News March 30, 2024 Philippines: in prison, mother and baby share P85 a day for food, medicine Even with their own ward at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, women who are pregnant or have recently given birth deal with measly resources.
News February 18, 2024 Philippines: the Bureau of Corrections sends 459 prisoners to Iwahig Prison “The transfer of persons deprived of liberty outside of Metro Manila is a stopgap measure in alleviating overcrowding in the New Bilibid Prison,” BuCor said in a statement.
News September 18, 2023 Philippines: CHR praises bill meant to make conditions in jails more humane Commission on Human Rights (CHR) hails a bill that seeks to make conditions inside correctional facilities more humane.
News November 10, 2020 Philippines: Supreme Court must "get real" about prison conditions The Supreme Court “threw away the opportunity” to clarify guidelines on how humanitarian considerations can be applied to prisoners.
News October 4, 2019 Philippines: more than 5,000 inmates die at this prison every year One in five detainees at the Philippines’ national penitentiary die every year, officials at the prison hospital have revealed.
News October 3, 2019 Philippines: 5,000 prisoners at NBP die yearly At least 5,000 prisoners at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City die every year, said an official from the Bureau of Corrections.
News September 15, 2019 Philippines: Lacson wants steps to tackle corruption in Bilibid prison Senator Panfilo Lacson wants laws to address corruption and dismantle syndicates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) as he lamented that high-profile inmates, not government officials, were running the penitentiary. The senator cited reports that some prisoners have become “more powerful” than Bureau o…
News September 6, 2019 Philippines: ombudsman to investigate prison officials The Office of the Ombudsman has created a team to investigate officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to determine their liability in the release of thousands of prisoners.
News September 5, 2019 Philippines: Duterte fires Philippines prison chief The president fired the government’s top prison official amid outcry over a mass prisoner release.
News July 22, 2019 Philippines: 'Worse than prison': Abuses in Philippine youth homes Officially called “Houses of Hope”, proponents in the Philippines say such facilities are places for reformation and education, but critics slam many of them as “hellholes” where children are treated like caged animals.
News January 7, 2019 Philippines: where 518 inmates sleep in space for 170, and gangs hold it together For some inmates of the Manila City Jail, making the bed means mopping up sludgy puddles, unfolding a square of cardboard on the tile floor and lying down to sleep in a small, windowless bathroom, wedged in among six men and a toilet. On one recent night at the jail, in Dorm 5, the air was thick an…
News November 4, 2017 Philippines : un mort lors d'une émeute dans une prison surpeuplée This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
News July 17, 2017 Philippines: Three killed, one injured in prison breakout in restive Jolo AUTHORITIES in the Philippines said three inmates were killed on Sunday and another was wounded following a prison escape in Jolo, a southern Island notoriously known as a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf militants. According to the South China Morning Post (via the AFP) the dead and wounded were among 14…
News July 8, 2017 Jails, justice system at breaking point as Philippine drugs war intensifies In a teeming prison for undertrials in the Philippines’ capital Manila, Rody Lacanilao, an inmate for 18 months, says he prays for clear weather at night.
News June 28, 2017 Philippines bill proposes jail time for unenthusiastic anthem singers (CNN)Philippines citizens may need to start exercising their vocal chords. The country’s House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring members of the public to sing the country’s national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, “with fervor” whenever it is played publicly.
News June 17, 2017 Philippines: CoA report shows 511% increase in inmates amid drug war This is a 511% increase in congestion that way exceeds the said ideal cell capacity of 20,746. According to the CoA’s annual report on the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) released on June 15, the total number of inmates was up by 30,544 as of Dec. 31, 2016 from the year before.
News June 4, 2017 Philippines: cholera being investigated as cause of prison outbreak The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City is where the Philippines most dangerous criminals are incarcerated has been hit with a suspected foodborne illness outbreak that started on May 26 and where more than 1,200 inmates have become ill.
News May 24, 2017 Philippines : face à la menace terroriste, Rodrigo Duterte impose la loi martiale This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
News April 26, 2017 Philippines: no resurrection of death penalty at the Senate The bill seeking to revive the death penalty is already “dead in the Senate.”
News April 18, 2017 UNODC to send drug policy advisor to work with Philippine gov't The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, announced on Monday (17/04) that it will soon post a dedicated drug policy adviser to work with the Philippine government to enact alternative approaches in combating rising narcotics use in the country.
News April 7, 2017 Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences Philippine lower house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the re-imposition of capital punishment for serious drug offences on Tuesday, clearing another hurdle in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to use death as a deterrent against crime.
News March 2, 2017 Naked prisoners in Philippine jail cause uproar Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.
News February 26, 2017 Thirteen escape in prison break near Manila At least 13 ‘high-value’ detainees facing drug charges stormed out of Philippine jail by cutting through metal grilles.
News February 13, 2017 Philippine bid to jail nine-year-olds is 'a great child violation', Unicef says Duterte’s allies have been pushing to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine.