BuCor prison reforms

Catapang said the transfers are part of a broader effort to ease severe congestion at Bilibid and prepare the historic facility for its ultimate closure.

23 July 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The Bureau of Corrections released hundreds of persons deprived of liberty from facilities nationwide, while highlighting digital reforms, parole compliance,…

18 July 2026 · 2 MIN READ

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…

17 July 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The Bureau of Corrections has sanctioned around 200 personnel as part of sweeping reforms to curb corruption, strengthen discipline, and improve prison…

17 July 2026 · 2 MIN READ

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,…

15 July 2026 · 2 MIN READ

Catapang explicitly cautioned the new officers against jeopardizing their law enforcement careers through incompetence, negligence, or corruption.

11 July 2026 · 1 MIN READ

BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. urges 338 new custodial officers to uphold integrity, reject unlawful orders and help drive reforms toward a…

9 July 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Around 1,000 newly recruited Corrections Officer 1 personnel have taken their oath before BuCor chief Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. in Muntinlupa City, marking…

1 July 2026 · 2 MIN READ

The Bureau of Corrections allowed the families of missing student activists to personally meet retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan at New Bilibid Prison, aiming…

26 June 2026 · 2 MIN READ

The Bureau of Corrections has allowed complainants and their lawyers to personally verify that convicted ex-general Jovito Palparan remains detained at New…

25 June 2026 · 2 MIN READ

The Sablayan facility is one of the bureau’s primary agricultural penal farms.

23 June 2026 · 1 MIN READ