The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has express its full support to the initiatives in Congress to place the control and supervision of all provincial, city and municipal jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). In a statement, the CHR said that BJMP's control and supervision...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old truck driver was caught with suspected shabu and improvised bladed weapons while visiting his uncle detained at the Talisay City Jail in Talisay City, Negros Occidental in Saturday, Feb. 8. A TRUCK driver yielded two improvised bladed weapons concealed in a pair of...
By Kate Patricia Garcia Christmas is indeed freedom, and it is free for those who have the liberty to celebrate it outside of their norms. For children, Christmas is the freedom to receive countless gifts; for students, it is their way to stay away from academic duties; and for adults, it is the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) transferred on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27, the custody of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy to the Pasig City Jail. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said Quiboloy was turned over at around 5 p.m. to the Bureau of Jail...
The Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 159 has granted the Senate’s request for Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder and televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to appear at the Committee on Women and Children’s investigation on Wednesday, October 23. “The letter-request to allow the appearance...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the tuition-free college education offered by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University (PUPOU) to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail. In an agreement forged last July between the Manila City Jail and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities nabbed a jail guard in a buy-bust operation on Friday, June 21, in Barangay Can-uguib, Abuyog, Leyte. The suspect was identified as Amir, 45, a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, and a resident of Abuyog. Amir was arrested after he sold suspected...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – A jail guard was gunned down on his way to work to the Ilocos Sur Provincial Jail in Barangay Taleb here on Monday morning, March 11. Police identified the victim as Jayson Barrientos Parchmento, 45, a former policeman and Prison Guard 3 of the Ilocos Sur Provincial Jail...
The Philippine Footwear Federation Inc. (PFFI) has expressed its gratitude to Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III and his spouse, entrepreneur Kat De Guzman Pimentel, for their unwavering commitment to bolstering and revitalizing the footwear industry, particularly in Marikina City, which is...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (PPAB) With a P1.5 billion increase in its 2024 budget, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) should strengthen its reintegration programs for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), says Bicol Saro...
BAGUIO CITY – A woman married her boyfriend incarcerated at the Baguio City Jail on Thursday, January 18. This historic wedding was the first granted to a Person Deprived of Liberty and his fiancée inside a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility in the country. BUTCH and Marlyn kiss...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. recently distributed Christmas gifts to 1,100 inmates at the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Pototan town, Iloilo province. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. distributes Christmas gift packs to inmates at the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Pototan town,...
