BJMP to take over IRC

By JEZZA NEPOMOCENO

ILOILO – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 6 will take over the Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (IRC) in two years, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr.

Defensor said based on the proposal of BJMP, they will manage and rehabilitate the facilities of IRC for two years after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).

After which, he said, BJMP will bring back the management to the provincial government.
BJMP, however, will not take over the ownership, said Defensor.

When the MOA is approved, only the qualified IRC personnel will become the employees of BJMP.

Defensor said IRC personnel will have to abide with the specified standard requirements for BJMP personnel.

“If some are found unqualified due to lack of education, they will be given time to go to school and comply with the educational requirements,” Defensor said.

Through this, he said, the province will save more or less P60 million./PN