MANILA, Nov. 21 -- The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said it is ready to take custody of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and other individuals whom the courts have ordered committed, affirming preparations are in place for their immediate admission.

In a statement Friday, Bucor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. assured that security measures are being enhanced at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, where Guo will be transferred after she was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pasig Regional Trial Court for qualified trafficking.

CIW Corrections Technical Superintendent Marjorie Ann Sanidad informed Catapang that they already deployed additional Corrections Emergency Response Teams to ensu...