(5) The San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm

Zamboanga City was

originally intended for the
confinement of convicted
Moro “insurrectos” fighting
subjugation by the
Spanish “conquistadors.”
Considered the oldest
penal facility in the
country, prisoners in San
Ramon were required to
do agricultural work.
(6) The Correctional Institution for Women
On November 27, 1929,
Act 3579 was passed into
law establishing of the
Correctional Institution for
Women (CIW). This penal
institution for women was
constructed in what is now
Mandaluyong City.
(7) The Leyte Regional Prison
The last penal facility to
be built by the Bureau of
Prisons.
Leyte Regional Prison in
Abuyog, Leyte.
This was established in
January 16, 1973 on the
orders issued under
Martial Law by President
Ferdinand E. Marcos.
 ORGANIZATION, CORRECTIONS
OFFICIALS AND FACILITIES

ORGANIZATION: The Bureau of Corrections is under

the Department of Justice. It is headed by the director
of corrections who I authorized to exercise command,
control and direction of the following prison facilities and
staff offices:
(a) Prison Facilities:
 The New Bilibid Prison at Muntinlupa City, Metro
Manila
 The San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm, Zamboanga
 The Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm at Puerto
Princessa City, Palawan
 Correctional Institution for Women at Mandaluyong
City, Metro Manila
 The Davao Penal Colony, Davao, Panabo Davao del
Norte
 The Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm at Sablayan
Mindoro Occidental
 The Leyte Regional Prison at Abuyog, Leyte
(b) Bureau of Corrections, Staff offices;
 Administrative Division
 Management Division
 General Services Division
 Accounting Division
 Supply Division
 Penal Production Division
 Inmate Reception and Education Center
 Budget and Finance Division
 Medical Coordinator’s Division
 Chaplain Service Office
 Legal Office