250 Bilibid inmates transferred to Palawan detention

At least 250 inmates from New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa have been safely transferred to Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan, Bureau of Corrections Director General Ronald dela Rosa said Monday.

The inmates arrived in Iwahig on Sunday, September 9.

“This is part of the ongoing effort of the present leadership to decongest the Bilibid in Muntinlupa City which is heavily congested and lacking in facilities for ideal security and effective implementation of the reformation program [for inmates],” dela Rosa said in a statement.

In June, the BuCor transferred 500 Bilibid inmates in five batches to Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm.

The BuCor described the transfer of the medium security category inmates to Sablayan a successful and a boost to BuCor's work and livelihood program for the detainees. — Llanesca T. Panti and Mariz Umali/BM, GMA News