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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will wait for the results of the congressional probe into the release of convicts under Republic Act 10592 before deciding on the fate of Bureau of Corrections officials. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement a day after the Senate began its inquiry. A second hearing is scheduled for today, Sept. 3. According to Panelo, Duterte would “maintain the status quo” so far since those behind […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto believes President Rodrigo Duterte should sack all Bureau of Corrections officials. Sotto issued the statement following a GMA news report BuCor director-general Nicanor Faeldon himself signed the release order of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez, whose reported possible release under the Good Conduct Time Allowances law or RA 10592 outraged the public. Sanchez was convicted of the killing and rape of Aileen Sarmenta and the killing of her friend […]
(Eagle News)–At least four Chinese drug lords were released from the New Bilibid Prison even before reports on the possible release of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez came out, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. It was unclear, however, if the four identified as Chan Chit Yue, Kin San Ho, Ching Che and Wu Hing Sum, were released based on Republic Act No. 10592, or the law on Good Conduct Time Allowances. According to Lacson, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 7, said it backed the Bureau of Corrections’ decision to cancel all the privileges of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison and its other operating units. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the “temporary” cancellation of the privileges in the national penitentiary, Davao, Iwahig, San Ramon, Sablayan and Leyte prison and penal farms was aimed at preventing the proliferation of illegal drugs […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Corrections to probe the alleged illegal drug activities of an inmate serving his sentence at the New Bilibid Prison, and to file the necessary charges against those who may be allowing the same. In directing the two bureaus to conduct a case build-up against Rustico Ygot in Department Order No. 3, Guevarra cited Republic Act No. 10867 […]
(Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon claimed he was “clueless” about the incident involving his son and namesake, Nicanor Jr., who was arrested in a Naga City drug raid. “I am totally clueless on that incident, as neither my son nor the police authorities have contacted me,” Faeldon said in a press statement prepared by his legal team. “I commend the Naga City police authorities on their efforts to curb if not […]
(Eagle News)—Bureau of Corrections Chief Nicanor Faeldon on Friday, Dec. 14, vowed to resign if his son was proven to have links to illegal drugs. “What I can assure everybody is if my son is involved in any way, kahit user lang, I will… hunt him down. Ako na ang paparusa diyan,” he added in a television interview, referring to Nicanor Faeldon Jr. The younger Faeldon was nabbed in a suspected drug den in Naga […]
In these pictures provided by Department of Justice spokesperson and Undersecretary Mark Perete, Nicanor Faeldon is seen taking his oath as the new Bureau of Corrections chief. Before his current post, Faeldon was an administrator of the Office of the Civil Defense. Faeldon was Customs chief prior to this appointment, but he resigned following public indignation over the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that slipped past the country last year.
(Eagle News) — The papers appointing Nicanor Faeldon as the new chief of the Bureau of Corrections will come out “soon,” the Palace said on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after Faeldon, now an administrator at the Office of the Civil Defense, took offense at Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s statement he had yet to report to the BuCor despite an announcement about his transfer from the OCD. Guevarra later clarified […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Nicanor Faeldon to replace Bureau of Corrections chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa after the latter filed his certificate of candidacy to run for a senate seat in the May 2019 elections. This was according to the Department of Justice. In a brief statement, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said that President Duterte has chosen Faeldon […]
(Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections chief and former Philippine National Police Director Ronaldo “Bato” dela Rosa filed his certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office on Friday morning, Oct. 12, 2018. Dela Rosa said he will be running for a senate seat in the May 2019 national elections under the ruling PDP-Laban party. He came with members of his family and supporters. (Jerold Tagbo, Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/-_OZGiFt1uo
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Ininspeksyon ni Bureau of Corrections Director Ronald Dela Rosa ang selda ng walong New Bilibid Prison inmates na nakakulong sa detention facility ng Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines sa Camp Aguinaldo. Ayon kay Dela Rosa, nais niya kasi matiyak na mahigpit ang ipinatutupad na seguridad sa mga inmate kahit pa nagsilbing state witness ang mga ito sa imbestigasyon sa umano’y illegal drug trade sa NBP. Kung […]
