Camp Bagong Diwa
| Camp Bagong Diwa | |
|---|---|
 The gate of NCRPO at Camp Bagong Diwa | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Lower Bicutan |
| Town or city | Taguig |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°29′12″N 121°03′23″E / 14.48679°N 121.05635°E |
| Current tenants | |
Camp Bagong Diwa (lit. 'new spirit') is the headquarters of the National Capital Region Police Office,[1] located in Lower Bicutan, Taguig, Philippines.
Functions
The camp serves many functions: within its gates are enclosed a police academy and the Taguig City Jail,[2] but also several jail "annexes" which house inmates the government believes to be too notorious or too dangerous to be safely housed among the regular prison population. As of December 2018, the camp contains the Manila City Jail Annex, the Quezon City Jail Annex, and the Metro Manila District Jail Annexes 1, 2, and 3.[3][2]
The camp also contains the highest security prisons in the Philippines, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology's Special Intensive Care Area (SICA) 1 and SICA 2.[4]
As of 2018, within SICA 1 and 2 were housed accused terrorists of the Moro National Liberation Front, Abu Sayyaf, and Maute groups along with accused communist rebels from the New People's Army (Communist Party of the Philippines).[3]
History
During the Marcos dictatorship
During the
Prison riots
On 14 March 2005, inmates from the
On 7 May 2006, 14 inmates were injured in a two-hour riot between criminal gangs. Among the injured were four Abu Sayyaf members.[11]
On 6 June 2017, two inmates were killed after a noise barrage held in protest over a five-day power outage descended into a riot between criminal gangs. 17 others were injured.[12]
Overcrowding status
As a general rule, for security reasons, the jails within Camp Bagong Diwa tend to be much less overcrowded than the Philippines jails outside; SICA 1 in April 2018 was only 25% overcrowded.[3] However, this is not always the case; Camp Bagong Diwa also contains the Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center, which as of April 2020, is 278% overcrowded, with a capacity of 150 but a population of 418.[13]
References
- ^ Talabong, Rambo (2019-12-19). "Camp Bagong Diwa now on lockdown for Ampatuan massacre verdict". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ a b "South & Central Sector". Bureau of Jail Management and Penology—Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-317-51048-2.
- S2CID 144562158.
- ^ "Report of an AI Mission to the Republic of the Philippines 1981" (PDF).
- ^ "Inside Bicutan in time of worse than cholera". 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Martial Law victims: 'Remember us'". 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Martial Law Museum".
- ^ Jazmines, Alan (2014-09-25). "Camp Bagong Diwa, during martial law and now". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ Punay, Edu (16 March 2005). "Troops storm jail; 23 dead". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Villanueva, Rhodina (9 May 2006). "Riot at Bagong Diwa: 4 Abus hurt". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "2 inmates dead, 17 wounded in riot during protest over power outage in Camp Bagong Diwa jail". interaksyon.philstar.com. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas (2020-04-23). "BI still determining foreign detainees eligible for bail—spokesperson". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2020-04-28.