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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” C. Remulla is pushing for a dedicated penal facility for individuals convicted of serious crimes, and he is also instru

THE heads of the three branches of the government—the judiciary, the executive and the legislative – and other stakeholders have come  together in a bid to resolve the problem of overcrowding in prison and jail facilities in the country. At Wednesday’s opening of the two-day National Jail Congestion Summit, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo stressed…

Bureau of Corrections The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) needs more than P177 billion to implement its modernization plan which includes the construction of regional prisons, setting up of facilities for persons convicted of heinous crimes, and development of idle lands for agricultural product

Bureau of Corrections The first prison facility for persons convicted of heinous crimes will be set up in Occidental Mindoro, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Acting Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said. The Occidental Mindoro facility will be one of the three facilities which wil

DOJ The Department of Justice (DOJ) has finished the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11928, the Separate Facility for Heinous Crimes Act, which mandates the setting up of one facility each in Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao for heinous crimes convicts. Once the

More than 10 senators have expressed their support to a law that seeks the establishment of a "super maximum" penitentiary where high-profile criminals can be detained and prevented from connecting with other prisoners and cut their communication from anyone outside their facility. Senate Pres

Malacañang disclosed last week that 41 bills have lapsed into law since President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. took office on June 30, denying criticisms that he went into a veto spree of bills that await his signature. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Screenshot from Marcos’ vlog via Youtube)

SITE VISIT. Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (center) visits the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro, while still serving as Cavite congressman, on June 27, 2022. The facility may also host another penitentiary for heinous crime convicts. (Photo courtesy of Boying Remulla Facebook) MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into the possibility of putting up isolated penal facilities after the bill seeking to create island prisons, similar to the fo...

Former Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday, Aug. 4 that his proposal for the establishment of a separate facility for heinous crime offenders has become a reality in Republic Act (RA) 7659, or the Separate Facility for Heinous Crimes Inmates Act. Because of this, according to Sotto,

With less than two weeks before his term ends, President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to sign into law 182 bills that were approved during the 18th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III reported Tuesday.