Through the Color Fun Run earlier held on October 20, 2024, the proceeds made possible the construction of the 42 square meter classroom dubbed ‘Silid-Kulay ng Pagasa’ in behalf of PDL learners.
Acting district jail warden Jail Senior Inspector Nelmar Malimata said, “the recently opened classroom inside the facility will entice more PDLs to enroll in the BJMP’s alternative learning system (ALS) of education next school year.”
“Providing them [PDLs] an opportunity to learn and continue their studies gives them sense of purpose. It also has been instrumental to their rehabilitation, growth, and prevents recidivism or relapsing into criminal behavior," he added.
“By expanding educational access, we are reinforcing our commitment to leave no one behind and creating meaningful change in the lives of PDLs,” said Malimata.
BJMP Mimaropa information officer Jail Officer 3 Joefrie Anglo could not immediately say how many of its 19 jails across the region have classrooms but he stressed that this is not the first time that a physical structure dedicated to PDLs' education was put up within jail premises.
He stressed that the construction of classrooms and activity areas in BJMP manned jail facilities will result in huge benefits and convenience to the PDL-learners and the teaching personnel.
Being a priority project, Anglo said the BJMP has required all wardens to provide space or room for the ALS participants while allotting time at least two hours a day three to five days a week for the program.
Of the 301 detainees at the BJMP-BDJ, 29 are enrolled in junior high school while 23 are at the elementary level. They are mentored by jail officers who have teaching backgrounds, and ALS mobile teachers who serve as instructional managers.
(Photo courtesy of Jail Officer 3 Joefrie Anglo, IO-BJMP MIMAROPA)
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