Describing the ashfall as"light and manageable," Bureau of Corrections chief Director General"Returnees are safely accomodated under a covered court with enough beddings including mosquito nets and blankets," Bantag said in a report he sent to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra."If needed, partnerships with local hospitals may provide needed medical attention for worst case scenarios," Bantag said.
Guevarra said there were"no reports of problems or health-related issues as of now," citing the report to him by Justice Undersecretary Deo Marco, the undersecretary for corrections.Returnees remain in detention According to Bantag's report, there are 410 returnees at the NBP, and 24 at the Correctional Institute for Women – down from the 2,352 former convicts who surrendered based on President Rodrigo Duterte's ultimatum to heinous crime convicts.