Catapang’s revitalized mission: penal reforms
The appointment marked an abrupt transition from military leadership to one of the government’s most scrutinized civilian agencies.
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The appointment marked an abrupt transition from military leadership to one of the government’s most scrutinized civilian agencies.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Friday announced the relief of four police officers over the alleged mistaken arrest…
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Bureau of Corrections director general Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. has directed the conduct of comprehensive medical assessments of Persons Deprived of…
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The focus on reforming, rather than “neutralizing,” law offenders under the current dispensation resulted in the release of 1,156 Persons Deprived of Liberty…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has released 1,156 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from 12 June to 17 July, bringing the total number of…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has imposed sanctions on around 200 personnel as part of efforts to overhaul an institution long plagued by corruption and…
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Catapang explicitly cautioned the new officers against jeopardizing their law enforcement careers through incompetence, negligence, or corruption.
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. called on 338 newly graduated custodial officers to uphold integrity, reject unlawful…
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Some 1,000 newly recruited Corrections Officer 1 (CO1) personnel took their oath before Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) allowed the families of two missing student activists to meet face-to-face with retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan on Thursday…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) allowed complainants and their lawyers to meet with convicted former military general Jovito Palparan at the New Bilibid…
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The Sablayan facility is one of the bureau’s primary agricultural penal farms.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced Sunday that it has issued separate show cause orders against two police officers caught on camera riding…
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More than 1,000 policemen had been administratively charged in the first quarter of 2026, the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Internal Affairs Service (IAS)…
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One officer sustained skull and wrist injuries after being punched in the head by a protester.
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The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has dismissed a police officer from service after finding him administratively liable for grave misconduct, neglect…
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The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Monday commended three highway patrol officers for refusing a P200,000 bribe during a recent anti-carnapping…
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