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Ex-SC spox questions Pemberton pardon as freed convicts remain in prison

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 12:08 PM

The Supreme Court's former spokesman on Tuesday questioned the "imbalance" between President Rodrigo Duterte's grant of absolute pardon to an American convict while thousands of Filipinos were returned to prisons after government recalled the implementation of good conduct time allowance law. Read more »

'Sheer immorality': Duterte pardon of US Marine tied to foreign policy, says Laude camp

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Updated as of Sep 08 11:40 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's absolute pardon of convicted killer US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is "sheer immorality and totally unjust," a lawyer for the victim's family said Tuesday. Read more »

Release of convicted US Marine Pemberton 'on hold': BuCor

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Posted at Sep 03 02:38 PM

The release of convicted killer US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton from prison is "on hold" as authorities await the resolution of the appeal from Jennifer Laude's family, the Bureau of Corrections said Thursday.   Read more »

Pemberton ineligible for good conduct rule benefits: Laude family lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 09:40 AM

MANILA – Convicted US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton cannot avail of a law allowing prisoners to be released early due to good conduct as his case needs a separate treaty, a lawyer of Jennifer Laude’s family said Thursday. Read more »

Gordon says BuCor official's killing 'most definitely' connected to GCTA issue

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Posted at Feb 19 09:15 PM

Gordon called on President Rodrigo Duterte to act "immediately" on the killing of Santos. Read more »

BuCor official who testified in GCTA probe shot dead in Muntinlupa

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Updated as of Feb 19 08:57 PM

A former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) official who testified in the Senate's inquiry into the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law was shot dead Wednesday afternoon, police said. Read more »

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 »

26 sumuko sa Iwahig prison dahil sa GCTA pinalaya na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 05:30 PM

Pinalaya ngayong umaga ng Lunes ang 26 taong dating nakapiit Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm na muling bumalik sa kulungan dahil sa kontrobersiyal na good conduct time allowance law. Read more »

8 Bilibid inmates question revised GCTA rules before SC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 03:29 PM

Eight inmates from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) have filed the first petition before the Supreme Court questioning the validity of the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of RA 10592 or the expanded good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

More surrendered convicts under Duterte ultimatum to be freed: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
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: 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 survived GCTA mess 'almost unscathed': Guevarra

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 03:29 PM

In the face of the controversy surrounding the good conduct time allowance, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has survived an “institutional crisis” and has even gained “new-found strength.”   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 »

BuCor set to free surrendered prisoners not convicted of heinous crimes

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Good conduct credits on review under new implementing rules - DOJ

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 08:44 PM

MANILA - Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said Thursday the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is in the process of recomputing good conduct credits on the basis of revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the law granting expanded good conduct time allowance (GCTA).  Read more »

Roxas says implementing rules 'consistent' with GCTA law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 09:52 AM

Former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday said the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law was "consistent" with the policy. Read more »

Fear and sadness prevail among surrendered convicts: priest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 09:32 AM

Most convicts who surrendered under President Rodrigo Duterte's ultimatum turned themselves in out of fear even though they were not guilty of heinous crimes, a priest said Thursday. Read more »

Lawmakers eye separate remote facility for heinous crime convicts

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 12:59 AM

Members of three of seven committees investigating the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) controversy have filed a bill that seeks to totally separate heinous crime convicts from other persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) with lower jail sentences. Read more »

Revised rules on GCTA law could face Supreme Court scrutiny

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Posted at Sep 18 11:33 PM

The revised implementing rules and regulations of the good conduct time allowance law may still be questioned before the Supreme Court.  Read more »

Most prisoners who surrendered under Duterte ultimatum not heinous crime convicts: PNP

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Posted at Sep 18 05:55 PM

Most of the prisoners who surrendered to the police amid President Rodrigo Duterte's ultimatum were not heinous crime convicts. Read more »