BuCor intensifies jail decongestions
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Catapang Jr. has called for renewal and hope, emphasizing the agency’s mission to reform and…
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Catapang Jr. has called for renewal and hope, emphasizing the agency’s mission to reform and…
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BuCor chief urges personnel to become "beacons of hope" and commit to transforming lives of PDLs
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There is a mad scramble among Japanese promoters to sign up newly-crowned Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight king Kenneth “Lover Boy” Llover,…
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Just hours after staging a card at the Elorde Sports Center in Parañaque, Japanese boxing promoter Masayuki Ito left for Tokyo to start working on his next…
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Now the 29,000 hectares of land where the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) is located have been titled, signaling the formal start of managing the area…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced Monday that the release of 1,058 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) brings the total number of inmates freed to…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has confirmed the rearrest of a person deprived of liberty (PDL) who escaped from the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in…
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Authorities thwarted an attempt by a female visitor to smuggle suspected illegal drugs into the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of…
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The much-awaited return of Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial in professional boxing takes place in June or July, MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has ordered the emergency procurement of undershirts for inmates as the hot season approaches, aiming to prevent heat-related…
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‘We lack personnel at the moment that is why we continue to train new personnel to attain the actual ratio per PDLs. There is also the problem that we…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is seeking to hire 10,000 more corrections personnel to effectively manage its seven major facilities nationwide, aiming to…
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In response to the alarming rise in dengue cases across the country, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has taken decisive and proactive measures to safeguard…
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. disclosed that they are now in the process of computing the years Mary Jane Veloso…
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Puerto Princesa City — Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. said 80 percent of crimes committed in member countries of the…
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has expressed readiness to retool and adapt if capital punishment is reinstated, acknowledging the…
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Catapang explained that the construction of the airport and seaport is part of BuCor’s agreement with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority to transform the…
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