WIRE โ€” THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has transferred 16,530 inmates from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to prison and penal farms nationwide since 2022 as part of efforts to decongest the country's biggest correctional facility and prepare for its eventual closure. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. said the figure includes the latest batch

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