Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) requested that they are given until March to process the remaining 400 plus PDL returnees due to lack of manpower. “Sabi nila, they do not want to make any mistake again,” Guevarra said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum. Last year, over 2,000 released inmates surrendered following reports that there was a mistake in the GCTA computation and that there are inmates prematurely released. To date, there are 410 returnees at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) and 24 at the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW). Guevarra said these returnees are asking that they be given certification as proof that they have been set free.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 15, 2020 05:15 UTC