New Era University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Political Science
MANAGEMENT OF NEW BILIBID PRISON:
AN ASSESSMENT
An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of
College of Arts and Sciences of
New Era University
Quezon City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Degree Bachelor of Arts
In Political Science
By:
Abuzo, Judith A.
Bautista, Coleen Joyce Q.
De Guzman, Carl Jan Michael P.
Gattu, Rena Lizel E.
2015
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.
A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest
ones.This was the Nelson Mandelas strong conviction that the penal system reflects the
overall characteristic of a nation.
There is a feature on one GMA News program on December 15, 2014 impressing
that there is a strong indication of a mafia-style culture in the New Bilibid Prison in
Muntinlupa City. This issue of maladministration of the penal colony will reflect our
government ineptness to curb nefarious transactions. Secondly, it betrays public trust and
interest by abusing the powers delegated by the people to have a just and humane
society. As a result, the State loses its moral ground to govern as dictated by the social
contract between the State and the people that when the government is bad, we have the
right to overthrow it.
Unfair treatment against the prisoners is another issue with political implications.
Social status is regarded as premium for the privilege few. They may even bribe their
wardens or cohorts to commit smuggling of luxurious items and prohibited substance.
Worse, they could buy their temporary liberty to visit relatives or business partners.
This never ending issue of inequality is particularly manifested in the
researcherscase study about our penal colony which revolves with the perceptions of the
visitors of the incarcerated prisoners of New BilibidPrison about some practices inimical to
the national interest.
All is not yet lost. We can still denounce the very wrong administration of our penal
system and advocate rectifying the same by being vigilant and practicing good governance
and transparency.
That is why the researchers would like to assess the practices for the treatment
towards prisoners of the New Bilibid Prison as well as to draw their conclusions on this
matter and eventual offering recommendations that would redound to the great benefit of
the New Bilibid prisoners in exercising the democratic ideals of ours is the government of
laws, not of men.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study will be conducted to assess the management of the New Bilibid Prison.
This study will specifically seek to answer the following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of :
1.1 age;
1.2 gender;
1.3 educational attainment;
1.4 relation;
1.5 occupation; and
1.6 income?
2. How do the respondents learn about the issue regarding the management of New
Bilibid Prison?
3. How do the respondents rate their awareness concerning the management of New
Bilibid Prison?
4. Does the New Bilibid Prison manifest its efficiency in managing the welfare of the
prisoners?
5. How does the social status of the prisoner affect the penal colony administrators in the
management of the New Bilibid Prison?
6. How may the result of this study be used in improving the management of New Bilibid
Prison?
7. Is there significant relationship between the profiles of the respondents and their
response on the management of prisoners inside the New Bilibid Prison?
HYPOTHESIS
H0:There is no significant relationship between the profiles of the respondent and
their response on the treatment of prisoners inside the New Bilibid Prison.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study aims to know the perceptions of the visitors of the inmates to the
treatment of the New Bilibid Prison management toward their prisoners. The study also
called for the development of policies and to awaken the people behind the controversies
regarding the situations inside the prison.
This research study will give benefit to the following:
Government officials for them to learn their duties as our tasked leaders, who are
mandated by the New Constitution to serve us with utmost responsibility, integrity,
efficiency and loyalty. The findings of this study will alarm them to make an action
regarding on the perception of the citizens to the special treatment of the policemen
towards the prisoners and to investigate deeply about the controversies.
Penal Administrators for them to consider this study on the good practices on
treating the prisoners so that they can change the thoughts of the citizens by developing
and changing their policies.
Citizens of the Philippines for their minds to be enlightened regarding of the real
story behind those controversies. They will have knowledge and courage to participate in
the development of our policies in the prison.
Prisoners for them to have the courage to tell the existent happenings inside the
New Bilibid Prison and to help them grab equal treatment as to the other prisoners also.
Future Researchers for them to have starting point and available reference
material in undertaking associated studies or other aspects that were not investigated in
this study.
Dear Respondents,
Good day! We are the students of Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science in New
Era University and we are conducting this survey to suffice the needed data for our
research entitled, MANAGEMENT OF NEW BILIBID PRISON: AN ASSESSMENT.
The researchers have chosen you to be our respondents and participate on this
study in order for the researcher to obtain your opinion and respond regarding to the
subject matter.
The researchers ask for your fullest cooperation and patience on answering the
following questions as sincerely possible. The researchers will rest assured that all of your
answers will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used for the improvement of this
study. Thank you!
Researchers
______________________________________________________________________
Instruction:
Put a check mark () on the appropriate space corresponding to your answer.
1. What is the Demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1.
Age____
1.2 Gender
___Male
___Female
1.3 Educational Attainment
___Primary Education
___ Secondary Education
___Undergraduate
___Post graduate
___Others pls. specify: ________________
1.4 Relationship to the prisoner ______________________
1.5 Occupation _______________________
1.6 Income
___below 10,000.00 per month
___Php10, 001-21,000.00 per month
___Php21, 001 per month and above
2. How did you learn about the issue regarding the management of New Bilibid?
Print (Newspaper)
Broadcast (TV/Radio)
Internet Sites
Word of Mouth (Peers/Family)
Others pls. specify: _____________________
3.
Rate your awareness concerning the management of New Bilibid.
5- Extremely aware
4- Moderately aware
3- Somewhat aware
2- Slightly aware
1- Not at all aware
Extremely
Aware
The administrative
system on enforcing
rules inside the New
Bilibid:
a. Rules are properly
implemented
b. Rules are
equally applied
to all prisoners
Efficiency of prison
guards and
administrators:
a. Well- trained
b. Noticeable
number of
prison guard
present
Facilities for the
accommodation of
prisonersvisitors:
a. Facilities are
clean,
comfortable,
and
humane
Moderately
aware
Somewhat Slightly
Aware
Aware
Not at
all aware
4. Does the New Bilibid Prison manifest its efficiency in managing the welfare of
the prisoners?
5- Strongly Agree
4- Agree
3- Neither Agree or Disagree
2- Disagree
1- Strongly Disagree
5
Strongly
Agree
On promoting the
cost-effective
sentencing
Provide suitable
education and
training facilities
Providing
offending behavior
programs
Giving them
employment or
other source of
funds
4
Agree
3
Neither
Agree or
Disagree
2
Disagree
1
Strongly
Disagree
5. Does the social status of the prisoners affect their management in the New
Bilibid Prison?
5- Major affect
4- Moderate affect
3- Neutral
2-Minor affect
1-No affect
5
Major
Affect
Moderate
Affect
Neutral
2
Minor
Affect
1
No
Affect
Visitation privileges
Special request on
their prison cell
Medical and
psychological needs
Added security and
protection
Access to due
process of law
6. How may the result of this study be used in improving the management of
New Bilibid Prison?
5- Strongly Agree
4- Agree
3- Neither Agree or Disagree
2- Disagree
1- Strongly Disagree
5
Strongly
Agree
It may serves as the
determinant of the NBP
in adding programs that
could help the
improvement of the
prisoners
It may strengthen the
accountability of
the duty bearers
to provide the service
requirement of inmates
It may help on the
development and
adoption of unified and
Agree
Neither
Agree or
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
coherent set of policies,
standards, rules and
procedures on prison
and jail management
It may help on the
improvement of
management capacity
It may help the NBP in
improving rehabilitation
such as works and
activities that are useful
in the eventual release
Theoretical Framework
The diagram of David Easton in his behavioral approach to politics was used by the
researchers to give more ideas and clearer explanations on the subject matter. The
researchers gathered data was formulated with the help of Easton's model. It was
proposed that a political system could be seen as a delimited (i.e. all political systems
have precise boundaries) and fluid (changing) system of steps indecision making. Easton's
model consists of simplified steps:
Step 1, changes in the social or physical environment surrounding a political system
produce "demands" and "supports" for action or the status quo directed as "inputs"
towards the political system, through political behavior.
Step 2, these demands and supporting groups stimulate competition in a political
system, leading to decisions or "outputs" directed at some aspect of the surrounding social
or physical environment.
Step 3, after a decision or output is made (e.g., a specific policy), it interacts with its
environment, and if it produces change in the environment, there are "outcomes."
Step 4, when a new policy interacts with its environment, outcomes may generate new
demands or supports and groups in support or against the policy ("feedback") or a new
policy on some related matter.
Step 5, feedback, leads back to Step 1, forming a never-ending cycle. If the system
functions as described, then we have a "stable political system". If the system breaks
down, then we have a "dysfunctional political system".
Furthermore, if we hold the system of political actions as a unit before our mind's eye,
as it were, we can see what the system that keeps going were the inputs of various kinds.
Inputs came from the environment where there are a lot of factors that the inputs may be
affected. These inputs were converted to the processes of the system, from inputs into
outputs. Inputs in turn consequence for both the system and the environment in which the
system exists.
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The research paradigm that guided this study is shown in figure; it follows the InputProcess-Output approach. The topic tackles the management of New Bilibid Prisons
towards the prisoners as assessed by their relatives and peers which is affected by the
different factors of environment. The responses will act as a catalyst in rendering the
appropriate reaction to change the way the administrators and prison officials to provide
the prisoners their needs and privileges.
The first box is the input where the title of this research study covered. This title
contains the respondents and subject of this study. These are the gathered data needed to
obtain the assessment of relatives and peers. The questionnaires, an instrument used by
the researchers in order to obtain the output were placed on the process section of this
framework. The questionnaires were personally distributed to the respondents. Lastly, is
the output section were the result or outcome of study presented. This includes the
significant result of the study such as the assessment of the family and relatives of the
prisoners in Muntinlupa.
