Sotto wants new jails to solve congestion
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Friday pushed for sweeping reforms in the country’s corrections system as the Senate deliberated on the budget of the…
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Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Friday pushed for sweeping reforms in the country’s corrections system as the Senate deliberated on the budget of the…
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Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Friday pressed for sweeping reforms in the country’s corrections system as the Senate deliberated on the budget of…
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Catapang Jr. welcomed a delegation from the Ministry of Justice of Japan at the New Bilibid Prison on…
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Elite police teams entered the prison immediately and regained control after the riot broke out.
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. on Friday outlined his modernization and reform agenda, saying the bureau is being…
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MUNTINLUPA CITY — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) released another batch of 484 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) on 1 and 27 October 2025.
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Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang expressed gratitude to the provincial government of Nueva Ecija and local government unit Maigo in…
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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Twenty members of a gang designated a “foreign terrorist organization” by the United States have escaped from detention in…
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An unknown number of inmates escaped in the clash between rival gangs, during which another 14 people were injured.
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A bill is being proposed by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) aimed at granting medical parole to elderly individuals aged 70 years and above, as well as those…
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An alert corrections officer at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) arrested a female visitor Tuesday who was allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs inside her…
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Bangkok (AFP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the country’s most powerful and polarising politician Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year,…
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Catapang Jr. is calling on lawmakers to support reforms that would establish a unified penology and…
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Catapang Jr. urged 1,000 newly recruited corrections officers to help reform the agency during a…
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Public utility vehicles (PUVs) resumed operations inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) compound Monday to transport students of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng…
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A total of 215 inmates at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan have applied for executive clemency from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Bureau of…
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The Bureau of Corrections has given its “in principle” approval for public utility vehicles to pass through the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) reservation, providing…
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Catapang said the bureau is developing its land and water assets to drive economic growth and social impact.
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