Camp Vicente Lim, Laguna: Seven detainees have died in various police lock-up cells in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) over illnesses this August alone, bringing to 62 the total number of deaths since January that were blamed on overcrowded jails.

Alvin Entridichoso, a detainee at Santa Rosa City Police lock-up jail, died while being treated at Santa Rosa Community Hospital where he was brought after complaining of difficulty in breathing.

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