BuCor we have a problem
JUST like the popular but erroneous quota tion "Houston, we have a problem" the Bu reau of Corrections (BuCor) has one humungous and enormous problem with corruption, especially within the Muntinlupa Bilibid Prisons which is the country’s national penitentiary.
The real problem is not so much the issue of corruption itself but the depths to which this malingering disease has pervaded and infected the ranks of the BuCor which is the real dilemma.
Undersecretary Gerald Bantag, Director-General of BuCor has his work cut out for him and if wants results immediately then he has to better than just relieving 300 BuCor guards at the national penitentiary maximum security compound and replacing them with policemen. Right now the relief of the said jail personnel is just a temporary solution to an ingrained and deep seated malady that requires other more feasible measures other than replacing people with others who are also susceptible to bribery and other forms of corruption within the prison.
Perhaps Usec. Bantag can request funds for the installation of electronic measures that would assist jail guards in establishing a “no-contact” system inside the maximum security compound of the national penitentiary. This might seem a bit difficult at first glance but with available and current technology everything is nearing the level of remote control. With modern technology now it seems as if nothing is impossible. May be what Usec. Bantag needs aside from his personal uncompromising stand against corruption and his favorite samurai is to consider acquiring the appropriate technology that would assist the jail guard in his duties of monitoring and interacting with hardened criminals.
One suggestion is for the possibility of automating the process of serving food so that no