Correctional Institution Forwomen
The Bureau of Prisons was created under the Reorganization Act of 1905 as an agency under the Department of Commerce and Police. The agency eventually was placed under the supervision of the Department of Justice. The Bureau of Prisons was changed into the Bureau of Corrections with the issuance of Proclamation No. 495 and through a provision in the Administrative Code of 1987.
The oldest penal facility , founded in 1832, is situated in Zamboanga City, the San
Ramon Prison and Penal Farm. It has gained a historical landmark as the first penal
facility in the country. It was however destroyed during the Spanish-American war in
1888. It was eventually revived under the Reorganization Act of 1905 and placed
under the Bureau of Prisons to receive convicted prisoners in Mindanao. (Note: In
Australia, the oldest penal facility is situated in Darwin Islands and the Australian
government has preserved not only the integrity of the facility but its historical
significance as well. ) In the Philippines, the oldest penal facility is integrated into the
Southern Philippine Eco Zone, and planned to be transformed into a docking site for
freight cargoes. The San Ramon prison is expected to be transferred to Bongiao, a
mountainous area, 8 hours of dirt road from the city and believed to be under MILF
territory.
Davao Penal Colony was established on January 21, 1932 with the issuance of a
Presidential Proclamation 414. During World War II the entire facility was closed and transferred to Iwahig Penal Colony. It became the biggest Japanese Imperial Army garrison not only in the Philippines but also in all occupied territories of Japan in
Southeast Asia during World War II. Hundreds of American prisoners of war perished in the jungles of Dapecol. Here is also the site where the bestselling book “Escape in
Davao” by John Luckaks described the greatest escape of American servicemen serving time in the
The oldest penal facility , founded in 1832, is situated in Zamboanga City, the San
Ramon Prison and Penal Farm. It has gained a historical landmark as the first penal
facility in the country. It was however destroyed during the Spanish-American war in
1888. It was eventually revived under the Reorganization Act of 1905 and placed
under the Bureau of Prisons to receive convicted prisoners in Mindanao. (Note: In
Australia, the oldest penal facility is situated in Darwin Islands and the Australian
government has preserved not only the integrity of the facility but its historical
significance as well. ) In the Philippines, the oldest penal facility is integrated into the
Southern Philippine Eco Zone, and planned to be transformed into a docking site for
freight cargoes. The San Ramon prison is expected to be transferred to Bongiao, a
mountainous area, 8 hours of dirt road from the city and believed to be under MILF
territory.
Davao Penal Colony was established on January 21, 1932 with the issuance of a
Presidential Proclamation 414. During World War II the entire facility was closed and transferred to Iwahig Penal Colony. It became the biggest Japanese Imperial Army garrison not only in the Philippines but also in all occupied territories of Japan in
Southeast Asia during World War II. Hundreds of American prisoners of war perished in the jungles of Dapecol. Here is also the site where the bestselling book “Escape in
Davao” by John Luckaks described the greatest escape of American servicemen serving time in the