Gaudencio Pangilinan

Bureau of Corrections director Gaudencio Pangilinan assumed office in July 2011.

Source: The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino accepted yesterday Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director Gaudencio Pangilinan’s offer to take a leave of absence in the aftermath of the disappearance of convicted murderer Rolito Go from the New Bilibid Prisons. Go went missing Tuesday night but resurfaced yesterday. “It’s an offer to take a leave of absence and he (Pangilinan) is now officially considered Read More …

To the Point By Emil Jurado Manila Standard Today It’s blasphemy and sacrilege of the highest order. No excuses: not from the artist, not from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. I am talking about the images depicting Jesus Christ with kitschy symbols of pop culture, a moveable penis, and the Blessed Virgin Mary with a condom. The artist claims that his work is aimed Read More …

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PerryScope By Perry Diaz Barely three days after delivering his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Beningo “P-Noy” Aquino III appointed retired Lt. Gen. Gaudencio Pangilinan as the new Director of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).  A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979, Pangilinan retired last July 25, 2011 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 56 — the Read More …

Editorial Manila Standard Today There is something curious about the appointment of recently-retired Lt. Gen. Gaudencio Pangilinan as the new Bureau of Corrections chief. It was announced Thursday morning that Pangilinan would replace Ernesto Diokno, who had resigned in May over inmate former Governor Tony Leviste’s unauthorized trips outside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. Pangilinan took his oath as the new Corrections chief amid Read More …