De Lima orders probe into death of drug convict
By Tetch Torres-Tupas
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the death of a drug convict at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro last June 14.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the death of a drug convict at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro last June 14.
The government is now in position to institute reforms and better conditions in the country’s prisons now that President Benigno Aquino has signed a law that will modernize the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), according to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima.
A total of 1,868 inmates from the national penitentiaries will be participating in elections for the first time.
A newly retired police officer with background in human rights protection has been appointed by President Aquino acting director of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Justice Secretary Leila de Lima announced Monday.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima stood by the head of the Bureau of Corrections who has been slapped with a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman for not paying contractual obligations in connection with the biometrics clearance system of the National Bureau of Investigation.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gaudencio Pangilinan, who voluntarily went on leave four months ago after the Rolito Go abduction fiasco, has tendered his resignation to President Aquino, according to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima ordered constant and intensified raids on the maximum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison following the grenade throwing incident last Friday.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima appointed a new officer in charge for the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in the aftermath of the grenade throwing incident last Friday.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has allowed murder convict Rolito Go to temporarily leave the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa for specified periods to undergo chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer.
A joint police and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) team captured on Sunday a convicted killer who escaped the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City a day after high-profile inmate Rolito Go returned to the NBP following his abduction from the prison compound.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has designated an officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to oversee daily operations of the bureau while BuCor director Gaudencio Pangilinan Jr. is on leave following the disappearance of convicted killer Rolito Go at the national penitentiary in Muntinlupa City.
The Department of Justice has deployed a 5-man team to Isabela after receiving information that murder convict Rommel Laciste was spotted in the area.
An official of the New Bilibid Prison on Friday said the level of security of convicted murderer Rolito Go will be increased from minimum to medium or maximum following his alleged kidnapping.
