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(Eagle News)–Senator Ronald dela Rosa is proposing to transfer the control and supervision of provincial and sub-provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. In filing Senate Bill No. 1100, which aims to amend some provisions of Republic Act 6975 or the Department of Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, Dela Rosa, former Bureau of Corrections chief, said this would “ensure a high probability of success in the reformation of our Persons […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology has a new officer-in-charge. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año named jail deputy chief for administration Chief Supt. Allan Iral to the post following the retirement of jail director Deogracias Tapayan. According to a BJMP statement, during his stint as warden of the Davao City Jail, the jail was recognized the City Jail of the Year. The BJMP’s Region XI and VII were also recognized as Regional Offices of […]
Another inmate escapes amid commotion on Thursday night, the BJMP says (Eagle News)–An 84-year-old detainee was killed and ten others were injured after a fire broke out in the Antipolo City Jail on Thursday night. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology did not identify the 84-year-old, who was facing rape charges, but said he had complained of difficulty of breathing and was later declared dead on arrival in the hospital. The BJMP said ten […]
(Eagle News) — Janet Lim Napoles has accused a raiding team of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of harassment. Napoles made the accusation in an attempt to convince the Sandiganbayan, where she faces a plunder case in connection with the pork barrel scam, that she needed to be moved to a safehouse from Camp Bagong Diwa where she is detained. According to the undated incident report submitted by Napoles, the incident took place […]
(Eagle News) — At least four–including two Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel—were killed in a shooting incident in Muntinlupa City on Thursday. Authorities identified those killed as Jail Officer 1 Felino Salazar and Jail Officer 2 Elmer Malindao. The other two fatalities have yet to be identified. Initial reports said Salazar and Malindao had just stepped out of the Muntinlupa City jail gates when men on board “two to four motorcycles” fired at them. […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nasa 25 na inmates ng Puerto Princesa city jail ang sumailalim sa tile-setting skills training program ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority kamakailan. Sumailalim ang mga inmate na may kinakaharap na kasong pagtutulak ng droga sa 120 hours ng completion assessment. Sa oras na matapos nila ito ay mapagkakalooban sila ng NC II certificate ng TESDA, na magagamit nila sa oras na sila ay makalaya. Ayon kay […]
(Eagle News) — Pangunahing problema pa rin ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ang mga overcrowded na kulungan sa bansa. Sa panayam sa Saganang Mamamayan, sinabi ni BJMP Chief Serafin Barretto Jr. na nakadagdag sa jail congestion ang kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra sa illegal na droga. Inihayag pa ni Barreto na bagamat tumataas ang bilang ng mga nabibilanggo ay hindi naman ito dahilan upang itigil ang pagdetine sa mga lumalabag sa batas. Dagdag pa […]
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet (Eagle News) – Bakas sa mga mukha ng mga bata ang kaligayahan ng makatanggap sila ng munting regalo at kalinga mula sa pamunuan ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) sa isinagawang community activity relations service sa Baguio City Athletic Bowl. Ang naturang programa o home visitation activity ng BJMP ay may temang, “Pag aaruga ko, Kasama family mo.” Naglalayon ito na matulungan ang mga batang anak ng inmates ng Baguio City Jail. […]
(Eagle News) — Nakikipagtulungan na ang Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) matapos ang nangyaring jailbreak sa Cotabato District Jail sa Amas, Kidapawan City. Magiging katuwang ng BJMP ang AFP at Special Action Force (SAF) ng PNP sa clearing operations sa palibot ng kulungan at sa mga kalapit lugar. Inilunsad na rin ang manhunt operations sa isandaan at tatlumput dalawang (132) inmate […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ng medical at dental mission sa Tayug, Pangasinan. Ito ay bilang pakikiisa sa National Correction Consciousness Week para sa mga inmates. Nasa mahigit sa 180 inmates ang nakinabang sa libreng check up at pagbunot ng ngipin. Ang mga doktor ay nagmula sa Tayug Family Clinic at ang mga gamot naman ay mula sa Rural Health Unit ng nasabing bayan na libreng ipamimigay sa mga […]
TUGUEGARAO City, Cagayan (Eagle News) — Matamang nakinig sa pangangaral ng mga Salita ng Diyos ang mga bilanggo sa Tuguegarao Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). Ito ay kaugnay ng naging kasunduan sa pagitan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo at Pamunuan ng BJMP na binibigyan ng kalayaan ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia ni Cristo na mangaral ng Salita ng Diyos maging sa loob ng bilangguan. Ang layunin nito ay maipaabot ang tulong hindi lamang sa materyal na […]
URDANETA City Pangasinan (Eagle News). Hindi nagpahadlang ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia ni Cristo sa masungit na panahon upang maisakatuparan ang kanilang adhikain na makapagbigay tulong at libreng serbisyo medikal para sa mga detainee ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) sa Anonas, Urdaneta City Pangasinan. Matagumpay itong naisagawa sa pakikipagtulungan na din ng mga pamunuan ng nasabing piitan sa pangunguna ni Jail Warden Roque Constantino Sison III. Nagbigay ang INC ng mga basic necessities […]
