A NEWBORN boy was abandoned in front of the house of the barangay captain of Sambag, Bogo City, northern Cebu early on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
Barangay Captain Virgilio Terado Jr.'s wife noticed a carton in the garage outside their home, and following closer inspection, discovered that it contained a newborn infant with its umbilical cord still attached.
They quickly called the police, who immediately responded and took the child to the hospital for medical attention.
Lieutenant Colonel Joan Guia Arnoco, the chief of Bogo City Police Station, said they are conducting an investigation to identify the mother of the child.
Arnoco added they will check the CCTV camera at the house of her husband’s brother, which is adjacent to theirs, to find the offender.
They will also check if any expectant women have given birth recently in the barangay and nearby communities.
Currently, the abandoned baby is doing well at the hospital.(AYB, TPT)