That's how Dr. Raquel Fortun, forensic pathologist, on Monday described the pileup of unclaimed bodies of New Bilibid Prison inmates at a funeral parlor in Muntinlupa City.

The forensic expert is set to conduct an autopsy on the bodies this week to determine if there is foul play.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla ordered the autopsy following the findings of Fortun that Cristito Villamor, linked to the murder of broadcaster Percy Lapid, died of suffocation.

On Saturday, Fortun visited Eastern Funeral Services to inspect the corpses which were stored at the morgue since December 2021.

During her initial inspection, she found that some 120 cadavers were already "mummified," which meant the bodies had dried up.

There are about 50 bodies that are still suitable for examination.

Fortun said the internal examination of the mummified remains could be very difficult.

However, she believes a full autopsy would still be possible, especially in the recent deaths.

Fortun said she is still in the process of reviewing the cause of death of the NBP inmates.

"The good news is each body comes with a death certificate, and they are identified and there seems to be a system," she added.

Certifying the manner of death, she said, would require a totality of the evidence.