Teen under orphanage care drowns in Southern Leyte waters

TACLOBAN CITY — A 15-year-old boy under the care of an orphanage center drowned in seawaters off Barangay Lower Villa Jacinta in Macrohon, Southern Leyte, on New Year’s Day, police said. The victim, identified by authorities as alias “Kai,” a Grade 8 student and resident of Barangay Poblacion, Padre Burgos, was reported missing at 10:10 a.m., prompting a response from the Macrohon Municipal Police Station (MPS). Police said concerned residents alerted authorities after seeing the boy floating in the water. Personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) arrived at the scene and attempted to revive the victim through cardiopulmonary […]... Keep on reading: Teen under orphanage care drowns in Southern Leyte waters