Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)

Bureau of Corrections
Kawanihan ng Pagawawasto
	The Bureau of Corrections Seal
Agency overview
Formed	1905
Jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines
Headquarters	New Bilibid Prison Reservation, Muntinlupa
Annual budget	₱6.11 billion (2023)
Agency executives	Usec. Gregorio Catapang Jr., Director General, BUCOR; Asec. Al I. Perreras, Deputy Director General for Administration; Asec. Gil T. Torralba, Deputy Director General for Security and Operations; Corrections C/Supt. Celso S. Bravo (OIC), Deputy Director General for Reformation;
Parent agency	Department of Justice
Website	https://www.bucor.gov.ph/

The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pagwawasto, literally "Bureau of Corrections", of which it was known as the Bureau of Prisons from 1905 to 1989; abbreviated BuCor) is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, commonly known as Persons Deprived of Liberty or PDL, who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment or more. The agency has its headquarters in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa.

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