Cagayan State University - Carig Campus

College of Public Administration

Bachelor of Science in Criminology
CA 1 – Institutional Correction
Instructor: Joel Gatan Diciano, RCrim, MS Crim
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this topic, the students will be able to:
 Recall and discuss the Correctional System in the Philippines.
 Recall and discuss the Prison and Jail Facilities in the Philippines.
 Recall and discuss the Mandate, Mission, Vision, Organization and Key Positions of the
Bureau of Corrections and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
Correctional System in the Philippines

The Correctional System in the Philippines is composed of six agencies under three distinct and
separate departments of the national government:

A. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) - under this are

1. the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) which runs the city, municipal,
and district jails; and
2. the provincial jails through their respective provincial governments.

B. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - under this is Juvenile and
Justice Welfare Council which oversees the rehabilitation of young offenders.

C. Department of Justice (DOJ) - under this are

1. the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)
2. Parole and Probation Administration (PPA)
3. the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP)

Prison Facilities in the Philippines

Prison - It is penitentiary, an institution for the imprisonment (incarceration) of persons

of major/serious crimes. A building, usually with cells, or other places established for the
purpose of taking safe custody or confinement of criminals.
Prison - A place of confinement for those for those charged with or convicted of offenses
against the laws of the land.
1. New Bilibid Prison (NBP)
- Muntinlupa City
- Became Maximum Security Compound
- House not only death convicts and inmates sentenced to life term but also those with
numerous pending cases, multiple convictions and sentence of more than 20 years.

Two (2) Satellite camps of the NBP

1. Camp Bukang Liwayway (Minimum Security Camp) – house minimum custody
prisoners who work in various projects of the institution.
2. Camp Sampaguita (Medium Security Camp) – house medium security prisoners
- where RDC is located

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2.Correctional Institution for Women (CIW)
- Located in Mandaluyong City
- It was established in 1931 by virtue of Act # 3579 passed on November 27, 1929
- Consist of 18 hectares
- It is the one and only prison for women in the Philippines.

3. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

- Founded by Captain Ramon Blanco of the Spanish Royal Army.
- It was established for the confinement of Muslims and Political offenders.
- Located in Zamboanga del Sur)
- Has an area of 1,246 hectares.
- the oldest facility in the country
- established on August 21, 1869.
- has an area of 1,246 hectares with the principal product of copra.

4. Iwahig Penal Colony

- Located in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
- It was used originally for the confinement of incorrigibles and intractable prisoners.
- In 1905, it was reconverted for the confinement of well behave and tractable prisoners.
(Reorganization Act 1407)
- former luhit penal settlement
- it was in from this facility that the term “Prison Walls” has its beginning
- established 0n the orders of Governor Forbes.
- It has a land total area of 36,000 hectares.
- Established on Nov. 16, 1904

Four (4) sub-colonies of the Iwahig penal Colony and Farm

a. Inagawan Sub-colony
b. Montible Sub-colony
c. Santa lucia Sub-colony
d. Central Sub-colony

Tagumpay Settlement – Owing to its land holdings, allocated 1000 hectares which were
distributed to released inmates who want to settle for good in Palawan. Each released prisoners
awardees is given a six (6) hectares farm lots as homestead.

5. Davao Penal Colony

-Founded by Gen. Paulino Santos. Created by virtue of act 3732 and Proclamation 414
series of 1931.
- Formerly known as the DaPeCol
- Built on January 21, 1932
- Located in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte
- Mostly devoted to abaca and banana plantation.
- In 1942, it was used as a concentration camp for American Prisoners of War
- The main source of income of the Bureau of Corrections.
- It consist of 18,000 hectares

Davao Sub-Colony
1. Panabo
2. Kapalong

Tanglaw Settlement – settlement site for release prisoners who no longer like to leave Davao.

6. Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm

- Founded on Sept. 27, 1954 by virtue of Proclamation Number 72 dated September 27,
1954.
- It consists of 16,000 hectares in Sablayan, Occidental, Mindoro

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 - one of the prisons nearest to Metro Manila
- primary product is rice that is used to supply the NBP

7. Leyte Regional Prison (Abuyog, Leyte)

- established on January 16, 1973 under proclamation 1101 during the martial with the
aim of regionalizing prisons in the country.
- the last penal facility to be built by the Bureau of Prisons.

Note: The oldest prison camp in the Philippines is Fort Santiago in Manila.

Jail is a place of confinement for detainees/prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or person
detained awaiting or undergoing investigation or trial and/or pending transfer to the National
Penitentiary, and/or violent, mentally ill person who endangers him/herself or the safety of
others, duly certified as such by the proper medical or health officer, pending transfer to a mental
institution.

Types of Jail

1. Lock-up jail – is a security facility for the temporary detention of person held for
investigation or awaiting preliminary hearing.
2. Ordinary jail – houses both offenders awaiting court action and those serving short
sentences usually up to 3 years.
3. Workhouse jail farm or camp – houses minimum custody offenders serving short
sentences with constructive work programs.

Types of Ordinary Jail

1. Provincial Jail – is a facility or a place of confinement for inmates who are sentenced
with imprisonment from six (6) months and (1) one to three (3) year imprisonment.
2. District Jail - is a facility or a place of confinement for inmates coming from a city or
clustered municipalities who are waiting or undergoing trial or serving sentence of one
(1) day to three (3) years.
3. City Jail - is a facility or a place of confinement for those inmates who are sentenced
with a penalty from (1) one day to three (3) year imprisonment.
4. Municipal Jail - is a facility or a place of confinement for those who are sentenced with
a penalty for a term not exceeding six (6) month imprisonment.

Types of Jail according to population

1. Type A – has a population of more than 99 offenders
2. Type B – has a population of 21 – 99 offenders
3. Type C – has a population of 20 or less offenders

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)

New Bilibid Prison Manila City Jail (Old Bilibid Prison)

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The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pagwawasto) literally "Bureau of
Corrections", of which it was known as the Bureau of Prisons 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, commonly known as Persons Deprived of Liberty or PDL,
who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment or more. The agency has its
headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa.
Mandates
Safekeeping and instituting reformation programs to national inmates sentenced to more
than 3 years.
Legal Basis
 Reorganization Act 1407 of the Philippine Commission established the Bureau of Prisons
on November 1, 1905 under the Department of Public Instruction.
 Administrative Code of 1987 Section 26 renamed the Bureau of Prisons to Bureau of
Corrections on November 23, 1989.
 Republic Act No. 10575, otherwise known as the “Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013”
which was signed on 24 May 2013, provided for the modernization, professionalization,
and restructuring of the Bureau
Functions
 Safe keep prisoners convicted by courts three (3) years and one (1) day and above to
serve sentence in prison.
 Keep prisoners from committing crimes while in BuCor’s custody.
 Provide inmates basic needs as human beings.
 Ensure rehabilitation programs are made available to the inmates for their physical,
intellectual and spiritual development.
 Develop livelihood programs to assist inmates earn a living and develop their skills while
in prison
Mission
“To protect the public by safekeeping and reforming persons under our custody adhering
to international standards of corrections service.”
Vision
“A safer society by 2028 through reformed persons reintegrated by a highly efficient and
competent corrections service.”
Organization
It is currently headed by Director General Usec. Gregorio Catapang Jr. 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.
Leadership
• Commander-in-Chief: President Bongbong Marcos
• Secretary of Justice (SoJ): Atty. Jesus Crispin C. Remulla
• Director-General, Bureau of Corrections (DG, BUCOR): Usec. Gregorio Catapang Jr.
• Deputy Director-General for Administration (DDGA): Corrections Asec. Al I. Perreras
• Deputy Director-General for Security and Operations (DDGSO): Asec. Gil T. Torralba

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 • Deputy Director-General for Reformation (DDGR): Corrections C/Supt. Celso S.
Bravo (OIC)
Command Leadership Structure
• 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
• 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 Staff
Directorates
• 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 Development
Support Services
• Contact Center ng Bayan
• Corrections Training School
• BUCOR Business Center
• Public Information Office
• Legal Service
• Internal Affairs Service

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 • 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 Division
Units
The Bureau of Corrections currently have 7 operating units located nationwide
1. Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong / and The CIW
Mindanao, Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte
2. New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa
 Maximum Security Compound
 Minimum Security Compound
 Medium Security Compound
3. Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro
4. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
5. Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte
6. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City

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 7. Davao Prison and Penal Farm in Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte
Ranks
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)
Corrections National Training Institute (CNTI).
The BuCor shall continue training its personnel through its Personnel Training School, which
shall be renamed as Corrections National Training Institute (CNTI) patterned after the BJMP’s
National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute (NJMPTI), the Bureau of Fire’s Fire
National Training Institute (FNTI) and the PNP’s National Training Institute (PNTI).
Training Courses.
The following are the distinct basic courses of uniformed personnel for each professional line of
expertise to be undertaken by CNTI:
Corrections Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC)
Corrections Officer Reformation Basic Course (CORBC)
Corrections Officer Engineering Basic Course (COEBC)
Corrections Officer Admin Basic Course (COABC)
Corrections Officer Junior Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC)
Corrections Officer Junior Reformation Supervisory Course (JRSC)
Corrections Officer Junior Engineering Supervisory Course (JESC)
Corrections Officer Junior Admin Supervisory Course (JASC)
Corrections Officer Senior Custodial Supervisory Course (SCSC)

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Corrections Officer Senior Reformation Supervisory Course (SRSC)
Corrections Officer Senior Engineering Supervisory Course (SESC)
Corrections Officer Senior Admin Supervisory Course (SASC)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Custodial (OCC-C)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Reformation (OCC-R)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Engineering (OCC-E)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Admin (OCC-A)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Custodial (OBC-C)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Reformation (OBC-R)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Engineering (OBC-E)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Admin (OBC-A)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Reformation (OAC-R)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Engineering (OAC-E)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Admin (OAC-A)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course for Reformation (OSEC-R)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course for Engineering (OSEC-E)
Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course Course for Admin (OSEC-A)
Custodial Specialized Training Courses (security and safekeeping)
Reformation Specialized Training Courses (moral & spiritual, education & training, work &
livelihood, sports & recreation, health & welfare, behavior modification, diagnostics, and
external relations)
Engineering Specialized Training Courses (civil works, electrical, mechanical, transportation,
and communications)
Admin Specialized Training Courses (personnel management, comptrollership, finance,
accounting, budget, logistics management, program management, internal affairs, internal audit,
doctrine development, and information technology)
APPOINTMENT OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL TO BUCOR
Appointment of Personnel to the BuCor. The appointment of the BuCor shall be effected in the
following manners:
a) Corrections Officer I to Corrections Chief Superintendent – Appointed by the Director
General of Corrections and attested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
b) Director General of Corrections and Deputy Director General of Corrections –
Appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the DOJ, with the
proper endorsement by the Chairman of the CSC: Provided, That when the organization has
established itself as a fully professionalized agency preference shall be for one who has rose
from the ranks in the corrections service as similar to the appointment of Chief in the AFP, PNP
and BJMP.

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Lateral Entry of Officer into the BuCor
In general, all original appointments of officers in the Bureau of Corrections shall commence
with the rank of Corrections Inspector and Corrections Technical Inspector wherein applicants
for lateral entry into the BuCor shall include all those with highly specialized and technical
qualifications such as, but not limited to, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical
engineers, chemical engineers, chemist, architects, criminologists, certified public accountants,
nurses, physical therapists, dentists, social workers, psychologists, sociologists, guidance
counselors and teachers. Doctor of Medicine, members of the Philippine Bar and chaplains shall
be appointed to the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector and Corrections Technical Senior
Inspector in their particular technical service.
a) Technical to Custodial Transfer. A Corrections Technical Officer (CTO) shall be allowed
to transfer to Corrections Officer (CO) position provided he or she is not more than thirty (30)
years and meets the minimum qualification standards for Corrections Officer Recruit. Said
transfer will mean that he or she will undergo the necessary training for all Corrections Officer
and will be given the initial rank of Corrections Officer equivalent to the Technical Officer rank,
with the serial number next to that of the last Corrections Officer.
Provided, the applicants for lateral entry who are not from BuCor must not be more than thirty
(30) years old and with at least three (3) years’ work experience in their fields of specialization,
except for the members of the bar, doctor of medicine, and chaplain. Applicants under the waiver
program, however, must not be more than thirty-five (35) years old. Applicants who are in the
active service shall be considered for appointment through lateral entry provided that they
possess highly specialized and technical qualifications as provided herein. Provided, further, that
all lateral entry applicants shall meet the general qualifications for appointment in the uniformed
service, and that there are no organic personnel from BuCor who are qualified to fill-in the rank.
b) Modes of Lateral Entry. The two (2) modes of lateral Entry in the BuCor are as follows:
Lateral Entry from the Outside.
Any qualified individual who possesses highly specialized and technical qualifications
needed by BuCor and who meets the qualification standards for Lateral Entry may be
appointed as Corrections Inspector/Corrections Technical Inspector or Corrections Senior
Inspector/Corrections Technical Senior Inspector, as the case may be; and
Lateral Entry from Within:
2.1) Lateral Entry from Within for Custodial Officers.
Any qualified Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) of BuCor who is a graduate of
Corrections Officers Candidate School, Bachelor of Science in Corrections Service,
Criminology and related professional courses, needed by the institution for Lateral Entry
may be appointed as Corrections Inspector or Senior Inspector, as the case may be.
2.2) Lateral Entry from Within for Technical Officers.
Any qualified non-commissioned officer of BuCor who is a graduate of Corrections
Technical Officers Candidate School, or who possesses highly specialized and technical
qualifications needed by the institution for Lateral Entry may be appointed as Corrections
Technical Inspector or Corrections Technical Senior Inspector, as the case may be.
Lateral Entry from within will be prioritized over the Lateral entry from outside BuCor.
Lateral entry from within shall be strictly within the professional lines of expertise as in
the following: Admin, Reformation, and Engineering service.

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2.3) Use of SLL for Promotion.
BuCor shall formulate the Seniority Lineal List for each professional line of expertise
(Custodial, Reformation, Engineering, and Admin) according to certain criteria, to be
used during lateral entry. Diagnostics Personnel of DRD and ERD shall fall within the
Reformation SLL. Any organic personnel who aspire to avail of lateral entry to a
different professional line of expertise shall be assigned the lowest position in the
Seniority Lineal List.
Key Positions
No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BuCor unless one has
met the qualifications provided therein:
1) Sub-Colony Supervisor – Should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector (CSI), who
have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a
master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety, criminology,
penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines
from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may be established by the BuCor;
2) Colony Assistant Superintendent – Should have the rank of Corrections Chief Inspector
(CCI), who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-
four (24) units in a master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other
related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed
the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the BuCor;
3) Colony Superintendent – Should have the rank of Corrections Superintendent (CS), who
must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public
administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration,
defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must
have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be
established by the BuCor: Provided, That in prison and penal farms with an inmate population of
two thousand (2,000) but below three thousand (3,000), the Colony Superintendent shall have the
rank and qualification of a Colony Corrections Senior Superintendent (CSS); and
4) Regional Superintendent – Should have the rank of Corrections Senior Superintendent
(CSS) or Corrections Chief Superintendent (CCS), who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws
or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other
related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed
the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the BuCor:
Provided, That in prison and penal farms with an inmate population of three thousand (3,000) but
below five thousand (5,000), the Regional Superintendent shall have the rank and qualification
of a Colony Corrections Senior Superintendent (CSS). Provided, further, That in prison and
penal farms with an inmate population of over five thousand (5,000), the Regional
Superintendent shall have the rank and qualification of a Corrections Chief Superintendent
(CCS).
Custodial Officers’ Qualifications.
The following are the general minimum Qualification Standards for the Corrections
Officers of Custodial Force:

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CORRECTIONS DEPUTY DIRECTOR – must have a Master’s Degree, undergone Officers
Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career Service
Executive Eligibility (CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s Degree, undergone
Officers Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career
Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s Degree, undergone
Officers Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career
Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS SUPERINTENDENT – must have Master’s Degree, undergone Officers
Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS CHIEF INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Officers
Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS SENIOR INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Officers Basic Course for Custodial (OBC-C) or its Equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional) /Second Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Officers
Candidate Course for Custodial (OCC-C) or its Equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional) /Second Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER IV – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, Senior Custodial
Supervisory Course (SCSC) or its Equivalent, and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second
Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior
Custodial Supervisory Course (SCSC) or its Equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Junior
Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC) or its Equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Junior
Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC) or its Equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
CORRECTIONS OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Corrections
Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC) or its equivalent, and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
CORRECTIONS OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Corrections
Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC) or its equivalent and have Career Service
(Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility
CORRECTIONS OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Corrections
Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC) or its equivalent and have a Career Service
(Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.

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Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is an attached agency of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and
operation of all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with pronged tasks of
safekeeping and development of its inmates, officially classed as persons deprived of liberty
(PDL).

Mandates

BJMP is mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district,
city and municipal jails nationwide with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of PDL.

Functions

In line with its mission, the Jail Bureau endeavors to perform the following functions:
 Formulate policies and guidelines in the administration of all district, city, and
municipal jails nationwide;
 Implement strong security measures for the control of PDL;
 Provide for the basic needs of PDL;
 Conduct activities for the development of PDL;
 Improve jail facilities; and,
 Promote the general welfare and development of personnel.

BJMP MISSION

We provide humane safekeeping and developmental opportunities for persons deprived

of liberty as our contribution to a safe, just, and prosperous Philippines.

BJMP VISION

A highly capable agency dedicated to global best practices and standards in jail
management.
Command Structure

1. The president of the Philippines as Commander-in-Chief

2. The secretary of the Interior and Local Government
3. The Chief, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (C, BJMP)
4. The Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA)
5. The Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO)
6. The Chief Directorial Staff (TDCS)
Leadership

 Commander-in-Chief: President Bongbong Marcos

 Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (SILG): Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos Jr.
o Undersecretary for Peace and Order, DILG: Oscar F. Valenzuela
 Chief, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (C, BJMP): Jail Dir. Ruel S. Rivera, DSC
 The Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA): JCSUPT. Dennis U. Rocamora, CESE
 The Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO): JCSUPT. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA, TLPE
 The Chief, BJMP Directorial Staff (TCDS): JCSUPT. Paulino H. Moreno Jr., CSEE

Organizations and Key Positions

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, also referred to as the Jail Bureau, was created
pursuant to Section 60 to 65, Chapter V, RA No. 6975, and initially consisting of uniformed

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officers and members of the Jail Management and Penology service as constituted under
Presidential Decree No. 765. RA 9263 provides that the Bureau shall be headed by a Chief who
is assisted by two (2) Deputy Chiefs, one (1) for Administration and another for Operations, and
one (1) Chief of Directorial Staff, all of whom are appointed by the President upon the
recommendation of the DILG Secretary from among the qualified officers with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent in the BJMP. The Chief of the BJMP carries the rank of Director and
serves a tour of duty that must not exceed four (4) years, unless extended by the President in
times of war and other national emergencies. Officers who have retired or are within six (6)
months from their compulsory retirement age are not qualified to be appointed as Jail Director or
designated as BJMP Chief.

The second officer in command of the BJMP is the Deputy Chief for Administration, the third
officer in command is the Deputy Chief for Operations, and the fourth officer in command is The
Chief of the Directorial Staff, all of whom carry the rank of Chief Superintendent. They are
assisted by the Directors of the Directorates in the National Headquarters who carry the rank of
at least Senior Superintendent.

The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the administrative regions of the
country, headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology, with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent. The Regional Director is assisted by an Assistant Regional Director
for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of
Directorial Staff, who are all officers with the rank of at least Superintendent.

The National Headquarters is the Command and Staff Office of the BJMP, and is composed of
the Command Group, Directorates and Management Support Staff, namely:

Command Group:

1. Chief, BJMP
2. Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau
3. Deputy Chief for Operation of the Jail Bureau
4. Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau

Directorates

1. Directorate for Personnel and Records Management

2. Directorate for Comptrollership
3. Directorate for Logistics
4. Directorate for Intelligence
5. Directorate for Operations
6. Directorate for Human Resource Development
7. Directorate for Welfare and Development
8. Directorate for Investigation and Prosecution
9. Directorate for Program Development
10. Directorate for Information and Communications Technology
Management
11. Directorate for Health Service

Support Services

 Finance Service Office

 Chaplaincy Service Office
 Community Relations Service Office
 Accounting Office
 Legal Service Office
 Headquarters Support Service Office

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  Supply Accountable Office-BJMP Wide
 Office of the National Executive Senior Jail Officer
 Legislative Liaison Office
 National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute
 Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Center
 Retirement and Separation Benefits Administration Service Office
 Jail Service Intelligence Operations Center
 Internal Audit Unit
 Center for Jail Excellence and Strategy Management
Special Tactics and Response Team (BJMP - STAR)
An elite unit of BJMP specialized in responding to incident that require tactical response, as well
as transporting high value Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).

Regional Office.

The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the administrative regions of the
country, headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology, with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent. The Regional Director is assisted by an Assistant Regional Director
for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of
Directorial Staff, who are all officers with the rank of at least Superintendent.

Provincial Jail Administrator's Office.

In every province, the BJMP operates and maintains a Provincial Jail Administrator’s Office
headed by a Provincial Administrator, to oversee the implementation of jail services of all
district, city and municipal jails within its territorial jurisdiction.

District Jail.

Within large cities or a group of clustered municipalities, a District Jail headed by a District
Warden may be established.

City and Municipal Jails.

The BJMP operates and maintains City and Municipal Jails, each headed by a City or Municipal
Warden, as the case may be.

District, City and Municipal Field Units

There are four hundred sixty-seven (467) BJMP jail units nationwide classified as District, City
and Municipal Jail whose operational control, management and supervision is under the
Regional Director or the Provincial Administrator in either case maybe. The primary function of
these units is to provide security/ control and PDL welfare development facility for PDL
undergoing trial or those sentenced city prisoners.

BJMP Rank Classification?

For purpose of efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank classification of
the members of the Jail Bureau shall be as follows:

Jail Officer Rank (JOR)

Director
Chief Superintendent
Senior Superintendent

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 Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Senior Inspector
Inspector

Jail Non - Officer Rank (JNOR)

Senior Jail Officer IV
Senior Jail Officer III
Senior Jail Officer II
Senior Jail Officer I
Jail Officer III
Jail Officer II
Jail Officer I

The National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute (NJMPTI) serves as the
training institution for Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) uniformed personnel.

BJMP Uniformed Personnel Mandatory Trainings

JNOR Courses:
Jail Basic Recruit Course (JBRC)
Jail Junior Leadership Course (JJLC)
Jail Senior Leadership Course (JSLC)
Jail Officers Candidate Course (JOCC)
JOR Courses:
Jail Officers Basic Course (JOBC)
Jail Officers Advance Course (JOAC)
Public Safety Officers Senior Executive Course (PSOSEC)

Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BJMP. — The appointment of uniformed

personnel to the BJMP shall be effected in the following manner:

a) Jail Officer I to Senior Jail Officer IV. — Appointed by the respective Regional Director for
Jail Management and Penology for the regional office uniformed personnel or by the respective
Chief of the Jail Bureau for the national headquarters office uniformed personnel, and attested by
the Civil Service Commission (CSC);

b) Jail inspector to Jail Superintendent. — Appointed by the respective Chief of the Chief of
the Jail Bureau, as recommended by their immediate superiors, and attested by the CSC;

c) Jail Senior Superintendent. — Appointed by the Secretary of the DILG upon

recommendation of the Chief of the Jail Bureau, with the proper attestation of the CSC; and

d) Jail Chief Superintendent to Jail Director. — Appointed by the President upon,

recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG, with the proper endorsement by the Chairman of
the CSC.

Lateral Entry of Officers into the BJMP. — In general, all original appointments of officers in
the Jail Bureau shall commence with the rank of jail inspector wherein applicants for lateral
entry into the BJMP shall include all those with highly specialized and technical qualifications
such as, but not limited to, social workers, psychologists, criminologists, teachers, nurses, dentist
and engineers. Doctors of Medicines, members of the Philippine Bar and chaplains shall be
appointed to the rank of fire/jail senior inspector in their particular technical service. Graduates
of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically appointed to the initial
rank of jail inspector.

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No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BJMP unless he/she has
met the qualifications provided therein:

1) Municipal Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the senior inspector, who must have
finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s
degree program in management; public administration, public safety, criminology, penology,
sociology, national security administration defense studies or other related disciplines from a
recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or
career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau.

2) City Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the chief inspector, who must have finished at
least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s degree
program in management, public administration, public safety; criminology, penology, sociology,
national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized
institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career
courses for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau: Provided, That in city jails
with a population of one thousand (1,000) or more inmates, the city jail warden shall have the
rank and qualifications of a district jail warden;

3) District Jail Warden, Provincial Jail Administrator, Assistant Regional Director for
Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial
Staff. — Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or
a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology,
penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines
from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau;

4) Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology and Director of the Directorate of
the National Headquarters Office. — Should have at least the rank of senior superintendent,
who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management,
public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security
administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of
learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Jail Bureau.

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the
Jail Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of chief
superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in
management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national
security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution
of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Jail Bureau; and

6) Chief of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of the
Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public
safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily
passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail
Bureau.

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Manila City Jail

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