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...
Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon has filed a resolution asking the House of Representatives to investigate the building of a wall on a road in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation. (Top) Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon (left) talks to Gabriel Chaclag, BuCor deputy director general for operations and...
President Duterte is not backing down from his bloody war on illegal drugs even if he ends up in jail. In his visit to Cagayan do Oro City Friday, the President said he is ready to go to prison over his relentless campaign against illegal drug trade, renewing his resolve to protect and preserve the...
