Comelec/MB More than 40,000 indigenous people voted during the recent national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Based on the partial data of Comelec as of May 14, a total 40,319 indigeneous people participated in the general elections last May 9. The figure...
A total of 26,299 out of the 33,286 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) supervised jail facilities casted their votes in the May 9, 2022 polls. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said that as of 2 p.m., there were zero untoward incidents in...
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Director Allan Iral ordered his men on Sunday, May 8, to ensure a trouble-free conduct of the onsite and offsite elections for its registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the May 9 polls. A total of 33,409 BJMP supervised PDLs are expected to...
A total of 2,683 out of the 33,409 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) voters under the custody of the Bureau Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) will cast their votes outside their jails on May 9. BJMP spokesperson Jail Supt. Xavier Solda said that most of the PDLs, a total of 30,726,...
The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) on Monday, April 25, has conducted Covid-19 vaccination inside the jail facility in Kamuning, aiming to inoculate close to 2,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Jail Senior Supt. Michelle Bonto, QCJMD warden, said that they are targeting to vaccinate...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has maintained zero record of Covid-19 cases among its personnel and the persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under its custody. In a statement released on Sunday, April 24, the BJMP said its Directorate for Health Service has not recorded any Covid...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR) and the Junior Chamber International Quezon City (JCI QC) Capitol has entered into a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) that provides paralegal and livelihood support to persons deprived of liberty (PDL) under...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) launched on Friday, April 8, a 20-year development roadmap designed to improve the administration and care of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and finally address the dire condition in jails worsened by decades-long problem of overcrowded...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Jail-Female Dorm (BCJ-FD) has been implementing programs meant to ensure the safety of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including the 93 females under its care. (Photo from Rizaldy Comanda) The BCJ-FD said it is undertaking measures to enhance public safety by...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Twenty nine Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Benguet Provincial Jail received livelihood skills training in bread making and pastry production through the assistance of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Cordillera and in coordination...
BANGUED, Abra -- As part of the 2022 National Women’s Month celebration, female police officers of Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday conducted a women empowerment program for female Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of Abra Provincial Jail. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
A total of 119,175 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the jail facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have already been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to BJMP spokesperson Supt. Xavier Solda on Sunday, March 20. In an interview over GMA News, Solda...
