Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Transfer of PDLs Convicted of Heinous Crimes to Heinous Crimes Facilities. The transfer of PDLs convicted of heinous crimes shall be headed by the BuCor. The BuCor may seek the assistance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) or the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), when the means of transporting the PDLs convicted of heinous crimes will be done through the use of an aircraft or sea vessel. The expenses in relation to the said transfer shall be charged against the budget of the BuCor.

The BuCor shall ensure that PDLs convicted of heinous crimes being transferred to the heinous crimes facility will be exposed to public view as little as possible, and that proper safeguards are adopted to protect them from insult, curiosity or publicity in any form. Any unreasonable inconvenience or unnecessary physical hardship on the PDLs while they are being transferred, such as inadequate ventilation or light, shall be prohibited.

Separate vehicles should be used for male and female PDLs convicted of heinous crimes:Provided, That women and minors between fifteen (15) and seventeen (17) years of age shall be transferred and kept in a separate building inside the heinous crime facility.

When the transfer has been fully executed, a report jointly prepared by the BuCor, PNP, AFP or PCG, as the case may be, shall be submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The transfer of PDLs convicted of heinous crimes shall be made within a period of thirty (30) days from the completion of the construction of the heinous crimes facility.