Corrections Technical Superintendent (CT/Supt.) Marjorie Ann P. Sanidad is the new head of the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Wednesday, July 24. In a statement, BuCor said that Sanidad took over the post last July 15 from...
Three hundred persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been transferred to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Sunday, July 21. “We continuously transfer PDLs to various operating prison...
A total of 784 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been released since June 11, 2024 from the prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). BuCor said that of those freed, 468 had expired sentences; 165 acquitted; 122 paroled; 24 granted probation; and five given executive clemency. It...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis are the top causes of deaths among persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in congested prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). In a statement issued on Monday, July 15, the BuCor said the other causes of deaths are myocardial...
A total of 1,085 new corrections officers will take their oath of office on Monday, July 15, prior to their deployment to various prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) nationwide. In a statement, the BuCor said the new corrections officers have undergone a rigorous selection and...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said it has been allotted P9.2 billion in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) which would be used for hiring of personnel, maintenance of about 55,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and construction of additional facilities. Director General Gregorio...
A total of 4,636 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had died within the prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) from Jan. 1 2020 to June 30, 2024. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said on Thursday, July 11, a total of 1,182 PDLs died in 2020; 1,166 in 2021; 925 in...
Female persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa City can now talk to their loved ones online, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. In a statement, BuCor said that the IPPF's Correctional Institution for Women (CIF) has launched its...
A total of 562 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been released by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) from its prison facilities for the month of June this year. In a statement, the BuCor said that of those released “321 had served their maximum sentence, 121 had been acquitted, 98 had been...
Another batch of 500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) had been transferred from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro to address congestions in prison facilities. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio...
Seventy persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been transferred to the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) in Abuyog, Leyte to provide additional workforce for the latter's agricultural projects. Those transferred -- 50 PDLs from NBP's maximum-security...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Reshape Justice Group (RJG), a consulting firm based in Australia, have signed an agreement on delivery of programs and services to specialized groups of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) known as violent extremist offenders (VEO). Under a Memorandum of...
