Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Kawanihan ng Pamamahala ng Kulungan at Penolohiya
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Agency overview
FormedJanuary 2, 1991 (1991-01-02)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
Headquarters144 Mindanao Avenue, Project 8.Quezon City, Philippines
Motto"Changing lives, building a safer nation"
Annual budget₱22.33 billion (2023)[1]
Agency executives
  • J/Dir Ruel S. Rivera, DSC, Chief, BJMP
  • JCSupt. Dennis U. Rocamora, CESE, Deputy Chief for Administration
  • JCSupt. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA, TLPE, Deputy Chief for Operations
  • JCSupt. Paulino H. Moreno Jr., CSEE, Chief, BJMP Directorial Staff
Parent agencyDepartment of the Interior and Local Government
Websitewww.bjmp.gov.ph

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of its inmates, officially classed as persons deprived of liberty (PDL).[2]

History

It was created on January 2, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6975 also known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990.[3] Prior to its creation, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of then Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police was the agency handling the local penology of the Philippines.[3] It aimed to separate the agency from the national police, reporting directly to the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.

Operations

The Jail Bureau, pursuant to Section 60 to 65, Chapter V, Republic Act No. 6975 amended by Republic Act No. 9263 (Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004), is headed by a Chief who is assisted by two Deputy Chiefs, one for Administration and another for Operations, and one Chief of Directorial Staff, all of whom are appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government from among the qualified officers with the rank of at least Senior Superintendent in the Jail Bureau. The Chief of the Jail Bureau carries the rank of Director and serves a tour of duty that must not exceed four years, unless extended by the President in times of war and other national emergencies.

The Jail Bureau operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the administrative regions of the country, headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology, with the rank of at least Senior Superintendent. The Regional Director is assisted by an Assistant Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff, who are all officers with the rank of at least Superintendent.

In every province, the Jail Bureau operates and maintains a Provincial Jail Administrator's Office headed by a Provincial Administrator, who oversee the implementation of jail services of all district, city and municipal jails within its territorial jurisdiction. In large cities or a group of clustered municipalities, a District Jail headed by a District Warden may be established. The City and Municipal Jails, each headed by a City or Municipal Warden.

Command structure

A Mitsubishi L-300 FB Prisoner Transport Vehicle in Tacloban
  1. The president of the Philippines as Commander-in-Chief
  2. The secretary of the Interior and Local Government
  3. The Chief, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (C, BJMP)
  4. The Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA)
  5. The Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO)
  6. The Chief Directorial Staff (TDCS)

Leadership

  • Commander-in-Chief: President Bongbong Marcos
  • Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (SILG): Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos Jr.
    • Undersecretary for Peace and Order, DILG: Oscar F. Valenzuela
  • Chief, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (C, BJMP): Jail Dir. Ruel S. Rivera, DSC
  • The Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA): JCSUPT. Dennis U. Rocamora, CESE
  • The Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO): JCSUPT. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA, TLPE
  • The Chief, BJMP Directorial Staff (TCDS): JCSUPT. Paulino H. Moreno Jr., CSEE

Organization

National Headquarters

3. Office of the Chief, BJMP
4. Office of the Deputy Chief for Administration
5. Office of the Deputy Chief for Operations
6. BJMP Directorial Staff
7. Office of the Secretary to the Command Group

Directorates

  • Directorate for Personnel and Records Management
  • Directorate for Human Resource Development
  • Directorate for Operations
  • Directorate for Welfare and Development
  • Directorate for Logistics
  • Directorate for Comptrollership
  • Directorate for Program and Development
  • Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management
  • Directorate for Intelligence
  • Directorate for Investigation and Prosecution
  • Directorate for Health Services

Support Services

  • Finance Service Office
  • Chaplaincy Service Office
  • Community Relations Service Office
  • Accounting Office
  • Legal Service Office
  • Headquarters Support Service Office
  • Supply Accountable Office-BJMP Wide
  • Office of the National Executive Senior Jail Officer
  • Legislative Liaison Office
  • National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute
  • Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Center
  • Retirement and Separation Benefits Administration Service Office
  • Jail Service Intelligence Operations Center
  • Internal Audit Unit
  • Center for Jail Excellence and Strategy Management

Special Tactics and Response Team (BJMP - STAR)

An elite unit of BJMP specialized in responding to incident that require tactical response, as well as transporting high value Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).[4]

Rank

Commissioned officers

  • Jail Director (Major General)
  • Jail Chief Superintendent (Brigadier General)
  • Jail Senior Superintendent (Colonel)
  • Jail Superintendent (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • Jail Chief Inspector (Major)
  • Jail Senior Inspector (Captain)
  • Jail Inspector (1st Lieutenant)

Non-commissioned officers

  • Senior Jail Officer 4 (Executive Master Sergeant)
  • Senior Jail Officer 3 (Chief Master Sergeant)
  • Senior Jail Officer 2 (Senior Master Sergeant)
  • Senior Jail Officer 1 (Master Sergeant)
  • Jail Officer 3 (Staff Sergeant)
  • Jail Officer 2 (Corporal)
  • Jail Officer 1 (Jailguard)

Non-Uniformed Personnel refers to all BJMP civilian personnel and employees having no rank. Civil service employees carry their civil service grade.

Chiefs, BJMP

The following list are incomplete:

Name Term Note
As the Head of Jail Management and Penology of PC-INP
BGen. Arsenio E. Concepcion ? – 1990
As the Chief, BJMP
BGen. Arsenio E. Concepcion 1990 – July 1, 1991 OIC
Director Charles S. Mondejar July 1, 1991 – Oct 31, 1995 Considered as the first officially appointed Chief
S/Supt. Basilio G. Cael Oct 31, 1995 – Jan 2, 1996
C/Supt. Silas V. Laurio Jan 2, 1996 – Jul 13, 1997
S/Supt. Josue G. Engano Jul 14, 1997 – Jun 30, 1998
Aquilino G. Jacob, Jr. July 8, 1998 – March 30, 2001 A police officer, with the rank of Police Director (or a P/Major General)
C/Supt. Arturo W. Alit, CESO IV March 30, 2001 – December 14, 2003 As OIC
December 14, 2003 – May 9, 2006 As officially appointed
C/Supt. Antonio Cabil Cruz May 9, 2006 – Dec 5, 2006 As OIC
C/Supt Clarito Guirhem Jover, Ph.D. (CESO V) December 18, 2006 – February 20, 2007 As OIC
Dir. Armando M. Llamasares, DPA [5] February 21, 2007 – March 5, 2008
Dir. Rosendo Moro Dial, CESO III [6] [7] March 5, 2008 – 2012
Dir. Diony S. Mamaril [8] 2012 – Nov 30, 2014 As OIC
November 30, 2014 –August 24, 2016 As officially appointed
Dir. Cerafin P. Baretto Jr. [9] [10] August 24, 2016 – September 11, 2017
Dir. Deogracias S. Tapayan [9] [10] September 11, 2017 – 2018 As OIC
2018 – March 27, 2019 As officially appointed
Dir. Allan S. Iral [11][12][13] March 27, 2019 – Jun, 27, 2019 As OIC
Jun 27, 2019 – March 22, 2023 As officially appointed
Dir. Ruel Rivera [14][15][16] March 22, 2023 – June 26, 2023 As OIC
June 26, 2023 – present As officially appointed

References

  1. ↑ C. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
  2. ↑ "Convicts now called 'persons deprived of liberty'". philstar.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. 1 2 https://www.coa.gov.ph/phocadownloadpap/userupload/annual_audit_report/NGAs/2010/National-Government-Sector/Department-of-the-Interior-and-Local-Government/BJMP_ES2010.pdf
  4. ↑ Tubeza, Philip C. (June 25, 2017). "BJMP teams compete in emergency challenges". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ Porcalla, Delon. "Lawmakers oppose plan to extend BJMP chief's term". The Philippine Star.
  6. ↑ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (March 4, 2012). "'Bloody' birthday for BJMP chief". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Mendez, Christina. "Santiago wants inquiry into new jail scheme". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ Sison, Bebot, Suerte Felipe, Cecille. "4 top BJMP execs rapped over jail warden's ouster". The Philippine Star.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. 1 2 "Cuy to new BJMP Chief Tapayan: Strive for a well-improved bureau".
  10. 1 2 Interaksyon (September 11, 2017). "New BJMP chief sworn into office". Interaksyon. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Acting BJMP chief now Jail director". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Iral steps down as BJMP chief". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ Talabong, Rambo (March 27, 2019). "Former Davao City Jail warden is PH's new jail chief". RAPPLER. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Bolledo, Jairo (March 28, 2023). "Who is Ruel Rivera, the new BJMP chief?". RAPPLER. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "DILG welcomes appointment of Rivera as BJMP chief".
  16. ↑ "New BJMP chief vows reforms, well-managed jail facilities".
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