MANILA, Philippines — Davao City representative Paolo Duterte has filed on Friday a proposal to build more regional penal farms to decongest the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). The measure also covers other correctional facilities under the Bureau of Correction (BuCor). House Bill number 8071, or the Regional Penitentiaries Act bill, was co-authored by Benguet representative Eric Yap and ACT-CIS party-list representative Edvic Yap. 'The Constitution vehemently opposes the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under sub-human conditions.

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