BuCor, NCIP join forces to align land use plans for new prison facilities
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has opened formal talks with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to explore ways of harmonizing land use for…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has opened formal talks with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to explore ways of harmonizing land use for…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday transferred 300 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to the Iwahig Prison and Penal…
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Cainta, Rizal municipal administrator Keith Nieto has urged Congress to review and amend the law exempting minors from criminal liability.
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‘If we can merge the two facilities, we can control overcrowding at jail facilities.’
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. is eying the merger of the BuCor jail facilities and Bureau of Jail Management and…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) promoted 85 personnel Thursday in a ceremony at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) compound, coinciding with the nation’s 127th…
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Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. on Wednesday announced the release of 2,923 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from 1…
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Timor-Leste transferred former Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. to the Philippines with stringent human rights protections to ensure the rights of the accused…
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Seven inmates were still on the run Sunday after a stunning jailbreak in the southern US state of Louisiana that took hours to be detected, placing tourist hub…
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Foreign observers visited the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Monday — election day — as part of their monitoring mission during the national and local polls.
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Foreign observers visited the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) on Monday, election day, as part of their monitoring mission during the synchronized national and local…
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San Francisco, United States — Donald Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz was mocked online Monday by people who suggested the US president got the idea from…
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The BuCor said that the construction was built to address prison overcrowding and is expected to play a crucial role in the overall well-being, rehabilitation,…
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in…
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced that the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) has been certified by the Department of Health (DoH) as a tuberculosis…
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The Bureau of Corrections disclosed the graduation from senior high school of 37 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the minimum and maximum compounds of the…
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BuCor chief urges personnel to become "beacons of hope" and commit to transforming lives of PDLs
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Pope Francis visits Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on the afternoon of Thursday, marking a return to the historic penitentiary where he celebrated the Holy…
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