Marcos grants clemency to 22 PDLs

Nestor Corrales 03/10/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has granted executive clemency to 22 persons deprived of liberty (PDL), the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Saturday. BuCor said while 20 PDLs were granted commutations of sentences, two were given conditional…

BuCor asked to have separate facility for Muslim PDLs

Adrian Parungao 02/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Muslim Affairs has asked the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for a separate penitentiary facility for Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). According to the BuCor on Saturday,…

Mandaue City Jail PDLs can bond with families on Christmas, New Year

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Inmates or Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) inside the Male Dormitory of the Mandaue City Jail can bond with their families on Christmas Day and the New Year. This is after the Bureau…

BJMP-7 wants ALS program ‘extended’ to senior high school

Emmariel Ares 08/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After producing hundreds of graduates, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Central Visayas (BJMP-7) said he is now considering the possibility of ‘extending’ the implementation of the Alternative…

201 PDLs from Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory graduate from ALS

Emmariel Ares 08/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 201 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) finished elementary and junior high school through the government’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) while detained at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail…

Mandaue City Jail transfers to new facility

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/29/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Jail will be transferred to its new facility in Dungguan, Barangay Basak in the city this June. Jail Superintendent Atty. Jonathan Baltar said that they have already transferred over 700…

Comelec Lapu-Lapu City holds satellite registration in barangays

Futch Anthony Inso 01/11/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Lapu-Lapu City is currently holding satellite registrations in different barangays. In the notice that was issued by COMELEC Lapu-Lapu City election officer Ann Janette Lamban, the satellite…

A fresh start for 2023: 54 Talisay City PDLs released from jail

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 54 inmates from the Talisay City Jail were given a chance to gain a fresh start after they were released on December 30, 2022. Their release resulted after they availed…

Cebu City Jail Male Dorm to hold dry run for resumption of face-to-face visitation

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 11/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With less than a month left before Christmas Day, officials of the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory have scheduled a dry run to test their preparedness for the resumption of face-to-face visitations. The…

Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory launches dancing inmates program

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 10/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Persons Deprived of Liberty, who are now detained at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail, showcased their talent in dancing during the celebration of the National Correctional Consciousness Week 2022 on…

Lapu jail personnel, PDLs test negative for drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 10/19/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – All 88 personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the Lapu-Lapu City Jail have tested negative in the surprise drug test conducted by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention…

Vulnerable sector to get express lane, emergency precincts for elections

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vulnerable sector will be able to vote with ease this coming May 9 elections as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ensured the establishment of emergency voting centers and express lanes for…

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