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Prison Architecture and Growth
Section 1. Short Title and Purpose. This Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations,
hereinafter called the IRR, is hereby adopted and promulgated pursuant to Section 23 of
Republic Act (RA) No. 10575, otherwise known as the “The Bureau of Corrections Act of
2013” for the purpose of prescribing and applying the necessary rules and regulations for
the strengthening of the correctional services.
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to promote the general
welfare and safeguard the basic rights of every prisoner incarcerated in our national
penitentiary by promoting and ensuring their reformation and social reintegration,
creating an environment conducive to rehabilitation and compliant with the United
Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners (UNSMRTP). It also
recognizes the responsibility of the State to strengthen government capability aimed
towards the institutionalization of highly efficient and competent correctional services.
The concept of imprisonment is stated in Rule 57 of UNSMRTP:
“Imprisonment and other measures which result in cutting off an offender
from the outside world are afflictive by the very fact of taking from the
person the right of self-determination by depriving him of his liberty.
Therefore the prison system shall not, except as incidental to justifiable
segregation or the maintenance of discipline, aggravate the suffering
inherent in such a situation.”
The concept of reintegration to society is stated in Rule 58 of UNSMRTP:
“The purpose and justification of a sentence of imprisonment or a similar
measure deprivative of liberty is ultimately to protect society against
crime. This end can only be achieved if the period of imprisonment is used
to ensure, so far as possible, that upon his return to society the offender is
not only willing but able to lead a law-abiding and self-supporting life.”
And the concept of reformation is stated in Rule 59 of UNSMRTP:
“To this end, the institution should utilize all the remedial, educational,
moral, spiritual and other forces and forms of assistance which are
appropriate and available, and should seek to apply them according to the
individual treatment needs of the prisoners.”
On a national scope, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) shall be able to completely
deliver the actual realization of deterrence (special deterrence and general deterrence),
restraint, reformation, retribution, and restoration as major interventions for the
treatment of law offenders towards a safe, secure, harmonious and progressive Philippine
society.
Towards this end, the State shall provide for the modernization,
professionalization and restructuring of the Bureau of Corrections by upgrading its
Section 3. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this IRR, the following terms or words
and phrases shall mean or be understood as follows:
a) Act – refers to R.A. 10575, entitled “An Act Strengthening the Bureau of Corrections
(BuCor) and providing Funds Therefor,” otherwise known as the Bureau of
Corrections Act of 2013.
b) Active Service – refers to the services rendered as a civilian official or employee in the
Philippine government including services rendered in the uniformed service prior to
the date of separation or retirement.
c) Admin – refers to Administrative.
d) Administrative Requirement – refers to the sufficient provision of personnel,
facilities, equipment and supplies.
e) Admission – refers to the manner of receiving national inmates, a detainee or
convicted person in a prison facility committed by courts or other competent authority
to serve sentence for a certain period or for temporary confinement.
f) Base Pay – refers to a fixed amount of compensation for regular work rendered,
designated in the Salary Schedule for Uniformed Personnel for all ranks computed on
monthly or annual basis, excluding fringe benefits and other allowances.
g) BuCor – refers to the Bureau of Corrections.
h) Bureau of Corrections – refers to the central office and the prison and penal farms
which are known as colonies. The central office headed by the Director General has
control and supervision over the prison and penal farms.
i) Circumferential – refers to an adjective for a set of activities, programs and areas of
concern which are interdependently concentrated toward accomplishing a core
objective or function.
j) Civil Identity – refers to societal functional identity recognized and/or granted by
government agencies and authorities (i.e. Judge, Attorney, Accountant).
k) Competent Authority – refers to the President of the Republic Philippines, Supreme
Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Regional Trial Court, Metropolitan Trial Court,
Municipal Trial Court, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Shari’a Court, and Military Courts,
House of Representatives, Senate, COMELEC, Bureau of Immigration, Board of Pardons
and Parole and other courts of jurisdiction provided for by law.
l) Criminal Networks – refers to illegal arrangements and linkages forged by shady
characters aimed to conduct unlawful activities.
m) Deputy Director – refers to two (2) star rank general officer of BuCor uniformed
personnel.
n) Deputy Director General – refers to the second officer in command of the BuCor with
the rank of Assistant Secretary as civilian employee in the uniformed service who is
authorized to wear the two (2) star rank insignia as symbol of authority and command
responsibility.
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o) Deterrence – When retribution is imposed upon a person who has committed a crime,
the discomfort inflicted will dissuade the offender (and others) from repeating the
crime. When the theory refers to the specific offender who committed the crime, it is
known as special deterrence. General deterrence describes the effect that punishment
has when it serves as a public example or threat that deters people other than the
initial offender from committing similar crimes.
p) Director General – refers to the highest officer in BuCor with the rank of
Undersecretary as a civilian employee in the uniformed service who is authorized to
wear the three (3) star rank insignia as symbol of authority and command
responsibility.
q) DOJ – refers to the Department of Justice.
r) Inmate – refers to person confined in jails/prisons to serve his/her sentence or for
safekeeping who is officially called Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).
s) IRR – refers to the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 10575.
t) National Inmate – refers to an inmate sentenced by a court to serve a term of
imprisonment for more than three years or to a fine of more than one thousand pesos;
or regardless of the length of sentence imposed by the court, to one sentenced for
violation of customs law or other laws within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs
or enforceable by it; or for violation of immigration and election laws; or to one
sentenced to serve two or more prison sentences in the aggregate exceeding the
period of three years, whether or not he has appealed. It shall also include a person
committed to the Bureau of Corrections by a court or competent authority for
temporary confinement for similar purpose.
u) Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) – refers to a detainee, inmate, or prisoner, or other
person under confinement or custody in any other manner. However, in order to
prevent labeling, branding or shaming by the use of these or other derogatory words,
the term “prisoner” has been replaced by this new and neutral phrase “person
deprived of liberty” under Article 10, of International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR), who “shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent
dignity of the human person.”
v) Personal Identity – refers to social recognition accorded as member of the family (i.e.
parent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandfather) and the community (i.e. neighbor).
w) Practitioner Research - refers to research and/or workplace research such as
evaluation performed by individuals who also work in a professional field as opposed
to being full-time academic researchers.
x) Prison – refers to a government establishment where national inmates/prisoners
serve their sentence. Philippine prisons are also known as penal colonies or Prison and
Penal Farms. There are a total of seven (7) penal colonies presently under the control
and supervision of the Bureau of Corrections.
y) Reformation – refers to the rehabilitation component of the BuCor’s present
corrections system, shall refer to the acts which ensure the public (including families
of inmates and their victims) that released national inmates are no longer harmful to
the community by becoming reformed individuals prepared to live a normal and
productive life upon reintegration to the mainstream society.
z) Release – refers to the procedures where an inmate is discharged from prison by
expiration of sentence; granted parole, grant of any other forms of executive clemency,
and order of the court or competent authority.
Section 4. The Mandates of the Bureau of Corrections. The BuCor shall be in charge of
safekeeping and instituting reformation programs to national inmates sentenced to more
than three (3) years through progressive, effective, and efficient administration.
a) General Process. The BuCor shall operate with a directorial structure. It shall
undertake reception of inmates through its Directorate for Reception and Diagnostics
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(DRD), formerly Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC), provide their basic needs and
security through its Security and Operations Directorates, administer their reformation
programs through its Reformation Directorates, and prepare inmates for reintegration to
mainstream society through its Directorate for External Relations (DER), formerly
External Relations Division (ERD).
b) Reception and Diagnostics. Hereunder are the Basic Procedures for Reception and
Diagnostics for new inmates.
b.1) Reception. Committed inmates shall be admitted to BuCor through DRD in the
following institutional procedure:
1.) Admission of Prisoners. The BuCor, through its penal establishments, shall
receive prisoners from competent authority upon presentation of the following
documents:
(i) Mittimus/Commitment Order of the Court,
(ii) Information and Court Decision in the case,
(iii) Certification of Detention,
(iv) Certification of No Pending Case,
(v) Certification of Non-Appeal, and
(vi) Provincial Form 35 / Inmate data sheet
2.) A female offender shall be received only at the Correctional Institution for
Women.
3.) All prisons and penal farms are also authorized to receive directly from courts
convicted prisoners in consonance with the Supreme Court Circular No. 63-97
dated October 6, 1997.
b.2) Diagnostics. The DRD shall likewise be responsible for the conduct of
classification of each and every inmate admitted to the BuCor. Inmates shall be
classified according to security risk and sentence. Included in the classification are
determining an inmate’s certain:
1.) Interests, skills or talents;
2) Physical, mental, spiritual, psychological evaluation; and
3) Social (socio-demographic), and other behavioral-trait assessments.
The core diagnostics objective is to determine an inmate’s “Reformability.” These
classification activities shall serve as reference of the DRD in the preparation of
individual inmate reformation treatment programs and inmate-group reformation
treatment programs.
c) Segregation Scheme. Aside from those borne of the provisions under Rule 8, Part I
Rules of General Application of the UNSMRTP and that of the existing regulation of the
BuCor on security classification (i.e. maximum, medium and minimum security risk),
inmates shall also be internally classified by the DRD and segregated according to crimes
committed based on the related penal codes such as Crimes Against Persons, Crimes
Against Properties, Crimes Against Chastity, so on and so forth, as well as by other related
Special Laws, Customs Laws and Immigration Laws. This is to ensure that an inmate will
not be susceptible to acquire other criminal skills brought about by his exposure with
other inmates who are committed to BuCor for different crimes or offenses, which
normally happens in the present prison setup.
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d) Security and Reformation. From the DRD, the Custodial Force and Reformation
Personnel of respective security institutions/camps shall be in charge for the security and
the implementation of the recommended individual inmate reformation treatment
program and the inmate-group reformation treatment program of each and every inmate
while serving sentence, respectively.
e) Pre-Release and Post-Release Programs. The Directorate for External Relations
(DER) shall be responsible for pre-release and post-release programs of inmates due for
release. The DER shall also evaluate, classify and apply necessary reformation programs
to inmates for readiness to join the mainstream society upon release, as part of the pre-
release program. The inmate readiness programs are customized towards their
specialization in the areas of educational growth, livelihood entrepreneurship, sports
engagement, religious practice, and appropriate medical treatment. This specialization is
intended for the continuous practice of inmates in these areas in the free society through
linkages, liaison, and coordination efforts undertaken by DER with the appropriate
agencies/institutions participating in Post-Release Programs such as government or
private schools, churches, health centers, government or private hospitals, and local
government units. The DER shall also classify inmates according to professional, technical
and vocational skills acquired for referral and endorsement to appropriate companies or
corporations participating in BuCor On-The-Job Training and Skills Development
Programs for newly reformed inmates. The conduct of post release programs by DER
includes monitoring and evaluation of performance of released inmates on their
specialized areas among the participating agencies/institutions in the free society to
assess the effectiveness and applicability of reformation programs institutionalized by
BuCor.
In order to fully implement a successful reintegration of released inmates to the
community, the following circumferential objectives are to be focused upon by DER, to
wit:
1) Secure support from family and community prior to release period; and
2) Secure acceptance from family and community upon release.
These shall facilitate the achievement of the core reintegration objectives, which
are aimed at the a) restoration of civil identity by society upon restoration of civil
rights by law, and b) re-establishment of lost personal identity as law-abiding citizen
in the free society. The personnel of DER shall perform diagnostics functions to
classify inmates for the application of appropriate pre-release and post-release
programs. Administration of pre-release programs by DER shall be assisted by
reformation officers. Post release programs shall be performed solely by DER
personnel.
Throughout the course, from DRD to the Custodial Force and Reformation
Personnel, and finally to DER, inmates of BuCor are continuously accorded with the
proper safekeeping.
f) Administration. Apart from handling inmates, the BuCor shall administratively
operate like a standard government agency through its Administrative Directorates with
internal control and internal audit units. It shall conduct its planning and management
through its Directorate for Planning and Management, conduct personnel recruitment and
welfare development through its Directorate for Personnel and Human Resource
Development, conduct budgeting and accounting through its Directorate for
Comptrollership, conduct facility and equipment maintenance and other engineering
services through its Directorate for Engineering Services, and conduct procurement
process through its Directorate for Logistics. These directorates are assisted by support
Section 7. Facilities of the Bureau of Corrections. The BuCor shall operate with the
standard and uniform design of prison facilities, reformation facilities, and administrative
facilities, through all the operating prison and penal farms.
Facilities with adequate equipment are major components of prison security that
complement with custodial strength. The Directorate for Engineering Service shall be
responsible in ensuring continuous operation and maintenance of all facilities and
equipment to provide reliable and competent security support capability. They shall have
three-shift tour of duty in the performance of their respective tasks, among others,
inspection, repair, evaluation and recommendation on engineering service matters.
All facilities shall be in conformity with Philippine building, architectural,
structural, electrical, plumbing, fire safety, flood code/standard and must be accessible to
Persons With Disability (PWD) pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 or Accessibility Law.
Initially, the following specifications are in conformity with the BJMP Manual on Habitat,
Water, Sanitation and Kitchen in Jails (revised edition 2012). However, after five (5) years
upon the publication of BuCor Manual on Habitat, Water, Sanitation and Kitchen in
Corrections, such specifications shall be revised accordingly.
a) Dormitory – refers to the facility exclusively used as confinement area of all inmates
within the prison camp with specific consideration on spatial designation.
1. Classification of Dormitory
Type A Dormitory – above 500 inmate capacity and lot area of more than 1.5
hectares
Type B Dormitory – 101 to 500 inmate capacity and lot area of 1.5 hectares
Type C Dormitory – 1 to 100 inmate capacity and lot area of 3,000 sq. m.
The recommended lot area per inmate is 30 sq. m.
For a standard lay-out of a cell, the Architect or Engineer should have an overall idea of an
ideal cell capacity so that he can design a dormitory building using the different
classification of dormitory. The architect/engineer should use the following
parameters/building specifications:
1.1) Cell Capacity
Ideal habitable floor area per inmate = 4.7 square meters
Maximum number of inmates per cell = 10
Maximum number of bunks beds = 5 units two level
o) Court Room - a facility within the prison reservation where court hearings are held to
minimize risk and untoward incidents to happen on a high profile inmate and other
security factors involved. It is in consonance with the Supreme Court Administrative
Circular No. 2 dated December 2, 1976, which mandates that “no prisoner sentenced to
death or life imprisonment or detained upon legal process for the commission of any offense
punishable by death or life imprisonment confined in the New Bilibid Prisons is allowed to be
brought outside the said penal institution for appearance or attendance in any court except
when the Supreme Court authorizes the Judge, upon proper application, to effect the transfer
of the said prisoner. In addition, the said Circular directs every Judge in Metro Manila and
the Provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna who requires the appearance or
attendance of any of the afore-stated prisoners confined in the New Bilibid Prisons in any
judicial proceeding to conduct such proceeding within the premises of the said penal
institution.”
Section 12. Appointment of Personnel to the BuCor. The appointment of the BuCor
shall be effected in the following manners:
a) Corrections Officer I to Corrections Chief Superintendent – Appointed by the Director
General of Corrections, and attested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
b.5) CSC Resolution for QS. The complete Qualification Standards (QS) which include
the years of experience and the required advanced courses for every grade shall be
promulgated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) through a CSC resolution.
c.1) Custodial Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designations or work
assignments for the Custodial Officers with inmate population below two thousand
(2,000) in a security camp:
1. Administrative Officer of the COG should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV.
2. Administrative Officer of the Assistant Penal Superintendent should have the
rank of Corrections Inspector.
3. Advertising and Placement Officer I should have the minimum rank of
Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
4. Advertising and Placement Officer II should have the minimum rank of
Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II.
5. Advertising and Placement Officer III should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer III.
6. Advertising and Placement Officer IV should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer IV.
7. Assistant Chief Advertising and Placement Division should have the rank of
Corrections Inspector.
8. Assistant Chief CCTV should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
9. Assistant Chief Clean and Green & Beautification (CGB) Unit should have the
rank of Corrections senior Officer IV.
10. Assistant Chief Colony Monitoring should have the minimum rank of
Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
11. Assistant Chief Director of Intel and Investigation should have the rank of
Corrections Chief Inspector.
12. Assistant Chief Diversified should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
IV.
13. Assistant Chief DTRC should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
14. Assistant Chief Escort should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector and
the Corrections Inspector.
c.2) Reformation Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designation or work
assignments for the Technical Officers of Reformation:
1. Chief of Hospital should have the rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector
and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Superintendent.
2. Dental Aides should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
3. Duty Agricultural Technologist should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
c.3) Engineering Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designation or work
assignments for the Technical Officers for Engineering:
c.4) Admin Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designation or work
assignments for the Technical Officers for Administration:
c.4a) Specialized admin work assignments. The following are specialized admin
work assignments:
f) Review of Qualifications and Designations. After a period of five (5) years after the
implementation of this Act, the Director General may mobilize a special committee to
review and upgrade the Personnel Qualifications Standards and Deployment scheme to
make it responsive to the growing and changing needs of corrections management and
inmate population in the near future.
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Section 15. Professionalization and Qualifications Upgrading Program. The DOJ,
through the recommendation of the BuCor, shall design and establish a
professionalization and qualifications upgrading program for personnel of the BuCor, 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. All uniformed members of BuCor shall have at least a College
Degree and broad exposure in Corrections, Penology, Criminology, Psychology, Education,
Law and other related technical fields. The off-campus education program shall primarily
cater to existing BuCor personnel to enable them to meet the prescribed educational
requirements of this Act in a span of five (5) years from the implementation of this Act.
Section 16. Attrition System for the Personnel of the BuCor. There shall be an
established system of attrition for the personnel of the BuCor within five (5) years from
the effectivity of this Act to be submitted by said Bureau to the DOJ for approval. Such
attrition system shall include, but is not limited to, the provision of the following
principles:
b) Attrition by Non-Promotion. Any personnel of the BuCor 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. The Maximum Tenure
in Rank shall be observed for promotion and attrition:
COI/CTOI- 3 years,
COII/CTOII- 4 years,
COIII/CTOIII- 5 years,
CSOI/CTSOI- 6 years,
CSOII/CTSOII- 7 years,
CSOIII/CTSOIII- 8 years,
CSOIV/CTSOIV- until retirement
CI/CTI – 3 years,
CSI/CTSI – 4 years,
CCI/CTCI – 5 years,
CS/CTS – 6 years,
CSS/CTSS – 7 years,
CCS - 5 years
CDD/CTCS – until retirement
Application of maximum tenure in rank shall be regulated by BuCor circulars to be
promulgated and issued accordingly.
Section 17. Promotion System for the Personnel of the BuCor. Within six (6) months
after the effectivity of this Act, the BuCor shall establish a system of promotion for
personnel of the BuCor through the following principles:
a) Rationalized Promotion System. The rationalized promotion shall be based on merit,
seniority and on the availability of the vacant ranks in the BuCor staffing pattern. Such
system shall be gender-fair so as to ensure that women personnel of the BuCor shall enjoy
equal opportunity for promotion as to men. Promotion System shall be patterned after the
uniformed service promotion system which enforces the maximum tenure in rank.
b) Requirements for Promotion. Any personnel of the BuCor shall not be eligible for
promotion to a higher rank unless one has merit 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 test. Requirements for Promotion
Section 19. Standardization of the Base Pay and Other Benefits of the Uniformed
Personnel of BuCor. The DBM shall determine the equivalent rank of the uniformed
personnel of the BuCor patterned after the existing ranks of uniformed personnel of other
departments and the military whose adequate remuneration and benefits of its members
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is a prime concern of the State as provided for in 1987 Constitution, Article XVI, Section 5,
para 3. In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service and
professionalism, the following are considered uniformed personnel of BuCor:
Custodial & Technical Rank Table
with Corresponding Rank Equivalent in the BJMP
CORRECTIONS CUSTODIAL CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER BJMP OFFICER
OFFICER RANKS RANKS RANKS:
Corrections Chief Jail Chief
Superintendent Superintendent
Corrections Senior Corrections Technical Senior Jail Senior
Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent
Corrections Superintendent Corrections Technical Superintendent Jail Superintendent
Corrections Chief Inspector Corrections Technical Chief Inspector Jail Chief Inspector
Corrections Senior Inspector Corrections Technical Senior Inspector Jail Senior Inspector
Corrections Inspector Corrections Technical Inspector Jail Inspector
Corrections Senior Officer IV Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV Senior Jail Officer 4
Corrections Senior Officer III Corrections Technical Senior Officer III Senior Jail Officer 3
Corrections Senior Officer II Corrections Technical Senior Officer II Senior Jail Officer 2
Corrections Senior Officer I Corrections Technical Senior Officer I Senior Jail Officer 1
Corrections Officer III Corrections Technical Officer III Jail Officer 3
Corrections Officer II Corrections Technical Officer II Jail Officer 2
Corrections Officer I Corrections Technical Officer I Jail Officer 1
a) Pay Schedule. The base pay, allowances and other benefits of the abovementioned
personnel shall be in accordance with the existing compensation and position
classification laws and regulations. The BuCor personnel’s base pay corresponding for
each salary grade shall be equal to the base pay of the corresponding rank classification of
counterparts in the BJMP, PNP, and AFP.
For this purpose, the following ranks of BuCor uniformed personnel shall have a
salary schedule of the following in accordance with Section 12 of R.A. 9263 upon the
effectivity of this Act:
CORRECTIONS CUSTODIAL OFFICER SALARY CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER
RANKS GRADE RANKS
Corrections Chief Superintendent 27
Corrections Technical Senior
Corrections Senior Superintendent 26
Superintendent
Corrections Superintendent 25 Corrections Technical Superintendent
Corrections Chief Inspector 24 Corrections Technical Chief Inspector
Corrections Senior Inspector 23 Corrections Technical Senior Inspector
Corrections Inspector 22 Corrections Technical Inspector
Corrections Senior Officer IV 19 Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV
Corrections Senior Officer III 18 Corrections Technical Senior Officer III
Corrections Senior Officer II 17 Corrections Technical Senior Officer II
Corrections Senior Officer I 16 Corrections Technical Senior Officer I
Corrections Officer III 14 Corrections Technical Officer III
Corrections Officer II 12 Corrections Technical Officer II
Corrections Officer I 10 Corrections Technical Officer I
Section 21. Funding Source. The funds required for the implementation of this IRR as
indicated in the Act including personnel benefits shall be taken from the budget of the
BuCor for the current fiscal year and also from the following sources:
a) Collections. Collections from clearance and certification fees
b) Revenues from contracts. Income from institutional projects subject to memorandum
of agreements (MOAs), contracts or joint venture agreements; and
c) Others. Miscellaneous income or sources of funds (outside MOAs and contracts), such
as:
1. Penal farm agro production; and
2. Inmate handicraft industry.
Thereafter, such amounts as may be necessary shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act in the succeeding years of implementation.
Land Utilization
20. Land Titling;
21. Creation of Land Development Board to undertake Rule 6 of this IRR;
b) Second to Fifth Year Implementation Phase. During the second (2nd) to fifth (5th)
year of implementation of this Act, the BuCor shall undertake the following activities:
Personnel Management
1. Continuing adaptation of the Personnel Management Cycle of the uniformed
service (a. Recruitment and Selection, b. Training and Development, c. Employment
and Reassignment, d. Performance Evaluation, e. Promotion and Servicing, f.
Attrition: Natural, Voluntary, Disciplinary, Forced);
2. Continuous training of personnel to complete the requirement;
3. Continuous Procurement of Individual Equipment if needed;
4. Continuous Off-Campus Schooling of personnel (2nd to 5th batch) to meet
educational requirement;
5. Continuous Eligibility acquisition of personnel (2nd to 5th batch);
6. Continuing Seminar, implementation, and upholding of Republic Act 6713
otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials
and Employees” (seminar for the newly hired personnel and the remaining
personnel who were not accommodated during the first year seminar);
7. Recruitment of new personnel and lateral absorption through a new outsourced
recruitment/absorption board;
8. Continuous Staffing of New Uniformed Organizational Structure as delimited by the
Pyramidal Rank Structure;
9. Regular promotion on the 3rd year of implementation;
10. Maintenance of Personnel Accounting and Information System (PAIS);
11. Continuing function of the Uniform Board;
Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
12. Continuous Maintenance and Repairs of Existing Prison Facilities;
13. Construction of standard prison facilities in accordance with Section 7 hereof;
14. Continuous Procurement of Unit Equipment as necessary;
15. Implementation of Re-Fleeting Program;
16. Continuous Procurement of the Standard Basic Custodial, Reformation,
Engineering, and Admin Supplies;
c) Sustaining the Modernization. BuCor is the first uniformed service whose highest
officials in direct command of the organization are civilian employees with the ranks of
Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary as Director General and Deputy Director Generals,
and whose retirement ages can go beyond 56 years old in the service. This set-up
established a strong moral ascendancy among all personnel of the agency who direly
needs the long overdue upgrading called “moral recovery.” After the five-year period, high
ranking civilian employees can be hired, preferably retired BuCor officers including those
who went on early retirement, to sustain such moral recovery and to preserve the stocked
knowledge about the institution. They shall be designated as deputies of any BuCor units,
with the ranks of Director III to Director V, through an outsourced selection board.
d) Outsourced Boards. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall assist BuCor and
provide guidance for the creation of both an Ad Hoc Special Recruitment Board and
Special Training Board whose composition shall be non-organic and outsourced. Both
boards, however, shall have a BuCor representative. This is purposely for said composite
teams to undertake the recruitment and training of recruits of BuCor. The CSC, upon the
recommendation of BuCor, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines for the said boards
respective functions and scope of work and issue special circular/s to this effect. They
shall be functioning purposely to aid BuCor in its preliminary recruitment and training
and shall be dissolved after five (5) years or upon due notice that the BuCor’s own
Selection and Promotion Board is ready and fully able to undertake the same.
Sec 23. Transitory Provisions. The provisions for personnel and facility transitions are
described in the following paragraphs.
a) Incumbency. The incumbent Director and two (2) incumbent Assistant Directors
shall serve as Director General and Deputy Director Generals under the terms for which
they have been appointed without need of new appointments upon the enactment of this
Act. However, the President may opt to extend their tour of duty to serve the remaining
years of the 6-year term from the date of their original appointments, or reappoint them
for a new full 6-year term of office as Undersecretary and Assistant Secretaries.
Farm Supervisor, Handcraft Worker III, Labor & Employment Assistant, Master
Fisherman II, Medical Equipment Technician II, Sanitation Inspector I,
Administrative Assistant II, Automotive Equipment Inspector I, Firefighter II,
Security Guard III, Master Tailor II: with 0-2 years in the service shall fill up the
rank of Corrections Technical Officer II (CTOII); with 2 years and 1 day to 8 years
in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III (CTOIII);
and with more than 8 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI).
Engineer I, Legal Assistant II, Teacher II, Postmaster II, Engineer I, Accountant I:
with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior
Officer I (CTSOI); and with more than 5 years in the service shall fill up the rank
of Corrections Technical Senior Officer II (CTSOII).
Freight Service Supervisor II, Veterinarian I, Freight Supervisor II, Data Entry
Machine Operator IV, Sr. Admin Assistant I, with 0-3 years in the service shall fill
up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI) and with more than
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3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer
II (CTSOII).
2.12) Salary Grade 14
Administrative Officer III, Head Teacher I: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill
up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer II (CTSOII); and with more
than 5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior
Officer III (CTSOIII).
2.13) Salary Grade 15
Administrative Officer IV, Agriculturist II, Farm Superintendent II, Inmate
Guidance Officer II, Medical Technologist II, Nurse II. Nutritionist Dietitian II,
Penal Institution Program Officer II, Psychologist II, Sociologist II, Pharmacist II,
Project Evaluation Officer II, Fingerprint Examiner IV: with 0-5 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III (CTSOIII);
and with more than 5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV).
2.14) Salary Grade 16
Chaplain, Veterinarian II, Accountant II, Engineer II, Attorney I: shall fill up the
rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV).
2.15) Salary Grade 17
Dentist II, Nurse III, Executive Assistant II: shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV).
2.16) Salary Grade 18
Master Teacher I, Phlebotomist I, Sales & Promotion Supervisor III, Senior Penal
Institution Program Officer, Administrative Officer V, Fingerprint Examiner V,
Religious Guidance Adviser, Attorney II: with 0-3 years in the service shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV); and with more than
3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Inspector
(CTI).
2.17) Salary Grade 19
Accountant III, Engineer III, Nurse IV, Veterinarian III: shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Inspector (CTI).
2.18) Salary Grade 20
Dentist III, Senior Phlebotomist, Executive Assistant III, and Nurse V: shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Technical Inspector (CTI).
2.19) Salary Grade 21
Medical Officer III, Attorney III: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank
of Corrections Technical Inspector (CTI); and with more than 5 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Inspector (CTSI).
2.20) Salary Grade 22
Education Program Supervisor, Medical Specialist I, Supervising Penal Institution
Program Officer, and Accountant IV: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the
rank of Corrections Technical Senior Inspector (CTSI); and with more than 5
years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector
(CTCI).
Section 24. Annual Report. The BuCor, through the DOJ 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 BuCor through the DOJ, 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).
Section 25. Separability Clause. If any provision in this IRR, or application of such
provision to any circumstance, is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions
not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
Section 26. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, proclamations, orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this IRR particularly on the administration and management of: security,
safekeeping, reformation, standard facilities, personnel, and land use, are hereby deemed
repealed, amended or modified accordingly. These include, among others, the 2013
BuCor Rationalization Plan by virtue of E.O. 366, presidential Proclamation No. 350, s.
1994, Proclamation No. 718, s. 1996, Proclamation No. 111, s. 2001, Proclamation No.
112, s. 2001, Proclamation No. 234, s. 2002, Proclamation No. 335, s. 2003, Proclamation
No. 667, s. 2004, Proclamation No. 1158, s. 2006, Proclamation No. 1159, s. 2006,
Executive Order 568 – year 2006 (all three (3) signed in a single day of September 8,
2006), and Proclamation No. 1952, s. 2009.
Section 27. Effectivity Clause. This IRR shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general nationwide circulation
and upon filing with the University of the Philippines Law Center of three (3) certified
copies of this IRR.
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EMMANUEL L. CAPARAS
Secretary
Department of Justice