BUCOR OVERVIEW

The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Bilangguan, literally "Bureau of Prisons",

which was the name of the agency from 1905 to 1989; abbreviated BuCor) is an agency of
the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders,
who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment[2] or more. The agency has its
headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa.

Organization
It is headed by Corrections Director General USEC GERALD QUITALEG BANTAG. [4] The bureau
has 2,862 employees, 61% of whom are custodial (uniformed) officers, 33% are non-
uniformed personnel and 6% are members of the medical service.[2]

Leadership
 Commander-in-Chief: Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
 Secretary of Justice (SoJ): Atty. Jesus Crispin C. Remulla
 Director-General, Bureau of Corrections (DG, BUCOR): Usec. Gerald Q. Bantag
 Deputy Director-General for Administration (DDGA): Asec. Gabriel P. Chaclag, MBA
 Deputy Director-General for Security and Operations (DDGSO): Asec. Milfredo M.
Melegrito
 Deputy Director-General for Reformation (DDGR): Asec. Jay C. De Castro
Command Leadership Structure
 The President of the Philippines as Commander-in-Chief
 The Secretary of Justice
 The Director General of the Bureau of Corrections (DG, BUCOR; with the Rank of
Undersecretary donning the 4-Star rank)
 The Deputy Director General for Administration (DDGA; with the Rank of Assistant
Secretary donning the 3-Star rank)
 The Deputy Director General for Security and Operations (DDGSO; with the Rank of
Assistant Secretary donning the 3-Star rank)
 The Deputy Director General for Reformation (DDGR; with the Rank of Assistant
Secretary donning the 3-Star rank)
National Headquarters
 Office of the Director-General
 Office of the Deputy Director-General for Administration
 Office of the Deputy Director-General for Security and Operations
 Office of the Deputy Director-General for Reformation
 BUCOR Directorial Staff
Directorates
  Directorate for Administration
 Directorate for External Relations
 Directorate for Finance and Logistics
 Directorate for Health Service
 Directorate for Planning and Management
 Directorate for Reception Diagnostic
 Directorate for Reformation
 Directorate for Security and Operations
Support Services
 Contact Center ng Bayan
 Corrections Training School
 BUCOR Business Center
 Public Information Office
 Legal Service
 Internal Affairs Service
 Administrative Division
 Communication and Management Section
 Anti-Red Tape Act Section
 Cashier Section
 Records Section
 Human Resource Division
 General Services Division
 Planning and Statistics Division
 Management Division
 Information and Communications Technology Division
 Budget Division
 Accounting Division
 Supply Division
 Project Management and Doctrine Development Division
 Intelligence and Investigation Division
 Inmate Documents and Processing Division
 Communications and Tactical Operations Division
 Escorting Group
 Education and Training Division
 Moral and Spiritual Division
 Behavior Modification Division
 Inmate Sports and Recreation Division
 Work and Livelihood Division
 Assessment and Program Monitoring Division
 Case Management Division
 External Affairs Division
Mission
To maximize the assets' value of the BuCor to effectively pursue its responsibility in safely securing
transforming national prisoners through responsive rehabilitation programs managed by professional
Corrections Officers.[5]
Mandate
The Principal task of the Bureau of Corrections is the rehabilitation of National Prisoners. [5]
The Bureau carries out the following task to carry out its mandate: [5]

 Confine persons convicted by the courts to serve a sentence in national prisons.

 Keep prisoners from committing crimes while in custody.
 Provide humane treatment by supplying the inmates' basic needs and
implementing a variety of rehabilitation programs designed to change their
pattern of criminal or anti-social behavior.
 Engage in agro-industrial projects for the purpose of developing prison lands and
resources into productive bases or profit centers, developing and employing
inmate manpower skills and labor, providing prisoners with a source of income
and augmenting the Bureau's yearly appropriations.
Units
The Bureau of Corrections currently have 7 operating units located nationwide: [2]

 Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong / and The CIW

Mindanao, Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte
 New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa
o Maximum Security Compound
o Minimum Security Compound
o Medium Security Compound
 Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro
 Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
 Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte
 San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City
 Davao Prison and Penal Farm in Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte
Ranks
Main article: Police ranks of the Philippines
The following ranks are in force in the BuCor. While the Bureau forms part of the
Department of Justice, its ranks follow those of the uniformed services in the Department of
the Interior and Local Government.
Commissioned Officers

 Corrections Director General (Undersecretary)

 Corrections Deputy Director General for Administration (Assistant Secretary)
 Corrections Deputy Director General for Security and Operations (Assistant
Secretary)
 Corrections Deputy Director General for Reformation (Assistant Secretary)
 Corrections Chief Superintendent (Brig. General)
 Corrections Senior Superintendent (Colonel)
 Corrections Superintendent (Lt. Col.)
 Corrections Chief Inspector (Major)
 Corrections Senior Inspector (Captain)
 Corrections Inspector (Lieutenant)
Non- Commissioned Officers

 Corrections Senior Officer 4 (Executive Master Sergeant)

 Corrections Senior Officer 3 (Chief Master Sergeant)
 Corrections Senior Officer 2 (Senior Master Sergeant)
 Corrections Senior Officer 1 (Master Sergeant)
 Corrections Officer 3 (Staff Sergeant)
 Corrections Officer 2 (Corporal)
 Corrections Officer 1 (Private)
Rank system until 1992
While the BuCor reports to the Department of Justice, in the past it sported a military rank
system mirroring the former Integrated National Police and therefore similar to the Chilean
Gendarmerie and the Italian Corpo degli Agenti di Custodia. Until 1989 officers and agents
sported "Prisons" in their rank title.

Rank

Prisons Colonel

Prisons Lieutenant Colonel

Prisons Major

Prisons Captain

Prisons Lieutenant

Prisons Sergeant

Prisons Corporal

Civil Guardsman First Class

Civil Guardsman