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

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

All facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) nationwide have been alerted on the rising number of dengue cases in the ...

For almost three decades, the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in the province has been the home of Rene (not his real name) after he was convicted and incarcerated for a murder case. At 56, he is ...

THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have proposed merging the nation's two agencies ...

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

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 ...

Nestled in the heart of Puerto Princesa, Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) is one of the world’s most extensive open-air correctional facility established in 1902 and became a “free-living” penal ...

Five-year-old Buboy plays outside his grandparents' house, a humble home made of bamboo, pawid (palm leaves), and sawali ...

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

AROUND 70-80% of crimes in Southeast Asia are linked to drugs, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. said on Monday, following the conclusion of the Association ...

Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. of the Bureau of Corrections on Monday said he would ask the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other concerned government agencies to look into the possibility ...