Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
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The Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) is the national government agency responsible for the administration, management, and rehabilitation of inmates in the country’s national prisons and penal farms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Corrections | 1 |
| Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) canonical | 1 |
| Bureau of Prisons (Philippines) | 1 |
| national prison system of the Philippines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2744628 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) Context triple: [Bilibid Prison, operatedBy, Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)]
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A.
Guam Department of Corrections
The Guam Department of Corrections is the territorial agency responsible for operating correctional facilities and overseeing the incarceration and rehabilitation of offenders in Guam.
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B.
Directorate General of Corrections of Indonesia
The Directorate General of Corrections of Indonesia is the national government agency responsible for managing the country’s prison and correctional system under the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
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C.
Bilibid Prison
Bilibid Prison is a notorious high-security penitentiary complex in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines, historically used to incarcerate prominent prisoners including war criminals.
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D.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a United States federal agency responsible for the administration and oversight of federal correctional institutions and the custody and care of federal inmates.
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E.
Department of Justice of the Philippines
The Department of Justice of the Philippines is the executive department responsible for upholding the rule of law, administering the country’s justice system, and providing legal counsel to the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) Target entity description: The Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) is the national government agency responsible for the administration, management, and rehabilitation of inmates in the country’s national prisons and penal farms.
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A.
Guam Department of Corrections
The Guam Department of Corrections is the territorial agency responsible for operating correctional facilities and overseeing the incarceration and rehabilitation of offenders in Guam.
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B.
Directorate General of Corrections of Indonesia
The Directorate General of Corrections of Indonesia is the national government agency responsible for managing the country’s prison and correctional system under the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
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C.
Bilibid Prison
Bilibid Prison is a notorious high-security penitentiary complex in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines, historically used to incarcerate prominent prisoners including war criminals.
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D.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a United States federal agency responsible for the administration and oversight of federal correctional institutions and the custody and care of federal inmates.
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E.
Department of Justice of the Philippines
The Department of Justice of the Philippines is the executive department responsible for upholding the rule of law, administering the country’s justice system, and providing legal counsel to the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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penal system agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BuCor ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
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surface form:
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (Philippines)
Parole and Probation Administration ⓘ
surface form:
Parole and Probation Administration (Philippines)
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| employs |
administrative staff
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corrections officers ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bureau of Prisons (Philippines)
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| governs | implementation of rehabilitation programs for national inmates ⓘ |
| handles | persons convicted by final judgment and sentenced to serve prison terms of more than three years ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
national prisoners classified as maximum security
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national prisoners classified as medium security ⓘ national prisoners classified as minimum security ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Changing Lives, Building a Safer Nation” ⓘ |
| headquartersFacility |
Bilibid Prison
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surface form:
New Bilibid Prison Reservation
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| headquartersLocation | Muntinlupa, Philippines ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Philippine government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Philippines
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| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Administrative Code of 1987
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surface form:
Administrative Code of 1987 (Philippines)
Republic Act No. 10575 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| mandate |
rehabilitation and reformation of national prisoners
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safekeeping of offenders sentenced to more than three years imprisonment ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
Department of Justice of the Philippines
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surface form:
Department of Justice (Philippines)
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| partOf | Philippine corrections system ⓘ |
| regionServed | nationwide ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Secretary of Justice of the Philippines
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surface form:
Secretary of Justice (Philippines)
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| responsibleFor |
administration of national prisons in the Philippines
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custody of national prisoners in the Philippines ⓘ management of national penal farms in the Philippines ⓘ rehabilitation of inmates in national prisons ⓘ |
| sector | criminal justice system of the Philippines ⓘ |
| supervises |
Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong)
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Davao Prison and Penal Farm ⓘ Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm ⓘ Leyte Regional Prison ⓘ Bilibid Prison ⓘ
surface form:
New Bilibid Prison
Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm ⓘ San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm ⓘ Zamboanga Prison and Penal Farm ⓘ |
| typeOfPrisonsManaged |
national penitentiaries
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penal colonies ⓘ |
| uses |
Bilibid Prison
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surface form:
New Bilibid Prison Reservation as main operating base
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| website | https://www.bucor.gov.ph/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) Description of subject: The Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) is the national government agency responsible for the administration, management, and rehabilitation of inmates in the country’s national prisons and penal farms.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Committee on Justice and Human Rights of the Senate of the Philippines
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oversees
→
Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
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this entity surface form:
Bureau of Corrections
Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
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formerName
→
Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bureau of Prisons (Philippines)