Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said on Tuesday (May 3) that a perjury case is being prepared to be filed against former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos.
Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento on Tuesday (May 3) declared that former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos is not the star witness in the drug charges against Sen. Leila De Lima.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) remains unsatisfied with the explanation given by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) over the granting of the media interview of convicted retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr.
More than half of the inmate population of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Thursday (March 10) that lawyer Jay de Castro has been named as Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) deputy director general.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag has relieved two officials of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City due to the escape of four persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag could soon be on his way out after top government officials got wind of his alleged billion-peso deal with a real estate company involving the sprawling New Bilibid Prison (NBP) reservation.
Three inmates of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) who are considered “armed and dangerous” have escaped on Monday (Jan. 17), the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said.
Three inmates died and 14 others got injured during a riot on Sunday (Jan. 2) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Deputy Director General Gabriel Chaclag said on Monday (Jan. 3).
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has vaccinated 91.87 percent of its prisoner population against the COVID-19 virus.
