Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. explained that this plan was part of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) objectives to regionalize penal farms and facilities to decongest prisons.
MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. announced on Wednesday, April 12, that they were eyeing to close the BuCor compound in five years and all persons deprived of liberty would be relocated in the regions by 2028. objectives to regionalize penal farms and facilities to decongest prisons. BuCor is an agency under the DOJ.
The corrections chief said by the end of April, the BuCor will start transferring PDLs in some areas in the country. According to Catapang, he will talk to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to assist them in transferring around 500 PDLs from Bilibid to Palawan. Then between May to June, another 500 will be transferred to Davao.He also clarified that the entire Bilibid – including PDLs from the minimum, medium, and maximum security compounds – will be relocated.
According to Catapang, they are eyeing an area inside Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija that houses military troops in Luzon: “We want Fort Magsaysay to allocate a place for usThe BuCor chief added that they were also looking for an area to accommodate PDLs living in south of Metro Manila.north of Metro Manila, we need a facility for those who are staying north of Manila na taga-Luzon. South of Metro Manila, meron na kami sa Mindoro, Sablayan.
However, the residential areas will be relocated to a social housing that the government plans to build in the area, the BuCor chief explained.
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