The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City will be participating in the government’s national vaccination drive this Saturday, March 12, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said.
BuCor Deputy Director General Gabriel P. Chaclag said the PDLs at NBP’s maximum security compound (MaSeCom) are set to get their second dose against Covid-19.
Of the 28,423 PDLs at NBP, a total of 27,5496 had been vaccinated, but 16,353 inmates at the MaxSeCom have yet to receive their second dose.
As of last Feb. 7, a total of 46,572 PDLs in BuCor’s seven prison facilities nationwide had been vaccinated. Of those vaccinated, a total of 26,251 inmates had received their full doses while 20,331 have yet to get their second dose, BuCor said.