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00:00 The Bucor has searched the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan where they are transferring their inmates from Metro Manila.
00:07 In this report, you will see the vastness of the area and the farms of the inmates
00:12 where their families can be together under one program.
00:16 Salima Refrang is live.
00:18 Vicky, you know that some of your relatives are complaining because Palawan is far.
00:29 The Bucor says that there is really not enough space in the prisons in Metro Manila.
00:34 There is no rest for the many facilities in the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
00:44 It is not a security compound but a colony that is spread over 28,000 hectares of reservation
00:52 with mountains or rugged areas.
00:55 There are minimum inmates here who are often not guarded.
00:59 They are the ones who qualified for the work program as a preparation for their return to society.
01:04 It is wrong to think that once they are in prison, they cannot change anything.
01:12 Most of them are trained in farming, planting and raising animals.
01:17 They will be given 500 hectares of land in agriculture, livestock and aquaculture with the help of the Department of Agriculture and some private partners.
01:26 If the daily meal allowance of each PDL cannot exceed P70, they can plant their own food.
01:35 I want the PDL to be relevant and I want their lives to be sustainable.
01:43 Relevant in the sense that they will in the future produce all the food that we need here.
01:50 They can also be assigned to clean or assign to the office.
01:55 As long as you consider them as an extension of your family,
01:58 they will return to you the trust and care that you gave them.
02:04 There are also medium and maximum security inmates here even though their colonies are not allowed to go out.
02:11 Now, it is far from the area of Belibid where the other inmates are from.
02:17 There are also inmates from the Correctional Institution for Women.
02:21 500 of them are from Belibid and Correctional and there are 500 more to be added from Belibid.
02:28 Now, there are already 3,000 inmates here.
02:31 That is why a new house is being prepared that will be surrounded by high fences and razor wire.
02:38 There is also a catwalk that will be passed by the corrections officers.
02:42 Inspired by the prisons abroad, the value of the house is P300 million.
02:48 But it was not completed even though the payment is complete.
02:52 That is why a plunder complaint was filed against the former Bucor Chief Gerald Bantag.
02:57 Hours later, this will be the most modern prison in the country.
03:03 Even if the controversy is wrapped up, the construction of this prison is in accordance with the UN standards
03:09 that give importance to the condition and dignity of PDLs.
03:14 Their basic needs are provided here.
03:18 Even if it is not used by light, it is bright.
03:21 The PDLs will be filled with fresh air and the air here is true and true.
03:28 The PDLs do not need a tapo because they are using a shower room.
03:34 Aside from that, the good and worthy inmates here can be transferred to the barrio Libertad
03:42 where they will be allowed to be with their families.
03:46 As of now, there are already 20 candidates for this position.
03:51 If you see someone in the world who is in jail with their family, it will really be a game changer.
03:58 It will be a model to the whole world that the Philippines is like that.
04:03 There are no drug lords and high-profile inmates here.
04:06 They were transferred to the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farms.
04:15 Aside from agriculture, tourism activities in Iwahig are also being strengthened.
04:21 Meanwhile, the transfer of PDLs will continue next week.
04:26 That's the latest from Puerto Princesa in Palawan.
04:29 Thank you very much, Salima Refran.
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