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Better cells and living conditions, and separating the hardcore “crime lords” from the “general population” of the New Bilibid Prison. These are among the urgent reforms that authorities must implement to prevent a repeat of attempts by Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) to escape or engage in illegal activities, Senator Robin Padilla said. “Una, diyan […]
Correction and not torture should be the rule at the New Bilibid Prison because all Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) have human rights. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this on Tuesday at the hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights held at the New Bilibid Prison, regarding the mass grave found at a […]
Senator Francis Tolentino urged authorities to hasten plans to relocate the country’s national penitentiary amid a series of controversies hounding the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). According to Tolentino, relocating and decongesting the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City — especially those high-profile inmates inside the maximum-security compound — could help eradicate organized syndicates operating […]
The immediate decongestion and regionalization of the New Bilibid Prison will be a concrete solution against syndicates – especially those involved in illegal drugs – still operating inside the national penitentiary, Senator Robinhood Padilla said. Padilla, a former inmate of the national penitentiary, lamented that the New Bilibid Prison remains a den for bad people, […]
Senator Dick Gordon has pushed for the immediate passage of his proposed Senate measure mandating the accurate reporting of deaths and illnesses of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and detained children in conflict with law (CICL). Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, filed Senate Bill (SB) 1771, also known as the […]
To provide hope and livelihood opportunities to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) sealed a partnership to implement the “Bagong Buhay sa Gulay” project, complementing […]
The Senate adopted the recommendation of Senator Dick Gordon to file charges against officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) after conducting an investigation and uncovering other anomalies activities inside the NBP, aside from the abusive implementation of Republic Act 10592 or the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA)law. “The […]
With the number of surrenderers exceeding the 1,914 heinous crime convicts that were freed due to the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, Senator Dick Gordon stressed the need for better records keeping at the national penitentiaries. Gordon, chairman of the Committees on Justice and Human Rights and the Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa categorically denied receiving any monetary favor from any individual or group during his term as director general of the beleaguered Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), saying that no one even dared to offer him any ‘pasalubong’ when he became the BuCor Chief or ‘pabaon’ when he left the bureau. In a radio […]
Senator Dick Gordon has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the killings of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials and personnel as the Senate continues its probe on the anomalies within the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). According to Gordon, there have been at least 11 killings of BuCor staff members since 2011, […]