MANILA—Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday slammed the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for refusing to disclose the list of heinous crime convicts released from prison for good behavior.

The lawmaker, who is one of the authors of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, said there is no provision in the law that prohibits the disclosure of convicts' names.

"According to Atty. [Fredric Anthony] Santos, they will not release the names because these convicts are in danger of retaliation. How about the families are also in danger that these people convicted [are] now free will get back at them and their witnesses?" Rodriguez told ABS-CBN News.

Santos, BuCor's legal office chief, earlier said he would only divulge such information if compelled by a court.

For Rodriguez, BuCor officials misinterpreted the law despite a provision that disqualifies recidivists, habitual offenders, and heinous crime convicts from availing the GCTA.

He said the release of almost 2,000 heinous crime convicts since 2014 with good conduct as basis violates the law.

What is worse, Rodriguez said, is that the government can no longer send back freed heinous crime convicts to prison.

"Wala na. Sinong mananagot? It will be the Bureau of Corrections officials for having an interpretation, which is an interpretation not based on the law," he said.

The GCTA law or Republic Act 10592 was passed in 2013 with the goal of decongesting prisons and giving a second chance to reformed convicts.

Rodriguez is considering of amending the law, particularly on limiting BuCor’s participation on computing the GCTA as merely "recommendatory."

He wants the Department of Justice (DOJ) to examine the application and the Office of the President to give the final decision.

There should also be a mandatory publication of prisoners whose jail sentence were reduced due to GCTA, he said.

The relatives of victims of prisoners convicted of heinous crimes must also be notified by the BuCor before their release.

Rodriguez also want to reduce good conduct allowance to a maximum of 15 days from 20 days to a month.

"We cannot give 30 days per month. Practically wala nang service diyan," he said.