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BuCor denies report on ‘dead bodies piling up’ inside Bilibid
Mounting concerns are being raised regarding the welfare of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) due to unexplained deaths, with unofficial reports of inmate deaths due to suspected coronavirus infection without testing.
While the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officially reported one COVID-19 death on April 23, a news report detailed a high number of inmate deaths between March 4 and April 24, the causes of which have not been released.
BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag dismissed reports of dead bodies piling up inside NBP, stating they are prepared to handle remains of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and that no bodies were piling up.
Chaclag explained that any instances of unclaimed remains were due to problems with paperwork.
He also stated that BuCor had not recorded a spike in deaths inside the NBP in the last six months.
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