Iwahig releases 17 PDLs back into society
OF the 416 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) recently released by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), 17 of whom were from the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) in Puerto Princesa City.
These PDLs were released for various reasons, including the expiration of their maximum sentence with good conduct time allowance (GCTA), parole, acquittal, and the expiration of their maximum sentence, and were released under Department Order No. 953.
BuCor stated that “14 of the 416 PDLs were released from the IPPF and are bound to reunite with their loved ones upon release.”
The majority of these released PDLs had deductions on their sentence based on Republic Act (RA) No. 10592 or Good Conduct Time Allowance Law by “showing good behavior and participating in the reformation programs of the bureau.”
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and BuCor Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Gregorio Catapang Jr. witnessed the culminating activity, which is part of BuCor’s efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate PDLs back into society.
As an attached agency of the DOJ, BuCor is administratively supervised by the DOJ, as stipulated by law.
