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BuCor seeks court files before prisoner release
THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) wants additional court documents before releasing Cedric Lee and Deniece Cornejo, despite a Court of Appeals order directing their immediate release. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. said Monday the bureau would request a copy of the Entry of Judgment from the Court of Appeals following its Sept.
Cedric Lee, Deniece Cornejo release pending court clearances
MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Cedric Lee and model Deniece Cornejo cannot yet be released despite a Court of Appeals order reducing their sentences, as the Bureau of Corrections said it is still waiting for key court documents and must complete a final records check.
BuCor denies drone escape of South Korean drug lord
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has ruled out the possibility of inmates escaping from penal facilities using unmanned aerial vehicles. In a statement on Thursday, Sept.
BuCor orders prison-wide health checks at Bilibid
BUREAU of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has ordered comprehensive medical assessments of all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) following an increase in amoebiasis cases, most of which were recorded at the prison's Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC).
Where's Palparan? Mothers asks Supreme Court, but BuCor denies transfer
MANILA, Philippines — The whereabouts of convicted former major general Jovito Palparan have come in question after the mothers of disappeared student activists Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño asked the Supreme Court to compel the Bureau of Corrections to disclose where he is being held. Private complainants Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño raised concerns before the high court over information suggesting that Palparan may no longer be detained at the BuCor facility in Muntinlupa.
BuCor transfers 15,730 inmates ahead of Bilibid closure
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has transferred 15,730 inmates from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa to various penal facilities nationwide since 2022 as part of preparations for the NBP’s planned closure in 2028. BuCor Director Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. said 100 inmates were moved to the Leyte Regional Prison on Monday.
500 Bilibid inmates transferred to Palawan's Iwahig facility
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has transferred 500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to a Palawan penal facility to decongest the Muntinlupa-based New Bilibid Prison. In a statement on Sunday, March 29, BuCor said it transferred the 500 PDLs to the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm’s newly constructed dormitory in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, on March 27.
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