Proposed Senate Resolution No. 957, 18th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS’ (BUCOR) BLOCKADE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE ROAD AT THE NATIONAL BILIBID PRISON (NBP) IN MUNTINLUPA CITY IN AN APPARENT DISREGARD OF LOCAL ORDINANCES AND THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY SHUT OFF FROM THE CITY, AND RENEGING ON PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS MADE WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS ON PRIOR NOTICE AND COMMUNICATION, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADDRESSING GAPS IN THE EXISTING LAWS

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 164, 17th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE(S) TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CURRENT SECURITY, CONTAINMENT, AND SAFETY REGULATION PROCEDURES FOR DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSESSING IF THESE PROCEDURES ARE ADEQUATE AND EFFECTIVE, AND TO RECOMMEND REMEDIAL MEASURES AND REGULATIONS

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 174, 17th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PROPER SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE APPARENT MISMANAGEMENT AND/OR INCOMPETENCE OF THE NATIONAL BILIBID PRISON BY THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE LEADING TO A BRAWL THAT CAUSED THE DEATH OF A HIGH PROFILE INMATE AND SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES TO OTHERS, AND THE ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST OTHER INMATES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENACTING REMEDIAL LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PREVENT RECURRENCE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1109, 16th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PREVALENCE OF CRIMES IN THE NEW BILIBID PRISONS (NBP) AND THE SO-CALLED LUXURIOUS LIVING OF SOME OF ITS INMATES THAT WERE DISCOVERED AFTER RAIDS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE NBP RECENTLY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ASSESSING THE CAPACITY OF OUR PRISONS AND CORRECTIONS SYSTEM; REVIEWING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, AND ALL OTHER CONCERNED REFORMATORY AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT; AND REVISITING OUR LAWS, POLICIES, AND RULES ON CORRECTIONS, PENOLOGY, AND JAIL MANAGEMENT

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1682, 16th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ABOUT THE COUNTRY'S OVERALL CORRECTIONAL AND PENITENTIAL POLICY, ENFORCEMENT AND DISCIPLINE, SECURITY MEASURES AND OTHER RELEVANT ASPECTS, THE WEAKNESSES, INADEQUACY AND SHORTCOMINGS OF OUR CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES AND VITAL PENAL INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVE THE SAME AND REBUILD THE PEOPLE'S FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT, IN OUR INSTITUTIONS AND IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Senate Bill No. 219, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS TO THE DEPENDENTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP) , PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) WHO ARE KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEM DUTY OR BY REASON OF THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION
Short Title
UNIFORMED PERSONNEL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ACT OF 2016
Date filed
April 7, 2016

Senate Bill No. 285, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING EDUCATIONAL ASSITANCE AND BENEFITS TO THE DEPENDENTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) , BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) WHO ARE KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY OR BY REASON OF THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION
Short Title
UNIFORMED PERSONNEL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ACT OF 2016
Date filed
April 7, 2016

Senate Bill No. 507, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT INTEGRATING ALL THE NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL, SUB-PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL JAILS, PLACING FOR THE PURPOSE THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, PROVINCIAL/SUB-PROVINCIAL JAILS AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY UNDER A NEW BUREAU TO BE CALLED THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
JAIL INTEGRATION ACT
Date filed
July 19, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1462, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS GRANTED TO BENEFICIARIES OF UNIFORMED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AND PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY OR BY REASON OF THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6963, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
UNIFORMED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT
Date filed
May 22, 2017

Senate Bill No. 1463, 17th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS TO THE DEPENDENTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) WHO ARE KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY OR BY REASON OF THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION
Short Title
UNIFORMED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ACT
Date filed
May 22, 2017

Senate Bill No. 243, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS TO THE DEPENDENTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) WHO ARE KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY OR BY REASON OF THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION
Short Title
UNIFORMED PERSONNEL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ACT
Date filed
July 8, 2019

Senate Bill No. 770, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS GRANTED TO BENEFICIARIES OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI), AND PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (PDEA) KILLED OR PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY OR BY REASON OF HIS OFFICE OR POSITION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6963, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
UNIFORMED PERSONNEL SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT
Author
Date filed
July 24, 2019

Senate Bill No. 871, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT REMOVING HEIGHT AS QUALIFICATION FOR PERSONNEL, OFFICERS OR MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, AND BUREAU OF CORRECTION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575
Short Title
PNP, BFP, BJMP AND BUCOR HEIGHT EQUALITY ACT
Date filed
August 6, 2019

Senate Bill No. 1563, 18th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTION (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
PNP, BFP, BJMP AND BUCOR HEIGHT EQUALITY ACT
Date filed
May 28, 2020

Proposed Senate Resolution No. 208, 18th Congress

Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE INCESSANT DEATHS OF BILIBID INMATES DUE TO LACK OF BASIC NECESSITIES AND PROPER MEDICAL TREATMENT, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING THE ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS APPLIED TO BUREAU OF CORRECTION (BUCOR) OFFICIALS AND STAFF, ADDRESSING POSSIBLE CORRUPT PRACTICES IN THE BUCOR AND INSTITUTING CORRECTIVE LEGISLATIVE MEASURES TO ENSURE FULL RESPECT FOR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO LIFE

Memorandum Order No. 155, s. 2004

Full Title
DIRECTING THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY AND THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLE TO SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT RECORDS OF INMATES WHO ARE SEVENTY YEARS OLD AND ABOVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
Date of Approval
November 17, 2004
President

Republic Act No. 11549

Full Title
AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO.9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575.
Date of Approval
May 26, 2021