Bones have been recovered from a septic tank at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
But whether the bones are those of human beings has yet to be determined by anthropologists summoned by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for assistance.
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday, Aug. 4, confirmed that two anthropologists visited NBP “to collect residue and examine hard objects found inside the Septic Tank 1.”
The two anthropologists are Nestor Castro from the University of the Philippines and Jonathan Taduran from the University of the Cordillera and Lyceum-Davao.
BuCor said that the recovered hard sediments have been separated for further examination “to determine whether those collected are indeed bones and to identify if it they are human bones or bones of animals.”
“Their findings will be out within two days to one week,” it added.
The presumed human remains were dug up after the K9 Task Force of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) led BuCor personnel to the septic tank in search for a missing person deprived of liberty (PDL).
The missing PDL has not been found as of posting.