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52 convicts released again following surrender under Duterte ultimatum, DOJ confirms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:58 AM

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday confirmed the release of 52 convicts who got out of prison early but surrendered after President Rodrigo Duterte issued an ultimatum on heinous crime prisoners granted early release on good conduct. Read more »

DILG official wary about merging 'rotten' BuCor with BJMP

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Updated as of Sep 24 04:50 PM

MANILA - Suggestions to integrate the Bureau of Corrections with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) may not be a good idea at this time.   Read more »

Anti-corruption body suspends GCTA probe, defers to Senate, Ombudsman

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Posted at Sep 21 11:49 AM

MANILA - The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on Saturday said it has suspended its parallel investigation into the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) mess. Read more »

Drilon eyes stronger DOJ powers over prisons bureau to curb corruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:41 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) must have "direct control and supervision" of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to curb corruption and illegal activities in the agency that supervises the national penitentiary and other prisons, a lawmaker said. Read more »

Halos 400 napalaya sa GCTA sumuko na, ayon sa PNP

Henry Atuelan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 02:16 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATE) – Halos 400 na ang bilang ng mga napalayang preso dahil sa good conduct time allowance (GCTA) na nagsisuko sa ilalim ng ultimatum ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP). Read more »

Ex-CIDG chief Magalong to appear before Senate hearing on GCTA mess

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Updated as of Sep 14 12:47 PM

MANILA - Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong on Saturday confirmed that he is set to appear in the Senate hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) mess next week. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 12:07 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Not a good day

Bullit Marquez, AP
Posted at Sep 12 07:45 PM

New Bilibid Prison doctor Urcisio Cenas reacts after he and two other officials were cited in contempt for being “evasive” on Thursday by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee during the investigation on the supposed abuse of the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, where some 2,000 heinous crime convicts were granted early release.    Read more »

Party-list solons slam inclusion of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Napoles on GCTA list

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 04:10 PM

MANILA – Party-list lawmakers are up in arms over the inclusion of alleged Priority Development Assistance Fund scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles on the list of those who were supposed to be released early under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. Read more »

Under Duterte ultimatum, convicts released early trickle back to PH prisons

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 04:37 PM

As of 1 p.m. Saturday, a total of 74 convicts granted early release have surrendered, said Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Melvin Buenafe. Read more »

DOJ chief eyes suspension of prison bureau execs tagged in 'GCTA for sale'

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Updated as of Sep 06 02:02 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he will tap Friday an officer-in-charge for the Bureau of Corrections, whom he will ask to suspend officials tagged in the allegedly corruption-tainted release of prisoners based on good conduct time allowance. Read more »

PH senator: Prison officials accused of corruption should be suspended

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 10:45 AM

In this interview with #ANCHeadstart, Philippine senator Franklin Drilon wants prisons personnel accused of corruption in the implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law to be immediately suspended. Drilon believes the measure is needed to prevent further tampering of evidence. Read more »

Dennis Venturina’s dad on son's killers: I want them to rot in jail

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 04:42 PM

The father of frat violence victim Dennis Venturina on Thursday said he would like his son's killers to be put back behind bars. Read more »

BuCor submits to Senate list of heinous crime convicts freed under GCTA law

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Posted at Sep 05 01:14 PM

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has submitted to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee the list of more than 2,000 heinous crime convicts released on account of good conduct since October 2013. Read more »

Panelo: Duterte fired Faeldon for not following order

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Updated as of Sep 05 11:14 AM

MANILA - The issue surrounding the case of convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez would have died down if only Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon immediately made an announcement that he would not be released. Read more »

Faeldon is lying - Lacson

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 05:03 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said he believes Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon was lying about his actions involving the release order for convicted rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez. Read more »

Panelo says no intervention in Sanchez's clemency plea despite referral letter

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 02:09 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo insisted Tuesday that he did not intervene in the plea for executive clemency of his former client, convicted rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez. Read more »

Lawmaker wants vetting, transparency in applying law granting convicts early release

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Posted at Sep 03 12:31 PM

MANILA - The vetting process of prisoners applying for early release under the law's good conduct time allowance (GCTA) needs to be amended as nearly 2,000 heinous crime convicts have benefited from the system, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Go: Release of nearly 2,000 heinous crime convicts did not go through Duterte

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 02:23 PM

BEIJING - The early release of nearly 2,000 heinous crime convicts did not go through President Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go said Saturday, adding that the chief executive would for sure hold liable those behind it.  Read more »

Sotto seeks BuCor revamp amid controversy over early release of prisoners

Kat Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 01:10 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday recommended an "entire" revamp in the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) after reports showed that release orders for convicted drug lords and rapists were signed by the agency's chief. Read more »