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Asean prison leaders back PH proposal on inmates abroad

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PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan, Philippines — Prison service leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have expressed support for the Philippines’ proposal to allow the transfer of sentenced persons (TSPs) to their home countries. “We had a high-level meeting among Asean countries, and we agreed since we are like brothers and sisters,” Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. said. The TSP was among th…

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Asean prison leaders back PH proposal on inmates abroad

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan, Philippines — Prison service leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have expressed support for the Philippines’ proposal to allow the transfer of sentenced persons (TSPs) to their home countries. “We had a high-level meeting among Asean countries, and we agreed since we are like brothers and sisters,” Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. said. The TSP was among th…

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BuCor lobbies for Asean prisoner swap

Following the transfer of drug convict Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia to the Philippines last year, the Bureau of Corrections is pushing for the adoption of a policy that would allow individuals imprisoned in any Southeast Asian country to be repatriated to their home countries to serve their sentences.

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ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) correctional leaders backed the Philippines’ bid for a region-wide prisoner transfer agreement, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Sunday. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. told reporters on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Correctional Conference in Puerto Princesa City that ASEAN corrections officials are interested in a region-wide prisoner transfer because “we are no…

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Philstar Global broke the news in Manila, Philippines on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
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