The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Bilangguan, literally "Bureau of Prisons", which was the name of the agency from 1905 to 1989; abbreviated BuCor) is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment[3] or more. The agency has its headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa.[4]
The following ranks are in force in the BuCor. While the Bureau forms part of the Department of Justice, its ranks follow those of the uniformed services in the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
Commissioned Officers
Corrections Director General (Undersecretary)
Corrections Deputy Director General for Administration (Assistant Secretary)
Corrections Deputy Director General for Security and Operations (Assistant Secretary)
Corrections Deputy Director General for Reformation (Assistant Secretary)
While the BuCor reports to the Department of Justice, in the past it sported a military rank system mirroring the former Integrated National Police and therefore similar to the Chilean Gendarmerie and the Italian Corpo degli Agenti di Custodia. Until 1989 officers and agents sported "Prisons" in their rank title.
Rank
Prisons Colonel
Prisons Lieutenant Colonel
Prisons Major
Prisons Captain
Prisons Lieutenant
Prisons Sergeant
Prisons Corporal
Civil Guardsman First Class
Civil Guardsman
History
Spanish colonial era
Old Bilibid Prison circa 1900
The Old Bilibid Prison which was located on Oroquieta Street in Manila was established in 1847 and by a Royal Decree formally opened on April 10, 1866. On August 21, 1870, the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm was established in Zamboanga City for Muslim and political prisoners opposed to the rule of Spain.
American colonial era
The Iuhit penal Settlement now known as Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm was established in 1904 by the Americans in 28,072 hectares of land. The land areas expanded to 40,000 hectares in the late 1950s.[5] and expanded again to 41,007 hectares by virtue of Executive Order No. 67 issued by Governor Newton Gilbert on October 15, 1912.
The Bureau of Prisons was created under the Reorganization Act of 1905 as an agency under the Department of Commerce and Police. The Reorganization Act also re-established the San Ramon Prison in 1907 which was destroyed during the Spanish–American War in 1898. The prison was placed under the Bureau of Prisons and receive prisoners in Mindanao.[5]
The Correctional Institution for Women was founded on November 27, 1929, by virtue of Act No. 3579 as the first and only prison for women in the Philippines.[5] Later, on January 21, 1932, the bureau opened the Davao Penal Colony in Southern Mindanao.[5]
The New Bilibid Prison was established in 1935 in Muntinlupa due to the increased rate of prisoners.[5]
Contemporary era
Proclamation No. 72 issued on September 26, 1954, established the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro, and the Leyte Regional Prison was established on January 16, 1973, under Proclamation No. 1101.[5]
The Administrative Code of 1987 and Proclamation No. 495, issued on November 22, 1989, changed the agency's name to the current Bureau of Corrections from Bureau of Prisons.[5]
The logo of the bureau represents the government agency's mandate, the rehabilitation of inmate. The logo focuses on the man in prison as the main concern of rehabilitation. It presents man behind bars, but who looks outwards with the hope of rejoining the free community. The 7 rays of the sun represent the 7 operating prisons and penal farms who carry out the reformation programs of the bureau. The color green symbolizes hope. The color orange is symbolic of happiness. The bar of justice represents the Philippine justice system.
When the Philippines had the death penalty, male inmates condemned to death were held at New Bilibid Prison and female inmates condemned to death were held at Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong).[6] The death chamber for inmates to be electrocuted was in Building 14, within the Maximum Security Compound of New Bilibid. The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Museum previously served as the lethal injection chamber.[7]
^Gregorio, Xave. "BuCor chief suspended as questions linger on 'middleman' in Lapid slay". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ abcDepartment of Justice, retrieved May 27, 2008
^"About the Bureau of Corrections 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved on October 2, 2010. "Bureau of Corrections NBP Reservation, Muntinlupa, Philippines."
^ abcdefg, archived from the original on April 11, 2008, retrieved May 30, 2008
^Araneta, Sandy (October 22, 2001). "1,020 death convicts await execution". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^Torres-Tupas, Tetch (July 15, 2015). "DOJ drawing list of inmates to occupy death chamber-turned-prison". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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The Bureau of Corrections Filipino Kawanihan ng mga Bilangguan literally Bureau of Prisons which was the name of the agency from 1905 to 1989 abbreviated BuCor is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment 3 or more The agency has its headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa 4 Bureau of CorrectionsKawanihan ng mga BilangguanAgency overviewFormed1905JurisdictionPhilippinesHeadquartersNew Bilibid Prison Reservation MuntinlupaAnnual budget 3 59 billion 2021 1 Agency executivesAsec Gregorio Catapang Jr OIC 2 Director General BUCORCorrections S Supt Geraldo I Aro OIC Deputy Director General for AdministrationAsec Angelina L Bautista Deputy Director General for Security and OperationsCT S Supt Ma Cecilia V Villanueva OIC Deputy Director General for ReformationParent agencyDepartment of JusticeWebsitehttp www bucor gov ph New Bilibid Prison the NBP Reservation houses the BuCor headquarters Contents 1 Organization 2 Leadership 2 1 Command Leadership Structure 2 2 National Headquarters 2 3 Directorates 2 4 Support Services 2 5 Mission 2 6 Mandate 2 7 Units 2 8 Ranks 2 9 Rank system until 1992 3 History 3 1 Spanish colonial era 3 2 American colonial era 3 3 Contemporary era 4 List of Director Generals 5 Logo 6 Capital punishment 7 References 8 External linksOrganization EditIt is currently headed by Gregorio Catapang Jr in an Officer in Charge capacity The bureau has 2 862 employees 61 of whom are custodial uniformed officers 33 are non uniformed personnel and 6 are members of the medical service 3 Leadership EditCommander in Chief President Bongbong Marcos Secretary of Justice SoJ Atty Jesus Crispin C Remulla Director General Bureau of Corrections DG BUCOR Asec Gregorio Catapang Jr OIC Deputy Director General for Administration DDGA Corrections S Supt Geraldo I Aro OIC Deputy Director General for Security and Operations DDGSO Asec Angelina L Bautista Deputy Director General for Reformation DDGR Corrections Technical S Supt Ma Cecilia V Villanueva OIC Command Leadership Structure Edit The President of the Philippines as Commander in Chief The Secretary of Justice The Director General of the Bureau of Corrections DG BUCOR with the Rank of Undersecretary donning the 4 Star rank The Deputy Director General for Administration DDGA with the Rank of Assistant Secretary donning the 3 Star rank The Deputy Director General for Security and Operations DDGSO with the Rank of Assistant Secretary donning the 3 Star rank The Deputy Director General for Reformation DDGR with the Rank of Assistant Secretary donning the 3 Star rank National Headquarters Edit Office of the Director General Office of the Deputy Director General for Administration Office of the Deputy Director General for Security and Operations Office of the Deputy Director General for Reformation BUCOR Directorial StaffDirectorates Edit Directorate for Administration Directorate for External Relations Directorate for Finance and Logistics Directorate for Health Service Directorate for Planning and Management Directorate for Reception Diagnostic Directorate for Reformation Directorate for Security and Operations Directorate for Standards and DevelopmentSupport Services Edit Contact Center ng Bayan Corrections Training School BUCOR Business Center Public Information Office Legal Service Internal Affairs Service Administrative Division Communication and Management Section Anti Red Tape Act Section Cashier Section Records Section Human Resource Division General Services Division Planning and Statistics Division Management Division Information and Communications Technology Division Budget Division Accounting Division Supply Division Project Management and Doctrine Development Division Intelligence and Investigation Division Inmate Documents and Processing Division Communications and Tactical Operations Division Escorting Group Education and Training Division Moral and Spiritual Division Behavior Modification Division Inmate Sports and Recreation Division Work and Livelihood Division Assessment and Program Monitoring Division Case Management Division External Affairs DivisionMission Edit TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC BY SAFEKEEPING AND REFORMING PERSONS UNDER OUR CUSTODY ADHERING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF CORRECTIONS SERVICE Mandate Edit SAFEKEEPING AND INSTITUTING REFORMATION PROGRAMS TO NATIONAL INMATES SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 3 YEARS Units Edit The Bureau of Corrections currently have 7 operating units located nationwide 3 Correctional Institution for Women CIW in Mandaluyong and The CIW Mindanao Santo Tomas Davao del Norte New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa Maximum Security Compound Minimum Security Compound Medium Security Compound Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa City Palawan Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog Leyte San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City Davao Prison and Penal Farm in Braulio E Dujali Davao del NorteRanks Edit Main article Police ranks of the Philippines The following ranks are in force in the BuCor While the Bureau forms part of the Department of Justice its ranks follow those of the uniformed services in the Department of the Interior and Local Government Commissioned Officers Corrections Director General Undersecretary Corrections Deputy Director General for Administration Assistant Secretary Corrections Deputy Director General for Security and Operations Assistant Secretary Corrections Deputy Director General for Reformation Assistant Secretary Corrections Chief Superintendent Brig General Corrections Senior Superintendent Colonel Corrections Superintendent Lt Col Corrections Chief Inspector Major Corrections Senior Inspector Captain Corrections Inspector Lieutenant Non Commissioned Officers Corrections Senior Officer 4 Executive Master Sergeant Corrections Senior Officer 3 Chief Master Sergeant Corrections Senior Officer 2 Senior Master Sergeant Corrections Senior Officer 1 Master Sergeant Corrections Officer 3 Staff Sergeant Corrections Officer 2 Corporal Corrections Officer 1 Private Rank system until 1992 Edit While the BuCor reports to the Department of Justice in the past it sported a military rank system mirroring the former Integrated National Police and therefore similar to the Chilean Gendarmerie and the Italian Corpo degli Agenti di Custodia Until 1989 officers and agents sported Prisons in their rank title RankPrisons ColonelPrisons Lieutenant ColonelPrisons MajorPrisons CaptainPrisons LieutenantPrisons SergeantPrisons CorporalCivil Guardsman First ClassCivil GuardsmanHistory EditSpanish colonial era Edit Old Bilibid Prison circa 1900 The Old Bilibid Prison which was located on Oroquieta Street in Manila was established in 1847 and by a Royal Decree formally opened on April 10 1866 On August 21 1870 the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm was established in Zamboanga City for Muslim and political prisoners opposed to the rule of Spain American colonial era Edit The Iuhit penal Settlement now known as Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm was established in 1904 by the Americans in 28 072 hectares of land The land areas expanded to 40 000 hectares in the late 1950s 5 and expanded again to 41 007 hectares by virtue of Executive Order No 67 issued by Governor Newton Gilbert on October 15 1912 The Bureau of Prisons was created under the Reorganization Act of 1905 as an agency under the Department of Commerce and Police The Reorganization Act also re established the San Ramon Prison in 1907 which was destroyed during the Spanish American War in 1898 The prison was placed under the Bureau of Prisons and receive prisoners in Mindanao 5 The Correctional Institution for Women was founded on November 27 1929 by virtue of Act No 3579 as the first and only prison for women in the Philippines 5 Later on January 21 1932 the bureau opened the Davao Penal Colony in Southern Mindanao 5 The New Bilibid Prison was established in 1935 in Muntinlupa due to the increased rate of prisoners 5 Contemporary era Edit Proclamation No 72 issued on September 26 1954 established the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro and the Leyte Regional Prison was established on January 16 1973 under Proclamation No 1101 5 The Administrative Code of 1987 and Proclamation No 495 issued on November 22 1989 changed the agency s name to the current Bureau of Corrections from Bureau of Prisons 5 List of Director Generals EditDirector General TermGeorge M Wolfe 1904 1910M L Stewart 1910 1914W H Dade 1914 1920J W Quillen 1920 1923Ramon Victorio 1923 1930Lt Col Paulino Santos 1930 1937Maj Eriberto B Misa Sr 1937 1949Eustaquio Balagtas 1949 1954Atty Alfredo M Bunye 1954 1958Enrique A Fernandez 1958 1962Col Eduardo Quintos 1962Felix P Amante 1962 1965Col Dominador M Danan 1965 1966B Gen Alejo Santos 1967 1971B Gen Vicente R Raval 1971 1982Catalino Macaraig Jr 1979Atty Ramon J Liwag 1982B Gen Vicente E Eduardo 1982 1986Lt Col Emilio N Cea 1986B Gen Meliton D Goyena 1986 1991Atty Cleto B Senoren 1991Eriberto B Misa Jr 1991 1993Atty Vicente G Vinarao first term 1994 1998Lt Gen Pedro G Sistoza 1998 2001Col Ricardo B Macala 2001 2003Usec Dionisio Santiago 2003 2004Atty Vicente G Vinarao second term 2004 2007Ricardo B Dapat 2007Usec Oscar C Calderon 2007 2010Gen Ernesto L Diokno 2010 May 2011Atty Manuel G Co first term May August 2011Lt Gen Gaudencio S Pangilinan Jr August 2011 August 2012Atty Manuel G Co second term August November 2012Atty Rafael Marcos Z Ragos November 2012 March 2013Franklin Jesus Bucayu March 2013 2015Lt Gen Ricardo Rainier G Cruz 2015 June 2016Rolando Asuncion OIC June November 2016Atty Benjamin Delos Santos November 2016 July 13 2017Asec Valfrie Tabian OIC July 14 2017 April 30 2018Usec Ronald dela Rosa April 30 October 12 2018Usec Nicanor Faeldon November 21 2018 September 5 2019Melvin Ramon G Buenafe OIC September 6 20 2019Usec Gerald Q Bantag September 20 2019 October 21 2022Gregorio Catapang Jr OIC October 21 2022 presentLogo EditThe logo of the bureau represents the government agency s mandate the rehabilitation of inmate The logo focuses on the man in prison as the main concern of rehabilitation It presents man behind bars but who looks outwards with the hope of rejoining the free community The 7 rays of the sun represent the 7 operating prisons and penal farms who carry out the reformation programs of the bureau The color green symbolizes hope The color orange is symbolic of happiness The bar of justice represents the Philippine justice system Capital punishment EditMain article Capital punishment in the Philippines When the Philippines had the death penalty male inmates condemned to death were held at New Bilibid Prison and female inmates condemned to death were held at Correctional Institution for Women Mandaluyong 6 The death chamber for inmates to be electrocuted was in Building 14 within the Maximum Security Compound of New Bilibid The Bureau of Corrections BuCor Museum previously served as the lethal injection chamber 7 References Edit https www dbm gov ph wp content uploads GAA GAA2021 TechGAA2021 DOJ B pdf bare URL PDF Gregorio Xave BuCor chief suspended as questions linger on middleman in Lapid slay Philstar com Retrieved October 21 2022 a b c Department of Justice retrieved May 27 2008 About the Bureau of Corrections Archived 2009 10 05 at the Wayback Machine Bureau of Corrections Retrieved on October 2 2010 Bureau of Corrections NBP Reservation Muntinlupa Philippines a b c d e f g Bureau of Corrections archived from the original on April 11 2008 retrieved May 30 2008 Araneta Sandy October 22 2001 1 020 death convicts await execution The Philippine Star Retrieved May 3 2017 Torres Tupas Tetch July 15 2015 DOJ drawing list of inmates to occupy death chamber turned prison Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved May 4 2017 External links Edit Philippines portalBureau of 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