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Republic of the Philippines "01 AUG 2019
House of Representatives is 2 fy

Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO, __ 2247

Introduced by:
REP. FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS
15' District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill, which was first filed in the 15!" Congress and re-filed in
toto in the present Congress, seeks to transfer the supervision and
control over alll provincial jails from the provincial government to the
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

Peace and order has always been a perennial issue plaguing the
national government as well as the local government units. As one of
the pillars of our law enforcement system, the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology plays a very crucial role in the
rehabilitation of persons who had violated our laws. It helps in
transforming criminals into becoming more productive members of our
society.

Under Section 61 of Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as
the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act 1990," all
provincial jails are placed under the supervision and control of the
provincial government while the cily and municipal jails are supervised
and controlled by the BJMP. With this set up, it is difficult to establish an
integrated approach to jail management as overall coordination
between the national leadership of the BJMP and the provincial
government vis-d-vis jail management can hardly be done.

At present, the BUMP has four (4) major programs, namely:
1) Inmates custody, security and control program:
2) Inmates welfare. and ~— development _— program
(Rehabilitation programs):
3) Decongestion program; and
4) Good governance


With the provincial government controlling the provincial jails, the
BJMP cannot implement its policies and programs over these jails.
Hence, there is lack of uniformity in the training of jail personnel;
livelihood projects, educational and vocational trainings vary and
even the custody and security of inmates are not assured, thus making
good governance impossible to achieve

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is
earnestly sought.

FRANCISCD T. MATUGAS


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Republic of the Philippines
house os Representatives
Queson City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2217

Introduced By:
REP, FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS
1 District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

AN ACT
TRANSFERRING THE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OVER PROVINCIAL JAILS
FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT
AND PENOLOGY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 61, Chapter V of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby
amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 61. Powers and Functions- The Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP) shall exercise supervision
and control over all provincial, city and municipal jails. [The
provincial jails shall be supervised and controlled by the
provincial government within its jurisdiction, whose expenses
shall be subsidized by the National Government for not more

than three (3) years after the affectivity of this Act].”

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the

Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,