BuCor postpones building plans in Masungi
By Macon Ramos-Araneta The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has opted to defer for six months up to one year the ...
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Binay seeking probe on plan to use Masungi
Sen. Nancy Binay has sought a Senate investigation into the reported plan of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to build and ...
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DOJ releases 361 PDLs in time for X’mas; more to follow suit
Exactly 361 prisoners are going to have a very merry Christmas with their families; they have just regained their freedom. ...
Read moreBuCor seeks to deploy K9 dogs in Bilibid after contraband haul
To strengthen its campaign against the smuggling of contraband, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will deploy K9 dogs inside the ...
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Freedom regained
The Department of Justice sets free a total of 357 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from various jails nationwide, including ...
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CA sustains decision to exclude officials in De Lima case
The Court of Appeals (CA) has sustained its October 2021 decision that denied the plea of detained former senator Leila ...
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SC approves transfer of convicts involved in Jack Lam bribery case
The Supreme Court (SC) has paved the way for the transfer to the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City ...
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Padilla eyes regional penal farms to decongest New Bilibid Prisons in Munti
Senator Robinhood Padilla eyes the decongestion of the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City through the creation of regional penal ...
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Ampatuan bid for jail transfer nixed by court
The Court of Appeals has junked the plea of Maguindanao massacre convict and former Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan to be transferred ...
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Solons set to probe deaths of drug lords at Bilibid
The House of Representatives' Committee on Justice is poised to look into the reported deaths of convicted high-profile drug lords ...
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