Executive Order No. 568




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 568 TRANSFERRING THE NEW BILIBID PRISON FROM BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNTINLUPA CITY, TO BARANGAY CUYAMBAY, MUNICIPALITY OF TANAY, PROVINCE OF RIZAL WHEREAS, it is the objective of the State to institute an improved national prison system which is conducive to the reformation and rehabilitation of inmates that will bring them back into the mainstream of society as useful citizens of the country; WHEREAS, the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Muntinlupa City was established in 1935 as one of the seven (7) penal institutions run by the Bureau of Corrections of the Department of Justice; WHEREAS, there is a need to improve, expand and upgrade the facilities of the New Bilibid Prison and, at the same time, to relocate it to another site for practical purposes owing to the growing number of residential communities around the penal institution and the more strategic or higher developmental use planned by the government for its current site; WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 1158, series of 2006, has reserved a parcel of land located in Barangay Cuyambay, Municipality of Tanay, Province of Rizal, with an area of Two Hundred Seventy (270) hectares, as the new site of the New Bilibid Prison; NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: SECTION 1. Transfer of the New Bilibid Prison. – The Department of Justice (DOJ) is hereby authorized and directed to carry out or cause the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison from its current site at Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, to Barangay Cuyambay, Municipality of Tanay, Province of Rizal. The DOJ shall be responsible for the performance and coordination of all tasks and activities related to the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison such as the preparation of the technical plans for the new site, the procurement of works and services, and the development and management of the new correctional facility, in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and other concerned government agencies. SECTION 2. Funding.1âwphi1 – The funding requirements and arrangements for the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison facilities, including the funding sources thereof, shall be determined jointly by the DOJ, the DBM, and the DPWH. SECTION 3. Implementation. – The DOJ and other concerned agencies shall prepare and finalize the implementation scheme and financing plan for the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison within six (6) months from the date of issue of this Executive Order. SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. – All executive issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. SECTION 5. Effectivity. – This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. DONE, in the City of Manila, this 8th day of September, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Six. (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines By the President: (SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary Source: Malacañang Records Office Office of the President of the Philippines. (2006). [Executive Order Nos. : 501 – 600]. Manila : Malacañang Records Office. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation