January 31, 2017 Guerre antidrogue aux Philippines : possible crime contre l'humanité News Asia Drugs Philippines This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 4, 2017 More than 150 inmates escape in Philippine prison break News Asia Philippines More than 150 inmates have escaped from a south Philippines prison after gunmen launched an attack. The authorities suspect the gunmen are linked to Islamist separatist groups. Around 100 armed men stormed the jail and engaged in a shoot-out with guards, as prisoners fled in the chaos. A guard and…
December 14, 2016 Philippines : Prisons and rehab overcrowding News Asia Overcrowding Philippines As death toll rises, Philippine prisons and drug rehab centres fill to capacity as many try to avoid the same fate.
December 5, 2016 Des activistes philippins entament une grève de la faim en solidarité avec les prisonniers politiques News Asia Philippines In support of the campaign calling for the release of political prisoners in the Philippines, activists launched a solidarity fast — a protest that was staged in conjunction with the political prisoners themselves, and with their relatives. The fast began on December 3, 2016 and will last until Hum…
November 23, 2016 Philippines : Ici, les détenus ne sont pas derrière les barreaux News Asia Philippines Sorry, this article is not available in English. You consult the French version.
November 21, 2016 Philippines : Des enfants de neuf ans bientôt en prison ? News Asia Philippines Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
November 9, 2016 Philippines drug war turn jail into a haven News Asia Drugs Overcrowding Philippines Jason Madarang, awaiting trial on a charge of drug use, is in a muggy, windowless cell in a Manila prison so overcrowded that inmates must sleep in halls and stairwells and share each toilet with 150 other men.
October 13, 2016 Philippines : 39 injured in Manila City Jail noise barrage News Asia Philippines Thirty five inmates and four jailguards of the Manila City Jail were injured on Thursday after a noise barrage was held against Jail Warden Supt. Gerald Bantag. A report of GMA News’ Susan Enriquez on “24 Oras” said members of Batang City Jail staged the noise barrage in protest of Bantag’s orders…
October 13, 2016 Philippines : à Manille, les détenus manifestent contre le directeur de la prison News Asia Drugs Protest Philippines Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
October 13, 2016 Philippines : inmates protest at Manila City Jail over segregation of drug suspects News Protest Philippines Prisoners at Manila City Jail staged what authorities called a “noise barrage” on Thursday (Oct 13), protesting against the segregation of drug suspects from the general prison population, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said. According to local reports, the agency’s statement sai…
October 13, 2016 Philippines : two hurt as Manila City Jail inmates hold noise barrage vs. warden News Philippines Two inmates sustained minor wounds while climbing the roof of the Manila City Jail as a noise barrage was held on Thursday in what appeared to be a call for the ouster of the warden. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Senior Inspector Henry Fabro said an investigation is being conducted…
August 3, 2016 Life inside the Philippines' most overcrowded jail News Asia Overcrowding Philippines In an unassuming Quezon City neighborhood, across from a municipal library and around the corner from a police station stands the local jail.
July 31, 2016 Philippines : inhuman conditions inside Quezon City Jail, in Manila News Asia Overcrowding Philippines “Many go crazy”, said Mario Dimaculangan, the jail’s longest serving inmate. Harrowing photos have emerged showing the inhuman conditions inside prison in the Philippines. The facility, Quezon City Jail, in Manila, is home to 3,800 inmates – nearly five times more people than it was designed for. P…
July 30, 2016 Inside the Philippines most notorious prison where 3,600 inmates live in a space built for 800 News Asia Overcrowding Philippines Eye-opening images reveal the daily life of 3,800 inmates serving time behind the crowded walls of a notorious Philippines prison built for just 800.
May 30, 2016 Philippines: inside Davao City's women-friendly jail News Women Asia Philippines It’s been said that Rodrigo Duterte is a man of many contradictions. For one, amid his reported womanizing ways, his city has gone the extra mile to protect women’s rights.
May 6, 2016 Philippines : un taux d’occupation des prisons de 316 % News Asia Overcrowding Philippines *Source - Le Temps Jamais les pénitenciers de l’archipel n’ont été aussi remplis, avec un taux d’occupation de 316%. Visite de deux établissements proches de la capitale, dont l’un est le plus peuplé du pays avec 23 000 captifs.
October 7, 2015 Life inside the Philippines' prison without walls News Asia Philippines Twice the size of Paris, the open-air Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm offers a unique approach to reforming criminals.
June 26, 2015 Three Philippine firms in race for $1.1 bln prison project News Asia Philippines Three Philippine companies have submitted pre-qualification documents for a 50.2 billion pesos ($1.1 billion) prison project north of the capital, a government official said on Friday.
December 12, 2014 Philippines: inside one of the world's largest prisons News Asia Philippines New Bilibid Prison (NBP), on the outskirts of Manila, was built decades ago for a maximum 5,500 inmates. Now more than 14,200 prisoners live there, crammed together in cells and outnumbering prison guards by a staggering 80:1.
January 15, 2008 Dance is part of rehabilitation at Philippine prison News Asia Philippines CEBU, Philippines — Six months ago, Crisanto Niere and Wenjiel Resane were just two more inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, serving time for drug trafficking. Today, they are Internet superstars.
