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Yasmin Pascual-Dormido, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/trending/06/24/zumba0.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Inmates enjoy a Zumba Fitness Party in celebration of the feast of St. John the Baptist. <cite>Yasmin Pascual-Dormido, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>BACOLOD – More than 700 inmates joined Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel in an hour-long Zumba Fitness Party Saturday morning in Barangay Handumanan here as part of their Sayaw Kontra Droga program. </p><p>George Flores, head of inmates in the male annex dormitory, said this was the first time that they were treated to a Zumba party led by licensed instructors. </p><p>The party, he said, aimed not only to continue the advocacy against illegal drugs, but to also give detainees a chance to enjoy the traditional way of celebrating the feast of St. John the Baptist every June 24—splashing water on participants.</p><p>A firetruck sprayed water while a foam machine blew soap suds on the participants as they danced and exercised. </p><p>Jail Inspector Gerald Diano, the assistant jail warden, said the Bacolod facility&#x27;s population has more than doubled- from 300 to more than 700- due to arrests amid the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs. </p>

<p>More than 700 inmates joined Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel in an hour-long Zumba Fitness Party Saturday morning in Barangay Handumanan here as part of their Sayaw Kontra Droga program. </p>

More than 700 inmates joined Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel in an hour-long Zumba Fitness Party Saturday morning in Barangay Handumanan here as part of their Sayaw Kontra Droga program.

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Bacolod inmates celebrate St. John the Baptist feast with Zumba foam party

Yasmin Pascual-Dormido,

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Published Jun 24, 2017 12:49 PM PHT

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