BUREAU of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Catapang Jr. has deployed 76 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm ...

Following the deployment of SAF operatives, BuCor Deputy Director General for Operations, Assistant Secretary. Gil Torralba led a combined operation known as Task Force Sanib Puersa, in conducting ...

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. ordered Thursday the close monitoring of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and personnel amid rising dengue cases. According to ...

THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is spearheading efforts to shift from punitive incarceration to rehabilitation for minor offenders, particularly those involved in drug-related crimes. During the ...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan, Philippines — As part of modernizing and redevelopment, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will put up airports and seaports within the sprawling 28,328.64 hectare ...

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is studying the feasibility of allowing persons convicted of lesser offenses to serve their sentences at home.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — With discussions on the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in the Philippines heating up ahead of the May 12 elections, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is ...

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — About P7 billion is needed to develop the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, into a mega ecozone, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on ...

BuCor Director General Gregorio Catapang, Jr. said country leaders have seen that control under BJMP and BuCor should not be separated as practiced by other countries in the ASEAN region. “Lately, ...