A total of 103 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) are vying to complete their basic education which they can use to pursue further schooling and apply for jobs after their release, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, the BuCor said the PDLs...
Thirty-one persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) have undergone interviews and evaluations for their possible release on parole. Parole is the conditional release of a PDL who has served the minimum period of prison sentence. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections...
A total of 525 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been released by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) from Jan. 1 to 30 this year. With the number of releases, a total of 18,947 PDLs had been freed by BuCor since the start of the administration of President Marcos. “You will now face another...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) will host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Correctional Conference (ARCC) on Feb. 14 to 17 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. “The ARCC provides a valuable venue to address the...
A total of 150 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been transferred to the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) in a continuing move to decongest the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Tuesday, Jan. 21. “This brings to 9,427 the total number of PDLs from...
Four corrections officers have been relieved and preventively suspended after the stabbing incident inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City where one person deprived of liberty (PDL) died and two other prisoners wounded. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) identified them as C/Insp....
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been asked to probe the Jan. 2 stabbing incident inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City where one person deprived of liberty (PDL) died and two other prisoners were injured, the Bureau of...
A person deprived of liberty (PDL) died and two other prisoners were hurt during a stabbing incident early morning Thursday, Jan. 2, at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. A report submitted by NBP Acting Superintendent, Corrections Chief...
Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are newly turned over to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City will get restricted visits for 35 days, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. “This measure is instituted to allow the Bureau to conduct comprehensive assessments of new PDLs,...
About 1,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) since Nov. 26 and are now enjoying the holiday season with their families. The BuCor said those released included 625 who completed their maximum sentences, 134 who were acquitted, one who was...
Convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso has been transferred to a regular dorm at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Friday, Dec. 27. In a statement, the BuCor said that Veloso was transferred to a regular dorm at the CIW’s...
A total of 806 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City had been vaccinated against flu, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Thursday, Dec. 26. The three-day vaccination campaign that started last Dec. 18 was held at the NBP's minimum security camp....
