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Bureau of Corrections  personnel have been ordered to tighten security over government-issued and privately owned firearms following a fatal shooting involving an eighth grader who gained access to guns belonging to his father.

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The Bureau of Corrections has relieved two senior officers of the Correctional Institution for Women pending an investigation into alleged anomalies involving the trust fund of inmates amounting to P6 million.

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Lawyers for the families of missing activists Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño are asking the Bureau of Corrections to explain why court notices addressed to convicted Army general Jovito Palparan were refused and returned to sender by personnel of the New Bilibid Prison.

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The Bureau of Corrections has transferred 15,730 inmates from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa to various penal facilities nationwide since 2022 as part of preparations for the NBP’s planned closure in 2028.

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The Bureau of Corrections has received 150 sacks of upland vegetables, from the 20-ton purchase President Marcos made in Benguet on Friday.

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Sinibak lahat ang buong police personnel ng Police Station 2 na nakabase sa Barangay Irawan sa Puerto Princesa City sa Palawan kasunod sa naganap na “shootout” noong Biyernes Santo, na nagresulta sa pagkasawi ng dalawang kabaro at isang Bureau of Correction officer. 

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The Bureau of Corrections has asked the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the shooting in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan that led to the killing of a BuCor officer and two policemen on Good Friday.

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The bureau responds to concerns raised by a prisoners' group.

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Naibalik na sa Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm sa Occidental Mindoro ang isang person deprived of liberty, dalawang araw matapos ang insidente ng pagtakas, ayon kay Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. nitong Huwebes.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1478575 [AuthorName] => Ludy Bermudo [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510947 [Title] => 2 BuCor exec sibak sa puwesto [Summary] =>

Dalawang opisyal ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) ang sinibak sa puwesto  upang mas mapabuti ang pangangalaga at pagbabantay sa mga Persons Deprived of Liberty.

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Bureau of Corrections  personnel have been ordered to tighten security over government-issued and privately owned firearms following a fatal shooting involving an eighth grader who gained access to guns belonging to his father.

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The Bureau of Corrections has relieved two senior officers of the Correctional Institution for Women pending an investigation into alleged anomalies involving the trust fund of inmates amounting to P6 million.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807689 [AuthorName] => Mark Ernest Villeza [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/11/4_2026-08-11_22-13-34922_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535740 [Title] => ‘Returned court notices confirm Palparan transfer’ [Summary] =>

Lawyers for the families of missing activists Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño are asking the Bureau of Corrections to explain why court notices addressed to convicted Army general Jovito Palparan were refused and returned to sender by personnel of the New Bilibid Prison.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804764 [AuthorName] => Janvic Mateo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/16/7_2026-06-16_21-34-10277_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2534350 [Title] => BuCor transfers 15,730 inmates ahead of Bilibid closure [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Corrections has transferred 15,730 inmates from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa to various penal facilities nationwide since 2022 as part of preparations for the NBP’s planned closure in 2028.

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The Bureau of Corrections has received 150 sacks of upland vegetables, from the 20-ton purchase President Marcos made in Benguet on Friday.

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Sinibak lahat ang buong police personnel ng Police Station 2 na nakabase sa Barangay Irawan sa Puerto Princesa City sa Palawan kasunod sa naganap na “shootout” noong Biyernes Santo, na nagresulta sa pagkasawi ng dalawang kabaro at isang Bureau of Correction officer. 

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The Bureau of Corrections has asked the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the shooting in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan that led to the killing of a BuCor officer and two policemen on Good Friday.

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The bureau responds to concerns raised by a prisoners' group.

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Naibalik na sa Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm sa Occidental Mindoro ang isang person deprived of liberty, dalawang araw matapos ang insidente ng pagtakas, ayon kay Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. nitong Huwebes.

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Dalawang opisyal ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) ang sinibak sa puwesto  upang mas mapabuti ang pangangalaga at pagbabantay sa mga Persons Deprived of Liberty.

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