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SC justice stuck in Visayas delays resolution of petition for release of detainees

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 11:56 PM

MANILA - The failure of a Supreme Court justice to travel back to Manila from the Visayas is causing the delay in resolving an urgent petition for the release of sick, elderly and pregnant detainees amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said Thursday. Read more »

SC urged to release sick, elderly detainees amid rising COVID-19 cases in jails

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:51 AM

The number of COVID-19 cases in Philippine jails continues to rise. Read more »

DOH issues guidelines amid coronavirus infections in prisons, jails

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 10:45 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) has released guidelines to stem COVID-19 infections in prisons and jails in the country, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

SC petitioners refute OSG: COVID-19 cases in jails show inability to prevent virus spread

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 09:58 PM

Citing the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in jails, political prisoners who urged the Supreme Court for their temporary release refuted the claim of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that the Philippine government is doing enough to prevent the spread of the virus.   Read more »

SolGen opposes release of prisoners amid COVID-19 threat, says Reds exploiting crisis

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 04:19 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has opposed the plea of inmates seeking temporary release from jail amid the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, accusing them of being members of communist groups and of taking advantage of the issue. Read more »

PH immigration works to decongest detention center to avoid COVID-19 transmission among foreign detainees

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 03:29 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Philippine immigration authorities are working to decongest its detention facility located in the capital Manila to reduce the risk of an outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among foreign nationals being detained there, the agency said Wednesday. Read more »

BJMP 'agrees on all efforts to decongest' jails: spox

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:00 AM

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Sunday it agrees on "all efforts to decongest" the country's jails as 9 inmates and 9 of its staff contracted COVID-19. Read more »

Guevarra: DOJ studying plea to release low-risk inmates amid COVID-19 threat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 09:16 PM

The Department of Justice is studying the mounting plea of several groups to release low-risk prisoners who might be vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in jail. Read more »

‘Prison emergency’ pushed to prevent COVID-19 spread in ‘horribly crowded’ PH jails

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should declare a “prison emergency” and free sick, elderly, and other low-risk inmates to prevent a possible outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Philippines’ notoriously crowded jails, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Read more »

CHR condemns alleged rape of female detainees in Marikina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 06:35 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday expressed alarm over the alleged rape of 2 female detainees by Marikina City policemen, lamenting that "even in times of crisis, women and girls are at risk of and are victims of different forms of gender-based violence." Read more »

2 pulis-Marikina, nanghalay umano ng 2 detainee

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 12:23 AM

Dalawang tauhan ng Marikina City Police ang inaresto Lunes matapos mang-molestiya umano ng dalawang babaeng preso sa police office mismo. Read more »

Group calls for mass release of elderly and political prisoners amid coronavirus threat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 02:38 PM

A group of families and friends of political prisoners is calling for mass release of low-level offenders, as well as sick and old prisoners, amid growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

10 detainees go on hunger strike at Japanese immigration center

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 06 11:03 PM

Around 10 foreigners detained at an immigration facility in Osaka have staged a hunger strike to protest their protracted detention, their supporters said Wednesday.   Read more »

Halos 500 detainees namatay habang nasa police custody simula 2016: PNP-IAS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 07:24 PM

Halos 500 preso ang namatay simula 2016, ayon sa audit ng Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service. Read more »

SC allows video conferencing for detainees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 03:48 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court has allowed detainees to give their testimonies remotely to minimize security and other risks, with testing set in Davao City, the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, and Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.    Read more »

Presong pumuga sa QC Jail, arestado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 08:05 PM

Naaresto na ang isa sa dalawang detainees na nakatakas mula sa Quezon City Jail Annex noong Huwebes.   Read more »

2 preso ng Quezon City Jail nakatakas matapos ang hearing sa korte

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 08:21 PM

Pinaghahanap na ang 2 inmates ng Quezon City Jail na sinasabing nakatakas nitong Huwebes.   Read more »

Security issues, lack of information restrict detainee voters

Pam Castro, ABS-CBN News Channel
Posted at May 16 04:19 AM

On the first day of the week, sunlight filtered through the grilled window panes into the prison cell called Selda Uno. On its corner stood Macmac, 23, one of the pre-trialed detainees in the Manila City Jail.  Read more »

PNP-IAS says 43 cops charged with rape since 2015

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 12:12 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Forty-three policemen have been charged administratively by the Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) for rape complaints since 2015.  Read more »

BY THE NUMBERS: Human rights violations during Marcos' rule

Compiled by the ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Posted at Sep 21 08:25 PM

At least 9,000 victims of human rights violations were monitored by the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines from 1969 to 1986. Read more »