Bureau of Corrections

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag on Friday (July 31) expressed support over the revival of the death penalty as part of the solution in ending the continued narcotics trading of drug lords behind bars..

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Wednesday (July 29) Senator Richard Gordon made a wise decision to wait for the results of the investigation of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) over inmates who died from the COVID-19…

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday (July 29) instructed all courts to temporarily stop issuing orders to have convicted persons taken to prisons of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Thursday (July 23) that President Rodrigo Duterte will decide whether to keep or not Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag.

Senator Risa Hontiveros wants a thorough investigation over the reported death of convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian and other high profile inmates inside the national penitentiary.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday (July 20) confirmed that high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian was one of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) who died from the COVID-19 disease.

There are now only two cases of the COVID-19 disease at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), said Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Markk Perete said on Wednesday (July 15).

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag has hired 10 more nurses as part of measures in the dealing with the spread of the COVID-19 virus in prisons.

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag subjected 163 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to COVID-19 virus rapid tests after having been granted parole by the government.

A total of 61 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have recovered from the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) following their stay at the quarantine facility “Site Harry” at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections…

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has reported of having 301 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and personnel who got infected with COVID-19, said Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Markk Perete on Thursday (June 18).

Almost 200 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and personnel of the Bureau of Corrections have been tested positive with the 2019 coronavirus, said Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete on Wednesday (May 27).

Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and personnel of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) with the deadly 2019 coronavirus are expected to be out of quarantine this coming weekend.

The isolation facility for inmates with COVID-19 at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City is safe for the community living around the area, assured Bureau of Corrections spokesperson Gabrielle Chaclag.

In his third weekly report to Congress, President Rodrigo Duterte detailed the “intensified steps” his government has taken in relation to coronavirus (Covid-19).

Due to the threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag on Tuesday (March 10) has decided to suspend the visitation privileges of inmates in all prison facilities.

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The impunity in the killing of suspended Bureau of Corrections legal chief Frederic Anthony Santos should be a big challenge to law enforcement agencies, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.

Senator Richard Gordon believes the ambush of Bureau of Corrections legal division chief Fredric Anthony Santos was a rubout related to his knowledge about the supposed corruption within the government agency.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra wants to see a P100 million increase in the Bureau of Correction’s (BuCor) 2020 budget.

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag has assured he is open for any Senate inquiry over the deaths of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.

Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Deo Marco on Tuesday (Oct. 29) defended the decision of Bureau of Correction (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag to suspend the visitation of New Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmates.