The prisoners who had reportedly described themselves as the “Wild Boys of DAPECOL,” had escaped from the Davao Penal Colony (DAPECOL) in Panabo, Davao del Norte after grabbing 14 hostages ...

The school at the penal colony is on its third academic year. In 2020, it added course offerings by partnering with the Davao Del Norte State College. Balucos said PDLs who go to school have a ...

MANILA, Philippines — An incarcerated former policeman on Wednesday corroborated the earlier testimonies of two inmates on the execution of three Chinese drug lords inside the Davao penal colony ...

Under the deal, Tadeco would utilize part of the Davao Penal Colony (Dapecol) for the company’s banana plantation and in turn, BuCor would have a guarantted production share.

DAVAO CITY – A broadcaster who spent two years at the Davao Penal Colony (Dapecol) after his conviction in a libel case filed by Speaker Prospero Nograles over the so-called “Burlesk King ...

During these hearings, I was asked several questions concerning my knowledge or involvement in the deaths of three Chinese inmates at the Davao Penal Colony and the death of Gen. Wesley Barayuga ...

Under the deal, the Floirendo-owned company uses about 3,000 hectares of the Davao Penal Colony as a banana plantation. The deal was renewed for another 25 years in 2003, when Floirendo was ...

Garma said that back in 2016 in a CIDG office, she overheard a discussion of drug activities in the Davao Penal Colony with Leonardo and then Davao Penal Colony chief Gerardo Padilla, which identified ...

In related developments: — President (Corazon) Aquino has cleared the military of charges that it bungled the handling of the hostage-taking at the Davao Penal Colony.

Furthermore, in 2016, while I was at the CIDG office following up on personnel appointments, I overheard Padilla discussing drug activities at the Davao Penal Colony with Leonardo. Padilla ...