The Catholic Church has strongly opposed the government’s plan to build a P50-billion modern prison facility that would replace the existing New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.

The Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), through its executive secretary Rodolfo Diamante, said there were more practical solutions to address the congestion problem in the jail facility.

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