Baseline Study on the Philippine Penal Conditions: Nurturing a Human Rights Based Approach to Penal Management
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VIII. Glossary of Terms
Batas ng Kulungan
Bayanihan
Bagi to
Bastonero
Bili bid
Bosyo
Buyonero
Carpeta
Chairman
Commander
Damayan
Karancho/Kasalo
Kubo!
Kulungan
Mayores
Magna Carta
Nanunungkulan
Orbit/Matik
Padrino
Pagbubura
Pangkat
Pangungulungan
Patakaran
Presohan
Rancho
Takai
Talipapa
Tarima
Tayman
VIP
Inmate rules and regulations
A Filipino cultural trait that emphasizes community support
First-timer inmates
Inmate cell officer in-charge of discipline
Originally referring to the New and Old Bilibid Prison. A colloquial
word for a detention center, jail or prison
Top position in an inmate hierarchy; brigade or gang leader
One w ho cleans the buyon (restroom)
Inmate files
Inmate cell leader
Another name for the top position in an inmate hierarchy, pangkat
leader
A Filipino cultural trait that emphasizes helping one another;
sharing of resources
Rancho means food, ka-rancho means food grouping, also
kasalo (food groupings)
Cubicle, private rooms constructed by inmates, either inside or
outside of the cell
A detention center, jail, or prison
Cell or brigade leader, inmate leadership structure
Another word for Inmate Batas ng Kulungan
Inmate with a leadership position
A corrupt practice w here prison and jail guards extort from cell to
cell, like the earth orbiting the sun. Matik is short for automatic
A patron
Removal of inmate tattoos and other marks
Gang or inmate brotherhood
Prisonization; experiencing prison
Cell rules and regulations promulgated by the inmates and tacitly
endorsed by the prison staff; also called Magna Carta
Same as kulungan
Food
Paddling; a form of punishment
Market, where inmates can purchase goods and services
Beds constructed by inmates
Inmates in and out of jail or prison
Literally, Very Important Preso. Inmate who avail of privileges
inside the cells in exchange of the financial support he/she
provides. Big-time VIP refers to inmates w ho shoulder the major
operational expenses of the cells/ brigades
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