BUREAU of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has ordered the creation of a technical working group (TWG) to study the full implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) after the Supreme Court ruled that all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are entitled to receive this benefit, even those convicted of heinous crimes.

Catapang said the TWG will draft the implementing rules and regulations and submit them to the Department of Justice for guidance.

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