muntinlupa. This, after the BuCor installed a wall on a road leading to the Katarungan Village, a housing project of the Department of Justice (DOJ); Muntinlupa...
The majority floor leader of the Muntinlupa City Council said the security issues raised by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in its decision to build a wall and close a road leading to a government housing project inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in the city should be discussed....
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...
