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3 to 5 inmates die in BuCor prisons each day, says spox

3 to 5 inmates die in BuCor prisons each day, says spox

Bianca Dava,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Oct 24, 2022 10:44 PM PHT

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About three to five inmates die every day in the Bureau of Corrections’ prisons and penal farms nationwide, BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said Monday.

There are nearly 49,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in prison facilities in the country.

Chaclag said most of the inmates died of natural causes.

“‘Yung daily na namamatay dito, we have an average of 3 to 4, sometimes 5 PDLs every day. Meron tayong 49,000 BuCor-wide PDLs. 49,000 is even bigger than some municipalities. Meron talaga every day namamatay,” Chaclag told reporters in a press briefing at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City.

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“Old age, sickness. Mostly naman nanggagaling sa hospital, hospital records,” he added.

The BuCor official said even before the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 3 PDLs died in BuCor facilities each day.

“I don’t think there’s a very big spike in the difference. Talagang ganun ang average. Even before the pandemic, ganun talaga iyon,” he said

Chaclag said that one of the problems they are facing is the large number of unclaimed cadavers in accredited funeral parlors.

He said cadavers are temporarily stored at accredited funeral parlors for a maximum of 5 months. If still unclaimed by the PDLs’ family members, the cadavers are buried at the NBP Cemetery.

“We reach out to the families and barangay. Pag wala talaga, hindi na natin kayang patagalin sa funeral parlor kasi mag-iincur ng maraming cost. Ang ginagawa natin temporarily, we bury them sa NBP Cemetery,” Chaclag said.

He added, “Sadly, ang iba hindi na naki-claim, kinalimutan na po. Minsan inaabot pa ng 6 months. May cases naman na after 6 to 8 months, pumupunta (ang pamilya), dinadala naman natin, binubuksan natin saan sila inilibing.”

According to Chaclag, 50 deceased PDLs whose cadavers were unclaimed were buried at the NBP Cemetery in June; another 50 in July; 46 in August; and 44 in September.

On Friday, Justice Secretary Boying Remulla ordered the suspension of BuCor chief Gerald Bantag to give way to a fair and impartial investigation on the death of Jun Villamor, who was identified by self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial as the middleman in the killing of journalist Percival Mabasa, more known as Percy Lapid.

Based on the BuCor health service’s initial inspection of Villamor’s body, there were no signs of physical external injuries “which probably indicate a natural cause of death or no signs of foul play.”

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Airfares may climb in March because of fuel surcharges hike

Benise Balaoing,

ABS-CBN News

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MANILA -- Air fares may climb in March as the summer season approaches because of an increase in fuel surcharge.

In an advisory, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) upped the fuel surcharge rate for March to Level 5. It was set at Level 4 in October.

An official from the Philippines Department of Energy earlier noted that oil prices are rising mainly because of market fears that world oil supply will eventually be affected by US sanctions against oil from Russia and Iran.

More details to follow.

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