Department of Justice

Taguibao 10:14 AM, May 07, 2019

Hi! I would like to request information regarding:

1. The number of female detainees in CIW Mandaluyong.
2. The facilities of CIW Mandaluyong.
3. What are the other facilities that are needed in CIW Mandaluyong?

Thank you

02:50 PM, May 21, 2019

16 May 2019

Dear Kenneth Taguibao,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 07, 2019 10:14:01 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked, for research purpose, information regarding the number of detainees and existing facilities of the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) located in Mandaluyong City.  

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

1.	Number of female detainees in CIW Mandaluyong
        As of 17 May 2019, 1600H, there are Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Six (3,196) female detainees in CIW Mandaluyong.

2.	Facilities of CIW Mandaluyong
        A.	 CIW has three (3) different camps inside the Prison Reservation.

                •	 The Maximum Security Compound, comprising of the Old and New Building, houses Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Five (2,925) maximum category PSDL (Persons Deprived of Liberty);
               •    	The Medium Security Camp houses Two Hundred Fifty Three (253) PSDL; and
               •	The Minimum Security Camp houses Eighteen (18) PSDL.

       B.	Other facilities inside the CIW are as follows: 
               •  	Gymnasium (currently being utilized as dormitory for PSDL due to overcrowding in prison cells)
               •       Chapel
               •       Infirmary
               •       IPX Store
               •       Learning Center
               •       Conference Room
               •	Function Room
               •	Different Offices located at the main building
               •	Industrial Shop
               •        DOJ Beauty Salon
               •        Kitchen
               •	Stage Area
               •	Library
               •       Display Center
               •       	Court room 

3.	Need for Other Facilities 

         CIW has requested the construction of the following additional facilities: 

•	Dormitory for detainees;
•	Recreational space;
•	Additional Offices; and
•	Barracks for new Custodial Personnel.

You may also want to view this Department’s Annual Reports which contains pertinent information regarding corrections at this url: https://www.doj.gov.ph/annual-reports.html

Should you have further queries regarding the state of the CIW, you may directly contact and request to the Office of CTCSupt. Maria Fe R. Marquez, Corrections Superintendent, Correctional Institution for Women, at (02) 532-17-36. 

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Hon. Menardo I. Guevarra, Secretary of Justice. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result thereof within thirty (30) calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
FOI Decision Maker
FOI Officer