A TOTAL of 74,590 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from January to October this year, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Friday.
More than 74,000 persons deprived of liberty have been released from facilities run by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in the past 10 months, a move lauded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) leadership as it decongests over 400 jails in the country.
ILOILO CITY: Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in this city can cast their ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, October 30, inside their detention centers.
A TOTAL of 5,520 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in Central Visayas are allowed to vote in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. This is the first time that detainees can vote for the village and youth polls in accordance with the 2022 decision from the Supreme Court (SC).