New Bilibid Prison MANILA - The Department of Justice is going to prioritize the decongestion of jails under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the national penitentiary New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano said Wednesday at the Laging Handa briefing that the department is holding a series of meetings this week to finalize its proposed 2023 budget. "Ang gusto unahin ni (DOJ) Sec. (Jesus) Remulla ay itong decongestion ho ng Bureau of Corrections (Sec. Remulla wants to prioritize the decongestion at the Bureau of Corrections)," Clavano said. He said Remulla wanted to immediately address the 330 percent congestion rate at the NBP as he also sought to transfer its maximum security in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro and minimum security at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. The national penitentiary was originally put up in the late 1930s to decongest the Old Bilibid Prison which dates back to 1865 and which was later turned into the Manila City J