71 PDLs Gain Baking Skills Through CSITE–BJMP Partnership

BAGUIO CITY– Seventy-one Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) completed baking-related technical training under a partnership between the Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education (CSITE) Main Campus and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), aimed at strengthening rehabilitation and preparing participants for productive reintegration into society.

The training sessions were conducted at the Baguio City Jail Female and Male Dormitories in Baguio City, providing participants with hands-on learning in bread and pastry production.

From February 24 to 27, 2026, twenty-seven PDLs and two BJMP personnel from the Female Dormitory completed a four-day Bread and Pastry training facilitated by Ms. Angelica Bless E. Barroga. During the closing program, Acting Campus Administrator Melita D. Pinic emphasized the value of practical skills in helping PDLs rebuild their lives, highlighting that technical training can support self-reliance and renewed purpose after release.

JSINSP ERLINDA A LAS-EGAN, Acting City Jail Warden, expressed appreciation for the initiative, noting that partnerships that provide skills training contribute to rehabilitation by strengthening competence, discipline, and confidence among PDLs.

Meanwhile, from February 25 to March 2, 2026, forty-four PDLs and two personnel from the Male Dormitory completed Pastry Making training led by Ms. Diana T. Basinga. In his closing message, JCINSP DEXTER B NGIPOL said that baking skills can create opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship, encouraging participants to apply what they learned beyond their current circumstances.

This activity is part of CSITE and BJMP’s ongoing collaboration to expand access to technical and vocational education for PDLs. Through skills development programs such as bread and pastry production, the institutions aim to support rehabilitation efforts and improve opportunities for successful reintegration into the community. #