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Senate OKs bill on separate facility for heinous crime convicts

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Posted at Dec 16 05:57 PM

Voting 21-0, the Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a bill that seeks to establish a separate facility for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes. Read more »

Senate OKs on 2nd reading 'supermax' prisons for heinous crime convicts

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 12:12 AM

MANILA - The Senate on Tuesday approved on 2nd reading a bill that would establish separate prisons for inmates convicted of heinous crimes.   Read more »

More than 1,700 GCTA-freed convicts meet Duterte deadline to surrender

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Updated as of Sep 20 12:24 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Over 1,700 convicts who were freed early for supposed good conduct have surrendered as of Thursday night, on President Rodrigo Duterte's deadline. 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 »

More than 1,000 freed convicts surrender hours before Duterte ultimatum

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 12:43 AM

Over a thousand prisoners convicted of heinous crimes who were released early for supposed good conduct surrendered as of early Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte's deadline. Read more »

'Mga heinous crime convicts kasama talaga sa makikinabang sa GCTA law'

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Updated as of Sep 17 09:40 PM

Nilinaw ni dating Sen. Chiz Escudero na hindi intensiyong itakwil ng bagong good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law ang mga nahatulan ng heinous crimes.    Read more »

Heinous crimes convicts di na kasali sa GCTA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 08:21 PM

Di na kasama ang mga nakulong dahil sa karumaldumal na krimen sa mga maaaring makinabang sa GCTA law. Read more »

Ilang grupo may babala sa di pagbigay ng GCTA sa heinous crime convicts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 07:29 PM

Nagbabala ang ilang grupo na baka dumami ang insidente ng karahasan sa mga bilangguan kapag inalis ang mga heinous crime convict sa mga maaaring mapaaga ang paglaya gamit ang good conduct time allowance. Read more »

Go wants 'killer' for BuCor head position

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 12:56 AM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday said he wants a "killer" to step in as chief of the embattled Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) after its former head Nicanor Faeldon was sacked last week by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

'Why pin the blame on us?' Bato defends BuCor amid GCTA mess

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Updated as of Sep 10 09:43 AM

MANILA - Senator Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday defended the Bureau of Corrections for releasing heinous crime convicts due to the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law.  Read more »

27 opisyal at kawani ng BuCor, sinuspinde ng Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 12:14 AM

Handa naman ang PNP na tugisin ang mga benepisyaryo ng GCTA na hindi susuko sa itinakdang deadline ng pangulo.  Read more »

Kaanak ng ilang convict masama ang loob sa pagsuspende sa GCTA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 07:18 PM

Masama ang loob ng mga kamag-anak ng ilang convict sa naantalang paglaya ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay kasunod ng pagsuspende sa pagbibigay ng good conduct time allowance. Read more »

Higit 30 heinous crime convicts sumuko matapos ang ultimatum ni Duterte

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Posted at Sep 06 09:03 PM

Umabot na sa 33 ang mga sumukong bilanggo na unang napalaya sa ilalim ng good conduct time allowance. Read more »

'Pinalipat ko': Duterte admits ordering transfer of 10 convicts to Marines barracks

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Updated as of Sep 07 03:05 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte admitted Friday he ordered the transfer of 10 high-profile convicts, including drug dealer Peter Co, to a detention facility of the Philippine Marines in Taguig City.  Read more »

De Lima says high-profile convicts moved for ‘coaching’ in drug cases vs her

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 05:36 PM

Detained Sen. Leila De Lima denounced Friday the transfer of several high-profile convicts serving as witnesses in the drug cases against her, saying the move was meant to pressure them to stick to their “perjured testimonies.” Read more »

DOJ chief: 10 high-profile convicts moved to marine barracks over security threat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 03:58 PM

MAYNILA - Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday said there was “nothing irregular” in the transfer of 10 Bilibid inmates to a detention facility of the Philippine Marines for as long as a court approval was secured. Read more »

Duterte order for convicts’ surrender raises legal questions

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Posted at Sep 05 11:25 PM

Legal questions have been raised over Duterte's order for the surrender of heinous-crime convicts released under the good conduct time allowance law Read more »

Venturina family denounces early release of heinous crimes convicts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 11:19 PM

More families demand the return to prison of convicted heinous-crime inmates granted early release due to good behavior.  Read more »

Ombudsman prioritizing probe on early release of heinous crime convicts

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 05:59 PM

MANILA - The Office of the Ombudsman has started receiving “raw data” and other documents for its “exhaustive” investigation on the controversial early release of nearly 2,000 heinous-crime convicts under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Peter Co, 9 other high-profile convicts moved to marine barracks: official

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Updated as of Sep 05 07:14 PM

MANILA - Ten high-profile Filipino and Chinese drug lords, including the notorious Peter Co, were transferred to the custody of the Philippine Marines last June, a military official confirmed Thursday. Read more »