Senator Francis Tolentino is seeking another round of investigation over the alleged mass grave found along the septic tank inside the maximum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Sen. Francis Tolentino inspects the facilities inside the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) together with...
CEBU CITY – For this group of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL), having restricted freedom is not a hindrance in their quest for knowledge. Clad in traditional white togas and with their parents and relatives in attendance, some 145 PDLs on Monday, August 7, graduated from the Alternative...
Learning is for all — this was proven by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) as it conducted free digital literacy training for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in Mamburao District Jail. PDLs of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Mamburao District Jail...
A total of 72 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from the Zamboanga City Jail Reformatory Center in January through intensified paralegal support service, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail warden Supt. Xavier Solda said on Thursday, Feb. 2. “We are hoping that more...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has released 103,000 qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in 2022 as part of the ‘zero overstaying’ policy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Ablos Jr. said on Tuesday, Jan. 31....
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Wednesday, Jan. 25, that its welfare and development program for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) has transformed from the Holiday season lantern-making activity to a year-round money earning process. BJMP-National Capital Region (NCR)...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted on Saturday, Jan. 21, an on-site voter registration for more than 300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail-Male Dormitory in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). BJMP chief Jail...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has vowed to expedite the release of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to ease the congestion rate in the country's correctional facilities. "The BJMP is utilizing all legal means to decongest our jails, and we are grateful that President Marcos is...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) qualified for parole to decongest the country’s correctional facilities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the directive during his first...
The congestion rate in all the jails run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) across the country has dropped by 18 percent in 2022. In a statement, BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral said that from the 386 percent annual average rate in 2021, it went down to 368 percent in 2022. He...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Friday, Dec. 16, that it has conducted surprise inspections in its 39 jail facilities to ensure no illegal contrabands are in possession of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who are qualified to participate in the upcoming Barangay and...
As the Catholic Church starts the observance of the nine-day “Simbang Gabi,” Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, expressed support for the celebration of the votive masses as well as the Misa...
