Cebuano ex-convict surrenderers want to prove they are deserving of GCTA

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the 70-year-old ex-convict Virgilio Banzon Buntan, the freedom given to him after 22 years in prison was a miracle. Buntan was among the 2,000 convicted criminals who were released under the good…

PNP: 65 convicts freed under GCTA have surrendered so far

Faye Orellana - INQUIRER.net 09/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — More heinous crime convicts have surrendered to the authorities as the Philippine National Police (PNP) tallied at least 65 individuals already surrendered as of Sunday morning. Base on the tally of the PNP, the…

Sad, scared ex-convicts obey Duterte return order

Dexter Cabalza - Inquirer.net 09/08/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Nicanor Naz had just finished his day’s work as a farmhand in Ilocos Sur province when he heard a startling message from President Rodrigo Duterte in a live radio broadcast on Wednesday night.…

Duterte on Faeldon: ‘I still believe in him’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2019

NAGA CITY, Cebu — Despite having sacked Nicanor Faeldon as Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief over the questionable release of convicts through the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, President Rodrigo Duterte said he still trusts him. “Si…

CIDG-7 to supervise voluntary surrender of convicts from Cebu freed under GCTA

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) said convicts released under good conduct time allowance (GCTA) who will voluntary surrender will undergo the same procedure with arrested suspected criminals. Police Lieutenant…

Two more crime convicts surrender to police in Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After Jesus Negro Jr. surrendered to police on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, two more crime convicts who were released from prison due to Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, also voluntarily submitted themselves…

Witness tells Senate: Freedom comes with a price tag in Bilibid

Leila B. Salaverria 09/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines–A witness has surfaced in the Senate to testify that a good conduct time allowance “for sale scheme” exists in the New Bilibid Prison. Yolanda Camelon told the Senate Thursday night that she had paid P50,000…

Palace: Bato also faces probe over freed convicts

Julie M. Aurelio - Philippine Daily Inquirer, Leila B. Salaverria 09/06/2019

Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa will also be investigated for the release of heinous crime convicts during his term as chief of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Malacañang said on Thursday. President Duterte on Wednesday night said…

First in Cebu: Convict freed through GCTA surrenders to police in Bogo City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A freed convict  from Bogo City in northern Cebu turned up at the city’s police station on Wednesday, September 4, amid the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that all the convicts, who were…

Vinluan to Cebu City cops: Bring back to jail released convicts of Chiong sisters’ slay

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will track down and bring back to jail the three convicts of the Chiong sisters slay of 1997, who were released because of the controversial Good Conduct…

Duterte fires Faeldon, orders 1,900 freed convicts to surrender

Leila B. Salaverria 09/05/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday sacked Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon for disobeying his order not to release convicts, and said he wanted him and other officials of the agency investigated…

LOOK: Faeldon bids BuCor goodbye after dismissal

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 09/05/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Sacked Bureau of Corrections chief Director General Nicanor Faeldon bid goodbye to BuCor personnel early Thursday morning after he was sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte. Faeldon’s legal team said the dismissed BuCor chief, his…

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