Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed today’s interment of the 70 deceased prisoners. READ:
Funeral Homes are set to be buried today, Bureau of Corrections officer-in-charge Gregorio Catapang Jr. said Thursday.
In early November, authorities found 176 bodies of deceased inmates from the New Bilibid Prison at the Eastern Funeral Homes.Catapang previously said 10 bodies had been buried already, leaving only 166 at the funeral parlor. “Ano kasi syempre marami talagang ginagawa ngayon and year end pa… meron ho tayong mga kailangan tapusin,” Remulla said.
Asked about investigating high-profile inmates at the NBP who supposedly died due to COVID-19, Remulla said there were “feelers” that some individuals wished to speak about happenings in the BuCor.
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