The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the reformation and rehabilitation of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).

In a statement, BuCor said that PDLs will receive social and civic services from the faculty members, staff, and students of DLSZ under the MOA.

The bureau said this will help enhance the well-being and character of PDLs through social interactions, seminars, workshops, and training.

The MOA was signed by BuCor Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. and DLSZ Senior Vice President Rafael Javier Reloza at the New Bilibid Prison Compound.  

“This program will go a long way because it will inculcate values in life that it doesn’t pay to commit crime and involves spiritual values needed by our PDLs being battered by angels and demons while inside our corrections facilities,” Catapang said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Reloza said that they are committed to uplifting the lives of the youth, families, and those in need such as the PDLs. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ/KG, GMA Integrated News