Two BuCor officials sacked pending investigation

TWO officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have been relieved from their posts pending completion of investigations into alleged anomalies and controversies hounding the country’s penitentiary facilities.

Meanwhile, legislators were of the consensus that the problems besetting the BuCor needed systemic solutions, saying “band aid” remedies done in the past failed to ad - dress the issues.

In a statement, BuCor chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. said he has relieved Deputy Director General for Administration Gerald Aro and Deputy Director for Operations and head executive assistant Angelina Bautista.

Catapang ordered the officials to be investigated following questions by lawmakers on their behavior during a hearing of the House Committee on Public