The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Bureau of Corrections BuCor) have launched a “pre-release reformation" program for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections and other related agencies to prioritize the modernization of the country’s correctional system to address the problem of jail congestion. Dela Rosa, during the Senate Finance Committee’s...
On account of their good conduct, 13 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released last Sept. 19 from the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the 13 freed PDLs had qualified under Republic Act No. 10592, the law on...
Lawmakers and officials of the Muntinlupa City government have urged the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) headed by Usec. Gerald Bantag, director general, to tear down a wall it built on a road leading to a government housing project inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in the city. The House of...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said the closure of a road inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) reservation in Poblacion, Muntinlupa that started Sunday is different from the earlier closure of an access road that was implemented in March. BuCor built a wall on a road leading to the Type B area...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has erected another wall inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) reservation in Muntinlupa. Photos from Barangay Poblacion showed prisoners building the wall on the road leading to the Type B area Sunday. The new wall built by BuCor inside the New Bilibid Prison...
Senators on Friday, May 28 welcomed President Duterte’s move to sign into law the Height Equality Act which lowers the height requirement for applications of aspiring policemen, firemen and other law enforcement positions. Duterte signed the law, Republic Act No. 11549, lowering the height...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure lowering the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). President Duterte (File...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed on Monday a resolution asking the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to stop the eviction and demolition of houses of informal settlers inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa and secure first a Certificate of Compliance. BuCor Deputy Director General for...
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag said the closure of a road inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Muntinlupa, which prevented residents of a government housing project from using it to go to the city proper, was implemented for “safety, security, and...
