(UPDATE) AN agricultural camp for juvenile offenders at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, was inaugurated by the government this week, marking a historic shift in the country's approach to juvenile justice from punitive detention to rehabilitative reintegration.
"This Agri Camp is not just a facility. It is a promise — a promise that even those who have faltered early in life deserve a second chance in a setting that heals rather than harms," said Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. during the groundbreaking ceremony.
