Policemen take part in an operation to retake control of the prison in Guayaquil where a riot left at least 116 inmates dead. (Ecuador´s National Police/AFP) GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Police gained control of an Ecuador prison Thursday where rioting has left at least 118 inmates dead, some of them...
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison reached 116, with nearly 80 more wounded, President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility -- one of the country's many overburdened and understaffed jails. AFP/ MANILA...
Malacañang did not challenge Ombudsman Samuel Martires's declaration pertaining to public officials' statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN). Malacañang Palace (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Friday, Sept. 10...
Wentworth Miller Hollywood actor Wentworth Miller has surprised his fans with the news that he has autism. On Instagram, Miller said: ""But in the quiet/isolation, I found unexpected gifts. This fall marks 1 year since I received my informal autism diagnosis. Preceded by a self-diagnosis. Followed...
QUITO, Ecuador – Riots at two prisons in Ecuador left at least 21 inmates dead, authorities said Thursday as the country grappled with its second wave of deadly prison violence this year. Another 50 people were injured including some police officers. Elite police units regained control of...
Bureau of Corrections Chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag could be held liable for allegedly overstepping his authority when he fenced off a national road and ordered informal settlers to vacate areas within the alleged National Bilibid Prison. Insular Road fence BuCor At the conclusion of the...
If the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will be prevented from dismantling shanties built by informal settlers within the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) area in Muntinlupa City, BuCor chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag said he should also be given the same right to build a house inside Camp Aguinaldo....
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care continues to extend assistance to the families of persons deprived of liberty or PDLs. Bishop Joel Baylon (Manila Bulletin photo) Commission chairman Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon said it is part of...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the closure of a road inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) reservation in Poblacion, Muntinlupa that started Sunday is different from the earlier closure of an access road that was implemented in March. BuCor built a wall on a road leading to the Type B area...
Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima and her lawyers have filed separate criminal complaints against prosecution witness Joel Capones for trading and selling illegal drugs while serving as an inmate of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa. Senator Leila de Lima at the Muntinlupa Hall of...
The alleged killer cop in Quezon City won't get away with murder. President Duterte has vowed to make sure the policeman who shot dead his neighbor in Quezon City would land in prison for his offense. The President made clear that he would defend a cop or soldier performing hit duty but won't...
Women artists share their time and talent with fellow women, giving them freedom in the arts More than a year into the pandemic, not much has changed for the day-to-day life of women behind bars in Iloilo City. But an online workshop given by women artists and experts from different parts of the...
