Catapang wants a ‘Global City’ BuCor headquarters

Bureau of Corrections chief Gregorio Catapang on Friday said he was looking to turn the BuCor headquarters in Muntinlupa into a "Global City."

“Pinapa-master plan ko na para meron tayong BuCor Global City. Maniwala kayo, nakakatuwa, kasi dati kulungan lang. Ngayon Global City na,” Catapang said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.

(I'm having a master plan made so we can have a BuCor Global City.  Believe me, it will be amazing because previously it was just a jail. Now, it'll be a Global City.)

According to Catapang, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla instructed him to allot 80 hectares for socialized housing.

“Lahat ng mga informal settlers, mga BuCor employees, BuCor retirees, magkakaroon ng high rise building dito,” Catapang said.

(All the informal settlers, BuCor employees, BuCor retirees, there will be a high-rise building here.)

He said Remulla told him to turn the 250 hectares into a government center.

“Ako naman gagawin ko dito sa side ko, one-stop shop naman dito south of Metro Manila. Government center, 250 hectares ito, pwede kahit yung Kongreso ilipat dito,” Catapang said.

(For my part, what I'm doing on my side, it will be a one-stop shop here south of Metro Manila. A government center, it's 250 hectares, you can even move Congress here.)

“Lahat ng department pwede kumuha dito ng satellite office para kung may gusto silang i-transact sa Metro Manila, sa mga main office, ay pwede na dito through digitalization,” he added.

(All the departments can get a satellite office here so if they need to transact something in Metro Manila, at the main offices, they can do it here through digitalization.)

Catapang said he would need a budget of P77 billion to relocate inmates to other prisons and penal farms, and for the new prison construction. — DVM, GMA Integrated News