BACOLOD CITY – A sugarcane worker found a newborn baby boy in a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 5.
The worker heard a baby’s cry, prompting him to search for the origin of the noise.
A NEWBORN baby boy was found in a sugarcane field in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 5. (Photo courtesy of Sagay City Police Station)
According to investigators, the worker, upon checking, saw the baby wrapped in a piece of cloth, with the umbilical cord and placenta still attached to him.
Sagay police chief Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr. said the baby was taken to a hospital for medical examination.
Indiape said they are investigating some individuals who might be responsible for leaving the baby in the area.