Rivera had been BJMP's No. 2 man since 2019. Now he heads the bureau responsible for maintaining the country's jails.
MANILA, Philippines – Career officer Jail Chief Superintendent Ruel Silva Rivera was named acting chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology , the bureau announced on Tuesday, March 28.
, who will retire from service in June. Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, who oversees the jail bureau, led the turnover ceremony on Monday afternoon.The new acting BJMP chief traces his origins in Lipa City in Batangas. He is a son of a barangay chairman and a market vendor.
Outside BJMP, Rivera is a member of various community groups and entities like Batangas Varsitarian, Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, Mabuhay Shriners, and the Knights of Rizal.The new acting BJMP chief obtained his public safety degree from the Philippine National Academy. He is a member of the PNPA Patnubay Class of 1995.
In his 28 years in service, he climbed the ranks of the jail bureau and held various positions there. He headed the Manila City Jail asand introduced the digitization of records of persons deprived of liberty. He also pioneered the e-Dalaw System, which allowed the families of PDLs to reach out to them through digital means, according to the BJMP.
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