BuCor inmates start receiving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

By Benjamin Pulta | Philippine News Agency

MANILA – Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) have started receiving booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

As of Monday (March 14), 6,245 out of the 27,879 fully vaccinated PDLS have received the additional shots while 19,345 are still waiting for their second doses, according to data from the BuCor Directorate for Health and Welfare Services.

In the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, 3,341 of 3,283 PDLs have complete primary doses, with 3,007 also with booster doses.

The BuCor runs the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, CIW in Mandaluyong, Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Mindoro Occidental, San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga CIty, Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan, Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog town, and Davao Prison and Penal Farm and CIW in Davao del Norte.

There are about 48,500 PDLs in BuCor-managed facilities.

Inmates at the NBP’s Reception and Diagnostic Center, which orients newly committed prisoners, have also started receiving booster shots. (PNA)

-ag

 

 

Popular

LWUA assures that private firms behind poor water services will be held accountable

By Brian Campued The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) on Tuesday vowed to hold water districts and private entities accountable for their poor water service,...

DPWH forms audit team to check status of flood control projects

By Brian Campued The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has created its own audit team to check and review the status of flood...

PBBM underscores public cooperation as key to better disaster response

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reiterated his call on the citizenry to remain on constant alert and exercise vigilant measures at...

PBBM lauds eGov app’s impact on Filipinos, hints at upcoming features

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recognized the indispensable role of the eGov app in fast-tracking and streamlining the digitalization of government transactions and services,...