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Hidden victims of the pandemic: The old man, the jail aide, and the convict
Three persons deprived of liberty describe how inhuman conditions in the country’s jails and prisons are placing them at greater risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Kapatid slams BuCor for failure to inform families of prisoners' deaths
Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim says humanitarian crisis inside congested prison facilities will never be addressed if authorities are not transparent
6 convicts die of coronavirus in Bucor facilities; 161 cases overall
33 personnel also test positive for coronavirus, bringing the overall total to 194 confirmed cases. No personnel has died of COVID-19.
LOOK: In Batangas, isolation facility for inmates is outside prison
There are 20 rooms for male prisoners and 20 rooms for female prisoners
117 convicts positive for coronavirus in BuCor prisons
Justice Secretary Markk Perete says 40 of the coronavirus patients are from the New Bilibid Prisons while 77 are from the Correctional Institute for Women
2 Correctional inmates die of coronavirus
The 2 inmates were admitted to the Sta Ana Hospital and East Avenue Medical Center before their deaths
TIMELINE: The bid to release low-risk, sick, elderly prisoners in PH
Time is running out as the government decides whether or not to release eligible persons deprived of liberty, given the pandemic
'Congestion not reason:' Calida blocks petition to release vulnerable prisoners
There are 241 coronavirus patients in prisons nationwide, and one of them – a Bilibid inmate – has died
Bilibid inmate dies of coronavirus disease
The inmate is so far the first and only reported coronavirus case in the congested New Bilibid Prison
Total of 22 BuCor convicts have coronavirus, isolated in Bilibid
Even convicts who had contact to the confirmed cases will be housed in the Bilibid facility
Elderly correctional inmate tests positive for coronavirus
(UPDATED) The female inmate is 72 years old, has pneumonia and has been transferred to the Sta Ana Hospital in Manila
23 convicts in Bilibid, Correctional are suspected coronavirus cases
The Bureau of Corrections earlier said it isolated 76 inmates and 81 personnel
[PODCAST] Coronavirus: Bakit kailangang palayain ang mga low-risk, may sakit, elderly prisoners?
Ano ang hakbang na dapat gawin upang masiguradong maayos ang proseso kung ito'y matutuloy?
76 BuCor inmates isolated on suspicion of having coronavirus
81 BuCor personnel are also isolated
KAPATID appeals for release of low-level offenders, elderly, sick prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
'This is not only an urgent matter of life and death but also of justice,' KAPATID spokesperson Fides Lim writes in an open letter to the Duterte administration
Gordon 'disappointed' over unsolved BuCor killings
'I will call for another hearing. I don't get anything from you guys,' says a frustrated Senator Richard Gordon
LIST: Bureau of Corrections personnel killed under Duterte gov't
(UPDATED) BuCor top lawyer Fredric Santos is among the BuCor personnel killed in Muntinlupa since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office
Police 'still facing blank wall' in BuCor lawyer slay probe
Muntinlupa police officer-in-charge Colonel Hermogenes Cabe calls on witnesses and informants to help investigators track down the killers of Bureau of Corrections top lawyer Fredric Santos
BuCor legal chief killing 'very likely' linked to GCTA mess – Guevarra
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a case buildup on the killing of prisons legal chief Fredric Santos
BuCor top lawyer shot dead in front of daughter's school
Bureau of Corrections legal chief Fredric Santos is killed just as he was about to pick up his daughter from school
Ombudsman sacks 3 BuCor officials over 'GCTA for sale' scheme
Ramoncito Roque, Maria Belinda Bansil, and Veronica Buño are perpetually disqualified from holding public office
DOJ probes Bantag's booting out BuCor staff for favored BJMP aides
'Wala pa kaming definitive action as to whether ibabalik ba namin 'yung mga inalis nya or hayaan lang namin,' says Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra
PH soon to have single online portal for prisoner, criminal data
But agencies are yet to digitize their data that will be uploaded to the newly-launched National Justice Information System (NJIS)
BuCor's Bantag acquitted in deadly jail blast case
A Parañaque City court finds insufficient evidence to convict Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag of homicide
'Tao rin kami': Partner of Bilibid inmate decries 'traumatizing' strip search
Jimmylisa Badayos asks the Commission on Human Rights to help end strip searches at the New Bilibid Prison, one of the many issues hounding the Bureau of Corrections
Fixing the Bureau of Corrections: Government walks a tightrope
Conclusion: The GCTA crisis is a symptom of an institutional problem inside the Bureau of Corrections. Will a Duterte-style approach work?
Bantag tries to slay Bilibid's old monsters, Duterte-style
Part 3: Gerald Bantag literally bulldozed his way to get rid of shanties inside Bilibid on his first week. Will it work in fixing congestion and criminality? We take an inside look.
Unqualified GCTA returnees lose jobs, are detained for months
Part 2: Even if many are not heinous crime convicts, former inmates turn themselves in to the Correctional Institution for Women out of fear of the President. Administrative lapses make them worry they won’t be home for Christmas.
Bilibid returnees die in Duterte administration blunders
Part 1: Massive errors in record-keeping and ill-prepared facilities keep thousands in jail for months, and kill at least 4 convict returnees. They regret heeding the President's call.
BuCor’s 3rd highest official resigns amid GCTA mess
Melvin Ramon Buenafe once held high hopes to become Bureau of Corrections chief after he was endorsed by PMA classmate and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa
Bloated SEA Games budget and other exposés
Who says budget hearings are boring?
Faeldon tried to realign P1-billion BuCor budget to Mindoro prison
'We heard that he (Nicanor Faeldon) was interested in running for an election post in Mindoro. Certainly, to request to realign P1 billion to Sablayan detention facilities in Mindoro becomes suspect,' says Senator Franklin Drilon
After demolition, elderly prisoners sleep outdoors in Bilibid
(UPDATED) Makabayan lawmakers visit the New Bilibid Prison to check on the living conditions of inmates
BuCor restores family visitation rights in Bilibid
(UPDATED) Families can resume visiting inmates Wednesday, October 30
BuCor confirms death of inmates but denies 'crisis' in Bilibid
Dehydration or lack of medical attention did not cause anyone at the national state penitentiary to die in recent weeks, says the Bureau of Corrections
Bilibid inmates' families to BuCor: Let us see our loved ones
Families and rights groups urge the Bureau of Corrections to reinstate visitation rights at the New Bilibid Prison amid reports of abuses against inmates
Senate cites 2 suspended BuCor officers in 'humanitarian' contempt
Veronica Buño and Maribel Bansil are caught lying in previous Senate hearings as the National Bureau of Investigation presents the results of a digital forensic exam on their phones
'Puro sabaw': BuCor only uses P39 of P60-food budget per prisoner
Since July 2018, the Bureau of Corrections has been spending an average of P13 per meal for each prisoner
DOJ: 52 qualified convicts released from Bilibid
Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete says 35 more previously released convicts who should not have surrendered in the first place, have been verified for release
Newsbreak Chats: How gov't is handling the GCTA, BuCor mess
On Thursday, September 26, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss whether government is on the right track and what else it can do to full-proof the implementation of the GCTA law
BuCor officials released from weeklong Senate detention
(UPDATED) Senator Richard Gordon says the officials have demonstrated 'some measure of cooperation'
BuCor officer turns around, admits texting 'GCTA for sale' witness
Senator Richard Gordon urges suspended Bureau of Corrections officer Veronica Buño to cooperate with the Senate probe into the GCTA for sale scheme
Even dead men listed in BuCor’s GCTA arrest list
Metro Manila cops find two men already dead for years in the arrest list they received from the Bureau of Corrections
Duterte orders 'total revamp' of Bureau of Corrections
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte plans to replace all New Bilibid Prison guards with guards from provincial prisons, says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
GCTA author wants convicts in prison drug trade ineligible for early release
Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez says his proposed amendment would help ensure heinous crime convicts would not benefit from the GCTA law, which he co-authored
BuCor officials detained for contempt sue Senate at Court of Appeals
The officials want Senators Gordon and Sotto to face the Court of Appeals and answer for their detention
Ex-warden Gerald Bantag named BuCor chief
(UPDATED) Gerald Bantag faced 10 counts of murder for a deadly explosion at the Parañaque City Jail. Senator Bong Go previously hinted he suggested a 'killer' as new BuCor chief.
BuCor to resume releasing qualified GCTA inmates
But only prisoners who are not charged with heinous crimes and whose records are squeaky clean can be released now
[EDITORIAL] BuCor Senate hearings: Bakit pinalusot si Bato at Faeldon?
The GCTA law is a complicated mess. BuCor is neck-high in corruption allegations. We can do without the politicking and vendetta, Senators.
