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BuCor taps Mary Jane Veloso to teach Batik weaving to PDLs
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) plans to have Mary Jane Veloso teach batik-weaving to other Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW).
Veloso, who recently returned to the Philippines after 14 years of imprisonment in Indonesia for drug trafficking, will lead the introduction of this new livelihood program.
This initiative is part of a broader effort by BuCor, the Department of Justice, and SPARK Philippines to enhance the corrections system through upskilling and income-generation for women PDLs, as outlined in a recent memorandum of understanding.
The program aims to improve the lives of PDLs by providing them with new skills and opportunities for employment.
This development coincides with BuCor's ongoing prison decongestion efforts, exemplified by the recent transfer of 150 PDLs from the New Bilibid Prison to the Leyte Regional Prison.
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