Corrections Senior Inspector (C/SInsp.) Abel D. R. Ciruela has been appointed acting superintendent of the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro. Ciruela took over the post from C/CInsp. Angelito D. C. Lapitan during the turnover ceremony held last June 11, the Bureau of...
A total of 532 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Palawan had been interviewed by lawyers of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) for possible grant of parole. Those interviwed during a legal aid caravan held last June 12 were PDLs serving prison...
A total of 26 personnel of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) had been dismissed from the service since October 2022 for grave misconduct and gross negligence in the performance of their duties. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Thursday, June 13, said he will continue the...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla urged 126 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who were freed during the celebration of 126th anniversary of Independence Day on Wednesday, June 12, to serve as inspiration to the positive transformation of other persons still in jail....
A total of 126 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) will be released on Wednesday, June 12, during the country's celebration of its 126th Independence Day., the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. Set for release simultaneously from BuCor's prison facilities are 31 PDLs who had been acquitted by the...
A total of 37 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF) in Zamboanga City finished senior high school and participated in the graduation ceremony held last May 30. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the SRPPF will continue to support...
A person deprived of liberty (PDL) who was reported missing at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, was found 11 hours later hiding inside one of the facilities of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. Found hiding at NBP's former Alternative Learning System-Basic Literacy Program School, now...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has come up with a new training program called Training Approaches and Management Agenda that incorporates 7K (7K-TAMA) for its incumbent personnel and new recruits. In an annoucement on Friday, May 24, BuCor said the 7K stands for "Kaugalian or manners, Kaalaman...
A newly promoted corrections chief superintendent, with an equivalent rank of one star general in the military, and 504 personnel with the rank of corrections officer 1 (CO1) have finished their six-month training and have been sworn in as officers of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). Sworn...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) targets the transfer until the end of this year of about 15,500 more persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City to other prison facilities nationwide. The transfer of NBP's PDLs is in preparation for the total closure of the...
Five hundred persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were transferred last Saturday, May 18, from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Panabo City, the Bureau of Corrections BuCor) said on Sunday, May 19. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P....
Ferdinand Guerrero, one of four persons convicted of serious illegal detention for ransom on the complaint filed by television host Ferdinand "Vhong" Navarro, has been turned over to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said that...
