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Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has assured that he will look into the deaths of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City.

An inmate at the New Bilibid Prison revealed that a number of prisoners die there yearly because the food they eat lacks nutrients.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra admitted the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) controversy almost ruined the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Senator Leila De Lima has maintained that the original Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law are consistent with the law itself after President Rodrigo Duterte blamed her for the mess over…

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a “total revamp” of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) because of corruption issues.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has advised new Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag to keep his eyes fixed on the goal.

President Rodrigo Duterte claims that heinous crimes are not included in the enumeration of those eligible to benefit from the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law.

Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Gerald Bantag as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

A total of 505 released heinous crimes convicts have surrendered, revealed Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete on Saturday (Sept. 14)

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra admitted he has not raised before President Rodrigo Duterte to idea of giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) more control over the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

Senator Bong Go urged President Rodrigo Duterte Monday (September 9) to relieve the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials involved in processing inmates’ good conduct time allowance (GCTA) amid the alleged corruption over its…

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon believes former Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez's bid for early release was irregular since his name wasn't included in the records of the Management Screening and Evaluation Committee (MSEC).

Malacañang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark that he still believes in the former BuCor chief Nicanor Faeldon despite firing him for disobeying his order.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Saturday (Sept. 7) assured that there is nothing wrong with the President’s order to transfer 10 inmates who testified against Senator Leila De Lima to a military facility.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III claimed to have received an "A1" intelligence report on the corruption within the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in connection to granting Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) to inmates.