BuCor unveils cybersecurity training initiative
BuCor personnel undergo cybersecurity training from the DOJ and NBI to strengthen threat detection, data protection, and digital security in prison operations.
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House approves P11.9-B BuCor budget
The House of Representatives approved BuCor’s proposed P11.9-billion budget for 2027, with higher funding set to support correctional facilities, security,…
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BuCor orders fidelity bonds after PDL fund mishandling
BuCor chief Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. ordered tighter controls, fidelity bonds and preparations for cashless transactions following the mishandling of a PDL…
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Catapang: Drones won’t fly past BuCor guards
BuCor chief Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. says drones are unlikely to aid prison escapes or smuggle contraband because facilities have 24/7 watchtowers and CCTV…
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Catapang wants ex-women’s jail execs charged
BuCor will file administrative, criminal and civil cases against seven CIW personnel over alleged irregularities involving nearly P6 million in PDL trust funds.
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Catapang warns public vs fake BuCor sites
BuCor’s Recruitment and Information Technology departments confirmed that both sites are fraudulent following an open-source intelligence investigation.
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BuCor warns public vs fake recruitment websites
Bureau of Corrections chief Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. warns job seekers about two fake recruitment websites posing as BuCor’s official e-recruitment system.…
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BuCor eyes P11.9-B 2027 budget
BuCor seeks P11.9 billion for 2027 to modernize prisons, expand facilities, boost staffing and ease severe overcrowding across the correctional system.
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BuCor tightens firearm safeguards
BuCor chief Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. ordered personnel to strictly secure government-issued firearms following fatal shooting incidents involving minors who…
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144 PDLs complete BuCor courses
Some 144 persons deprived of liberty completed courses under the BuCor-UPOU Development Professional Growth Program, gaining skills aimed at rehabilitation and…
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BuCor chief relieves two CIW officials over missing inmate funds
BuCor has relieved two top Correctional Institution for Women officials pending an investigation into alleged missing inmate trust funds amounting to around P6…
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BuCor hosts ASEAN-Japan dialogue on reducing reoffending
The Bureau of Corrections hosted ASEAN and Japanese delegates at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong for a two-day dialogue on reducing…
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DBM approves new BuCor rank structure
The Department of Budget and Management has approved a revised rank structure for the Bureau of Corrections’ 8,589 uniformed personnel, creating a pyramidal…
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More than 33-K inmates freed
The Bureau of Corrections released hundreds of persons deprived of liberty from facilities nationwide, while highlighting digital reforms, parole compliance,…
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BuCor releases 1,156 PDLs in latest batch
BuCor releases 1,156 persons deprived of liberty from June 12 to July 17, raising the total freed under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to 33,919. The latest…
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BuCor reforms taking hold — Catapang
The Bureau of Corrections has sanctioned around 200 personnel as part of sweeping reforms to curb corruption, strengthen discipline, and improve prison…
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BuCor eyes Bilibid Prison closure
BuCor is advancing plans to close the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa and redevelop the property into a mixed-use global city with government offices,…
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