+ Follow Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Tag
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[Title] => Flood control convicts may be detained in Mindoro — BuCor chief
[Summary] => When asked during an interview if there is a facility for the individuals convicted of the flood control scandal during the National Jail Decongestion Summit on Wednesday, January 21, BuCor Chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. said that the Sablayan penal facility in Mindoro may be used to hold them.
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[Title] => Teves rushed to hospital for severe stomach pain, says lawyer
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[Title] => Vlogger Zdorovetskiy moved to jail as deportation put on hold
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[Title] => Quiboloy returns to Pasig jail after pneumonia hospitalization
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