The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday, August 14, said it has no overstaying persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in its prison facilities nationwide BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said in a statement that “we adhere to the guidance set forth by Justice Secretary...
Five hundred persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been transferred to the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF) in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Monday, August 12. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr....
A total of 2,431 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City had been allowed to register as voters in the 2025 elections, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, BuCor said that the registration of the qualified PDLs started today, Monday,...
A jail guard of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City has been dismissed from the service after his arrest during an illegal drugs buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Parañaque City. Dismissed by Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has decided to modify its training courses to attract recruits with high technical qualifications like physicians, nurses, pharmacists, teachers, guidance counselors, and priests. Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said that BuCor has only 10 doctors...
Thirty persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) have sought the grant of parole, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. Parole refers to the conditional release of a PDL from after he or she has served his or her minimum jail sentence. In a statement, the Bureau of...
One hundred more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were transferred last Friday, Aug. 2, from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro. Last July, 500 PDLs were also transferred to SPPF as part of the continuous decongestion...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has welcomed the commitment of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct forensic autopsies on deceased persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to ensure that their rights will be upheld and protected. The DOJ had signed a declaration of cooperation with...
A total of 2,451 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who had been acquitted of their criminal charges had been released by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) since June 2022. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said that most of the PDLs suffered many years in jail only to be...
Forty persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro have sought the grant of parole and executive clemency, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Sunday, July 28. Executive clemency refers to reprieve, absolute pardon, conditional pardon...
A person deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Philippine Military Academy's (PMA) stockade in Baguio City has been arrested, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Saturday, July 27. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. identified the PDL as Federico Abamonga who was arrested last...
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. has vowed to strengthen efforts to "cleanse the bureau of scalawags" after the arrest of a jail guard who was one of the suspects in the killing of a mother and her son last June. Corrections Officers 1 Pio Jonathan...
