Bagong polisiya sa pagbisita sa mga PDL ngayong Christmas season, ating alamin!

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00:00This holiday season, even if our countrymen are deprived or persons deprived of liberties,

00:05they still have the right to celebrate Christmas.

00:08Because of that, their families and relatives will surely be more than enough to visit them.

00:13And joining us now is Jail Superintendent Xavier Soda,

00:18the warden of Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory.

00:22Good morning, Sir Xav, and welcome here to Rise and Shine Philippines.

00:28Yes, Fifi and Dan, good morning and good morning to all our RSP's who are with us.

00:34This is my idol, Profi.

00:35Me too, yes.

00:37It's been a long time, Sir.

00:38Sir, this Christmas season, are there any changes to the rules and regulations

00:44or policies regarding the visit of their family and relatives to PDLs,

00:49just like the time or day in Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory?

00:57Well, our focus is always on what is best for the families of PDLs who visit the facilities of BGMP.

01:07We already have set schedules, right?

01:10And the schedules of visits, we discuss this with the PDLs who are in our care

01:17so that their families can be safe.

01:20What we want is to give everyone enough time, right?

01:24To give them an opportunity.

01:26There's nothing that can be done overnight.

01:29But there are situations, because of the volume of our visitors,

01:33BGMP, even though we are in Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory,

01:37we also extend the visitation hours, right?

01:41What's important and our direction is always to connect the families of PDLs to them.

01:49Alright, Sir Saive, how can you ensure the safety and no one can escape

01:55from the prohibited items?

01:57And aside from that, do you have a program to make the PDLs happy this Christmas?

02:04Well, we are really concerned about security, especially when there are a lot of visitors to the facility.

02:10That's why our searching unit, we really studied on how to organize the visitation process.

02:18Actually, in Zamboanga City Jail Male Dormitory, we conducted a time and motion study

02:23on how we can organize the visitation process, the exit of the PDLs,

02:29and also the strict searching procedures.

02:33It was revealed on the walls of the facility, the prohibited and non-prohibited items,

02:40and also the items that will be brought.

02:43So, if we organize this, definitely, the visitors will know what they should do

02:50and what they should not bring, especially the items that we consider as contraband

02:56when they enter our facility.

02:58In terms of the programs this Christmas for our PDLs,

03:03we will continue to sell our livelihood products.

03:09Our PDLs are making presents and we are thankful to the community of Zamboanga

03:17and also to our partners from the private sector

03:20who are availing the best lanterns in the Philippines.

03:25Because you know, Fifi and Nan, this is the only lantern that is lifetime guaranteed.

03:30Meaning, when our PDLs are really made, they are really polished.

03:36And you know, the best part of this is the history of each lantern that they make

03:42and how this can help them and their families.

03:46Alright, BJMP is facing a lot of challenges right now.

03:50Some of them are the congestion in the facilities and the slow handling of cases.

03:56How does BJMP address this?

04:00Well actually, the congestion in BJMP is really a big challenge.

04:08In fact, we have 482 jails across the country and around 60% of that or 70% of that are congested.

04:19But our direction is to improve our cooperation with other government institutions

04:26so that we can talk about how to speed up the handling of cases.

04:31For example, in Zamboanga City Jail-Mail Dormitory,

04:35it's really good that the Justice Sector Coordinating Council established

04:40the implementation of the GOJUST program or Governance Justice Program

04:48and the establishment of the Zamboanga City Justice Zone.

04:52This is a way for all actors within the justice sector to talk to the court,

04:58the Public Attorney's Office, the Parole and Probation Office, the law enforcement,

05:03and of course, our courts because we need to update each other

05:08on the state of PDL cases and what are the problems, the choke points

05:14to solve the congestion.

05:16And I will also share, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

05:21implemented the GCTA Calculator in the Zamboanga City Jail-Mail Dormitory

05:27where we should strengthen the implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance

05:33and the giving of the so-called Task TM or the Time Allowance for Studying, Teaching, and Mentoring.

05:39Because our direction is that when there are many productive activities,

05:45the PDLs can participate, for example, in the study or even in the Madrasa in our facility,

05:53this can add time credits for them.

05:56Sir, lastly, let's talk about reintegration because of course, there are those who will lose their PDLs.

06:04So, how are the BJMP preparing the PDLs for their release?

06:10Well, Dan, that's a very good question.

06:12That's one of the most critical concerns of the BJMP,

06:17especially that we want the PDLs to return to their families

06:21that they have a good mind, they are productive, and they can also help.

06:25That's why in our facility, part of the preparation is that we provide skills,

06:30enhancement programs, employable skills training programs,

06:35and earlier, we talked about business.

06:38Our PDLs in Sambuanga City Jail to their business councils

06:43are taught how to be entrepreneurs.

06:45In fact, in the sustainable livelihood package that the LGU gave to our PDLs,

06:52you know what their training is inside, that's what they apply outside.

06:57And then we are providing them the reintegration guide

07:01so that they know what agency of the government they will approach,

07:05where they will go.

07:07And we are focusing on the basic requirement when it comes to education,

07:11we will extend it to them through the alternative learning system

07:14and programs that are technical from TESDA.

07:18And of course, it is also important to divide the reintegration

07:22so that we can prepare how confident they should be when they face the outside.

07:28That's why the confidence-building efforts on the part of the PDLs

07:32should really be focused.

07:35Because our direction and the challenge they are facing is

07:41when they go back to the community, it's a bit embarrassing.

07:45So we are looking at how we can strengthen their spirit.

07:49There are spiritual programs, there are many programs

07:53that the BGMP is doing to prepare them.

07:56Because our direction is that they will go back to their respective families and communities

08:03as productive citizens and they will really be able to help.

08:07Again, we would like to thank JS Superintendent Xavier Salda.

08:11Thank you very much, sir Xavier.

08:13In advance, Merry Christmas.

08:16Yes, thank you very much and happy holidays to everyone.

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