BuCor releases 108 more inmates
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 108 inmates from prison and penal farms under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) were released a day before Christmas.
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70 NBP inmates moved to Leyte prison
MANILA, Philippines — At least 70 inmates from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa arrived at the Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte yesterday.
BuCor: 70 more prisoners moved to Leyte jail
Seventy more inmates at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City were transferred yesterday to the Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Southern Leyte as part of the decongestion program of the national penitentiary.
BuCor frees 126 PDLs on Independence Day
INDEPENDENCE Day indeed meant freedom for 126 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who were released Wednesday by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).
Missing Bilibid inmate found
MANILA, Philippines — An inmate who went missing on Wednesday was found hiding inside one of the facilities at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa yesterday.
NBP strip search: BuCor denies whitewash of probe
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. yesterday denounced allegations of a possible whitewash in the investigation of strip searches on female visitors of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
Vhong Navarro case: Last convict now in Bilibid
MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Ferdinand Guerrero, the last of four people convicted of the serious illegal detention for ransom of actor-host Vhong Navarro, was transferred to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa yesterday.
BuCor slams claims over strip search probe
BUREAU of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. has condemned remarks made by a militant group that the investigation into strip searches of female visitors at the New Bilibid Prison could be just a cover-up.
BuCor halts NBP strip-search procedure
AMID the strip-search controversy at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. has ordered a complete stoppage of cavity search procedures being implemented in all operating prisons and penal farms throughout the country.