(Photo grabbed from BJMP-NCR Facebook page) MANILA -The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) has been adjudged as Metro Manila's best city jail by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR). In a statement issued on Wednesday, Mayor Joy Belmonte lauded the institution that received the recognition for the first time. "Lubos na ikinagagalak ng Lungsod Quezon ang pagkapanalo ng ating QCJ Male Dormitory bilang pinakamahusay na jail institution sa buong NCR. Patunay ito na naging mabisa ang pagsasabuhay nila ng kanilang tungkulin na maging pansamantalang tahanan para sa mga kababayan nating bumabangon mula sa kanilang kinakaharap na kaso (Quezon City is very happy that our QCJ Male Dormitory won as the best jail institution in the entire NCR. This is proof that they have effectively implemented their duty to be a temporary home for our countrymen who are bouncing back from the cases they are facing)," Belmonte said. The Quezon City Jail L
Kapatid, a support group of families and friends of political prisoners, urged the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to review the system of cooperatives as well as “oppressive” policies that often drive hunger in jails.
The group’s statement was issued after more than 100 detainees i
National Bureau of Investigation (2) The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, July 5, identified the 22 Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel who were charged with multiple counts of murder before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the “suspicious” deaths of eight high-profile