The Philippine National Police (PNP) transferred on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27, the custody of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy to the Pasig City Jail. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said Quiboloy was turned over at around 5 p.m. to the Bureau of Jail...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it has partnered with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to enhance educational access for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) through the Alternative Learning System (ALS). (Photo from DepEd) DepEd and...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged the government to increase the daily food and medicine allowances of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to ensure humane living conditions for them. It expressed its full support to the proposal of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology's...
ILOILO CITY – Jails in Western Visayas remain overcrowded despite registering a lower congestion rate of 280 percent in the first six months of this year. THE construction of a new jail facility is underway in Leganes town, Iloilo province. (BJMP-6) According to the Bureau of Jail Management and...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to relocate the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Male Dormitory in Barangay Singcang-Airport to a new site in Barangay Granada. Mayor Albee Benitez, accompanied by Barangay-Singcang Airport Captain Caesar Distrito, recently inspected the...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (PPAB) With a P1.5 billion increase in its 2024 budget, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) should strengthen its reintegration programs for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), says Bicol Saro...
BAGUIO CITY – A woman married her boyfriend incarcerated at the Baguio City Jail on Thursday, January 18. This historic wedding was the first granted to a Person Deprived of Liberty and his fiancée inside a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility in the country. BUTCH and Marlyn kiss...
BAGUIO CITY – Fourteen jails managed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Cordillera were honored by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as drug-free facilities for Persons Deprived of Liberty and declared drug-free workplace on Monday, January 15. PDEA Regional Director Laurefel...
BUTUAN CITY – More than 1.5 tons of contraband were seized by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Caraga in a day-long “Oplan: Baklas” at Butuan City Jail Male Dormitory on January 8. “Throughout the operation, this substantial amount of ‘nuisance contraband’ was confiscated, and...
The national government will organize the National Jail Decongestion Summit in a bid to address the pressing overcrowding issues in the local jail facilities, the The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) disclosed on Monday, Nov. 6. (BJMP PHOTO) In a statement, the BJMP...
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – A 43-year-old widow was arrested for possession of suspected shabu concealed in a panty liner during a visit to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility here on Saturday, October 28. Police identified the suspect as Myra Posadas Martinez of Barangay...
About 80 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) underwent voting simulation exercise for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The Pateros Municipal Police Station in collaboration with Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Department of Education (DepEd)...
