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Justice department to 'closely monitor' BuCor reforms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 11:43 AM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday said he has ordered the agency's oversight committee to "closely monitor" the reforms under new Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 9, 2019

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Posted at Oct 10 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

No more villas

Jam Sta. Rosa, AFP
Posted at Oct 09 06:26 PM

A bulldozer demolishes illegal structures set up and used by inmates inside the New Bilibid Prison in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Metro Manila police lends 500 cops to Bilibid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 10:12 AM

The Metro Manila police said Tuesday it deployed 500 personnel to keep watch over inmates at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa, an alleged control center of illegal drug transactions across the country. Read more »

Senator proposes privatization of prisons

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Updated as of Oct 08 09:40 AM

A senator on Tuesday proposed for government to tap the private sector in the construction and management of jail facilities for prisoners convicted of lesser crimes in a bid to decongest prisons in the country. Read more »

Over 500 cops assigned to Bilibid to boost anti-drug campaign

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Updated as of Oct 06 07:18 PM

The Philippine National Police has assigned over 500 policemen to the New Bilibid Prison in a bid to boost the government's anti-drug campaign. Read more »

Bilibid doctor who gave out hospital passes should lose license: lawmaker

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Posted at Oct 03 01:35 PM

The national penitentiary doctor who allegedly gave hospital passes to convicts must be stripped of his medical license, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Thursday. Read more »

More surrendered convicts under Duterte ultimatum to be freed: DOJ

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Posted at Sep 29 10:33 AM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday said it would release more convicts who surrendered under President Rodrigo Duterte's ultimatum. Read more »

DOJ: ‘GCTA’ convicts who surrendered but had been paroled will be freed

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Posted at Sep 27 08:38 PM

Fifty-two convicts who surrendered to authorities to comply with President Duterte's ultimatum will be freed again, a justice official said Friday. Read more »

DOJ: BuCor set to release some surrendered convicts

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 03:30 PM

Among those who will be released were those granted executive clemency, pardon and parole. Read more »

'DOJ reborn': Guevarra says justice dept survived GCTA crisis ‘almost unscathed’

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 03:15 PM

"I’d like to say the Department of Justice has been reborn,” said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Read more »

Palasyo dinepensahan ang 'katay' statement ng bagong BuCor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 08:12 PM

Ipinagtanggol ng Malacañang si bagong BuCor chief Gerald Bantag kasunod ng mga batikos dahil sa banta niyang kakatayin ang mga presong magtatangkang suhulan siya. Read more »

DILG official wary about merging 'rotten' BuCor with BJMP

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Updated as of Sep 24 04:50 PM

MANILA - Suggestions to integrate the Bureau of Corrections with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) may not be a good idea at this time.   Read more »

New Bucor chief to stop using mobile phone inside Bilibid

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Posted at Sep 23 09:44 PM

In a bid to set an example to all the personnel of the New Bilibid Prison, new Bureau of Corrections chief Director General Gerald Bantag said he will stop using his mobile phone inside the facility. Read more »

New BuCor chief to prisoners, men: Magbago na kayo

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Updated as of Sep 23 07:19 PM

New Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag has a warning to his own men and prisoners under his watch: change or suffer misfortune.  Read more »

BuCor set to free surrendered prisoners not convicted of heinous crimes

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Updated as of Sep 23 11:27 AM

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will release prisoners who surrendered under President Rodrigo Duterte's ultimatum despite not being convicted of heinous crimes, the Department of Justice said Monday. Read more »

DOJ: 2,139 convicts released early for good conduct have surrendered

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Posted at Sep 21 05:49 PM

More prisoners released early due to good conduct surrender to authorities. Department of Justice Spokesperson Undersecretary Markk Perete says as of Saturday morning (September 21, 2019), 130 more surrendered, bringing the total number prison returnees to 2,139. Read more »

PH senators to discuss whether to reveal testimony of Ex-CIDG Chief Magalong

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Updated as of Sep 21 03:57 PM

Next week, Philippine senators are expected to discuss if they will make public the revelations of former police official Benjamin Magalong about the illegal drug trade inside the country's prison facilities. Magalong claims that retired and active high-ranking officials are involved in the anomalies. Read more »

'Listahan ng mga pinasusukong convict nakitaan ng mga pagkakamali'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 11:41 AM

Ayon kay Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, nakakita ang DOJ ng higit 40 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) o mga nakapiit na hindi dapat kasama sa listahan. Read more »

Manhunt for GCTA freed convicts on hold, says NCRPO chief

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Updated as of Sep 20 01:01 PM

MANILA - Metro Manila police chief Guillermo Eleazar said they would heed the order to suspend police operations for now against heinous crime convicts released under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law who have yet to surrender. Read more »