San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora officiated the civil wedding of Persons Deprived with Liberty (PDLs) at the city jail on Monday, Feb. 14. Zamora solemnized the marriage of four couples which include three male inmates and their respective partners, and a PDL couple. The said program is called...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that all of its jail facilities all over the country are free from the dreaded coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus. “We would like to announce that as of this minute, wala na po tayong kaso ng COVID sa BJMP both sa...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Sunday, Dec. 5 that only one inmate in its jail facilities was infected with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a press briefing, BJMP spokesperson Chief Inspector Xavier Solda said the unnamed COVID-19 afflicted inmate is closely...
After a successful Tokyo Olympic stint, the Philippines is on target for another triumphant sports victory as a team of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the General Santos City Jail battles Mongolia for the right to be declared as champion of the 1st Intercontinental Online Chess Tournament...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has launched a four-day virtual training aimed at preventing its jail facilities from being turned into hosts for extremist ideologies. Dubbed as “Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Insurgency (PCVEI), BJMP chief, Director Allan Iral...
Handicrafts made by inmates inside the jail facilities under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Sorsogon and Davao City are gaining worldwide acceptance. Aside from Hawaii and other parts of the United States, the handicrafts are also being sold in other parts of the world via...
Catanduanes Rep. Hector Sanchez cited the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for its “Electronic-Dalaw (virtual visit)’’ program, saying that it provides great relief for the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) to communicate with their families especially during the pandemic. In a...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has partnered with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for livelihood projects for the inmates of the Manila City Jail (MCJ) Initially, BJMP-MCJ warden Supt. Elena Rocamora said the DOST donated P541,500 worth of equipment that will...
A total of 148 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and 19 jail personnel of the Bocaue Municipal Jail are now fully inoculated with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, the first jail facility to achieve the distinction in the country, the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP) on...
Banks continue to report an increasing gross non-performing loans (NPL) ratio of 4.21 percent and past due ratio of 5.34 percent in March in an expected trend resulting from borrowers’ difficulty in paying their loans amid the public health crisis. The last time gross NPL was at this level was in...
Philippine banks' write-offs for bad loans have reached P3.517 billion as of end-March, 205 percent higher from same time last year of P1.153 billion, based on data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Writing off bad debts which are non-performing loans (NPL) clears banks’ balance sheets...
Eighty-five banks have applied to exclude P18.8 billion of non-performing loans (NPL, P12.2 billion) and past due loans (PDL, P6.6 billion) from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) soured loans’ classification as of end-February this year. The BSP considers this a small number of banks that...
