The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has admitted that it lacks the capability to manage the 5,308.36-hectare banana plantation inside the Davao Penal Colony reservation which is presently run by the Tagum Agricultural Development Co. Inc. (Tadeco).

Tadeco was recently brought to court by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez who accused the company of using the facility to the disadvantage of the government.

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