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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 »

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 »

Correcting the Bureau of Corrections

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 01:08 PM

It's time to let the sun shine in the BuCor to help rid it of vices of its corrupt personnel. Read more »

Halos 400 napalaya sa GCTA sumuko na, ayon sa PNP

Henry Atuelan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 02:16 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATE) – Halos 400 na ang bilang ng mga napalayang preso dahil sa good conduct time allowance (GCTA) na nagsisuko sa ilalim ng ultimatum ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP). Read more »

Bong Go: Drug convicts seeking unnecessary hospital admission should be poisoned

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 08:05 PM

MANILA - Next time drug convicts seek unnecessary hospital confinement, put an IV drip laced with poison so they go straight to the morgue. 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 »

Guevarra seeks greater DOJ control over BuCor

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 06:26 PM

MANILA – A law that gave stronger powers to the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) may have to be reviewed in light of the recent discovery of anomalies at the New Bilibid Prison, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday. Read more »

Key BuCor officials backed out of hearing: Lacson

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 02:56 PM

MANILA – Several key officials of the Bureau of Corrections who have knowledge of the supposed corrupt practices at the bureau offered to tell everything they know but backed out before Thursday's hearing, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday. 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 »

De Lima on Bilibid mess: Why me?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 11:34 PM

MANILA - Detained Sen. Leila de Lima slammed her fellow senators Panfilo Lacson, Richard Gordon, and Francis Tolentino for putting the focus on her in the discussion of the alleged abuses in the grant of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for prisoners. 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 »

'GCTA list minadali kaya nasama roon si Napoles'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 09:57 PM

Minadali ang listahan sa GCTA kaya napasama roon ang pangalan ng plunder convict na si Janet Lim Napoles. 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 »