Manila, May 3 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomed an administrative circular issued recently by the Supreme Court (SC) to decongest the jails and prisons amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Ano said the SC ruling is a humane move in promoting social restorative justice while easing the burden of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) personnel who are working round the clock in implementing more stringent measures following the protocols of the Department of Health (DOH) to keep the country's jail premises safe and secure.
It is a great help to give our poor and old inmates a chance to be with their loved ones. It wil...