URGENT APPEAL (Philippines): Immediate and Unconditional Release of Ailing Political Prisoner

URGENT APPEAL (Philippines): Immediate and Unconditional Release of Ailing Political Prisoner

Background Information

Case:  Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
Name of Political Prisoner:      Mariano Umbrero
Age:                  63
Civil Status:            Married with children
Place of Detention:          Building 11, New Bilibid Prison (NBP), Muntinlupa City
Prison Number:        N204P-2023

Brief Description of the Situation

Mariano Umbrero, a political prisoner and currently serving his sentence at the New Bilibid Prison-NBP (national penitentiary) is in extremely critical state due to diagnosed lung cancer.

Based on his clinical abstract after a medical check-up conducted at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) dated January 31, 2011, Umbrero acquired Non-Small Cell Carcinoma Stage II B. Some few weeks back, Umbrero complained of difficulty in breathing and had a sudden episode of intense epigastric pain which was severe enough to warrant admission in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of NBP hospital. Aside from the said medical findings, Umbrero is also suffering from multiple organ problems that include his heart and liver.