63 inmates or PDLs graduate from Mandaue’s jail-based rehab program

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/06/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 63 Persons Deprived of Liberty have graduated from the Jail-based Rehabilitation Program of the Mandaue City government and Bureau of Jail Mangement and Penology (BJMP) Male Dormitory on Monday, Oct. 2.…

Correctional Institution for Women to close in 5 years

Tetch Torres-Tupas 05/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines —Before the end of the Marcos administration in 2028, the 15-hectare Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City will be closed, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang announced Monday. Catapang said the…

Mandaue City Jail: 17 PDLs or inmates have HIV

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 17 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) or inmates in the Mandaue City Jail were positive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Lawyer Jonathan Baltar, jail superintendent, said that 15 of the…

Foiled escape try : 1 Cebu City Jail inmate shot, wounded; another caught

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One inmate or person deprived of liberty (PDL) was wounded after he was shot by Cebu City Jail guards as he and another PDL tried to escape from the facility in Barangay Kalunasan,…

129 Cebu City Jail Female Dorm inmates graduate from ALS

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 08/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One hundred twenty nine Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of the Cebu City Jail Female Dorm graduate from Alternative Learning System (ALS) on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Of the 129 graduates, 49 graduated…

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…

Cebu City Jail seniors, detainees with comorbidities first in line to get vaccine jabs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior citizens, detainees with comorbidities, and immuno-compromised persons deprived of liberty (PDL) will be the first ones to be vaccinated at the Cebu City Male Dormitory this month. However, Jail Superintendent Jose Abueva…

Mandaue City Jail gets brand new transport vehicle from city gov’t

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/14/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has turned over a transport vehicle to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology- Mandaue City Jail on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Mayor Jonas Cortes said the vehicle…

Cebu City Jail inmates pit skills in futsal tournament

Glendale G. Rosal 07/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory successfully organized its first futsal tournament inside the correctional facility in Barangay Kalunasan here, last Wednesday, July 21. What was initially a simple request from several Persons…

Cebu City Jail warden’s concern: Contrabands, congestion

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 05/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Jail warden Jose Abueva said that sneaking of contrabands and cell congestion remain a challenge for him.  Abueva, who sat as jail warden last October 2020, said that aside from persons…

Labella mulls extension of Dunol Program for one day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/29/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is giving time for families of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to give food and gifts to their incarcerated loved ones this New Year. The families may…

Five more PDLs in Cebu City Jail positive for COVID-19

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Kalunasan has reported that five persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have proven positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the highest number of new cases recorded in the past month. The barangay…

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