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Jail guard hanky-panky

Jail security is quite lousy these days. One only has to look at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) for evidence to support this observation. Charges have been filed...

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Security checks up at Cebu City jail

EVERYONE, including the jail warden herself, will undergo inspection to prevent the smuggling of weapons or drugs in the Cebu City Jail. Cebu City Jail Warden Maria Victoria Jimenez said visitors and...

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Cebu inmates featured in UK television documentary

MANILA, Philippines – The Cebu dancing inmates are expected anew to capture the world’s attention when their performance in a travel documentary from the United Kingdom is aired, according to a report...

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29 Filipinas in Saudi jail freed

RIYADH—Twenty-nine imprisoned Filipino women in Saudi Arabia have been pardoned by the government, the Philippine Embassy announced. The 29, who were jailed at the Al-Nisa prison in Riyadh, departed...

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Pardoned by king

MANILA, Philippines—Twenty-nine Filipino women inmates of the Al-Nisa jail in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, among 125 Filipino prisoners pardoned recently by King Abdullah, were scheduled to return to Manila...

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ICRC prods Philippines to ease jail crowding

MANILA, Philippines—The International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday urged the Philippines to ease serious overcrowding in its prisons, where the US government said hundreds had died from...

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Convicted Filipino seafarer in Moscow freed early

MANILA, Philippines—A Filipino seafarer was freed in Moscow 10 months ahead of his full sentence for physical injuries, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday. The Filipino, who was not named...

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Prison survival tips for Gloria

Oh, boy. While they must be deemed innocent until yadda, yadda, it doesn’t look good for former President Gloria Arroyo and her husband Mike. Both may be in the slammer by Christmas for allegedly...

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US nationals warned about poor conditions in Philippine prisons

Americans in the Philippines have been advised to keep their noses clean because the US government will not be able to help them if they are sentenced to prison.

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Korean detainee’s jail guards in hot water

The Bureau of Immigration has filed criminal charges against two of its jail guards in connection with the escape on Christmas Eve of a South Korean detainee wanted for cheating in a casino in his...

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8 foreigners, 3 others jailed for life in Cebu for drugs

Four Chinese, two Malaysians and two Taiwanese were among 11 people jailed for life in the Philippines on Friday for illegal drugs, court officials said.

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Vietnam jails 2 for disseminating anti-gov’t docs

HANOI, Vietnam—Two Catholics have been convicted of spreading anti-government propaganda and sentenced to prison in Vietnam, where local church officials and the ruling Communist Party have had an...

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Foreigner who died in Taguig jail not a New Zealander, says immigration exec

Lionel Albert Stride, the inmate who reportedly died of cardiac arrest Sunday in a detention facility in Bicutan, Taguig City was a British citizen, not a New Zealander, an official of the Bureau of...

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19 Filipinos arrested in Saudi, says Migrante

Saudi police have arrested 19 Filipino workers, including a pregnant woman, a migrants rights group said on Friday.

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Filipino spared from death in Saudi

A doomed Filipino worker who tirelessly campaigned on Facebook for his freedom will soon walk out of Saudi Arabia prison as a free man, a migrant campaign group announced on Thursday.

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30-year sentence for scammers who victimized Filipinos

State officials announced the sentencing of two men to more than 30 years in state prison for stealing more than $8 million from elderly and Filipino victims through an illegal pyramid scheme and phony...

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Indonesia opening up to prison swaps—report

Indonesia has hinted at prisoner swap deals with Australia and other countries, with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa reportedly saying the transfer of people "is a good thing".

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Taiwanese drug inmate ‘rescued’

A Taiwanese national, detained at the Cavite provincial jail, for a drug offense was snatched by a still unidentified number of men as he was being transported from the jail facility in Trece Martires...

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Police see more sinister reason for escape of drug convicts

Police are seeing a resumption of drug manufacturing in the Philippines following the successful gangland-style mission to spring three Chinese drug convicts from a Cavite jail recently.

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Chinese couple who escaped Cavite jail recaptured

A Chinese couple, convicted in a 2008 drug case, was rearrested five months after they escaped the Cavite provincial jail through the help of a robbery syndicate, police said Saturday.

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Inmates split on Enrile, Estrada, Revilla detention in regular prison

A potentially violent split has emerged among maximum security inmates at New Bilibid Prison over the possible arrival of three senators charged with plunder.

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Chinese poachers moved to Palawan prison

Twelve Chinese nationals convicted in August of poaching in the Tubbataha Reefs were transferred Friday morning to the Iwahig Prison, a minimum security prison facility on the outskirts of this city,...

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Visit us, NBP inmates beg Pope

Inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) want Pope Francis to visit them during his trip to the Philippines in January next year to share with him “how God’s eternal grace transforms sinners like us.”

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DOJ to Interpol: Don’t remove ‘red notice’ tag on Aman Futures boss

The Department of Justice will ask the International Police not to remove Manuel Amalilio of Aman Futures from its watchlist or “red notice” despite serving his prison term in Malaysia.

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Filipina in Indonesia not up for execution

The Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia was not among those set for execution as her case was still up for judicial review, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday.

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Binay to meet death row’s Veloso in prison

Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay is planning to visit Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on Indonesia’s death row, on the sidelines of his visit to Indonesia this week to attend the 60th anniversary...

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41 overseas Filipinos awaiting execution

Doomed Filipina maid Mary Jane Veloso is not the only overseas Filipino on death row. Hundreds of other Filipinos are in jail worldwide due to drug-related cases. A total 807 Filipinos are in detention...

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Malampaya platform eyed as prison

Picture this: a prison island in the middle of the West Philippine Sea.

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LOOK: Mary Jane Veloso’s family now in Indonesia for jail visit

The family of Filipino drug convict Mary Jane Veloso has arrived in Indonesia to visit Veloso in prison and to celebrate her 31st birthday.

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Mary Jane Veloso says she’s a ‘new person’

A “cheerful” Mary Jane Veloso spent quality time with her family in Indonesia while in prison to celebrate her 31st birthday. “She looked at peace and was both cheerful and sedate,” Migrante...

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Emissary to extend Pope’s presence to Cebu inmates

The official representative of Pope Francis to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) will visit a local prison here on January 26.

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800 Cebu jail inmates ignore drizzle, perform for Burma’s Cardinal Bo at IEC

The drizzle on Tuesday didn't stop the more than 800 inmates of the Cebu provincial jail from giving a heartfelt performance before the Burmese cardinal sent by Pope Francis to represent him at the...

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Olongapo RTC reduces Pemberton prison sentence to 10 years

While the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court (RTC) upheld the conviction of US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton for the 2014 killing of transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude, it however...

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Veloso family visits Mary Jane in Indonesian jail on her birthday

With high hopes that their loved one would be freed soon and be spared from execution, the family of Filipino drug convict Mary Jane Veloso paid a visit to her last week at the Wirongunan Lembaga...

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Asia’s prison population

Around the world more than 10.35 million people are imprisoned either as pretrial detainees or having been convicted and sentenced, according to the report of UK-based Institute of Criminal Policy...

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PH, UK sign prisoner exchange pact

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United Kingdom on Thursday signed an agreement allowing the transfer of their respective nationals serving prison sentences. The agreement was signed by...

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