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PRESO, INC. MONTHLY ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 01-28 AUGUST 2026
What has been done: As we refocus our Community Bail Bond Program through partnerships with organizations outside NCR, our program field officer continues following up the status of cases and bail refund of active NCR clients. COMMUNITY BAIL BOND PROGRAM As of August 28, there have been 534 individuals referred to our program coming from 24 city jail facilities, 2 provincial jail facilities, 17 police stations, 3 youth centers, 3 correctional facilities, and 3 national agenci
Derek Santos
Sep 16


PRESO, Inc. Opens a New Chapter of Hope with the Launch of “Bukas Loob Tungo sa Bagong Pag-asa” Batch 3
The journey of restoration requires more than a second chance. It requires people and communities willing to help make that second chance possible.
As Batch 3 begins its six-month journey, PRESO, Inc. and its partners invite everyone to be part of that journey.
PRESO Inc.
Sep 15


Therapeutic Community is One Tool, Not the Toolbox: Rethinking Correctional Education in Philippine Criminology
The future criminologist should not leave the university knowing only how to conduct a Therapeutic Community program. The future criminologist should know how to assess risk, identify criminogenic needs, select an appropriate intervention, implement it with fidelity, measure its results, and change course when the evidence says it is not working.
That is the difference between merely administering programs and practicing effective corrections.
Raymund Narag
Sep 8


PRESO, INC. MONTHLY ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 03-31 JULY 2026
For the month of July COMMUNITY BAIL BOND PROGRAM What has been done: Our Program Field Officer focused on monitoring/home visits of successfully released participants, providing guidance and updating the steps they are taking towards becoming productive members of their communities even as follow ups on the status of active cases at their respective courts as well as release of bail refunds were heightened. As of July 3, there have been 534 individuals referred to our progra
Derek Santos
Aug 16


When every delay is reasonable, injustice becomes reasonable: Challenging the ruling of the Supreme Court
Justice cannot always be measured through arithmetic alone. But arithmetic eventually matters when arithmetic measures years taken from human life.
Raymund Narag
Aug 15


How long must an accused in criminal trials wait? Lessons on pretrial detention from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Can the Philippines use them?
The principle should therefore become painfully simple. Government may investigate somebody vigorously. Government may prosecute somebody relentlessly. Government may imprison somebody severely after guilt has been proven beyond reasonable doubt. But government should not punish somebody for ten years because government itself cannot finish the trial. First convict the person, then punish the person.
Raymund Narag
Aug 14

