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Photo by Muntinlupa City Government, from https://muntinlupacity.gov.ph/tourism/bagong-bilangguang-bilibid/ This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

The Bureau of Corrections is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, commonly known as Persons Deprived of Liberty or PDL, who have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment or more.

List of Director Generals

George Wolfe (1904-1910)
M. L. Stewart (1910-1914)
W. H. Wade (1914-1920)
Julius Quillen (1920-1923)
Ramon Victorio (1923-1930)
Paulino Santos (1930-1937)
Eriberto Misa (1937-1949)
Eustaquio Balagtas (1949-1954)
Alfredo Bunye (1954-1958)
Enrique Araneta Fernández (1958-1962)
Eduardo R. Quintos Sr. (1962)
Felix Amante (1962-1965)
Dominador Danan (1965-1966)
Alejo Santos (1967-1971)
Vicente Raval (1971-1982)
Catalino Macaraig Jr. (1979)
Ramon Liwag (1982)
Vicente Eduardo (1982-1986)
Edralin Palacios (1986)
Meliton Goyena (1986-1991)
Cleto Senoren (1991)
Eriberto Misa Jr. (1991-1993)
Vicente Vinarao (1994-1998)
Pedro Sistoza (1998-2001)
Ricardo Macala (2001-2003)
Dionisio Santiago (2003-2004)
Vicente Vinarao (2004-2007)
Ricardo Dapat (2007)
Oscar Calderon (2007-2010)
Ernesto Diokno (2010-2011)
Manuel Co (2011)
Gaudencio Pangilinan Jr. (2011-2012)
Manuel Co (2012)
Rafael Marcos Ragos (2012-2013)
Franklin Jesus Bucayu (2013-2015)
Ricardo Rainier Cruz (2015-2016)
Rolando Asuncion (2016)
Benjamin delos Santos (2016-2017)
Valfrie Tabian (2017-2018)
Ronald dela Rosa (2018)
Nicanor Faeldon (2018-2019)
Melvin Ramon Buenafe (2019)
Gerald Bantag (2019-2022)
Gregorio Catapang Jr. (2022-present)

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