A total of 234 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from seven prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) was simultaneously released on Thursday, Nov. 24.
A total of 234 persons deprived of liberty from seven prison facilities of the Bureau of Corrections was simultaneously released on Thursday, Nov. 24.
He also said that the names of 318 PDLs have been submitted to the Office of the President for executive clemency through parole, pardon or commutation of sentence. But he pointed out that those convicted of sexual offenses would not be included in the program. “Karamihan sa mga bagong pasok ay mga sexual offenses ang kaso at pag sexual offenses mahirap po pagbigyan kasi yan ay salot sa lipunan ,” he also said.
Of the 234 PDLs released, 12 of them had been acquitted; one had been issued a writ of habeas corpus, 106 had been granted parole, 112 had served their jail terms; two had been granted probation, and one had his arrest and recommitment lifted.
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