The BuCor Logo

The three (3) keys symbolized the three Century Prisons : the Old Bilibid Prison (1866), San Ramon Penal Farm (1870) and Iwahig Penal Colony (1904), integrated into one (1) office of the Bureau of Prisons.

The façade of the Bureau of Prisons with the iron bars and the post towers reflected the function of safekeeping of prisoners confined in its custody.

The seal signifies the productive and worthwhile activities that an inmate is engaged in while inside prison. The focus of an education as means of self-actualization and personal growth supported with sports, skills development and religious activities that would help him assume a new outlook in life. He is also engaged in various livelihood programs under the operation of agro-Industries to enable him to have employment opportunities once released.

The seal features a rehabilitated inmate (white) while in custody of the seven (7) prisons and penal farms (bars) thru educational, therapeutic, productive approaches and restorative justice. He looks forward to a brighter future (rays of the sun), but would need the assistance of his family and loved ones, the society and the church, for him to completely undergo transformation and re-integrates successfully in the community.