Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of its inmates, officially classed as persons deprived of liberty (PDL).

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Kawanihan ng Pamamahala ng Kulungan at Penolohiya
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Agency overview
FormedJanuary 2, 1991 (1991-01-02)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
Headquarters144 Mindanao Avenue, Project 8.Quezon City, Philippines
Motto"Changing lives, building a safer nation"
Annual budget₱22.33 billion (2023)
Agency executives
  • J/Dir Ruel S. Rivera, DSC, Chief, BJMP
  • JCSupt. Dennis U. Rocamora, CESE, Deputy Chief for Administration
  • JCSupt. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA, TLPE, Deputy Chief for Operations
  • JCSupt. Rebecca B. Pawid, Chief, BJMP Directorial Staff
Parent agencyDepartment of the Interior and Local Government
Websitewww.bjmp.gov.ph
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