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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 »

Pemberton release placed on hold

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 10:02 PM

The US Marine behind the killing of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude in 2014 is not walking free just yet.  Read more »

'Ang bilis ng pangyayari': Gabi ng pagpaslang kay 'Ganda' inalala

Doris Bigornia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 08:04 PM

Tila bangunguot pa rin para sa mga kaibigan ni Jennifer Laude ang gabi ng pagpaslang sa tinagurian nilang 'Ganda.'  Read more »

Amerikanong sundalo na pumatay sa Pinay transgender, makakalaya dahil sa 'good conduct'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 08:00 PM

Ipinag-utos ng korte na palayain ang Amerikanong sundalo dahil sa GCTA o good conduct time allowance. Read more »

Maagang pagpapalaya sa US Marine na pumaslang kay Jennifer Laude, kinuwestiyon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 11:48 AM

Kinuwestiyon ng kampo ng pamilya ng transgender Pinay na si Jennifer Laude ang utos ng korte para sa maagang pagpapalaya kay US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, na na-convict sa pagpaslang sa biktima.  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 »

US Marine sa transpinay slay pinapalaya na dahil sa 'good conduct'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 08:22 PM

Ayon sa korte, dapat nang palayain ang US Marine dahil lagpas 10 taon na ang pinagsilbihan nito sa kasong homicide.  Read more »

Will Pemberton walk free soon? Up to the court to decide, says DOJ

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 12:13 AM

The lawyer of US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton has asked an Olongapo court to start computing his good conduct time allowance following the withdrawal of his conviction appeal, which could lead to his early release.   Read more »

CHR to probe killing of former BuCor official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 06:41 PM

The Commission of Human Rights on Thursday said it will launch its own investigation into the killing of a former Bureau of Corrections official who testified at a Senate inquiry about the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Task group binuo para imbestigahan ang pagpatay sa BuCor official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 07:00 PM

Pero ayon sa mga opisyal ng pulisya at BuCor, hindi pa nila natutukoy ang motibo sa pagpatay sa abogadong si Fredric Anthony Santos. Read more »

Senate panel recommends filing charges vs Faeldon, BuCor officials over GCTA mess

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 06:35 PM

MANILA - A Senate panel has recommended the filing of charges against former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon and 6 other officials in the national penitentiary for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after they allegedly accepted payments for the early release of some inmates.    Read more »

Gordon urges Ombudsman to 'cast wider net', 'prosecute Faeldon' in GCTA mess

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 08:16 PM

MANILA - The Ombudsman should "cast a wider net" and prosecute high-ranking officials tagged in the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) for sale scheme, Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Richard Gordon on Wednesday said, hours after 3 prison officials were charged with graft and bribery cases. Read more »

3 BuCor execs face graft, direct bribery raps over GCTA controversy

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 07:08 PM

Three Bureau of Corrections officials will face direct bribery and graft charges in connection with a P50,000 bribe they supposedly demanded and received for the release of an inmate over the controversial Good Conduct Time Allowance law. Read more »

BuCor relieves some 300 Bilibid guards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 09:33 PM

Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag ordered the relief of some 300 guards at the maximum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. Read more »

Bersamin confirms SC seeks respondents' comment on petition vs. revised GCTA rules

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 10:47 PM

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday confirmed the Supreme Court (SC) en banc has required respondents in the petition questioning the validity of the revised implementing rules and regulations of RA 10592 or the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law to file their comments to the petition within 10 days. Read more »

DOJ releases 37 more surrenderers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:33 PM

The Department of Justice on Tuesday said it has released the fourth batch of convicts who surrendered under President Duterte's ultimatum. Read more »

Albayalde testifies

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 01:12 PM

Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde speaks to reporters as he attends the Senate probe on the Good Conduct Time Allowance on Tuesday.  Read more »

DOJ: 35 more surrenderers released

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 10:53 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said it has released the third batch of convicts who surrendered under President Rodrigo Duterte's ultimatum. Read more »

52 convicts released again following surrender under Duterte ultimatum, DOJ confirms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:58 AM

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday confirmed the release of 52 convicts who got out of prison early but surrendered after President Rodrigo Duterte issued an ultimatum on heinous crime prisoners granted early release on good conduct. Read more »

DILG official wary about merging 'rotten' BuCor with BJMP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 04:50 PM

MANILA - Suggestions to integrate the Bureau of Corrections with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) may not be a good idea at this time.   Read more »