MANILA, Philippines — The municipal jail of Bocaue, Bulacan, became the country’s first jail facility with both inmates and personnel fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Monday.
According to a statement shared by BJMP spokesperson J/CInsp. Xavier Solda to reporters, all 148 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) detained at the said facility, along with the 19 BJMP personnel, are now fully immunized against the pandemic.
“We would like to reiterate our call to our Local Chief Executives to also consider their constituencies behind bars in their vaccination efforts like what Bocaue Mayor Jose Santiago did,” said BJMP Chief J…
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