DOJ
The plunder and other criminal charges filed against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag and several other bureau personnel will be turned over by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for preliminary investigation.
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DOJ
Criminal charges for plunder, malversation of public funds through falsification of official documents, and graft were filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, Feb. 6, against suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Q. Bantag.
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Bureau of Corrections The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has started moves to set up its own Philippine Corrections Academy (PCA) which will conduct continuing training and education for all its personnel. BuCor Director General Gerald Q. Bantag said a working group, led by Acting Director for
NBP A new acting superintendent has been named to manage the maximum security compound (MaxSeCom) of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City following last Jan. 2 riot and Jan. 17 escape of prisoners. Named acting superintendent of MaxSeCom was C/Supt. Jayferson G. Bon-as in a special o
BUCOR
BuCor, which manages six prison facilities in the country, said additional corrections officers for 2021 are needed “to strengthen its personnel complement and further amplify its thrust towards the implementation of its twin mandates of safekeeping and reforming the country’s national PDLs (persons deprived of liberty).”
In an announcement, BuCor said the deadline was extended “in consideration of the imposed Quarantine Status in NCR (National Capital Region) and its surrounding provinces during the past month….”
It said applicants “must not be less than 21 years old and not more than 40 years old; at least 1.62 meters in height for males and 1.57 meters for females; a Filipino citizen; a person of good moral character; has a baccalaureate degree from a recognized learning institution; has the appropriate civil service eligibility; has not been dishonorably discharged or dismissed from previous employment; and has not been convicted by final judgment of an of