MANILA, Philippines — To prevent the further spread of COVID-19 within the country’s national penitentiaries, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has required face masks and the latest Rapid Antigen ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday suspended visitation privileges at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa amid a spike in COVID cases. A total of 52 inmates ...

MANILA, Philippines: Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. ordered an investigation into a complaint filed by the wives of political prisoners who were subjected to ...

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Thursday announced that visitation has resumed at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) and the Correction Institute for Women (CIW), more than two weeks after several ...

THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has implemented a “no face mask, no entry” policy at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) and Correctional Institution for Women starting Thursday following a spike in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections has suspended visitation at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City and the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, amid a rise in ...

THE Bureau of Corrections on Tuesday welcomed any investigation over alleged abuses committed by its personnel in subjecting visitors to strip search as part of its security measures. Corrections ...

MANILA, Philippines — Seventy-five inmates, or persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), are in isolation as of Friday after displaying mild COVID-19 symptoms, including 15 senior citizens, the Bureau of ...

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Thursday announced the lifting of the red alert status at the New Bilibid Prison, but said visitation privileges will remain suspended until further notice.

Heart attack has surpassed tuberculosis or TB as the leading cause of death among prisoners at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Thursday.