WEEK 7

INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION
Harvey Joy P. Agua, RCrim
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course covers an examination of the history, philosophy
and objectives of imprisonment and the development of prisons. A
study of institutional agencies in the Philippines, to include BJMP
which oversees city and municipal jails; provincial jails and the
Bureau of Corrections and their institutions in terms of their
structures, management, standards, programs and services. A
critical analysis of the laws creating these agencies to determine
areas for possible improvement.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the lesson, the students must have:

□ ·Discussed the functions of the classification board, disciplinary

board and the sanctions that can be imposed on Inmates.
□ ·Identified the treatment of inmates with special needs.

TOPIC
□ ·Classification Board
□ ·Disciplinary Board
□ ·Disciplinary Sanctions that can be imposed on Inmates
□ Treatment of Inmates with Special Needs

CLASSIFICATION BOARD
CLASSIFICATION
Assigning/grouping of inmates according to their penalty, gender,
age, nationality, health and criminal records.
Conduct background investigation of inmates to determine work
assignment, type of supervision and degree of custody and
restrictions under which an inmate must live in jail.

Focus of Background Investigation :

□ Facts and data of the present case;
□ Inmate's recent criminal history and the facts about the inmate's
attitudes and behavior while confined in other institutions.
□ Biography or life history;
□ Medical History;
□ Vocational, recreational, educational and religious
background/interests; and
□ Psychological characteristics.
Purpose of Background Investigation is to:
□ to determine the cell assignment,
□ appropriate rehabilitative program,
□ type of supervision and degree of custody and restrictions
applicable to the inmate/s.
COMPOSITION OF THE CLASSIFICATION BOARD
CHAIRMAN: ASSISTANT WARDEN
MEMBERS: Chief, Custodial/Security Office.
Medical Officer/Public Health Officer.
Jail Chaplain.
Inmates Welfare and Development
Officer.

DISCIPLINARY BOARD
Hearing disciplinary cases involving violations of jail rules and
regulations by the inmates.

Tasked to investigate the facts of an alleged misconduct referred to it.

All cases referred to it shall be heard and decided within forty-eight

(48) hours from the date of receipt of the case.

PUNISHABLE ACTS
MINOR OFFENSES
□ Selling or bartering with fellow inmate(s) those items not
classified as contraband.
□ Rendering personal service to fellow inmate(s).
□ Reporting late for inmate formation and inmate headcount
without justifiable reasons.
LESS GRAVE OFFENSES
□ Behaving improperly or acting boisterously during religious,
social and other group functions;
□ Swearing, cursing or using profane or defamatory language
directed at other persons;
□ Using the telephone without authority from the desk
officer/warden
GRAVE OFFENSES
□ Making untruthful statements or lies in any official
communication, transaction, or investigation;
□ Keeping or concealing keys or locks of places in the jail which
are off-limits to inmates.
□ Helping, aiding or abetting others to escape;
Any personnel, especially warden, found to be allowing and tolerating
any violation mentioned above will be immediately relieved from
his/her designation without prejudice to his or her being
administratively charged.
DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPOSED TO INMATES
• Reprimand
• Temporary/permanent cancelation recreational priviledge.
• Cancellation of visiting privileges
• Extra fatigue duty
• Close confinement in a separate cell, which shall not exceed
seven (7) days any calendar month provided that the
punishment shall be imposed only in the case of an incorrigible
inmate, when other disciplinary measures had been proved
ineffective.
• Forfeiture of Good Conduct Allowance to be earned for the
month and subsequent months depending upon the gravity of
the offense.

TREATMENTS OF INMATES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

FEMALE INMATES
□ Female dorm is separate from male dorm.
□ Female personnel is assigned to keep keys of female dorms.
□ Works assignments must be suitable to their age and physical
conditions.
□ Male inmates are not allowed to enter female dorm.
□ Male personnel must give female inmate outmost privacy &
respect of personal space.

□ Male personnel are allowed to enter the female dorm in

emergency cases only if necessary.
□ Searches should be conducted by a trained female personnel.
□ Medical/Physical examination shall be perfomed by female
health personnel. In the absence of female health staff, male
health personnel may perform in the presence of female staff.
□ Female inmates shall be given opportunities to avail all
programs & activities provided to male inmates.
DRUG USERS/DEPENDENTS/ALCOHOLICS
□ Inmates found to be drug users/dependents/alcoholics should
be segragated from other inmates, especially during withdrawal
period.
□ Inmates undergoing drug/alcohol withdrawal must be referred to
the jail psychiatrist, physician or nurse for evaluation and
management.
□ Appropriate measures should be taken to enable inmates to
follow strictly the jail physician’s advice regarding diet and other
medical interventions/treatments during the withdrawal period.
□ Maintain close supervision over inmates to prevent attempts to
commit suicide or self-mutilation by designating a jail personnel
trained to manage such cases.
□ Conducts regular search of the inmate’s dorm and maintain
constant alertness to prevent the smuggling of narcotics,
liquors and other dangerous drugs.
MENTALLY-ILL
□ Inmates manifesting signs and symptoms of mental illness must
be referred to the jail psychiatrist for evaluation and treatment.
□ They should be transferred to mental institutions for proper
psychiatric treatment upon the issuance of a court order;
□ Close supervision and medical management of mentally-ill
inmates should be maintained by a jail medical personnel;
□ Place the mentall-ill inmates in separate dorms or in a special
restraint room provided for violent cases and;
□ Maintain close supervision over inmates to guard against
suicidal attempts or violent attacks on others.
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER
□ Segregate LGBTs to prevent their maltreatment and abuse by
other inmates and to prevent them from maltreating and abusing
other inmates.
SEX OFFENDERS
□ Inmates charged with sexually-related crimes should be
segragated to prevent them from taking advantage of other
inmates;
□ Maintain close supervision and control.
SUICIDAL INMATES
□ Inmates manifesting signs and symptoms of
depression/suicidal tendency must be referred to the jail
psychiatrist for evaluation and management;
□ Inmates who attempts to commit or has attempted to commit
suicide must be transferred to a government psychiatric hospital
immediately upon issuance of court order.
□ Maintain close supervision over suicidal inmates at all times
and designate personnel trained to handle such cases;
□ Subject them to frequent strip/frisk searches, and greyhound
operation for tool/material that can be used for suicide.
ESCAPE-PRONE INMATES
□ They should be held in the most secure quarters, preferably in
single-inmate cells, to minimize their contact with one another;
□ Their conduct/behavior should be closely watched during and
after visiting hours and their activities, closely monitored;

□ They should be frequently strip searched and their quarters

frequently inspected;
□ Special attention should be given to the examination of items
recovered from strip searches;
□ Telephone calls must be restricted and only calls that be
monitored through an extension line shall be allowed.
INMATES WITH DISABILITY
□ They should be segragated and closely supervised to protect
them from maltreatment and any form of abuse by other
inmates,personnel and visitors;
□ Individual case management and special activities should be
developed and conducted to address distinct of the inmates.
□ Collaboration with other government agencies should be done
to ensure that disabled inmates are provided with the services
and benefits contemplated under the Magna Carta for disabled
persons;
□ Task related to self-care of inmates with disability shall be
supervised and assisted to avoid potential potential self-harm or
accidents.
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW (CICL)
Pursuant to the RA 9344, CICL shall not be confined in jails. Hence,
serious efforts shall be exerted by Wardens to immediately transfer
the custody for any CICL to a Youth Detention Home or Youth
Rehabilitation Center.
□ Provide a separate detention cell for CICL.
□ Use of vulgar or profane words should be avoided in dealing
CICL.
□ CICL should not be required to wear prison uniforms.
□ Provide a separate detention cell for CICL.
□ Use of vulgar or profane words should be avoided in dealing
CICL.
□ CICL should not be required to wear prison uniforms.
SENIOR CITIZEN INMATES
□ They should be segragated and closely supervised to protect
them from maltreatment and other forms of abuse by other
inmates;
□ Individual case management strategies should be developed
and adopted to respond to the special needs of erderly
inmates.
□ Coordination with the other government agencies and
community-based senior citizen organization should be done
to insure that the services due to senior citizens inmates are
provided.
□ Assigned task must be fit to their age, capabillity and physical
condition.
PREGNANT/FEMALE INMATES WITH INFANTS
□ They must be referred to jail physician or nurse for pre-natal
examinaation;
□ Be given task that are fit to their physical limitations;
□ During active labor, pregnant inmates should be trasferred
nearest government hospital.
□ Treatment of mother & her infant shall be in accordance with
the BJMP Policy.
□ Female inmates with infants shall be provided ample privacy
during breastfeeding.
INFIRM INMATES
□ Inmates with contangious disease must be segragated to
prevent the spread of said contangious disease.
□ They should be referred to the jail physicians or nurse for
evaluation and management;
□ They must be closely monitored and provide with appropriate
medication and utmost care.
 INMATES OF OTHER NATIONALITY
The warden shall report in writing to the Bureau of Immigrations and
the respective embassies of the detained foreigners.
• Name of Jail
• Name of Foreigner
• Nationality & number of his Alien Certificate of Registration
• Age/Sex
• Offense Charged
• Case Number
• Court Branch
• Status of the Case
• Additional data information
END OF SLIDE.

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WEEK 8
INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION
Harvey Joy P Agua, RCrim
TOPIC
□ Jail Custody Security and Control and Discipline of Inmates
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of the lesson, the students must have:

□ Applied the concept of jail custody, security and control of

discipline of inmates.
JAIL CUSTODY, SECURITY, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF INMATES
CONCEPT OF JAIL SECURITY
BJMP is concerned with the humane safekeeping and development of
inmates. Effective custody ensures that the inmates are well secured
in all areas of the detention facility and properly escorted when
attending their court hearings and other authorized/lawful
destinations.
SECURITY AND CONTROL
• Maintain strict control of firearms.
• Maintain 24-hour supervision of inmates.
• Maintain a system of key control.
• Secure firearms and anti-riot equipment in the armory.
• Supervise the proper use of tools and other potentially
dangerous.
• Conduct regular inmate’s count at least 4 times within the 24
hour day period.
• Conduct frequent surprise searches of inmates and their
quarters.
8. Conduct frequent inspections of security facilities.
9. Guard against escape, assault on jail personnel and inmates
disturbances.
10. Develop plans dealing with emergencies.
11. Never allow a jail guard to open inmates’ quarter alone.
12. Select carefully the inmates to be assigned as orderly or aide and
maintaining rigid control over their activities.

INMATES COUNT
It is imperative that at specified times during each 24 hour period, all
inmates are physically counted.
• Count each inmate physically.
• Make sure all movements of inmates are stopped until count
is completed.
• The count must be accurate.
• Submit report of each count of a group of inmates.
• Conduct another count if the total count does not tally with
total jail population.

SECURITY PROCEDURES DURING MEAL SERVICE

□ Security must be considered in serving food to the inmates
inside the cells or quarters.
□ A jail officer should not enter the inmates’ quarter to distribute
food unless another officer is available to handle the keys and
control the entrance door.
DINING ROOM SECURITY
• Individual mess utensils of inmates should be made of
plastics.
• Inmates should march in 2 columns along designated routes
under the supervision of a jail personnel.
• Designate a roving supervisor to handle any disturbances or
settle complaints.
• Utensils should be collected after every meal.
• Check and account all mess and kitchen utensils after every
meal.

MAIL CENSORSHIP
To give inmates a respite of prison life, they are encourage to
maintain wholesome contact with friends and relatives through
correspondence. A mere personal source of knowledge about
happenings in the outside world will tone down their depressive
mood that develops when someone is shut off from the outside world.
• There is no limitation on the amount of incoming or outgoing
mail or correspondence when the inmates are responsible
for the cost of postage.
• Incoming inmates’ mail, correspondence and packages
should be open and inspected.
• Letter containing currency, checks or money should be
turned over to Trust Officer/Property Custodian.
4. Fillers of any kind found therein should be collected for laboratory
examination.
5. Any items or correspondence or enclosure that does not
conforming with the regulations or are detrimental to security, order
and discipline of the jail should be brought to the attention of the jail
warden.
6. All letters passed by censors should bear the sensor stamp at the
top of each page and on the envelope.
FIRE PREVENTION RULES
Fire does not only cause financial losses but also loss of lives and
property. To prevent occurrences of fire in jails and minimize its effect
if such occur, the following rules should be allowed:
• Inmates should always be reminded of the hazard caused by
careless handling of items that can cause fire.
• Fire extinguisher must be available in close proximity.
• Empty drums should be filled with water and some with sand
and placed in strategic places for ready use.
4. Keys to all emergency exits, cells, brigades, and storage of
firefighting equipment should be made available.
5. Portable floodlights should be available in the control Center.
 EMERGENCY PLANS
PLANS IN CASE OF FIRE OR CONFLAGRATION
• Fire crew consisting of jail personnel and chosen inmate
should be made available.
• Chosen inmate should be separately housed in close
proximity to the fire truck and other equipment.
• At the first sign of fire, the Control Center shall immediately
sound a pre-arrange alarm. And other units that may help in
putting out fire and in the evacuation of inmates.

4. The Desk Officer or person in-charge of the keys should distribute

the keys to responsible personnel.
5. All inmates in the affected area shall be required to help in putting
out the fire.
6. Fire crew shall immediately respond to the scene.

7. Evacuate government files, supplies and equipments if necessary.

8. Evacuate the jail population if necessary.
9. When all clear alarm is sounded, first aid shall be given to the
injured and wide count of inmates should be made followed by a
security check.
10. If in were evacuated and the jail is still intact, they should be
returned to the institutions and continue normal jail activities.
PLANS FOR RIOT AND VIOLENT DISTURBANCES
No matter how efficient the jail administration is, there will always be
occasional riots or disturbances that require immediate emergency
action. While it is not possible to foresee the exact nature of the
disturbance and when it may occur, there should be pre-determined
and well-defined plans of action to cope with such emergencies.
• At the sound of the first pre-arranged alarm, all inmates must
be locked-up inside their respective cells/quarters.
• All visitors should be immediately ushered out of the visiting
premises.
• Security group out on post shall immediately report to the
Desk Officer and shall make themselves available for
emergency deployment.
4. Available command officer may divide the available force into 3
groups:
□ First Group- compose of the anti-riot assault contingent.
□ Second Group- serves as back-up force to support the first
group.
□ Third Group- composed of guards trained on proper handling
and use of firearms who shall be ready to fire when the lives of the
guards are in danger on orders of the OIC.
4 BASIC RIOT CONTROL FORMATION
□ COLUMN- used generally for approach to riot area.
□ SKIRMISHER LINE- used in confronting the mob to advance
against it, for display for force or to block of an area.
□ WEDGE- used in cleaning streets or splitting the mob.
□ DIAGONAL(LEFT OR RIGHT ECHELON)- used to drive the mob in a
given direction.

QUICK RESPONSE TEAM (QRT)

Created purposely to respond immediately and efficiently to contain
and control, and solve in the shortest possible time any form of jail
incidents or disturbances while waiting for the arrival of
reinforcement from the National/Regional STAR Teams/ other friendly
forces
SPECIAL TACTICS AND RESPONSE TEAM (STAR)
It is an elite unite trained to perform high risk operations that falls
outside operational abilities of the Regular BJMP Personnel.
PLANS FOR OTHER EMERGENCIES
MOVEMENTS/TRANSFER OF INMATES/PRISONERS
• To appear as witness or as accused, before any court of justice
or prosecutor office.
• To appear as witness with leave of court in any investigation or
formal inquiry being conducted by a government agency.
• To view remains (with leave of court) the remains of a deceased
relative within the second degree consanguinity or affinity.
• To (undergo with leave of court ) medical examination or
treatment in an outside hospital.
BASIC SECURITY PRECAUTIONS THAT SHALL BE OBSERVED
DURING THE TRANSFER/MOVEMENTS OF INMATES
• Do not allow inmates to tinker with the handcuffs;
• Keep inmates in sight all times.
• Regard all inmates being transported as extremely dangerous.
• Adjust the cuffs properly for tightness to avoid the need of
adjustment while in route.
• Do not allow an inmate to go a toilet or wash-room alone;
6. A jail officer shall always walk one step behind and never in front of
an inmate.
7. A jail officer shall be extra careful not sit, stand or walk next to an
inmate while carrying a gun.
8. Stopping along the highway while in transit is highly discourage.
9. Personal vehicle of the inmates shall not be used for their
movement/transfer.
END OF SLIDE.

INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION
Harvey Joy P. Agua, RCrim
TOPIC
❑ The Origin of Bureau of Correction including its;
❑ Seven Correctional Facilities in the Philippines (Under the
Bucor)
❑ Security Risk Classification for Bucor Inmates
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of the lesson, the students must have:
❑ Analyzed the Origin of Bureau of Correction including its seven
correctional facilities in the Philippines.
❑ Evaluated the concept of security risk classification for Bucor
Inmates.
ORIGIN OF BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
BUREAU OF PRISONS
❑ Was established on November 1, 1905 under the instructions of
Department of Commerce and Police through
REORGANIZATION ACT (ACT 1407) of the PHILIPPINE
COMMISSION until it was Transferred to the DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE (DOJ).
SECTION 26 of the ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987 issued
November 23, 1989 under PROCLAMATION NO. 495 of the
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES change the name of the BUREAU
OF PRISON to BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS.
On May 24, 2013, PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III signed
into law the REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575/ otherwise known as THE
BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS ACT of 2013 which provides for the
modernization, Professionalization and Restructuring of the bureau.
PRE-COLONIAL AND SPANISH REGIME
❑ During the Pre-Colonial, informal prison system was
community based.
❑ Natives who violates the local laws were given appropriate
penalty by the chieftains.
Formal prison system in the Philippines started during the
Spanish Regime, where an organized corrective service was made
operational.
OLD BILIBID PRISON
“Carcel y Presidio Correccional”
❑ First national penitentiary established in Manila on June 25,
1865 under a Spanish Royal Decree.
❑ It occupies a rectangular piece of land part of the Mayhaligue
Estate in the heart of Manila.
❑ Location: Oroquieta Street, Manila.
❑ Divided into 2 Sections:
1. Carcel- house 600 Prisoners.
2. Presidio- 527 Prisoners.

NEW BILIBID PRISON

❑ Location: Muntinlupa City
❑ Land Area: 552 Hectares
❑ Capacity: 3,000 prisoners.
❑ Date established: November 15, 1940.

2 Satellite Units of NBP

❑ Camp Bukang Liwayway- (Minimum Security) inmates wear
BROWN SHIRTS.
❑ Camp Sampaguita- (Medium Security) inmates wear BLUE
Shirts.
❑ Maximum Security Compound- Main building, inmates wear
TANGERINE SHIRTS.
NOTE:
❑ December 13, 1993, President FIDEL V. RAMOS signed in to law
the re-imposition of death penalty on Heinous Crimes (RA 7659
also known as the DEATH PENALTY LAW).
NOTE:
❑ March 20 1996, RA 8177 an (Act Designating Death Penalty thru
Lethal Injection) was signed.
❑ LEO ECHAGARAY- was the first death convict executed thru
lethal injection on February 5, 1999.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF LETHAL INJECTION
❑ SODIUM THIOPENTAL- non-lethal dose, a barbiturate used to
put convict into sleep.
❑ Lethal Dose
❑ PANCURONIUM BROMIDE- used to paralyzed the
muscles of the convict.
❑ POTASSIUM CHLORIDE- use to stop the heartbeat of the
convict.
NOTE:
❑ On June 24, 2006, RA 9346 (An Act Prohibiting the imposition
of Death Penalty in the Philippines) was approved.
SAN RAMON PRISON AND PENAL FARM
❑ Location: Zamboanga del Sur.
❑ Established: August 21, 1870 through a Royal Decree
promulgated in 1869.
❑ Land Area: 1, 524.6 hectares.
❑ Average population: 1,200 prisoners.
❑ Established to confine POLITICAL OFFENDERS.
❑ Was named after its founder Ramon Blanco.
❑ Principal Product: COPRA. It also raises rice, corn, coffee,
cattle & livestock.
IWAHIG PRISON AND PENAL FARM
❑ Formerly known as IUHIT PENAL SETTLEMENT.
❑ Established during the American occupation.
❑ Established on November 16, 1904 by virtue Re-organization
Act # 1407.
❑ Governor Luke E. Wright- authorized the establishment of
Iwahig.
❑ Envisioned to confined INCORRIGIBLE CRIMINALS.
❑ Known to be one of the best open correctional institution in the
world or “Prison without walls”.
❑ Location: Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
❑ Land Area: 36, 000 hectares.
❑ Average Population: 4,000 Prisoners.
❑ It administers TAGUMPAY SETTLEMENT with 6 hectares
homestead lots.

4 SUBDIVIDED COLONIES
❑ Sta. Lucia sub-colony- 9,685 hectares.
❑ Inagawan sub-colony- 13,000 hectares.
❑ Montible sub-colony- 8,000 hectares.
❑ Central sub-colony- 14,700 hectares.
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN
❑ The first penal institution for women and was established in
1931 through Act 3579 which was passed on November 27,
1929.
❑ Location: Mandaluyong City
❑ Land Area: 18 hectares.
❑ Institution conducts vocational courses in dressmaking,
beauty culture, handicrafts, cloth weaving and slipper making.
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN IN MINDANAO
❑ Was established on September 18, 2007.
❑ Location: Juan Acenas Sub-colony, in Sto. Tomas, Davao del
Norte, Mindanao.
❑ Designed for women inmates coming from Mindanao.
❑ Most of the inmates incarcerated here are initially composed of
those inmates form CIW Mandaluyong.
❑ Under the supervision and direction of the Davao Penal Farm
Administration.
DAVAO PRISON AND PENAL FARM
❑ It was established on January 21, 1932 through Act 3732 and
Proclamation # 414 series of 1931.
❑ Location: Panabo City, Davao del Norte.
❑ Land Area: 30,000 hectares.
❑ Capacity: 3,500 prisoners.
❑ General Paulino Santos- led the opening of the colony with the
first contigent of prisoners.
❑ 1942, Davao Penal Colony was used as a concentration camp
for American Prisoners of war.
❑ Former inmates were transferred to the Inagawan in Iwahig.
❑ During the war, Japanese devastated the colony, destroying its
buildings, machineries and industries until its re-establishment
in August 1946.
❑ Davao Penal Colony manages the biggest abaca plantation in
the country.
❑ It also raises rice, corn, copra & cattle.
2 Sub-colonies
❑ Panabo Sub-Colony
❑ Kapalong Sub-Colony.
❑ The colony is engaged in a joint venture with Tagum
Development Company in a 3000 hectares banana plantation
for the export of banana fruits to Japan and Middle East.
❑ The colony also feature the TANGLAW SETTLEMENT.
SABLAYAN PRISON AND PENAL FARM
❑ On September 27, 1954 through Proclamation # 72 Sablayan
Prison and Penal Farm was established.
❑ Location: Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.
❑ Land Area: 16,408.5 hectares.
4 Sub-colonies
❑ Cental Sub-colony
❑ Pusog Sub-colony
❑ Pasugul Sub-colony
❑ Yapang Sub-colony
❑ Known for its reputation of being the youngest and fastest
growing colony under the bureau.
❑ Rice is the principal product of the colony and being self-
sufficient in rice.
❑ It also raises vegetable not only for the use of the colony, but
also for the inmates of the New Bilibid Prison.

LEYTE REGIONAL PRISON

❑ Established on January 16, 1973 by virtue of Proclamation #
1101 to confine prisoners from the Visayas.
❑ Location: Abuyog, Leyte, Southern Leyte.
❑ Capacity: 500 prisoners

Composed of 2 communities:
❑ Enclosed Community- maximum & medium custody.
❑ Open Community- minimum custody.

SECURITY RISK CLASSIFICATION FOR BUCOR INMATES

SUPER SECURITY
❑ A special group of prisoners composed of incorrigibles and
dangerous persons who are so difficult to manage for being the
source of constant disturbance in the maximum security
institutions.
MAXIMUM SECURITY
❑ This group consists of chronic troublemakers but not as
dangerous as the super security prisoners.
❑ Their movement are restricted and they are not allowed to work
outside the institution but rather are assigned to industrial shops
within the prison compound.
MEDIUM SECURITY
❑ Consist of groups of prisoners who may be allowed work outside
the fence or walls of the institution under the guards supervision
or with escorts.
MINIMUM SECURITY
❑ Group of prisoners who can be reasonably trusted to serve
sentence under less restricted conditions.
COLOR CODED UNIFORM BASED ON SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
❑ Tangerine/Orange- Maximum Security
❑ Blue- Medium Security
❑ Brown- Minimum Security
❑ Gray- Detainees
PHASES OF CLASSIFICATION PROCESS
DIAGNOSIS
❑ Prisoner’s case history is taken and his personality studied.
TREATMENT PLANNING
❑ Consist in the formulation of a tentative treatment program best
suited to the needs and interest of an individual prisoner.
EXECUTION OF TREATMENT PROGRAM
❑ This consist in the application of the treatment program and
policies by the classification committee.
RE-CLASSIFICATION
❑ Treatment program is kept current with the inmates changing
needs and with new analysis based on any information not
available at the time of the initial classification committee meeting
of the inmate’s case which continues from the time of the first
classification until the inmate’s released.
DIRECTORATE FOR RECEPTION & DIAGNOSTIC
❑ Established 1953 (A.O.#11) of Sec. of Justice.
❑ This is a special unit sa NBP.
❑ Inmates stays here for 60 days upon commitment.
END OF SLIDE...

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Twelfth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of
July, two thousand three.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AMENDING CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION. 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Bureau of Fire
Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Professionalization Act of 2004.”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy and Principles. — It is the declared
policy of the State to maintain peace and order, protect life, liberty
and property, and promote the general welfare essential for the
enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy (Article II,
Section 5 of the Philippine Constitution). Moreover, it recognizes the
responsibility of the State to strengthen government capability aimed
towards the strengthening of the delivery of basic services to the
citizenry through the institutionalization of highly efficient and
competent fire and jail services.
It is provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as
the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990,”
that the tasks of fire protection, and jail management and penology
shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), respectively.
Moreover, Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the
“Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998,”
provides that in times of national emergency, the BFP and the BJMP
along with the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall, upon the
direction of the President, assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) in meeting the national emergency, in addition to the
performance of their inherent functions as mandated by law.
It is therefore recognized that the uniformed personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP, as members of the uniformed service of the government
under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),
are required the same amount of sacrifice, service and dedication like
their counterparts in the PNP and the AFP to carry out their respective
duties to the extent of risking their lives and limbs.
Towards this end, the State shall provide for the professionalization
and restructuring of the BFP and the BJMP by upgrading the level of
qualifications of their uniformed personnel and standardizing their
base pay, retirement and other benefits, making it at par with those of
the PNP and the AFP.
SEC. 3. Organization and Key Positions of the BFP and the BJMP. —
The BFP and the BJMP shall be respectively headed by a Chief who
shall be assisted by two (2) deputy chiefs, one (1) for administration
and one (1) for operations, all of whom shall be appointed by the
President upon recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG from
among the qualified officers with at least the rank of senior
superintendent in the service: Provided, That in no case shall any
officer who has retired or is retirable within six (6) months from
his/her compulsory retirement age be appointed as Chief of the Fire
Bureau or Chief of the Jail Bureau, as the case may be: Provided,
further, That the Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau
shall serve a tour of duty not to exceed four (4) years: Provided,
however, That in times of war or other national emergency declared
by Congress, the President may extend such tour of duty.
The heads of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of director shall
have the position title of Chief of Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail
Bureau, respectively. The second officers in command of the BFP and
the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the position
title of Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau and Deputy
Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The third
officers in command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief
superintendent shall have the position title of Deputy Chief for
Operations of the Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for Operations of the
Jail Bureau, respectively. The fourth officers in command of the BFP
and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the
respective position title of Chief of Directional Staff of the Fire Bureau
and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau, who shall be assisted
by the directors of the directorates in the respective national
headquarters office with at least the rank of senior superintendent.
The BFP and the BJMP shall establish, operate and maintain their
respective regional offices in each of the administrative regions of the
country which shall be respectively headed by a Regional Director for
Fire Protection and a Regional Director for Jail Management and
Penology with the rank of senior superintendent. He/she shall be
respectively assisted by the following officers with the rank of
superintendent: Assistant Regional Director for Administration,
Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of
Directorial Staff.
SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards
in the Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.
— No person shall be appointed as uniformed personnel of the BFP
and BJMP unless he/she possesses the following minimum
qualifications:
a) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;
b) A person of good moral character;
c) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical
tests for the purpose of determining his/her physical and mental
health;
d) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a recognize institution
of learning;
e) Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;
f) Must have not been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for
cause from previous employment;
g) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or
crime involving moral turpitude;
h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in
height for male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.)
for female: Provided, That a waiver for height and age requirements
shall be automatically granted to applicants belonging to the cultural
communities; and
i) Must weight not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the
standard weight corresponding to his/her height, age and sex;
Provided, That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-one (21)
nor more than thirty (30) years of age: except for this particular
provision, the above-enumerated qualifications shall be continuing in
character and an absence of any one of them at any given time shall
be a ground for separation or retirement from the service: Provided,
further, That the uniformed personnel who are already in the service
upon the effectivity of this Act shall be given five (5) years to obtain
the minimum educational qualification and one (1) year to satisfy the
weight requirement.
After the lapse of the time period for the satisfaction of a specific
requirement, current uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP
who will fail to satisfy any of the requirements enumerated under this
Section shall be separated from the service if they are below fifty (50)
years of age and have served in the government for less than twenty
(20) years, or retired if they are from age fifty (50) and above and have
served in the government for at least twenty (20) years without
prejudice in either case to the payment of benefits they may be
entitled to under existing laws.
SEC. 5. Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the
BJMP. — The appointment of uniformed personnel to the BFP and the
BJMP shall be effected in the following manner:
a) Fire/Jail Officer I to Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV. — Appointed by the
respective Regional Director for Fire Protection and Regional Director
for Jail Management and Penology for the regional office uniformed
personnel or by the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of
the Jail Bureau for the national headquarters office uniformed
personnel, and attested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC);
b) Fire/Jail inspector to Fire/Jail Superintendent. — Appointed by the
respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, as
recommended by their immediate superiors, and attested by the CSC;
c) Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent. — Appointed by the Secretary of
the DILG upon recommendation of the respective Chief of the Fire
Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, with the proper attestation of the
CSC; and
d) Fire/Jail Chief Superintendent to Fire/Jail Director. — Appointed by
the President upon, recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG,
with the proper endorsement by the Chairman of the CSC.
SEC. 6. Lateral Entry of Officers into the BFP and the BJMP. — In
general, all original appointments of officers in the Fire Bureau and
the Jail Bureau shall commence with the rank of fire/jail inspector
wherein applicants for lateral entry into the BFP shall include all those
with highly specialized and technical qualifications such as, but not
limited to, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers,
chemical engineers, chemists, architects, criminologists, certified
public accounts, nurses, physical therapists, and dentists, while
applicant for lateral entry into the BJMP shall include all those with
highly specialized and technical qualifications such as, but not limited
to, social workers, psychologists, criminologists, teachers, nurses,
dentist and engineers. Doctors of medicines, members of the
Philippine Bar and chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of fire/jail
senior inspector in their particular technical service. Graduates of the
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically
appointed to the initial rank of fire/jail inspector.
SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards
in the Designation of Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP
to Key Positions. —
a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the
BFP unless he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:
1) Municipal Fire Marshal. — Should have the rank of senior
inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of
Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s degree program
in public administration, management, engineering, public safety,
criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution
of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may be established by
the Fire Bureau;
2) City Fire Marshal. — Should have the rank of chief inspector, who
must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned
at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s degree program in public
administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning,
and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career
courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
3) District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant Regional
Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for
Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff. — Should have the
rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws
or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related
disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for
such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
4) District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region, Regional
Director for the Protection and Director of the Directorate of the
National Headquarters Office. — Should have at least the rank of
senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws
or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related
disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for
such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy Chief
for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the
Fire Bureau. — Should have the rank of chief superintendent, who
must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s
degree in public administration, management, engineering, public
safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized
institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be
established by the Fire Bureau; and
6) Chief of the Fire Bureau. — Should have the rank of senior director,
who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s
degree in public administration, management, engineering, public
safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized
institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be
established by the Fire Bureau;
b) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the
BJMP unless he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:
1) Municipal Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the senior
inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of
Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s degree program
in management; public administration, public safety, criminology,
penology, sociology, national security administration defense studies
or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning,
and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career
courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau.
2) City Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the chief inspector,
who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or
earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s degree program in
management, public administration, public safety; criminology,
penology, sociology, national security administration, defense
studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of
learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training
or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail
Bureau: Provided, That in city jails with a population of one thousand
(1,000) or more inmates, the city jail warden shall have the rank and
qualifications of a district jail warden;
3) District Jail Warden, Provincial Jail Administrator, Assistant
Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for
Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff. — Should have the
rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws
or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public
administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology,
national security administration, defense studies or other related
disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for
such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau;
4) Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology and Director
of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office. — Should have
at least the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of
Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management,
public administration, public safety, criminology, penology,
sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other
related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must
have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses
for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau.
5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, Deputy Chief for
Operations of the Jail Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail
Bureau. — Should have the rank of chief superintendent, who must be
a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in
management, public administration, public safety, criminology,
penology, sociology, national security administration, defense
studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of
learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training
or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail
Bureau; and
6) Chief of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of director, who
must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s
degree in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration,
defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized
institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be
established by the Jail Bureau.
Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who is currently
occupying such position but lacks of the qualifications mentioned
therein shall be given three (3) years upon the effectivity of this Act to
comply with the requirements, otherwise he/she shall be relieved from
the position.
SEC. 8. Professionalization and Qualifications Upgrading Program. —
The DILG shall design and establish a professionalization and
qualifications upgrading program for the uniformed personnel of the
BFP and the BJMP in coordination with the CSC and the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED) through an off-campus education
program or other similar programs within ninety (90) days from the
effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP. — There shall be established a system of attrition for the
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP within one (1) year
from the effectivity of this Act to be submitted by said bureaus to the
DILG for approval. Such attrition system shall include, but is not
limited to, the provisions of the following principles:
a) Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank. — Any uniformed
personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who is relieved and assigned to a
position lower than what is established for his/her grade in the
respective staffing pattern of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau, and
who shall not be assigned to a position commensurate to his/her
grade within two (2) years after such demotion in position shall be
separated or retired from the service;
b) Attrition by Non-Promotion. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP
and the BJMP who has not been promoted for a continuous period of
ten (10) years shall be separated or retired from the service, except
for those who are occupying a third-level position;
c) Attrition by Other Means. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP
and the BJMP with at least five (5) years of accumulated active
service shall be separated from the service based on any of the
following factors:
1) Inefficiency based on poor performance during the last two (2)
successive semestral rating periods;
2) Inefficiency based on poor performance for three (3) cumulative
semestral rating periods;
3) Physical and/or moral incapacity to perform his/her duties and
functions; or
4) Failure to complete the required career courses and/or appropriate
civil service eligibility for his/her position except for justifiable
reasons; and
d) Separation or Retirement from the Bureau and the Jail Bureau
under this Section. — Any personnel who is dismissed from the BFP
and the BJMP pursuant to the above-enumerated principles in this
Section shall be separated if he/she has rendered less than twenty
(20) years of service, and be retired if he/she has rendered at least
twenty (20) years of service unless the concerned personnel is
disqualified by law to receive such benefits.
SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP
and the BJMP. — Within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act,
the DILG shall establish a system of promotion for the uniformed
personnel of the BFP and the BJMP through the following principles:
a) Rationalized Promotion System. — The system of promotion shall
be based on merits and on the availability of vacant ranks in the BFP
and the BJMP staffing pattern. Such system shall be gender-fair so as
to ensure that women personnel of the Fire Bureau and the Jail
Bureau shall enjoy equal opportunity for promotion as of men;
b) Requirements for Promotion. —
1) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not be eligible for a
promotion to a higher rank unless he/she has met the minimum
qualification standards or the appropriate civil service eligibility set
by the CSC, and has satisfactorily passed the required
psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests;
2) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has exhibited acts of
conspicuous courage and gallantry at the risk of his/her life above
and beyond the call of duty, or selected as such in a nationwide
search conducted by any accredited civic organization, shall be
promoted to the next higher rank: Provided, That these shall be
validated by the DILG and the CSC based on established criteria.
SEC. 11. Performance Evaluation System. — There shall be
established a performance evaluation system which shall be
administered in accordance with the rules, regulations and standards,
and a code conduct for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP to be promulgated by the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau
through the DILG. Such performance evaluation system shall be
administered in such a way as to foster the improvement of individual
efficiency and behavioral discipline as well as the promotion of
organizational effectiveness and commitment to service.
The rating system as contemplated herein shall be based on
standards prescribed by the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau through
the DILG and shall consider the results of the annual
psychiatric/psychological and physical tests conducted on the
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP.
SEC. 12. Standardization of the Base Pay, Retirement and Other
Benefits of the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP. — In
order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service and
professionalism of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP,
they shall receive the minimum starting salary equivalent to the salary
grade level of the corresponding rank classification of their
counterparts in the PNP, as provided under Section 36 of the Republic
Act No. 8551, and in the AFP, as provided under Section 2 of Republic
Act No. 9166.
The rate of base pay of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP shall be adjusted in accordance with the following salary grade
schedule:

RANK SALARY GRADE

Fire/Jail Director 28
Fire/Jail Chief Superintendent 27
Fire/Jail Senior 26
Superintendent
Fire/Jail Superintendent 25
Fire/Jail Chief Inspector 24
Fire/Jail Senior Inspector 23
Fire/Jail Inspector 22
Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV 19
Senior Fire/Jail Officer III 18
Senior Fire/Jail Officer II 17
Senior Fire/Jail Officer I 16
Fire/Jail Officer III 14
Fire/Jail Officer II 12
Fire/Jail Officer I 10
Provided, That all benefits currently received by the uniformed
personnel of the BFP and the BJMP under other existing laws shall
continue to be received by them: Provided, further, That their
retirement pay shall be subject to the adjustment/s based on the
prevailing scale of base pay of the uniformed personnel in the active
service.
SEC. 13. Implementation. — The implementation of this Act shall be
undertaken in staggered phases, but not to exceed three (3) years,
taking into consideration the financial position of the national
government: Provided, That any partial implementation shall be
uniform and proportionate for all ranks.
SEC. 14. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The DILG, in
coordination with the BFP, the BJMP, the CSC, the Department of
Budget and Management (DBM), and the Department of Finance (DOF)
shall, within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act,
promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the
provisions of this Act.
SEC. 15. Annual Report. — The BFP and the BJMP through the DILG
and the DBM shall jointly submit to the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual report on the
implementation of this Act. This report shall include information on
the application of the budget for the salary and other benefits
provided under this Act. The DBM, in consultation with the BFP and
the BJMP through the DILG, shall periodically review and adjust every
five (5) years the rates of base pay, taking into consideration labor
productivity, consumer price index, oil price and other similar
economic indicators as may be determined by the National Economic
and Development Authority (NEDA).
SEC. 16. Separability Clause. — If any position or provision of this Act
is declared unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and
effectivity of the other provisions not affected thereby.
SEC. 17. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby deemed
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 18. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.
Approved,
 (Sgd.) JOSE DE (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
VENECIA President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2373 and House
Bill No. 6557 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and
the Senate on January 29, 2004 And February 2, 2004, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

NAZARENO Secretary of the Senate
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: MAR 10 2004

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines
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