By MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – A former Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) was killed in Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday, July 12. Police identified the victim as Rosendo Gomez, 52, a resident of Barangay Naungan, Ormoc. A FORMER Person Deprived of Liberty was killed in Ormoc City,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed "grave concern" over complaints against strip searches aired by wives who visit their detained husbands at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP in Muntinlupa City. It cited the issue raised by KAPATID, a support group of families and friends of...
Marijuana leaves (left), Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Unsplash, Facebook) If Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez would have his way, he would start decongesting cramped local prisons by freeing who he describes as "non-violent marijuana (cannabis) offenders"....
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the appointment of Supt. Xavier Solda as the new jail warden of the Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory. BJMP Director Allan Iral said Solda will now supervise the biggest jail facility in Western Mindanao which houses...
CEBU CITY – Fifty-four Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Talisay City Jail in Cebu province were released for the New Year on Friday, Dec. 30. AN inmate hugs a relative after he was released from the Talisay City Jail on Friday, Dec. 30. (Calvin D. Cordova) They were reunited with their families...
BAGUIO CITY – Seventy-one Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) have completed their rehabilitation and wellness under the Katatagan, Kalusugan, at Damayan ng Komunidad (KKDK) program of the Baguio City Jail-Male Dorm this year. Seventeen of the 43 completers of the Bureau of Jail Management and...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) urged the the public on Monday, Nov. 14, to help sustain the livelihood projects of its persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as the Holiday season nears. BJMP spokesperson Supt. Solda said buying the products made by the PDLs are sources of income...
A total of 129 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Cebu City Jail Female Dorm graduated from the alternative learning system (ALS), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Thursday, Aug. 18. The ALS is a parallel learning system in the Philippines that provides opportunities...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benhur Abalos has ordered the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to start the the digitization of all records of its Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) through the single carpeta system. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said they...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has pushed for a stronger and unified stand in ensuring that the welfare and development of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are addressed sufficiently. In its 11th Community Relations Service Month celebration, BJMP chief Director Allan Iral...
A riot erupted at the Quezon City Jail on Friday, May 13, among three rival gangs, resulting in the death of at least one person deprived of liberty (PDL) and the wounding of nine others. In a report from ABS-CBN, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-NCR community relations chief...
As Election Day, May 9, draws near, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 5, released the voting time for voters who are part of the vulnerable sectors. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote-counting machines (VCMs) at the...
