08/09/2026
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Through Project Dungog, under JCI Kadayawanโs long-running Beyond Prison Walls: Bilibid or Not, we work to provide legal assistance to Persons Deprived of Liberty who may already be legally entitled to release.
Today, we celebrate a milestone that goes far beyond numbers:
More than 250 PDLs have been successfully released through petitions for Habeas Corpus.
Behind every release is a person walking beyond prison walls, a family welcoming someone home, and a life given another chance.
This project would not have been possible without the vision and leadership of ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ โ๐๐ถ๐ฎโ ๐ง๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ 2026 ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ, whose dedication brought together lawyers, paralegals, law students, partners, and volunteers toward one shared purpose: ๐ท๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐.
Our deepest gratitude to ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ณ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ง๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐ป, together with our volunteer lawyers, paralegals, law students, sponsors, and supporters who made this work possible.
We also thank the ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น who assisted released PDLs in their journey home to their respective provinces, and ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐ป for providing assistance and linkages for ambulance transportation when needed.
Because freedom does not end at the jail gates. It means making sure they are given the dignity, support, and opportunity to truly come home and begin again.
More cases are still being worked on. Our work continues.
This is Project Dungog. This is service that changes lives.