To support BANDILA is to stand beside individuals like Ranly, those whose strength is subtle but unwavering, whose healing requires patience, and whose success proves that reintegration must be as diverse as the people it serves.

Ipinapaalala ng kuwento ni Jessie Sapno na ang reintegration ay hindi isang pangyayari lamang kundi isang paglalakbay. Sa tuloy-tuloy na suporta, matiyagang paggabay, at paniniwala sa ikalawang pagkakataon, ang mga buhay na minsang isinuko ng lipunan ay maaari pang maibalik.

Jessie Sapno’s story reminds us that reintegration is not a single event—it is a journey. With sustained support, patient accompaniment, and belief in second chances, lives once written off can be restored.

For the month of November our flagship projects made significant headway towards providing paralegal support, avenues towards release, and pathways to reintegration for PDL. Our Community Bail Bond Program continues to help aid in obtaining early release for PDL while our Better Versions initiatives continues developing avenues towards re-socialization and reintegration of released PDL. COMMUNITY BAIL BOND PROGRAM What has been done: Our Program Field Officers continued with

PRESO, Inc. mourns the passing of our dear Ate Nita Silva Mangaser, who left us last December 5, 2025. Nita lived a life of quiet dignity - never loud, never seeking attention, but deeply present where it mattered most. For more than two decades, she walked with persons deprived of liberty, first as a lay volunteer in the Diocese of Novaliches and later as one of PRESO Inc.’s own. Her service was never just a task; it was a way of life rooted in compassion, patience, and love

October once again marks the commemoration of the government-led observance of the National Correctional Consciousness Week and the Catholic Church initiative of Prison Awareness Week. This provided us the opportunity to help raise public and private sector awareness on the plight of PDL. Our Community Bail Bond Program continues to help aid in obtaining early release for PDL while our Better Versions initiatives continues developing avenues towards re-socialization and rein