As part of its five-year development plan, the Bureau of Corrections aims to transfer 10,000 persons deprived of liberty to heinous crimes facilities in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao by 2028.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care has called on President Marcos to heed the call of Pope Francis to release “deserving” persons deprived of liberty this Christmas season.
Almost 180 bodies of persons deprived of liberty who died inside the New Bilibid Prison are still unclaimed since December of last year in a funeral home in Muntinlupa City.
Due to the petitioner’s failure to present an actual case or controversy that would warrant a judicial review, the Supreme Court has allowed the Commission on Elections to proceed with its registration of persons deprived of liberty as voters.
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