Heart Attack Overtakes TB As Leading Cause Of Death In Philippine Prisons
According to Philippine News Agency (PNA), based on BuCor data from 2022 to 2025, there were 445 deaths from heart attacks as compared to only 59 from pulmonary tuberculosis.
In a report to BuCor Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr., CT/CSupt. Ma. Cecilia Villanueva, director for Health and Welfare Services, said while TB remains a significant health concern across all operating prison and penal farms (OPPFs) due to factors such as overcrowding and poor ventilation, current data show that other respiratory illnesses -- such as pneumonia (234 cases) and acute respiratory failure (71) -- are now more prevalent causes of mortality.
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