00:00The day of Christmas was a happy day for the persons deprived of liberty or PDL.
00:05This is after they were allowed by the Bureau of Corrections to be with their loved ones on Christmas Day.
00:11Earl Tobias of IBC in Balitang Pambansa.
00:17Because of Christmas Day, the Bureau of Corrections allowed our fellow Filipinos in prison
00:23to be with their loved ones for a long time this holiday season.
00:28Explained by Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr.,
00:32being with PDLs, their loved ones, this Christmas and upcoming New Year,
00:39has a positive effect on their rehabilitation.
00:42Also, Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Elizalde Co. promised to organize a Christmas party
00:50for PDLs in Legazpi City Jail, where several games were enjoyed by PDLs
00:56along with grooming services like free massages, haircuts, and nail cleanings.
01:02They also received a grocery package.
01:04They have everything they need.
01:07That's why the theme of the celebration, which is Christmas Day,
01:10is full of hope.
01:11The PDLs really felt it, even though they were inside a cell.
01:17They gave us happiness.
01:19Even though we are prisoners in this cell, we still have the right to be happy.
01:29I am thinking about the upcoming Christmas.
01:32I want to be with my mom and dad.
01:35Because if I have been here for several years,
01:40if I have been living in this facility for several years,
01:44that's also the year that they didn't talk to me.
01:48Even though you are not our real family,
01:51even though you are inside this facility,
01:54you still consider us more than a family.
01:57On the other hand, some of our fellow countrymen
02:00celebrated Christmas because of the shear line.
02:04Because of that, Santa Rosa, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez
02:09was able to surround his province
02:11and get help from those affected by the shear line
02:14so that they can still celebrate Christmas.
02:18From IBC 13, I am Earl Tobias for Balitang Pambansa.
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