16 Human Rights Situation in Police Lock-up Cells 3. Clothing and Beddings The right to clothing is a basic right of every person including persons in detention. If a PDL has no detention clothes, he must be allowed to wear civilian clothes. As observed, PDL generally wear civilian clothes. But there is no provision for clothing. 51 While detainees are provided with t-shirts during inquest or hearings, they have to return it after 52 or upon a PDL’s release or transfer to another detention facility. The detainee tshirt is apparently shared with other detainees and is not allotted to a particular PDL. The Standards also require that every PDL be provided with a separate bed and separate and sufficient bedding which must be clean when issued, kept in good order and changed often enough to ensure its cleanliness. 53 Photo above shows a detainee at the SPD-Pasay City Police Station sleeping in a “karton” -- an improvised mat; and a hammock. Sleeping paraphernalia are not provided to detainees because of budgetary limitations. 54 Most PDL in lockup cells sleep on the floor while other detainees use improvised mats using “karton” while some use hammocks or “duyan.” But it was noted that Las Pinas City Police Station provided a double-deck bed at the female lock-up cell. In QCPDEastwood PS, detainees are allowed to bring their own mattress; while pillows are provided to some PDL in NPD-PS DSOU. 49 Photo taken at SPD-Las Pinas PS female dorm which shows that female detainees are provided with one double-deck bed. All police lock-up cells within MPD, QCPD, EPD, SPD. NPD PS 1, WSS, DAID, Caloocan City PS Extension, PS 2, 3 and Caloocan City PCP 3. 51 NPS DSOU, PS 1 and its extension, DAID, PS 2-4, and PCP 3; all EPD police stations. 52 All QCPD police lock-up cells; SPD DSHQ, Taguig, Pasay SOU/SAID, and Muntinlupa Police Stations. 53 Standard No. 19, Standard Minimum Rules. 54 All police districts -- QCPD, MPD, NPD, SPD, EPD, with exceptions of 3 police stations as indicated above. 50