Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)

Bureau of Corrections
Kawanihan ng Koreksiyon
The Bureau of Corrections Seal
Agency overview
Formed1905
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersNew Bilibid Prison Reservation, Muntinlupa
Employees5,646 (2024)
Annual budget₱6.11 billion (2023)
Agency executives
  • Usec. Gregorio Catapang Jr., 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, Deputy Director General for Reformation
Parent agencyDepartment of Justice
Websitehttps://www.bucor.gov.ph/

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor /ˈbjʊ.kɔːr/; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Koreksiyon; formerly the Bureau of Prisons from 1905 to 1989) 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 (PDL), who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment or more. The agency has its headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa.

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