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165 BuCor inmates freed

Published Apr 1, 2024 06:06 am

A total of 165 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from the prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) across the country on Monday, April 1.

 

“May momentum na tayo sa paglaya (We now have momentum in the release of PDLs),” said BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. during the culminating activity held for the inmates.

 

BuCor records showed that those released included 106 from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City; six from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City; 15 from the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro; one from the Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte; seven from the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa City; and 30 from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Panabo City.

 

With this number, the BuCor has already released a total of 783 inmates since March 1.

 

Apart from this, the BuCor said 500 inmates left the Bilibid Sunday night, March 31, to be transferred to the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Zamboanga City.

 

Meanwhile, Catapang said, because of the momentum in the release of inmates, “ang next project natin ay ‘yung post-laya program (our next project will be on the post-release program).”

 

Catapang said both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and BuCor realize that it is going to be difficult for former inmates to live outside of prison without work or livelihood.

 

“Ang taong walang ginagawa nakakaisip ng masama (An idle person thinks of evil things),” the retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff pointed out.

 

DOJ Undersecretary Deo L. Marco said the BuCor has already been working together with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to provide training for inmates.

 

Marco, the undersecretary in charge of the BuCor, said the DOJ and the bureau are looking to have private companies to provide training and eventually hire inmates who will be released.

 

“Gusto ko rin private companies bibigyan rin tayo ng trabaho (I also want to see private companies giving jobs to former inmates),” said Marco who noted that the Singapore prison system is doing this already.

 

Catapang cited that early this year he was visited at the Bilibid by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president and chief executive officer (CEO) Ramon S. Ang who donated a total of P150 to the BuCor.

 

During the meeting with BuCor officials, Ang vowed to hire qualified PDLs after undergoing training with DOLE and TESDA.

 

“Pagka-okay ang performance kukunin nya (If he finds that your performance is okay, he will hire you),” Catapang told the freed inmates.

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