A support group for political prisoners is appealing to the Department of Justice to intervene and stop the planned mass relocation of inmates from the New Bilibid Prison to remote penal colonies.

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) plans to convert the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) site into a mixed-use property. This initiative aims to generate steady revenue to fund the Bureau's ongoing modernization and development efforts.

The bureau responds to concerns raised by a prisoners' group.

Mothers and lawyers of missing University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño met with former general Jovito Palparan Jr. in New Bilibid Prison to determine his whereabouts.

The Bureau of Corrections has transferred 500 persons deprived of liberty from New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City to a newly constructed dormitory at Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan.

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday denied the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) was on the verge of a scabies outbreak after a support group of political prisoners complained of difficulties in getting in medicines to the overcrowded facility. In a statement on Wednesday, BuCor assured families of persons deprived of liberty

Years after his arrest and conviction, the search for Jovito Palparan continues, with families of abducted activists receiving information that he may no longer be in New Bilibid Prison.

The Philippine government plans to transfer approximately 7,500 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in 2026 as part of efforts to ease severe overcrowding at the New Bilibid Prison and move towards its planned closure by 2028.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC) conducted its Katarungan Caravan last February 12, 2026, at the New Bilibid Prison–Medium Security Compound in Muntinlupa City, extending legal assistance to more than 500 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs). The activity forms part of the jail decongestion and access-to-justice initiatives initiated in 2024 by