CAVINTI, Laguna – A Grade 5 pupil drowned in a resort in Barangay Mahipon-Lumot, this municipality, on Wednesday night, April 3.
Police identified the victim as Rohanna Gimantog, 11, from Barangay Mahipon-Lumot.
The victim was taken to a hospital in Luisiana, Laguna where she was declared dead.
Police said the victim was with her classmates when she drowned.
A follow-up investigation is being conducted.
Meanwhile, a decomposing fetus was found in a grassy portion of Purok 7, Santa Teresa Looban, Barangay Dalahican, Lucena City, Quezon, on Wednesday morning, April 3,
Police said the fetus covered by a piece of cloth was found by a farmer who reported the discovery to the barangay.
The barangay, in turn, informed the police who are conducting follow-up investigation.
The City Health office brought the fetus to a funeral home and was blessed and buried at the New Lucena Public Cemetery.