PGH to examine 120 corpses from BuCor

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Nov 10, 2022 12:14 am

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DoJ) has asked the assistance of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) for the pathological examination of the 120 cadavers discovered at the Eastern Funeral Homes, an accredited funeral parlor of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

A total of 176 unclaimed bodies of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were discovered in the premises during the course of the investigation of the Percival 'Percy Lapid' Mabasa murder case.

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. TMT Photo

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