Tag: bureau of corrections

Convicted killers and rapists released: Just another one of those Pinoy corruption things

September 5, 2019 benign0 11 Comments

Why are Filipinos so shocked about prisoners with connections getting a get-out-of-jail pass? That’s just stock-standard garden-variety Filipino way-of-doing-things at work there. According to an “intel report” quoted by Senate President Tito Sotto, “buying of good conduct points inside the New Bilibid Prison exists.” Sotto’s intel revealed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials receive millions in…

Crime, Society

Senator Lacson ‘s Intrigue Against Spokesman Panelo

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 P. Farol 2 Comments

Senator Lacson and other detractors of the Duterte administration were quick to pounce on Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo’s letter to the Bureau of Pardons and Parole referring a letter from the daughter of convicted rapist killer Mayor Antonio Sanchez appealing for executive clemency. Senator Panfilo Lacson was among the more prominent voices accusing Panelo of…

Crime, Politics

5-star perks for VIP inmates bared in Philippine prison but top jail exec excused!

December 17, 2014December 18, 2014 benign0 21 Comments

At first, I really didn’t understand what the big “shock” over the 5-star-hotel-like trappings laid out for “special” inmates in the Philippines’ main prison facility, the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila was all about. Stories about the top-notch perks enjoyed by the country’s prison royalty have been the stuff of legend for…

Crime, Government, Society