BACOLOD CITY – Two newborn babies were found dead in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Dec. 25 and 26.
Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental police, said that a baby girl who was in an advanced state of decomposition was first found in a canal in Barangay Daro on Christmas Day.
The following day, another lifeless baby, whose gender was not determined, was found in a dumpsite in Barangay Candau-ay.
He said the two babies have been buried in a public cemetery in Barangay Bagacay.
Polinar said they are investigating the two incidents to identify their mothers and determine what happened.