A newborn baby was found abandoned by a man herding goats in Salcedo, Eastern Samar last August 5.
According to Salcedo Municipal Police, the baby was found “wrapped in a tarpaulin with worms and ants crawling all over the baby’s body”.
Examination of the baby revealed that the umbilical cord is still attached.
Corporal Cyril Joyce Bardinas, Women’s and Child Protection Desk at Salcedo Municipal Police Station, compassionately fed the baby while on their way to the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center of Tacloban City.
The abandoned baby underwent tests to determine the overall health condition. Initial test results showed that it acquired pneumonia.
Authorities are still working on identify the mother of the baby and knowing the reason why the child was abandoned.
