Bjmp History 154t2t

On January 2, 1991, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology was created thru Republic Act 6975 as a line Bureau under the Department of Interior and Local Government. The Jail Bureau is the upgraded version of its forerunner, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of the defunct PC/INP last headed by BRIG GEN Arsenio E. Concepcion. As mandated by law, the BJMP shall operate under the reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government. Starting from scratch with 500 personnel in 1991 the BJMP weaned from its mother PC/INP as a mere component, to become a full-fledge bureau. Director Charles S. Mondejar took his oath of office on July 1 of 1991 as the first Chief of the Bureau. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology supervises and controls all district, city and municipal jails. Prominent figures later succeeded Director Mondejar after retirement, J/SR SUPT BASILIO G CAEL (Oct. 31, 1995 to Jan. 2, 1996); J/C SUPT SILAS V LAURIO (Jan. 2, 1996 to July 13, 1997); J/SR SUPT JOSUE G ENGANO (July 14, 1997 to June 30, 1998), P/M GEN AQUILINO G JACOB JR (July 8, 1998 to March 30, 2001). On March 30, 2001, CSUPT ARTURO W ALIT, CESO IV took his oath of office as Officer-in-Charge and was given his directorship rank on December 14, 2003 to May 9, 2006 as Chief of the Bureau. After ALIT, CSUPT ANTONIO CABIL CRUZ was appointed as Officer-in-Charge on May 9, 2006 to Dec 5, 2006. CSUPT CLARITO GUIRHEM JOVER, Ph.D. (CESO V) was later appointed OIC on December 18, 2006 to February 20, 2007. DIRECTOR ARMANDO M LLAMASARES, DPA, served the bureau as the Chief on February 21, 2007 until his retirement on March 05, 2008. At present, DIRECTOR ROSENDO MORO DIAL, CESO III serves as the Jail Bureau's Chief.