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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benhur Abalos has ordered the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to start the the digitization of all records of its Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) through the single carpeta system.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has pushed for a stronger and unified stand in ensuring that the welfare and development of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are addressed sufficiently.

As Election Day, May 9, draws near, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 5, released the voting time for voters who are part of the vulnerable sectors.

San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora officiated the civil wedding of Persons Deprived with Liberty (PDLs) at the city jail on Monday, Feb. 14.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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 Monday, June 21.

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.

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).

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.