Jail Chief Superintendent Ruel S. Rivera (left) receives the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Command Flag from Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Atty. BenHur C. Abalos, Jr., to formally assume the position of Acting Chief BJMP during the simple change of command ceremony held at the Philippine National Police Star Officers’ Lounge, National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on March 27, 2023. At right is outgoing Chief BJMP Director Allan S. Iral who will serve his light duty service until his retirement from the service on June 2023 to complete his four-year tour of duty. Rivera vowed to continue the programs initiated by Iral to effectively meet the agency’s target of becoming a world-class agency exceptionally competent to provide humane safekeeping and developmental opportunities for persons deprived of liberty, helping the government build a safer and better Philippines by changing lives. (Benjie J. Murillo / BJMP Photo)