S. No. 
1995 
1996 
1997 
5,800 6,827 9,220 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MA"Y VILLAR 
1998 
1999 
2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
9,730 11,462 11,528 12,559 14,208 18,278 20,589 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 63 of Republic Act No. 6975 provides that there shall be established 
and maintained in every district, city and municipality a secured, clean, adequately 
equipped, and sanitary jail for the safekeeping of city and municipal prisoners, any 
fugitive from justice, or person detained awaiting investigation or trial and/or transfer 
to the national penitentiary, and/or violent mentally ill person. Hence, in every city 
and municipaliiy in Metropolitan Manila and highly urbanized centers in the country 
there is a jail maintained and supervised by the Bureau of Jail Management and 
Penology (BJMP). In addition, district jails were also established according to law. 
At present, there are thirteen (13) city, six (6) municipal and one (1) district 
jails in Metropolitan Manila. In addition, BJMP man and supervise a Female 
Dormitory and Molave Youth Home, all in Quezon City. These jails as of April 30, 
2004 have a total jail population of twenty thousand one hundred thirty five (20,135) 
which are manned by more or less one thousand two hundred (1,200) jail personnel. 
BJMP statistics shows that the inmate population of these jails has steadily 
increased through the years as shown in the chart and graph below: 
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'95 
'96 
'97 
'98 
'99 
'00 
'01 
'02 
'03 
'04 


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or city hall, is an unwanted facility in the area. Municipality or city government will be 
rid of the perennial problem of how and where to expand its jails to accommodate the 
constantly increasing jail population. The National government will be able to provide 
and project to the international community an adequately equipped jail, thus, 
improving its image in the community or nations. The National government will be 
able to comply with its international obligation of providing in a real sense, separate 
jail facilities for the female inmates and children in conflict with the law (CICL). The 
Jail Bureau will greatly improve its supervision, management, control and upkeep of 
these jails. With the establishment of the integrated jail facility, the Jail Bureau will 
be able to maximize the use of its available personnel, logistics and other resources. 
Approval of this bill into law is therefore urgently and earnestlpqequested. 


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I 
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Reaular Session 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION SIXTY THREE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY NINE 
SEVENTY FIVE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990” BY INSERTING THERETO A 
PARAGRAPH PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHEMENT OF AN INTEGRATED JAIL 
FACILITY IN METROPOLITAN MANILA AND OTHER HIGHLY URBANIZED 
CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Establishment of an Integrated Jail Facility in Metropolitan Manila 
and Other Urbanized Centers in the Country. - Section 63 of Republic Act No. 6975 is 
hereby amended by inserting between paragraphs one and two thereof the following 
paragraphs to read as follows: 
“IN METROPOLITAN MANILA AND OTHER HIGHLY URBANIZED 
CENTERS OF THE COUNTRY HOWEVER, THE BUREAU OF JAIL 
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY MAY ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED 
JAIL FACILITY, 
“THE INTEGRATED JAIL FACILITY SHALL CONSIST OF ALL 
MUNICIPAL, DISTRICT AND CITY JAILS WITHIN METROPOLITAN 
MANILA 
OR 
OTHER 
HIGHLY 
URBANIZED 
CENTERS, 
AS 
RECOMMENDED BY THE JAIL BUREAU AND APPROVED BY THE 
SECRETARY, 
DEPARTMENT 
OF THE 
INTERIOR AND 
LOCAL 
AREA. THE EXISTING JAILS IN EACH MUNICIPALITY OR CITY, 
INCLUDING DISTRICT JAILS, WILL BE ABOLISHED AND THE INMATES 
THEREIN TRANSFERRED TO THE INTEGRATED JAIL FACILITY. 
GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL BE CO-LOCATED IN ONE PLACE OR 
“THERE SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE INTEGRATED JAIL 
FACILITY A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT JAIL FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY 
AND CITY IN METROPOLITAN MANILA OR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED 
CENTER WHICH WILL HOUSE INMATES ORDERED DETAINED OR TO 
SERVE SENTENCE THEREAT BY THE COURTS SI’ITING IN EACH 
RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITY OR CITY. EACH JAIL SHALL HAVE ITS 
OWN JAIL WARDEN AND JAIL PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT. FUNDING 
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE BJMP IN 
CONSULTATION W/ LGUS. 
“THE SUPREME COURT SHALL ESTABLISH COURTROOMS IN 
THE INTEGRATED JAIL FACILITY TO SERVE AS VENUES FOR JUDGES 
TO HEAR CASES OF INMATES THEREIN.” 


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SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. - All law, decrees, orders, and rules and 
regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SECTION 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof not affected thereby 
shall continue to be in effect. 
SECTION 4. Effectivity Clause. - 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. 
Approved,