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Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)

Bureau of Corrections
Kawanihan ng Pagawawasto
The Bureau of Corrections Seal
Agency overview
Formed1905
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersNew Bilibid Prison Reservation, Muntinlupa
Annual budget₱6.11 billion (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • Usec. Gregorio Catapang Jr.[2], Director General, BUCOR
  • Asec. Al I. Perreras, Deputy Director General for Administration
  • Asec. Gil T. Torralba, Deputy Director General for Security and Operations
  • Corrections C/Supt. Celso S. Bravo (OIC), Deputy Director General for Reformation
Parent agencyDepartment of Justice
Websitehttps://www.bucor.gov.ph/
New Bilibid Prison; the NBP Reservation houses the BuCor headquarters

The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pagwawasto,[3] 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[4] or more. The agency has its headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa.[5]

  1. ^ GAA 2023 Archived March 30, 2023, at the Wayback Machine dbm.gov.ph
  2. ^ Gregorio, Xave. "BuCor chief suspended as questions linger on 'middleman' in Lapid slay". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "BuCor Hymn". Bureau of Corrections Official Website. March 25, 2023. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Department of Justice, archived from the original on April 30, 2008, retrieved May 27, 2008
  5. ^ "About the Bureau of Corrections Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Bureau of Corrections. Retrieved on October 2, 2010. "Bureau of Corrections NBP Reservation, Muntinlupa, Philippines."
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