Leyte Regional Prison Seventy-four persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been transferred from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) in Abuyog, Leyte as part of the Bureau of Corrections’ (BuCor) efforts to decongest jails. In a statement, the LRP
Bureau of Corrections The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has also offered a P100,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the fourth escapee from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa city. BuCor Deputy Director General Gabriel P. Chaclag confirmed the offer for informati
The Bureau of Corrections relieved officers manning the New Bilibid Prison’s Maximum Security Compound over the escape of four inmates earlier this week.
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday ordered the relief of the acting superintendent of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP)'s Maximum Security Compound (MSC) where four persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) escaped on Monday morning. In an order signed by Corrections Technical (CT) Chief Supt. John Paul Santos, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) acting director for administration, MSC acting superintendent, CT Supt. Arnold Guzman was relieved from his post but will remain as deputy chief of the bureau's Supply Division. CT Supt. Roy Villasis was designated as acting superintendent of the compound while concurrently serving as chief of the BuCor Project Management and Doctrine Development Division (PMDD). DOJ Undersecretary Deo Marco said the Commander of the Guards, Senior Insp. Israel Basi and Chief Insp. Jeofrey Dangpason of the Diversified Maintenance Unit (DMU), as well as duty guards at the gate during the escape incident, were also relieved. On Wednesday, th
NBP Two officials of New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City have been relieved of their posts as a result of the escape last Jan. 17 of four persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the facility’s maximum-security compound, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced on Thursday, Jan. 20. “