CRI 313 4th EXAM COVERAGE
to several infantry divisions:
ORGANIZATIONS AND KEY POSTIONS OF BUCOR
RA 10575- BUCOR Act of 2013
-which provides for the modernization,
professionalization and restricting of the bureau.
Jurisdiction was also expanded
Bureau of Corrections
1. Headed by- Director
2. Assisted by 3 Deputy Directors
 1 for administration
 1 for security and operations
 1 for reformation
NOTE: All are appointed by the PRESIDENT
Upon the recommendation of SECRETARY OF DOJ
NOTE: Director and its Deputy Directors of the BUCOR
shall serve a tour duty of not to exceed 6 years from the
date of appointment
NOTE: Not permitted to serve more than 1 tour of duty
in the prison service
OFFICERS IN COMMAND
1. Head of BUCOR
 Position of Director General
 Rank of Undersecretary
 Bear 3-star rank insignia
2. Second Officer in Command
 Position of Deputy Director Generals
 Rank of assistant Secretary
 Bear 2-star rank insignia
3. Third Officer in Command
 Position of Corrections Chief
Superintendent
 Rank of Chief Superintendent
4. Fourth Officer in Command
 Position of Corrections Senior
Superintendent
 Rank of Senior Superintendent
5. Fifth Officer in Command
 Position of Corrections Superintendent
 Rank of Superintendent
NOTE: When organization expands to size comparable
Area COMMANDER IN A CLUSTER OF DIVISION:
1. Shall have the rank of Deputy Director
2. Bearing 2-star rank
3. Salary grade of 28 in the uniformed pay scale
4. Director General of Corrections (As
undersecretary)- bears 4-star rank insignia
REGIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICER
1. Rank of Corrections Technical Chief
Superintendent
2. Salary grade of 27 in pay scale
3. Considered as fourth officer in command
TERMINOLOGIES:
1. Safekeeping- custodial component of the
Bucor’s present correction system, that national
inmates are provided with their basic needs and
informing the public
2. Corrections Technical Officer- personnel
employed in the implementation of reformation
programs, work requires DIRECT CONTACT with
inmates
a. Priests, evangelists, pastors, teachers,
instructors, professors and such, lawyers and
others
3. MANDATE OF BUCOR SECTION 4- shall be in
charge of safekeeping and reformation
programs for inmates’ sentence to 3 above
years
4. DRD- for the conduct of classification of inmate
admitted to BUCOR
5. Directorate for External Relations (DER)-
responsible for pre-release and post- release
programs of inmates
6. Department of Budget and Management
(DBM)- shall rationalize the existing
organizational structure of BUCOR and about
compensation, position classification laws, rules
and regulations
SECTION 11: Professionalization and Qualifications,
upgrading and training of Uniformed Personnel in
BUCOR
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Citizen of Republic of the Philippines
2. Good moral character
3. Passed psychiatric/psychological, drug and
physical tests to determine physical and mental
health
4. Possess a Baccalaureate degree from
recognized institution
5. Have an appropriate service eligibility
6. Not have been dishonorably discharged, or
dismissed for cause from previous employment
7. Not convicted by final judgment of an offence,
or crime involving MORAL TURPITUDE
8. Height: Male-1.62m
Female: 1.57m
9. Has waiver for height and age requirements
provided to applicants from cultural
communities
10. New applicant must no less than 21 or not more
than 40 or 21-40 years of age PWEDe
NOTE: those who are already in service shall be
given 5 years to obtain minimum educational
qualification and eligibility with assistance as
provided in this Act
NOTE: Bucor trains its personnel in PERSONNEL
TRAINING SCHOOL now renamed as CORRECTIONS
TRAINING SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
BJMP- Jail National Training Institute (JNTI)
BFP- Fire National Training Institute (FNTI)
PNP- National Training Institute (NTI)
SECTION 12: Appointed of Uniformed Personnel to
BUCOR
1. Corrections Officer 1 to Corrections Chief
Superintendent
 Appointed by the Director General of
Corrections
 Attested by CSC
2. Director General of Corrections to Deputy
Director of Corrections
 Appointed by the President
 Recommended by Secretary of DOJ
 Proper endorsement by Chairman of
CSC
SECTIO 13: LATERAL ENTRY OF OFFICER INTO BUCOR
-include those with specialized and technical
qualifications like engineers, electricals, nurses,
accountants, sociologists, teachers etc.
1. Original Appointments of Officer in BUCOR shall
have rank of CORRECTIONS INSPECTOR and
CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL INSPECTOR
2. DOCTORS OF MEDICINE, Philippine Bar Member
and Chaplains
 Rank of Corrections Senior Inspector
and Corrections Technical Senior
Inspector
3. Technical to Custodial Transfer- Corrections
Technical officer transfer to Corrections Officer
 Allowed only if he or she is not more
than 30 y.o
 Undergo training and initial rank of
CORRECTIONS OFFICER equivalent to
technical officer rank
 Serial number next to the last officers of
corrections
4. Lateral Entry who are not from BUCOR
 Not more than 30 yrs old
 3 years work experience in
specialization
 EXCEPT FOR doctors of medicine,
Philippine bar member and chaplains:
UNDER WAIVER PROGRAM- not more
than 35 years old
MODES OF LATERAL ENTRY
1. Lateral Entry from the Outside
 Highly specialized and technical
qualifications needed by BUCOR
 May be appointed as CORRECTIONS
INSPECTOR/ SENIOR INSPECTOR/
CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR
INSPECTOR
2. Lateral Entry from Within
 Qualified NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICER (NCO) of BUCOR
 Graduate of Corrections Officer
Candidate School
 Bachelor of Science in Corrections
Service, Criminology or other related
 APPOINTED AS CORRECTIONS
INSPECTOR or SENIOR INSPECTOR
3. Lateral Entry from Within for TECHNICAL
OFFICERS
 Qualified NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICER (NCO) of BUCOR
 Graduate of Corrections Officer
Candidate School
 Appointed as Technical Inspector or
Corrections Technical Inspector
NOTE: Lateral entry from WITHIN is prioritized over
LATER ENTRY from OUTSIDE the BUCOR
4. Seniority Lineal List- any organic personnel who
aspire to avail lateral entry to a different
professional line of expertise shall be assigned
THE LOWEST POSITION in the SSL
SECTION 14: Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards to Key Positions
1. Sub-Colony Supervisor
 Rank of Corrections Senior Inspector
(CSI)
 Finished at least 2 years of Bachelors of
Laws
 Earned 12 units in master’s degree
2. Colony Assistant Superintendent
 Rank of Corrections Chief Inspector
(CCI)
 2nd year of Bachelors of Laws
 24 units in master’s degree
3. Colony Superintendent
 Rank of Corrections Superintendent or
Superintendent
 Graduate of Bachelor of Laws
 Holder of master’s degree
NOTE: In prison and penal farms with an inmate
population of 2, 000-3, 000: COLONY SUPERINTENDENT
rank should be of COLONY CORRECTIONS SENIOR
SUPERINTENDENT (CSS)
4. Regional Superintendent-
 Rank of Corrections Senior
Superintendent (CSS) or Corrections
Chief Superintendent
 Graduate of bachelor of laws
 Holder of masters degree
NOTE: In prison and penal farms with 3,000 population
but below 5,000: REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT shall
have a rank of a COLONY CORRECTIONS SENIOR
SUPERINTENDENT (CSS)
NOTE: Over 5,000 of population : REGIONAL
SUPERITENDENT- rank of Corrections Chief
Superintendent
NOTE: BUCOR personnel shall be given 5 years to
comply with requirements or otherwise shall be
relieved from position
SECTION 16: Attrition in BUCOR
1. Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank
 Got demoted but within 2 years did not
return from the original position after
being demoted, shall be separated or
retired
2. Attrition By Non-Promotion
 Not promoted for a period of 10 years
3. Attrition by Other Means-
 Personnel with at least 5 years of
service shall be separate if:
a. Poor performance in last 2
semestral rating periods
b. Poor performance in last 3
semestral
c. Physical or mental incapacity
d. Failure to complete required
courses
 4. Separated- rendered less than 20 years’ service 5. CORRECTIONS CHIEF INSPECTOR
Retired- 20 years above of service -Bachelors Degree

PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR THE BUCOR -same sa superintendent

6. CORRECTIONS SENIOR INSPECTOR

-within 6 months shall establish a system of promotion
for the personnel with these principles: -Bachelor’s Degree

-Officer’s Basic Course for Custodial (OAC-C)

1. Rationalized Promotion Program-
-2nd level eligibility
 based on merit and availability of ranks
7. CORRECTIONS INSPECTOR
in BUCOR.
-Officer’s Candidate Course for Custodial (OCC-C)
 Gender fair
-2nd level eligibility
2, Requirements for Promotion
-Degree of Bachelor
 Tests and CSC
8. CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER 4
MAXIMUM TENURE IN RANK FOR PROMOTION AND -degree
ATTRITION:
Senior Custodial Supervisory Course (SCSC)

1. CO1/ CTO 1- 3 years -2nd level

2. CO2 or CTO2- 4 years
9. CSO 3
3. CO3 / CTO3- 5 years
4. CSO1 / CTSO1- 6 years -bachelor
5. CSO2 / CTSO 2- 7 years
-2nd level
6. CSO3- CTSO 3- 8 years
7. CSO4 or CTSO 4- 8 until retirement -SCSC
8. CI/ CTI- 3 years
9. CSI/ CTSI- 4 years 10. CSO 2
10. CCI / CTCI- 5 years -bachelor
11. CS- CTS- 6 years
12. CSS / CTSS- 7 years -Junior Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC)
13. CCS- 5 years -2nd level
14. CDD/ CTCS- until retirement
11.CSO 1

-bacehlor
LOWER KEY POSITIONS
-JCSC
CUSTODIAL OFFICERS’ QUALIFICATIONS -2nd level

1. CORRECTIOSN DEPUTY DIRECTOR 12. CO 3- bachelor, Corrections Officers Custodial Basic

Course (COCBC), 2nd level
 Master’s degree
 Officers Senior Executive Course for Custodial 13. CO 2- same CO3

(OSEC-C) 14. CO 1- same CO3

 Career Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)

2. CORRECTIONS CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT
 Same sa deputy director
3. CORRECTIONS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT
 Same
4. CORRECTIONS SUPERINTENDENT
-Officers Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C)
-Career Service/ 2nd Level Eligibility,
-masters degree
REFORMATION OFFICER’S QUALIFICATIONS: 6. Separation less than 20 years with Physical

1. REFORM. CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF Disability-

SUPERINTENDENT and TECHNICAL SENIOR -1 ¼ months base pay
SUPERINTENDENT
 Master’s degree 7. Separation of less 20 years service by Death
 Officer Senior Executive Course for Reformation
(OSEC-R) -monthly annuity or 50 per centum of their base pay
 Career Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)

RETIREMENT AGE
2. Technical Superintendent and Technical Chief
Inspector 1. 65 years old
 Masters degree
2. Newly hired uniformed personnel is 56 years in
 Officers Advance Course for Reformation
(OAC-R) pursuant to the PROVISION OF THE ACT 10575
 2nd level eligibility

3. Technical Senior Inspector and Technical

Inspector
 Bachelors degree
 TSI for OBC-R
 TI for OCC-R

4. Technical Senior Officer 4 and TO3

 Bachelors degree
 Senior Reformation Supervisory Course
(SRSC)
 2nd level eligibility

5. TSO2 and TSO1

 Bachelor
 Junior Reformation Supervisory Course
(JRSC) and 2nd level

6. Technical Officer 3 and TO2 and TO1

-bachelor and CORRECTION OFFICER
REFORMATION BASIC COURSE (CORBC) and 2nd
level.

BUCOR MONTHLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS

1. 50% of the base pay those 20 years of active

service
2. Add 2.5% for every year active service beyond
20 Years Max of 90
3. Retirement by Death- retired and paid if 20
years of service who died in life of duty
4. Separation Pay- 20 years of service and
voluntarily resign paid 1 month base and
longevity pay
5. Separation Total Physical Disability- 20 years
serive and 1 and ¼ months base pay and
longevity pay