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SC junks rapist-killer Sanchez’s bid for release

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 04:10 PM

The Supreme Court has dismissed on technical grounds the bid of convicted rapist and killer Antonio Sanchez to compel the Bureau of Corrections to release him. Read more »

Not all heinous crime convicts disqualified from 'good conduct' release: DOJ

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Posted at Sep 18 09:15 AM

Not all heinous crime convicts will be disqualified from getting early release under the revised implementing rules and regulations of the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, the justice department said Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-DOJ chief Aguirre invited to Senate inquiry on convicts' release

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Updated as of Sep 16 01:24 PM

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has invited former Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre to its inquiry into the release of heinous crime convicts based on good conduct credits, which some witnesses claimed were sold by corrupt officials, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday. Read more »

'Code of silence' shrouds corruption in prisons, senators told

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Updated as of Sep 12 01:27 PM

The bribes range from P500 to P1,000 and "out of mercy" some guards would just confiscate banned items without lodging additional charges, said BuCor Legal Division Chief Frederic Anthony Santos. Read more »

Solon urges prosecutors to get court order before chasing GCTA beneficiaries

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Posted at Sep 12 10:09 AM

State prosecutors should secure warrants from the court before arresting convicts freed due to the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, one of its authors said Thursday. Read more »

DOJ awaits explanation on Napoles inclusion in GCTA list

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Updated as of Sep 12 08:56 AM

The Bureau of Corrections is "prepared to answer" questions about the inclusion of plunder convict Janet Lim Napoles in a list of inmates eligible for early release under a contentious law, the Department of Justice said Thursday.  Read more »

Killings of 3 BuCor officials linked to release of heinous crime convicts?

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Updated as of Sep 11 10:09 AM

The Metro Manila police said Wednesday it was investigating the possible link between the fatal shooting of 3 officials of the Bureau of Corrections and the release of hundreds of heinous crime convicts for good conduct.  Read more »

One convict freed on good conduct leaves PH: DOJ

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Updated as of Sep 11 07:58 AM

Only 1 foreign national freed on good conduct credits has left the country, the justice department said Wednesday, as lawmakers investigated the scheme due to legality questions. Read more »

Ombudsman wants De Lima, Roxas to clarify GCTA rules for convicts

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Updated as of Sep 10 07:56 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — The Office of the Ombudsman has asked Sen. Leila de Lima and former Interior secretary Mar Roxas to clarify the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) that they drafted for the early release of prisoners based on good conduct credits. Read more »

Felons on Facebook: Some convicts active on social media from behind bars - Lacson

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Posted at Sep 09 12:43 PM

Some prisoners surf social media from behind bars, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday, ahead of the resumption of a Senate inquiry into the questionable release of some heinous crime convicts based on good conduct credits. Read more »

New Senate witness to bolster 'GCTA for sale' exposé

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Posted at Sep 09 10:34 AM

A second witness will corroborate in a legislative hearing on Monday a whistleblower's tale of the alleged sale of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits for the early release of prisoners, Senate President Vicente Sotto said. Read more »

PNP eyes Interpol aid to chase convicts freed on 'good conduct'

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Updated as of Sep 09 10:28 AM

The Philippine National Police said Monday it might seek the help of the International Criminal Police Organization in arresting heinous crime convicts freed on good conduct credits. Read more »

Ex-judge, victims' families reunite 2 decades after Sanchez rape-slay conviction

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 09:44 PM

On Saturday, former Pasig RTC judge Harriet Demetriou crossed paths again with mothers of UPLB students Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez more than 2 decades after the conviction of then-Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez. Read more »

Bilibid 'a business' for scalawag officials, says whistleblower

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Posted at Sep 06 02:38 PM

MANILA - The management of the New Bilibid Prisons has become "a business" for scalawag officials, a whistleblower who bared the alleged sale of early release for convicts said Friday. Read more »

Lacson: Prisons 'mafia' demands up to P1.5M for 'good conduct' release

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Posted at Sep 06 01:02 PM

A "big and organized mafia" within the Bureau of Corrections demands up to P1.5 million in exchange for the early release of prisoners based on good conduct credits, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Friday, citing information from 3 Senate witnesses. Read more »

Sotto bares 'tanim-kaso' scheme in prisons bureau

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Updated as of Sep 06 01:10 PM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto on Friday bared a supposed "tanim-kaso" scheme where inmates due for release are asked to cough up money to junk fabricated charges. Read more »

BuCor insider to bare 'prison release for sale' at Senate probe: Gordon

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Posted at Sep 05 04:23 PM

MANILA - A Bureau of Corrections insider is set to appear at a Senate inquiry and is expected to bare the alleged sale of early release for prisoners based on good conduct credits, Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday. Read more »

PNP: Cops 'can use force' if convicts released early resist arrest

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Updated as of Sep 05 03:48 PM

MANILA - Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said police officers "can use force" if they encounter resistance from convicts ordered rearrested after their early release on account of supposed good conduct.  Read more »

'Sila ang pumalpak': De Lima says Duterte admin, not Aquino's, at fault for GCTA mess

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Posted at Sep 05 12:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's administration is to blame for the early release of heinous crime convicts under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, Sen. Leila De Lima said Thursday, rejecting accusations that the administration of former President Benigno Aquino was at fault. Read more »

DOJ 'fast-tracking' recommendation for Faeldon replacement

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Updated as of Sep 05 09:42 AM

The Department of Justice said Thursday it was "fast-tracking" a recommendation for the replacement of Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon, who was fired from his post following questions on the legality of the early release of hundreds of heinous crime convicts.  Read more »