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DECONGESTING. Jail Chief Insp. Pio Rosero, of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Region 11 said they are reviewing their records to look for cases of inmates that are already eligible for release but continue to languish after their cases went unnoticed by the courts, as a way to decongest jails?. ?The City Jail in Davao City, As of Nov. 2016, for example was housing 2,983 inmates against its 384-man capacity. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

BJMP’s jail decongestion programs underway 

An official of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here said they are looking at different ways to address the congestion of the city's prisons.

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Read more about the article Mindanao officials says Duterte’s warning ‘a challenge, not a threat’

Mindanao officials says Duterte’s warning ‘a challenge, not a threat’

Some local officials who were present Thursday when President Rodrigo Duterte made a statement that he will declare Martial Law if they will not help him curb terrorism and violence in Mindanao viewed it more as a “challenge” than a threat.

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Read more about the article Youth group slams Duterte for channeling Marcos
Addressing some 300 chief local executives from Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte asked for help to address the problems of terrorism and the proliferation of illegal drugs in Mindanao, or else he will have to declare Martial Law. Duterte met the local chief executives on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Youth group slams Duterte for channeling Marcos

Youth partylist Rep. Sarah Elago criticized Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for channeling former President and dictator Ferdinand Marcos when he floated the idea of imposing Martial law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Makabayan bloc urges public: join protests vs. ‘anti-poor’ death penalty bill

Makabayan bloc urges public: join protests vs. ‘anti-poor’ death penalty bill

The Makabayan bloc in Congress urged the public to oppose and join the protest actions against the death penalty bill after the group decried the railroading of what it described as “anti-poor” bill when it was hastily approved on second reading last Wednesday night.

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