THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is spearheading efforts to shift from punitive incarceration to rehabilitation for minor ...

THE government is exploring the possibility of merging the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) with the Bureau of ...

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Thursday said it is adopting proactive measures to protect its workers and persons ...

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has cited the need to remodel jails into economically productive sites. This was among the ...

The Bureau of Corrections is studying the feasibility of allowing persons convicted of lesser offenses to serve their sentences at home.

Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. ordered Thursday the close monitoring of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and ...

Puerto Princesa City , Philippines — Following the transfer of drug convict Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia to the Philippines last year, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is pushing for the ...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan, Philippines — As part of modernizing and redevelopment, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will put up airports and seaports within the sprawling 28,328.64 hectare ...

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) conducts a study to implement a unified penology and correctional system in the country by merging the Bureau of Jail Management ...

The transfer of 150 PDLs was the first batch of inmates moved this year. BuCor’s decision to transfer inmates to other penal facilities is part of its effort to decongest Bilibid, which faces an ...

About P7 billion is needed to develop the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, into a mega ecozone, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Sunday.