MANILA, March 4 -- The Senate approved on Monday Senate Bill (SB) No. 2352 or the Jail Integration Act which seeks to transfer the control and supervision of the provincial and sub-provincial jails to the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP).

After earning 19 affirmative votes, zero negatives, and no abstentions, Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, who sponsored the measure, thanked his colleagues for the support and reiterated its benefits.

"Indeed, by turning over the management and supervision of provincial and sub-provincial jails from the provincial governments to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, those jails stand to benefit, not only from the expertise and world-class standards that the BJMP sets for itself but mo...