Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Manila Police District, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conduct the Oplan Linis Piitan at the Manila City Jail on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. According to the BJMP, President Duterte himself gave the directive to conduct a clean up from drugs and other contraband of the city jail, which has a capacity of 1,100 but houses 6,298 inmates. George Calvelo, ABS CBN News

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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Some 600 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in various jails in Metro Manila are reportedly developing skin conditions such as scabies and boils due to the intense heat, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Thursday.</p><p>BJMP chief Ruel Rivera said the health issue in overcrowded jails should be addressed immediately.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/23/two-thirds-of-philippine-jails-congested-coa" id="isPasted">Two-thirds of Philippine jails congested, says COA</a></div><p>Scabies can spread through sustained skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, while boils or carbuncles can be acquired from someone who has either the infection or a staph infection.</p><p>The BJMP has coordinated with the Department of Health and hired more doctors to address the problem. <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Rivera</span> said they also have jail nurses on duty to attend to the concerns of the PDLs all day.</p><p>Aside from boils and scabies, some PDLs are also suffering from sore eyes due to the heat, Rivera said.</p><p>The jail official said that authorities were working to improve the situation of the PDLs during the dry season by providing additional electric fans and installing air shafts inside jails.</p><p>Rivera urged BJMP regional directors to help PDLs get frequent baths to fight off the intense heat.</p><p>The official added that efforts were ongoing to decongest jail facilities nationwide.<br/><br/></p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmG_deDu1S4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Some 600 persons deprived of liberty in various jails in Metro Manila are reportedly developing skin conditions such as scabies and boils due to the intense heat.</p>

Some 600 persons deprived of liberty in various jails in Metro Manila are reportedly developing skin conditions such as scabies and boils due to the intense heat.

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600 Metro Manila inmates develop boils, scabies due to extreme heat

600 Metro Manila inmates develop boils, scabies due to extreme heat

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