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3 days left: Palace says Duterte's surrender order for heinous crime convicts stays

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 03:34 PM

"The order of the President remains." Read more »

More than 600 convicts surrender 3 days before Duterte warning lapses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 12:28 PM

More than 600 out of some 2,000 heinous crime convicts have been returned to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) as of Monday morning, the Department of Justice said. Read more »

Two convicts in Chiong sisters rape-slay still at large: DOJ

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 06:05 PM

Two men convicted in the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters have yet to surrender to authorities after they were "prematurely released," a Justice Department official said on Sunday. Read more »

No legal basis to re-arrest freed heinous crime convicts: NUPL

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 03:12 PM

There is no legal basis to consider fugitive and re-arrest freed heinous crime prisoners under a law that reduces an inmate’s sentence due to good conduct, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers said Sunday. Read more »

Dela Rosa denies receiving payoffs as BuCor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 02:50 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has denied receiving money from inmates at the national penitentiary in during his stint as Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief last year. Read more »

More than 500 convicts back in prison 5 days before end of Duterte ultimatum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 04:30 PM

MANILA - More than 500 heinous crime convicts have been returned to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Saturday, 5 days before the lapse of President Rodrigo Duterte's 15-day ultimatum for the surrender of prisoners released early on good conduct. Read more »

Drilon eyes stronger DOJ powers over prisons bureau to curb corruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:41 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) must have "direct control and supervision" of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to curb corruption and illegal activities in the agency that supervises the national penitentiary and other prisons, a lawmaker said. Read more »

Duterte: BuCor officials na sangkot sa katiwalian sisibakin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 10:13 PM

Iginiit ni Duterte na hindi pa rin ligtas ang mga tiwaling opisyal ng BuCor na nakinabang sa batas. Read more »

Joint Review Committee finishes draft of revised IRR of GCTA law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 07:06 PM

The DOJ-DILG Joint Review Committee has finished the draft of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the controversial Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Heinous crime convict surrenderers nearing 300

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 08:14 AM

MANILA—A total of 299 heinous crime convicts who were released on account of good behavior have turned themselves in to authorities as of Thursday night, police said.   Read more »

DOJ: Convicted plunderer Napoles still in prison

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 11:57 PM

The justice department maintains pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles is still in prison despite her inclusion in the list of prisoners released under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Senator wants to look into attacks against BuCor officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 11:55 PM

A state penitentiary officer is in stable condition after being stabbed by an inmate earlier today while that may be an isolated incident. A senator is looking to probe other attacks on prison officials in recent years. Read more »

Senate cites 3 prisons officials in contempt amid Bilibid anomalies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 11:46 PM

Three officials from the Bureau of Corrections and New Bilibid Prison hospital are now under Senate custody. Read more »

Duterte vows to sack all BuCor officials involved in GCTA mess

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 10:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte announced Thursday he will sack all Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials and personnel involved in the release of heinous-crime convicts under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

'Tilapia,' iba pang 'raket' sa Bilibid, isiniwalat sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 08:53 PM

Ikinanta ng mga dating opisyal sa Bureau of Corrections ang mga "raket" sa loob ng New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

Senate panel cites BuCor officials in contempt over Bilibid mess

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 11:48 PM

MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee led by Sen. Richard Gordon on Thursday cited three Bureau of Corrections officials in contempt for being “evasive” in their responses to the panel regarding the alleged anomalies at the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

Party-list solons slam inclusion of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Napoles on GCTA list

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 04:10 PM

MANILA – Party-list lawmakers are up in arms over the inclusion of alleged Priority Development Assistance Fund scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles on the list of those who were supposed to be released early under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Several BuCor members killed in last 8 years: Gordon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 02:44 PM

MANILA - At least 12 officials and personnel of the Bureau of Corrections have been killed since 2011 by motorcycle-riding gunmen, Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday, as lawmakers looked into alleged corruption inside the agency.    Read more »

'24-hr gambling, 30k tilapia, kidnapping': Ex-BuCor chief exposes rackets inside Bilibid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 02:19 PM

MANILA - High-profile inmates at the New Bilibid Prison bribed prison officials so they could enjoy certain privileges while detained such as female entertainers that were worth P30,000 a night, a former chief of the Bureau of Corrections said Thursday.  Read more »

Freed convicts fearing for lives due to erroneous BuCor list: Gordon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 11:55 AM

MANILA - Freed convicts under the good conduct time allowance law who have served their sentences are fearing for their lives due to the erroneous list from the Bureau of Corrections, Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday. Read more »