PAGADIAN CITY – The electronic Dalaw (e-Dalaw) project of the Bureau of jail Management
and Penology (BJMP), which was first launched in Quezon City on Oct. 13, 2011 and
followed by Manila City on Oct. 26, 2012, has been launched on Tuesday in this
city.
It’s the third e-Dalaw launched by BJMP
in the entire country.
In a simple launching ceremony held at the
Pagadian City Jail in barangay Lenienza, City Jail Warden Sr. Inspector Mashur
Sala said: “With the ‘e-Dalaw’ project, people need not go directly to jail to
talk to an inmate. “They can talk to the
inmates at the comfort of their own homes as technological advancement is now
making its way behind bars.”
Sala said the e-Dalaw would help the 308
inmates get in touch with their relatives and friends within the country or
even abroad.
“Each inmate is allowed to have 10-15
minutes use of Skype and/or Facebook every Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. They should stand in line while waiting for his or her relatives
or friends to be online prior to the entry of the Internet room,” Sala
explained.
Sala also disclosed that the BJMP-IX has
provided three desk top computers for the purpose.
In addition to these three computers,
the city government has also donated another two desk top computers equipped
with software application of Skype and Facebook.
These facilities would enable the
inmates to make video and voice calls as well as chat with their loved ones for
free.
Regional Trial Court Executive Judge
Romeo Descallar commended the BJMP officials for launching the project saying “it
would help relieve the boredom and the monotony of prison life of the inmates
and by the time the inmates can chat on line with their relatives and friends,
their morale will be uplifted.”
In his message as read by city councilor
Noli Garcia, Mayor Samuel Co expressed his gratitude to BJMP-Pagadian under the
leadership of City Warden Mashur Sala for having such a project.
“I commend the BJMP under the leadership
of City Jail Warden Sr. Inspector Mashur Sala for launching the E-Dalaw project
here. I am very glad to know that in the
Philippines, we are the third city jail that has been able to implement this
national program—the E-Dalaw,” Garcia said quoting Co.
“The city government of Pagadian with
this humble representation, I would like to assure you of further assistance
that we could extend for the betterment of Pagadian City Jail,” Co added.