HB 561
House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Reconciling the Powers of the Bureau of Corrections with Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as "The Local Government Code of 1991" and Executive Order No. 292, Otherwise Known as "The Administrative Code of 1987," Amending Sections 6(B) and 8 of Republic Act No. 10575, Otherwise Known as "The Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013"
In plain language
The bill lets the Bureau of Corrections plan and develop its own land, but only after the Justice Secretary approves and the local government is consulted, and it cannot take away any powers of the local government.
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