Conversations about Philippine jail congestion often begin and end with statistics: thousands of case backlogs, cells built for 50 crammed with 200 bodies, and facilities straining at 300% to 400% ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police killed three detained militants linked to the Islamic State group after they staged a jail rampage Sunday that saw a police officer stabbed and a former ...

BROOKE’S POINT, Palawan – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Brooke’s Point District Jail, in coordination ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say 10 inmates, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, died in a suspected grenade blast that rocked a Philippine jail. Senior Inspector Xavier Solda, ...

Students attend an anti-corruption rally near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nearly 200 inmates complaining of hunger and squalid conditions escaped from a Philippine provincial jail in an eastern province that was devastated by a monster storm in ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say 11 detainees including the leader of a notorious bandit group have escaped from a jail by cutting through iron grills with a smuggled hacksaw. MTG ...

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