(UPDATE) THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the University of the Philippines (UP) signed two landmark agreements that aim to expand access to education for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).
THE Bureau of Corrections and the University of the Philippines signed two landmark agreements that aim to expand access to education for persons deprived of liberty .Under the partnership, BuCor, the UP Open University , and the UP Alumni Association will provide PDLs and BuCor personnel access to workforce development programs and online courses.
Also, under a memorandum of understanding , BuCor and UP will swap 500 hectares of land each.BuCor will use a portion of UP’s Laguna-Quezon land grant to build a regional prison facility, while UP will gain access to a similar-sized area in BuCor’s Iwahig property in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.The agreement was signed at the Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman by BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. and UP President Angelo Jimenez.
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