It keeps marriages from breaking up reduces

Relatively however, this practice of conjugal helps a lot. It keeps
marriages from breaking up, reduces homosexuality, makes inmates
more cooperative, helps rehabilitate inmates, makes inmates easier to
control, and makes inmates work harder.
Conjugal Visit in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the practice of conjugal visiting was not
allowed in the earlier part of its prison system. However, the policy of
the government specially the Bureau of Prisons is to-allow the families
of some prisoners who attain the status of colonists or trustees to live
with them at government expense in penal colonies such as in Davao
Prison and Penal Farm Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, and Sablayan
Prison and Penal Farm The colonists and their families are given a piece
of land to cultivate and are encouraged to raise poultry and livestock
for their own personal use. The colony post- exchange sells their
product. When released, the prisoners, if they so desire to live in the
colony, are reclassified as homesteaders and are given 6 hectares
homestead lot in the Tagumpay and Tanglaw Settlements. Only Iwahig
and Davao Prisons and Penal Farms, so far, are operating land
settlements where homestead lots are distributed to released
prisoners. There are community resources such as, school, church,
recreation center, post exchange, hospital and clinics for the colonists
and their families.
THE PHILIPPINE PRISON SYSTEM
Prior to the coming of the Spaniards and immediately soon after
their arrival, the penal system of this country was jurisdictionally local
and tribal. It consisted mostly of native mores and customs
administered by regional chieftains. The more notable ones were those
of Datu Sumakwel's - Maragtas Code, Code Kalantiao, Sikatuna and
others. The most extensive, the Kalantiao Code was comparable with
Greek and Roman laws of the time as well as with their contemporary
Spanish and English criminal laws.
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Upon the occupation of the Philippines by the Spaniards dating
as far back as 1521, and at various later dates when formal occupation
of the different villages were effected by the Spanish “conquistadores”
the laws which were introduced in the Philippines were the royal
decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations for the government of the
colonies promulgated by the King of Spain from time to time and later
on incorporated into "Recopelacion de las Leyes de India." These were
enforced until 1887, when the Penal Code of 1870 of Spain with some
minor changes, which were recommended by the Code Committee for
the Oversea Provinces (Pronvicas de Ultramar) in order to suit local
conditions, were put into effect.
By virtue of a Royal Decree of September 4, 1884, the Code thus
prepared by the Code Committee was ordered enforced in the
Philippines. Some of the objections to the enforcement of the Code
were raised by the "Gobierno General" to the Minister of Ultramar, but
notwithstanding such objections, in a subsequent Royal Decree dated
December 17, 1886, the Code was ordered promulgated. The Penal
Code together with the "Ley Engiciamiento Criminal" were then