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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...

At least 5,000 and maybe 10,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are expected to be released before Christmas with the new rules on the application of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. GCTA credits under Republic Act No. 10592 shorten the period of the jail term of a PDL. The new...

The Supreme Court (SC) has declared that persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who were convicted of heinous crimes are also entitled to good conduct time allowance (GCTA) that would enable their early release from prison. GCTA credits under Republic Act No. 10592 are given to PDLs for good behavior...

The law that reduces the prison time of inmates on account of good behavior shouldn't benefit those convicted of heinous crimes. (Unsplash) This was the stand of Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, who jointly filed House Bill (HB) No.4649. The full...