An abandoned newborn infant in Rosario, Cavite, turned over to DSWD personnel on Aug. 21 (Photo courtesy of Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN)
CAVITE – A newborn infant with a placenta still attached was abandoned in a parked tricycle in Barangay Tejeros Convention in Rosario.
Rosario Public Information Officer Sid Samaniego told the Manila Bulletin that the infant has been officially turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Aug. 22.
Early morning on Saturday, Aug. 17, a tricycle driver named Mac Leonardo Dela Cruz discovered the abandoned baby.
At around 4:00 a.m., Dela Cruz reportedly saw a woman wearing a yellow shirt and pink jogging pants enter a parked tricycle nearby.
A few hours later, Dela Cruz approached the tricycle and saw a newborn infant alone inside, crying and covered in blood.
An abandoned newborn infant was discovered in a tricycle in Rosario, Cavite, on Aug. 17 (Photo courtesy of Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN)
Dela Cruz sought help from the authorities, and the baby was immediately taken to the Rosario Maternity and Medical Emergency Clinic (RMMEC) for a check-up and medical treatment.
To ensure the baby is in good health, the infant remained under the care of RMMEC until the doctors confirmed the baby was ready for turnover to the DSWD.
Authorities, meanwhile, are backtracking CCTV footage to net the suspect who abandoned the baby.