Manila, Phillipines — An average of one inmate in the New Bilibid Prison dies every day, according to the NBP’s hospital chief. Inside Bilibid, the figure is at 0.5 percent, which is equivalent to one inmate dying every day. Earlier, inmate deaths had been recorded inside the NBP. He added that the BuCor has started to increase the outpatient consultations to 80 per day, from 10 to 20 per day implemented previously. He also admitted that there is much to be done on the situation of inmates inside the national penitentiary.

Source: Philippine Star November 13, 2019 16:00 UTC